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  • ARTV 2250 - Introduction to 3D (3)

    Prerequisites: ARTV 2150  -  Computer Graphic Studio I   Or Upon review and approval of professor This course covers the fundamentals of creating professional art using 3D software. The course includes basic and intermediate projects that build a strong technical and creative foundation. The course will take the student through multiple projects covering various skills and jobs in CGI (Computer-Generate Imagery). Students develop problem solving skills and strategies as well as a strong theoretical foundation through the completion of projects while learning the basics of the 3D software package that they are using. 


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  • ARTV 2270 - Introduction to Game Development (3)

    Introduction to Game Development is a course that focuses on improving knowledge of video game history, the video game industry and the interactive game development process. The course starts by exposing students to video game history, trend in the industry, and academic research based on video games. Afterwards, this course will analyze major sectors of the industry and various career opportunities within those sectors. Lastly, this course will explain and expose students to the production workflow by creating a board game.  


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  • ARTV 2360 - Materials Texture and Lighting (3)

    Prerequisites: ARTV 2250  -  Introduction to 3D    This course covers intermediate to advanced concepts of lighting, shading, and rendering using 3D animation software. Students learn technical skills and creative concepts. Students learn the physics of light and color while gaining an understanding of what is happening behind the scenes as it pertains to lighting, rendering, materials and other concepts. This course will take the student through multiple projects covering various skills and jobs in CGI (Computer-Generate Imagery). Students develop problem solving skills and strategies as well as a strong theoretical foundation through the completion of projects tasks and assignments. 


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  • ARTV 3250 - Storyboarding (3)

    Prerequisites: ARTV 2120  -  Character Development    Storyboarding is an introduction course that focuses on applying industry standard techniques for visual storytelling. Students will learn how to illustrate scripts, plan shots, demonstrate action and retain continuity between scenes. Students will learn basic filming terminology such as shots, acts, sequences and transitions. Afterwards, basic storyboarding techniques such as illustration action, angles, composition, character and drama will be applied in panel creation. Upon completing storyboards in class, students will then take panels and create animatics timed to audio. This will also allow students time to practice adding in background and layout design elements. 


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  • ARTV 4070 - 3D Animation I (3)

    Prerequisites: ARTV 2250  -  Introduction to 3D    This course covers the fundamentals of creating professional art using 3D animation software. The course includes basic and intermediate projects that build a strong technical and creative foundation. The course will take the student through multiple projects covering various skills and jobs in CGI (Computer-Generate Imagery). Students develop problem solving skills and strategies as well as strong theoretical foundation through the completion of projects while learning the basics of 3D animation package that they are using. 


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  • ARTV 4850 - 2D Animation 2 (3)

    Prerequisites: ARTV 4050 2D Animation 1

    ARTV 3250  -  Storyboarding    2D Animation 2 is an advanced course that focuses on industry standard work-flow. This is a two-dimensional (2D) animation course that builds upon the principles of animation learned in 2D Animation 1. Students will be allowed to apply their knowledge of animation in order to complete fully developed projects for their portfolio. Concept development, storytelling, character development, storyboarding, animatic creation, background and layouts and animation will be improved upon throughout class. Students will also learn advanced techniques such as : Lip-sync, advance walk/run cycles, 2D rigging and animation cloth/clothing. 


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  • ARTV 4890 - 3D Animation 2 (3)

    Prerequisites: ARTV 4070  -  3D Animation I   This course covers the intermediate to advanced concepts of creating professional art using 3D animation software. Students further their technical skills and creative abilities while applying theoretical knowledge to their creative endeavor. The course will take the student through multiple projects covering various skills and jobs in CGI(Computer-Generate Imagery). Students develop problem solving skills and strategies as well as strong theoretical foundation through the completion of projects. 


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  • BIOL 3210 - General Virology (3)

    Prerequisites: Prerequisities: C or better BIOL 2220  or by instructor approval.  A study of the molecular basis for viral replication and the interaction of viruses with host organisms. Disease, transmission, anti-viral treatments and prevention strategies will also be discussed. 


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  • CEMA 2500 - Programming Tools for Statistical Computing (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in COMP 1520 . An introduction to statistical computing through freely available programming tools (R or Python-Pandas).  Topics include:  importing, exporting and manipulating data, basic data types and operations, vectors, arrays, matrices, lists, data frames, grouping, loops, conditionals, functions, simple and advanced graphics to visualize data and to generate plots/maps, packages/libraries for probability distributions, hypotheses testing and statistical models, writing reproducible reports of statistical analyses.


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  • CEMA 3025 - Partial Differential Equations of Applied Mathematics (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 3020 . First-order partial differential equations; method of characteristics; weak solutions; elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations; Fourier transform; Fourier series; and eigenvalue problems.


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  • CEMA 3425 - Linear Algebra with Applications to Engineering (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better with MATH 2020 . This course will present computer-based solution of systems of algebraic equations obtained from engineering problems and eigen-system analysis, Gaussian elimination, effect of round-off error, operation counts, banded matrices arising from discretization of differential equations, ill-conditioned matrices, matrix theory, least square solution of unsolvable systems, solution of non-linear algebraic equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, similar matrices, unitary and Hermitian matrices, positive definiteness, Cayley-Hamilton theory and function of a matrix and iterative methods.


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  • CEMA 4300 - Introduction to Data Mining (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in COMP 2810 . Data Mining is the nontrivial extraction of implicit, previously unknown, and potentially useful information from data.  It refers to the process of automatic discovery of patterns and knowledge from large data repositories including databases, data warehouses, web, document collections and data streams.  It will cover the basic topics of data mining, including data preprocessing, data warehousing and OLAP, data cube, frequent pattern and association rule mining, correlation techniques and applications of data mining in Web, text, big data, social networks, and computational advertising.


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  • CEMA 4340 - Statistical Inference (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in CEMA 2500  and MATH 4210 . This course covers principles of statistical inference including confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.  Topics include convergence of random variables:  the law of large numbers and central limit theorem; fundamental concepts in inference:  point estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing; estimating the CDF; bootstrapping; hypothesis testing and p-values:  Wald test, chi-square distribution, permutation test, likelihood ratio test, goodness-of-fit tests, F-test, etc.


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  • CEMA 4350 - Regression Modeling (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in CEMA 2500  and MATH 4210 . This course covers statistical models and methods.  Topics include the linear regression model, least squares, least squares estimator, multiple regression, model selection, logistic regression, multivariate models, inference about independence, causal inference, confounding variables, generalized linear regression, analysis of variance, heteroscedasticity.


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  • CEMA 4630 - Introduction to Distributed and Data Intensive Computing (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in COMP 4850 . This course will introduce and provide the students with theoretical aspects of distributed system and applicable and practical aspects of cloud computing and robust characteristics for distributed and cloud computing.  It will also provide a tour to introduce students to various research topics in distributed data-intensive computing, covering topics in cluster computing, grid computing, supercomputing, and cloud computing.  The course will explore solutions and learn design principles for building large network-based computational systems to support data intensive computing.  This course is suitable for junior/senior level undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics and computing sciences.


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  • CEMA 4640 - Introduction to Scientific Computing (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 3020 . This course will present scientific computation relevant to computational science and engineering, with an emphasis on the process of modeling, simulation, visualization and evaluation.  Possible topics related to the five areas include:  (modeling) continuous and statistical modeling; (simulation) solving and linear and non-linear systems, interpolation and approximation, numerical differential equations; (analysis) data mining and machine learning; (visualization) scalar and vector field visualization techniques; (evaluation) connection of results back to case-studies of interest from areas such as physics, biology, etc.  Programming knowledge at the level of CS 1520, mathematical background at the level of MATH 3020  and basic knowledge of programming, matrix operations is required.


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  • CEMA 4750 - Data Visualization (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 2020 . This course will introduce students to key design principles and techniques for visualizing data including both the principles and techniques.  Course will cover design practices, data and image models, visual perception, interaction principles, visualization tools, and applications.  Students will learn the value of visualization, specific techniques in information visualization and scientific visualization, and understand how to best leverage visualization methods.  Introduction to programming of web-based interactive visualizations.


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  • CEMA 4760 - Introduction to Machine Learning (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in CEMA 4340  and CEMA 4350 . A broad introduction to machine learning and statistical pattern recognition.  Topics include fundamental machine learning methods:  k-nearest neighbor, decision tree, naive Bayes, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, reinforcement learning, support vector machines.  Experimental methodologies will be covered including cross-validation, t-test, precision recall and ROC curves.


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  • CEMA 4920 - Capstone Design Project (3)

    Prerequisites: Senior classification and permission of the Department of Mathematics and Physics. Students will design, implement and document a project that ties together the concepts of their chosen concentration.  The selection of projects must be approved by the department.  The students must present their project in an open forum and submit a written report.


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  • COMP 2615 - Introduction Computer Organization and Architecture (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in COMP 2200 . An introduction to computer architecture and implementation.  Topics include digital logic, combinational and sequential logic circuits, instruction set design, assembly language, processor organization, the memory hierarchy, multicore and GPU architectures, and processor interrupt/exception models.


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  • COMP 3210 - Robotic System : Analysis and Applications (3)

    Prerequisites: MATH 2010 ,  This course will provide a fundamental introduction into the mechanics and controls of robots. Topics will include rigid-body transformations, kinematics, kinetics, force control methodologies, path planning, mechanical design, programming of robots, actuators, and sensors. This course will be formal lecture and laboratory course.In the laboratory sessions, the students will apply the lecture material to program robot bases to achieve certain specified tasks. 


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  • COMP 3215 - Feedback Control Systems (3)

    Prerequisites: COMP 3210  -  Robotic System : Analysis and Applications   Fundamentals of feedback control with emphasis on classical techniques and an introduction to state space methods. Topics include the following: frequency domain modeling and state space modeling of dynamical systems; feedback control system concepts and components;control system performance specifications such as stability, transient response, and steady state error;analytical and graphical methods for analysis and design-root locus,Bode plot,Nyquist criterion; design and implementation of proportional, proportional derivative, proportional-integral-derivative, lead,lag, and lead-lag controllers, This course will be a formal lecture and laboratory course. In the laboratory sessions, the students will apply the lecture material to program robot bases to achieve certain specified tasks. 


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  • COMP 3220 - Robotic Manipulation (3)

    Prerequisites: COMP 3210  -  Robotic System : Analysis and Applications   Foundations and principles of robotic manipulation. Topics include computational models of objects and motion, the mechanics of robotic manipulators, the structure of manipulator control systems, planning and programming of robot actions. This course will be a formal lecture and laboratory course. In the laboratory sessions, the students will apply the lecture material to program robotic platforms to achieve certain specified tasks. 


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  • COMP 4405 - Software Engineering (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in COMP 2810 . Introduction to software engineering and formal methods.  Course topics include software lifecycle models, requirements analysis and specification, system design, design patterns, testing, and maintenance.


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  • CRSB 1000 - Principles of Clinical Research (3)

    This is a 3-credit course for students meeting the requirements for the Clinical Research Program. This course will explore the key elements and different designs in writing a research protocol for clinical trials. Students will receive instruction on managing timelines, input for key opinion leaders, statistical information, ethical standards and safety events and reporting by developing their own sample protocol. 


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  • CRSB 1010 - Good Clinical Practices (1)

    Prerequisites: CRSB 1000   This is a 1-credit course for students meeting the requirements for the Clinical Research Program. This course will help the student understand the responsibilities and expectations for conduct, monitoring, reporting and documenting of clinical trials. Students will learn to distinguish between GCP and GMP in pharmaceutical, device and biologic GCP, and understand corrective action and compliance standards as well as the legal and procedural elements of GCP.


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  • CRSB 2000 - Regulatory Sciences (3)

    Prerequisites: PHRM 1000  , or BIOL 1610 , or BIOL 1620   This course delivers an overview of regulatory affairs in clinical trials and regulation of the pharmaceutical industry by the FDA and other governing bodies. The student will be able to gain an understanding of required documentation, protection of human subjects and compliance. 


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  • CRSB 2010 - Interpersonal Skill (1)

    This is a 1-credit course for students meeting the requirements for the Clinical Research Program. Students will learn unique learning models that emphasizes communication competency that will assist them in communicating professionally and effectively. 


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  • CRSB 3000 - Biobanking and Interpreting Laboratory Data (1)

    Prerequisites: CRSB 1000  or permission from the course instructor.  This is a 1-credit course for students meeting the requirements for the Clinical Research Program. This course will give students a general overview of laboratory tests used to evaluate organ systems and various types of diseases. Students will learn why certain tests are used, what the normal range values are for each test and how to interpret abnormal laboratory results, with case study examples. In the biobanking portion of the course, students will be introduced to the basics of biobanking, the ethical considerations in specimen collection and the process of collecting and processing samples for storage or distribution to repositories. 


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  • CRSB 3010 - Clinical Trial Management I (3)

    Prerequisites: CRSB 1000  or permission from the course instructor This course offers in depth guidance on steps and processes involved for the Sponsor or CRO in implementing, monitoring and managing clinical trials. Students will be guided in developing project plans, study goals, budget and contract preparation; and how to implement monitoring visits, and effectively manage research sites by designing their own sample research study. 


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  • CRSB 3020 - Clinical Trial Management II (3)

    Prerequisites: CRSB 3010  or permission from the course instructor This course will expound on the principles laid out in Clinical Trial Management I. Students will be able to go through the process of running a clinical trial by exploring the different roles and responsibilities. Students will have the opportunity to run their own research study by taking on the different roles involved. 


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  • CRSB 3030 - Clinical Biostatistics (3)

    Prerequisites: CRSB 1000  or permission by instructor.  This course offers advanced exposure to the biostatistics methodologies used in medical research. It includes a review of the most common techniques in the field, as well as the manner in which these techniques are applied in standard statistical software. Students will learn how to choose an appropriate study design, and develop quantitative skill to; understand and calculate the appropriate sample size needed for a study; analyze the collected data;and present study results to an audience. 


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  • CRSB 3040 - Clinical Biochemistry (3)

    Prerequisites: or permission from the course instructor This course will provide a biochemical foundation for understanding disease, drug action and drug metabolism from a biochemical point of view. This course stresses the clinical relevance of biochemistry. 


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  • CRSB 3050 - Presentation Skills (1)

    Students will learn technique for professional communication. There will be class exercises and each student will prepare their final speeches for presentation in front of a live audience. 


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  • CRSB 3060 - Clinical Trial Protocol Design (1)

    Prerequisites: NURS 2030  , CRSB 1000   This course will explore the key elements and different designs in writing a research protocol for clinical trials. Students will receive instruction on managing timelines, input from key opinion leaders, statistical information, ethical standards and safety events and reporting by developing their own sample protocol. 


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  • CRSB 4000 - Medical Bioethics (3)

    Prerequisites: NURS 2030  , or permission from course instructor This course is designed to offer students an overview of the ethical issues surrounding the conduct of clinical research. During this course, students will learn about early research studies in human subjects that ended in tragedy and lead to the creation regulations regarding the conduct of clinical research. Students will understand how ethical issues can be avoided as well as the role that the Food and Drug Administration and Institutional Review Boards play in protecting patients from the unethical research. This course covers the conduct of research in children, pregnant women, impaired individuals, as well as minority and international communities. Lessons will include the use of big data, stored tissue for genetic research, and stem cell research.


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  • CRSB 4010 - Literature Review (1)

    This course will guide the student in understanding literature reviews and their purpose in research. Student will be allowed to find their own sources and tools for research and site their references. The text and class project will help the student understand the importance of the literature review in research. 


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  • CRSB 4020 - Advanced Data Mangement (3)

    Prerequisites: CRSB 3010  or permission by instructor This course offers a comprehensive understanding the process of retrieving, maintaining,and querying clinical data as well as the data management systems involved to perform those tasks. Students will learn about various data collection methods, data quality control,and FDA laws and regulations around data handling. Students will gain experience developing data management plans and case report forms.


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  • CRSB 4030 - Clinical Internship and Research (14)

    Prerequisites: CRSB 3010  CRSB 3020   This is a one semester long clinical research rotation course for students meeting the requirements for the Clinical Research Certificate Program. The student will acquire in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in clinical research sciences related subject areas. Student will gain experience in clinical data collection, data management, data analysis, clinical trial design, onsite project management, and data presentation. Students will be supervised by instructors in clinical research organizations or clinical research faculty in the department. Student will be graded by  his/her instructor at monthly and required to submit a written report and to present to the department. 


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  • CSB 2000 - Introduction to Computer Science and Business (3)

    This course describes the Computer Science, Information Systems and Business disciplines, the synergy between them, and the career opportunities in these fields.  The course emphasizes computational thinking and the strategic use and implication of information technology in the business environment.  To illustrate the use of technology to solve business problems, the following topics will be covered:  fundamental systems components, business processes, data management, security and systems development.  Additionally, career options in topic areas will be elucidated through guest speakers from industry and academia and through multimedia presentations such as “A Day in the Life of…”-series.


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  • CSB 3000 - Computer and Business Ethics (3)

    Prerequisites: Junior Classification This course enables students to understand and apply an ethically principled reasoning approach to business and computer-related issues.  The course exposes students to the theoretical concepts of basic moral principles and the application of these principles to case-based ethical, legal, and social technology dilemmas that occur in computer and business environments.


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  • DRAM 3320 - Acting for the Camera (3)

    Prerequisites: Allows stage actors to learn and explore basic acting styles and techniques for the camera. The students will utilize appropriate vocabulary and learn concepts required and reflective of screen acting. This course also examines the business aspect of acting in the film industry covering such topics as acquisition of acting agents, developing resumes and preparing for film auditions. 


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  • ENG 2720 - Introduction to Creative Writing (3)

    Prerequisites: ENG 1110   Introduction to Creative Writing is a course designed to give students from all majors an opportunity to enhance their skills as writers through the writing of creative prose and poetry.  This course will help students express their creative abilities as well as make them better writers by focusing on basic writing skills involving narration, description and clarity.


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  • ENG 3010 - The Basics of Legal Writing (3)

    Pre- or Co-requisite:   ,   (or their equivalent) The upper-level course will introduce the rigors of legal writing to undergraduate and graduate students.  The course will give students practical knowledge of the skill set required to successfully apply to and matriculate through law school.  The process involves the integration of grammar and mechanics and the technical aspects of legal writing-the result being that students will have a more realistic view of the writing utilized in the legal profession.  In an effort to illustrate the connectivity of fundamental writing skills to legal writing, the course will move the students through completing a LSAT writing sample, writing a personal statement for a law school application, and thereafter, completing some first-year law school legal writing assignments, while emphasizing the importance of proper grammar and mechanics.


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  • ENG 3440 - Social Inequality in South Asia Through Literature (3)

    Prerequisites: ENG 1210  -  English Composition II   The course employs literature and documentary film to focus on culture and society in South Asia (i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal). It Specifically addresses the issue of caste as a form of social inequality. By reading the stories of individuals and groups in social context and across genres,this course explores cultural forms of discrimination in South Asia and people’s strategies for bettering their everyday lives through social justice.


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  • ENG 4940 - Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past (3)

    Prerequisites: ENG 1210  -  English Composition II   This course addresses how historical film and fiction represent South Asia’s past. It combines writing and films to analyze questions about society, economy and power in South Asia’s past. By highlighting such questions over time, the course explores people, events and historical processes in modern and early modern South Asia. 


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  • ENPH 3600 - Instrumentation and Measurement Lab (2)

    Measurements are essential to quantitatively validate the predictions of theories in all branches of science and engineering. Nearly all of our current quantitative understanding of the natural and engineered world has come from the interplay between theory and measurement. Models and simulations of systems require experimental validation. Performance of engineered systems must not only be predicted, but also measured and tested. In this course, we will learn the basic tools of making physical measurements and conducting experiments. We will collect data, conduct basic error analysis, and design experimental systems. We will build the necessary supporting electronics and learn to collect data with computer based data acquisition systems. 


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  • ENSC 1000 - Introduction to Sustainable Planet (3)

    Prerequisites: Freshman standing at NCCU. This course reviews multifaceted issues of the climate change with different angles including technical challenges and capacity, cultural influence, and societal values practiced in different regions of the world.  This course also reviews how the impacts of climate change are manifested in different regions of the world.  Additionally this course provides information about the most up-to-dated remediation technologies that can be practiced by individuals and industrial sectors for building a sustainable planet.


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  • ENSC 2100 - Global Environmental Sustainability (3)

    Prerequisites: One introductory level course in science and math.  Concurrent enrollment is acceptable.  Sophomore standing for EEGS majors or a consent from instructor. This course provides in-depth reviews of representative environmental issues around the globe that have caused catastrophic consequences to the local ecosystems and human health and how individual events ended up causing global issues.  This course also presents various types of remediation technologies that have been made available and commercially used to slow down, halt, or even reverse the course of each event affecting local, regional, and/or global economies.  Finally this course discusses conservation aspect of sustainability that individuals and local municipalities can practice without leaving environmental footprints.


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  • ENSC 2600 - Environmental Pollution (4)

    Prerequisites: GEOG 2010  GEOG 2100  GEOG 2350  and ENSC 2100   This course is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in basic knowledge of environmental pollution. It covers natural chemical cycles, how human affect them, and strategies to ameliorate human impacts. This course involves studying major problems of pollution of the atmosphere, water,the land surface and the food chain. Emphasis will be placed on environmental pollution processes associated with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. The course includes lectures, hands-on lab exercises,and field trips.


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  • ENSC 3500 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics (3)

    Prerequisites: PHYS 2110 General Physics I, MATH 1200 College Algebra and Trigonometry II This course provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts and terminology of fluid mechanics as used in scientific studies of environmental systems, with an emphasis on a physical understanding of how and why fluids behave as they do in environmental contexts.  The goal is to give students a basis and vocabulary for understanding and learning to solve problems that involve fluid mechanics and environmental transport processes.


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  • ENSC 4410 - Environmental Modeling & System Dynamics (3)

    Prerequisites: Math 1200 College and Trigonometry II The environment can be considered as a large, comprehensive system composed of consistently changing dynamic parts.  This course is an introduction to the modern method of scientific study through computational modeling, with a particular focus on systems dynamics - an approach that is well suited for many environmental applications.  There is an emphasis on the reasoning necessary to interpret, critique and ultimately create simplified models of complex environmental systems. 


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  • ENSC 4600 - Environmental Nanotechnology (3)

    Prerequisites: Completion (or concurrent course listing) of one-year long introductory physical science course and one physical science course at either 2000 or 3000 level, or approval from the instructor This course is designed to introduce both fundamental theories and practical technologies practiced in academic institutions, environmental engineering firms, and regulatory agencies in the U.S. and abroad to upper-level students in the department.  Students will learn basic concepts behind nanoscale science and engineering practices.  Students will then participate in several representative projects of real-life cases that they will encounter in their future professional and/or academic careers.  At least two projects related to air and water contamination and remediation techniques will be introduced in the class as a way to facilitate their learning process.  This course will also provide students in the class opportunities to operate several key instruments such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electric classifier and condensation particle counter (SMPS as a combined form) for engaging in nano industries.  A visit to nanotechnology center in town will be required during the semester.


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  • EPHY 3200 - Material Science (3)

    Prerequisites: CHEM 1200 , PHYS 2320 , or permission of instructor. This course introduces students to the structure of semiconductors, metals, ceramic, polymers and composite materials, and the physical principles underlying the relationship of a material’s structure to its optical, thermal, electrical and mechanical properties.  The course is designed to provide a scientific foundation that can be to understand material properties and optimize material properties through rational design. (Three lecture hours per week).


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  • EPHY 3400 - Digital Systems Laboratory (3)

    Prerequisites: PHYS 3100 . This course will cover digital design topics such as digital logic, sequential building blocks, finite-state machines, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), timing and synchronization.  Lectures and problem sets will introduce fundamental topics then students will embark on lab assignments and ultimately, a digital design project.  The lab introduces practical aspects of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion.  The students would design and implement a final digital project of their choice, in areas such as games, music, digital filters, wireless communications, video, and graphics.


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  • EPHY 3500 - Signals and Systems (3)

    Prerequisites: PHYS 3100 ; PHYS 4220 . Mathematical representation of signals and systems.  Classification and analysis of systems in both the time-and frequency-domains.  Impulse Response and Convolution Integral.  Continuous-time signals and linear systems:  Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform and State Variables.  Discrete-time linear systems:  difference equations, Discrete-Time Fourier Transform, z-Transform.  Sampling and discrete-time processing of continuous-time signals.


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  • EPHY 4500 - Electronic Properties of Materials (3)

    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. This course will introduce students to elements of solid state physics.  The course is intended to create the background required to understand the physics of solid state device operations.  The course will prepare students for advanced courses in solid state quantum electronics.  We will develop the fundamental concepts of the band structure of crystalline materials required for understanding of many-particle phenomena such as electronic transport, optical conductivity, and thermal properties of materials.  Specific topics will include properties of advanced low-dimensional materials (surfaces and interfaces, quantum wires, quantum dots, organic semiconductors).  The course is designed to provide the opportunity for students from different backgrounds to undertake a study and research in solid state electronic materials engineering.


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  • EPHY 4600 - Materials Characterization Laboratory (3)

    Prerequisites: EPHY 3200 Material Science  or Permission of Instructor. This course is designed to provide the students with the theoretical background and hands-on experience with instrumentation required to characterize the morphology, structure and properties of materials.  The lecture component of this course will focus on the physical principles underlying the measurement techniques and analysis of collected data.  The laboratory component will focus on safe and effective operation of advanced instrumentation. (One lecture and three laboratory hours per week).


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  • EPHY 4700 - Engineering Physics Research & Development Seminar (1)

    The goal of this course is to give students a general understanding of what contemporary physics and engineering research and development (R&D) is about, how it is structured and organized, why we need to do R&D, and how R&D allows us to advance our knowledge and get practical benefits for real life.  The course consists of three major components.  They are introductory lectures on contemporary topics given by the instructor, student discussion panels, and student seminar presentations.


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  • EPHY 4800 - Engineering Physics Design I (3)

    Prerequisites: Senior Status; Permission of Instructor. This is part 1 of two-part design course for the undergraduate engineering physics program.  This course provides an operational experience in the development of innovative and realistic engineered products.  Student groups design, build, and test a product that solves an open-ended design problem or consumer need.  Each group may be assigned a design project selected from topics suggested by faculty or choose their own design project pending instructor approval.  They are responsible for (i) designing and developing specifications, (ii) planning a budget, and (iii) biweekly progress reports.  Teamwork, communication, and project management are stressed throughout the semester.


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  • FOOD 4674 - Community Nutrition (3)

    Prerequisites: FOOD 2200  , FOOD 2300  ,FOOD 3210 , FOOD 4210  ,FOOD 4670   (may be taken concurrently). A presentation on the elements that affect nutritional health and well-being of people as they relate to or as they are affected by the community. Topics include food and society, nutritional assessment of the community, and nutrition programs sponsored by governments, industry, and the community.


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  • GEOG 2010 - Online Weather (3)

    An introduction to applications and techniques employed in the study of atmospheric weather phenomenon.  This is a meteorology course that uses real time data offered from the federal governmental data sources via the Internet in partnership with college and university faculty.  It also provides students with a comprehensive study of the principles of meteorology while providing classroom and laboratory applications focused on the current weather situations.


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  • GEOG 3600 - Geography of Hip-Hop (3)

    The Geography of Hip-Hop will present the history of hip-hop while exploring the various geographic elements pertaining to its worldwide impact and examine the major economic, social and cultural spatial variations that exist within the industry and lifestyle.


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  • GEOG 4950 - Field Mapping (3)

    Designed to expose upper-level DEEGS students to practical skills and techniques necessary to be successful in today’s competitive workforce and graduate school.  Students will engage in geography field research using GIS as the primary tool to address a problem that students will encounter in their further professional and/or academic careers.  Students will complete a semester long project in which they must produce a map from scratch using a variety of data development and analysis techniques learned in this class and its prerequisites.


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  • HADM 3300 - Advanced Lodging and Hotel Analytics (3)

    Prerequisites: HADM 2100   This course provides opportunity for students to operate a large hotel obtaining certification of hotel industry analytics (CHIA). This is the only hotel-related certification for university students graduating from hospitality and tourism programs throughout the world. 


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  • HADM 4850 - Senior Living Management Capstone (3)

    Prerequisites: HADM 3800  ,HEDU 4200  ,HADM 4400  ,HADM 4200  ,HADM 3700  or HRM 3510  FCSC 3300   This course provides a survey of the senior living communities, with special issues in finance, marketing, law, operation and risk management/safety. The course examines the histories, problems, general operating procedures, and management functions consistent with the senior community management. Throughout the semester, special attention will be given to Continuing Care Retirement Communities in which residents enter living independently, and are assured continued residency through later life stages that might require assisted care and skill nursing. Executives from the local continuing care communities will be featured. This course will integrate further their hospitality education as it applies in senior living community. 


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  • HEDU 1551 - Health & Physical Fitness ( Early College) (3)

    This course will emphasize concepts related to the development of fitness, and motor skill. Knowledge and directed practices will be used to improve fitness concepts and to develop motor skills and a comprehensive understanding of the dimensions of health. 


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  • HEDU 3200 - Communicable and Chronic Health (3)

    Prerequisites: BIOL 1300  BIOL 1610  BIOL 1620  or Permission of instructor This course is designed to provide a concise overview of selected human diseases.  The course focuses on the concept of health and illness, knowledge of risk factors, etiology and pathogenesis of selected diseases, public health approaches and prevention strategies.


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  • HIST 2510 - Introduction to Public History (3)

    Prerequisites: This course introduces students to the field of public history. It is a survey of the rich variety and complex web of interrelated research activities activities that constitute the practice of public history; particular attention given to African Americans’ influence on the field. Lectures, readings, guest speakers, field trips, and group work will be utilized. 


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  • HIST 3524 - Black Women and Activism (3)

    The purpose of this course is to highlight the multiple ways black women activists have shaped United States History.  Through this course, students will explore and examine the struggles and accomplishments of Black women activists.  The course also examines black women’s clubs, groups, and organizations in the hopes of creating a more accurate portrayal of the impact these individuals and groups have had on society.  The second half of the course will enable students to see more clearly how black women served as critical agents in uplifting their communities, particularly during tremendous periods of interracial turmoil and heightened group tensions.


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  • HIST 3525 - Black Women and Slavery (3)

    The purpose of this course is to investigate African American women’s history during the colonial era to 1865.  The principal focus of the course is to apply analytical frameworks of race, gender and class to understand the life cycles and multiple roles of women of African descent as mothers, daughters, wives, workers and social change agents.  Throughout the course, we will utilize a variety of monographs as well as primary source materials to document black women’s experiences in slavery.


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  • HIST 3527 - Black Women in the 20th Century (3)

    This course explores United States history by centering black women’s experiences within the study of African American and U.S. History.  Using African American women’s history as its lens, the course also examines the intersection of race, class, and gender in American society.  This course takes a chronological and thematic approach to the study of African American women from the dawn of the twentieth century to the present.  Particular themes that will be explored include:  the relationship between constructions of race, class and gender; productive and reproductive labor; women’s networks; migration; the gendered meaning of freedom, and issues facing black women in the twentieth century.


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  • HIST 4640 - Homeland Security Theory, Policy and Practice (3)

    Pre- or Co-requisite:  ,  ,   This course will serve as a capstone course for the homeland security concentrations.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge of theory, policy and practice in homeland security through their participation in a project that addresses a contemporary issue in homeland security.  Best practices in homeland security will also be discussed.


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  • HIST 4900 - Teaching High School Social Studies (3)

    Prerequisites:  ,    with a grade of C or better Corequisites:   and   This course will serve as a pedagogical methods course for teacher-candidates prior to the start of their 16-week student-teaching practicum.  This course will also serve as a pedagogical methods course for history majors (especially those wishing to pursue careers as history professors) who desire to learn methods of teaching outside of direct instruction (lecture).  Furthermore, this course will address issues teachers of high school social studies face when dealing with such societal issues as tackling inherent discriminations that exist in the teaching of social studies topics and finding ways to teach social studies in any learning environment that faces depleted financial and educational resources.


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  • HON 1200 - Honors Global Leadership Seminar (3)

    Pre- or Co-requisite: Admission into the University Honors Program. A course that is designed to refine the leadership skills of students as engaged global citizens and community leaders.  Students examine leadership philosophies, principles, and lessons from leaders worldwide and throughout history, developing their leadership and communication skills through panel discussions, oral presentations, and peer projects addressing local and global issues.


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  • HON 3600 - Honors Thesis Research Seminar (3)

    Pre- or Co-requisite: Admission into the University Honors Program. A course that concentrates on reading, writing, and research toward honors thesis development.  Students are introduced to the rhetoric of disciplinary knowledge, investigate research and writing practices suitable for a sustained thesis project in their field, and produce the early stages of a honors thesis project with an identified faculty advisor, culminating in a formal honors thesis proposal.


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  • HPCC 101 - Exploring Health Professions I (2)

    Exploring Health Professions 101 exposes freshman, special students, Post-Baccalaureate Health Certificate students, and 2nd  degree seeking students who plan to focus on a career in the healthcare profession and interested in careers in healthcare to the plethora of career opportunities available while simultaneously exposing them to the rigors and expectations of the application process. The course will also provide students insight into the future of healthcare and health careers in America and provide them the research skills and professional tools to begin the career preparation and navigation process successfully. Additionally, the course seeks to connect students with campus and community partners in the form of academic and personal/professional support, mentors, advisors,and learning resources. 


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  • HPCC 102 - Exploring Health Professions II (2)

    Exploring Health Professions 102 continues to build on the career exploration initiated in the HPCC 101 course. HPCC 102 (Recommended for juniors and Seniors) continues to expose students to the realities for preparing for and applying to their desired health professions program through targeted and  intentional professional development, professional and personal evaluation, and career research. With an intensive focus on application development, students are given a semester’s long opportunity to begin turning academic, professional and personal achievements into a tangible application for health profession’s school. 


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  • INDS 2000 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies (3)

    Learning about interdisciplinary studies involves self-assessment, self-reflection, goal setting, research, and articulation of knowledge.  This course will introduce students to the concepts, methods, and general knowledge of interdisciplinary study.  The course will address the various approaches to interdisciplinary studies and students will learn the fundamentals of interdisciplinary research as well as its more useful applications.  The course will be organized around a general subject designed by the instructor.  Emphasis is placed on the development of critical and analytical thinking skills, as well as written and oral communication.  In addition, students will be required to map a plan of study that considers preparation for career opportunities.


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  • KIN 2075 - Principles of Strength and Conditioning (3)

    Prerequisites: BIOL 1610  &BIOL 1620  , CPR certification, KIN 2000 , KIN 2010   This course is designed for current and future Strength and Conditioning professionals and students. This course will provide the student the most comprehensive information on organization and administration of facilities, testing and evaluation, exercise techniques, training adaptations, and program design. This course includes guidelines for laboratory testing used in an Athletic Strength and Conditioning Facility. Laboratory sessions are a key component to the course. 


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  • KIN 3560 - Program Design in Strength and Conditioning (3)

    Prerequisites: BIOL 1610 ,BIOL 1620  , CPR Certification, KIN 2000 , KIN 2010   This course presents information on the process of designing scientifically based resistance training programs, modifying and adapting programs to meet the needs of special populations, and understanding how designing program works in the real world.


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  • MATH 3025 - Partial Differential Equations of Applied Mathematics (3)

    Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 3020 . First-order partial differential equations; method of characteristics; weak solutions; elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations; Fourier transform; Fourier series; and eigenvalue problems.


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  • MGT 3010 - Career Readiness (3)

    Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing and MGT 1100  , or permission by the instructor.  The School of Business Career Readiness course will provide students with the opportunity to further enhance their professional skills for the global marketplace.  This program consists of several modules that address the importance of professional skills and competencies required for career success.  Some of the modules are Interview Techniques/Mock Interviews, Leadership Development, Ethics in the Work Place, Dining Etiquette, and Technology. The students will be engaged in Professional Networking Events/Site Visits, and Mentorship. A grade of “C” or better must be earned in MGT 3010.


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  • MGT 4100 - Blueprint for Workplace Success (2)

    MGT 4100 continues to refine the foundations laid in the three previous professional development courses. Focused topics for students in their senior year include understanding job expectations, navigating the maze of office politics, mastering the art of forming working relationships, and valuing diversity.


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  • MKT 4050 - Professional Selling (3)

    Prerequisites: MKT 3210   To expose students to personal selling strategies and tactic. The sales process is examined,with particular emphasis on relationship selling,planning, and delivery of sales presentations, and trust-building techniques. The roles of professional salesperson within their organizations and in the economic system are investigated; the dimensions of sales careers are reviewed.


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  • MSCM 2585 - Sports Media Production (3)

    Prerequisites: MSCM 2400  and Permission of Instructor A course in sports media production. Provides hand-on experience and training to assist the University’s Athletics department with behind-the-scenes work to produce media products for various home sporting contest.


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  • MSCM 3470 - Journalism as Literature (3)

    Prerequisites:  . This writing-intensive course will consider journalism as literature.  We will study important literary journalists from the 18th to the 21st centuries, including Daniel Defoe, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Jack London, James Weldon Johnson, Lillian Ross, Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, George Orwell Jimmy Breslin, John McPhee, James Agee, John Simon, Dave Eggers, Yoskiko Sakurai, Colson Whitehead, Mugabo Rwiliriza and Kouross Esmaeli.  Students (Fall, Spring)


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  • MSCM 3585 - Advanced Sports Media Production (3)

    Prerequisites: MSCM 2585  or permission of Instructor An advanced course in sports media production. Provides hands-on experience and continued training to assist the University’s athletics department with behind-the-scenes work to produce media products for various home sporting contests. 


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  • MUSL 1310 OL1 - Online Rock Music (3)

    Prerequisites: lecture hours and laboratory hour per week This course is a General Education Curriculum survey of the history and development of Rock music in the United States, with special focus on the music and musical influences of African Americans. 


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  • MUSL 1320 OL1 - World of the World (3)

    Prerequisites: Lecture hours and laboratory hours per week An online General Education Curriculum survey of the music and musical cultures of African, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, North American Natives, and American Jazz. 


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  • MUSL 4730 - Digital Audio Design (3)

    Pre- or Co-requisite: Production I, Production II, Post-Production Digital Audio Design introduces students to the creation and manipulation of audio with computers. Through the graphic-based programming environment Max/MSP, students learn the processes of digital audio including additive synthesis, frequency modulation, granular synthesis, filtering and soundfile manipulation.


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  • NURS 2040 - Tobacco and Health (3)

    This interdisciplinary course will provide students with indepth knowledge of how the tobacco became a prominent crop and will trace the impact of tobacco on the lives of people of African descent. The course will review the history of tobacco control in the U.S., and how the continued use of tobacco contributes to health disparities. The course will challenge students to develop tobacco control initiative and integrate them into current campus and /or community efforts. 


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  • PHRM 2130 - Pharmacology (3)

    Prerequisites: PHRM 1000  or BIOL 1610  or BIOL 1620 , or permission by the course instructor.  The course will focus on the basic principles of biophysics, biochemistry and physiology related to drug action and interaction, distribution, metabolism and toxicity. The course also incorporates in-depth studies of the principles of neuropharmacology and cardiovascular pharmacology, as well as case studies of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anti-cancer drugs. 


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