Mar 29, 2024  
2020 - 2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020 - 2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Explanation of Course Descriptions

Graduate courses may be taken by persons other than regular or provisional graduate students in Arts and Sciences only with the consent of the chairperson of the department/program committee concerned.

Pairs of numbers (501,502) indicate continuous courses. A hyphen between numbers (501-502) indicates that the courses must be taken in the succession stated.

Courses involving laboratory or studio activity are so labeled. All others are classroom courses.

Semester hour credit for each course is indicated by numbers in parentheses.

 

 

Other Courses

  
  • CRIN E04 - Literacy Planning, Instruction & Assessment - B


    Credits: (3)

    This course addresses the development of reading and writing, with a specific focus on the intermediate and advanced stages. The course will include attention to word analysis, vocabulary, comprehension, critical thinking and writing development. In line with these concepts, students will learn related theories, assessment, and instructional practices.

  
  • CRIN 542 - Designing for Deeper Learning


    Credits: (3)

    This course will familiarize students with research, examples and models in deeper learning K-12 schools. Core tenets, student outcomes, instructional practices, and performance assessments will be explored through analysis of research and review of authentic curriculum-based examples. Students will design, implement, and reflect on a deeper learning curriculum project.


American Studies

  
  • AMST 590 - Topics in American Studies


    Fall and Spring Credits: (3) Various Faculty. Note: Topics change each semester; see open course list.

    These seminars explore specific areas, themes, or critical issues in American Studies. If there is no duplication of topic, may be repeated for credit.

  
  • AMST 661 - Introduction to American Studies


    Fall Credits: (3) Staff.

    This course is required of all entering graduate students in American Studies. In this reading- and writing-intensive seminar, students encounter both current and classic works of the field. They will acquaint themselves with a wide array of interdisciplinary approaches, focusing on both critical theory and practical application in research. MA-only  and MA/Ph.D. students will produce the first iterations of the Master’s thesis, while Ph.D. students will produce the first outline of their comprehensive fields or alternatively, a dissertation topic. The course also provides training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research, including discussions of fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism. May be repeated for credit with permission from Instructor and Grad Director.

  
  • AMST 671 - American Studies: Profession and Practice


    Spring Credits: (1) Staff.

    This course investigates both practical and theoretical issues relevant for American Studies in and outside the academy. The class offers students strategic approaches to areas critical for successful careers, areas such as planning long term research, writing grant applications, conference planning, and honing classroom teaching skills. As well, we explore pertinent issues that influence American Studies today: the university system, public culture, and professionalism. The course features the regular participation of guests from American Studies and outside the program.

  
  • AMST 690 - Directed Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (3) Various Faculty. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director is required.

    A program of extensive reading, writing and discussion in a special area of American Studies for MA level students. Students accepted for this course will arrange their program of study with an appropriate faculty advisor. This course may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topic.

  
  • AMST 695 - Directed Thesis Master’s Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 3-9) Graded Pass/Fail. Note: Students who are not submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements.

    Students design and conduct research in support of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.    This course may be repeated, but no more than 9 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for submitting a master’s thesis.

  
  • AMST 700 - Thesis


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 1-12) Note: Students who are not submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. Grade of either G or U converts to P upon successful completion of a defense and submission and acceptance of the thesis [700].

    Students finish the research for and the writing of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.  This course may be repeated, but no more than 6 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a master’s.

  
  • AMST 701 - Pedagogy


    Spring Credits: (1) Staff.

    This course introduces graduate students to various pedagogical methods and issues.  It also covers handling challenging situations in the classroom; the design of course syllabi; and preparing discussion topics and lectures.

  
  • AMST 715 - Seminar in American Studies


    Fall and Spring Credits: (3) Various Faculty. Prerequisite(s): Open only to candidates for advanced degrees. Note: Topics change each semester; see open course list.

    These seminars explore specific areas, themes, or critical issues in American Studies. If there is no duplication of topic, may be repeated for credit.

  
  • AMST 766 - Directed Studies


    Fall and Spring Credits: (1-12) Staff Graded Pass/Fail

    No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required to satisfy graduate degree requirements. This course may be repeated.

  
  • AMST 790 - Directed Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (3) Various Faculty. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director is required.

    A program of extensive reading, writing and discussion in a special area of American Studies for Ph.D. level students. Students accepted for this course will arrange their program of study with an appropriate faculty advisor. This course may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topic.

  
  • AMST 795 - Directed Dissertation Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 3-12) Graded Pass/Fail. Note: Students who are not submitting a dissertation may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements.

    Students design and conduct research in support of their dissertation under the direction of a faculty advisor.  This course may be repeated, but no more than 12 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a student submitting a dissertation.

  
  • AMST 800 - Dissertation


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 1-12) Staff. Note: Grade of either G or U converts to P upon successful completion of a defense and submission and acceptance of the dissertation.

    Students finish the research for and the writing of their dissertation under the direction of a faculty advisor.  Students who are not submitting a dissertation may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. This course may be repeated, but no more than 24 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a doctorate (only).


Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 517 - Issues in Anthropology


    Fall and Spring Credits: 1-3 Staff

    Students will conduct research in anthropology focused on selected issues and problems such as inequality and justice, the environment, ethnic relations and minorities, war and peace, population, and social changes. This course may be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ANTH 525 - Applied Anthropology


    Spring Credits: 3 Hamada.

    This seminar introduces basic applied anthropology perspectives and methodology for community research. It combines classroom discussion, empirical fieldwork, data analysis, and ethnographic writing. Topics include statistical analysis, collaborative research, professional ethics, behavioral observation techniques, interview and survey techniques, report writing, digital representation, policy application, and grant-writing. It introduces quantitative/qualitative research design, data collection, analysis and interpretation used in applied anthropology.

  
  • ANTH 526 - Foodways and the Archaeological Record


    Spring Credits: 3 Bowen.

    A multidisciplinary perspective on how societies procure food. Drawing upon archaeological, historical, and anthropological studies, students will learn about provisioning systems found in foraging, horticultural, agrarian, and industrialized societies. Emphasis will be placed on Great Britain and North America.

  
  • ANTH 527 - Native People of Eastern North America


    Spring Credits: 3 Bragdon.

    This course treats the native people of eastern North America as they have been viewed ethnographically, theoretically and historically. Students will apply anthropological theory to historical and contemporary issues regarding native people of the eastern United States, and develop critical skills through reading, research and writing about these people.

  
  • ANTH 528 - Methods in Archaeological Science


    Fall or Spring Credits: (4) Kahn. Note: There will be 1.5 hours of lecture/class discussion and 2.5 hours of lab/discussion per week.

    This survey and lab course focuses on the application of scientific methods of analysis to archaeological materials, including stone, bone, coral, charcoal, plant remains, and other organic materials. The emphasis will be on the history of archaeological science within the discipline and current advances in physical science applications in archaeology. Topics to be covered include Dating Techniques (Relative and Absolute, with an emphasis on Chronometric techniques), Geomorphology, Soils Analysis, and Environmental Reconstruction; Compositional Analysis, Materials Analysis, and Technology; Microscopy and Provenance Studies. At least half of the course will involve hands on learning with archaeological materials and datasets in the lab.

  
  • ANTH 529 - Exploring the Afro-American Past


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Gundaker, Norman.

    A study of the commonalities and differences across Afro-America from the U.S. to Brazil. Works in anthropology, history, and literature will be used to explore the nature of historical consciousness within the African Diaspora and diverse ways of understanding the writing about Afro-American pasts.

  
  • ANTH 530 - Material Life in African America


    Fall Credits: 3 Gundaker.

    This seminar explores the world of things that African Americans have made and made their own in what is now the United States from the colonial era through the present. Topics include landscapes of enslavement and freedom, labor practices, architecture, foodways, objects, aesthetics, contexts of production and use, and the theories of material life, expression, and culture through which these topics are studied. Cross-listed with [AMST 518 ]

  
  • ANTH 532 - Maroon Societies


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Gundaker.

    An exploration of the African American communities created by escaped slaves throughout the Americas, from Brazil up through the Caribbean and into the southern United States. Emphasis on the processes by which enslaved Africans from diverse societies created new cultures in the Americas, on the development of these societies through time, and on the present-day status of surviving maroon communities in Suriname and French Guiana, Jamaica, Colombia and elsewhere.

  
  • ANTH 545 - Special Topics in Anthropology


    Fall and Spring Credits: 1-3 Staff.

    Areas of current research interest presented by resident and visiting faculty. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ANTH 550 - Archaeological Conservation (I)


    Fall Credits: 3 Staff.

    An introduction to the theory and practice of archaeological conservation, including systems of deterioration, treatment, and storage. The first semester emphasizes the material science and technological underpinnings of archaeological artifacts.

  
  • ANTH 551 - Archaeological Conservation (II)


    Spring Credits: (3) Staff.

    In the second semester, students receive instruction and experience in the laboratory treatment of artifacts from 17th to 19th century archaeological sites in North America and the West Indies.

  
  • ANTH 553 - Zooarchaeology


    Spring Credits: 4 Bowen.

    An introduction to the identification and interpretation of animal bones recovered from archaeological sites.

  
  • ANTH 554 - Quantitative Research Methods in Anthropology


    Fall Credits: 3 Gallivan.

    Introduction to the design and implementation of quantitative research in anthropology. Statistical methods covered include those used in describing and interpreting archaeological, biological, ethnographic and linguistic data. The course focuses on exploratory data analysis, probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression.

  
  • ANTH 555 - Practicing Cultural Resource Management


    Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    This course introduces students to the practice of cultural resource management (contract archaeology), including hands-on experience in planning, proposal preparation, field and laboratory strategies, project management, and the reporting process.

  
  • ANTH 556 - Human Skeletal Biology


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Blakey and Jones.

    This course covers technical aspects of human identification involving skeletal remains. These techniques include bone and tooth identification, age and sex estimation, and methods for the assessment of nutrition and disease in archaeological populations.

  
  • ANTH 557 - The Archaeology of Colonial Williamsburg and Tidewater Virginia


    Spring Credits: 3 Brown.

    This course examines the archaeological research on sites located in and around Williamsburg, the capital of the colony of Virginia from 1699-1781. The course explores the contributions that archaeological research has made to understanding the development of Jamestown and Williamsburg, in relation to a regional, plantation-based economy and society. Consideration is also given to larger issues surrounding the relative position of Williamsburg and its hinterland within the Atlantic World. Specific comparisons will be made with the development of other English colonies such as Bermuda and Barbados.

  
  • ANTH 558 - Caribbean Archaeology


    Fall Credits: (3) Staff.

    The archaeology of western Atlantic islands for the period 1492-1900 AD. The pre- Columbian background, contact between indigenous and European groups, European settlement and island development will be examined through recent archaeological work on urban settlements, military forts, commercial structures, sugar mills and others.

  
  • ANTH 559 - Tsenacomoco: Native Archaeology of the Chesapeake


    Spring Credits: 3 Gallivan.

    This class explores the “deep history” of Native Chesapeake societies by tracing a 15,000- year sequence resulting in the Algonquian social landscape of “Tsenacomoco”. The class considers Pleistocene-era settlement, hunter-forager cultural ecology, Woodland-period migration, agricultural adoption, chiefdom emergence, Native responses to colonialism, and contemporary uses of the Native past.

  
  • ANTH 566 - Directed Studies


    Fall and Spring Credits: variable 3-4 credits Graded Pass/Fail

    No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required to satisfy graduate degree requirements. This course may be repeated.

  
  • ANTH 572 - Ethnographic History


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Bragdon, Glasser, Gallivan.

    Critical readings of recent works by anthropologists and historians, with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary theory and method.

  
  • ANTH 584 - Collecting and Exhibiting Culture


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Moretti-Langholtz, Norman.

    The process of assembling material artifacts across cultural boundaries. The course will examine the history of field collecting in different parts of the world, questions of cultural ownership, theories of acquisition and preservation used by museums and private collectors, and issues in the exhibiting of both objects and people. Readings will draw mainly on material from Canada, the U.S., Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.

  
  • ANTH 586 - Cultural Politics of Art


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Gundaker.

    Exploration of the cultural and political world of art as experienced by artists, museum visitors, gallery owners, teachers, collectors, curators, critics, and charlatans. Class discussions will consider anthropological and art historical perspectives in addressing questions central to both disciplines.

  
  • ANTH 590 - Writing and Reading Culture


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    Trends in ethnography (and ethnographic history), during the past two decades. Students will begin with a ‘classic monograph,’ go on to read about the ‘crisis’ in representation as depicted by Clifford and Marcus, and then devote themselves to a critical analysis of a range of more recent work.

  
  • ANTH 592 - Biocultural Anthropology


    Spring Credits: 3 Blakey and Jones.

    Recent advances in the study of interactions between human biology and culture are examined. Biocultural anthropology extends beyond the limitations of evolutionary theory, employing political and economic perspectives on variation in the physiology and health of human populations.

  
  • ANTH 600 - Socio-Cultural Theory


    Fall Credits: (3) Staff.

    The course will discuss major concepts, theories and findings in cultural and social Anthropology. Students will be introduced to the history of thought within the discipline from 19th-century evolutionism to postmodernism. This course includes training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research, as well as discussion of fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism.

  
  • ANTH 602 - Biological Anthropology


    Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    Anatomy and behavior of nonhuman primates, fossil hominids, and modern human populations are analyzed via theories and methods in biological anthropology. Emphasis is given to construction of models for understanding the evolution of human behavior, focusing on bipedalism, technology, and language.

  
  • ANTH 603 - Archaeological Theory


    Spring Credits: (3) Staff.

    An examination of the major concepts and methodological approaches in prehistoric archaeology as background for the understanding of historical archaeology.

  
  • ANTH 604 - Archaeological Method


    Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    A general introduction to field and laboratory techniques of prehistoric and historical archaeological research.

  
  • ANTH 605 - Anthropological Linguistics


    Spring Credits: 3 Bragdon.

    This course will examine the history and theories of linguistic anthropology. Focus will be on the ways in which linguistics has influenced the development of anthropological theories concerning cognition and practice.

  
  • ANTH 606 - Documentary Anthropology


    Fall Credits: 3 Bragdon.

    Introduction to methods and theories of text analysis for archaeological and anthropological research. Structural, symbolic and cognitive models of culture are presented. Emphasis is on the integration of these models, the use and evaluation of documents by historical archaeologists, and research with primary historical data.

  
  • ANTH 607 - Bioarchaeology and the African Diaspora


    Spring Credits: 3 Blakey.

    This course is a graduate seminar on the use of paleopathological and paleodemographic data derived from human skeletons uncovered at archaeological sites. The historic archaeological sites of the African Diaspora in the Americas provide the comparative examples of the course.

  
  • ANTH 610 - Artifacts


    Spring Credits: (3) Staff.

    An examination of Euro-American ceramics, glassware, tobacco pipes and other portable artifacts of the period c.1600-1900 A.D. Students will learn how to date, identify, and analyze classes of objects from historic archaeological contexts, as well as how to obtain information pertaining to technology, function, and social and economic status.

  
  • ANTH 611 - Historical Archaeology


    Spring Credits: (3) Horning.

    An historical review of the method and theory of American historical archaeology, with emphasis upon specific research strategies and accomplishments in relation to the broader study of American material culture. The role of historical archaeology within historic preservation, cultural resource management, and historic museums will also be considered.

  
  • ANTH 612 - American Material Culture


    Fall Credits: 3 Horning.

    This course examines American life and culture, past and present, through its material artifacts. It focuses on the historical development and behavioral aspects of American material culture as revealed by archaeological and documentary research. The relationship of material culture including vernacular architecture, ceramics, glass, mortuary art, and other household and industrial artifacts, and various social dimensions, such as social class, gender and ethnicity, will be explored.

  
  • ANTH 613 - Historical Archaeology of the American South


    Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    The course tests the notion of Southern uniqueness and Southern identity against an array of archaeological evidence dating from the earliest colonial settlements through to the archaeology of the Depression era.

  
  • ANTH 615 - North American Prehistory


    Spring Credits: 3 Gallivan.

    A seminar on the prehistory of North America north of Mexico. Topics covered are: the peopling of North America, the cultural development of indigenous peoples, the archaeology of Native Americans, and the cultural processes that attempt to explain North American culture history.

  
  • ANTH 630 - Writing and Publishing in Anthropology


    Fall or Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    A practical introduction to the whole range of writing and publishing activities engaged in by anthropologists, this course will cover techniques, conventions, and practices regarding grant proposals, book reviews, CVs, articles, abstracts, books, research reports, and job applications. We will consider submission procedures, the editing process, design considerations, distribution and marketing, legal issues, and ethical questions. The intent will be to demystify an aspect of the life of professional anthropologists that students are often left to discover on their own. In addition to substantial readings, there will be a writing assignment every week.

  
  • ANTH 640 - Presentation and Paper


    Spring Credits: (3) Staff.

    This seminar prepares students for the Presentation and Paper requirement through a program that includes reading examples of anthropological scholarship, developing and revising an article-length paper, and publicly presenting a scholarly argument. All students in the M.A./Ph.D. and Ph.D. tracks will complete the Presentation and Paper process during their fourth semester by writing a paper that engages questions of anthropological significance and by presenting the paper to the department by the end of the academic year.

  
  • ANTH 645 - Special Topics in Anthropology


    Fall and Spring Credits: 1-3 Staff

    Areas of current research interest presented by resident and visiting faculty. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ANTH 685 - Colloquium


    Fall and Spring Credits: variable 0-2 Graded Pass/Fail

    No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required for a degree. This course may be repeated.

  
  • ANTH 690 - Directed Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (3) Staff.

    A program of extensive reading, writing and discussion in a special area of Anthropology for students entering the M.A./Ph.D. program without a previous graduate degree. Students accepted for this course will arrange their program of study with an appropriate faculty advisor.

  
  • ANTH 695 - Directed Thesis Master’s Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 3-9) Staff. Graded Pass/Fail. Note: Students who are not submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements.

    Students design and conduct research in support of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.    This course may be repeated, but no more than 9 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for submitting a master’s thesis.

  
  • ANTH 700 - Thesis


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 1-12) Staff. Graded :Grade of either G or U converts to P upon successful completion of a defense and submission and acceptance of the thesis.

    Students finish the research for and the writing of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.  Students who are not submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. This course may be repeated, but no more than 6 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a thesis master’s (only)

  
  • ANTH 701 - Issues in Historical Anthropology


    Fall and Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    An examination of selected topics in cultural anthropology. This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • ANTH 702 - Issues in Historical Archaeology


    Fall and Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    An examination of selected topics in historical archaeology. This course may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of material.

  
  • ANTH 766 - Directed Studies


    Fall and Spring Credits: (1-12) Staff Graded Pass/Fail

    No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required to satisfy graduate degree requirements.  This course may be repeated.

  
  • ANTH 790 - Independent Study


    Fall and Spring Credits: 3 Staff.

    A program of extensive reading, writing and discussion in a special area of historical anthropology or historical archaeology for the Ph.D. student. Students accepted for this course will arrange their program of study with an appropriate faculty advisor. This course may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of material.

  
  • ANTH 795 - Directed Dissertation Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 3-12) Staff. Graded Pass/Fail Note: Students who are not submitting a dissertation may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements.

    Students design and conduct research in support of their dissertation under the direction of a faculty advisor.  This course may be repeated, but no more than 12 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a student submitting a dissertation.

  
  • ANTH 800 - Dissertation


    Fall and Spring Credits: (1-12) Staff. Note: Grade of either G or U converts to P upon successful completion of a defense and submission and acceptance of the dissertation.

    Students finish the research for and the writing of their dissertation under the direction of a faculty advisor. Students who are not submitting a dissertation may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. This course may be repeated, but no more than 24 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a doctorate (only).


Applied Science

  
  • APSC 528 - Scanning Probe Nanoengineering: Visualization and Manipulation of Matter at Atomic Scales


    Fall Credits: (3) Schniepp. Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval.

    The ability to engineer smaller and smaller structures and devices has enabled great progress across many disciplines ranging from microelectronics to biomedicine. Scanning probe techniques, including scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy, have been transformational and inspiring tools to visualize, study, and govern the nanocosmos: they have allowed us not only to image structures of atomic dimensions but also helped us to measure molecular-scale forces and interactions, and they have enabled manipulation, building, and milling of things at the nanoscale. This class covers the fundamental relationships governing the interactions of objects and structures at such small length scales. Connections are made between nanoscale behavior of materials and their practical consequences for everyday macroscale phenomena. Designs, imaging modes and capabilities of the scanning probe microscopes are discussed, as well as their application for nanoengineering and sensing. These techniques are discussed in the context of many other micro- and nanoscale manufacturing methods, which are also introduced. The class includes hands-on computer simulations and a hands-on tour of a state-of-the-art scanning probe microscopy laboratory.

  
  • APSC 566 - Directed Studies


    Fall and Spring Credits: variable 3-4 credits Graded Pass/Fail

    No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required to satisfy graduate degree requirements. This course may be repeated.

  
  • APSC 603 - Introduction to Scientific Research I


    Fall Credits: (2) Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

    This course sequence, designed for the first year graduate student, acquaints them with the range and scope of research opportunities in Applied Science and the skills and knowledge necessary to function as a professional researcher. Provides training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research, including discussions of fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism.

  
  • APSC 604 - Introduction to Scientific Research II


    Spring Credits: (2) Prerequisite(s): APSC 603  and consent of instructor.

    Continuation of APSC 603 .

  
  • APSC 607 - Mathematical and Computational Methods I


    Fall Credits: (4)

    This course is a survey of important mathematical principles and techniques used to solve problems encountered in a variety of scientific disciplines and industrial applications. These disciplines and applications include chemistry, physics, and materials science. Computation is a major aspect of the course and will occupy a substantial portion of the curriculum. Computational instruction will include both analytical and numerical techniques and will make use of symbolic and numerical software packages.

  
  • APSC 608 - Mathematical and Computational Methods II


    Spring Credits: (4) Prerequisite(s): APSC 607  or consent of instructor.

    Continuation of APSC 607 .

  
  • APSC 621 - Applied Solid State Science


    Fall Credits: (4)

    Students learn advanced concepts for bonding, macromolecular ordering, and structure-property relationships in materials. The course begins with macromolecular bonding as it relates to material dipoles, crystallographic ordering, and surfaces/interfaces. The second unit focuses on processing and morphology involving metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, adhesives, plasticizes, and solvents. The final portion of the course considers material interactions (with other materials or with electromagnetic radiation). Feynman’s Coupled States approach is invoked for determining energies of electronic states arising in solid materials. Reduction/oxidation potentials, acidity/basicity, corrosion, adsorption, adhesion, electronic mobility/polarizability, and optical phenomenon are discussed in the context of the perturbation or interaction of electronic states.

  
  • APSC 622 - Quantitative Materials Characterization


    Fall Credits: (4)

    This course presents a wide variety of means by which the properties and characteristics of materials can be experimentally determined. These include electrical, optical, acoustic, thermal, spectroscopic, and resonance methods. The objective is to discuss these separate means under the umbrella of fundamentals of interactions of matter with particles and waves. The course will address issues of data acquisition, such as sampling, discretization, and signal processing. Applications of these techniques to research in materials development, synthesis, processing, and in situ manufacturing. Cross-listed with CHEM 622  

  
  • APSC 623 - Materials Science of Surfaces and Interfaces


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.

    Fundamental and applied aspects of metal, inorganic, polymer and other organic surfaces. Solid/solid, solid/liquid and solid/vapor interfaces. Their structure and defects, thermodynamics, reactivity, electronic and mechanical properties. Applications depend on class interests, but have previously included microelectronics, soils, catalysis, colloids, composites, environment sensitive mechanical behavior, UHV single crystal studies, materials durability, batteries and fuel cells, vacuum science and technology, and surface bioactivity. Cross-listed with CHEM 623

  
  • APSC 627 - Lasers in Medicine, Science, and Technology


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): PHYS 101/102 or PHYS 107/108.

    A basis for understanding and use of lasers and modern optics in medicine, science, and technology. Particularly interaction of laser beams with biological materials and tissue, refractive surgery, spectroscopic applications including Raman and fluorescence imaging, laser remote sensing, and laser safety.

  
  • APSC 631 - Applied Cellular Neuroscience


    Fall Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.

    We examine cellular neurophysiology including topics such as: membrane potentials, ion channels and permeability, electrical signaling and cable properties, synaptic transmission, and neuromodulation. We apply these concepts to motor control, homeostatic regulation, and special senses.

  
  • APSC 632 - Applied Systems Neuroscience


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): APSC 631  or consent of instructor.

    We explore how behaviors emerge through multiple levels of organization in the nervous system. Topics include: cranial and spinal reflexes, central pattern generator networks, the neural control of breathing, the neural control of appetite, body weight, and obesity, and finally, the neuropharmacology of nicotine addiction.

  
  • APSC 637 - Introduction to Optoelectronics


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): PHYS 621 , PHYS 741 , and APSC 627  are recommended.

    This course is a comprehensive introduction to waveguide optics and photonics in semi-conductor structures, and provides the basic knowledge for understanding the concepts of optoelectronic devices for transmission and processing of optical signals. These optical communications engineering devices are becoming increasingly important for optical disk storage systems, optical chip-chip interconnections and optical fiber transmission and exchange.

  
  • APSC 640 - Membrane Proteins: Structure, Function, and Biomedical Research


    Fall Credits: (3) Cotten Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor Note: CHEM 415 (Advanced Biochemistry) or the equivalent is highly recommended.

    Biological membranes and their constituents are involved in virtually all processes vital to living organisms, including nutrient uptake, information transfer between the inside and outside of the cell, and the mediation of vital activities such as nerve impulse propagation and hormone signaling. It is therefore not surprising that our modern view of biological cells is profoundly related to the descriptions of their membranes and that membrane-associated receptors, enzymes, and ion channels are prime drug targets. This multi-disciplinary course will cover the interplay between the three-dimensional structures, dynamics, and functions of membrane proteins and lipids, the technical approaches used to characterize their functions and active sites under physiologically-relevant conditions, and the therapeutic potential of targeting membrane proteins to treat a broad range of illnesses, such as neurological disorders, infectious diseases, inflammation, cystic fibrosis, autoimmune disorders, and cancer.

     

      Cross-listed with CHEM 640

  
  • APSC 647 - Correlated Electron Systems


    Fall Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): PHYS 621 , and PHYS 741  are recommended.

    This course is concerned with the microscopic aspects of magnetic and superconducting states encountered in nature, their properties, and possible technological applications. The following topics will be discussed: Itinerant Electron Magnetism, Spin Waves, BCS Theory of Superconductors, Vortices in Type II Superconductors, Josephson Effect, and Quantum Interferometers. The course can be understood with minimal prerequisites and the mathematical techniques used are fairly elementary. However a basic knowledge of spin and angular momentum is essential, since quantum mechanics lies at the heart of both magnetism and superconductivity.

  
  • APSC 651 - Cellular Biophysics and Modeling


    Fall Credits: (3)

    This course is an introduction to simulation and modeling of dynamic phenomena in cell biology and neuroscience. Topics covered include membrane transport and diffusion, the biophysics of excitable membranes, the gating of voltage and ligandgated ion channels, intracellular calcium signaling, and electrical bursting in neurons and other cell types.

  
  • APSC 653 - Cellular Signaling in MATLAB


    Spring Credits: (3)

    An introduction to computer modeling of cell signal transduction, that is, how cells convert external stimuli such as hormones and neurotransmitters into an integrated and coordinated intracellular response. Topics covered include: binding of ligand to receptors, ion channels and electrical signals, metabotropic signaling (G protein coupled receptors, effector molecules, second messengers), intracellular calcium dynamics, and sensory transduction in the visual and auditory systems. Each topic will be introduced from the biological perspective and studied by simulation using MATLAB. Prior experience with mathematical and computer modeling is not required.

  
  • APSC 654 - Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution


    Spring Credits: (3)

    An introduction to computational molecular biology and molecular evolution including nucleotide and amino acid sequence comparison, DNA fragment assembly, phylogenetic tree construction and inference, RNA and protein secondary structure prediction and substitution models of sequence evolution. Cross-listed with [BIOL 454]

  
  • APSC 685 - Colloquium


    Fall and Spring Credits: variable 0-2 Graded Pass/Fail

    No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required for a degree. This course may be repeated.

  
  • APSC 690 - Readings in Applied Science


    Fall, Spring Credits: Hours and credits to be arranged.

    Subject and text to be selected by the instructor and the students. This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • APSC 691 - Topics in Applied Science


    Fall, Spring Credits: Hours and credits to be arranged.

    Subject and text to be selected by the instructor and the students.

  
  • APSC 694 - Directed Research Topics


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 1-12)

    Students design and conduct research on a relevant topic with a faculty advisor.   Students who are submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. course may be repeated, but no more than 12 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements.

  
  • APSC 695 - Directed Thesis Master’s Research


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 3-9) Graded Pass/Fail. Note: Students who are not submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements.


    Students design and conduct research in support of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.    This course may be repeated, but no more than 9 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for submitting a master’s thesis.

  
  • APSC 700 - Thesis


    Fall and Spring Credits: (variable 1-12) Graded : Grade of either G or U converts to P upon successful completion of a defense and submission and acceptance of the thesis.

    Students finish the research for and the writing of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.  Students who are not submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. This course may be repeated, but no more than 6 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a thesis master’s (only)

  
  • APSC 701 - Fundamentals of Data Acquisition and Signal Processing


    Fall Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): MATH 211, 212, and 302.

    Data acquisition of signals; sampling and discretization; the sampling theorem; undersampling and aliasing; convolution; correlation; frequent domain representation and analysis; discrete Fourier transform and FFT spectrum and filters; power spectrum estimation; z-transform and time-representation and analysis; wave shaping.

  
  • APSC 710 - Research Project


    Credits: (2) Graded :Grade of either G or U converts to P upon submission and acceptance of the paper documenting the independent research project.

    Students will select a faculty advisor in their area of research interest, undertake a research project, and write a paper describing their research. This course is normally taken after a student has completed 18 credit hours toward the MS degree. However, students are advised to begin the process of selecting a research area and an advisor, and to begin meeting with the advisor before completing 18 credits. It is not open to students who receive credit for APSC 700 . Students wishing to register for APSC 710 must submit a short abstract describing their research project to the Graduate Director at least two weeks before the class is scheduled to begin. The faculty member who will direct the research must sign this abstract. Any tenure track faculty may direct a research project. Any student, who is unable to convince any other faculty member to be their APSC 710 advisor, will be assigned to the Applied Science graduate program director. Any student in this situation must still submit a short abstract to the Graduate Director for approval at least two weeks before the semester begins. Completion of the course includes completion of the project, writing a report and receiving approval from the advisor. All requirements must be completed by the last day of classes (not of the exam period) for the student to receive credit in a given semester. May not be repeated. Semester credit hours earned may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a non-thesis master’s (only).

  
  • APSC 722 - Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation I


    Fall Credits: (3)

    An overview of techniques and physical principles for determining material properties and detecting and characterizing defects in materials. Ultrasonic and thermographic methods receive special emphasis.

  
  • APSC 723 - Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation II


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): APSC 722 .

    This course is a continuation of APSC 722 , and covers nondestructive evaluation techniques such as acoustic microscopy, optical, eddy current and radiographic NDE.

  
  • APSC 751 - Mathematical Physiology I


    Fall Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): APSC 651  or consent of instructor.

    Computational and mathematical aspects of electrophysiology and cellular biophysics emphasizing stochastic and spatial modeling applied to cell signal transduction, the dynamics of intracellular calcium, and the visual neurosciences.

  
  
  • APSC 766 - Directed Studies


    Fall and Spring Credits: (1-12) Staff Graded Pass/Fail

    No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required to satisfy graduate degree requirements.  This course may be repeated.

  
  • APSC 772 - Tensor Interaction in Magnetic Resonance


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): APSC 671  or consent of instructor.

    This course is intended for graduate students who have begun Ph.D. thesis work in magnetic resonance. Topics to be covered include: angular momentum theory, spherical representation of tensors, the Wigner-Eckart theorem and matrix elements of tensor operators, operator bases for representing the spin density matrix, and the theory and applications of spin relaxation.

  
  • APSC 776 - Acoustic Wave Propagation in Solids


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): APSC 722 .

    Wave propagation in solids with emphasis on the evaluation of materials and defects. Linear and non-linear wave propagation, mode analysis and mixing, reflection and refraction at interfaces, and wave scattering from defects in isotropic and anisotropic media will be discussed, along with the relationship between wave behavior and the reconstruction of material constitutive equations. The course also will describe the practical aspects of the generation and detection of acoustic waves for non-destructive evaluation of materials.

  
  • APSC 784 - Imaging Methods


    Spring Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.

    Fundamentals and applications of the two complementary families of imaging techniques: optical microscopy and scanning probe methods. Topics covered include geometric and wave optics, optical imaging, basic forms of light–matter interaction, all major optical microscopy modes (including fluorescence and confocal), interfacial forces, atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and near-field optics.

  
  • APSC 785 - Acoustic and EM Scattering


    Fall Credits: (3) Prerequisite(s): APSC 723 .

    Acoustic, electromagnetic and elastic wave scattering for materials characterization and remote sensing. Subjects to be covered are: field equations, boundary conditions, Green’s functions; integral representations and integral equations, scattering amplitude and scattering matrices; plane, spherical and cylindrical scalar and vector wave functions; scattering of waves by spheres and cylinders; inverse scattering techniques.

  
  • APSC 790 - Readings in Applied Science


    Fall, Spring Credits: Hours and credits to be arranged.

    Subject and text to be selected by the instructor and students.

  
  • APSC 791 - Topics in Applied Science


    Fall, Spring Credits: Hours and credits to be arranged.

    Subject and text to be selected by the instructor and students.

 

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