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CHF 404 - Selected Topics in Child Development and Family Life
Review of specific subject areas in the field. Subject areas vary by semester.
May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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CHF 406 - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Development and Family Relations
An overview of research methods applicable to the study of children and families. An in-class research project is completed. (This course is identical to HUD 556.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 200 and CHF 201, or HUD major or permission.
Credits: 3
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CHF 409 - Special Problems in Child Development and Family Life
Varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar
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CHF 417 - Introduction to Leadership in Early Childhood Education
Focuses on topics and issues relevant to becoming a leader in an early childhood organization, best practice in business, developing skills in supervising and working with a variety of staff, understanding and advocating for children and families, and collaborating with other agency personnel.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 201 and CHF 203.
Credits: 3
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CHF 422 - Field Placement in Early Childhood Education
Individual study in selected early childhood settings such as Pre-K classrooms or home visiting programs. Includes developmental assessments, planning and implementation of education programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing or graduate standing and permission of instructor.
Credits: 6
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CHF 430 - Applied Self-Control
Students will learn and practice several approaches to self-directed behavior change. The goal is to enhance their understanding of individual development by systematically observing their own behavior.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 201 or permission.
Credits: 3
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CHF 431 - Parenting
Parent behavior and the dynamics of parenthood are studied. Emphasis on interpersonal, familial, and societal roles of parents, and factors influencing role behaviors and expectations.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 200, CHF 201.
Credits: 3
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CHF 433 - Adolescence
Growth and development during the adolescent years. Conceptual models and recent research are discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 201 or PSY 100 and sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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CHF 434 - Adult Development and Aging
Developmental processes and transitions from the early to later years of adulthood. Social, physical, cognitive, and familial aspects of adult growth and aging are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 201 or permission.
Credits: 3
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CHF 441 - Family Life Education Methods
Provides students with an overview of the knowledge, skills, methods, current materials and resources to plan, implement and evaluate family life education programs for diverse learners including K-12 students, parents, community members, educators and other professionals. Students will practice developing and presenting educational programs.
Credits: 3
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CHF 442 - Helping Skills
Examines the nature of helping relationships including descriptions, characteristics, stages and ethics of effective helpers and helping relationships. Considerable attention will be focused on learning the nonverbal and verbal responses used in helping interactions. To assist in the development of these helping skills, students can expect to be engaged in extensive practice sessions with classmates.
Credits: 3
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CHF 450 - Early Childhood Special Education - Inclusion in the Early Childhood Classroom
The emphasis of this course is on early intervention for young children with disabilities in group settings. The course will focus on history and rationale, legal foundations, theoretical perspectives service delivery models, family-professional partnerships, assessment practices, and curriculum development.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 201 and CHF 203.
Credits: 3
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CHF 451 - Family Relationships
The study of traditional and non-traditional family units as a system of interactions between individuals.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 200.
Credits: 3
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CHF 452 - Violence in the Family
Major forms of family violence, including child abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, and spouse abuse, are examined to provide students with an understanding of the development of dysfunctional forms of family interaction, descriptive knowledge on the prevalence of violent relationships at the national and local level, the necessary skills for identifying victims of abuse and the services available to them, and a preliminary understanding of the challenge of designing intervention strategies.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing, CHF 200 or SOC 318 or permission.
Credits: 3
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CHF 488 - Family Legal Issues
Issues of legal interest to consumers. Social and economic effects on families will be emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
junior standing
Credits: 3
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CHF 496 - Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies
An approved program of work experience for department majors that involves the application of theory and research in applied settings. Requires a written proposal outlining the proposed experience, its relation to the student’s program of study, plan for faculty supervision and a final written report. No more than 6 credits may be used toward the departmental major and not more than 12 credits may be used toward the graduation requirements. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-6
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CIE 410 - Engineering Ethics
Introduces students to ethics theory, general concepts and principles pertaining to engineering ethics and handling ethical situations in practice. Throughout the course, students will be presented with a combination of lecture, engineering ethical situations using a case or example approach and discussion sessions.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or equivalent and junior standing.
Credits: 1
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CIE 412 - Engineering Decisions
Application of various analysis methods to engineering design decisions. Evaluation of economic, financial, legal, and ethical factors affecting engineering design. Topics include: engineering economy, consideration of risk and uncertainty, and evaluation of ambiguous and intangible factors in engineering design. Lec 2. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
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CIE 413 - Project Management
Role of civil engineer in the implementation process of engineering projects from project conceptualization through design, construction, commissioning, start-up, and operations. Topics include: project life-cycle, project manager’s tools, quality and risk management, required deliverables of design, cost and time estimates, and dispute resolution. (1.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lec 2. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing or permission of instructor. Corequisite: ECP 413
Credits: 2
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CIE 424 - Urban Transportation Planning
Basic concepts and practices in the field of transportation planning, including the process and policy surrounding urban transportation planning, characteristics of urban travel, air quality - noise, energy - land use, the elements of decision making, data management and diagnosis, demand and supply analysis, project evaluation and implementation. A transportation demand management study constitutes a major part of the course. (2.0 ED/1.0 ES) Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 225.
Credits: 3
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CIE 425 - Transportation Safety
Fundamental theory on transportation safety processes and evaluation methodology. Topics: vehicle/road/driver interaction, countermeasure effectiveness, enforcement, education and engineering measures. (1.0 ED/2.0 ES) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 225.
Credits: 3
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CIE 426 - Advanced Roadway Design
Principles of highway location, design of vertical and horizontal alignment, design and construction of surface treatments, pavement structures and roadway drainage systems. Student project preparing necessary plan-profile and cross section drawings required to construct a 3,000 foot section of roadway, which is evaluated with respect to road-user travel time, comfort and safety; impact on surrounding environment including aesthetical aspects; and construction cost. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES). Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 225 and SIE 211.
Credits: 3
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CIE 430 - Water Treatment
Introduction to environmental chemistry as related to water treatment technology, and analysis and design of water treatment systems. (3.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and CIE 350.
Credits: 4
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CIE 431 - Pollutant Fate and Transport
Introduction to environmental transformation processes which controls the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment and in engineered systems. Topics include reaction energetics and kinetics, reactor engineering concepts, interphase mass transfer and phase partitioning. (3.0 ED/1.0 ES). Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and MAT 258 or permission.
Credits: 4
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CIE 432 - Water and Wastewater Process Design
Theory and design of water supply and wastewater treatment facilities. Design projects cover processes such as sedimentation, coagulation and filtration, biological treatment and disinfection. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and CIE 350.
Credits: 4
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CIE 434 - Wastewater Process Design
Theory and design of wastewater treatment facilities. Design projects cover processes such as sedimentation, biological treatment, aeration and disinfection. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES). Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and CIE 350.
Credits: 4
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CIE 439 - Solid Waste and Air Pollution
This course covers the basic theory and design of solid waste handling systems and air pollution generation, effects and control. Topics include solid waste characteristics and generation, collection, recycling, composting, incineration and landfilling; air pollutants, meteorology and dispersion modeling, and emission control. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES).
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231.
Credits: 3
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CIE 440 - Structural Analysis I
Classical and matrix methods in the analysis of linear redundant systems. The basic concepts of equilibrium, stress-strain relations, and compatibility are emphasized. Manual and introductory computer aided solution techniques are utilized. (0.0 ED/4.0 ES.) Lec 3,
Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340.
Credits: 4
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CIE 442 - Reinforced Concrete Design
The behavior design and detailing of reinforced concrete structures: beams, columns, beam-columns, slabs, footings, retaining walls. Microcomputer aided design project. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340.
Credits: 4
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CIE 443 - Structural Steel Design
The design and detailing of steel structures: tension members, beams, columns, beam columns, and connections. Covers composite construction. Introduces the Load and Resistance Factor Design concept. Microcomputer aided design project. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340.
Credits: 4
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CIE 455 - Hydrology
Application of statistical analysis of rainfall and runoff processes for the development of design parameters of water resources projects, including uncertainty of these parameters. Includes collection and presentation of rainfall and runoff data, methods for developing hydrographs and flood control, development of design hydrographs for urbanizing watersheds. (1.0 ED/2.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 350.
Credits: 3
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CIE 456 - Groundwater Hydrology and Hydraulics
Fundamentals of the hydrodynamics of flow through porous media, and the development of methodology for solving the many open-ended problems of groundwater flow, supply and pollution. Concepts of groundwater modeling design. Aspects of field variability and uncertainty. (1.0 ED/2.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 350 and MAT 258 or MAT 451 or permission.
Credits: 3
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CIE 460 - Geotechnical Engineering
The application of geotechnical engineering to practical engineering design and construction problems including consideration of economic and safety constraints. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 365.
Credits: 3
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CIE 480 - Wind Energy Engineering
This course presents the theory and design of modern wind turbines. Theoretical aspects of the course cover the fundamentals of assessing the aerodynamic loads and efficiency of a wind turbine. Design procedures for wind turbines are outlined with an emphasis on maximizing performance, assuring structural integrity and minimizing the cost of energy. Current trends in offshore wind are also covered as well as the social and environmental issues of a burgeoning wind energy industry.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 258 and MEE 251. Prerequisite or corequisite of CHE 350 or MEE 360.
Credits: 3
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CIE 498 - Selected Studies in Civil Engineering
Topics in civil engineering not regularly covered in other courses. Specific topics vary. May, with permission of the department, be repeated for credit. (Fall and Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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CIE 533 - Environmental Aquatic Chemistry
Fundamental aspects of aquatic chemistry emphasizing environmental engineering applications. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 2, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231.
Credits: 3
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CIE 534 - Environmental Microbiology
Fundamentals of microbiology and biochemistry as related to natural and engineered treatment processes; microbial ecology, physiology, metabolism and genetics; energetics and kinetics of microbial growth; public health microbiology; introduction to pollution microbiology. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231.
Credits: 3
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CIE 537 - Water Pollution
An introduction to the major water pollution issues. The major nutrient cycles,
and the sources, fates and effects of organic and inorganic pollutants will be
discussed, along with technologies to control and prevent pollution. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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CIE 540 - Experimental Analysis of Structures
Stress and strain measurement techniques. Applications to small and full scale structures, dynamic measurements, modal analysis, fracture toughness, nondestructive evaluation. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 440.
Credits: 3
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CIE 543 - Introduction to Composite Materials in Civil Engineering
An introduction to the mechanics of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials in civil engineering with a view to structural design. Understanding of material properties, fabrication processes, fundamental mechanics, experimental procedures and methods of analysis and design. Lec 2, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior or graduate standing in Engineering or Wood Science and Technology; MEE 251 or equivalent and CIE 340 or equivalent. The student should have at least one course each in mechanics, calculus/linear algebra and computer programming.
Credits: 3
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CIE 544 - Design of Wood Structures
Study of unique mechanical and design characteristics of structural wood and wood composite members and design of systems containing these members. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340 or WSC 425.
Credits: 4
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CIE 545 - Structural Dynamics
Examines free vibration and response to harmonic and general dynamic loading of the single degree of freedom system, Fourier analysis and response in the frequency domain, response spectra, framed structures modeled as discrete multi-degree-of-freedom systems, dynamic analysis of nonlinear systems. Response of structural systems to earthquake excitation. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 440.
Credits: 3
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CIE 547 - Prestressed Concrete Structures
Design and behavior of prestressed concrete components and structures; pretensioning and post-tensioning technology. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3 (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 442.
Credits: 3
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CIE 548 - Bridge Engineering
History and aesthetics of bridges, construction materials, bridge shapes and types, bridge components, design philosophies, loads on bridges, slab-on-steel beam bridges, plate girder bridges, composite design, box girder bridges, overview of arch, truss, cable-stayes and suspension bridges, bridge evaluation and maintenance. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 443 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CIE 552 - Physical Hydrology
Develop an understanding of hydrologic science based on an emphasis on the physical processes within the coupled ocean-atmosphere-land system. Mathematical description of the principal processes. Flux computation, feedback assessment, engineering and management, policy considerations, and global environmental change impacts.
Credits: 3
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CIE 562 - Earthwork Design
Design and construction of earth structures including earth dams, landfill liners and roadway embankments. Economic, safety, reliability, ethics, social impact, and legal constraints are considered in design decisions. Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 365.
Credits: 3
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CIE 563 - Thermal Soil Mechanics
A study of the thermal properties of soils, heat transfer, and methods for predicting soil temperature under freezing conditions. Design of pavements, foundations, and excavations to resist the effects of freezing. (1.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lec 2. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 365.
Credits: 2
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CIE 564 - Deep Foundations
The theories, design concepts, and construction of pile and caisson foundations for buildings and bridges. Economic, safety, and reliability constraints are considered in design decisions. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
or Corequisite: CIE 460.
Credits: 3
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CIE 565 - Foundations and Underground Structures
Covers design of shallow foundations for buildings and bridges including effect of economics and reliability on choice of foundation system. Design of dewatering systems, buried pipes, and tunnels. Legal and ethical aspects of geotechnical practice. Intended for structural and soils students. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
or Corequisite: CIE 460.
Credits: 3
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CIE 566 - Retaining Earth Structures
Geotechnical analysis and design for structures which retain earth. Economic, safety and reliability constraints are considered in design decisions. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460.
Credits: 3
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CIE 567 - Ground Improvement Techniques
Practical techniques to overcome unfavorable ground conditions applied to foundation, roadway, and embankment design. Covers compaction in-situ densification, stone columns, chemical stabilization, reinforced embankments, preloading, sand drains, and wick drains. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460.
Credits: 3
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CIE 598 - Selected Studies in Civil Engineering
Advanced topics in Civil Engineering not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit individual needs. May be repeated for credit with permission of department. (Fall and Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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CIE 631 - Physiochemical Processes for Water Quality Control
Principles of physical and chemical unit operations applied to water and wastewater treatment including sedimentation analysis, gas transfer kinetics, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane processes, chemical coagulation and floculation, chemical oxidation and precipitation, corrosion control and disinfection. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 431 or CIE 432.
Credits: 3
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CIE 640 - Advanced Structural Analysis
Considers arches, cable structures, shear deformation, semi-rigid connections, material and geometric nonlinearities, stability, modeling of large structural systems, optimization techniques. Includes computer programs applicable to each topic. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 440 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CIE 644 - Advanced Composite Materials in Civil Engineering
Advanced course on engineering mechanics and structural applications of composite materials. Fiber reinforced composites in civil-infrastructure; Viscoelastic response; Fracture, fatigue and impact behavior; Durability; Characterization of structural composite materials; Strength and stiffness design criteria; Engineered Interfaces; Connections; Bridge structures; Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete; Strengthening of Wood. Out of class laboratory assignments will be required. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 543; graduate standing in Engineering or Wood Science and Technology or permission.
Credits: 3
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CIE 648 - Fracture Mechanics
Theoretical foundations of fracture mechanics, including the role of defects in the brittle failure of materials and structures; stress concentrations and the analysis of stress fields around crack tips; fracture modes; crack growth criteria; fatigue effects; ductile failure; experimental analysis. Applications to metals, concrete and rock, wood, ceramics and composites. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.)
Prerequisites & Notes
MEE 455 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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CIE 660 - Advanced Soil Mechanics
Advanced study of soil properties and soil mechanics principles including the formation and structure of soil, effective stress principle, compressibility and shear strength of subsurface materials. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CIE 661 - Advanced Soils Mechanics Laboratory
Advanced laboratory investigation of soil compression and strength properties. Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 366; Prerequisite or Corerequisite: CIE 660 or equivalent.
Credits: 2
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CIE 699 - Graduate Thesis/Research
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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CMJ 401 - Speech, Space, Event: Critical Applications
Introduction to the subject of criticism from a rhetorical perspective. Examines methods of critical reading, criticism of several kinds of texts, including speeches, social spaces, and events, and how texts are made meaningful and why. Involves application of evaluative criteria such as aesthetics, truth, effects and especially ethics.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 201 or Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 402 - Communication Research
An introduction to social science inquiry into the nature, forms and functions of human communication. Focuses on conceptualizing communication research problems and selecting appropriate methodologies and analyses for examining communication data.
Satisfies the General Education Mathematics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 403 - Persuasion and Social Influence
Study of the theory and principles involved in the process of influencing the beliefs, attitudes and values of others. Focus on social science and humanistic explanations of what makes messages persuasive in interpersonal and public contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours in CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 405 - Women and Communication
A systematic study of research by and about women with regard to language, speech, and communication pragmatics, discussed within a variety of communication contexts. Not open to first-year students.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hrs of CMJ or WST 101.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 410 - Social Influence of Mass Communication
A study of the communicative impact of mass media (e.g., television, radio, newspapers), and uses of the media in other communicative contexts (e.g., small group and interpersonal situations.) Current mass communication theories and research studies are explored.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 412 - Electronic Media Management and Programming
Overview of the tasks involved in managing electronic media outlets, with special emphasis on radio and TV. Begins with a general treatment of management and programming theory and practice and covers specific topics including finance, human relations, ratings, sales, and promotion. Other topics include the management of cable systems and public broadcasting stations, and telecommunications law and policy.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 236 and sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 425 - Health Campaigns: Service-Learning
An online service-learning course that introduces students to the theory, design and implementation of health campaigns. Students will obtain practical, real-world experience working with a community partner helping to meet a community health need.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 430 - Intercultural Communication
Examines current research and theory in intercultural communication from a variety of approaches across a variety of settings. Understandings about the complex relationship of communication and culture will be applied to everyday experiences.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 434 - Editorial and Opinion Writing
Develops skills of persuasive and argumentative writing, with emphasis on disciplined logic, knowledge of subject and alternate points of view.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 237 with a ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 435 - Feature Writing
Develops style and proficiency in writing non-fiction newspaper and magazine articles.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 237 with a ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 451 - Advanced Electronic Reporting and Production
Students will conduct intensive broadcast reporting and production projects on some issue of demonstrated social relevance. Structured opportunities are provided for reflection on the impact of student reporting on the wider community. Topics may vary and the course alternates between radio and TV reporting.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 341 or CMJ 351.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 455 - Jews and Jewish Life in the Media
Explores representations of Jewish culture, religion, and life in American media. The study of Hollywood and independent film, radio, and television illuminates the different ways in which Jewish identity and culture have been represented since the beginning of the 20th century. The study of gender, race, class, and sexuality frame readings and discussions of all materials covered in class.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 459 - Advertising Campaigns
Requires students to synthesize and apply knowledge and skills from all other advertising courses to create an advertising campaign.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 355 and CMJ 356 with ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 460 - Public Communication and Advocacy
Explores how mass media, public relations, and citizen advocacy strategies are used - and can be used - to influence social and political change.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 466 - Narrative and Communication
A study of narrative, or storytelling, as a way of communicating in conversation, oral performance and literature: what stories are told to whom, how stories are told, and the forms and functions of narrative. Considers narrative in a variety of communication settings.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 470 - Communication in Organizations
Examines research and theory of communication behavior in organizations with focus on recurring communication problems in complex organizations (including business, industrial, educational and service agencies.) Attention is given to communication training and assessment in organizations.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Juniors or seniors.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 471 - Future of News
At the start of the twenty-first century, the media are poised to either evolve or go extinct. How can future journalists draw from the past to shape the press of the future? What exactly is the role of the press in the ever-changing media landscape? Through readings, discussion and collaboration, students will strive to understand, analyze and redesign the roles of the press…and the meaning of news. Students will read and discuss the issues, creating a framework for analysis of the existing media and its place in the marketplace. Using historical roles of the press, students will strategize on the best way to deliver news to a 21st century public.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or Senior Standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 475 - Sexualities in Mass Communication
Systematic examination of the representation and construction of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer sexualities in mainstream and alternative mass media.
Prerequisites & Notes
No first-year students.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 480 - Media Theories and Research Methods
Examines and applies major theories and research methods in mass communication, analyzing media texts, industries and audiences.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 485 - Capstone Seminar in Communication
Designed to draw upon and integrate formal components of students' undergraduate experiences, with particular focus on issues of ethics, power, and communication in professional and individual contexts.
Satisfies the Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Communication major with senior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 492 - Directed Independent Study
For the advanced student desiring to study a particular problem under the guidance of a member of the staff. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of Department Chair.
Credits: 1-3
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CMJ 493 - Topics in Communication
In-depth analysis of selected subjects, designed to explore new areas of research and/or current issues. Specific topics vary.
Prerequisites & Notes
Sophomore standing and permission of Department Chair.
Credits: 1-3
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CMJ 497 - Problems in Communication
For the advanced student desiring to study a particular problem under the guidance of a member of the staff. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of Department Chairperson.
Credits: 1-3
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CMJ 497 - Problems in Telecommunication
For the advanced student desiring to study a particular problem under the guidance of a member of the staff. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of Department Chairperson.
Credits: 1-3
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CMJ 498 - Advanced Topicsin Mass Communication
Topics not regularly covered in other courses, content varies to suit current needs.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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CMJ 503 - Critical Historiography of Rhetoric
Introduces critical methodologies for writing histories of rhetoric and compares different contemporary approaches.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 3
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CMJ 506 - Rhetorical Theory: Civic Tradition
Survey of basic issues in and the contributions of major theorists in the philosophy of rhetoric from classical times to the present, emphasizing the relation of rhetoric to civil societies. This course is identical to ENG 506.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 3
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CMJ 510 - Critical Studies in Mass Communication
Advanced study of critical and interpretive approaches to mass communication with emphasis on the relationship of human communication and mass media in structuring behavior and experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
COM 410 or permission.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 515 - Mass Communication Theory
Familiarizes students with dominant theories, research and historical literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 520 - Media History
Examines media cultures in the context of technologies, social movements and free expression from oral to digital communication eras applying contrasting approaches to historical inquiry.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 524 - Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
An advanced consideration with emphasis on the implications of various theories and research traditions for understanding interpersonal traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission
Credits: 3
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CMJ 525 - Propaganda and Political Communication
Survey of theory and practice of propaganda and political communication, with a historical focus on major figures in the field.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 3
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CMJ 530 - Mass Communication Law and Policy
Advanced study of the legal privileges and responsibilities of the traditional mass media and the Internet under the First Amendment. Emphasis on how domestic and international principles regarding speech, press and information shape professional activity and creative endeavors.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 545 - Media Ecology
Study of media environments and cultures, with emphasis on communication technologies’ effects on social institutions, representations of self, indificual perception and modes of consciousness. Encompasses writing systems, printing technologies and electronic media from the alphabet to the telegraph, satellites and computers, and the movement from oral to chirographic, print and electronic media cultures.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 566 - Seminar in Aesthetic Communication
Advanced study of theory and research in aesthetic communication, for example, topics on gender and aesthetic communication, narrative as human communication, reading and cultural performance, the politics of literature and performance.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 593 - Topics in Communication
Advanced study of selected topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 600 - Introduction to Graduate Study in Communication
An overview of principal approaches to conducting research in communication with an emphasis on available resource material in various fields of inquiry within the discipline.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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CMJ 601 - Seminar in Research Methods
Advanced study of research methodologies appropriate for quantitative and qualitative studies of speech, language, and communicative behavior. Emphasis is on research questions, assumptions, designs, and procedures for experimental and descriptive studies in communication.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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