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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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  • MKT 441 - Marketing Management

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: MKT 311 (or MKT 211), MKT 330 & MKT 331 Sr. Standing, Marketing Majors or Minors Only
    A capstone course that integrates marketing and business principles learned in prior courses. Being decision-oriented and analytical it sets forth a definite way of surveying current developments in marketing practice, with the advantage of allowing the student freedom, via the case approach, in his or her choice of executive action. Students are required to complete a marketing plan.
    Graded
  
  • MKT 442 - Marketing Research

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MKT 311, POM 212, MKT 330; Senior Standing; Marketing Majors and Minors only or by permission of instructor
    An examination of the market research process as used in approaching contemporary marketing problems. Emphasis is placed on the current status of research techniques and their application.
    Graded
  
  • MKT 443 - Social Media Marketing

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Social Media Marketing essential for business today. This course reviews how social media tools are providing business communicators and brand managers with an instant feedback loop that links the customer to customer service. Those tools that allow firms to track compliments, complaints and even the competition as well as to develop new relationships with their customers will be covered. New tools (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will be included as well as a review of business best practices with these tools.
    Graded
  
  • MKT 490 - Special Topics in Market

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prereq: MKT 311 or MKT 211, Jr. Standing, CCB Majors Only
    An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester, may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed with MKT 690
    Graded
  
  • MKT 495 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MKT 496 - Directed Study

    Credits 3
    Independent Study / 3 hours per week
    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
  
  • MLS 105 - Cont Top Human Ecology I

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Medical-social problems as they relate to modern society. Contemporary topics such as over-the-counter drugs, eugenics, factors affecting I.Q., basic human physiology, and the disease state are discussed.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 106 - Cont Top Human Ecol II

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Medical-social problems as they relate to modern society. Contemporary topics such as stress, sexuality, inheritance, and aging are discussed.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 115 - Fund Of Med Lab Science

    Credits 1
    Lecture / 4 hours per week
    Specialty areas, professional issues, career mobility and an introduction to the university and its facilities presented in lectures, field trips and laboratory experiences. Student Resource Center facilities will be utilized during class time.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 116 - Fund Med Lab Sci Techniq

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS majors only
    An orientation to clinical laboratory techniques.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 121 - Human Genetics

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 116 C- or better MLSL majors only
    An intensive survey of genetic mechanisms emphasizing the effect on human inheritance and disease. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 122 - Human Genetics Lab

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 116 C- or Better Corequisite: MLS 121
    Laboratory correlated with MLS 121. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 140 - Basic Principles of Emergency Medical Technology

    Credits 6
    Lecture
    Basic principles of training an emergency medical technician. Course content prepares students to be certified through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Topics include medico-legal and ethical issues, airways management and ventilation, patient assessment, general pharmacology, respiratory and cardiac emergencies and general knowledge of ambulance operations.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 150 - Advanced Principles of Emergency Medical Services

    Credits 6
    Lecture
    Graded
  
  • MLS 196 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MLS 200 - Topics in Medical Laboratory Science

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 3.00
    Lecture
    Graded
  
  • MLS 211 - Fundamentals of Human Physiology

    Credits 4Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
    Lecture / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Pre-req: Successful completion of MLS 121 C- or better or permission of instructor
    Introduction to the general physiological principles involved in human body functions with homeostasis as the unifying theme. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 221 - Pathophysiology

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Pre-req: MLS 211 or BIO 221 & 222 C- or better; MLSL Majors or permission of instructor
    The selection, generation, and translation of basic information for the diagnosis, prognosis and management of clinical samples. Health screen vs. diagnostic and prognostic profiles will be discussed. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 222 - Pathophysiology Lab

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Pre-req: MLS 116, MLS 122; C- or better MLSL majors only; MLS 221 as Pre- or Co-req; or permission of instructor
    Laboratory correlated with MLS 221. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 241 - Instrumentation Analysis

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Pre-req: Successful completion of CHM 152/162; C- or better; MLSB or MLSL majors only
    Study of chemical and analytical techniques used in clinical laboratory analysis. Topics include photometric, electrochemical and immunochemical separation used in research, forensic and medical applications. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 296 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MLS 298 - Experience Program

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Practicum / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing, GPA 2.0 or greater. Permission of the instructor, department chair, and college dean.
    Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
    Credit / No Credit
  
  • MLS 301 - Princ of Microbiology

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 241 & MLS 221; C- or Better MLSB or MLSC or MLSL majors only
    This course presents the basic concepts of physiology, genetics, morphology, ecology, systematics and control of microorganisms. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 303 - Princ Microbiology Lab

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 6 hours per week
    Requirements: Corequisite: MLS 301
    Laboratory correlated with MLS 301. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 313 - Medical Microbiology

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 301; C- or Better; Corequisite: MLS 314, MLS 341, MLS 342
    The theoretical basis for an in-depth understanding of organisms of medical importance. Stress shall be placed on bacterial physiology as it relates to disease. Quality control, statistical methods, and current literature shall be analyzed. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 314 - Medical Microbiology Lab

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 303; C- or Better Corequisite: MLS 313, MLS 341, MLS 342
    Laboratory correlated with MLS 313. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 319 - Health Care Legislation

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Major, recent and pending health care legislation and its impact on the provider will be discussed. Possible topics include: Medicare, Medicaid, health manpower, accreditation, licensure, professional standards review, health systems agencies and national health insurance. Cross-listed with MLS 519
    Graded
  
  • MLS 325 - Clinical Immunobiology

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 211 MLS 221; C- or Better
    The emerging concepts of immunobiology. Topics will include immunogens, immunoglobulins, autoimmunity, infection and immunity, immunohematology, and tumor biology. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 326 - Clin Immunobiology Lab

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 222 C- or Better
    Laboratory correlated with MLS 325. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 331 - Fund Clinical Hematology

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 221; C- or Better; Corequisite: MLS 332;
    Introduction to the pathophysiology of anemias, leukocyte dyscrasias and disorders. Topics may include bone marrow activity, cell energetics, testing protocols and examples of various modalities of therapy. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 332 - Fund Clin Hematology Lab

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Prereq: MLS 222 Coreq: MLS 331
    Introduction to the morphology and biochemical testing of cells involved in anemias, leukocyte dyscrasias and other disorders. Topics may include bone marrow morphology, peripheral blood morphology and cytochemical testing protocols. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 341 - Clinical Chemistry in Diagnostic Techniques

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 2 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 241; C- or Better; Corequisite: MLS 313, MLS 314, MLS 342; MLSB or MLSL majors only
    Medically relevant carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, hormones, nonprotein nitrogenous substances, and enzymes will be discussed. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 342 - Clin Instrumnt Analy Lab

    Credits 1
    Laboratory / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSB or MLSL Majors only; Corequisite: MLS 313, MLS 314 and MLS 341
    Laboratory course correlated with MLS 341. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 352 - Med Lab Science Sem II

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 3.00
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Jr or Sr Standing, MLSC majors only
    Selected topics shall be presented by both faculty and students. Topics shall be submitted from affiliated hospitals.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 396 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MLS 401 - Clinical Microbiology I

    Credits 5
    Lecture / 12 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 313, MLS 314, MLS 331, MLS 332, MLS 342, MLS 342: C- or Better; Corequisite; MLS 431, MLS 443, MLS 421, MLS 428
    The principles or practice of diagnostic microbiology such as specimen collection and handling, quality control, and laboratory safety. Clinical correlation, immunology and hospital surveillance will be included. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 411 - Clinical Microbiology II

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 401, MLS 421, MLS 428; MLS 431, MLS 443; C- or better;MLSL Major Only: Corequisite: MLS 411, MLS 432, MLS 444 & MLS 450
    Continuation of MLS 401.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 421 - Immunohematology I

    Credits 2
    Lecture / 2 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 313, MLS 314, MLS 331, MLS 332, MLS 341, MLS 342; C- or Better; Corequisite: MLS 401, MLS 443, MLS 428 & MLS 431
    The principles of blood banking, including the preparation and storage of blood and its components, donor evaluation, transfusion, required record keeping, and processing of frozen blood. Clinical correlation, quality control and laboratory safety will be included. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 422 - Immunohematology II

    Credits 2
    Lecture / 2 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 401, MLS 421, MLS 428, MLS 431 MLS 443; C- or better; MLSL majors only; Corequisite: MLS 411, MLS 432, MLS 444, MLS 450
    Continuation of MLS 421.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 428 - Clin Microscopy&Serology

    Credits 2
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 313, MLS 314, MLS 331, MLS 332, MLS 341, MLS 342; C- or Better; Corequisite: MLS 401, MLS 421, MLS 431, MLS 443
    The applied principles of the clinical evaluation of the physical and chemical constituents and formed elements of kidney filtrate. Quality control, laboratory safety and clinical correlation shall be covered. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 431 - Hematology I

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 313, MLS 314, MLS 331, MLS 332, MLS 341, MLS 342; C- or Better; Corequisite: MLS 401, MLS 421, MLS 428, MLS 443
    Subjects include the analysis and clinical correlation of quantitative and qualitative variations in blood. Blood cell and other formed element morphology, the dynamics of coagulation, processing and evaluation of human bone marrow, quality control and laboratory safety will be studied. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 432 - Hematology II

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 401, MLS 421, MLS 428, MLS 431, MLS 443; Corequisite: MLS 411, MLS 422, MLS 444, MLS 450
    Continuation of MLS 431.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 443 - Clinical Biochemistry I

    Credits 5
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 313,MLS 314, MLS 331, MLS 332, MLS 341, MLS 342; C- or Better; Corequisite: MLS 401, MLS 421, MLS 428, MLS 431
    Principles of the physical and chemical analysis of medically significant organic and inorganic substances found in human body fluids and tissues. Laboratory instrumentation and electronics, metabolic screening, specimen collection, clinical correlation, quality control and laboratory safety will be emphasized. Enrollment requires a minimum grade of C- in all MLS courses.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 444 - Clinical Biochemistry II

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLS 401, MLS 421, MLS 428, MLS 431, MLS 443; Coreq MLS 411, MLS 422, MLS 432, MLS 450
    Continuation of MLS 443.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 461 - Intro to Cytotechnology

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: for Medical Laboratory Science-Cytotechnology Seniors only or permission of Department
    A review of cell structure, principles of microscopy, and staining techniques. Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system and study of the non-malignant cytology of the female genital tract will be covered.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 462 - Sp Top in Cytotechnology

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 3.00
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSC Seniors; MLS 352.
    Special projects in cytology, cytopathology or cytotechnology are investigated or reviewed and reported by the student. Written or oral presentation is required.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 463 - Cytopathology

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSC Seniors; MLS 352.
    Cytopathology and clinical aspects of cervical dysplasia, carcinoma-in-situ and invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Consideration of endometrial and endocervical carcinoma, other genital tract cancers and radiation effect.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 464 - Medical Cytology

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSC Seniors; MLS 352.
    Benign and malignant cytology of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts will be correlated with anatomy and physiology. Benign, a-typical, and malignant exfoliative cells from the urinary tracts, serous effusion, cerebrospinal fluid and breast secretions will be studied.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 465 - Cytotechnology Seminar

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 3.00
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSC Seniors; MLS 352.
    Presentation, discussion and interpretation of benign, suspicious, and hormonal conditions. The cytological diagnostic criteria of malignant tumors from various body sites and their histopathological correlation will be studied.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 466 - Applied Cytotechnology

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 3.00
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSC Seniors; MLS 352.
    The microscopic evaluation and screening of cytological smears from various body sites. Effects of radiation and of chemotherapy; diagnosis of suspicious and hormonal conditions; cytological observations in pregnancy. Cell research techniques. Epidemiology and current concepts related to cytotechnology.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 467 - Cytology Practicum I

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 8.00
    Practicum
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSC Seniors; MLS 352.
    The microscopic evaluation and screening of benign cytological smears and smears from cervical dysplasia; carcinoma-in-situ, and invasive malignant tumors of the female genital tract.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • MLS 468 - Cytology Practicum II

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 8.00
    Practicum
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSC Seniors; MLS 352.
    The microscopic evaluation and screening of cytological smears from the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract and from body fluids. Continuing evaluation of cytological smears from the gynecological tract.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 471 - Intro to Biotechnology

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: for Medical Laboratory Science-Biotechnology Seniors only or permission of Department
    Basic concepts of biotechnology gene theory, application, and bioinformatics. A survey of genetic mechanisms of inheritance and disease and the use of bioinformatics as a research tool are included.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 472 - Topics in Biotechnology

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSB Seniors; MLS 401, MLS 428, MLS 431, MLS 443
    Integrated study of selected topics in biotechnology. Evolving concepts in biotechnology are investigated and presented. Written and oral presentations are required.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 473 - Biotechnology Pract I

    Credits variable; 2.00 to 5.00
    Practicum / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSB Seniors; MLS 401, MLS 428, MLS 431, MLS 443
    Principle and procedures in various aspects of biotechnology to include proteomics and bioinformatics. Laboratory and administrative issues appropriate to the practicum site are included.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 474 - Biotechnology Pract II

    Credits variable; 2.00 to 5.00
    Practicum / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MLSB Seniors; MLS 401, MLS 428, MLS 431, MLS 443
    Continuation of MLS 473.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 495 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Independent Study
    The student selects a topic for in-depth study. Readings and reports are supervised by a member of the faculty.
    Graded
  
  • MLS 496 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 4.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MMT 110 - Environ Science&Business

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    An in-depth course on environmental economic aspects of industrial operations and sustainable development. Basic science and engineering principles are applied to the identification, assessment, and management of occupational health hazards and environmental quality. Cross-listed with EGR 110
    Graded
  
  • MNE 101 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Corequisite or Prerequisite MTH 151 or 153
    Introduce students in freshmen year to the fundamental concepts of Mechanical Engineering, through design, product tear down, problem solving and seminars.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 196 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MNE 220 - Engineering Thermodynam I

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: CHM 153 or CHM 151, and MTH 114 or MTH 112
    The fundamental concepts and basic principles of classical thermodynamics. The Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics are formulated with recourse to empirical observations and then expressed in precise mathematical language. These laws are applied to a wide range of engineering problems. The properties of pure substances are described using equations of state and surfaces of state. Reversible processes in gases are analyzed by means of the First and Second laws. A representative sampling of engineering applications is discussed and analyzed.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 231 - Material Science

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: CHM 151 or 153
    The relation between the atomic or micro structure of engineering materials and their properties. Structures of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites are introduced. Experiments on equilibrium diagrams, metallographic structures, property changes of metals are included.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 252 - Mechanics of Materials

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prereq: EGR 241
    Material behavior and the concepts of equilibrium and compatibility of deformation. Torsion of bars is discussed with application of problems of shaft design. Stress in beams of simple and composite shapes is considered as well as shear in beams and combined twisting and bending. Deflection of beams, shafts and structures are discussed using several calculation procedures. Stress and strain are considered in 3-dimensions with attention to principal directions. Buckling is considered and some attention is paid to plastic action in the various course topics. Both experimental and numerical laboratories will be conducted on various topics covered in the course.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 280 - Honors Enrichment

    Credits 1
    Other / 1 hours per week
    Honors enrichment course supplementing a required sophomore level course in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. This course is open to honors students who are enrolled in the affiliated required course in the mechanical engineering curriculum. The course provides coverage of more advanced topics and more in-depth analysis of concepts than are covered in the basic class. The course may include lecture and laboratory components at the instructor’s discretion.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 296 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MNE 311 - Heat Transfer

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 332 and EGR 301: MNE Major Only
    Principles of heat conduction, forced and free convection and thermal radiation, and their application to various engineering problems. Mass transfer and its analogy to heat transfer phenomena are sketched. Special problems, such as boiling and condensation, heat transfer in high speed flow, and fire propagation are introduced. Mathematical analysis motivated by physical reasoning is emphasized.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 332 - Fluid Mechanics

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 220, MTH 211 or MTH 213; MNE Major Only
    Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 345 - Design for Manufacturing

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 231; MNE Major Only
    Discussion and comparison of manufacturing processes for economy of production; and modifications to proposed designs to suit existing equipment. Material selection to suit production and service requirements is covered along with economics of automation and inventory control. Basic principles of the statistics and probability theory as applied to quality control of manufacturing process are discussed. Machining operations using conventional and modern machine tools are covered in addition to other manufacturing demonstrations.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 380 - Honors Enrichment

    Credits 1
    Other / 1 hours per week
    Honors enrichment course supplementing a required junior level course in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. This course is open to honors students who are enrolled in the affiliated required course in the mechanical engineering curriculum. The course provides coverage of more advanced topics and more in-depth analysis of concepts than are covered in the basic class. The course may include lecture and laboratory components at the instructor’s discretion.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 381 - Design of Machine Elemnt

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 252 or CEN 202; MNE Major Only
    Comprehensive survey of the analytical design methods that are valuable to mechanical engineers. Some of the areas covered are: stress analysis, fatigue, stress concentration, design of curved beams, selection of standardized elements, and lubrication. The objective of the course is to enable the student to handle design problems with confidence and assurance.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 391 - Design of Mechanical Systems

    Credits 4
    Lecture / 5 hours per week
    Requirements: Prequisite: EGR 242, 301; MNE Major Only
    Design of mechanical systems. The complete design process is carried out from the conceptual stage through consideration of alternative designs to final creation of the device. Extensive use of the computer is made to facilitate the process. Emphasis is placed on design and automation of electromechanical and electro-pneumatic systems.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 396 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MNE 400 - Engineering Internship

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
    Practicum
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Senior Standing
    Experiential learning in conjunction with an industrial or governmental agency project under the joint supervision of an outside sponsor and a faculty advisor. To be eligible, a student should have completed the junior-year courses. A detailed project proposal must be prepared by the student for departmental approval prior to the start of the project. Typically, three credits will be assigned. Based upon the determination of the advisor and sponsor, the learning component shall be at least 100 hours out of the total work hours. Up to six credits may be assigned for exceptional projects that extend over two semesters. MNE 400 may be used to satisfy one 3-credit technical elective course.
    Mandatory Pass/Fail & Excl Crd
  
  • MNE 421 - Thermal Systems Design

    Credits 4
    Lecture
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 411 & MNE 252 or CEN 202: MNE Major Only
    Mechanical Engineering applications of Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, and Heat Transfer. The design and operation of thermal engineering systems and components, including heat exchangers, thermal engines and refrigeration systems are considered from the combined mechanics of materials, heat transfer, fluid dynamic and thermodynamic point of view. Design optimization of components to minimize energy destruction/entropy generation are studied along with economic considerations. The course includes a thermal design project.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 422 - Energy Conversion

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 332
    An introduction to various energy resources, followed by a description of the use of chemical potential energy, nuclear energy and solar energy, the analysis and design criteria for various energy conversion devices, such as generators, transformers, motors, power distribution systems, solar cells, and so on. Understanding of working principles and essential design conditions is emphasized.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 426 - Nuclear Power Engineering

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Requirements: Prereq: MNE 220
    Nuclear engineering as related to nuclear power plants. The course emphasizes the principles of thermodynamics and materials science applied to nuclear power plants. Additionally, the course introduces the fundamentals of the atom, table of the nuclides, radioactivity and shielding, health effects, nuclear reactor operation, the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear policies and nuclear safety.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 427 - Fuel Cells

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prereq: MNE 220
    Fundamental engineering principles of fuel cells. Thermodynamics, Reaction Kinetics, Charge and Mass Transport associated with fuel cells will be developed. Characteristics performance evaluation of fuel cells will be discussed. This will be followed by analysis of various types of fuel cells.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 441 - Mechanical Vibrations

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prequisite: EGR 242, 301; MNE Major Only
    Discussion of generalized coordinates and the Lagrangian method of determining a system’s equations of motion. Normal modes and normal coordinates are introduced and the method of matrix iteration is used to find natural frequencies and modes. Free vibration of continuous systems is considered and techniques for finding natural frequencies are developed. Forced and transient responses of one degree of freedom systems are treated extensively, and forced response of multi-degree of freedom systems is discussed. Electrical analogies, use of the analog computer, and modeling of actual physical systems are discussed.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 452 - Mechanics of Material II

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    After reviewing the development of the flexure formula, the stress equation is derived for unsymmetrical bending. Curved beams loaded in the plane of curvature are analyzed as are beams with combined axial and lateral loadings. The general equation for beams on elastic foundations and its applications are studied. Stresses and deflections due to dynamic loads are examined. The basic equations of elasticity are developed and two-dimensional problems analyzed using Airy’s stress function. Solutions are compared to strength of materials results. Energy methods are discussed. The Lagrange plate equation is derived and plates fabricated from modern composite materials are discussed.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 457 - Vibration and Sound

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Fundamentals of acoustics including vibration and wave propagation in solid and fluid media. Topics include: vibration and wave propagation in one-dimensional, and three-dimensional media including lumped parameter systems, string, bars, membranes, thin plates and fluids; mechanical and electrical equivalent circuit models, linearized wave equation and solutions, reflection, transmission, refraction and attenuation phenomena in fluids, production and reception of sound, basic properties of transducers and arrays.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 466 - Control Systems Design

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Introduction to sensors used widely in control systems. Analog as well as digital control of machines and processes are discussed along with modeling of control system elements and linearization method and its applicability. Both frequency and time domain control design techniques are discussed. Algorithms for computer control and the effect of sampling on stability are developed. Applications of analog control devices and microprocessors are included.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 475 - Prin Foundry Engineering

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 231; MNE Major Only
    Principles relative to the following aspects of manufacturing metal castings: nature of cast metals; solidification of castings; need and design of risers; flow of metals and gating systems; molding materials and processes; design of castings and patterns; metal melting and refining in foundries: refractories, furnaces, reactions, inoculants.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 476 - Manufact Quality Control

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: EGR 301
    Principles and procedures necessary to control processes and quality of manufactured products. Topics include: product quality, quality assurance, destructive and non-destructive tests, statistical methods in quality control, acceptance sampling, rectifying inspection, sensors, automated inspection, control charts, total quality control, quality circle, quality philosophy of Deming, Taguchi, and others.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 481 - Comptr Aided Manufactrng

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Pre-req: MNE 345
    Scope, principles and various applications of computer-aided manufacturing. This involves the use of computers in monitoring and controlling of machine tools and manufacturing systems. The concepts of NC, CNC, DNC, computer-assisted part programming, group technology, computer-aided process planning, FMS and FMC will be discussed.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 482 - Robotics

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 4 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Senior Standing
    Introduction to the various aspects of the mechanics of robotics, its classifications and terminologies involved. Direct and inverse kinematics of a robot manipulator are treated in detail with the application of homogeneous and Denavit-Hartenberg transformation techniques. Dynamics, control and programming of a robot manipulator are discussed with associated laboratory work.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 485 - Finite Element Method

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: EGR 301 & MNE 252 or CEN 202
    Principles of the finite element method for solid mechanics. In addition, some fluid and heat flow problems will be covered. Topics include the direct method; energy methods; variational principles; interpolation functions; and the modeling of truss, beam, plate, and shell structures. This course is half theory and half computer modeling.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 488 - Operations Research

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: EGR 301
    Concepts and principles associated with operations research techniques for engineers, which are powerful tools for product design, production planning and control. Introduction to linear programming, formulation of linear programming, the Simplex Method, transportation model and its variants, network models, inventory models, forecasting models, Markovian decision process, and classical optimization theory. Students work in a team on a design project related to these topics.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 490 - Special Topics

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Visiting professors or members of the faculty present current topics of interest in their areas of expertise.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 494 - Research Experience for Undergraduates

    Credits 3
    Research / 8 hours per week
    A comprehensive research experience for students intending to pursue graduate studies. Students work under the direct supervision of a faculty member and undertake research in an area designated by the faculty member. The student develops a comprehensive research proposal that identifies the significance of the research, as well as the objectives, goals, and methodologies for the research project. Research results are formally presented to the faculty member.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 495 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    A student works under the direction of a faculty member to pursue a specific line of study in an area of interest to the student. The work may deal with subject matter not normally available in the curriculum, or may involve a design project. 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
  
  • MNE 496 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    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
  
  • MNE 497 - Mechanical Engineering Design Project I

    Credits 2
    Lecture / 2 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 391
    Professional and management activities of project engineering, first of a two course sequence. Topics covered include engineering ethics, selection of senior design project, and initial product design leading to a written and oral presentation of project proposal. Project will be completed in MNE 498, but work done in this course is evaluated and a course grade is given.
    Graded
  
  • MNE 498 - Mechanical Engineering Design Project II

    Credits 2
    Lecture / 6 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MNE 497 & 345 MNE Majors Only
    Application of knowledge gained in various courses to the synthesis, analysis, and design of a system in a particular field of interest selected by student. This is the second of a two-course sequence. Design project proposed in MNE 497 will be completed, and a final report and oral presentation will be made before a panel of judges.
    Graded
  
  • MTE 201 - Number & Operations for Prospective Elementary Teachers

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing
    Focus on developing the skills and understandings of numbers and operations necessary to enter a teacher preparation program for elementary education. The course includes number and operation concepts such as sets; properties of the real number system; place value; and principles and operations related to integers, fractions, decimals, and percents. This course is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in elementary school mathematics teaching who want to improve their mathematical content knowledge in preparation for State required tests.
    Graded
  
  • MTE 202 - Geometry & Measurement for Prospective Elementary Teachers

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing
    Focus on developing the skills and understanding of geometry necessary to enter a teacher preparation program for elementary education. The course focuses on the big ideas of geometry including equivalence, proportionality, transformations, and shapes and solids. Students will construct and interpret reasoning about spatial objects and engage in problem solving. This course is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in elementary school mathematics teaching who want to improve their mathematical content knowledge in preparation for State required tests.
    Graded
  
  • MTE 203 - Algebra & Data Analysis for Prospective Elementary Teachers

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing
    Focus on developing the skills and understandings of algebra, probability, and data analysis necessary to enter a teacher preparation program for elementary education. Foci include selecting and developing a number of data representations, organizing and looking for patterns in data, and using words, symbolic notation, graphs, and tables to generalize those patterns. Functions will be a particular topic of interest in this course. This course is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in elementary school mathematics teaching who want to improve their mathematical content knowledge in preparation for State required tests.
    Graded
  
  • MTH 100 - Introductory and Intermediate Algebra

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    An introductory level algebra course intended primarily for those with weak or no skills or those who have been away from the subject for some time. This course provides the algebra background required for all entry level courses in mathematics. Completion of MTH 100 provides three administrative credits. Administrative credits cannot be applied towards credits required for graduation.
    Exclude Credit
  
  • MTH 109 - Math Prob-Solv&Reason I

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 4 hours per week
    Basic mathematical problem solving and reasoning skills development. The course uses an intensive hands-on, problem-centered approach to develop mathematical thinking skills, frequently using computer software and group work. The course begins with simple thinking skills and mathematical ideas, and “what to do when you’re stuck” strategies. The goal is to develop strategies for solving hard problems and understanding complex or abstract ideas.
    Graded
  
  • MTH 110 - Math Prob-Solv&Reason II

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Requirements: Prereq: successful completion of MTH 109, or placement in MTH 101
    Continuation of MTH 109.
    Graded
 

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