May 10, 2024  
UofM 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
UofM 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses-Undergraduate


Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground are indicated with (**)asterisks.

 

Biology (BIOL)

  
  • BIOL 4503 - Lab Tech In Biochem

    Credit Hours: (2) Former: (MMCS 4503)
    Description: Biochemical techniques, analysis and design strategies; properties of protein/enzymes, including binding, catalysis, kinetics, electron and proton transport processes of intermediate metabolism; purification, characterization and assay of enzymes using chromatography, spectroscopy and electrophoresis. Fee Lab Fee: $50 Six laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3501 . PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 4511  or CHEM 4511 . Cross listing: (Same as CHEM 4501 )

  
  • BIOL 4504 - Lab Tech Molecular Biol

    Credit Hours: (2) Former: (MMCS 4504)
    Description: Biochemical and molecular biology laboratory techniques; emphasis on nucleic acids and recombinant DNA; vector design and practical incorporation into host systems; product expression, isolation and identification; bioinformatics in research design strategies. Fee Lab Fee: $50. Six laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 4512  or CHEM 4512 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4511 - BIOCHEMISTRY I

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (MMCS 4511)
    Description: Chemistry of amino acids and proteins related to their properties in biochemical systems; protein conformation studies; enzymology, coenzymes and their functions; importance of pH and bioenergetics in catalysis; protein and carbohydrate metabolism. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120 and CHEM 3511  with at least a C-. Cross listing: (Same as CHEM 4511 ).

  
  • BIOL 4512 - Biochemistry II

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (MMCS 4512)
    Description: Continuation of BIOL 4511 ; chemistry of lipids; metabolism, membrane formation and function in cell signaling mechanisms and sensory transduction; chemistry of nucleotides, DNA and RNA; mechanisms of information storage and transmission; advanced treatment of enzyme kinetics. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 4511  or CHEM 4511 . Cross listing: (Same as CHEM 4512 )

  
  • BIOL 4570 - Practicum In Biology

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Directed extra-departmental studies, including internships, in special areas of biology; formal paper and presentation of research results at a departmental seminar required. No more than five total credit hours of research and practicum (BIOL 4000 , BIOL 4001 , BIOL 4570) can be applied toward major requirements. PREREQUISITE: approval from Undergraduate Studies Committee. (S/U)

  
  • BIOL 4600 - Marine Vert Zoo Icht

    Credit Hours: (6)
    Description: This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Marine Chordata, including lower groups of mammals and birds; emphasis on fishes. PREREQUISITE: sixteen semester hours of zoology including comparative anatomy, or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4604 - Animal Behavior

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Animal behavior, primarily from ecological, physiological, developmental and evolutionary perspective. Two lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .

  
  • BIOL 4610 - Honors Senior Seminar

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Student involvement in attending seminars; reading, discussing and presenting specialized topics in biology. No more than 1 credit hour of seminar can be applied toward degree requirement. PREREQUISITE: senior standing and permission of instructor and Director of University Honors Program. (S/U)

  
  • BIOL 4630 - General Endocrinology

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Anatomy and physiology of the organs of internal secretion; role of hormones in metabolism and development. Three lecture-demonstration hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3030 or BIOL 3730 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4635 - Neurobiology

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Basic structure and function of nervous system and its development; resting membrane potential, structure/function of ion channels; mechanisms of action potential conduction, presynaptic neurotransmitter vesicle exocytosis, postsynaptic receptors and signal transduction pathways, synaptic structure and development. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130  or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4640 - Ornithology

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Biology of birds, with emphasis on avian anatomy, physiology, behavior, and reproductive biology. Field trips emphasize identification of local species and techniques of field study. Fee Course Fee: $20. Two lecture hours, four field/laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .

  
  • BIOL 4646 - Marine Fisheries Mgmt

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Overview of practical marine fishery management problems. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4651 - Field Tech/Vertebrate Zoology

    Credit Hours: (4-6)
    Description: Techniques in field study of vertebrates. Extended field studies outside local area. Fee Course Fee: $20 PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .

  
  • BIOL 4730 - Urban/Wildlife Eco/Mgmt

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: The study of interrelations and management of organisms considered part of the wildlife realm (game and non-game) in urban environments. Provides an exposure to information required to understand ecological and wildlife issues in urban areas and to develop management strategies for maintaining sustainable natural resources on disturbed landscapes. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3050  or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4740 - Mammalogy

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Classification, distribution, life histories, economic importance, techniques of field study, methods of collection and preservation of mammals. Fee Course Fee: $20. Two lecture hours, four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .

  
  • BIOL 4744 - Herpetology

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Classification, distribution, life histories, techniques of collection and preservation, and natural habitats of North American reptiles and amphibians. Fee Course Fee: $35. Two lecture hours, four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .

  
  • BIOL 4800 - Marine Invertebrate Zoo

    Credit Hours: (6)
    Description: This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Important free living, marine estuarine invertebrates of the Mississippi Sound and adjacent continental shelf of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, emphasis on structure, classification, phylogenic relationships, larval development and functional processes. PREREQUISITE: 16 hours of zoology including introductory invertebrate zoology.

  
  • BIOL 4801 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology Lab

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory.   Laboratory for BIOL 4800 PREREQUISITE: Two semesters of biology or permission of instructor. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4800 

  
  • BIOL 4802 - Elasmobranch Biology

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. An overview of the biology of sharks, skates, and rays.  PREREQUISITE: Three semesters of biology, including marine biology or permission of instructor.  COREQUISITE: BIOL 4803

  
  • BIOL 4803 - Elasmobranch Biology Lab

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory.  Laboratory for BIOL 4802  PREREQUISITE: Three semester of biology, including marine biology or permission of instructor. COREQUISITE:  BIOL 4802  

  
  • BIOL 4804 - Elasmobranch Physiology

    Credit Hours: (5)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Major physiological systems and unique aspects of shark, skate, and stingray physiology including specialized adaptations to the challenges of life in diverse aquatic habitats. PREREQUISITE: Three semesters of biology, including marine biology or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4806 - Marine Mammals

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Emphasis on natural history and population ecology of cetaceans. Includes life history, distribution, population dynamics, diet and feeding, social behavior, evolution, and zoogeography. PREREQUISITE: Three semesters of biology. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4807 

  
  • BIOL 4807 - Marine Mammals Lab

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  University of Memphis residence credit given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Laboratory for BIOL 4806 (6806 for grad level). COREQUISITE: BIOL 4806 

  
  • BIOL 4808 - Marine Ichthyology

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Marine fishes including evolutionary relationships, morphology, physiology and zoogeography. PREREQUISITE: Two semesters of biology and permission of instructor. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4809 

  
  • BIOL 4809 - Marine Ichthyology Lab

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory.  Laboratory for BIOL 4808  PREREQUISITE: Two semesters of biology and permission of instructor. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4808 

  
  • BIOL 4810 - Field Exercises Coastal Herpetology

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Topics include the ecology, evolution, life history, diversity, behavior, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. PREREQUISITE:  Two semesters of biology or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4811 - Cetacean Behavior

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Review of the literature on the behavior, communication, and cognitive abilities of whales and dolphins, as well as field trips and real time observations of marine mammals. PREREQUISITE: Two semesters of biology or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4812 - Marine Biology

    Credit Hours: (3)
    PREREQUISITE: Eight hours of biological sciences. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4813   Cross listing: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. An introduction to marine biology with emphasis on local fauna and flora.

  
  • BIOL 4813 - Marine Biology Lab

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. PREREQUISITE: Eight hours of biological sciences.  COREQUISITE: BIOL 4812  .

  
  • BIOL 4814 - Barrier Island Ecology

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Lectures, discussions and field observations on ecology and biodiversity of the Mississippi Sound barrier island ecosystems. PREREQUISITE: Three semesters of science or permission of instructor. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4815.

  
  • BIOL 4815 - Barrier Island Ecology Lab

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Lectures, discussions and field observations on ecology and biodiversity of the Mississippi Sound barrier island ecosystems. PREREQUISITE: Three semesters of science or permission of instructor. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4814  

  
  • BIOL 4844 - Parasites Marine Animals

    Credit Hours: (6)
    Description: This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Parasites of marine animals; emphasis on morphology, taxonomy, life histories and host-parasite relationships. Lecture, laboratory and field work included. PREREQUISITE: general parasitology, or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4850 - Fauna/Ecology Tidal Marsh

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Survey and discussion of taxonomy, distribution, trophic relationships, reproductive strategies and adaptation of tidal marsh animals; emphasis on those occurring in northern Gulf marshes. PREREQUISITE: 16 hours of biology and junior standing, or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4900 - Entomology

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Morphology, physiology, behavior and ecology of insects. Fee Course Fee: $20. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .


Biomedical Engineering (BIOM)

  
  • BIOM 1701 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Design

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Engineering design methods and ethics with emphasis on biomedical; group design projects.  One lecture hour, two laboratory hours per week.  PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: MATH 1720  or MATH 1730  or MATH 1910  or ENGR 1010  with a grade of C- or better.

  
  • BIOM 1702 - Biomedical Engineering Visualization

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Using engineering drawings and computer-aided drafting packages to communicate information and solve engineering problems; emphasis on group work, project documentation, and oral presentation.    One lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: MATH 1720  or MATH 1730  or MATH 1910  or ENGR 1010  with a grade of C- or better.

  
  • BIOM 1720 - Intro Biomed Engr Tools

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Use of computer tools for data analysis, presentation, documentation; introduction to programming; individual and group design projects. COREQUISITE: ENGR 1010  .

  
  • BIOM 2720 - Experimental Design Analysis

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Application of probability, statistics, error analysis, uncertainty in design and performance of biomedical engineering experimentation; discussion and evaluation of common experimental designs for medical device development. PREREQUISITE: BIOM 1720  and ​ ENGR 1010  

  
  • BIOM 3010 - Medical Measurements

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Theory and application of major types of sensors used in biomedical engineering and clinical medicine; principles of signal processing and instrumentation, such as frequency domain analysis, operational amplifiers, and filtration.   Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOM 1720  ,  EECE 2201  or EECE 2283  /EECE 2281  , PHYS 2120  / PHYS 2121 .

  
  • BIOM 3110 - Med Physiology/BIOM

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Basic principles of human physiology and how these are applied in medicine and biomedical engineering problem and devices; physiological principles using appropriate mathematical and engineering models to construct an understanding of how the body works as an integrated system. Students may not use both BIOL 3730  and BIOM 3110 for credit toward degree. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120 , BIOL 1120 , PHYS 2120 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOM 3710 - Physiological System/Modeling

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fundamentals of control theory and mathematical modeling and analysis as applied to physiological systems. PREREQUISITE: CIVL 2131 MATH 2120  or MATH 3402 . PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 3730  or BIOM 3110 , BIOM 3010  

  
  • BIOM 4110 - Science of Medicine

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Integration of fundamental principles from physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, and applications of these principles to solve problems in medicine. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120 , BIOL 1120 , PHYS 2120 , or permission of instructor. Cross listing: (Same as BIOL 4110 )

  
  • BIOM 4150 - Engr Tools Design Med Devices

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Major tools that engineers use to assist them in producing good medical device products, and how and where these tools are being used in industry. PREREQUISITE: CIVL 2131 , BIOL 1120 , BIOL 2011 or 2021, MECH 2320 , TECH 4472 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOM 4205 - Intro Biomed and Chem Sensors

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Measurement techniques and recognition processes; application of chemical sensors and biosensors to analysis of real samples. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOM 3010  , CHEM 1120  and junior standing.

  
  • BIOM 4210 - Research Studies

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Consultation, reading, laboratory and design work to investigate selected areas of biomedical engineering under supervision of faculty member; emphasis on laboratory work, design, and scientific writing. Formal paper required. PREREQUISITE: BIOM 2720 , MECH 2320   or MECH 2332 ,  BIOM 3010  and permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOM 4393 - Appld Finite Element Analysis

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fundamental topics associated with use of finite element analysis in mechanical and biomedical engineering applications; introduction to finite element theory, model generation, CAD interfacing, post-processing of results and validation. PREREQUISITE: MATH 2110  , MATH 2120   or MATH 3402   , CIVL 3322   or MECH 2320    Cross listing: (Same as MECH 4393 ).

  
  • BIOM 4410 - Biomedical Engineering Practicum

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Preparation for professional practice through experiential learning under the supervision of an experienced engineer with oversight by a member of the department’s faculty. Students must work a minimum of 10 hours, and no more than 20 hours per week in a biomedical industry or related institution.  Regular reporting throughout course required. Repeatable  Maximum repeat for 3 hours credit, but student many not enroll in BIOM 4410 for more than 1 credit hour per semester. PREREQUISITE: Departmental approval. COREQUISITE: Cannot be taken concurrently with ENGR 4001. Cross listing: MECH 4397

  
  • BIOM 4590 - Fundamentals of Engineering Review Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: A course to prepare students for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Course reviews basic science and engineering topics (e.g. chemistry, calculus and differential equations, circuits, materials, statics, mechanics of materials, thermodynamics, engineering ethics, etc.) that are part of the FE exam.   NOTE: Student are encouraged to take the FE exam during the semester in which they are enrolled in this course. One lecture hour per week.  PREREQUISITE: BIOM 3710  , BIOM 4730 .

  
  • BIOM 4702 - Biotechn Tools for BME Res

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Biochemical and biophysical measurement techniques; light spectroscopy, gel exclusion and affinity chromatography, electrophoresis, ELISA, protein and DNA methods. Six hours laboratory. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 2011  or BIOL 2021 , CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , BIOM 2720  and BIOM 3010   or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOM 4720 - Bioelectricity

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Bioelectricity, including calculations of potential fields resulting from cardiac or neural electrogeneration; treatment of how heart and nerves generate and propagate electrical signals. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: MATH 2120  or MATH 3402 , BIOL 1120 , CHEM 1120 BIOM 3010 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOM 4730 - Biomaterials

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Synthetic materials and their interaction with the physiological environment; methods to design and study materials that are compatible with natural tissue. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120 CIVL 2131  or permission of instructor. Cross listing: (Same as MECH 4365 ).

  
  • BIOM 4750 - Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (3750)
    Description: Application of mechanical principles to the human body, with focus on joint function, muscle force transmission and generation, gait, soft-tissue mechanics, injury mechanisms and risk, and experimental measurements. PREREQUISITE: CIVL 3322   or MECH 2320 , MATH 2110 , MATH 2120  or MATH 3402 ,   or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIOM 4760 - Biomed Engr Design Principles

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Practical design methods emphasizing the front-end or concept development stage of engineering design; design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints with functioning on multi-disciplinary teams. PREREQUISITE: BIOM 3110   or BIOL 3730 , BIOM 2720 , BIOM 3710 , and either MECH 2332   or MECH 2320 

  
  • BIOM 4782 - Biomedical Design Practicum

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Practical application of biomedical design principles with emphasis on project management, teamwork, prototype production, risk analysis and management, technical drawings, patent review with claim development, market analysis, regulatory issues, professional and ethical responsibilities of a biomedical engineer, engineering analysis/reports, incorporation of standards, prototype verification/validation, and presentation skills.   PREREQUISITE:  BIOM 4760   COREQUISITE:  BIOM 4784

  
  • BIOM 4784 - Biomedical Design Studio

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Laboratory experience dedicated to the design, development, and fabrication of a final prototype for use in conducting engineering analysis and design loop feedback. Responsibilities will include frequent team meetings, mentor advising, and group brainstorming along with prototype designing, technical drawings, fabrication, engineering analysis, and verification/validation. Deliverables for each team will be a prototype, final design specification report with engineering reports, and a final team presentation.    PREREQUISITE: Prerequisite: BIOM 4760.  COREQUISITE: Co-requisite: BIOM 4782

  
  • BIOM 4800 - BME Honors Seminar

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Weekly presentations of biomedical engineering research by visiting faculty and invited speakers; discussion of current biomedical research and topics in journals or other scientific media and professional/ethical duties and responsibilities. Course does not satisfy degree requirements, but is required to graduate with honors in Biomedical Engineering. PREREQUISITE: junior standing and approval of the Honors Committee in Biomedical Engineering.

  
  • BIOM 4900-4919 - Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Topics are varied and in online class listings.

  
  • BIOM 4999 - BME Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Under the direction of a faculty member, the student writes and defends a thesis based upon background reading and experimental research on a topic in biomedical engineering. NOTE: only BIOM 4999 or BIOM 4210  can be applied toward degree, not both. PREREQUISITE: senior standing and approval of the Honors Committee of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.


Business Administration (BA)

  
  • BA 4811 - Internship in Business

    Credit Hours: (1-6)
    Description: Internship designed to provide credit for business students who have earned the maximum number of internship credit hours allowed in their major, or business students who are enrolled in an internship not in their major. This course will be counted as a general elective, not as a required or elective course in the student’s major. PREREQUISITE: 2.75 overall GPA or a minimum 3.0 GPA based on pper division business course completed; completed a minimum of two major courses; and completed 15 hours of upper-division business courses.

  
  • BA 4900 - Practicum In Research

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Actual problem-solving research activities in business and economics. Student assigned to project either being conducted currently by faculty member or one developed under supervision of faculty member. Whenever possible, project within student’s major field of study. PREREQUISITE: senior status.

  
  • BA 4910 - Independent Study in International Business

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Student conducts an approved research project in the International Business area under the supervision of a faculty member. Variable credit hours 1 to 3. PREREQUISITE: Senior standing and permission of department chair.

  
  • BA 4911 - Internship International Business

    Credit Hours: (1-6)
    Description: Practical operations of international business. Students placed for 1-8 month period with cooperating business firm operating in fields of international banking and finance, transportation, management, marketing or accounting. Academic credit granted upon certification of satisfactory performance by cooperating business firm and upon acceptance by faculty of written research report by student. PREREQUISITE: 2.75 overall GPA or a minimum 3.0 GPA based on upper division business courses completed; completed a minimum of two major courses; and completed 15 hours of upper division business courses.


Chemistry (CHEM)

  
  • CHEM 1010 - Chemistry of Materials**

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Measurement and the scientific method; states of matter; fundamental laws of chemistry; modern atomic theory; water and aqueous solutions; oxidation-reduction and acid-based reactions; nuclear chemistry; energy and materials in modern society; environmental impact and sustainability. Three lecture hours per week. NOTE: not credited toward major in any of the physical sciences, biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1420  or MATH 1710  or an ACT MATH subscore appropriate for placement in MATH 1710   [G]

  
  • CHEM 1011 - Chemistry of Materials Lab **

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Experiments and experimental techniques in general and inorganic chemistry. Fee Lab Fee: $30. Two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: CHEM 1010 . [G]

  
  • CHEM 1020 - Chemistry of Life

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Basics of organic and biological chemistry: properties, reactions and nomenclature of enzymes, organic functional groups; amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and biochemical pathways. Three lecture hours per week. NOTE: not credited toward major in any of the physical sciences, biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering. PREREQUISITE: high school chemistry or CHEM 1010 , and MATH 1420  or MATH 1710  with a minimum grade of C-, or an ACT MATH subscore appropriate for placement in MATH 1710 . [G]

  
  • CHEM 1021 - Chemistry of Life Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Experiments and experimental techniques in organic and biochemistry. Fee Lab Fee: $30. Two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: CHEM 1020 . [G]

  
  • CHEM 1100 - Prep General Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: For students whose curriculum requires CHEM 1110  but who have inadequate background; emphasis on scientific calculations and properties of matter. Three lecture hours per week. NOTE: does not satisfy any part of science requirement for any degree. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: MATH 1710  or MATH 1730  with a minimum grade of C- (or equivalent) or an ACT MATH subscore appropriate for placement into MATH 1830  or higher.

  
  • CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Laws of chemistry; periodic table and chemical periodicity. stoichiometry, nomenclature. modern atomic theory and bonding; ionic and molecular compounds; molecular geometry; oxidation-reduction reactions; solutions and heterogeneous mixtures; gaseous state; states of matter and intermolecular forces; thermochemistry. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: high school chemistry or CHEM 1100  or CHEM 1010 , and MATH 1710  or MATH 1730  (or equivalent) with at least C-, or an ACT MATH subscore earning placement into MATH 1720  or higher. COREQUISITE: CHEM 1111  recommended. [G]

  
  • CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Experiments and experimental techniques in general chemistry. Fee Lab Fee: $30. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE with at least C- or COREQUISITE: CHEM 1110 . [G]

  
  • CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Continuation of CHEM 1110 . Physical properties of solutions; acid-based reactions; chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms; chemical equilibrium; thermodynamics; electrochemistry; chemistry of elements. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1110  with at least C-. COREQUISITE: CHEM 1121  recommended. [G]

  
  • CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Continuation of CHEM 1111 . Fee Lab Fee: $30. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1111  with at least C-. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE with at least C- or COREQUISITE: CHEM 1120 .

  
  • CHEM 3111 - Foundations/Inorganic CHEM

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry; periodic trends; acid/base and redox reactions and electrochemistry; the chemistry of solid-state materials and minerals; coordination chemistry; bonding theories; an introduction to crystal field theory; chemical nomenclature; inorganic energetics, kinetics, and thermodynamics; Group Theory. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 3201 - Foundation/Analytical CHEM lab

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Application of the techniques of quantitative analysis in areas described in CHEM 3211 . Fee Lab Fee: $30. Six laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE with at least C- or COREQUISITE: CHEM 3211 .

  
  • CHEM 3211 - Foundations/Analytical CHEM

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Theory and practice of modern chemical analysis; acid base, redox, and complex ion equilibria, separation methods, absorptiometry, flame spectroscopy, and electroanalytical methods. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120  and CHEM 1121  with at least C-. COREQUISITE: CHEM 3201  recommended.

  
  • CHEM 3301 - Foundations/Organic Chem Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Emphasis on laboratory techniques as applied to synthesis and other reactions. Fee Lab Fee: $30. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120  and CHEM 1121  with at least C-. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE with at least C- or COREQUISITE: CHEM 3310 .

  
  • CHEM 3310 - Foundations/Organic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Systematic study of structures, physical properties, reactivity of organic compounds; interpretations based on modern theories of organic chemistry; emphasis on alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 3411 - Foundations/Physical Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics and their applications in chemical and biological systems; selected topics in the areas of surface chemistry, spectroscopy and macromolecules. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1830  or MATH 1910 , PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 3501 - Foundation/Bioorganic Chem Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Computational and experimental studies of concentrations, structures and functions of biomolecules, including amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Three laboratory hours per week PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3301  with at least C-. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: CHEM 3511  with at least a C-.

  
  • CHEM 3511 - Foundations/Bioorganic CHEM

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Systematic study of structure of biomolecules, including amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids; emphasis on functional consequences. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3310  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 4001 - Environmental Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Chemical phenomena occurring in soil, atmospheric and aquatic environments; consideration of natural resources and energy. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3310  and CHEM 3211  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 4101 - Inorganic Chemistry Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Experimental techniques of inorganic synthesis and physical methods for characterization of inorganic and organometallic compounds.  Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: CHEM 4111  with at least a “C-” Cross listing: CHEM 6101

  
  • CHEM 4111 - Intermediate Inorganic CHEM

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Theoretical and applied inorganic chemistry; relationship of structure and bonding to properties of elements and compounds; molecular orbital theory, coordination compounds and organometallics, ligand field theory, nonaqueous solvent systems, and reaction mechanisms. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3111  with at least C-, or permission of the instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4180-4199 - Special Topics In Inorganic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Topics in inorganic chemistry that are of current interest. Topics are varied and in online class listings. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3111  with at least C- and permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4201 - Instrumental Analysis Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Application of techniques of instrumental analysis in areas of atomic and molecular spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electroanalytical chemistry and chromatography. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3211  with minimum grade of C-. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE with minimum grade of C- or COREQUISITE: CHEM 4211 .

  
  • CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Analysis

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Topics in modern analytical instrumental analysis; atomic and molecular spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electroanalytical chemistry and chromatograhpy. Three lectures hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3211  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 4280-4299 - Special Topics In Analytical Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Topics of current interest in analytical chemistry. Topics are varied and in online class listings. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3211  with at least C- and permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4310 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Expansion of select topics from CHEM 3310 including in-depth analysis of structure and reactivity in organic compounds, synthetically important transformations, introduction to synthetic methods for preparing small molecules, and methods of identification. Lecture focused on problem solving. Three lecture hours per week.  PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3310 or permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4311 - Physical Organic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Theory of electronic structure organic compounds, relation between structure and reactivity of organic compounds, mechanisms of common organic reactions. Three lecture hours per week. Repeatable Repeat no more than two times. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3310  and CHEM 3511  with at least a C-.

  
  • CHEM 4315 - Organic Medicinal Chem

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Introduction to principles of medicinal chemistry; structure, synthesis, and biochemical mechanism of action of major drug classes. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3511  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 4380-4399 - Special Topics In Organic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Topics of current interest in organic chemistry. Topics are varied and in online class listings. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3310  with at least C- and permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4406 - Molecular Spectroscopy Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Determination of molecular structure of compounds using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3301  with at least C-. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE with at least C- or COREQUISITE: CHEM 4416 .

  
  • CHEM 4411 - Advanced Physical Chem

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Advanced topics in physical chemistry; statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics plus selected topics in the areas of kinetic theory of gases, condensed phases, and non-equilibrium processes. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3411  with at least C-, or permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4414 - Quantum Chemistry/Spectroscopy

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: A study of theoretical chemistry, chemical physics, theoretical molecular spectroscopy, and solid-state chemistry with emphasis on fundamentals of quantum mechanics, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy, molecular electronic spectra, and computational chemistry. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3411  or permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4416 - Molecular Spectroscopy

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Theory, instrumentation and applications of NMR, FT-IR, mass spectrometry, and UV-visible spectroscopy. Application and theory of other spectroscopic methods will be discussed briefly. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3310  and CHEM 3411  with at least C-.

  
  • CHEM 4480-4499 - Special Topics in Physical Chemistry

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Topics of current interest in physical chemistry. Topics are varied and in online class listings. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3411  with at least C- and permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4501 - Lab Tech In Biochem

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Biochemical techniques, analysis and design strategies; properties of proteins/enzymes, including binding, catalysis, kinetics, electron and proton transport processes of intermediate metabolism; purification, characterization and assay of enzymes using chromatography, spectroscopy, electrophoresis. Fee Lab Fee: $50. Six laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3501  with at least C-. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 4511  (or 6511) OR CHEM 4511  (or 6511). Cross listing: (Same as BIOL 4503 )

  
  • CHEM 4511 - Biochemistry I

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Chemistry of amino acids and proteins related to their properties in biochemical systems; protein conformation studies; enzymology, coenzymes and their functions; importance of pH; bioenergetics in catalysis; protein and carbohydrate metabolism. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and CHEM 3511  with at least C-. Cross listing: (Same as BIOL 4511 ).

  
  • CHEM 4512 - Biochemistry II

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Continuation of CHEM 4511 ; chemistry of lipids; metabolism, membrane formation and function in cell signaling mechanisms and sensory transduction; chemistry of nucleotides DNA and RNA; mechanisms of information storage and transmission; advanced treatment of enzyme kinetics. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 4511  or CHEM 4511  with at least C-. Cross listing: (Same as BIOL 4512 )

  
  • CHEM 4580-4599 - Special Topics in Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Topics of current interest in biochemistry. Topics are varied and in online class listings. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 4512  with at least C- and permission of instructor.

  
  • CHEM 4603 - Materials Synthesis Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Practical application of modern chemical synthesis; experimental studies in synthetic organic, organometallic, inorganic, polymer, and nanomaterial chemistry. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 3301  with at least C-. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE with at least C- or COREQUISITE: CHEM 4613 

 

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