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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [OFFICIAL CATALOG]
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Four-letter Course Codes-Undergraduate
The following is a listing of all undergraduate course codes. Click on the four-letter code to review the undergraduate courses within that discipline.
To find classes being offered for the upcoming semester, use the Class Search.
Graduate courses are found within the Graduate Catalog, Clinton School of Public Service Website, and the Law School Website.
Note: The subject code for courses previously identified by the SPCH subject code are now identified by the ACOM subject code. All courses taken prior to this change that bear the ACOM code still count toward all Applied communication major and minor requirement
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SYEN 4200 - Independent Study
One to five credit hours.
Individual investigation by an upper level student. Topics determined in consultation with supervising faculty. For each credit hour, the student is expected to work two to four hours per week as determined by the instructor. Agreement must be in writing and filed with the department chairperson. A maximum of six credit hours can be applied toward the SYEN major requirement.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
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SYEN 4282 - MEMS and Microsystems
Two hours lecture. Twos credit hours.
In this introductory MEMS class, we cover the fundamental basis of Microsystems technology. Microelectromechanical devices (MEMS), such as actuators, pressure sensors, and optomechanical assemblies, require knowledge of a broad range of disciplines, from microfabrication and mechanics to chemistry and solid state device physics. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5282.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3372 or equivalent with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisites: SYEN 4182 .
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SYEN 4299 - Special Topics
One, two, three, or four hours lecture. One, two, three, or four credit hours.
Advanced specialized topics of current interest in systems engineering. Topics vary with faculty interest and availability. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5199, 5299, 5399, 5499.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4300 - Independent Study
One to five credit hours.
Individual investigation by an upper level student. Topics determined in consultation with supervising faculty. For each credit hour, the student is expected to work two to four hours per week as determined by the instructor. Agreement must be in writing and filed with the department chairperson. A maximum of six credit hours can be applied toward the SYEN major requirement.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
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SYEN 4314 - Queuing Theory and Systems
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Theoretical foundations, models and techniques or queuing theory. Topics include classic models of queues including simple and advanced Markovian queuing models, and models with general arrival and service patterns. Applications of queuing theory and queuing systems design considerations. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5314.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3314 or equivalent.
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SYEN 4315 - Advanced Dynamics
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Kinematics of translating and rotating vectors. Dynamics of systems of particles and rigid bodies. Angular momentum. Newtonian mechanics. Lagrangian mechanics. Examples drawn from the fields of robotics, biological motion, and planetary motion.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3371 .
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SYEN 4320 - Linear State-Space Control Systems
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Introduction to modem control systems, state-space models of linear time-invariant systems, solution to state equations, linear transformations and canonical forms, stability analysis, controller synthesis via state feedback, tracking system design, observer-based compensator design, optimal control problems. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5320.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3364 or consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4322 - Modeling Transportation Systems
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
The objectives of transportation analysis are defined to include mobility provision, consequence identification and selection of courses of action. A set of methodologies has evolved to exclusively address transport modeling, including demand forecasting, technology representation, network-flow, and multi-attribute assessment of performance. This course reviews very powerful tools to analyze such a class of technological and socioeconomic problems, characterized by the explicit recognition of a spatial dimension. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5322.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3312 or equivalent, SYEN 3314 or equivalent, or Consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4325 - Fuzzy Logic in Control and Systems Engineering
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Introduction, basic concepts of fuzzy logic, fuzzy sets, fuzzy relations, fuzzy If/Then rules, fuzzy implications and approximate reasoning, fuzzy logic in control theory, hierarchical intelligent control, fuzzy logic applications in information systems, fuzzy model identification, neuro-fuzzy systems and genetic algorithms. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5325.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3364 .
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SYEN 4326 - Measurement Techniques
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
Principles of operation and implementation of transducers used in electronic measuring systems. Sensors used for the measurement of strength, capacitance, pressure, flow, force velocity, temperature, humidity, vibration, sound, and acceleration are discussed. Interfacing transducers with a digital system will be emphasized. Effects of quantization, scaling, sampling time, and bandwidth will be examined. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5326.
Prerequisites: SYEN 2315 or equivalent.
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SYEN 4327 - Acoustics
Development of the equations for acoustics. Transducers for measurement of sound. The ear as a transducer and standard units for sound, for instance, sound pressure level). Analog and digital processing of signals, including spectral analysisa and adaptive signal processing. Simple sources, resonators, and reflection. Applications to noise analysis and control and machinery diagnosis through sound.
Prerequisites: SYEN 4374 or equivalent.
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SYEN 4329 - Robust and Optimal Control
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Fundamentals of linear systems, signal and system spaces, power and spectral norms, feedback structure, internal stability, coprime factorization, Bode’s gain and phase relations, observability, controllability, balanced realizations, model reduction, model uncertainty, small gain theorem, controller parameterization, existence of stabilizing controllers, H2 optimal control, synthesis of state feedback via LMIs, and H• control, and uncertain systems. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5329.
Prerequisites: SYEN 4320 .
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SYEN 4331 - Advanced Computer Architecture
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Introduction to Computer Systems, Instruction-Set architecture, Arithmetic/Logic Unit, Data Path and Control, Memory System Design, I/O Interface, and Advanced Architectures. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5331.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3336 , or consent of the instructor.
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SYEN 4332 - Applied Operating Systems
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Introduction to operating systems. Buffering, physical input/output, and file management. Multiprogramming and processing, resource scheduling, memory management, concept of virtual memory. Process management and scheduling. Device management and scheduling. Process communication, network communication, and protection. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5332.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: SYEN 3362 .
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SYEN 4334 - Software System Engineering
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Engineering approach to the development of software systems, including the life cycle steps of project planning, requirements analysis and specification, design, production, testing, and maintenance of software systems.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3362 .
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SYEN 4335 - Mechatronics
Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
The combination of classical mechanical design, electronic analysis and design, control engineering, and computer science in the design of complex electric-mechanical-controlled systems. Commonly used sensors (Encoders, potentiometers, accelerometers) and actuators (stepping motors, DC motors) are studied. Interfacing sensors and actuators to a microcomputer, discrete controller design, and real-time programming for control using the C programming language. There is a significant, out-of-class project exercise associated with this course.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3379 or equivalent.
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SYEN 4336 - Advances in Communication Networks
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Essentials of S-ISDN, InteServ, MPLS, DiffServ. Advances in optical networks, wireless networks, satellite networks, sensor networks, ad hoc networks, access networks, and autonomous networks. Modeling and optimization of networks. Communication switch OS. Elementary queuing theory. Security issues. OPNET training. Socket programming. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5336.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3312 , SYEN 3316 , and SYEN 3332 .
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SYEN 4340 - Applied Numerical Methods
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
MATLAB fundamentals and programming, roundoff and truncation errors, roots of equations, systems of linear algebraic equations, curve fitting, polynomial interpolation, numerical integration, ordinary differential equations, and eigenvalues. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5340.
Prerequisites: MATH 3312 and MATH 3322 .
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SYEN 4342 - Linear Program and Network Flows
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
This course covers salient linear optimization topics, including computational issues such as decomposition, LU factorization, and network flow. Of equal interest is the equivalence between the network flow paradigm and discrete optimization of a model and its solution algorithms. The relationship between the network flow paradigm and discrete optimization is also emphasized. Software libraries are available to solve linear optimization models. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5342.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3312 or equivalent, or Consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4350 - Digital Signal Processing
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Signals and signal processing; discrete-time signals and systems in the time and frequency domains; digital processing of continuous-time signals; finite-length discrete transforms; discrete-time signals and systems in the z-domain; LTI discrete-time systems in the transform domain; digital filter structures; IIR digital filter design; FIR digital filter design; DSP algorithm implementation; analysis of finite word-length effects; multi-rate DSP fundamentals; multi-rate filter banks and wavelets; applications of DSP.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3350 .
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SYEN 4352 - Spatial Time Series
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Instead of a single stream of data, multiple streams are gathered over the target can provide better information. Because of the inherent spatial correlation among these data streams, spatial time-series can play an important role in multiple-sensor and other data-intensive applications. Image-processing applications include image rectification and restoration, image enhancement, image classification, and data merging. Signal processing applications include Spatial-temporal Autoregressive Moving-Average model and Intervention Analysis. Unifying these diverse analyses and applications is Markov Random Field Theory. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5352.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3312 , SYEN 3314 or STAT 3353 , and consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4353 - Advanced Digital Communications
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
In-depth examination of wireless digital communication design strategies. Topics covered include digital modulation, radiowave propagation characteristics. Signal detection methods, BER performance improvement and simulation techniques RF/hardware architectures, migration path for modulation and demodulation techniques, signal processing building blocks for wireless systems, method for mitigating wireless channel impairments, perform system simulations, BER and channel models, predict system performance and evaluate trade-offs, list TDMA and CDMA techniques, and 3G evolution, describe design issues for wireless systems, particularly those issue in which transmit and receive implementation affect system performance. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5353.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3154 and SYEN 3354 .
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SYEN 4354 - Power Systems Analysis
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Fundamental concepts of power system analysis, transmission line parameters, system models, steady-state performance, network calculations, power flow solutions, fault studies, symmetrical components, operation, and control. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5354.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3358 , or consent of the instructor.
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SYEN 4355 - Mobile Multimedia Internet
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
The course will provide state-of-the-art perspective of the emerging landscape of Mobile Multimedia Internet. Key subject areas covered in advanced mobile internet technologies include WLAN, GPRS, 3G UMTS, and VoIP. Topics covered will involve architecture of the systems, protocol issues, the design and analysis of solutions for mobility, quality of service, mobile IP, and standardization efforts.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3314 .
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SYEN 4356 - Radio Frequency Techniques and Systems
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Analysis of electrostatic, magnetostatic, and dynamic fields using vector analysis. Coulomb’s Law, electric field intensity, electric flux density, Gauss’ Law. Energy and potential. Conductors, dielectrics, and capacitance. Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations. The steady magnetic field magnetic forces, materials, and inductance. Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations. Boundary conditions. The uniform plane wave. Plane waves at boundaries and in dispersive media. Transmission lines and antenna fundamentals. Examples are taken from the field of wireless communications. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5356.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3356 .
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SYEN 4358 - Cellular and Wireless Communications
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Characteristics of mobile radio environment, multipath and fading, cellular communication concepts, channel allocation and reuse, access and scheduling techniques, system capacity, power control, diversity, coding, modulation in cellular systems, examples of digital wireless systems, wireless local area networks.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3354 and SYEN 3314 .
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SYEN 4359 - Optical Networking
Three credit hours.
Fundamental concepts of networking, optical networks elements and devices, SONET, WDM, DWDM, optical control plane, MPLS and GMPLS. Free Space Optical Mesh Networks.
Prerequisites: SYEN 4355 or consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4362 - Neural Networks & Adaptive Systems
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Introduction to neural networks, neuron models and learning strategies, pattern recognition, multi-layer perception, back propagation, principle component analysis, self-organizing feature maps, neural networks for time series-forecasting. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5362.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3312 or consent of the instructor.
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SYEN 4366 - Advanced Digital Systems
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Advanced design principles for digital systems. Hardware modeling in the hardware description language VHDL (Verilog Hardware Description Language), compilation techniques for hardware models, and logic-level synthesis and optimization techniques for combinational and sequential circuits. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5366.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3330 and SYEN 3130 .
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SYEN 4371 - Introductory Continuum Mechanics
This introductory course on Continuum Mechanics will take a unified approach to train the student in the modeling of deformation in solids, fluid flow, and electrical fields. Using a first principles approach, the fundamental conservation laws of mass, charge, momentum and energy will be covered. Application to deformation in solids, heat transfer, fluid flow and electrical fields will be addressed.
Prerequisites: MATH 2453 and MATH 3322 or their equivalent, PHYS 231 and PHYS 3300 or their equivalent.
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SYEN 4372 - Mechatronics II
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
The combination of classical mechanical design, electronic analysis and design, control engineering, and computer science in the design of complex electric-mechanical-controlled systems. Commonly used sensors (potentiometers, accelerometers) and actuators (stepping motors, DC motors) are studied. Interfacing sensors and actuators to a microcomputer, discrete controller design, and real-time programming for control using the C programming language. There is a significant out-of-class project exercise associated with this course.
Prerequisites: SYEN 4335 or equivalent.
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SYEN 4374 - Fluid Mechanics II
Three credit hours.
The important features of compressible flows of ideal gas will be discussed with particular attention on the role of Mach number and speed of sound in the analysis. Characteristics of isentropic and non-isentropic flows including normal shock waves will be investigated. Turbomachines such as pumps, fans, compressors, and turbines will be introduced. The angular momentum equation will be used to analyze performance characteristics of these turbomachines.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3374 .
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SYEN 4375 - Mechanical Vibration
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Analysis of linear multi-degree of freedom systems. Lagrangian formulation, model analysis, lumped parameter analysis of discrete systems, and continuous system vibrations. Introduction to non-linear systems.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3370 or consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4376 - Mechanics of Materials II
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Stress, strain and stress-strain relations in two and three dimensions; two-dimensional elasticity; advanced beam bending theory; torsion; beams on elastic foundations; energy methods; plates and shells; failure criteria.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3372 and SYEN 3373 .
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SYEN 4379 - Heat Transfer
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Steady and transient heat conduction; forced, natural, and multiphase convection; heat exchanger design and analysis; radiation heat transfer; mass transfer.
Prerequisites: SYEN 4374 or consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4380 - HVACR Engineering Fundamentals
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
Fundamentals of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) engineering; refrigeration cycles; psychometrics; indoor air quality and ventilation; heating and cooling loads. Cross listed as CNMG 4380 .
Prerequisites: CNMG 2274 or SYEN 3378 /CNMG 3378 , or consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4381 - Thermal Powerplant Engineering
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
Thermodynamics of combustion and power cycles; internal combustion engines; steam turbine powerplants; gas turbine powerplants; combined cycle powerplants; introduction to alternative energy systems. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5381.
Prerequisites: CNMG 2274 or SYEN 3378 /CNMG 3378 , or consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4383 - Finite Element Analysis
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Basic concepts of the finite element method (FEM); stiffness matrices, spring and bar elements; truss structures, the direct stiffness method; flexure elements; method of weighted residuals; interpolation functions for general element formulation; applications in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics; structural dynamics. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5383.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3378 and SYEN 4376 .
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SYEN 4384 - Computer Methods in Fluids and Heat Transfer
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Modeling and simulation of thermal-fluid problems using commercial software, finite volume method, solution algorithms for pressure-velocity coupling, solution of discretized equations, unsteady flows, uncertainty in CFD modeling, methods for dealing with complex geometrics, modeling of combustion, heat transfer, and unsteady flows.
Prerequisites: SYEN 4374 , or with instructor’s consent.
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SYEN 4385 - Systems Engineering Capstone Design I
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
First semester of systems engineering capstone design sequence. Focuses on the requirements definition process and involves designing a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, using appropriate engineering standards. Students work in multidisciplinary teams on system engineering design projects and make formal written and oral presentations of their preliminary work.
Prerequisites: completion of at least 40 credit hours of SYEN courses.
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SYEN 4386 - Systems Engineering Capstone Design II
Six hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
Second semester of systems engineering capstone design sequence. Focuses on the solution definition process and involves designing a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, ethical, health and safety and manufacturability using appropriate engineering standards. Students work in multidisciplinary teams on system engineering design projects and make formal written and oral presentations of their preliminary work.
Prerequisites: SYEN 4185 .
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SYEN 4389 - Professional Engineering Licensure
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Legal, regulatory, and ethical issues related to the practice of engineering; preparation for engineering licensure examinations. Cross listed as CNMG 4389 .
Prerequisite/Concurrent: Senior standing and registration for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, or consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4391 - Cooperative Education in Systems Engineering II
Three credit hours.
This course is for qualified students who would like to combine classroom study with at least 200 hours of engineering-related paid employment. The course is a partnership between the student, the employer, the systems engineering faculty, and the Office of Cooperative Education. An individualized Cooperative Education Learning Agreement will specify the detailed work assignment, including employer, supervisor, job title, work schedule, and rate of pay, as well as the academic requirements, including learning objectives, learning activities, documentation of learning, learning assessments, and grading policy. This course will be allowed to satisfy up to six hours of program electives.
Prerequisites: SYEN 3391 , an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher, completion of 40 or more credit hours of systems engineering courses with a GPA of 2.5 or higher, and permission of the systems engineering cooperative education faculty coordinator.
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SYEN 4399 - Special Topics
One, two, three, or four hours lecture. One, two, three, or four credit hours.
Advanced specialized topics of current interest in systems engineering. Topics vary with faculty interest and availability. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5199, 5299, 5399, 5499.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4400 - Independent Study
One to five credit hours.
Individual investigation by an upper level student. Topics determined in consultation with supervising faculty. For each credit hour, the student is expected to work two to four hours per week as determined by the instructor. Agreement must be in writing and filed with the department chairperson. A maximum of six credit hours can be applied toward the SYEN major requirement.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
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SYEN 4499 - Special Topics
One, two, three, or four hours lecture. One, two, three, or four credit hours.
Advanced specialized topics of current interest in systems engineering. Topics vary with faculty interest and availability. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as SYEN 5199, 5299, 5399, 5499.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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SYEN 4500 - Independent Study
One to five credit hours.
Individual investigation by an upper level student. Topics determined in consultation with supervising faculty. For each credit hour, the student is expected to work two to four hours per week as determined by the instructor. Agreement must be in writing and filed with the department chairperson. A maximum of six credit hours can be applied toward the SYEN major requirement.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
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TCED 1100 - Introduction to Teaching and Learning
One credit hours.
This course satisfies the First-Year Course requirements for first-year students and is an introduction to teaching and learning in American elementary and secondary schools. The course is open for all first-time students, but is especially applicable for those who may be considering a major or minor in education and teaching as a career. The course includes introductions to the field of education, current issues in teaching and learning in schools, and a service-learning project involving the teaching and learning of school-age students in the Little Rock area.
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TCED 1200 - Preparation for Education
Two credit hours.
This course will prepare candidates to successfully complete the necessary requirements for entrance into the undergraduate, initial licensure teacher education programs (Elementary Education, Middle Childhood Education, Special Education, or the Secondary Education Minor). This is not a required course for any of the Teacher Education programs , but it will better prepare candidates to successfully complete entrance requirements, especially in passing the state required entrance exam.
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TCED 4100 - Workshop
One, two, or three credit hours.
Designed to provide an opportunity for preservice and in-service teachers to explore areas of interest and prepare educational materials through a workshop format.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor (based on student’s experience and course work in the educational area).
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TCED 4200 - Workshop
One, two, or three credit hours.
Designed to provide an opportunity for preservice and in-service teachers to explore areas of interest and prepare educational materials through a workshop format.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor (based on student’s experience and course work in the educational area).
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TCED 4300 - Workshop
One, two, or three credit hours.
Designed to provide an opportunity for preservice and in-service teachers to explore areas of interest and prepare educational materials through a workshop format.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor (based on student’s experience and course work in the educational area).
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TCED 4301 - Introduction to Instructional Technology
Three credit hours.
The selection, use, and creation of 10 different types of fundamental media software found in today’s educational institutions. The student is required to teach a single unit using media created within the media center laboratory.
Prerequisites: EDFN 2300 .
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TCED 4320 - Interactive Technology for Middle School
Three credit hours.
The production and application of Interactive Instructional units where the microcomputer is the controlling medium for such peripherals as CDROM players and web browsers.
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TCED 4321 - Teaching Diverse Learners
Three credit hours.
This course provides knowledge of educational psychology, special education, and diversity and incorporates technology for learning and teaching. Course assignment requires students to observe classes in a variety of school settings with diverse populations. Includes a field component of 15 hours of classroom observation under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as TCED 5321,may not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: TCED 4383 /5383.
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TCED 4330 - Classroom Management
Three credit hours.
Emphasizes creation of and fostering of classroom management techniques and strategies for the design of environments that are conducive to a safe place for teaching and learning. Includes connecting the school-home-community connections. Incorporates technology for learning and teaching. Candidates will have taken or passed Praxis CORE prior to course. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as TCED 5330.
Corequisites: TCED 4600
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TCED 4383 - Instructional Skills
Three credit hours.
This course provides knowledge of instructional skills, assessment, and disciplinary literacy. Lesson planning and design, evaluation, equity, legal issues, technology implementation, and content area literacy strategies will be addressed. Includes a field component of 15 hours individualized or small group instruction/support in a K-12 classroom setting under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as TCED 5383, may not be repeated for credit.
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TCED 4600 - Internship
An educational internship with a field component of a minimum of 12 weeks (480 hours) of internship in a classroom setting under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Total field experience hours must reflect exposure at both the lower (K-6 or 712) and upper (79 and 1012) grades. Each program will ensure that no less than 25% of total field experiences are completed in either grade range. Cross listed as ARED 4600 /ACOM/BIOL 4600 /CHEM 4600 /ENGL 4600 /HHPS 4600 /HIST 4600 /IGSC/LANG 4600 /MATH 4600 /MUED 4600 /PHYS 4600 /THEA 4600.
Prerequisites: TCED 4383 , TCED 4321 , 2.75 GPA, Praxis Il content area examination(s) as required by department/ program.
Concurrent: TCED 4330 .
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TDHH 4301 - Foundations of Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Three credit hours.
This foundations course is a broad‐based introductory course to the profession of teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing. This course articulates the historical background, philosophical approaches, and current trends, problems, and issues in the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. An overview of the psychological, emotional, and educational problems of the deaf and hard of hearing is included. Knowledge of contemporary educational processes and programs for deaf or hard of hearing infants, children, and adolescents are incorporated into the course content. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as TDHH 5301.
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THEA 1201 - Theatre/Dance
Two credit hours.
A First Experience This course is designed for individuals considering majoring in theatre or dance. It serves as an introduction to the discipline, the profession, career options, and theatre as a “way of knowing.” Moreover, the course is tied to the specific identity of the department, and the faculty at the time the course is offered.
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THEA 1310 - Introduction to Theatrical Design
Three credit hours.
To introduce the student to the conceptualized aesthetic approaches utilized in the creation of the visual and aural world of theatre production. Through hands-on creative endeavor that utilizes critical thinking, students will investigate how costume and makeup, scenery and props, lighting, and sound amplify and underpin the collaborative vision of a play.
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THEA 2305 - Introduction to Theatre & Dance
Three credit hours.
An exploration of the components of the creative process as related to the making of theatre and dance. The purpose of this study is to develop in students an understanding of the theatrical experience. Attendance at arts events is required. (ACTS Course Number DRAM 1003)
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THEA 2310 - Costume Techniques
Three credit hours.
An exploration of craft skills used for costume construction including work with patterns, fabric, stitching and garment execution.
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THEA 2320 - Stagecraft/ Lighting Technology
Three credit hours.
This course will present the fundamentals of lighting technology and Stagecraft, and the equipment and methods used in both areas as it applies to theatre making. Students taking this class will practice skill sets needed in theatrical construction; including the use of power tools.
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THEA 2352 - Script Analysis
Three credit hours.
An exploration of in-depth analysis of a play’s storyline, characters, dialogue, images, metaphors and themes. Students will read, view and analyze play scripts, learning how essential information is conveyed, how story elements are communicated through visual means, how a dramatic arc is built with cause and effect, and what makes a character credible and complex.
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THEA 2359 - IT for Theatre and Dance
Three credit hours.
An exploration of current forms of information technology such as video editing, graphic design, presentation platforms, web design, blogging, etc. as tools for creative design in choreography and directing, and as marketing tools for career promotion.
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THEA 2360 - Acting I
Three credit hours.
A beginning level performance course. Class exercises and projects are structured to emphasize the basic theories of acting at the core of the contemporary American theatre.
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THEA 3160 - Stage Production
One credit hours.
Designed to provide a laboratory experience with supervised practice in order to introduce the various positions and skills associated with theatrical production. Special emphasis is placed on the communicative processes used in collaborative production.
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THEA 3161 - Stage Production
One credit hours.
Designed to provide a laboratory experience with supervised practice in order to introduce the various positions and skills associated with theatrical production. Special emphasis is placed on the communicative processes used in collaborative production.
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THEA 3350 - Voice and Movement
Three credit hours.
Focuses on building a process for correct, healthy voice usage in theatre performance in combination with movement training.
Prerequisites: THEA 2360 or consent of instructor.
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THEA 3351 - Acting II
Three credit hours.
A performance course designed to teach what acting is and to provide a structured opportunity for the individual to become familiar in an intellectual and a hands-on manner with the craft and skills required to create and perform a character in a text oriented theatrical production.
Prerequisites: THEA 2352 & THEA 2360 .
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THEA 3360 - Stage Management
Three credit hours.
A systematic exploration of the stage manager’s role in theatrical production ranging from communicative collaboration to the management of time, materials, and personnel in relation to preproduction, rehearsal, and “calling” a show.
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THEA 3362 - Directing I
Three credit hours.
This course explores the study of interpretive styles of play direction, rehearsal techniques, audience analysis, contemporary trends and the way a director thinks. Opportunity to test principles in assigned laboratory production.
Prerequisites: THEA 2352 & THEA 2360 .
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THEA 3380 - Lighting Design
Three credit hours.
An exploratory class in the fundamentals of lighting design introducing students to design concepts for theatre and dance through the development of creative thinking and the specific language of the medium.
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THEA 3381 - Scenic Design
Three credit hours.
This course explores the creative making and artistry of scenic design. The student will develop the ability to perform an extrinsic interpretation of a play and then by use of skill-based experimentation create a design that supports his/her specific concept for the environment the actors will live in on stage.
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THEA 3382 - Costume Design
Three credit hours.
The students will combine acquired knowledge of design theory and practice, acquired skills of text analysis, and acquired skills of oral and written presentation to define, develop and demonstrate a creative process that utilizes costume as visual storytelling.
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THEA 4140 - Special Topics in Theatre Arts
One, two, or three credit hours.
Special topics for the study of plays, playwrights, theatrical periods, styles, production methods, and other topics related to the general curriculum. The content and course subtitle change each time offered. Refer to the semester class schedule for a descriptive title of the content. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as the 5000-level.
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THEA 4160 - Independent Study
One, two, or three credit hours.
Open only to qualified students who seek to do advanced research on a topic selected in consultation with an instructor.
Prerequisites: Consent of Theatre faculty.
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THEA 4161 - Stage Production
One credit hours.
Designed to provide a laboratory experience with supervised practice in order to introduce the various positions and skills associated with theatrical production. Special emphasis is placed on the communicative processes used in collaborative production.
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THEA 4162 - Stage Production
One credit hours.
Designed to provide a laboratory experience with supervised practice in order to introduce the various positions and skills associated with theatrical production. Special emphasis is placed on the communicative processes used in collaborative production.
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THEA 4240 - Special Topics in Theatre Arts
One, two, or three credit hours.
Special topics for the study of plays, playwrights, theatrical periods, styles, production methods, and other topics related to the general curriculum. The content and course subtitle change each time offered. Refer to the semester class schedule for a descriptive title of the content. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as the 5000-level.
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THEA 4260 - Independent Study
One, two, or three credit hours.
Open only to qualified students who seek to do advanced research on a topic selected in consultation with an instructor.
Prerequisites: Consent of Theatre faculty.
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THEA 4340 - Special Topics in Theatre Arts
One, two, or three credit hours.
Special topics for the study of plays, playwrights, theatrical periods, styles, production methods, and other topics related to the general curriculum. The content and course subtitle change each time offered. Refer to the semester class schedule for a descriptive title of the content. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as the 5000-level.
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THEA 4350 - History of Theatre I
Three credit hours.
A chronological survey of theatre history from its origins through the Baroque period. Particular emphasis paid to major periods of theatrical achievement, studying conjectural and documented styles in acting, design and production methods. This course will look at the influences of painting, sculpture, architecture and music on theatre and dance during each of the following artistic periods: Greek and Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing.
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THEA 4351 - History of Theatre II
Three credit hours.
A survey of Theatre practice from Romanticism through Postmodernism. Special attention given to innovative aspects, such as surrealism and expressionism, epic theatre, the absurd movement, multimedia presentations, and environmental theatre. Influences from painting, sculpture, architecture and music will also be examined.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing.
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THEA 4352 - Dramatic Criticism
Three credit hours.
An introduction to critical and aesthetic theory as applied to dramatic literature and theatrical production. Emphasis on the exploration of evolving theories in the last century including semiotics, phenomenology, poststructuralism, post colonial and post modern theory, feminist, gender and performance studies.
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THEA 4360 - Independent Study
One, two, or three credit hours.
Open only to qualified students who seek to do advanced research on a topic selected in consultation with an instructor.
Prerequisites: Consent of Theatre faculty.
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THEA 4361 - Directing II
Three credit hours.
An advanced course dealing with the theory of directing and the development of skills introduced in the Directing 1 course. Students will be given opportunity to test principles in an assigned laboratory production.
Prerequisites: THEA 2352 , THEA 2360 , & THEA 3362 .
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THEA 4362 - Capstone
Three credit hours.
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to integrate core and major concentration courses into an in-depth project that focuses on academic and/or creative skills. The result of the work will support a pursuit of continued education and or a professional career. The project may take the form of a creative project (performance, design, production) or a research project based on a hypothesis that can be explored by a literary survey and/or laboratory application.
Prerequisites: Senior major in good standing; Faculty approval of the project proposal.
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THEA 4364 - Contemporary Theatre
Three credit hours.
This course will examine contemporary plays and musicals by employing the examination of the script, choice of costumes, scene design, choreography, music and special effects, acting and directing. Students will critique at least one contemporary theatre production from the UA Little Rock season, associated regional and local theatres. Students will work in teams to create their own contemporary theatre events.
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THEA 4369 - Performance Internship
Three credit hours.
This course is designed to provide an internship with a professional theatre company focused on an aspect of performance (acting, directing, choreography, stage management, dramaturgy).The student will spend the majority of time on site working with and according to the company’s schedule in fulfillment of production assignments determined by the management in consultation with the department coordinator.
Prerequisites: Theatre major and consent of faculty.
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THEA 4370 - Design/Technical Internship
Three credit hours.
This course is designed to provide an internship with a professional theatre company focused on an aspect of design and technical theatre (scenic design, lighting design, costume design, properties, sound design, & technical direction). The student will spend the majority of time on site working with and according to the company’s schedule in fulfillment of production assignments determined by the management in consultation with the department coordinator.
Prerequisites: Theatre major and consent of faculty.
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TINV 4301 - Strategies for Innovation
This course examines strategies for developing innovative products. Topics include how to choose promising problems that are ripe for innovative solutions, how to generate multiple ideas for solving these problems, how to select the most promising solutions and how to sell your solution to potential partners, managers and investors. This is a hands-on project-based course.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing (TINV 4301) or graduate standing (TINV 5301).
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TINV 4302 - Information, Computing, and the Future
Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
Topics on information and computing and their interactions with society. Emphasizes the history and present status of information and computing technologies and their implications for possible future changes in the profession, the field, and society. Includes discussion of change as a factor in personal career preparation, goals, and activities. Topics may vary based on student interest and current events. Cross listed as IFSC 4301 .
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TINV 4303 - Applied Innovation Project
The purpose of this course is to give students experience in developing a prototype product in their chosen technological inventions and introduces students to commonly used design tools. It is open to students in any field of science and technology. This is primarily a laboratory class that requires a substantial time commitment. In addition to the activities listed above, students enrolled in TINV 5303 will need to prepare a Prototype User Evaluation Report that documents how potential users of the innovation evaluate the prototype.
Prerequisites: TINV 4301 / 5301, MGMT 4361 / 5361 and MGMT 4383 /5383.
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