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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Academic Programs at UMass Dartmouth

Listed by college and department are undergraduate majors and their formal options, with the degree offered; undergraduate minors; graduate programs and their formal options, with the degree offered; and formal certificate programs. 

College of Arts and Sciences

     
     
Department of Biology    
BIO-BS Biology BS 26.0101
  Students may select an option:   
BIOM-BS Marine Biology 26.0101
BIO-MS Biology MS 26.0101
BIOM-MS Biology/Marine Biology MS 26.0101
     
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry    
CHM-BS Chemistry BS 40.0501
  Students may select one of these options:  
CHMB-BS Biochemistry 40.0501
CHMM-BS BS-MS Option 40.0501
CHMB-MN Biochemistry Minor 40.0501
CHM-MN Chemistry Minor 40.0501
CHM-MS Chemistry MS 40.0501
CHM-PHD Chemistry PhD 40.0501
CHMA-PHD Chemistry PhD, Joint with UMass Amherst 40.0501
CHML-PHD Chemistry PhD, Joint with UMass Lowell 40.0501
     
Department of Economics    
ECO-BA Economics BA 45.0601
ECO-MN Economics Minor 45.0601
     
Department of English    
ENL-BA English BA 23.0101
  Students will select one of these options:  
ENLD-BA Drama/Film Studies – students being phased out; no new admits 23.0101
ENLL-BA Literature & Criticism 23.0101
ENLW-BA Writing, Communication & Rhetoric 23.0101
ENLD-MN Drama/Film Studies Minor – students being phased out; no new admits 23.0101
ENLL-MN Literature/Criticism Minor 23.0101
ENLW-MN Writing/Communication/Rhetoric Minor 23.0101
PRW-MA Professional Writing MA 23.1101
PRW-PBC Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Professional Writing 23.1101
     
Department of Foreign Literature & Languages    
FRN-BA French BA 16.0901
FRN-MN French Minor 16.0901
GER-MN German Minor – students being phased out; no new admits 16.0501
SPA-BA Spanish BA 16.0905
SPA-MN Spanish Minor 16.0905
     
Department of History    
HST-BA History BA 54.0101
HST-MN History Minor 54.0101
     
Department of Mathematics    
MTH-BA, MTH-BS Mathematics BS or BA 27.0101
  Students may select an option:  
MTH-BS MTHC Computational Mathematics (BS) 27.0101
MTH-MN Mathematics Minor 27.0101
     
Department of Medical Laboratory Science    
MLS-BS Medical Laboratory Science BS 51.1005
  Students will select one of these options:  
MLSB-BS Biotechnology 51.1005
MLSL-BS Clinical Laboratory Science 51.1005
MLSC-BS Cytotechnology 51.1002
MOLF-PBC Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Molecular Forensics 51.1099
     
Department of Philosophy    
PHL-BA Philosophy BA 38.0101
PHL-MN Philosophy Minor 38.0101
     
Department of Political Science    
PSC-BA Political Science BA 45.1001
PSC-MN Political Science Minor 45.1001
     
Department of Portuguese    
POR-BA Portuguese BA 16.0904
POR-MN Portuguese Minor 16.0904
POR-MA Portuguese Studies MA 16.0904
POR-PHD Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory PHD 16.0904
     
Department of Psychology    
PSY-BA Psychology BA 42.0101
PSY-BA PSYM Psychology BA-MA option 42.0101
  Psychology MA  
  Students will select one of these options:  
PSYA-MA Applied Behavioral Analysis 42.0201
PSYC-MA Clinical Analysis 42.0201
PSYG-MA General Psychology 42.0101
     
Department of Sociology and Anthropology    
SOC-BA Sociology BA 45.1101
  Students may select one of these options:  
SOC-BA SOCA Anthropology 45.0201
CJS-BA Crime and Justice Studies –  added for Fall 2007 45.0401
SOC-BA SOCJ Criminal Justice  – students being phased out; no new admits 45.0401
ANT-MN Anthropology Minor 45.0201
SOC-MN Sociology Minor 45.1101
     
Interdepartmental    
HSS-BA Humanities and Social Sciences BA *No new enrolling students 24.0199
LAR-BA ENLW Liberal Arts BA -Writing, Communication, & Rhetoric 24.0199
LAR-BA ENLL Liberal Arts BA -Literature & Criticism 24.0199
LAR-BA WMS Liberal Arts BA - Women’s Studies 24.0199
LAR-BA SPA Liberal Arts BA -Spanish 24.0199
LAR-BA SOC Liberal Arts BA - Sociology 24.0199
LAR-BA PST Liberal Arts BA -Policy Studies 24.0199
LAR-BA PSC Liberal Arts BA -Political Science 24.0199
LAR-BA POR Liberal Arts BA - Portuguese 24.0199
LAR-BA PHL Liberal Arts BA -Philosophy 24.0199
LAR-BA HST Liberal Arts BA -History 24.0199
LAR-BA FRN Liberal Arts BA -French 24.0199
LAR-BA ECO Liberal Arts BA -Economics 24.0199
LAR-BA CJS Liberal Arts BA -Crime and Justice Studies no longer offered 24.0199
LAR-BA ARH Liberal Arts BA -Art History 24.0199
LAR-BA ANT Liberal Arts BA -Anthropology 24.0199
WMS-BA Women’s Studies – added for Fall 2007 05.0207
SHU-BA Social Sciences/Humanities Unspecified (for entering students, who select a specific major by Junior year)*discontinued 24.0101
ASU-BA Arts & Sciences Unspecified (for entering students, who select a specific major by Junior year)*replaces SHU 24.0101
MDS-BA, MDS-BS Multidisciplinary Studies BA or BS 30.9999
PLW-SPC Pre-Law Advising Program 22.0001
PMD-SPC Pre-Medical Advising Program 51.1102
LAR-CRT Liberal Arts Undergraduate Certificate *new as of Spring 09 24.0199
PREMED-CRT Pre-Medical Certificate 51.1102
AAS-MN African and African-American Studies Minor 05.0101
IST-MN Indic Studies Minor 05.0112
BVN-CRT International Marketing/French Certificate  52.1101
JST-MN Judaic Studies Minor 38.0206
LST-CRT Labor Studies Certificate 52.1002
LST-MN Labor Studies Minor 52.1002
REL-MIN Religious Studies Minor  38.0201
WMS-MN Women’s Studies Minor 05.0207

 

 

Charlton College of Business 

Department of Accounting and Finance    
ACT-BS Accounting BS 52.0301
ACT-MN Accounting Minor 52.0301
FIN-BS Finance BS 52.0801
FIN-MN Finance Minor 52.0801
ACT-PBC Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Accounting 52.0301
     
Department of Management and Marketing    
HRM-BS Human Resources Management BS 52.1001
HRM-MN Human Resources Management Minor 52.1001
MKT-BS Marketing BS 52.1401
MKT-MN Marketing Minor 52.1401
     

Department of Decision and  Information Sciences

    
OPS-BS Operations Management BS 52.0205
OPS-MN Operations Management Minor 52.0205
MIS-BS Management Information Systems BS 52.1201
MIS-MN Management Information Systems Minor 52.1201
     
Interdepartmental    
BSA-BS Business Administration Unspecified (for entering students, who select a specific Business major by Junior year) 52.0101
GBA-BS General Business BS 52.0101
GBA-MN Business Administration Minor 52.0101
IBU-MN International Business Minor 52.1101
MBA-MBA Master of Business Administration MBA 52.0201
MBA-MBAJ Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor MBA/JD (joint program with Southern New England School of Law) 52.0201
MGT-PBC Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Management (pre MBA) 52.0201
ECOM-PMC Post-Masters Certificate: e-Commerce 52.0208
FIN-PMC Post-Masters Certificate: Finance 52.0801
GMGT-PMC Post-Masters Certificate: General Management 52.0201
LEAD-PMC Post-Masters Certificate: Leadership 52.0204
MKT-PMC Post-Masters Certificate: Marketing 52.1401
SCMGT-PMC Post-Masters Certificate: Supply Chain Management 52.0205

 

College of Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering     
CEN-BS Civil Engineering BS 14.0801
CEN-BS CENM Civil Engineering BS-MS option 14.0801
CEN-MS Civil and Environmental Engineering MS 14.0801
     
Department of Computer and Information Science    
CIS-BS Computer Science BS 11.0101
CIS-MN Computer Science Minor 11.0101
CISS-MN Software Engineering Minor 14.0101
CISW-MN System Software Minor 11.0401
CIS-BS CISM Computer Science BS-MS option 11.0101
CIS-BS CISS Software Engineering Option 14.0903
CIS-MS Computer Science MS 11.0101
  Post-Baccalaureate Certificates:   
CNS-PBC Computer Networks and Distributed Systems 14.1001
CMP-PBC Computer Science 11.0701
SDD-PBC Software Development and Design 14.0101
     
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering     
CPE-BS Computer Engineering BS 14.0901
EET-BS Electrical Engineering Tech BS – phased out; no new admits  15.0303
ELE-BS Electrical Engineering BS 14.1001
CPE-MN Computer Engineering Minor 14.0901
ELE-MN Electrical Engineering Minor 14.1001
CPE-BS CPEM Computer Engineering BS-MS option  
ELE-BS ELEM Electrical Engineering BS-MS option  
CPE-MS Computer Engineering MS 14.0901
ELE-MS Electrical Engineering MS  14.1001
  Electrical Engineering PhD    
  Students will select one of these options:  
ELEE-PHD Electrical Engineering 14.1001
ELEC-PHD Computer Engineering 14.0901
  Post-Baccalaureate Certificates:   
ACU-PBC Acoustics 14.1001
COM-PBC Communications 14.1001
CSE-PBC Computer Systems Engineering 14.1001
DSP-PBC Digital Signal Processing 14.1001
EES-PBC Electrical Engineering Systems 14.1001
     
Department of Materials and Textiles    
MTX-BS Materials BS 14.2801
  Students will select one of these options:  
MTXT-BS Materials Technology 14.2801
MTXB-BS Materials and Biomaterials Engineering 14.2801
TEC-MS Textile Chemistry MS 40.0599
TET-MS Textile Technology MS 14.2801
     
Department of Mechanical Engineering    
MNE-BS Mechanical Engineering BS 14.1901
  Students may select an option:   
MNE-BS MNEM Manufacturing  14.1901
MNE-BS MNEB Mechanical Engineering BS-MS option 14.1901
MNE-MS Mechanical Engineering MS 14.1901
MNE-MN Mechanical Engineering Minor -added Fall09 14.1901
     
Department of Physics    
PHY-BS Physics BS 40.0801
  Students may select an option:  
PHY-BS PHYM Materials Science 40.0801
PHYE-MN Environmental Physics Minor 40.0801
PHY-MN Physics Minor 40.0801
PHY-MS Physics MS 40.0801
     
Interdepartmental    
EGR-BS Engineering Unspecified (for entering students, who select a specific Engineering major by Junior year) 14.0101
CSC-PBC Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Computer Systems  14.1001
  (Departments of Computer and Information Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering)  
     

 

College of Nursing

     
Departments of Adult and Child Nursing and Community Nursing    
NUR-BS Nursing BS 51.1699
NUR-BS NURN RN transfer track 51.1699
NUR-BS NURM RN transfer track students may select an option: BS-MS option 51.1699
NUR-MS Nursing MS 51.1699
  Students will select one of these options: 51.1699
NURNP-MS Adult Health/Adult Nurse Practitioner 51.1699
NURAP-MS Adult Health/Advanced Practice 51.1699
NURCN-MS Community Nursing/Advanced Practice  51.1699
NUR-PHD Nursing PHD 51.1699
ANP-PMC Post-MS Adult Nurse Practitioner Certificate 51.1699
NUR-PMC Individualized Post-Master’s Nursing Certificate 51.1699
GTO-CRT Gerontology Certificate 30.1101
GTO-MN Gerontology Minor 30.1101

 

College of Visual and Performing Arts

Department of Art Education    
AED-BFA Art Education BFA 13.1302
AED-MAE Art Education MAE 13.1302
     
Department of Art History    
ARH-BA Art History BA 50.0703
ARH-MN Art History Minor 50.0703
     
Department of Artisanry    
  Artisanry BFA  
  Students will select one of these options:  
ATRC-BFA Ceramics 50.0711
ATRM-BFA Jewelry/Metals 50.0713
ATRF-BFA Textile Design/Fiber Arts 50.0712
   Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Artisanry  
  Studios in  
ATRC-PBC Ceramics 50.0711
ATRF-PBC Fibers/Textiles 50.0713
ATRJ-PBC Jewelry/Metals 50.0712
ATRW-PBC Wood/Furniture Design 50.0799
     
Department of Design    
VID-BFA Visual Design BFA 50.0499
  Students will select one of these options:  
VIDE-BFA Digital Media 50.0706
VIDG-BFA Graphic Design 50.0401
VIDI-BFA Illustration 50.0402
VIDP-BFA Photography 50.0605
     
Department of Fine Arts    
PAN-BFA Painting/2D Studies BFA 50.0708
SCL-BFA Sculpture/3D Studies BFA 50.0709
     
Department of Music     
MUS-BA Music BA 50.0901
  Students may add an option in:  
MUS-BA MUSE Music Education 50.0901
MUS-BA MUSW World/African-American Music – students being phased out; no new admits 50.0901
MUS-MN Music Minor 50.0901
MUST-MN Music Therapy Minor  – students being phased out; no new admits 50.0901
     
Interdepartmental    
FOU-BFA Studio Arts Undeclared (for entering students, who select a studio art major by Junior year) 50.9999
  Master of Fine Arts MFA  
  Students will select one of these studios:  
  Artisanry Studios  
ATRC-MFA Ceramics 50.0711
ATRJ-MFA Jewelry/Metals 50.0713
ATRF-MFA Fibers 50.0712
ATRW-MFA Wood/Furniture Design 50.0799
  Fine Arts Studios  
FIAD-MFA Drawing 50.0705
FIAF-MFA Painting 50.0708
FIAR-MFA Printmaking 50.0710
FIAS-MFA Sculpture 50.0709
  Visual Design Studios  
VIDG-MFA Graphic Design 50.0401
VIDE-MFA Electronic Imaging 50.0702
VIDI-MFA Illustration 50.0402
VIDU-MFA Digital Multi-Media 50.0706
VIDP-MFA Photography 50.0605
VIDT-MFA Typography 50.0401
ATR-CRT Certificate in Artisanry 50.0702
FIA-CRT Certificate in Fine Arts 50.0702
     

 

School of Marine Sciences and Technology

MAR-MS Marine Sciences and Technology MS 26.1302
  (jointly with UMass Amherst, Boston, and Lowell)  
MAR-PHD Marine Sciences and Technology PhD 26.1302
  (jointly with UMass Amherst, Boston, and Lowell)  
  Students at each level will select one of these options:  
MARM-MS, MARM-PHD Marine and Atmospheric System Modeling and Analysis 26.1302
MARE-MS, MARE-PHD Marine Biogeochemistry and Environmental Change 26.1302
MARC-MS, MARC-PHD Coastal Systems Science 26.1302
MARH-MS, MARH-PHD Ocean and Human Health 26.1302
MARI-MS, MARI-PHD Integrated Coastal Management 26.1302
MARR-MS, MARR-PHD Living Marine Resources Science/Management 26.1302
MARO-MS, MARO-PHD Marine Observation Technologies 26.1302

 

School of Education, Public Policy and Community Engagement

     
Department of Public Policy     
PST-MN Policy Studies Minor 44.0501
PST-MPP Policy Studies MPP 44.0501
MPP-MPPJ Master of Public Policy/Juris Doctor MPP/JD (joint program, Southern New England School of Law) 44.0501
ENVP-PBC Environmental Policy PBC 44.0501
     
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics    
MTE-PHD Mathematics Education PhD 13.1311
     
Department of Teaching and Learning    
EDUE-MN Elementary Education Minor 13.1299
EDUS-MN Middle/Secondary Education Minor 13.1299
  Teacher licensure  
  Through post-baccalaureate certificate programs, students may prepare for initial licensure as:  
EDE-PBC Elementary Education Teacher (1-6) 13.1202
EDS-PBC SECBIO Teacher of Biology (8-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC SECENL Teacher of English (8-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC SECFRN Teacher of French (5-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC SECHIS Teacher of History (8-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC SECMTH Teacher of Mathematics (8-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC PREMUS Teacher of Music (preK-12)— see Music  13.1205
EDS-PBC SECPHY Teacher of Physics (8-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC SECSPP Teacher of Political Science/Political Philosophy (8-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC SECPOR Teacher of Portuguese (5-12) 13.1205
EDS-PBC SECSPA Teacher of Spanish (5-12) 13.1205
  Teacher of Visual Art (preK-8) (5-12)—see Art Education   
EDU-PBC Teacher Certification (K-12) 13.1299
EDM-PBC MIDENL Teacher of English (5-8) 13.1203
EDM-PBC MIDHIS Teacher of History (5-8) 13.1203
EDM-PBC MIDMTH Teacher of Mathematics (5-8) 13.1203
EDM-PBC MIDSCI Teacher of General Science (5-8) 13.1203
EDM-PBC MIDSPP Teacher of Political Science/Political Philosophy (5-8) 13.1203
     
MAT-MAT Master of Art in Teaching MAT 13.1299
  Students prepare for professional licensure in:  
MATP-MAT ELEMED Elementary Education Teacher (1-6) 13.1202
MATP-MAT MIDENL-MA Teacher of English (5-8) 13.1203
MATP-MAT MIDSCI-MA Teacher of General Science (5-8) 13.1203
MATP-MAT MIDHIS-MA Teacher of History (5-8) 13.1203
MATP-MAT MIDMTH-MA Teacher of Mathematics (5-8) 13.1203
MATP-MAT MIDSPP-MA Teacher of Political Science/Political Philosophy (5-8) 13.1203
MATP-MAT SECBIO-MA Teacher of Biology (8-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECENL-MA Teacher of English (8-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECFRN-MA Teacher of French (5-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECCHM-MA Teacher of Chemistry (8-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECHIS-MA Teacher of History (8-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECMTH-MA Teacher of Mathematics (8-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECPHY-MA Teacher of Physics (8-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECSPP-MA Teacher of Political Science/Political Philosophy (8-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECPOR-MA Teacher of Portuguese (5-12) 13.1205
MATP-MAT SECSPA-MA Teacher of Spanish (5-12) 13.1205
  Students prepare for initial licensure in:  
MATI-MAT ELEMED Elementary Education Teacher (1-6) 13.1202
MATI-MAT MIDENL-MA Teacher of English (5-8) 13.1203
MATI-MAT MIDSCI-MA Teacher of General Science (5-8) 13.1203
MATI-MAT MIDHIS-MA Teacher of History (5-8) 13.1203
MATI-MAT MIDMTH-MA Teacher of Mathematics (5-8) 13.1203
MATI-MAT MIDSPP-MA Teacher of Political Science/Political Philosophy (5-8) 13.1203
MATI-MAT SECBIO-MA Teacher of Biology (8-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECENL-MA Teacher of English (8-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECFRN-MA Teacher of French (5-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECCHM-MA Teacher of Chemistry (8-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECHIS-MA Teacher of History (8-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECMTH-MA Teacher of Mathematics (8-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECPHY-MA Teacher of Physics (8-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECSPP-MA Teacher of Political Science/Political Philosophy (8-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECPOR-MA Teacher of Portuguese (5-12) 13.1205
MATI-MAT SECSPA-MA Teacher of Spanish (5-12) 13.1205
  Teacher of Visual Art (preK-8) (5-12) See Art Education Above  

 

Interdisciplinary PhD Program

College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering    
BMB-PHD Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology PhD 30.0101
  (jointly with UMass Boston, Lowell, and Worcester)  
  Departments of   
BMB-PHD BMBB Biology 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBC Chemistry 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBH Mathematics 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBL Medical Laboratory Science 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBE Electrical and Computer Engineering 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBI Computer and Information Science 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBM Mechanical Engineering 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBP Physics 30.0101
BMB-PHD BMBT Materials and Textiles 30.0101

 

Interdisciplinary Special Programs / Curricula

START START Academic Program 30.0101
COLNW College Now Fall Semester Academic Program 30.9999
[NON-DEGREE] Individualized Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (individuals with bachelor’s degrees design their own program of study)  
SUS-MN Sustainability Minor 03.0103
SUS-CRT Sustainability Certificate 03.0103
LLL-PBC Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Principals’ Initial licensure (jointly between Charlton College of Business and Department of Education, College of Arts and Sciences) 13.0499
PLWS-SPC UMass Dartmouth/Southern New England School of Law 3 + 3 Program 22.0001
COMMHON Commonwealth Honors 24.0102

Continuing Education Conditional Programs

ACT-CP Accounting CP 52.0301
BSA-CP Business Administration Unspecified 52.0101
BSP-CP Business Administration Unspecified Pathways 52.0101
CJS-CP Crime and Justice Studies –  added for Fall 2007 45.0401
EGR-CP Engineering Unspecified Pathways 14.0101
GBA-CP General Business CP 52.0101
HRM-CP Human Resources Management B CP 52.1001
HSS-CP Humanities and Social Sciences CP *No new enrolling students 24.0199
HST-CP History CP 54.0101
LAP-CP Liberal Arts Undecided Pathways *replaced with SHUP 24.0199
LAR-CP  Liberal Arts CP *replaces HSS (CJS concentration no longer available June 2009) 24.0199
MGT-CP Management CP 52.0101
PSY-CP Psychology CP 42.0101
SHU-CP Social Sciences/Humanities Unspecified (for entering students, who select a specific major by Junior year) 24.0101
SHUP-CP Social Sciences/Humanities Unspecified Pathways 24.0101
ASU-CP Arts & Sciences Unspecified (for entering students, who select a specific major by Junior year) 24.0101
ASUP-CP Arts & Sciences Unspecified Pathways 24.0101
SOC-CP Sociology CP 45.1101