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Graduate Catalog | 2017-2018 Previous Edition

Course Descriptions


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Curriculum and Instruction

  
  • EDCI 8880 - Independent Study in Urban Education


    Independent study of an urban education problem or issue under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 3)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the student’s advisor.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • EDCI 8999 - Dissertation Research


    Execution of original research study that addresses the solution to an urban educational problem in curriculum, teaching, learning, or leadership.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Committee approval of the dissertation proposal.
    Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018


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Curriculum and Supervision

  
  • CUSU 6000 - Topics in Curriculum and Supervision


    May include classroom and/or clinical experiences in the content area.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic and permission of department.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6100 - Fundamentals of Educational Leadership


    The developing role of educational organizations in the United States and the societal and cultural influences that affect the delivery of schooling. Structure and organization of American schools, administrative and organizational theory, legal, moral, and ethical dimensions of schooling within the context of restructuring and reform.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6105 - Legal Aspects of Schooling


    Education law for education professionals which focuses on the legal rights and responsibilities of students, teachers, and administrators and how these legal provisions affect educational policy and practice.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6122 - Foundations of Curriculum Theory and Development


    Foundations of historical curriculum development, philosophic beliefs, and understanding of the development of the American public school system.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6123 - Designs in Curriculum Practices


    Examines the field of curriculum with particular emphasis on the classroom application of different models of teaching and the change process.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6130 - Supervision of Instruction


    Introduction to clinical supervision and development of skills in classroom observation, analysis, evaluation, and assistance. Systems of observation, principles of adult development in school settings, techniques for conducting classroom observations and conferences, and development of staff development programs to remedy assessed weaknesses.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6491 - Internship in Curriculum and Supervision


    Internship under the supervision of University and on-site personnel in a setting consistent with the student’s professional goals in which the student will be involved in the diverse activities expected of the professional administrator.

    Credit Hours: (6)
    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6601 - Seminar in Curriculum and Supervision


    Capstone class in curricular and supervisory leadership. Exploration of seminal topics and preparation for the internship.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 6800 - Independent Study in Curriculum and Supervision


    Independent study under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the student’s advisor.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 8000 - Topics in Curriculum and Supervision


    May include classroom and/or clinical experiences in the content area.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic and permission of department.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 8126 - National and International Developments in the Community College


    Doctoral seminar study that compares international issues and developments in the community college in other countries with those of the United States. Topics include: historical development of junior/community college, the role of the community college in different cultures, types of programs offered, and trends for the future. There will also be opportunity for students to pursue individual areas of interest.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Admission to the doctoral program in Educational Leadership or Curriculum and Instruction and advisor approval.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 8127 - Comparative Higher Education


    Doctoral seminar study that compares international issues and developments in higher education in other countries with those in the United States. Topics include: historical development of the university, purpose of the university in different cultures, current expectations for faculty and students, and trends for the future. There will also be opportunity for students to pursue individual areas of interest.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Admission to the doctoral program in Educational Leadership or Curriculum and Instruction and advisor approval.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 8800 - Independent Study in Curriculum and Supervision


    Independent study under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the student’s advisor.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • CUSU 8999 - Dissertation Research


    Execution of original research study that addresses the solution to an educational or school-related problem or that addresses a substantive curricular or supervisory leadership or programmatic issue.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the Ed.D. program coordinator.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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Data Science and Business Analytics

  
  • DSBA 5110 - Applied Regression Analysis


    Theoretical and practical training in statistical modeling with particular emphasis on the application of linear regression and multivariate statistical analysis.  The basic fundamentals and statistical inference techniques associated with regression models are introduced.  Students also learn how to apply the statistical techniques to extract information from data generated in various application areas using statistical software.  Topics include:  linear regression, model adequacy checking and diagnostics, generalized linear regression, and multivariate statistical analysis.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 2164; and STAT 2122, STAT 3128, or equivalent; or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: STAT 5110 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • DSBA 5121 - Information Visualization


    Information visualization concepts, theories, design principles, popular techniques, evaluation methods, and information visualization applications.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 5121  and ITCS 5121 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2016


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  • DSBA 5122 - Visual Analytics


    Introduces the new field of visual analytics, which integrates interactive analytical methods and visualization.  Topics include: critical thinking, visual reasoning, perception/cognition, statistical and other analysis techniques, principles of interaction, and applications.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing, enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program, and approval of the Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 5122  and ITCS 5122 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, First Summer 2016, First Summer 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • DSBA 5510 - Web Mining


    Topics include: measuring and modeling the Web; crawling, Web search and information retrieval; unsupervised learning, supervised learning, semi-supervised learning in Web context; social network analysis and hyperlink analysis; text parsing and knowledge representation.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Pre- or Corequisite(s): ITIS 6120  or ITCS 6160  
    Cross-listed as: ITIS 5510  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • DSBA 6100 - Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage


    An introduction to the use of big data as a strategic resource. A focus is placed on integrating the knowledge of analytics tools with an understanding of how companies leverage data analytics to gain strategic advantage. A case approach is used to emphasize hands-on learning and a real-world view of big data analytics.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 6103  and ITCS 6100  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Second Summer 2017


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  • DSBA 6112 - Graduate Econometrics


    Advanced study of the theory and application of statistics to economic problems.  Topics include:  derivation of least-squares estimators; maximum likelihood estimation; and problems of multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, and autocorrelation.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Cross-listed as: ECON 6112  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • DSBA 6115 - Statistical Learning with Big Data


    A survey of major statistical learning concepts and methods for big data analysis, including both supervised and unsupervised learning such as resampling methods, support vector machines, model selection and regularization, tree-based methods and ensembles, and statistical graphics.  Students learn how and when to apply statistical learning techniques, their comparative strengths and weaknesses, and how to critically evaluate the performance of learning algorithms in case studies in financial investment, gene identification, and feature selection in high-dimensional spaces.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): DSBA 5110 , STAT 5110 , STAT 5123 , or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: STAT 6115 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2017, Fall 2016


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  • DSBA 6122 - Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets


    An analytical approach to the management process.  Generalized models for decision making with major emphasis on application of the scientific method to management problems.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 5141  or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6122  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • DSBA 6155 - Knowledge-Based Systems


    Knowledge systems; knowledge discovery; association rules; action rules, hierarchical classifiers, cascade classifiers, query languages and their semantics; cooperative and collaborative systems; ontology and metadata; flexible query answering; chase algorithms and data sanitization methods; decision support systems in medicine; and automatic indexing of music.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): ITCS 6162  
    Cross-listed as: ITCS 6155 
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Second Summer 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • DSBA 6156 - Applied Machine Learning


    Practical perspectives and applications of machine learning methods and techniques including: acquisition of declarative knowledge; organization of knowledge into new, more effective representations; development of new skills through instruction and practice; and discovery of new facts and theories through observation and experimentation.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 6156 
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Second Summer 2017


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  • DSBA 6160 - Database Systems


    The modeling, programming, and implementation of database systems.  Focuses on relational database systems, but may also address non-relational databases or other advanced topics.  Topics include:  (1) modeling: conceptual data modeling, ER diagram, relational data model, schema design and refinement; (2) programming: relational algebra and calculus, SQL, constraints, triggers, views; (3) implementation: data storage, indexing, query execution, query optimization, and transaction management; and (4) advanced: semi-structured data model, XML, and other emerging topics. 

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 6160  and ITCS 6160  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Second Summer 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • DSBA 6162 - Knowledge Discovery in Databases


    Exploration of the entire knowledge discovery process.  Topics include: setting up a problem, data preprocessing and warehousing, data mining in search for knowledge, knowledge evaluation, visualization and application in decision making.  A broad range of systems, such as OLAP, LERS, DatalogicR+, C4.5, AQ15, Forty-Niner, CN2, QRAS, and discretization algorithms are also covered.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM program.
    Prerequisite(s): DSBA 6160  
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 6162 , ITCS 6162 , ITIS 6162  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, First Summer 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Spring 2017


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  • DSBA 6190 - Cloud Computing for Data Analysis


    Introduction to the basic principles of cloud computing for data-intensive applications.  Focuses on parallel computing using Google’s MapReduce paradigm on Linux clusters, and algorithms for large-scale data analysis applications in web search, information retrieval, computational advertising, and business and scientific data analysis.  Students read and present research papers on these topics, and implement programming projects using Hadoop, an open source implementation of Google’s MapReduce technology, and related NoSQL technologies for analyzing unstructured data.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Familiarity with Java, Unix, Data Structures and Algorithms, Linear Algebra, and Probability and Statistics; good programming skills; and a solid mathematical background.
    Prerequisite(s): ITCS 6114  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: ITCS 6190  and ITCS 8190  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017


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  • DSBA 6201 - Business Intelligence and Analytics


    An overview of the business approach to identifying, modeling, retrieving, sharing, and evaluating an enterprise’s data and knowledge assets.  Focuses on the understanding of data and knowledge management, data warehousing, data mining (including rule-based systems, decision trees, neural networks, etc.), and other business intelligence concepts.  Covers the organizational, technological and management perspectives.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 5121  
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6201  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, First Summer 2017


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  • DSBA 6207 - Business Project Management


    Project management is widely used in a variety of business environments to manage complex, non-routine endeavors.  Examples of projects include consulting and process improvement projects, advertising projects, and technology projects.  Focuses on tools, techniques, and skills for business project management, with attention to both the quantitative and the qualitative aspects of project management.  Topics include: project evaluation, estimation, monitoring, risk management, audit, managing global projects, outsourcing, and project portfolio management.  Students also gain experience using Project Management Software. 

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 5121  or equivalent; and MBAD 6141 .
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6207  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016


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  • DSBA 6208 - Supply Chain Management


    Supply chain management is concerned with all of the activities performed from the initial raw materials to the ultimate consumption of the finished product.  From a broad perspective, the course is designed to examine the major aspects of the supply chain: the product flows; the information flows; and the relationships among supply chain participants.  The course content is interdisciplinary in nature and covers a variety of topics such as supply chain information technologies, supply chain design, strategic alliances between supply chain participants and supply chain initiatives.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 6141  
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6208  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2016


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  • DSBA 6211 - Advanced Business Analytics


    An in-depth study of applications of data analytics techniques to discover non-trivial relationships that are understandable, useful, and actionable to decision makers.  A case approach is used to emphasize hands-on learning and real-world deployment of business analytics.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 6201  or ITCS 6162 .
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6211  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, First Summer 2017


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  • DSBA 6212 - Enterprise Systems


    An overview of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).  Using business cases and hands-on training with ERP tools, students learn how ERP systems support an organization’s core business processes in achieving its strategic and operational goals.  The role of ERP systems in business analytics and intelligence, the configuration of ERP systems, and the methods of evaluation, selection and implementation of ERP systems are also covered.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Permission of DSBA Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6212  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • DSBA 6213 - Applied Healthcare Business Analytics


    Focuses on applying business analytics within the healthcare setting.  Students learn analytical tools used to synthesize big data into meaningful management information that is used in making key business decisions that impact the delivery of healthcare services.  Case studies are utilized to prepare students for delivering boardroom level presentations of their findings.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
    Prerequisite(s): HCIP 5123 , STAT 5123 , HADM 6108  (for students with background in healthcare administration), HCIP 6108  (for students with background in healthcare informatics), or equivalent. 
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 6213  and MBAD 6213 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • DSBA 6265 - Advanced Topics in Knowledge Discovery in Databases


    Information visualization in data mining and knowledge discovery, predictive data mining, mining of multimedia sources, mining of unstructured data, distributed data mining, mining of Web data/information, mining complex types of data, mining of biotechnology data, applications, and trends in data mining.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM program.
    Prerequisite(s): DSBA 6162  or permission of instructor.
    Cross-listed as: ITCS 6265  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • DSBA 6276 - Consumer Analytics


    The utilization of analytics techniques in marketing decision-making and consumer strategy.  Involves the extraction of hidden insight about consumers from structured and unstructured Big Data, and the translation of that insight into a market advantage.  Applications in areas such as consumer targeting, product innovation, and promotion strategy.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 6270  
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6276  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, First Summer 2017


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  • DSBA 6277 - Social Media Marketing and Analytics


    The utilization of social media in marketing strategy and tactics.  Topics include:  the use of social media in building brand strength and equity, as a customer acquisition tool, and as a customer relationship management tool.  The utilization of analytics in effective social media marketing.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 6270  
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6277  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015


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  • DSBA 6278 - Innovation Analytics


    The comprehension and application of text analytics as a tool to examine unstructured qualitative information to generate innovations.  Identifying the various sources of consumer insight and using them in innovation strategy.  Understand how to differentiate between what consumers want versus what they say.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 6270  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6278  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2018


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  • DSBA 6400 - Internship


    A data science or business analytics project is chosen and completed under the guidance of an industry partner. Each student’s internship project program must be approved by the program director. A proposal form must be completed and approved prior to registration and the commencement of the internship. A mid-term report and a final report to be evaluated by the industry partner and supervising faculty. Grading is by the supervising faculty in consultation with off-campus supervisor at the internship organization.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Completion of 21 credit hours of core course requirements.
    Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Second Summer 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • DSBA 6500 - Complex Adaptive Systems


    Complex adaptive systems (CAS) are networked (agents/part interact with their neighbors and, occasionally, distant agents), nonlinear (the whole is greater than the sum of its parts), adaptive (the system learns to change with its environment), open (new resources are being introduced into the environment), dynamic (the change is a norm), emergent (new, unplanned features of the system get introduced through the interaction of its parts/agents), and self-organizing (the parts organize themselves into a hierarchy of subsystems of various complexity).  Ant colonies, networks of neurons, the immune system, the Internet, social institutions, organization of cities, and the global economy are a few examples where the behavior of the whole is much more complex than the behavior of the parts.  Covers those and similar topics in an interactive manner.  Examples of our current research effort are provided.  Topics include:  Self-organization; emergent properties; learning; agents; localization affect; adaptive systems; nonlinear behavior; chaos; complexity.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Cross-listed as: ITCS 6500 , ITCS 8500 , HCIP 6500 , ITIS 8500 , ITIS 6500  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016


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  • DSBA 6520 - Network Science


    Network Science helps students design faster, more resilient communication networks; revise infrastructure systems such as electrical power grids, telecommunications networks, and airline routes; model market dynamics; understand synchronization in biological systems; and analyze social interactions among people.  It examines the various kinds of networks (regular, random, small-world, influence, scale-free, and social) and applies network processes and behaviors to emergence, epidemics, synchrony, and risk.  This course integrates concepts across computer science, biology, physics, social network analysis, economics, and marketing.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Full graduate standing and enrollment in the DSBA PSM or Graduate Certificate program.
    Cross-listed as: HCIP 6520 , ITIS 6520 , ITIS 8520   
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2017, Fall 2015


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Earth Sciences

  
  • ESCI 5000 - Selected Topics in Earth Sciences


    In-depth treatment of specific topics selected from one of the fields of the earth sciences.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
    Prerequisite(s): ESCI 1101, GEOL 1200 and GEOL 1200L, or permission of instructor.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5105 - Meteorological Computer Applications


    Principles of computer programming applied to the analysis of meteorological data.  Students become familiar with the Unix environment, learn programming basics, and create programs to analyze various meteorological datasets.  Topics include:  program composition, compiling, data types, mathematical operators, selective execution, repetitive execution, arrays, functions, and subroutines.  Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): METR 3140 and MATH 1241 with grades of C or above, or permission of instructor.  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5110 - Atmospheric Instrumentation


    An overview of common atmospheric measurements systems and their applications.  Particular attention is paid to surface, sounding, radar, and satellite systems.  Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): METR 3210 with a grade of C or above, or permission of the instructor. 
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5140 - Hydrologic Processes


    Atmospheric, soils and geologic aspects of surface and ground water processes. Three lecture hours and one three-hour lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Prerequisite(s): ESCI 1101; GEOL 1200 and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5150 - Applied Climatology


    Methods of acquiring and analyzing climactic data in various types of applied problems. Emphasis on methods to assess and reduce the impact of weather and climate upon human activities. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): METR 3250 or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5155 - Fluvial Processes


    Hydrologic and geomorphic study of the transport of water and earth materials within stream systems. Erosion, mass wasting, open channel flow, sediment transport, flooding, stream channel morphology, morphometry of drainage basins, and related topics.Three lecture hours, three lab hours per week.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Prerequisite(s): ESCI 1101 and ESCI 1101L; GEOL 1200 and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5170 - Fundamentals of Remote Sensing


    Introduces the physical fundamentals of remote sensing, provides an overview of airborne and satellite remote sensing systems, and offers a basic instruction in the use and interpretation of remote sensing imagery. Identification, interpretation and mapping of both natural and cultural landscape features are also covered. One 2- 1/2 hour lecture and one three-hour lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Prerequisite(s): ESCI 1101 and GEOL 1200, or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5180 - Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing


    Offers both a basic instruction in the use and interpretation of remote sensing data, and advanced remote sensing techniques to help students understand what and how remote sensing can contribute to the information needs in various fields. 2-1/2 lecture hours and three lab hours per week.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Prerequisite(s): ESCI 5170  or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5205 - Climate Dynamics


    Topics include:  global climate, climate variability, and dynamics within the climate system, with a focus on the role of the atmosphere in the climate system.  The El Niño phenomenon provides the main example of how climate variability can affect weather, and seasonal weather forecasting.  Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ESCI 3101 and METR 4105 with grades of C or above.
    Pre- or Corequisite(s): METR 3250 or permission of instructor.  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5210 - Soil Science


    Study of soils, soil-forming processes and soil morphology with an emphasis on soils as they relate to geologic landscapes and surficial processes. Students will learn how to describe and interpret soils in the field. Three hours lecture, three hours lab per week with occasional field trips. Graduate students will fulfill the requirements of ESCI 4210. In addition, graduate students will be required to acquire laboratory and interpretive skills in soil chemical analyses and will have additional writing assignments for the course.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3124 and GEOL 3115, or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5220 - Atmospheric Chemistry


    Basic physical chemistry and a survey of major topics in atmospheric chemistry including fundamental properties of the atmosphere, tropospheric chemistry, air pollution, acid rain, stratospheric chemistry and the ozone hole, and the role of chemistry in the Earth’s climate. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1251 and MATH 1242 with grades of C or above, or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5222 - Watershed Science


    Examination of the cycling of water and chemical elements in natural and perturbed watersheds with emphasis on linkages between the hydrologic and biogeochemical processes which control runoff water quality. Topics include: runoff processes, evapotranspiration, nutrient export and stream, riparian and hyporheic zone hydrochemical dynamics.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ESCI 4140 or ESCI 5140 , or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5233 - Geoenvironmental Site Characterization


    Advanced field-based examination of hydrologic and geologic conditions in the southeastern United States within the context of current state and federal regulatory requirements and site characterization activities currently performed by professional environmental geoscientists. Hydrologic investigation and water quality characterization, and geological and geophysical site investigations.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Prerequisite(s): Earth Sciences, Geology and M.A. Geography majors: ESCI 4140 or ESCI 4155; others: permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5240 - Boundary-Layer Meteorology


    Examines the flow of mass, energy, and moisture within the planetary boundary layer including their exchange at the earth’s surface and theories of interaction. Principles of air pollution including sources, sinks, and controls. Interaction of the atmosphere with underlying surfaces (i.e., soils, vegetation, oceans, glaciers). Design and operation of instruments used to monitor the atmosphere with an emphasis on practical application. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): METR 3210 or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5250 - Advanced Dynamic Meteorology


    In-depth examination of atmospheric dynamics, focusing on the structure and evolution of synoptic and mesoscale weather systems, wave dynamics (Rossby, topographic, inertia-gravity, etc.), scale-analysis, nondimensional numbers, and atmospheric modeling. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): METR 3250 with a grade of C or above, MATH 2171, and MATH 2241, or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5251 - Advanced Synoptic Meteorology


    An integrated view of synoptic and dynamic meteorology focusing on advanced conceptual models and analysis techniques for mid-latitude weather systems and regional precipitation events. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): METR 3250 with a grade of C or above or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5320 - Tropical Meteorology


    A comprehensive study of the tropical atmosphere, including climatology, mean structure and circulation, air-sea energy exchange, cumulus transport, synoptic waves, and tropical storms. Special attention is paid to the formation, evolution, motion, and societal impacts of hurricanes. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): METR 3250 or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5350 - Mesoscale Meteorology


    A comprehensive study of the structure, evolution, and dynamics of atmospheric phenomena having spatial scales between 2 and 2000 km. Topics include: fronts, convective initiation, mesoscale convective systems, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, low-level jets, drylines, land-sea breezes, shallow convection, and terrain effects. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Pre- or Corequisite(s): METR 3250 or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5400 - Internship in Earth Sciences


    Research and/or work experience designed to be a logical extension of a student’s academic program. The student must apply to Graduate Advisory Committee for an internship by submitting a proposal which specifies the type of work/research experience preferred and how the internship will complement his or her academic program. The Graduate Committee will attempt to place the selected students in cooperating community organizations to complete specified research or work-related tasks which are based on a contractual arrangement between the student and community organization. The student can receive three to six hours credit, depending on the nature and extent of the internship assignment.

    Credit Hours: (3 to 6)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the Graduate Committee.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 5800 - Individual Study in Earth Sciences


    Tutorial study or special research problems.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor and credit hours established in advance.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6000 - Selected Topics in Earth Sciences


    In-depth treatment of specific topics selected from one of the concentrations in earth sciences (Solid Earth Sciences; Climatology and Hydrology; Environmental Systems Analysis).

    Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the Earth Sciences Graduate Program Director.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Second Summer 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2016


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  • ESCI 6060 - Earth Sciences Field Investigations


    A concentrated field investigation of selected earth sciences topics. Course subject matter, credit hours, location and duration will be specified each time course is offered.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
    Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6105 - Landscape Assessment


    An advanced geomorphology course that examines current climatic and/or tectonic geomorphology research topics and methods with a focus on regional or disciplinary issues that will vary each offering. Using a variety of field-based quantitative and qualitative techniques such as laser surveys, GPS, trenching and/or coring, students will devise and implement a research project that includes two related but separate field sites. Three hours seminar per week with three or four mandatory field trips.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Prerequisite(s): GEOL 4105 or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6201 - Earth Systems Analysis: Climate


    Current working hypotheses and research methods are reviewed for the study of climatology and climate change. Theories and mechanisms of climate change, as well as the interrelationships between the components of the climate system, are discussed towards understanding and explaining past, present and possible future climatic behavior.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6202 - Earth Systems Analysis: Biogeochemical Cycles


    Examines the Earth’s water and major elemental cycles including those of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and the major crustal elements. Uncertainties in the current state of understanding of global elemental cycles are examined. Special emphasis is placed on how these cycles are currently being modified through human activities.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6250 - Urban Air Quality


    Examination of the relationships between climatic processes and urban air quality with emphasis on trends and patterns. Topics will include health and environmental effects of air pollution, ozone climatology, pollutant transport, transportation related emissions, risk assessment, and air quality management.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): M.S. Earth Science, M.A. Geography, and Ph.D. INES and Public Policy students: METR 4150 and STAT 2221, or permission of instructor.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6301 - Earth Systems Analysis: Human Interactions


    Current working hypotheses and research methods are reviewed for the regional and global scale coupling of categorical human activities and earth processes. The focus is on GIS-based modeling frameworks for parametric impact assessment.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6302 - Earth Systems Analysis: Statistical and Risk-based Decision Support Systems


    Statistical and risk-based research/decision support methods are reviewed for local and regional environmental assessment and management. The focus is on parametric statistical analysis of large temporal and spatial datasets for the human-interface with the local and regional air, water and land resources. Valuation, ranking, prioritization, and indexing models for environmental management are also discussed.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6600 - Earth Sciences Graduate Seminar


    Discussion of holistic themes, discipline-specific issues, and current challenges in the Earth Sciences. Students actively participate in seminars delivered by student researchers, faculty, and invited speakers. Participation counts for a total of 2 credit hours (1 credit hour for each of two academic years). Prior to graduation, each student makes at least two seminar presentations and provides at least one formal critique of a presentation.

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Restriction(s): Admission into the M.S. in Earth Sciences program.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6650 - Workshop in Earth Sciences


    A series of lectures on the subject matter of the atmosphere and hydrosphere with accompanying laboratory sessions.

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6800 - Individual Study in Earth Sciences


    Tutorial study or special research problems.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor and credit hours established in advance.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ESCI 6900 - Earth Sciences Research


    Students will complete hypothesis or problem-driven research that will include formulation, implementation, analysis and presentation components.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 9)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the student’s research advisor.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Second Summer 2017
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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Economics

  
  • ECON 5116 - Public Finance


    Revenue and expenditure problems of governmental units, intergovernmental financial relationships and the impact of federal fiscal policy upon the American economy.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 5135 - Economics of Growth and Development


    Theories of economic growth and development applied to varying economic and social systems. Current theoretical models and their relevance to efficient allocation of resources to both the developed and the developing nations.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 5160 - Economics of Transportation


    Analysis of transportation systems. Topics include: the historical development of various modes, costs and rate-making, regulation and national transportation policy.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 5171 - Economics of International Trade


    Theory of international trade including determination of international trade patterns, welfare implications of international trade, economic integration, and effects of tariffs and quotas.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2017, Fall 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 5172 - Economics of International Finance


    Survey of international monetary theory. Topics include: exchange rate determination, balance of payments and adjustment, international liquidity, capital movements, international financial organizations, and monetary reform proposals.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2015


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  • ECON 5180 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy


    An examination of monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly and questions of public policy in dealing with problems created by industrial concentration.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 5181 - Energy and Environmental Economics


    Economic issues of both energy and environment. Energy issues include the historical development of energy resources, supply and demand considerations, and projections of the future energy balance. Environmental issues are externalities, common property resources, and government regulation. Policy considerations include environmental standards, pollution charges, and property rights. Cost-benefit analysis and microeconomic theory are applied.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2016, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6001 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics


    Advanced treatment of selected issues in macroeconomics.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6112 , ECON 6201 , and ECON 6202 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6002 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics


    Advanced treatment of selected issues in microeconomics.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6112 , ECON 6201 , and ECON 6202 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6090 - Topics in Economics


    Topics from various areas of economics. Credit hours will vary with the topic offered.

    Credit Hours: (1 to 3)
    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change in topic.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2018
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6100 - Graduate Mathematical Economics


    Economic problems are analyzed with quantitative techniques. Topics covered include the study of economic growth models, utility maximization, homogeneous functions, dynamic systems, applications of linear programming, and constrained optimization.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6112 - Graduate Econometrics


    Advanced study of the theory and application of statistics to economic problems. Topics include: derivation of least-squares estimators; maximum likelihood estimation; and problems of multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, and autocorrelation.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Admission to graduate program and permission of Graduate Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: DSBA 6112  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • ECON 6113 - Cross-Section and Time-Series Econometrics


    Introduces the advanced study of the theory and application of statistics to economic problems.  Topics include:  derivation of the least-squares estimator; methods with which to detect and correct for potential problems with the classical regression model; maximum likelihood estimation; instrumental variables regression; the problems with multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, and autocorrelation; introduction to the time-series estimation, including ARIMA models and basic forecasting tools.  

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Permission of Graduate Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: STAT 6113 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • ECON 6201 - Advanced Macroeconomic Theory


    Theories of aggregate income determination, inflation, unemployment, interest rates and economic growth; macro-economic consumption and investment behavior; the business cycle.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Admission to graduate program and permission of Graduate Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: PPOL 8701 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016


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  • ECON 6202 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory


    Theories of the firm, of the consumer, and of resource owners; determination of prices under different market structures; general equilibrium analysis and welfare economics.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Admission to graduate program and permission of Graduate Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: PPOL 8703 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • ECON 6203 - Financial Economic Theory


    The fundamental principles of risk pricing and risk allocation in a unified framework. Discretetime model is employed to underscore the relationship between the techniques used in finance and the economic analysis of risk. The objective is to understand the economics of asset pricing and how derivatives and options are used in practice and their limitations.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: FINN 6203 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6206 - Game Theory and Experiments


    Focuses on game theoretic analysis and the experimental methodology which can be used to test game theoretic models. The primary topics in game theory include: static games with complete information, dynamic games with complete information, static games with incomplete information, and dynamic games with incomplete information. Some topics are introduced by way of an economic experiment, and the experiment is followed by a rigorous analysis of the game theoretic solution to the game. The latter part of the course focuses on how to design economic experiments as a means of testing the predictions of game theoretic models.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Permission of the Graduate Program Director.
    Cross-listed as: PPOL 8707 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6217 - Advanced Microeconometrics


    Underlying assumptions regarding the population, specification, estimation, and testing of microeconometric models. Students become acquainted with a variety of extensions of conventional linear models for crosssectional and panel data, including, but not limited to: panel data models, instrumental variables models, and qualitative response models.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6112  or ECON 6113 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016


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  • ECON 6218 - Advanced Business and Economic Forecasting


    Develops forecasting techniques used in business decision making and techniques used in forecasting macroeconomic variables. Topics include: estimation, identification and prediction using ARMAX, state space, and Box-Jenkins models; spectral analysis; linear filtering.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6112 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • ECON 6219 - Financial Econometrics


    Advanced time series with financial applications. Topics include: time series regressions (univariate and multivariate, stationary and non-stationary) and time series models (including ARMA, ARCH, GARCH, stochastic volatility and factor models). The emphasis will be on model properties, estimators, test statistics, and applications in finance.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6113 , ECON 6218 , or MATH 6201 .
    Cross-listed as: FINN 6219  
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017


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  • ECON 6235 - Monetary and Financial Theory


    Theory and empirical tests of money supply, money demand, and financial markets; portfolio theory with special attention to portfolio choices of banks; term structure of interest rates; dynamic models of money and economic activity.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6201  or ECON 6202 , and ECON 6112 .
    Cross-listed as: PPOL 8711 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6238 - Real Estate and Urban Economics


    Focuses on the fundamental economic forces that create urban areas, with a special emphasis on land markets.  Integrates economic theory to better understand the market forces that impact applied real estate development projects.  Topics include: urban growth and development; land valuation; the modelling and estimation of agglomeration economies; the costs of cities and their internal structure with emphasis on land use regulations and transportation; amenities and the local supply of labor; the sizes and functions of cities; affordable housing; and local public finance.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2102.
     
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6238  and MSRE 6238 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016


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  • ECON 6240 - Economics of International Finance


    Open economy macroeconomics, international transmission of inflation and unemployment, internal and external balance; balance of payments and international payments mechanisms; determination of exchange rates and effects of hedging and speculation.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6201  or ECON 6202 , and ECON 6112 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6241 - Economics of International Trade


    Examines the causes and consequences of trade using Ricardian and neoclassical models. Considers extensions, modifications, and empirical tests of these models. Analysis of tariffs, quotas, other trade restrictions, export subsidies, and trends in current trade policy.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6201  or ECON 6202 , and ECON 6112 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • ECON 6250 - Advanced Urban and Regional Economics


    Applications of microeconomic theory to problems of cities, metropolitan areas and regions; methods in regional analysis, location theory, land-use planning, measurement of economic activity; transportation, housing, poverty, and growth issues.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Restriction(s): Admission to graduate program.
    Cross-listed as: PPOL 8705 .
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  • ECON 6255 - Benefit-Cost Analysis


    Principles, practices, and applications for defining and comparing the benefits and costs of public policy programs and private sector projects, including techniques useful for organizing and analyzing data, evaluating programs systematically, and developing a framework for decision making while recognizing ethical implications, measurement problems, and time value problems.

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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