May 21, 2024

2019-2020 Graduate Catalogue

2019-2020 Graduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue

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Liberal Studies
	GLS 554 - Poetry Writing: Applied Learning Workshop Course Description: This course will explore craft elements and genres of poetry. Students will read poetry craft essays, research poetry genres and present their research to the class, write poems, and participate in peer workshops. Evaluation will be based on completion of presentations/guided discussions, peer feedback, and participation in workshops. No poetry writing experience necessary. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 555 - Playful Prompts: Finding Your Form Course Description: This course will tour students through various creative writing forms. Exercises result in brief works of creative writing such as flash fiction, poetry, lyric essay, and other hybrid forms. We will experiment through prompts that eliminate the anxiety of a blank page and offer surprising results. This is a 15-week course with weekly reading, composition, and peer review/work-sharing objectives. The course will end with a final portfolio and a reflective essay. No previous creative writing experience necessary. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 560 - Art in Social Science Perspective Course Description: Art both organizes and is organized by social interaction. This course examines this dialectical relationship between art and society, focusing upon the complex networks of social relationships among artists, critics, aestheticians, patrons, and institutions that powerfully influence the ways in which art is performed, exhibited, evaluated, and supported. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 561 - Theatre and Cinema Course Description: Aesthetic study of theatre and film and the relations between them. Examination of key texts in each medium, emphasizing rhetorical analyses of language, mise-en-scène, performance, cinematography, editing and other properties particular to dramatic art forms. Three seminar hours and two screening hours each week. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 562 - Our Cultural Heritage through Dance Course Description: This course provides an opportunity to experience and examine dance forms and cultures from around the world. These experiences will provide the focus and impetus for students to make connections to their lives, to show connections to the global studies curriculum, and to encourage future independent study by individual class members. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 564 - Composing a Self: Autobiography from the Margins Course Description: In this course, we will read a range of contemporary autobiographies and memoirs and explore how writers compose their lives, construct an identity, and create a somewhat coherent self often against enormous, personal, societal, and cultural obstacles. We will read the autobiographical work of authors who have been socially marginalized, due to race, gender, ethnicity, mental illness, or socio-economics. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 566 - Documentary Film: Moving Images Course Description: The Documentary Tradition. One documentary film will be shown and discussed each week so that students will develop an awareness of how these films, both classics and current-day documentaries, were put together. Narration, interview, historical photos, and footage as well as actual filming of action, people and scenes will be analyzed to see how a documentary story is told. The student will be able to see how various video and audio segments make up a documentary and will become a more critical viewer of documentaries. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 568 - Black Intellectual Tradition Course Description: An interdisciplinary study of the black intellectual tradition in the humanities, social sciences, and the fine arts that spans nearly two hundred years, two continents, and most of the academic disciplines with special emphases upon African intellectual heritage, African philosophical thought forms, Afro-American philosophy of religion, black education, the black social conscience, and Blacks in literature. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 570 - Black Mountain School of North Carolina Course Description: Intensive study of the highly innovative and interdisciplinary Black Mountain School (1933-1956), its roots in European and American culture, and its remarkable legacy. Special emphasis upon poetry, the visual arts, and the performing arts and such leading figures as Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Robert Motherwell, William de Kooning, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 571 - Main Street U.S.A. Course Description: An examination of small-town America from a variety of topical and disciplinary perspectives, including art and architecture, business and commerce, cultural and transportation geography, education, folkways, and folk customs, history, kitsch, literature, photography, popular media, psychology, religion, sociology, and sport and recreation. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 591 - Directed Independent Study Course Description: May be taken once. May not be taken concurrently with GLS 598 or used for thesis research. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Students must secure permission of the graduate coordinator. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 9 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 592 - Special Topics in Liberal Studies Course Description: Exploration of a special topic in liberal studies not regularly covered in other courses. May be repeatable for a maximum of 24 hours under different titles for credit. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 24 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 596 - Final Project in Liberal Studies Extension Course Description: Students who made satisfactory progress in GLS 598 but did not complete the project should enroll in this course. Focused study of topic selected by student and approved by faculty advisor and director of MALS. Synthesizes or represents the student’s interdisciplinary theme. Portfolio and written analysis are required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: GLS 598 (min grade S) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6Repeat Limit: 1 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 597 - Internship in Applied Liberal Studies Course Description: Supervised professional experience with specific goals and assignments to be set and evaluated by a GLS instructor. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Nine hours of graduate course credit for M.A. in Liberal Studies and permission of director. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 598 - Final Project in Liberal Studies Course Description: Focused study of topic selected by student and approved by faculty advisor and director of MALS. Synthesizes or represents the student’s interdisciplinary theme. Portfolio and written analysis are required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 599 - Post-Master’s Certificate Qualifying Exam Course Description: An extended written exam that provides post-Master’s certificate candidates with a reflective opportunity to assess the quality and significance of their learning experience as graduate liberal students and to examine the value and relevance of graduate liberal studies in the contemporary world, particularly in regard to those agendas of interdisciplinary, cultural diversity, internationalism, and active citizenship that inform the graduate liberal studies program at UNCW. Credit Hours: 2 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	GLS 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Liberal Studies Course Description: This course is intended for degree or certificate seeking graduate students who have completed all course work required for their program, but have not finished exit requirement (comprehensive exam, oral and written exam, defense, etc.). Students may register for this course up to 3 times, beyond that, students should complete a form to request permission to extend continuous enrollment. A continuous enrollment form, which is located on the Graduate School website, must be completed to register for this course. Credit Hours: 0 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Repeat Limit: 2 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: Continuous Enrollment Tuition Charge Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Licensure
	LIC 500 - Advanced Elementary Grades Education, K-6 Course Description: Overview of roles and responsibilities of the teacher, major learning theories, school law, purpose of schools, and issues of accountability. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 501 - Research-based Instructional Design and Integrated Curriculum Course Description: Short-term and long-term planning structures emphasized including standards-based units and lesson design, scaffolding strategies, and ways to effectively assess student learning. Emphasis on using research literature as well as formative and summative assessment data to design curriculum. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 511 - Middle Grades Internship Course Description: A full-time internship within a candidate’s certifiable teaching area(s). Students engage in a variety of supervised instructional activities, assuming an increasing amount of responsibility for all phases of classroom instruction. Successful completion of the internship leads to initial teacher licensure. Credit Hours: 6 Corequisite Courses: LIC 520 Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: All courses in the Professional Core and a 3.0 GPA as required by UNCW Graduate School. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 518 - Advanced Middle Grades Education Course Description: Overview of the conceptual and historic development of programs for students in grades six through nine. Comparison of varied curricular, instructional, and organizational aspects of middle level schools. Explores the educational implications of the developmental characteristics of early adolescent learners, varied approaches to learning, and classroom management. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 519 - Advanced Diverse Learners, K-6 Course Description: Course focuses on strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners at the elementary level. Teacher candidates examine issues concerning understanding diverse populations including creating respectful environments, collaboration with families, and special education laws. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 520 - Advanced Diverse Learners, 6-9 Course Description: Course focuses on strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners at the middle level. Students study strategies for addressing student differences including academic, socio-emotional, physical, cultural and language differences. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 521 - Seminar In Secondary Learners Course Description: Please enter a description. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 522 - Advanced Mathematics Methods, K-6 Course Description: This course will focus on the curriculum, assessment, and instructional methods for teaching mathematics at the elementary grades. Course topics may include algebraic relationships, number sense, place value, fact mastery and computation, whole number operations, fractions, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: LICL 522 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 523 - Advanced Mathematics Methods, 6-9 Course Description: This course will focus on the curriculum, assessment, and instructional methods for teaching mathematics at middle grade levels. The format of this class will include class discussions (large and small group), cooperative learning tasks, hands on learning, student presentations, and some lecture. Field experience is a required course component. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: LIC 518 and EDN 520 and LIC 539 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 524 - Instructional Design in the Middle Grades Course Description: This course addresses developmentally appropriate methods of instruction and assessment in middle grades. Various instructional design methods are reviewed and applied in developing age-appropriate units and lessons with references to standards and pacing guides. Formative and summative assessment techniques and results are included. The course includes a field experience component. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 534 - Advanced Social Studies Methods, K-6 Course Description: This course will focus on the curriculum, assessment, and instructional methods for teaching social studies at the elementary grades. Course topics may include history, civics, geography, economics and cultural topics. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 535 - Advanced Social Studies Methods, 6-9 Course Description: Examines how the social studies curriculum can be organized to meet the learning needs of middle grades students. Emphasis on selection and preparation of appropriate materials, identification of instructional procedures, data-based decision making and the relevance of social inquiry to the real world. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: LIC 518 and EDN 520 and LIC 539 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 536 - Advanced Science Methods, K-6 Course Description: This course will focus on the curriculum, assessment, and instructional methods for teaching science at the elementary grades. Course topics may include examination of the various disciplines of science, science process skills, and science misconceptions. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 538 - Advanced Science Methods, 6-9 Course Description: This course will focus on: current issues and trends in science; the development, implementation, and assessment of curricular materials; and effective instructional strategies to teach science in the middle school. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: LIC 518 and EDN 520 and LIC 539 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 539 - Advanced Field Studies 6-9 Course Description: Presents research and theory on thematic instruction and assessment, classroom management, understanding legal and ethical issues, and parent/family/community involvement in the middle level education. Provides opportunities to extend and apply understandings of the roles of middle grades teacher as a professional. Extensive field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: LIC 523 (may be taken concurrently) or LIC 535 (may be taken concurrently) or LIC 538 (may be taken concurrently) or LIC 555 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 540 - Advanced Language and Literacy I, K-6 Course Description: Focus on the curriculum, assessment, and instructional methods for teaching language arts at the elementary grades. Course topics may include linguistics and psychological bases of the reading process, stages in the development of reading ability, and sequences of skill acquisition. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 548 - Advanced Language and Literacy ll, K-6 Course Description: This course will focus on the curriculum, assessment, and instructional methods for teaching literacy in the elementary grades. Course topics may include extensive opportunities to assess, teach, and evaluate all areas of children’s language and reading development in public school classrooms. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: LIC 534 (may be taken concurrently) and LIC 536 (may be taken concurrently) and LIC 550 (may be taken concurrently) and LICL 550 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 552 - Literacy Integration in the Middle Grades 6-9 Course Description: Develops understanding of reading and writing processes in the broad context of communication. Presents content area strategies for fostering and evaluating interest, fluency, and skill in reading and writing. Topics include creating a multi-literacy environment, organizational and instructional strategies for the development of reading and writing ability, techniques for motivating and guiding readers and writers, incorporating critical literacy perspectives, integrating 21st century skills in the teaching of content area literacy, and strategies for reading comprehension, which support learning in all areas of the middle school curriculum. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Admission to the Watson College of Education licensure program. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 555 - Advanced Language Arts Methods, 6-9 Course Description: Presents curriculum and methods for developing linguistic and communicative competence in language arts classes at the middle level. Develops understanding of communication processes (listening, speaking, writing, viewing, etc.) and language systems as influences teacher decision-making. Focus on strategies and plans for facilitating and evaluating student’s oral and written language performance. Field experience required. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: LIC 518 and EDN 520 and LIC 539 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 560 - Internship, K-6 Course Description: A full-time internship within an elementary setting. Students engage in a variety of supervised instructional activities, assuming an increasing amount of responsibility for all phases of classroom instruction. Successful completion of the internship leads to initial teacher licensure. Credit Hours: 9 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LIC 562 - Graduate Colloquium in Elementary Education Course Description: The Graduate Colloquium in Elementary Education integrates M.A.T. candidates’ experiences throughout their program, including the full-time internship. On-site seminars afford opportunity for reflection and application of research and evidence-based practices. Linking theory and practice is the ultimate goal of this graduate colloquium. This course also incorporates the culminating graduate exit project for students completing the K-6 internship. Students will develop skills in research design to include data collection, analysis, interpretation, reporting, and evaluation. Ultimately, the course evaluates M.A.T. students’ growth throughout the program and internship period. The student will apply research and evidence-based practices to an issue identified during the internship. The culminating project will result in a product (culminating project and defense) that addresses the issue and identifies possible solutions. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: LIC 560 Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Licensure Lab
	LICL 522 - Education Lab Math, K-6 Course Description: Field-based experience for teacher candidates enrolled in LIC 522. Focus on developing mathematical skills with elementary-aged students. Credit Hours: 1 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LICL 530 - Education Laboratory Course Description: Designed to provide students with supervised, one-on-one teaching experiences with school-aged children. Focus is on careful observation of a learner, development of lesson plans, instruction for an individual learner, evaluation of learner performance, i Credit Hours: 1 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	LICL 531 - Field Experience in the Public School Course Description: Designed to provide supervised, extended experiences in public school classrooms. Students will complete field experience requirements, including observations, instructional design, and reflections. Credit Hours: 1 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 2 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Management Information Systems
	MIS 503 - Programming For Analytics Course Description: This course introduces the essential general programming concepts and techniques to a data analytics audience with limited or no prior programming experience. Students will learn programming foundations, application development in R and Python, and how to integrate applications with business operations in this class. The course covers hands-on issues in programming for analytics, which includes accessing data, manipulating data objects, analyzing data using common statistical methods, generating reproducible statistical reports, and creating informative data graphics. The course introduces software techniques to write functions, debug, and organize and comment code. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 504 - Databases for Analytics Course Description: This course focuses on (1) the conceptual foundations of relational databases and data management, (2) interpreting database structure for relevant data, (3) data queries and reporting, and (4) searching for data anomalies [sometimes referred to as “data cleansing” of errors and inconsistencies]. Students will become familiar with database modeling and logical design. Proficiency in developing complex queries and report generation is stressed. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 505 - Data Visualization Course Description: This course provides experience in design principles for creating meaningful displays of quantitative and qualitative data to facilitate managerial decision-making. Use of popular and powerful data visualization and dashboarding software tools is emphasized. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: BAN 500 (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 506 - Text and Unstructured Data Analytics Course Description: This course addresses the unstructured data management skills needed for modern data analysis including those salient to big data and real-time data environments. The focus is on unstructured data and its environment. Unstructured data includes web data (blogs, text), user generated content, social media, location-aware data, and digital media among others. Topics covered include extraction methods for real time audio and video data, data capture, cleaning, representation, storage queries, manipulation, and real-time data management. Also included as they apply to unstructured data environment are data security, government, and visualization. Students will learn natural language processing and geo-spatial analytical tools. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 511 - Introduction to SQL and Data Management Course Description: Introduction to fundamental concepts of relational database management systems. Lectures introduce data as an asset, its life cycle, tiered system architectures, and data management. Hands-on skills covered in the Structured Query Language (SQL) for data manipulation and report writing. This course is for non-majors only. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Basic computer literacy. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 513 - Information Analysis and Management Course Description: Strategic and tactical issues of information systems and technology are addressed as they support and lead the operations of the organization. Models of the organization and its operations are designed. Multifaceted evaluations of organizational information systems are performed. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: ACG 201 (min grade D-) and FIN 335 (min grade D-) and MGT 350 (min grade D-) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisites or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 527 - Data Center Management Course Description: Fundamentals of Data Center technologies and management. Students learn the roles of databases, computing hosts, connectivity, and storage in a data center. The details of storage technologies, storage network protocols and computing architectures are covered. Management and design considerations such as virtualization of resources, metered usage, business continuity, recovery, replication, and security are also discussed. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MGT 350 (min grade D-) and ( CSC 344 (min grade D-) or MIS 323 (min grade D-) ) and ( CSC 450 (min grade D-) or MIS 411 (min grade D-) ) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisites or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 532 - Network Services Administration Course Description: The study of fundamental network services in organizations. Hands on configuration and administration of network-based services. Special emphasis is placed on security and organizational policy with regard to these services. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CSC 344 (min grade D-) or MIS 416 (min grade D-) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisites or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 534 - Information Security Management Course Description: An examination of the principles and processes of security management in networked computer-based systems, including hands-on implementation in a laboratory environment. Risk assessment, planning, protection, and incident and disaster response measures, as well as emerging privacy, legal and ethical issues will be covered in detail. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: ACG 201, MGT 350 Prerequisite Courses: CSC 344 (min grade B) or MIS 323 (min grade B) or MIS 320 (min grade B) or BUS 500 (min grade B) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisites or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 555 - Database Management Systems Course Description: Study of the design and administration of database systems in a business environment. Topics include relational modeling, normalization, data integrity, data standards, indexing, performance monitoring and tuning, and general administration of an enterprise level relational database management system. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: MGT 350, MKT 340 Prerequisite Courses: CSC 455 (min grade B) or MIS 315 (min grade B) or BUS 500 (min grade B) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 560 - Data Mining Course Description: This course covers the major techniques of data mining and their application to business. Data mining is an interdisciplinary, computer-based process for finding patterns within data. This course provides an introduction and a hands-on experience with data mining software. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: QMM 280 (min grade D-) or STT 215 (min grade D-) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 564 - Computer and Network Security Course Description: An in-depth coverage of network security technologies, network design implications, and security planning for an organization’s computer network. Procedures for the identification, preservation and extraction of electronic evidence. Auditing and investigation of network and host intrusions. Forensic tools and resources for systems administrators and information system security officers. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CSC 544 Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 564 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 565 - Analysis, Modeling and Design Course Description: Analysis and modeling of information systems. Topics include project estimation and management, logical desgin methodologies and techniques, make or buy decisions, risk analysis, implementation issues, and training. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: ACG 201, FIN 335 Prerequisite Courses: CSC 450 (min grade B) or MIS 411 (min grade B) or BUS 500 (min grade B) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 567 - Software Architecture and Development Practices Course Description: Study of current development practices for creating high quality software. Topics include current software design practices, coding practices, testing practices, version and configuration control practices, and error-tracking practices. The particular techniques will change with the industry view of best practices. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CSC 550 with minimum grade of C and MIS 565 with mimimum grade of C and MIS 555 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 575 - e-Business Strategies and Implementation Course Description: Global businesses recognize the need for an external as well as internal web presence. Intranets and Extranets are commonplace and are necessary to remain competitive. This course provides the strategic and technical essentials of what IT professionals should know in order to manage, lead and implement internal and external internet initiatives. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CSC 221 (min grade D-) or MIS 316 (min grade D-) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 576 - Information Technology Project Management Course Description: The IT Project Management course builds on the Software Engineering and Systems Analysis and Design courses. This course will enhance the knowledge of the managerial aspects of how projects are selected and implemented. It includes consideration of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, human resource and communication requirements and the consideration of the change management required to implement projects. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 587 - Systems Simulation Course Description: Study of the techniques and applications of computer simulation of systems. Students will learn to plan simulation studies, program them in a simulation language, perform the study, and analyze the results with statistical rigor. Also covered are random number generation, input distribution selection, generating random variables, and variance reduction techniques. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: QMM 280 (min grade D-) or STT 215 (min grade D-) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 587 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 590 - Research Methods Course Description: Review of descriptive and inferential statistics. Advanced inferential techniques including multiple regression, correlation analysis, non-parametric techniques, and sampling techniques. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: QMM 280 (min grade D-) and STT 215 (min grade D-) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 591 - Directed Independent Study Course Description: Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. Credit Hours: 1 TO 6 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 591 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 592 - Topics in Computing Course Description: Topics in computing of current interest not covered in existing courses. Credit Hours: 1 TO 6 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 592 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 594 - Research Project Course Description: Focused study of a research topic in the practical application of computer science or information systems under the guidance of a faculty member. Topics are selected by the student with faculty and graduate coordinator approval. Written analysis and oral presentation of the project is required. Credit Hours: 1 TO 6 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 594 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 595 - Research Seminar Course Description: Research and discussion of selected topics in computer science or information systems. Oral presentation required. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 595 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 598 - Internship Course Description: Academic training and practical experience through work in a private company or public agency. Faculty supervision and evaluation of all study and on-site activity. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Overall GPA of at least 3.0, permission of the graduate coordinator. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 598 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 599 - Thesis Course Description: Intensive research study of a topic selected by student and approved by a thesis committee. A scholarly oral presentation and defense of thesis is required. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CSC 599 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIS 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Management Information Systems Course Description: This course is intended for degree or certificate seeking graduate students who have completed all course work required for their program, but have not finished exit requirement (comprehensive exam, oral and written exam, defense, etc.). Students may register for this course up to 3 times, beyond that, students should complete a form to request permission to extend continuous enrollment. A continuous enrollment form, which is located on the Graduate School website, must be completed to register for this course. Credit Hours: 0 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Repeat Limit: 2 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: Continuous Enrollment Tuition Charge Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Marine Biology
	MBY 537 - Ichthyology Course Description: Please enter a description. Credit Hours: 0 Or 4 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Marine Science
	MSC 526 - Cruise or Field Sampling Course Description: Cruise and/or field sampling not covered by other courses. Participation in the planning and sampling phases of major marine or environmental research programs. Credit Hours: 1 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MSC 579 - Role of the Oceans in Human Health Course Description: Discovery, structure, and biological activity of marine bioactive compounds, chemotaxonomy, pharmaceutical leads, marine biotoxins, structure, mode of action, regulation and monitoring, the producing organisms, how (biosynthesis) and why these compounds are made. Two lectures per week. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CHM 212 with minimum grade of D- and BIO 110 with minimum grade of D- Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: CHM 595 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MSC 591 - Directed Independent Study Course Description: Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MSC 592 - Special Topics Marine Science Course Description: Please enter a description. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MSC 595 - Graduate Seminar Course Description: Discussion of research ideas and results by students and faculty. Preparation and presentation of research prospectus by student. Credit Hours: 1 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MSC 598 - Research Course Description: Credit hours taken by students in pursuing their master’s thesis research. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MSC 599 - Thesis Course Description: Intensive research study of a topic selected by student and approved by a thesis committee. A scholarly oral presentation and defense of thesis is required. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MSC 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Marine Science Course Description: This course is intended for degree or certificate seeking graduate students who have completed all course work required for their program, but have not finished exit requirement (comprehensive exam, oral and written exam, defense, etc.). Students may register for this course up to 3 times, beyond that, students should complete a form to request permission to extend continuous enrollment. A continuous enrollment form, which is located on the Graduate School website, must be completed to register for this course. Credit Hours: 0 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Repeat Limit: 2 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: Continuous Enrollment Tuition Charge Additional Fee Amounts Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Math Education
	MAE 503 - Discrete Mathematics for Teachers Course Description: An in-depth investigation of discrete mathematics topics identified as essential to teaching middle grades curriculum. Topics include systematic listing and counting, vertex-edge graphs, and iteration and recursion. Students present written and oral arguments to justify conjectures and generalizations. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAE 505 - Euclidean Geometry for Teachers Course Description: Only open to graduate students in middle grades education. A study of properties and relationships of shape, size, and symmetry in two and three dimensions. Topics include parallelism, transformations, congruence, similarity, measurement, and constructions. Students present written and oral arguments to justify conjectures and generalizations. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAE 592 - Topics in Mathematics Course Description: Topics in mathematics not covered in existing MAE courses. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of the Mathematical Sciences Department. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Mathematics
	MAT 511 - Real Analysis I Course Description: Advanced study of convergence, continuity, differentiation and integration in metric spaces. The real number system, basic topology, sequences and series, continuity, uniform continuity, theories of integration with an introduction to Lebesgue measure and related convergence theorems. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Intermediate analysis or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 411 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 512 - Real Analysis II Course Description: Advanced study of convergence, continuity, differentiation and integration in metric spaces. The real number system, basic topology, sequences and series, continuity, uniform continuity, theories of integration with an introduction to Lebesque measure and related convergence theorems. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Intermediate analysis or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 412 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 513 - Measure and Integration Course Description: Abstract measure theory. Lebesgue measure, integration, convergence theorems, absolute continuity, differentiation, Radon–Nikodym Theorem, product measures, Fubini’s Theorem, Lebesgue spaces, convolution. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 512 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 515 - Introduction to Complex Variables Course Description: A first study of functions of a complex variable. Algebra of complex numbers, elementary functions with their mapping properties; analytic functions; power series; integration, Cauchy’s Theorem, Laurent series and residue calculus; elementary conformal mappings and boundary value problems. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 511 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite or advanced calculus. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 415 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 516 - Complex Analysis Course Description: Advanced study of complex–valued functions. Holomorphic and harmonic functions, Cauchy’s Integral Theorem, Poisson’s kernel and the Dirichlet problem, conformality, the Riemann Mapping Theorem, analytic continuation. Additional topics chosen from univalent, entire, meromorphic functions; Riemann surfaces; asymptotic methods; Mittag–Leffler, Runge and Weierstrass factorization theorems. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 511 with minimum grade of C and MAT 515 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 518 - Partial Differential Equations I Course Description: A thorough treatment of the solution of initial and boundary value problems of partial differential equations. Topics include classification of partial differential equations, the method of characteristics, separation of variables, Fourier analysis, integral equations and integral transforms, generalized functions, Green’s functions, Sturm–Liouville theory, approximations, numerical methods. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Undergraduate differential equations and advanced calculus. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 418 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 519 - Partial Differential Equations II Course Description: A thorough treatment of the solution of initial and boundary value problems of partial differential equations. Topics include classification of partial differential equations, the method of characteristics, separation of variables, Fourier analysis, integral equations and integral transforms, generalized functions, Green’s functions, Sturm–Liouville theory, approximations, numerical methods. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 518 Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Undergraduate differential equations and advanced calculus. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 521 - Number Theory Course Description: Use of algebraic techniques to study arithmetic properties of the integers and their generalizations. Primes, divisibility and unique factorization in integral domains; congruences, residues and quadratic reciprocity; diophantine equations and additional topics in algebraic number theory. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of department. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 421 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 525 - Numerical Analysis Course Description: Introduction to the theoretical foundations of numerical algorithms. Solution of linear systems by direct methods; least squares, minimax, and spline approximations; polynomial interpolation; numerical integration and differentiation; solution of nonlinear equations; initial value problems in ordinary differential equations. Error analysis. Certain algorithms are selected for programming. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 325 (min grade C) and MAT 335 (min grade C) and MAT 361 (min grade C) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Undergraduate linear algebra, differential equations, and elementary numerical methods. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 425 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 531 - Linear Algebra Course Description: Theory of vector spaces, linear mappings and matrices. Determinants, eigenvalues, canonical forms, the Cayley–Hamilton Theorem, inner product spaces and positive definite matrices. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of department. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 535 - Linear Programming and Network Flows Course Description: Methods and applications of optimizing a linear function subject to linear constraints. Theory of the simplex method and duality; parametric linear programs; sensitivity analysis; modeling and computer implementation. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Undergraduate linear algebra and computing experience. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 536 - Nonlinear and Discrete Optimization Course Description: Theory and applications of discrete optimization algorithms. Transportation problems and network flow problems; integer programming; computer implementation. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 535 Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 541 - Modern Algebra I Course Description: Introduction to group theory. Binary structures including semigroups and lattices; finite groups, structure theorems, Sylow theorems and applications; group actions; free groups and presentations; structure of abelian groups. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of department. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 542 - Modern Algebra II Course Description: Introduction to rings and fields. Modules, integral domains, vector spaces. Structure of polynomial rings and their relation to linear algebra. Field extensions and Galois theory. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 541 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 547 - Graph Theory Course Description: Introduction to the theoretical foundations of graph theory. Topics covered will include trees, connectivity, Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs, matchings, coverings, planarity, vertex and edge colorings. Other topics may include matroids, directed graphs, networks, extremal graph structure, applications, and algorithms. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Undergraduate linear algebra. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 551 - Topology Course Description: A study of the basic concepts of general topology. Metric spaces, continuity, completeness, compactness, connectedness, separation axioms, product and quotient spaces; additional topics in point–set topology. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of department. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 451 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 557 - Differential Geometry Course Description: Theory of curves and surfaces in Euclidean space. Frenet formulas, curvature and torsion, arc length; first and second fundamental forms. Gaussian curvature, equations of Gauss and Codazzi, differential forms, Cartan’s equations; global theorems. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Advanced calculus. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 457 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 563 - Ordinary Differential Equations Course Description: Advanced study of ordinary differential equations. Existence and uniqueness; systems of linear equations, fundamental matrices, matrix exponential; series solutions, regular singular points; plane autonomous systems, stability and perturbation theory; Sturm–Liouville theory and expansion in eigenfunctions. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Undergraduate linear algebra and differential equations. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 463 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 564 - Applied Analytical Models Course Description: Topics in applied analysis of current interest. Topics may include tensor analysis and relativity, quantum mechanics, control theory, fluid mechanics, waves, ocean circulation, and mathematical models in biology or economics. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 519 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 565 - Applied Probability Course Description: The formulation, analysis and interpretation of probabilistic models. Selected topics in probability theory. Conditioning, Markov chains, and Poisson processes. Additional topics chosen from renewal theory, queueing theory, Gaussian processes, Brownian motion, and elementary stochastic differential equations. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: A calculus-based statistics course. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: STT 565 Undergraduate Crosslisting: MAT 465, STT 465 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 567 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology Course Description: An introduction to applications of mathematical concepts in developing, analyzing and simulating deterministic biological models. Mathematical methods may include discrete and continuous modeling, non-linear difference equations, as well as ordinary and p Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: MAT 467 Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisites: Undergraduate linear algebra and differential equations, or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MAT 569 - Stochastic Processes in Operations Research Course Description: Probabilistic models with applications in operations research. Queueing theory, birth–death processes, embedded Markov chains, finite and infinite waiting room systems, single and multi–server queues, general service distributions; Markov decision processes; reliability. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MAT 565 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: STT 569 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.

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GLS 554 - Poetry Writing: Applied Learning Workshop

GLS 555 - Playful Prompts: Finding Your Form

GLS 560 - Art in Social Science Perspective

GLS 561 - Theatre and Cinema

GLS 562 - Our Cultural Heritage through Dance

GLS 564 - Composing a Self: Autobiography from the Margins

GLS 566 - Documentary Film: Moving Images

GLS 568 - Black Intellectual Tradition

GLS 570 - Black Mountain School of North Carolina

GLS 571 - Main Street U.S.A.

GLS 591 - Directed Independent Study

GLS 592 - Special Topics in Liberal Studies

GLS 596 - Final Project in Liberal Studies Extension

GLS 597 - Internship in Applied Liberal Studies

GLS 598 - Final Project in Liberal Studies

GLS 599 - Post-Master’s Certificate Qualifying Exam

GLS 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Liberal Studies

LIC 500 - Advanced Elementary Grades Education, K-6

LIC 501 - Research-based Instructional Design and Integrated Curriculum

LIC 511 - Middle Grades Internship

LIC 518 - Advanced Middle Grades Education

LIC 519 - Advanced Diverse Learners, K-6

LIC 520 - Advanced Diverse Learners, 6-9

LIC 521 - Seminar In Secondary Learners

LIC 522 - Advanced Mathematics Methods, K-6

LIC 523 - Advanced Mathematics Methods, 6-9

LIC 524 - Instructional Design in the Middle Grades

LIC 534 - Advanced Social Studies Methods, K-6

LIC 535 - Advanced Social Studies Methods, 6-9

LIC 536 - Advanced Science Methods, K-6

LIC 538 - Advanced Science Methods, 6-9

LIC 539 - Advanced Field Studies 6-9

LIC 540 - Advanced Language and Literacy I, K-6

LIC 548 - Advanced Language and Literacy ll, K-6

LIC 552 - Literacy Integration in the Middle Grades 6-9

LIC 555 - Advanced Language Arts Methods, 6-9

LIC 560 - Internship, K-6

LIC 562 - Graduate Colloquium in Elementary Education

LICL 522 - Education Lab Math, K-6

LICL 530 - Education Laboratory

LICL 531 - Field Experience in the Public School

MIS 503 - Programming For Analytics

MIS 504 - Databases for Analytics

MIS 505 - Data Visualization

MIS 506 - Text and Unstructured Data Analytics

MIS 511 - Introduction to SQL and Data Management

MIS 513 - Information Analysis and Management

MIS 527 - Data Center Management

MIS 532 - Network Services Administration

MIS 534 - Information Security Management

MIS 555 - Database Management Systems

MIS 560 - Data Mining

MIS 564 - Computer and Network Security

MIS 565 - Analysis, Modeling and Design

MIS 567 - Software Architecture and Development Practices

MIS 575 - e-Business Strategies and Implementation

MIS 576 - Information Technology Project Management

MIS 587 - Systems Simulation

MIS 590 - Research Methods

MIS 591 - Directed Independent Study

MIS 592 - Topics in Computing

MIS 594 - Research Project

MIS 595 - Research Seminar

MIS 598 - Internship

MIS 599 - Thesis

MIS 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Management Information Systems

MBY 537 - Ichthyology

MSC 526 - Cruise or Field Sampling

MSC 579 - Role of the Oceans in Human Health

MSC 591 - Directed Independent Study

MSC 592 - Special Topics Marine Science

MSC 595 - Graduate Seminar

MSC 598 - Research

MSC 599 - Thesis

MSC 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Marine Science

MAE 503 - Discrete Mathematics for Teachers

MAE 505 - Euclidean Geometry for Teachers

MAE 592 - Topics in Mathematics

MAT 511 - Real Analysis I