May 21, 2024

2019-2020 Graduate Catalogue

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Business Administration
	MBA 504 - Business Law Course Description: Examination of the constituitional, legislative, judicial, regulatory, and public policy forces exerted on the business environment. Particular focus on contracts, torts, and property law. 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.
	MBA 508 - Accounting Course Description: An intensive course in principles of theory of financial and managerial accounting, with an emphasis on financial analysis and managerial decision making. 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.
	MBA 514 - Information Analysis and Management Course Description: This course is designed to introduce major information technology (IT) concepts and important issues that business managers face when using, developing and managing information systems (IS). Strategic and tactical issues of information systems and technology are addressed as they support and lead the operations of the organization. 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.
	MBA 515 - Business Analytics Course Description: An introduction to data driven decision making using descriptive, predictive and prescriptive Business Analytics approaches. Topics included are data visualization, predictive techniques, data mining, simulation, optimization models and decision analysis. 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.
	MBA 516 - Operations Management Course Description: Survey of the basic concepts, theories, and techniques for the management of operating systems. Development of concepts and decision processes critical to short-run and long range organizational decision making. Topics include product and process design, operations planning, project management, inventory management, capacity planning, quality and scheduling. 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.
	MBA 517 - Applied Learning Residency Course Description: This course is designed to provide an opportunity to promote and develop the soft skills that are essential for managers, but are difficult to develop in an online environment. The purpose of this class is to help bridge the knowing doing gap that occurs when students have strong content knowledge but limited experience in applying that knowledge to real world situations. Learning activities in this class may include role plays, team-building exercises, real world cases and other applied learning activities that can occur in an immersive learning environment. Credit Hours: 2 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.
	MBA 518 - International Applied Learning Residency Course Description: This course is the capstone of curricular requirements for the Executive MBA program. The main purpose of the course is to help students integrate the business concepts learned in functional core courses in an international setting. Specifically, students will have an intensive one week learning experience that involves company visits, presentations from business executives and case studies. 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.
	MBA 527 - International Human Resource Management Course Description: Students will examine strategies for managing human resources internationally: structural, cultural, and corporate management methods. Practical examples of global HRM will be explored through organizational case studies. Students will be encouraged to critically evaluate HRM models and assumptions and to question, for example, whether practice matches prescription. The interests in HRM of a range of stakeholders will be discussed: investors, managers, employees, host countries, trade/labor unions, and governments. 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.
	MBA 530 - Economics Course Description: This course covers principles of micro and macroeconmics. The initial focus on an analysis of decision making processes and economic equilibrium for consumers and individual firms. Also covered is basic data and measurements used in describing the macro economy. 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.
	MBA 532 - Corporate Finance Course Description: A broad survey of finance concerned with the money-management decisions of the individual and the firm. Study includes the tools and terms that the corporate and individual financial manager employs as he or she conducts his or her financial affairs. Value-creation for the firm, the use of financial statements, the importance of cash flows, the measurement of risk, investment decision-making, the use of the securities and derivatives markets, asset-pricing models, estimating value of income-producing assets and international financial issues will be reviewed. These topics and the foundation we build in this course will be supplemented with regular reference to contemporary issues in finance. 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.
	MBA 533 - Electives/Special Topics Course Description: A series of topics providing depth in functional areas such as new product development, technology management, investment analysis, and strategic information systems. 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 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MBA 534 - Investment Management Course Description: Students in this course will learn to describe the financial markets and participants, use MPT to estimate an optimal risky portfolio and a minimum variance portfolio, discuss the CAPM and the Beta of a stock, discuss the EMH and behavioral finance, apply valuation models to equity securities, analyze fixed income portfolios and discuss the term structure of interest rates, and describe the payoff and profit associated with derivative securities. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MBA 532 (min grade C) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite 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.
	MBA 537 - International Finance Course Description: Financial decision making can be more challenging in a multinational corporation relative to purely domestic firms. In this module, we will analyze the environment that a finance officer operates and provide a thorough discussion of fundamental variables that impact exchange rates, currency market transactions, and international financing and investment activities of multinational companies for the purpose of enabling optimum financial decision making. Throughout the course, we will utilize formal models originating from financial research and discuss their practical implementations in a global context. The module will make extensive use of articles pertaining to international finance issues as well as case studies to focus on practical analysis of the financial environment of a multinational corporation. 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.
	MBA 538 - Financial Statement Analysis Course Description: This course is an introduction to the principles of financial statement analysis. It emphasizes tools that are used to analyze a company’s financial statements. Broad objectives include: gaining a factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends, etc) of the field; learning fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories; developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field. 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.
	MBA 542 - Marketing Course Description: An introduction to the principles of marketing and basic marketing methods and tools needed to make effective marketing decisions. Lectures and projects regarding new product development, customer relationship management, and other key marketing concepts will expose students to marketing principles and require them to formulate marketing tactics and strategies. 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.
	MBA 545 - Real Estate Investment Analysis Course Description: The primary objective of this course will be to extend a student’s basic understanding of finance and of real estate to an appreciation of real estate value, real estate financing and the mechanics of the mortgage-backed security markets. Towards this appreciation, an initial illustration of the inefficiencies in real estate relative to the capital market investments will be provided. Current topics in real estate investment analysis will then be reviewed. A monograph on the Great Recession and the real estate and financial crises is examined early in the course. Special real estate topics will include the mathematics of real estate investment, real estate financing alternatives, special tax-deferral and tax-sheltering options available to the real estate investor and the origins and operations of the collateralized mortgage-backed security markets. This course will include examination of selected real estate investments and an introduction to career options in the real estate sector (real estate finance, real estate appraisal, mortgage brokerage, real estate banking, property management, etc.). 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.
	MBA 547 - Strategic Global Marketing & Branding Course Description: The Strategic Global Marketing & Branding class addresses global economy issues at an advanced level. It provides executives with a critical awareness of the key concepts, frameworks and techniques of global strategic marketing and of global branding. 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.
	MBA 553 - Learning Alliance Integration Course Description: Each team will present to an evaluation team composed of two faculty members, an alliance executive, and a CEN/outside executive (Note: Confidentiality agreement with partner may limit outside executive involvement). Presentations will be formal. 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.
	MBA 558 - Strategic Management Course Description: Course focus will be on the challenges confronting firms competing domestically and internationally with an emphasis placed on the integration of strategies with the structures and systems needed for successful implementation. PMBA Students in this course will complete an industry and company analysis as a capstone project. 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.
	MBA 562 - Management Course Description: This course surveys management theories, research and concepts about the structure and processes of complex business organizations. Emphasis on the development and assessment of core mangement skills. Topics include self-awareness, problem solving, conflict resolution, commmunication, motivation, team building, human resource mangement, and leadership. 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.
	MBA 563 - Introduction to Healthcare Systems Course Description: The course objectives include a strategic overview of the US healthcare industry. It also covers a number of special topics, including a global comparison of health care systems, focusing on their financing, reimbursement, and delivery systems. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite 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.
	MBA 567 - Global Strategy and Management Course Description: Global Strategy and Management is designed to prepare graduate students in Business to acquire the skills that will help them manage effectively the multinational organization – i.e., the processes of creating and sustaining competitive advantage of global markets. 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.
	MBA 591 - Directed Independent Study Course Description: Directed individual study with approval of the MBA Director. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Approval of MBA Director. 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.
	MBA 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Business Administration 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.
Business Analytics
	BAN 500 - Descriptive Analytics Course Description: This course covers statistical inference as applied to management decision making and focuses on building linear statistical models and developing skills for implementing statistical analysis in real situations. Applications require the use of statistical analysis programs on the computer. 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.
	BAN 501 - Prescriptive Analytics Course Description: This course will introduce students to the field of prescriptive analytics. Students will learn how to develop and use modeling techniques used extensively in the business world. Both mathematical and spreadsheet skills in MS Excel will be utilized for performing optimization, simulation, and decision analysis techniques. 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.
	BAN 502 - Predictive Analytics Course Description: This course explores computer-intensive methods for model selection, parameter estimation, and validation for predictive analytics. The course focuses on techniques and algorithms from the statistical and machine learning disciplines, and has a strong programming component. Example topics that could be included in this course include: ordinary least squares regression, multi-nominal logistic regression, classification and regression trees, neural networks, support vector machines, naive Bayes, principal components analysis, cluster analysis, and regularization. Each technique is accompanied with a focus on application and problem-solving. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: BAN 500 and MIS 503 (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.
	BAN 513 - Strategic Marketing Analytics Course Description: The focus of this course is to familiarize students with the principles and strategic concepts of marketing analytics, a high growth area that uses computer-based analytical techniques and quantitative modeling to enhance decision-making capabilities of marketing managers. The effective use of marketing analytics offers insights into customer preferences and trends and allows for the detection of patterns, the making of new associations, and the acquisition of a deeper understanding of customers. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: BUS 500 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.
	BAN 515 - Health Care Analytics Course Description: This course equips students with health analytics skills to select, prepare, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and present clinical and operational data in order to improve healthcare outcomes. Theoretical and practical coverage of topics are presented, such as data mining, predictive modeling, association analysis, clustering and visualization. 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.
	BAN 516 - Transportation Analytics Course Description: This course explores various statistical analysis techniques used in transportation systems. Various practical transportation topics will be covered, including model estimation, data analytics, traffic forecasting, incident prediction, traffic flow theory, and safety. Techniques to be covered include statistics, data mining, hypothesis testing, experimental design, and optimization, such as regression, time series modeling, classification, and clustering. Popular statistical modeling software will be used to assess transportation solutions. 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.
	BAN 517 - Supply Chain Analytics Course Description: This course introduces application of data analytics in various aspects of supply chain management, including forecasting and inventory management, sales and operations planning, transportation, logistics and distribution, purchasing, and supply chain risk management. Software packages include Excel with Solver and R. 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.
	BAN 525 - Case Studies in Business Analytics Course Description: This course will consist of case studies on using statistical methods for prediction in a number of business settings. The statistical methods that will be used in the cases follow the recent advances in forecasting with big data and includes methods such as decision trees and other classification models, neural networks and stepwise regressions. The JMP Pro software, which is available at UNCW, will be utilized in all cases. The course will also include a data intensive project, which is discussed further below, that will ask students to use the approaches introduced in the cases to forecast the U.S. economy or the stock market. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: BAN 500 and BAN 501 and BAN 502 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.
	BAN 530 - Applications of Business Analytics Course Description: This course requires students to apply theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during the Business Analytics program to a comprehensive capstone project. Students will develop a solution to a real-world problem that will include collecting and cleaning data, building an appropriate model, and using appropriate analytic methods to produce a solution to the problem. The course instructor will provide a problem statement and data from either a real-world domain or a close approximation. Students will work individually or in small teams to develop a project plan, appropriate models, and a final recommendation. It may be possible for students to propose their own problem statement and data collection; however, all such projects must be instructor approved. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: BAN 500 and BAN 501 and BAN 502 and MIS 504 and MIS 505 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.
	BAN 592 - Current Topics in Business Analytics Course Description: This course will introduce students to a current area of application or a current development of an advanced topic in business analytics. Students will learn how Business Analytics solutions can impact a firm’s ability to create and maintain comptetitive advantages. Topics may include applications or developments in descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive analytics. 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.
	BAN 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: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Overall GPA of at least 3.0. and permission of the graduate coordinator. 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.
Chemistry
	CHM 501 - Introduction to Chemical Research Course Description: Scientific proposal and manuscript preparation. Communication techniques. Experimental design and data analysis. Computer applications. Library use. Laboratory safety. Two hours each week. 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.
	CHM 505 - Pharmaceutical Chemistry I: Introduction to Drug Discovery Course Description: Introduction to pharmaceutical chemistry, drug discovery and pharmacokinetics. Topics may include drug structure-activity relationships, molecular modeling, assay development, toxicity assays, basic knowledge of major pathways of drug metabolism, factors Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite: Two semesters of organic chemistry and one semester of biochemistry. 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.
	CHM 506 - Pharmaceutical Chemistry II: Pharmaceutical Analytisis Course Description: Methods of analytical chemistry of special importance for pharmaceutical chemistry, including chromatography, especially HPLC, GC, chiral separations, error analysis, and validation. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite: Strong undergraduate or graduate background inanalytical chemistry. 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.
	CHM 512 - Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Course Description: Introduction to advanced structural elucidation techniques using advanced mass spectrometry and NMR. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CHM 211 with minimum grade of C or CHM 212 with minimum grade of C Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequiste courses or equivalent course 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.
	CHM 516 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Course Description: Study of contemporary synthetic organic chemistry. Topics may include chiral synthetic methods, natural products synthesis, bioorganic chemistry, relationships between structure and reactivity and the role of reactive intermediates, with emphasis placed on examples from the recent literature. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Two semesters of organic chemistry. 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.
	CHM 517 - Medicinal Chemistry Course Description: Study of the various principles involved in, and the multidisciplinary nature of, modern drug design. The course focuses on the chemical and biological principles that are fundamental to medicinal chemistry and upon the understanding of how and why certain chemicals interact at biological targets. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Two semesters of organic chemistry. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: CHM 417 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 521 - Advanced Physical Chemistry Course Description: The study of quantum statistical mechanical basis of thermodynamics, including the behavior of solids and liquids. Kinetics of chemical reactions, particularly the microscopic picture of chemical reactions based on quantum statistical mechanics. 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.
	CHM 522 - Rates and Mechanisms Course Description: Chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms. Transition state and collision theories. Catalysis. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Physical chemistry. 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.
	CHM 525 - Molecular Modeling Course Description: Theory and practice of molecular modeling, including molecular mechanics, semi-empirical and ab initio molecular orbital theory, density functional theory, and molecular dynamics. This course aims to provide students with not only the theories of but also hands-on training of core molecular modeling techniques. At the end of the term, students will choose a topic and design modeling protocols to solve the problem of their own interest. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Physical Chemistry Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: CHM 425 Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 536 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry Course Description: Application of modern analytical methods to chemical problems. Emphasis upon chemical information, structural and quantitative, obtainable from these techniques. Topics may include modern spectroscopic, chromatographic, electrochemical, bioanalytical or isotropic techniques. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Organic chemistry, quantitative analysis. 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.
	CHM 545 - Inorganic Chemistry Course Description: Study of periodic relationships: crystal lattice theory; transition metals and ions; crystal field theory; organometallic structures and reactions; and reaction mechanisms. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Physical chemistry and quantitative analysis, or equivalent. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: CHM 445 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 546 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Course Description: Study of contemporary inorganic chemistry. Topics may include organometallic, bioinorganic chemistry, group theory, and/or current topics in contemporary inorganic chemistry. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CHM 545 Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequiste courses or equivalent course 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.
	CHM 567 - Biochemical Techniques and Instrumentation Course Description: Theory and practice of advanced biochemical techniques. Topics may include buffer and reagent preparation, protein assay, protein purification, electrophoresis, enzyme kinetics, vesicle construction, DNA isolation, and molecular visualization and modeling. Four hours each week. Credit Hours: 2 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CHM 365 (min grade C) (may be taken concurrently) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequiste courses or equivalent course Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: CHM 467 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 568 - Advanced Biochemistry Course Description: Topics may include protein structure, stability, and visualization, enzyme kinetics and mechanisms including enzyme activators, inhibitors, and inactivators, ligand recognition and binding, and enzyme regulation. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CHM 365 (min grade C) and CHM 321 (min grade C) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequiste courses or equivalent course 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.
	CHM 574 - Aquatic Chemistry Course Description: The chemistry of aqueous solutions, including use of activity coefficients, acid-base and buffer concepts, gas solubility, results of carbon dioxide dissolution, trace metal speciation, oxidation-reduction processes, photochemistry and mineral solubility. Concepts will be applied to laboratory solutions and natural waters. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of the 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.
	CHM 575 - Chemical Oceanography Course Description: Sources, distribution, forms of occurrence, and reactions of chemical species in seawater. Chemistry of concentrated aqueous solutions. Patterns of global ocean circulation. Air-sea and sediment-seawater interactions. Estuarine processes and reactions. Human impact on the oceans. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: General chemistry. An oceanography course is recommended. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: MSC 575 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 576 - Chemical and Physical Analysis of Seawater Course Description: Study of modern chemical and physical measurements of seawater including salinity, alkalinity, pH, nutrients, and dissolved oxygen. Several class periods may also be devoted to working aboard an oceanographic research vessel while at sea. 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: PHY 576 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 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 (min grade C) and BIO 110 (min grade C) Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequiste courses or permision of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: MSC 579 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 585 - Industrial and Polymer Chemistry Course Description: Properties, synthesis, and reactions of major industrial chemicals; synthetic plastics, soaps and detergents; petrochemicals; paints and pigments; dyes; pharmaceutical and nuclear industries; mechanism of polymerization; copolymerization; physical and chemical properties of polymers; polymer characterization; advances in polymer techniques. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Physical chemistry and two semesters of organic chemistry. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: CHM 485 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 586 - Fundamentals of Heterocycles with Emphasis on Pharmaceuticals Course Description: Well over half of all known organic compounds and most pharmaceuticals are heterocyles (containing an atom other than C in the ring). This course will examine their chemistry. Topics include the nomenclature, properties, synthesis, and pharmaceutical applications of heterocycles. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: CHM 486 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CHM 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. 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.
	CHM 592 - Special Topics in Chemistry Course Description: Study of topics or issues in Chemistry not covered in existing courses. May be repeated under a different subtitle. 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: 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.
	CHM 595 - Graduate Seminar Course Description: Discussion by students, faculty, and guest lecturers of research ideas and/or research results. May be repeated two times for credit. Credit Hours: 1 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.
	CHM 597 - Comprehensive Literature Review Course Description: The ability to survey the literature is the basis of advanced learning in chemistry. In this course students are taught the fundamentals of scientific literature searching and will be required to demonstrate the ability to apply their chemical knowledge to the discussion of a topic in the chemical literature. The topic to be reviewed will typically take the form of a written review article requiring the student to survey and synthesize current literature, explain the chemistry essential to understanding the topic and provide an extensive bibliography. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: 12 credits of graduate level chemistry. 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.
	CHM 599 - Thesis Course Description: Laboratory research for thesis and thesis preparation. 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.
	CHM 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Chemistry 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.
Chemistry Lab
	CHML 512 - Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Lab Course Description: Application of advanced structural elucidation techniques using advanced mass spectrometry and NMR. Credit Hours: 1 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: ( CHM 211 (min grade D-) or CHM 212 (min grade D-) ) and CHM 512 (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: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Clinical Research
	CLR 501 - Clinical Research Monitoring and Ethics Course Description: In-depth examination of the stages of a clinical study from an operational perspective. Includes an overview of clinical research monitoring techniques and ethical considerations. Introduces skills for project planning and implementation; effective team management; management of timelines, resources, and contractual obligations; and monitoring project progress and risk. 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.
	CLR 505 - Getting Started in Clinical Research Course Description: Introductory course which provides an overview of the scientific, operational, and organizational aspects of biopharmaceutical and device development. Focuses on the phases of product development, protection of human subjects, and elements of a study protocol. 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.
	CLR 506 - Clinical Research Operations and Regulations Course Description: Builds upon content covered in CLR 505 with emphasis on organizational and operational aspects, specific regulations and guidance documents, concepts of study management, monitoring of clinical trial data, data quality, and safety reporting. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CLR 505 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.
	CLR 510 - Advanced Scientific Writing & Interpreting Medical Literature Course Description: Examination of methods used in developing a systematic literature review of a body of research relevant to drug development. Emphasizes methods for reviewing and summarizing pre-clinical and clinical trials data. Discusses interpretation of statistical results. Students will critique scientific rigor in published medical 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.
	CLR 512 - Pharmacotherapeutics for Clinical Research and Product Development Course Description: Pharmacotherapeutics is defined as the treatment of disease using drugs. Topics will include knowledge and tools needed by advanced clinical research students to understand diseases and medications being investigated in clinical protocols. 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.
	CLR 515 - Epidemiology and Safety Course Description: Examination of the application of epidemiologic methods to clinical research. Includes overview of clinical study design with emphasis on burden of illness and post-marketing safety studies, assessment of bias, and interpretation of statistical results. Introduction to the development, validation, and selection of appropriate surveys and patient-reported outcomes instruments. 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.
	CLR 520 - Regulatory Affairs & Quality Management Course Description: In-depth study of laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to biopharmaceutical and device development, clinical research, and quality assurance in the U.S. Presents the US FDA application process for investigation and marketing of biopharmaceuticals and devices. Reviews practical techniques to comply with regulatory and quality requirements. 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.
	CLR 525 - Current Issues in Global Regulatory Development and Management Course Description: Study of the global regulatory bodies, regulations, and management strategies that govern clinical research. Presents the FDA regulations, as well as reviews other countries’ regulations pertaining to drug, biologic, and device development. Current issues in global biopharmaceutical development reviewed. 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.
	CLR 530 - Project Management in Clinical Research Course Description: Examines project management in the biopharmaceutical clinical research industry emphasizing basic skills for managing clinical research and development. Discusses project management concepts, tools, and techniques required to successfully manage budget, scope, and timeline to complete deliverables. 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.
	CLR 540 - Post-marketing Studies Course Description: Discusses the purpose and designs of post-marketing studies including registries, retrospective data analysis, safety surveillance studies, label comprehension studies, large simple trials, pharmacoeconomics, and patient-reported outcomes. Examines strengths and limitations of observational research. 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.
	CLR 545 - Biopharmaceutical Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management Course Description: The study of leveraging research capabilities with the marketplace and communicating research results for public benefit. Topics to include: the identification, management, development and commercialization of marketable research and technologies. Additional topics include patents and licensing. 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.
	CLR 550 - Clinical Research Trial Design & Data Management Course Description: In-depth study and development of clinical research designs, including biopharmaceutical clinical research protocols and statistics for phases 1 through 4. Emphasis also placed on data management, including electronic data capture and emerging data capture methods. Includes development of skills necessary for multi-disciplinary teamwork required to build, maintain, and analyze a high quality study database. 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.
	CLR 555 - Innovative Drug Product Development Course Description: Principals of operational and business practices pertaining to drug, biologic, and device development. Developing strategies including planning from research to discovery to formulation reviewed, including cost estimation and project management. 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.
	CLR 592 - Special Topics in Clinical Research Course Description: Advanced special topics in Clinical 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: 12 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CLR 597 - Master’s Project Course Description: A research activity alternative to the thesis. The project emphasizes methods of implementing research findings to solve identified clinical research or regulatory affairs problems or practice improvements. A scholarly presentation is required to summarize the project. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: CLR 501 and CLR 510 and CLR 520 and CLR 550 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: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	CLR 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Clinical Research 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.
Coastal & Ocean Policy
	MCOP 501 - Science and Coastal and Ocean Policy Issues I Course Description: The course is the first of a two course sequence examining the scientific foundation of selected coastal and ocean policy issues and problems. Specific attention is focused on the way science is used to frame and understand selected coastal and ocean policy problems. 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.
	MCOP 502 - Science and Coastal and Ocean Policy Issues II Course Description: The course is the second of a two course sequence examining the scientific foundation of selected coastal and ocean policy issues and problems. Specific attention is focused on the way science is used to frame and understand selected coastal and ocean policy problems. 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.
	MCOP 511 - Coastal and Ocean Law Course Description: The course explores legal issues arising from the use and protection of the lands, waters, and natural resources of the coastline, coastal watersheds, and the near shore marine environment. Topics studied include laws and policies defining public and private property rights in the shoreline and submerged lands, coastal wetlands protection, coastal erosion, public shoreline access, coastal zone management act, clean water act, disaster preparedness and climate change, and other coastal resources and uses. 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.
	MCOP 512 - Marine Resource Law Course Description: The course focuses on Federal and state laws respecting the use and management of the territorial sea, the continental shelf, and the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. Topics considered include the history and status of state-federal preemption, state and federal regulation of domestic marine fisheries and aquaculture, marine endangered and protected species, offshore energy development, marine pollution control, oil spill liability, and area-based management approaches such as the national marine sanctuary program. Federal statutes explored include the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Ocean Dumping Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. 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.
	MCOP 513 - Admiralty Law Course Description: This course will provide an overview of Admiralty law and jurisdiction, with special emphasis on issues related to maritime personal injury, collision, carriage of goods by sea, and the creation and enforcement of maritime liens. Attention will be given to maritime practice and procedure, focusing on such issues as removal to federal court, right to jury trial, vessel seizure and attachment, and the perfection of in rem jurisdiction. 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.
	MCOP 520 - Coastal and Environmental Science and Policy Course Description: The course examines the interactions between natural systems and the laws, programs, and policies used to manage impacts on those systems. Utilizing the experience of lectures, labs and fieldtrips, students are provided with a basic understanding of the development of environmental policy and the role science plays in the policy process. 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.
	MCOP 521 - Institutions and the Environment Course Description: The course examines the critical role that human institutions play and their interactions with the environment. Particular attention focuses on how institutions develop, function, and serve to manage policy problems. Students will also learn techniques that can be used to analyze institutional arrangements. 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.
	MCOP 524 - Coastal Resources Management Course Description: Examination of activities and management efforts in the coastal zone of both developed and developing countries and their impacts on the environment. Special emphasis is placed on tools and techniques used by coastal managers to manage coastal and maritime resources. 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.
	MCOP 525 - Coastal Ecosystem Governance Course Description: Examines programs, policies, and competing approaches to the integrated management of coastal and maritime resources. Topics may include integrated water resources management, integrated coastal zone management, adaptive management, watershed management, ecosystem management, socio-ecological systems, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, and large marine ecosystems. Particular attention is placed on ways to foster improved environmental governance and stewardship of coastal and marine resources. 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.
	MCOP 528 - North Carolina Coastal Issues and Experiences Course Description: Examination of the coastal, sound and estuarine environments of North Carolina and investigation of related management issues, using applied learning approaches. Special emphasis is placed on teaching students how to integrate science into governmental decision making processes in order to manage coastal and ocean resources, in the face of real-world constraints. This course is unique in its real-time application of coastal sustainability concepts through field immersion methods and techniques. 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.
	MCOP 531 - Fisheries Law & Management Course Description: Examines laws, policies, and approaches used to manage fisheries in the U.S. and internationally. 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.
	MCOP 540 - Interdisciplinary Field Seminar in Coastal and Ocean Policy Course Description: The focus of this course is an in-depth exploration of a coastal or ocean policy problem by examining its ecological, political, legal, social, cultural, and economic dimensions. The course will also examine the human institutions crafted to address and govern the problem. 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.
	MCOP 580 - Comparative Risk Governance Course Description: This course is open to students of any disciplinary background that are also interested in social issues concerning risk and uncertainty. The overarching purpose of this course is to introduce students to issues arising at the interface of scientific and technological uncertainty and public policy decision making. In turn, students will develop knowledge and tools useful for developing a deeper appreciation for contentious local and global issues such as, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), natural disasters, climate change, and nanotechnology. Students will have the opportunity to apply course theory and tools to the study of an international risk issue of their choice. 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: CMR 580 Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MCOP 591 - Directed Independent Study Course Description: Independent investigation of research problems or directed readings in a selected area of coastal and ocean policy 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 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MCOP 592 - Special Topics in Coastal and Ocean Policy Course Description: Intensive study of selected topics in coastal and ocean policy. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: None Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None 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.
	MCOP 593 - Seminar in Coastal and Ocean Policy Course Description: Students enroll in the seminar the semester prior to completing their capstone project. During the seminar students will receive and initiate their final capstone project. The seminar involves guest speakers related to their capstone projects as well as professional and career development topics. 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.
	MCOP 595 - Capstone Seminar Course Description: This course provides a synthesizing analytical experience to complete the degree program. Students are assigned to either an individual or group project to analyze a coastal and ocean policy problem. Their analysis combines the analytical perspectives developed during the program to analyze this policy problem. Students then prepare and present a final written report. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: MCOP 593 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.
	MCOP 598 - Internship in Coastal and Ocean Policy Course Description: Participation in a field experience, including a journal and written report critically describing the student’s responsibilities and experiences, focusing on linkages between the theory learned in coursework and the practice of coastal and ocean policy. Field experience will result from a supervised internship in a cooperating public, private, or nonprofit organization. Credit Hours: 3 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 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MCOP 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Coastal and Ocean Policy 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.
College of Health and Human Services
	CHHS 592 - Special Topics in Health & Human Services Course Description: Intensive study of selected topics in health & human services. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 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 Additional Course Fees: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Communication Studies
	COM 500 - Mixed Research Methods for Integrated Marketing Communication I Course Description: Research methods and analytics used in IMC, including quantitative, qualitative, and textual/rhetorical analysis. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: COM 531 Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3Repeat Limit: 1 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	COM 502 - Mixed Research Methods for Integrated Marketing Communication II Course Description: Advanced research methods and analytics used in IMC, including quantitative, qualitative, and textual/rhetorical analysis. Credit Hours: 3 Corequisite Courses: None Prerequisite Courses: COM 531 Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3Repeat Limit: 2 ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION Equivalent Courses: None Undergraduate Crosslisting: None Course Attribute: None Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.

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MBA 504 - Business Law

MBA 508 - Accounting

MBA 514 - Information Analysis and Management

MBA 515 - Business Analytics

MBA 516 - Operations Management

MBA 517 - Applied Learning Residency

MBA 518 - International Applied Learning Residency

MBA 527 - International Human Resource Management

MBA 530 - Economics

MBA 532 - Corporate Finance

MBA 533 - Electives/Special Topics

MBA 534 - Investment Management

MBA 537 - International Finance

MBA 538 - Financial Statement Analysis

MBA 542 - Marketing

MBA 545 - Real Estate Investment Analysis

MBA 547 - Strategic Global Marketing & Branding

MBA 553 - Learning Alliance Integration

MBA 558 - Strategic Management

MBA 562 - Management

MBA 563 - Introduction to Healthcare Systems

MBA 567 - Global Strategy and Management

MBA 591 - Directed Independent Study

MBA 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Business Administration

BAN 500 - Descriptive Analytics

BAN 501 - Prescriptive Analytics

BAN 502 - Predictive Analytics

BAN 513 - Strategic Marketing Analytics

BAN 515 - Health Care Analytics

BAN 516 - Transportation Analytics

BAN 517 - Supply Chain Analytics

BAN 525 - Case Studies in Business Analytics

BAN 530 - Applications of Business Analytics

BAN 592 - Current Topics in Business Analytics

BAN 598 - Internship

CHM 501 - Introduction to Chemical Research

CHM 505 - Pharmaceutical Chemistry I: Introduction to Drug Discovery

CHM 506 - Pharmaceutical Chemistry II: Pharmaceutical Analytisis

CHM 512 - Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

CHM 516 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

CHM 517 - Medicinal Chemistry

CHM 521 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

CHM 522 - Rates and Mechanisms

CHM 525 - Molecular Modeling

CHM 536 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

CHM 545 - Inorganic Chemistry

CHM 546 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

CHM 567 - Biochemical Techniques and Instrumentation

CHM 568 - Advanced Biochemistry

CHM 574 - Aquatic Chemistry

CHM 575 - Chemical Oceanography

CHM 576 - Chemical and Physical Analysis of Seawater

CHM 579 - Role of the Oceans in Human Health

CHM 585 - Industrial and Polymer Chemistry

CHM 586 - Fundamentals of Heterocycles with Emphasis on Pharmaceuticals

CHM 591 - Directed Independent Study

CHM 592 - Special Topics in Chemistry

CHM 595 - Graduate Seminar

CHM 597 - Comprehensive Literature Review

CHM 599 - Thesis

CHM 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Chemistry

CHML 512 - Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Lab

CLR 501 - Clinical Research Monitoring and Ethics

CLR 505 - Getting Started in Clinical Research

CLR 506 - Clinical Research Operations and Regulations

CLR 510 - Advanced Scientific Writing & Interpreting Medical Literature

CLR 512 - Pharmacotherapeutics for Clinical Research and Product Development

CLR 515 - Epidemiology and Safety

CLR 520 - Regulatory Affairs & Quality Management

CLR 525 - Current Issues in Global Regulatory Development and Management

CLR 530 - Project Management in Clinical Research

CLR 540 - Post-marketing Studies

CLR 545 - Biopharmaceutical Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management

CLR 550 - Clinical Research Trial Design & Data Management

CLR 555 - Innovative Drug Product Development

CLR 592 - Special Topics in Clinical Research

CLR 597 - Master’s Project

CLR 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Clinical Research

MCOP 501 - Science and Coastal and Ocean Policy Issues I