May 02, 2024

Graduate Catalog 2018 - 2019

Graduate Catalog 2018 - 2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Electrical Eng & Computer Science
	EEC 722 - Formal Methods in Software Engineering [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 521, Software Engineering, or permission of instructor. Software system formal mechanisms, including specification, validation, and verification. Formal specification of concurrent systems using temporal logics. Evolution of formalism to model a certain system. Use of model checking and program verification tools for verification of concurrent software. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 723 - Software Quality Assurance [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 521. Software quality, software quality aspects; software quality assurance SQA; SQA components, activities, and infrastructures; cost of software quality; software quality metrics and models; software quality standards. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 740 - Advanced Control System Design [4 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EEC 440 and EEC 510. Systematic approach of applying modern control design methods, such as digital control, adaptive control, and heuristic methods, to practical design problems. Students learn how to deal with typical industrial problems, such as nonlinearity, control saturation, parasitic effects, chattering, etc. Useful stability analysis techniques, such as the Circle Criterion and the Popov’s Criterion. Polynomial matrix interpolation and its applications in control and system identification. Design examples and assignments. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 742 - System Identification [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 510. Development of dynamical system models from the basic laws of physics and identification of model parameters from system input-output measurements. Frequency and time domain models. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 743 - Nonlinear Systems [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 510. State-space and frequency domain analysis and design of nonlinear feedback systems. Methods include Liapunov’s stability analysis, singular perturbations, and describing functions. Feedback linearization, variable structure, and sliding mode control. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 744 - Optimal Control Systems [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 510. Introduction to the principles and methods of the optimal control approach; performance measures; dynamic programming; calculus of variations; Pontryagin’s Principle; optimal linear regulators; minimum time and minimum fuel problems, steepest descent, and quasilinearization methods for determining optimal trajectories. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 745 - Intelligent Control Systems [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 510. Artificial intelligence techniques applied to control system design. Topics include fuzzy sets, artificial neural networks, methods for designing fuzzy-logic controllers and neural network controllers; application of computer-aided design techniques for designing fuzzy-logic and neural-network controllers. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 746 - Dynamics and Control of MEMS [4 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EEC 510 and graduate standing. This course provides a comprehensive overview of MEMS technique and MEMS control. Topics include MEMS fabrication processes, MEMS sensors and actuators, Dynamic modeling of MEMS devices, control, signal processing, and electronics for MEMS, and case studies of MEMS. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 747 - Robot Dynamics and Control [4 credit(s)] Prerequisites: MCE 441/541 or EEC 510 or exposure to undergraduate controls, with instructor consent. Study of robotic manipulator systems, with strong emphasis on dynamics and control. Energy-based nonlinear models. Motion control using PD, inverse dynamics and passivity. Geometric nonlinear control applied to robotic manipulators. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 750 - Signal Detection & Estimation [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 512. The classical theory of detection and estimation of signals in noise. Bayesian hypothesis testing, minimax hypothesis testing, Neyman-Pearson hypothesis testing, composite hypothesis testing, signal detection in discrete time, sequential detection. Nonparametric and robust detection, parameter estimation, Bayesian estimation, maximum likelihood estimation Kalman-Bucy filtering, linear estimation, Wiener-Kolmogorov filtering, applications to communications. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 751 - Digital Communications [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 512. Basic digital communication techniques, including formatting and baseband transmission, band pass modulation and demodulation, and synchronization. Advanced modulation techniques, such as power efficient modulation, spectrally efficient modulation, coded modulation, and spread-spectrum modulation. Introduction to communication link analysis and block codes. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 752 - Error Control Coding [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 751. Groups, fields, GF(2m), linear block codes, cyclic code, convolutional codes, maximum likelihood decoding of convolutional codes, Viterbi algorithm, sequential decoding of convolutional codes, continuous phase modulation codes, trellis coded modulation. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 753 - Information Theory [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 512 or equivalent. Presents a coherent and unifying view of the concept of information, conveying a unique understanding as to how it can be quantified and measured. Within this context, concepts and principles of information theory as they relate to applications in communication theory, statistics, probability theory, and the theory of investment are introduced. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 754 - Mobile Communications [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 751. Cellular mobile communication concept and system design fundamentals, mobile radio propagation models, large-scale path loss, small-scale fading and multipath, modulation techniques for mobile radio, equalization, diversity, channel coding, speech coding, multiple access, wireless networking, wireless systems and standards. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 755 - Satellite Communications [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 751. Satellite channel, satellite link analysis, satellite electronics, frequency division multiple access (FDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), frequency-hopped communications, on-board processing, satellite cross links, VSAT networks, mobile satellite networks. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 760 - Nanoscale Solid State Electronics [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite:EEC 514 or undergraduate course in solid state electronics. The objective of this course is to provide the students with an in-depth understanding of the principles of modern solid state electronic devices. Emphasis is on nanoscale devices and devices made of nanoscale materials. The course begins with a brief review of quantum theory of solids, properties of solid nanostructures, and fundamental principles of conventional electronic devices. In-depth discussion on specific nanoscale devices allows students to gain knowledge in the operational principles of state-of-the-art technology in electronic devices, including hot electron transistors, high electron mobility transistors, resonant tunneling diodes, single electron transistors, and molecular devices. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 770 - Power Systems Operations [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 571. Steady-state control of power flow. Optimal generating unit commitment. Frequency/active-power control, voltage/reactive power control. Automation generation of interconnected power systems. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 771 - Power Systems Control [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 571. Nonlinear dynamic modeling and control of interconnected power systems in a deregulated environment. Voltage collapse, transient phenomena. Power system stability enhancements, flexible FACTS devices. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 773 - Power Electronics & Machines [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 474 or EEC 574. Power electronics converters in combination with electric machines. Field-oriented induction machine control; stability of induction machines under sine-wave supply; voltage source inverter drives and current source inverter drives. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 780 - High Performance Computer Architecture [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 581. Architecture analysis and design from a systems perspective is described in this course. Topics include memory system design, pipeline design techniques, vector computers, multiprocessor systems, and multiprocessor algorithms. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 781 - Distributed Computing Systems [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 581. Overview of distributed computing systems. Topics include networking, interprocess communication, remote procedure calling, name services, distributed time management, and file services. Some new technologies, including ATM networking, internetworks, multicast protocols, microkernel-based distributed operating systems, and distributed shared memory, are discussed. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 783 - Computer Networks II [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 782. Broadband networks, traffic characterization, admission and access control, switch architectures, congestion control. Emphasis on quantitative analysis and performance modeling. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 784 - Parallel Processing Systems [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 581. Overview of parallel system organizations and parallel algorithms. Topics include memory structures for parallel systems, interconnection networks, SIMD/MIMD processing, parallel programming languages, mapping and scheduling, parallel algorithms, and case studies. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 786 - Advanced Digital Design [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 581. Covers advanced topics in digital systems, including verification and simulation, test vector generation, logic synthesis, behavioral synthesis, and design and development of data path and control path. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 787 - Mobile Computing [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 484. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the mobile computing that is likely to become a pervasive part of future computing infrastructures with technical advancement in wireless communication, embeded processors and portability technologies. Topics include mobile TCP/IP protocols, mobile ad hoc networks, mobile application architectures, system issues for mobile devices and some pervasive and sensor computing examples. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 788 - Secure and Dependable Computing [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EEC 584. This course provides an extensive overview of secure and dependable distributed computing systems. Topics include computer and network security, faults models, process and data replication, reliable group communication, message logging, checkpointing and restoration, Byzantine fault tolerance and intrusion tolerance. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 793 - Special Topics in Electrical Engineering [1-4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Advanced selected topics in electrical engineering. Offered on sufficient demand. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 796 - Independent Study in Electrical Engineering [1-4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Chair approval. Detailed individual study on a special topic under the guidance of a faculty member. Total credits for this course are limited to eight. Graded S/F. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 802 - Electrical Engineering Internship [1 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Graduate standing, completion of at least one full time academic year in MSEE, MSSE or Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering program, and permission of advisor. Provides students with practical experience in electrical, computer or software engineering. Students will write progress reports on a regular basis in addition to writing a project report at the end of the course. May be taken up to two times for credit. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 895 - Doctoral Research [1-16 credit(s)] Up to 10 credits may be applied to the dissertation credit requirement. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EEC 899 - Doctoral Dissertation [1-16 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Successful completion of candidacy examination and Dissertation Proposal Approval Form on file with the College of Graduate Studies. Click here for the schedule of courses
Engineering Mechanics
	MME 500 - Mathematical Methods In Engineering Mechanics [4 credit(s)] Partial differential equations, integral equations, complex variables, integral transforms, and variational calculus as applied to the areas of elasticity, plasticity, fracture mechanics, materials science, and structural engineering. Cross-listed with CVE 500. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 504 - Continuum Mechanics [4 credit(s)] General discussion of cartesian tensors. Application to the mechanics of linear and nonlinear continua. Unified analysis of stress and deformations in solids and fluids. Cross-listed with MCE 504. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 510 - Structure of Materials [4 credit(s)] Basic principles which determine the atomic, and crystal structures of materials are studied. Topics include instrumental and structural analysis techniques, evolution of microstructures (phases/phase diagram), processing (diffusive, solidification, and mechanical working) techniques, and the influence of processing on microstructure. Cross-listed with CHE 510. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 511 - Matrix Methods Of Structural Analysis [3 credit(s)] Energy methods approach to matrix structural analysis, including the development of element material stiffness, geometric stiffness, and mass matrices of basic structural elements; emphasis on the displacement method with computer program solutions of truss and frame problems. Cross-listed with CVE 511. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 512 - Finite Element Anlys I [4 credit(s)] Techniques in the formulation and application of the Finite Element method. Calculus of variation, potential energy and Galerkin formulations of element stiffness equations. Uniaxial, biaxial element, Isoparametric element formulations. Applications to plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric problems; solutions of engineering problems using computer software. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 513 - Advanced Strength of Materials [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ESC 211. This course fosters an understanding of a number of advanced concepts in the field of engineering mechanics. Topics include three-dimensional stress-strain relationships: failure theories; bending of non-symmetrical members; curved beam theory; beams on elastic foundations torsion of non-circular shafts using the thin membrane analogy, and plate theory. Cross-listed with CVE 513. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 524 - Nondestructive Evaluation [4 credit(s)] Methods of nondestructive evaluation are studied. Topics include ultrasonics, acoustic emissions, penetrants, eddy current, X-ray and neutron radiography, digital radiography, computed tomography, and thermography. Cross-listed with CVE 524. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 565 - Advanced Machine Analysis [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MCE 362 or MME 513. Finite Element analysis of stresses and deflections in complex mechanical systems under static and dynamic loading. Integrating modeling techniques with 2D and 3D CAD systems for inputting geometric data. Comparison of finite element results with theoretical and empirical results. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 604 - Elasticity [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MME 513. Elasticity topics include tensor algebra, fundamentals of stress analysis, fundamentals of deformation theory, thermo-elastic constitutive relationships, uniqueness of solution, Airy’s stress function, and various solution techniques for two-dimensional problems. Cross-listed with CVE 604. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 609 - Energy Methods in Structural Mechanics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Development of the principles of virtual work, total potential energy, complementary virtual work, total complementary energy, and Reissner’s principle for solid mechanics problems. Castigliano theorems, Ritz, Galerkin, and finite-element methods. Applications in structural mechanics problems for bars, beams, columns, plates, and shells. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 612 - Finite Element Analysis II [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MME 512 or MCE 580. Advanced techniques in the formulation of the Finite Element with applications. Development of three dimensional elements, tetrahedrals and hexahedrals. Formulation of thin and moderately thick plate bending elements and shell elements. 3D isoparametric beam, plate and shell elements; solutions of engineering problems using computer software. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 613 - Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: MME 511 and MME 604. Isoparametric finite element discretization, incremental equations of motion. Total and updated Lagrangian formulations. Nonlinear geometry, nonlinear material problems in two and three dimensions. Computer solution of problems. Cross-listed with CVE 613. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 614 - Elastic Instability [3 credit(s)] Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 619 - Advanced Plasticity With Applications [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MME 620. Solution techniques of plasticity problems that are amenable to computer solutions. Numerical treatment includes slab method, upper and lower bound on power, and finite element methods. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 620 - Fracture Mechanics and Plasticity Theory [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MME 604. The stress and deformation field in the region of a crack are derived using linear elastic analysis. Topics include analyzing the change in potential energy due to crack propagation (Griffith’s analysis), understanding the origin of critical fracture toughness parameters, and developing fundamental fracture criteria. In addition the course focuses on time-dependent plastic deformation analysis. Relationships between stress and strain that agree with experimental observations beyond the yield stress are constructed . Application of these inelastic constitutive relationships in predicting plastic deformations in simple components are presented. Drucker’s stability postulates are discussed, and the principles of slip-line theory are given. General theorems of limit analysis and their application in structural analysis are highlighted. The J-integral and fundamentals of elastic-plastic fracture analysis are presented. Cross-listed with CVE 620. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 622 - Fatigue Analysis [2 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MME 620. The fundamental concepts of crack growth in the presence of cyclic stress are considered. The fracture mechanics approach is adopted. Similitude concepts, common empirical and semi-empirical equations, variable amplitude loading, and rain fall analysis are discussed. Cross-listed with CVE 622. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 625 - Viscoelasticity [2 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MME 604. Modeling of continua as a viscoelastic material in which stress and strain fields in deformable bodies are time and spatially dependent. Viscoelastic models include Maxwell fluids and Kelvin solids. Creep phenomena, stress relaxation, hereditary integrals, viscoelastic beams, beams on continuous supports, vibration, and wave propagation in viscoelastic materials are studied. Cross-listed with CVE 625. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 693 - Special Problems In Engineering Mechanics [1-4 credit(s)] Detailed study of a special topic under the guidance of a faculty member. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 697 - Master’s Research [1-6 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering mechanics. Up to eight credits may be considered toward thesis credit requirements. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 698 - Master’s Project In Engineering Mechanics [1-3 credit(s)] Preparation of a paper involving design and analysis or theoretical investigation of a topic in structural mechanics/materials selected by mutual agreement between student and department. A written report and an oral presentation are required. Click here for the schedule of courses
	MME 699 - Thesis [1-6 credit(s)] A research problem under the guidance of a faculty member, culminating with the writing of a thesis. Click here for the schedule of courses
Engineering Science
	ESC 512 - Probability and Stochastic Processes [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. General concepts of probability and random variables, including random experiments, inequalities, joint distributions, functions of random variables, expectations, and the law of large numbers. Basic concepts of random processes and their properties are introduced. Markov process, linear systems with stochastic inputs, and power spectra are presented. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 601 - Graduate Seminar [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Students will learn skills for effective public speaking and technical presentations on technical subjects, attend presentations by experts from industry and academia on subjects of interest in engineering, and research and document an engineering topic approved by the instructor for the purpose of public presentation. Registration for this course may be repeated but these credit hours do not fulfill degree requirements. Graded on an S/U basis. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 694 - Selected Topics in Engineering Science [1-4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor. Advanced selected topics in Engineering Science. Offered on sufficient demand. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Upon prior approval by the Graduate Affairs Commitee, this course could be counted towards the fulfillment of doctoral core courses. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 702 - Advanced Optimization [4 credit(s)] Methods of optimization for engineering systems; classical optimization, Taylor’s theorem, Lagrange Multipliers, and Kuhn-Tucker theorem; direct methods, Newton and quasi-Newton methods, penalty and Barrier methods, linear and nonlinear programming. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 704 - Stochastic Systems [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Engineering Statistics. Optimization in engineering economics; application of renewal theory; inventory and Markov decision models; Bayesian decision analysis. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 706 - Advanced Partial Differential Equations [4 credit(s)] Engineering applications and solution techniques for partial differential equations; variational derivation of differential equations and boundary conditions; Hamilton’s principle and Lagrange’s equation; numerical methods and computer solutions for differential equations. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 720 - Research Communications [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Doctoral Program in the College of Engineering or permission of the instructor. This course will enhance the ability of students to write technical papers and proposals, and to give effective oral presentations. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 794 - Selected Topics in Engineering Science [1-4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor. Advanced selected topics in Engineering Science. Offered on sufficient demand. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Upon prior approval by the Graduate Affairs Commitee, this course could be counted towards the fulfillment of doctoral core courses. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ESC 850 - Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Seminar [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ESC 720. Students and experts from industry and academia present and discuss current issues and trends in engineering research and practice. May be repeated for credit. Click here for the schedule of courses
English
	ENG 506 - Composition Theory [3 credit(s)] Advanced study in expository writing: writing processes, reading and writing, rhetoric, evaluation, and pedagogy. Offered fall semester. Required of beginning teaching assistants, except for those who took ENG 308 Composition Theory as undergraduates. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 507 - Workshop In Teaching [1 credit(s)] Relation of composition theory to the practice of tutoring and teaching. Required for teaching assistants, except for those who took ENG 309 Writing Center Practicum as undergraduates. Meets once a week during fall and spring semesters. If credits are taken in fall semester, they will be graded T, with the grade assigned at the end of spring semester. Students may, if they wish, begin participating in ENG 507 in fall semester and register for ENG 507 credits in spring semester rather than in fall. May be taken S/F. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 509 - Technical Writing [2-3 credit(s)] Preparation of reports, scientific papers, and other genres of technical writing, with emphasis on audience, voice, the proper formatting of data, and the integration of text with graphic and visual material. When offered for three credits, the course includes a major writing project as well as shorter assignments. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 514 - Studies In Linguistics [3 credit(s)] Topics include historical linguistics, history of the English language, grammar, sociolinguistics, or analysis of an uncommonly taught language such as Sanskrit or Armenian. May be repeated with change of topic. Courses count as TESOL endorsement electives. Note: when the topic is Modern English Grammar, ENG 514 counts as an introductory linguistics course in the TESOL endorsement program. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 531 - Studies In Medieval Literature [3 credit(s)] Topics include Arthurian tradition, women and writing in the Middle Ages, Chaucer, Malory, or courses in medieval genres or themes. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 532 - Studies In Renaissance Literature [3 credit(s)] Sixteenth- and 17th-century authors, genres, themes, or movements including humanism, the Reformation, metaphysical and cavalier poetry, scientific empiricism, and neo-classicism. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 533 - Studies In 18Th-Century Literature [3 credit(s)] Authors, genres, themes, or movements in 18th-century poetry and fiction. Topics include the Enlightenment, satire, rise of the novel, and neo-classical and pre-Romantic poetry. May be repeated up to three times with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 534 - Studies In 19Th-Century Literature [3 credit(s)] Authors, genres, themes, or movements in 19th-century poetry, fiction, and drama. Possible topics include Romantic-era women writers, the literature of British imperialism, and the fiction of Jane Austen. May be taken up to three times with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 535 - Studies In 20Th-Century Literature [3 credit(s)] Modern and contemporary authors, genres, themes, or movements. May be repeated up to three times with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 545 - Studies In American Literature [3 credit(s)] Authors, genres, themes, or movements of significance in American literature. May be repeated up to three times with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 547 - Studies In African American Literature [3 credit(s)] Authors, themes, or movements of significance in African-American literature. Topics include slave narratives, Harlem renaissance, literature of the 1950s, and African-American women authors. May be repeated up to three times with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 548 - Studies In Multicultural Literature [3 credit(s)] Authors, genres, themes, or movements representing the ethnic diversity of modern American literature. May be repeated up to three times with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 553 - Major Genre/Stud in Genre [3 credit(s)] Literary themes, genres, or works significant in British, American, European, or world literature. Topics in the past have included European Romanticism, the Faust theme, and Literature and Science. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 563 - Gender Issues In Literature [3 credit(s)] Studies in gender theory and gender issues in literature. Topics may include contemporary feminist themes; the intersection of gender, race, and class; the relationship of gender to voice; technique and genre; and how questions of language are linked to these issues. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 575 - Major Author [3 credit(s)] Intensive study of a single major author. May be repeated up to three times with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 580 - Imagination Conference [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, based on manuscript submission. Intensive five-day summer workshop with visiting writers (fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction); “craft” analyses of creative writing. Students complete a manuscript at the end of the semester as well as an essay about technical or craft elements. In addition to tuition, students are charged a Workshop and Materials Fee. Additional information is available at the Imagination Conference web site at www.csuohio.edu/imagination. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 591 - Fiction Workshop [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Admission to creative writing concentration or permission of instructor. Graduate-level workshop in the writing of fiction. Required to be taken twice by students planning to complete MA thesis in fiction. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 592 - Non-Fiction Workshop [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Admission to the creative writing concentration or permission of the instructor. Graduate-level workshop in the writing of creative nonfiction. Required to be taken twice by students planning to complete an MA thesis in nonfiction. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 593 - Playwriting Workshop [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Admission to the creative writing concentration or permission of the instructor. Graduate-level workshop in dramatic writing. Required to be taken twice by students planning to complete an MA thesis in playwriting. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 594 - Poetry Workshop [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Admission to the creative writing concentration or permission of instructor. Graduate-level workshop in the writing of poetry. Required to be taken twice by students planning to complete an MA thesis in poetry. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 596 - Independent Study [1-3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Prior written approval from Graduate Committee. Study of a topic not offered as a regular course, under the supervision of a graduate faculty member. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 597 - Literary Editing and Publishing [3 credit(s)] This course will combine hands-on work in small press, magazine, and DIY literary settings with a comprehensive study of the structures and issues that characterize contemporary publishing. Students will gain both practical skills and theoretical background in the work of literary editing. The course will consider the editorial process and author/editor relationships; the history, tradition, and forms of the book; connections between presses and larger cultural communities; reading publics in the internet age; and the role of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. We will consider how to develop an editorial aesthetic and editorial practices, as well as practical approaches to budgets, mission statements, online platforms, submissions, design, and distribution. Students will articulate connections between their own work and the social, cultural, and economic contexts of contemporary publishing. The coursework will culminate in a final publishing project that students will design, with instructor guidance, and in which they may pursue their own interests (in web or print publication; translation; book design; marketing; etc.). This course will contain a collaborative laboratory component and is recommended for those interested in interning or reading for the Cleveland State University Poetry Center, the Vindicator, Whiskey Island, or other literary and cultural publications. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 599 - Special Topics in English [1-3 credit(s)] A Special Topics course in British or American Literature or English-Language Linguistics, to take advantage of special events or faculty expertise in a particular topic not otherwise offered. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 600 - Literary Analysis [3 credit(s)] Essentials of practical criticism with emphasis on close reading of selected masterworks that represent various genres and historical contexts. Core course required of all M.A. candidates. Offered fall semester. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 601 - Critical Approaches to Literature [3 credit(s)] Critical approaches to literature and the theories that underlie them, including formalist, reader response, deconstructionist, new historicist, feminist, and other post-structuralist approaches. Core course required for M.A. candidates in the literature concentration. Offered spring semester. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 610 - MFA Fiction Workshop [3 credit(s)] Graduate-level work in fiction writing. MA students may enter with permission of instructor Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 611 - MFA Non-Fiction Workshop [3 credit(s)] Graduate-level work in non-fiction writing. MA students may enter with permission of instructor. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 612 - MFA Playwriting Workshop [3 credit(s)] Graduate-level work in playwriting. MA students may enter with permission of instructor. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 613 - MFA Poetry Workshop [3 credit(s)] Graduate-level work in poetry writing. MA students may enter with permission of instructor. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 614 - MFA Special Topics Workshop [1-3 credit(s)] Graduate-level work in genre-specific special topics writing. MA students may enter with permission of instructor. Topics may include recognizable sub-forms such as young adult fiction, detective fiction, memoir, research-based non-fiction, biography, experimental playwriting, dramatic docudrama, site-specific playwriting, puppetry playwriting or poetic forms. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 615 - MFA Craft and Theory [3 credit(s)] Genres of fiction, non-fiction, playwriting and poetry studied with an emphasis on the craft of the practitioner. Literary texts are used to demonstrate the formal range of the genres studied. Craft exercises are used to explicate the operations and assumptions underlying literary techniques. Core course for NEOMFA students. MA students may enter with permission of instructor. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 616 - MFA Literature [1-3 credit(s)] Studies in literary themes, genres, or works significant in British, American, European or world literature. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 690 - MFA Internship [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Approval of MFA Advisor, Course Instructor. Eight to ten-hour weekly practicum in literary magazine production and/or editing, arts administration, arts programming/outreach, arts instruction, dramaturgy or theatrical production. Course aims to bring students to an understanding of professional demands and expectations. Instructor will monitor student progress through bi-weekly contact with site manager. Students will be responsible for attending four class sessions throughout the semester and for generating a substantial academic paper. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 695 - Graduate Seminar [3 credit(s)] Study of an important topic in literary or cultural history, criticism, or rhetoric, with special emphasis on methods of analysis and research. May be repeated with change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 698 - Pre-thesis Colloquium [3 credit(s)] A course in research and writing methods designed specifically for students undertaking a MA thesis in English Literature. Typically taken the semester before the student plans to complete the thesis. Permission of the instructor required. Click here for the schedule of courses
	ENG 699 - Thesis [1-9 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Students must obtain permission of the Director of Graduate Studies from the English Department to enroll in this course. Writing of a Master’s Project under the direction of a faculty member. Required for all M.A. degree candidates. Only 6 credits of this course can count towards the graduate degree. Click here for the schedule of courses
Environmental Engr
	EVE 533 - Pollution Prevention and Sustainability [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Graduate standing in chemical, civil, environmental, or mechanical engineering, or permission of instructor. Application of engineering principles to chemical, manufacturing, and other industries. Life cycle analyses used to identify sustainable technologies and development alternatives. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EVE 534 - Environmental Transport Phenomena [4 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Working knowledge of partial differential equations and applied numerical analysis, and graduate standing in civil, environmental, mechanical, or chemical engineering, or permission of instructor. Modeling fate and transport of pollutants in the subsurface environment. Multicomponent, multiphase transport in porous media. Analysis of fate determining mechanisms. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EVE 540 - Soil Stabilization and Decontamination [4 credit(s)] Engineering classification of soils, clay mineralogy, properties of different types of soils, such as strength, permeability, volume-density characteristics; soil contaminant interaction, methods of soil stabilization, methods of soil decontamination, process selection, and site remediation. Soil decontamination design project. Click here for the schedule of courses

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EEC 722 - Formal Methods in Software Engineering

EEC 723 - Software Quality Assurance

EEC 740 - Advanced Control System Design

EEC 742 - System Identification

EEC 743 - Nonlinear Systems

EEC 744 - Optimal Control Systems

EEC 745 - Intelligent Control Systems

EEC 746 - Dynamics and Control of MEMS

EEC 747 - Robot Dynamics and Control

EEC 750 - Signal Detection & Estimation

EEC 751 - Digital Communications

EEC 752 - Error Control Coding

EEC 753 - Information Theory

EEC 754 - Mobile Communications

EEC 755 - Satellite Communications

EEC 760 - Nanoscale Solid State Electronics

EEC 770 - Power Systems Operations

EEC 771 - Power Systems Control

EEC 773 - Power Electronics & Machines

EEC 780 - High Performance Computer Architecture

EEC 781 - Distributed Computing Systems

EEC 783 - Computer Networks II

EEC 784 - Parallel Processing Systems

EEC 786 - Advanced Digital Design

EEC 787 - Mobile Computing

EEC 788 - Secure and Dependable Computing

EEC 793 - Special Topics in Electrical Engineering

EEC 796 - Independent Study in Electrical Engineering

EEC 802 - Electrical Engineering Internship

EEC 895 - Doctoral Research

EEC 899 - Doctoral Dissertation

MME 500 - Mathematical Methods In Engineering Mechanics

MME 504 - Continuum Mechanics

MME 510 - Structure of Materials

MME 511 - Matrix Methods Of Structural Analysis

MME 512 - Finite Element Anlys I

MME 513 - Advanced Strength of Materials

MME 524 - Nondestructive Evaluation

MME 565 - Advanced Machine Analysis

MME 604 - Elasticity

MME 609 - Energy Methods in Structural Mechanics

MME 612 - Finite Element Analysis II

MME 613 - Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

MME 614 - Elastic Instability

MME 619 - Advanced Plasticity With Applications

MME 620 - Fracture Mechanics and Plasticity Theory

MME 622 - Fatigue Analysis

MME 625 - Viscoelasticity

MME 693 - Special Problems In Engineering Mechanics

MME 697 - Master’s Research

MME 698 - Master’s Project In Engineering Mechanics

MME 699 - Thesis

ESC 512 - Probability and Stochastic Processes

ESC 601 - Graduate Seminar

ESC 694 - Selected Topics in Engineering Science

ESC 702 - Advanced Optimization

ESC 704 - Stochastic Systems

ESC 706 - Advanced Partial Differential Equations

ESC 720 - Research Communications

ESC 794 - Selected Topics in Engineering Science

ESC 850 - Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Seminar

ENG 506 - Composition Theory

ENG 507 - Workshop In Teaching

ENG 509 - Technical Writing

ENG 514 - Studies In Linguistics

ENG 531 - Studies In Medieval Literature

ENG 532 - Studies In Renaissance Literature

ENG 533 - Studies In 18Th-Century Literature

ENG 534 - Studies In 19Th-Century Literature

ENG 535 - Studies In 20Th-Century Literature

ENG 545 - Studies In American Literature

ENG 547 - Studies In African American Literature

ENG 548 - Studies In Multicultural Literature

ENG 553 - Major Genre/Stud in Genre

ENG 563 - Gender Issues In Literature

ENG 575 - Major Author

ENG 580 - Imagination Conference

ENG 591 - Fiction Workshop

ENG 592 - Non-Fiction Workshop