Jun 26, 2024  
2019-2020 University Catalog 
    
2019-2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Prefix and Course Index 

 

Cinema and Television Arts

  
  • CTVA 551 - Sitcom: Spec and Draft (3)


    Write two half-hour situation comedy scripts in correct format, as well as create a premise for an original half-hour comedy series.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • CTVA 552 - One-Hour Drama: TV Spec and Pilot (3)


    Analyze components for various scriptwriting tasks of episodic television dramas, as well as stress screenwriting skills from inceptive idea to outline to drafts of one-hour scripts.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • CTVA 553T - Genres for Writers (3)


    Examining film genres classic to revisionist and the constant evolution and hybridization of genres and how a screenwriter can implement and benefit from understanding of genre components.

    Prerequisite: CTVA 550 .

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • CTVA 555 - First Draft Screenplay (3)


    Work from approved outline or treatment to create a professional draft of screenplay, using correct format and structure.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • CTVA 556 - Screenplay: Rewrite (3)


    For students who have completed a first draft of a full-length screenplay. Complete a rewrite/polish of their scripts, learning skills to prepare it for production and entrance into the marketplace.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • CTVA 580 - Writing Project #1 (3)


    From concept to outline to realized film script, an accelerated class focused on working under deadline and reacting to and implementing specific notes from instructor.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • CTVA 581 - Writing Project #2 (3)


    From concept to outline to realized film script, an accelerated class focused on working under deadline and reacting to and implementing specific notes from instructor.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • CTVA 597 - Final Project (3)


    Culminating course; polish Writing Projects #1 and #2 and marketing/production proposal for these projects.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level


Civil and Environmental Engineering

Courses are designated as EGCE in the class schedule

  
  • EGCE 201 - Statics (3)


    Vectorial treatment of statics of particles and rigid bodies. Free body diagrams. Applications to problems of equilibrium (two and three dimensions) of structural and mechanical force systems. Trusses, frames and machines. Friction problems. Centroids and moments of inertia.

    Prerequisites: MATH 150B , PHYS 225 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 206 - Computer-Aided Architectural and Civil Engineering Drafting (1)


    Architectural and civil engineering drawing with the aid of computer-aided drafting techniques; grading plans, engineering drawings (including standard structural, electrical and hydraulic details) of buildings, bridges, dams and civil engineering structures. Bill of Materials. (3 hours laboratory)

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 214 - Engineering Surveying (2)


    Basis of plane surveying. Distance measurement using tapes and EDM. Leveling. Measurement of angles and directions. Traverse and topographic survey and computations. Applications in highway curves, construction surveys and land surveys. Principles of stadia.

    Corequisite: EGCE 214L .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 214L - Engineering Surveying Laboratory (1)


    Field practice of measurement of distance, difference of elevation, and horizontal and vertical angles using tapes, EDM, automatic levels, theodolites and total stations. (3 hours laboratory)

    Corequisite: EGCE 214 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 301 - Mechanics of Materials (3)


    Stress and deformation analysis for axial load, torsion, flexure, and combined forces. Analysis of simple statically indeterminate structures. Deflection and stress analysis of beams. Stability of columns. Strain energy and ultimate resistance. Interactive relationships between analysis and design.

    Prerequisites: MATH 250A , EGCE 201 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 302 - Dynamics (3)


    Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, kinetics of rigid bodies in three dimension, Newton’s laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum. Solution of problems using vector approach.

    Prerequisites: MATH 250A , EGCE 201 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 305 - Earthquake Impact on Structures (3)


    Geological aspects of earthquakes as they apply to building safety; introduction to earthquake-related problems and building damages caused by historic earthquakes. Destruction aspects of earthquakes, preparedness for large earthquakes and how to protect structural and non-structural parts of buildings.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Categories B.4 and B.1 or B.2.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 308 - Engineering Analysis (3)


    Fundamentals and engineering applications of Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, complex analysis, vector analysis; engineering applications. (EGCE 308, EGEE 308, EGGN 308 and EGME 308 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: PHYS 226 , MATH 250B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 324 - Soil Mechanics (3)


    Soil properties and soil action as related to problems encountered in engineering structures; consolidation, shear strength, stability and lateral earth pressures.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 301 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 324L - Soil Mechanics Laboratory (1)


    Behavior and properties of soils. Application to foundation design, liquefaction and seepage.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 , EGCE 324 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 325 - Structural Analysis (3)


    Forces and displacements in statically determinate and indeterminate elastic structures by force and displacement methods. Approximate methods of analysis. Matrix formulation of structural analysis and computer applications. Introduction to structural design.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 301 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 325L - Structural Analysis Laboratory (1)


    Principles of model analysis and similitude. Influence lines for reactive and internal forces; generalized displacements of statically indeterminate structures. Nonprismatic members. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 , EGCE 325 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 377 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (1)


    Behavior and properties of most common materials, e.g., steel, concrete, wood, masonry and asphalt. Mix design of asphalt and concrete. Determine strain and stress using strain gages. Specimen testing according to ASTM. Material properties determination. Safety, reliability and design considerations. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 , EGCE 301 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 401 - Engineering Economics and Professionalism (3)


    Development, evaluation and presentation of design alternatives for engineering systems and projects using principles of engineering economy and cost benefit analysis. Engineering profession, professional ethics and related topics. (Not available for use on graduate study plans.) (EGEE 401, EGCE 401, EGCP 401 and EGME 401 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: MATH 150A  and junior or senior standing in Engineering.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 408 - Reinforced Concrete Design (3)


    Design for bending, shear, axial force, torsion and combined loading. Beam, columns, slab and foundation design for ultimate strength and serviceability requirements. Prestressed concrete design. Safety, reliability and cost considerations. Design project conforming to latest ACI code. Professional computer program. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 411 - Structural Dynamics (3)


    Free and forced vibrations of discrete and continuous systems. Matrix formulation and normal coordinates analysis. Response of structures to impulse and earthquake loads. Application to structural design problems and comparison with code prescribed forces.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 418 - Foundation Design (3)


    Footings and retaining walls. Mat and piled foundations for structures. Design project to standards of professional practice using latest codes and standards. Consideration for safety, reliability and cost. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 324 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 428 - Engineering Hydraulics (3)


    Incompressible fluid flow in closed conduits and open channels. Hydrostatics, energy and hydraulic grade lines. Momentum, friction formulas, pipelines, uniform flow and water surface profiles. Design of pipes and open channels. Computer solutions.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 302 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 428L - Engineering Hydraulics Laboratory (1)


    Introduction to experimental hydraulics in open channel and pipe flows, including measurements of discharge, depth, velocity, force and friction coefficients. Hydraulic model laws and report writing. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 , EGCE 428 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 430 - Structural Steel Design (3)


    Design for bending, torsion, shear, axial forces, combined loadings. Design of built-up girders, composite construction. Design of shear and moment connections. Design project using professional practice standards. LRFD method. Safety, reliability and cost considerations. Professional computer program. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 431L - Advanced Structural Laboratory (1)


    Fundamentals of earthquake engineering and soil structure interaction; design of lateral bracing for model buildings. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGCE 325L ; EGCE 408  or EGCE 430 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 432 - Computer-Aided Design & Analysis in Civil Engineering (3)


    Computer-aided analysis and design in various branches of civil engineering. Introduction of finite element methods with computer techniques. Application of professional computer programs.

    Corequisite: EGCE 494 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 435 - Design of Hydraulic Structures (3)


    Applications of hydraulic principles to design of various structures, including spillways, energy dissipaters, outlet works, storm drains, culverts and water distribution systems. Use of computers in design process.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 428 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 436 - Engineering Hydrology (3)


    Hydrologic cycle with applications to hydrologic design of engineering structures. Rainfall, stream flow, ground water, surface runoff, hydrographs, flood routing, frequency distributions and design hydrographs.

    Corequisite: EGCE 428 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 441 - Environmental Engineering (3)


    Planning and controlling the environment; wastewater treatment and disposal; solid waste management; air pollution; radiation protection; housing and residential environment.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 123 , MATH 250B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 441L - Environmental Engineering Laboratory (1)


    Laboratory and field principles related to water treatment, wastewater treatment and air quality; laboratory practices mimicking settling, flocculation and other treatment techniques; quantifying common compounds found in water, field sampling practices; air sampling practices.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 123 , EGCE 441 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 462 - Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning (3)


    Overview of system optimization, evaluation, decision-making, microeconomic theory, and operations applied to the analysis and planning of transportation systems. Uses quantitative tools and covers topics of systems analysis, transportation operations, and travel demand.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing in Civil Engineering

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 463 - Precast and Prestressed Concrete Design (3)


    Prestressed concrete design and analysis for conventional and lateral loading. Design of reinforced and prestressed structural and architectural elements. Safety and economy. Connection design for earthquake and wind loading. Design projects using professional practice standards including latest codes. (3 hours lecture)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 463L - Precast and Prestressed Concrete Design Lab (1)


    Behavior of prestressed and reinforced concrete members subjected to the different types of loadings. Observe elastic and ultimate strength behavior, deflection crack propagation and collapse. Observe prestressing operation and camber. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 465 - Planning and Control of Engineering Construction Projects (3)


    Overview of construction project management; construction scheduling fundamentals; bar charts, CPM, PERT; schedule control: manual vs. computer systems, reports, schedule maintenance; cost control: code of accounts, control base, budgets, forecasting, reports, computer systems; applications in construction projects.

    Prerequisite: senior standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 466 - Transportation Engineering (3)


    Fundamental principles of transportation engineering, including roadway design characteristics, vertical and horizontal alignment, traffic flow analysis, highway capacity, traffic control, safety and transportation planning.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 302  and senior standing.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 467 - Railroad Engineering and High Speed Rail (3)


    Planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance requirements of railroad and high speed rail. Safety, planning and cost considerations.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 302 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 468 - Construction Engineering (3)


    Engineering construction planning equipment and methods. Construction management. Critical path method. Construction of buildings, bridges, highways, foundations and dams. Consideration for safety and reliability.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 301 , EGCE 401 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 490 - Senior Seminar in Engineering (1)


    Civil engineering as a profession and the civil engineer as a professional. Career opportunities in private sectors and government. Office and field practice. Professional growth and development. Project management. Business management and opportunities. Ethics and aesthetics. Case studies.

    Prerequisite: senior standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required
  
  • EGCE 493 - Design of Highrise Structural Systems (3)


    Structural concepts and systems for buildings and complex structures; their behavior under loads. Foundation systems. Roof, floor, walls systems. Characteristics and design concepts of complex structures and high-rise buildings. Design project. Latest building codes and computer application. Sustainability and green building. (2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGCE 408 , EGCE 430 ; or graduate standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 494 - Senior Design (3)


    Real-world culminating design experience in a multidisciplinary civil engineering project. Use of professional practice codes and standards; realistic cost and safety constraints.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 408 , EGCE 430 . Corequisites: EGCE 418 , EGCE 494L .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 494L - Senior Design Laboratory (1)


    Civil engineering design using professional practice standards and realistic constraints. Professional documentation and presentation of results. Formal written reports and oral presentations describing the design project.

    Corequisite: EGCE 494 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 496 - Architectural Design (3)


    History of architectural design. Systems-based design process: aesthetic, functional, environmental and behavioral aspects. Urban planning and design. Case studies. Architectural design project to the standards of professional practice.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 206 , EGCE 408 , EGCE 430 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • EGCE 497 - Senior Projects (1-3)


    Independent design projects. Formal report to be submitted after completion of project work. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Requires adviser and department chair consent.

    Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required
  
  • EGCE 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Special topics in civil engineering. Submit formal report after completing independent study. Requires adviser and department chair consent.

    Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required
  
  • EGCE 501 - Analytical Methods for the Design of Civil Engineering Systems (3)


    Applying linear and dynamic programming principles to the design of pipelines, irrigation systems, water-resources and traffic-flow control problems. Probabilistic network analysis. First order and advanced first order second moment reliability methods. Probabilistic design.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 510 - The Finite Element Method (3)


    Formulating finite elements to analyze plane stress and strain problems, axisymmetric bodies, plates and shells. Conforming and non-conforming shape functions. Computer applications to complex structural systems under static and dynamic loads.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 515 - Solid Waste Management, System Design and Sustainability (3)


    Industrial waste treatment and disposal, waste minimization, process selection, control, green technologies and resource recovery. Design of liners, gas and leachtate collection and removal systems in landfills.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 436  or enrollment in MS environmental engineering program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 517 - Theory of Elasticity (3)


    Analyze stress and strain. Equations of elasticity. Extension, torsion and flexure of beams. Two-dimensional elastostatic problems. Variational methods and energy theorems. Elementary three-dimensional elastostatic problems. Introduction to thermoelasticity and wave propagation.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 301 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 524 - Advanced Soil Characterization Methods (3)


    Determining engineering properties for various applications using analyses of static and cyclic simple shear, static and cyclic triaxial, and bender element data and in-situ data, including that from cone penetration and vane shear tests.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 324L  or graduate standing

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 530 - Advanced Topics in Structural Steel Design (3)


    Analysis and design of structural steel members for seismic loading and structural stability. Advanced design topics include composite construction, plate girders, plastic analysis, connections and ductile lateral force resisting systems. Use of contemporary computer software, building codes and design specifications.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 430  or graduate standing in civil and environmental engineering.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 531 - Advanced Topics in Reinforced Concrete Design (3)


    Analysis and design of reinforced concrete structural members subjected to seismic loading. Detailing considerations for ductility in reinforced concrete. Lateral load resisting systems for concrete structures. Use of computer software for simplified analysis. Use of latest building codes and standards.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 532 - Earthquake Engineering (3)


    Earthquake motions; response spectra; computational methods and computer applications for response of structural systems. Energy absorption capacity of materials and structural components. Soil structure interaction. Seismic design and evaluation of current building codes.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 411 , EGCE 533 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 533 - Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis (3)


    Matrix formulation of structural analysis using the direct stiffness approach. Compare flexibility and stiffness approaches. Computer-aided analysis of complex structural systems under static and dynamic loads. Stability analysis. Introduction to the finite element method.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 325 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 534 - Advanced Construction Methods and Techniques (3)


    Advanced technologies in the construction of building, highway, bridge, dam structures and building materials and systems, such as concrete, steel, masonry and diverse methods and techniques.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 468 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 537 - Groundwater and Seepage (3)


    Equations governing flow of liquid in porous media. Seepage through dams and under structures, flow in confined and unconfined aquifers, steady and unsteady flow, well fields, flow nets, computer solutions, sea water intrusion, recharge, groundwater pollution.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 436 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 538 - Construction Methods and Equipment for Heavy Construction Engineering (3)


    Methods and equipment for construction foundations, highways, airfields, bridges, ports, harbors, dams, nuclear power plants and industrial facilities. Quality control and construction failures.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 468  or graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 539 - Preconstruction Design Evaluation (3)


    Cost benefit, preconstruction scheduling, and constructability modifications in design, specifications and construction methods. Value Engineering.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 534 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 544 - Advanced Foundation Engineering (3)


    Design foundations for earthquake loading and problematic soils; pile and caisson design, ground surface subsidence, slope stability and stabilization; designing anchored bulkheads and dam sections.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 418 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 545 - Slope Stability and Retaining Structures (3)


    Static and seismic stability analysis of slopes; calculation of earth pressures retaining structures; design of retaining wall, sheet pile, and braced excavation system for static and seismic loading.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 324  or graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 546 - Surface Water Pollution and Control (3)


    Sources, quality and quantity of storm water runoff, best management practices (BMPs), system design of structural BMPs, green technologies, design for wastewater discharge into rivers, lakes and oceans.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 436  or enrollment in MS environmental engineering program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 547 - Advanced Soil Mechanics (3)


    Behavior of soil on fully and partially saturated conditions, consolidation of soil, shear strength of soil for fully and partially saturated conditions, shear strength of soil for earthquake loading.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 324 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 548 - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3)


    Dynamic loading of soils, effect of liquefaction, ground response analysis, soil-structure interaction, and in-depth design and behavior of foundation structures due to earthquake loading.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 324  or graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 549 - Theory of Elastic Stability (3)


    Critical buckling loads of columns, beam-columns, frames, plates and shells. Lateral stability of beams. Torsional buckling of open wall sections.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 301 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 550 - Major Commercial Project Development and Management (3)


    Process of major commercial project development; macroeconomics aspects; project initiation and implementation, construction management systems, schedule, cost and quality control, control of long-lead equipment and materials, construction disputes and claims, case studies.

    Prerequisite: any 400-level management course

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 556 - Construction Cost Control, Scheduling and Planning (3)


    Systems approach for estimating, scheduling, cost comparison, risk analysis and cost control. Project feasibility studies and alternative approaches. Project control, baseline establishment, cost and claim management.

    Prerequisite: EGEE 465  or EGCE 468 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 557 - Cost Estimating and Bidding Strategy (3)


    Management and cost control of large capital projects. Capital cost estimation, value prediction and control, cost and schedule control and management of mega projects.

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 559 - Environmental and Public Transportation Regulations (3)


    Environmental regulations, clean air act, intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991, Federal Transit Administration project planning guidelines, planning for public transit and environmental requirement, developing required environmental documents; procedure for major investment studies; future of public transportation. Project.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 441 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 563 - Advanced Prestressed and Reinforced Concrete Design (3)


    Prestressed concrete theory. Continuous prestressed concrete members, flat plate systems, virendeel systems, applying unbounded posttensioning - theory and design. Yield line theory, limit analysis, concrete cracking. Prestressed dome roof, barrel shell and hyperbolic paraboloid shell design. Design project. Computer application. (2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab).

    Prerequisite: EGCE 408  or EGCE 463 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 566 - Design of Tall Buildings (3)


    Characteristics, design criteria and safety provisions of tall buildings. Selecting, optimizing and analyzing framing systems. Design standards, constructability, wind and seismic considerations. Design project. Computer application.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 408 , EGCE 430 .

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 567 - Advanced Construction Materials-Concrete Emphasis (3)


    Different properties of cement, concrete and pozzolanic systems, several deterioration mechanisms on concrete and preventive measures, high-performance concrete and its application in construction, composite materials.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 377  or graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 570 - Fate and Transport of Chemicals in the Environment (3)


    Principles of thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, mass balance, energy balance, reactor design, and unit operations in environmental engineering applications; fate and transport of chemicals in the environment.

    Prerequisite: enrollment in MS in Environmental Engineering program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 571 - Hydraulics and Hydrology for Environmental Engineers (3)


    Fluid mechanics, hydraulics, and hydrology principles, applications and design for environmental engineers.

    Prerequisite: enrollment in MS in Environmental Engineering program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 572 - Water Supply, Treatment and System Design (3)


    Stepwise development and process design equipment selection, economic evaluation, green technologies, and operating guidelines for water treatment.

    Prerequisite: enrollment in MS in Environmental Engineering program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 573 - Environmental Engineering Practices and Project Management (3)


    Environmental impact analysis and assessment, regulatory framework, and environmental issues. Budget, schedule, and management of environmental engineering projects.

    Prerequisite: enrollment in MS in Environmental Engineering program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 575 - Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining in Construction (3)


    Expert systems and artificial intelligence techniques in construction engineering; expert systems for: safety evaluation of structures during construction, site selection, construction decision making and construction schedule analysis; project monitoring; claims and disputes.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 468  or graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 581 - Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater (3)


    Site assessment, green technologies, design for soil remediation systems and design for groundwater remediation systems.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 441  or graduate standing

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 582 - Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation (3)


    Principles of anoxic, aerobic and anaerobic biological processes and treatment. Stepwise development and process design equipment selection, economic evaluation, green technologies and operating guidelines for wastewater treatment.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 441  or graduate standing

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 583 - Air Pollution Control Engineering (3)


    Sources and impacts of air pollutants, methods of sampling and analysis, air dispersion modeling, control techniques and system design for common air pollutants, climate changes, green technologies and greenhouse emission control.

    Prerequisite: EGCE 441  or enrollment in MS environmental engineering program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • EGCE 597 - Graduate Projects (1-6)


    May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: classified graduate status and formal approval of Civil Engineering Graduate Committee, graduate adviser and department head.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.Department Consent Required
  
  • EGCE 598 - Thesis (1-6)


    May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units (three units per semester).

    Prerequisites: classified graduate status and formal approval of Civil Engineering Graduate Committee, graduate adviser and department head.

    Graduate-level

  
  • EGCE 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: classified graduate status and formal approval of Civil Engineering Graduate Committee, graduate adviser and department head.

    Graduate-level


Communication Sciences and Disorders

Courses are designated as COMD in the class schedule.

  
  • COMD 241 - Introduction to Phonetics (3)


    Analysis and description of speech at the segmental and suprasegmental levels. Practice using the International Phonetic Alphabet for broad and narrow transcription. Overview of speech production.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 242 - Introduction to Communicative Disorders (3)


    Broad overview of disorders of communication, including classification and prevalence. Educational and training requirements for speech-language pathology and audiology, professional settings and opportunities, ethical considerations, clinical observations.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 300 - Introduction to Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders (3)


    Understanding and using professional literature in communication sciences and disorders and using that literature to generate a formal research paper. A passing grade fulfills the course requirement of the university upper-division baccalaureate writing requirement for communicative disorders majors.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category A.1, COMD 242 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 302 - Introduction to Sign Language (3)


    Overview of the deaf experience and the options for communication in the deaf community. Use of American Sign Language and finger spelling at the introductory level.

    Prerequisites: HCOM 100  or HCOM 102 ; ENGL 101 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 303 - Biology of Human Communication (3)


    Biology and evolution of speech and language. Speech production, evolution and development; speech perception; language, hemispheric specialization, clinical studies; current methods in neurolinguistics; and plasticity and aging.

    Prerequisite: BIOL 101  or PSYC 101 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 307 - Speech/Language Development (3)


    Normal acquisition of phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and pragmatics in children. Biological, cognitive and social bases of language acquisition. Meets the requirements for specialized preparation to serve as a teacher of exceptional children. (COMD 307 and LING 307 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 344 - The Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing (3)


    Anatomy and physiology of the speech and hearing mechanism. Processes of respiration, phonation, articulation-resonance and hearing.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 345 - Communication and Aging (3)


    Communicative changes found in older adults, including normal and pathologic changes in the physiological and behavioral aspects. Diagnosis, rehabilitative strategies, social implications and health care systems.

    Prerequisite: HCOM 100 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 350 - Speech and Hearing Science (3)


    Physiology and acoustics of speech production, including voice, resonance and individual speech segments. Instrumentation for the acoustic and perceptual analysis of speech.

    Prerequisites: COMD 241  or LING 351 ; COMD 344 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 352 - Child Language and Phonological Disorders (3)


    Language and phonological disorders in children. Speech/language profiles of special populations and contemporary approaches to assessment and intervention. Practice analyzing child speech/language samples.

    Prerequisites: COMD 242 COMD 307 COMD 241  or LING 351 

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 404 - Communication Development/Disorders in Children from Culturally/Linguistically/Diverse Backgrounds (3)


    Speech-language development in children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) dialect and language backgrounds, differentiating normal language and dialect differences from disorder, and current clinical procedures for assessing and treating speech and language disorders in CLD child populations.

    Prerequisites: COMD 241  or LING 351 , COMD 242 , COMD 307 , COMD 352 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 461 - Audiology and Audiometry (3)


    Characteristics of hearing disorders, including etiologies and risk factors. Methods and procedures used in assessing the auditory system including current topics of interest. Partially fulfills the requirements for state audiometrist certificate.

    Prerequisites: COMD 242 , COMD 344 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  
  • COMD 465 - Aural Rehabilitation (3)


    Effects of hearing loss on speech and language. Treatment of hearing disorders, including amplification and aural rehabilitation. Role of the audiologist and speech-language pathologist in the management of hearing disorders.

    Prerequisite: COMD 461  or be a postbaccalaureate credential student.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 472 - Voice and Craniofacial Disorders (3)


    Disorders of voice; disorders of articulation and resonance caused by orofacial pathology. Anatomical and physiological bases, assessment, diagnosis, management and interdisciplinary aspects.

    Prerequisites: COMD 241  or LING 351 ; COMD 242 , COMD 344 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

  
  • COMD 474 - Neurology and Neurogenic Communicative Disorders (3)


    Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system as they relate to speech, language, hearing and swallowing. Clinical characteristics of neurogenic language disorders, apraxia of speech and dysarthria. Contemporary approaches to assessment and treatment. Lecture, demonstration and clinical observations.

    Prerequisites: COMD 241  or LING 351 COMD 242 COMD 307 COMD 344 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

 

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