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Undergraduate Catalog 2018 - 2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Course Numbering System

100- and 200-Level: Lower Division
300- and 400-Level: Upper Division
500-Level and Higher: Graduate

 
 

Chemistry
  

  • CHM 281 - Pre-Organic Chemistry

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 261. Corequisite: CHM 262. Course is designed to better prepare students for making the transition from General Chemistry to Organic Chemistry and is offered for students seeking or in need of (1) a firm foundation of the principles covered in General Chemistry which will be used in Organic Chemistry, and (2) an introduction to the basic concepts, terminology, and skills found in Organic Chemistry. It will review essential material from General Chemistry, particularly focusing on organic applications, as well as familiarize students with the rigor, style, and perspectives found in Organic Chemistry. The approach will be highly visual, with material presented less in a formal lecture format and more in drawings, animations, problem solving, and peer-led discussion. Credit earned for CHM 281 can not be used in place of credit for CHM 331.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 301 - Research Methods in Chemistry

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. CHM 262 or equivalent. Stepwise process for developing a research project in chemistry; includes literature search, identification of research topic, development of background, formulation of specific aims and experimental design and methods, expression and interpretation of data, and dissemination of experimental results.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • CHM 310 - Survey Analytical Chemistry

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 262 or CHM 272 Corequisite: CHM 315. Introduction to and survey of classical and modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 311 - Analytical Chemistry

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 262 or CHM 272 Corequisite: CHM 316. Theory and techniques of gravimetric and volumetric analysis, and fundamentals of electroanalytical chemistry.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 315 - Survey Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 267 or CHM 277 Corequisite CHM 310. Classical analytical techniques: potentiometry and selective ion electrodes, solution and flame spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 316 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 267 or CHM 277 Corequisite: CHM 311. Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 311.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 320 - Survey Of Physical Chemistry

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: MTH 182 and PHY 222 or PHY 242 or PHY 244 and CHM 262 or CHM 272. A less rigorous survey of physical chemistry designed for preprofessional majors.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 321 - Physical Chemistry I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: MTH 281 or MTH 283 and PHY 242 or PHY 244 and CHM 262 or CHM 272. Behavior of gases, thermochemistry, spontaneity, equilibrium, phase rule, colligative properties, ideal and real solutions, condensed phases, electrochemistry, and introduction to chemical kinetics.

    Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years


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  • CHM 322 - Physical Chemistry II

    [3 credit(s)]
    Quantum chemistry, spectroscopy, introduction to statistical mechanics, kinetic theory of gases, and theoretical kinetics.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 331 - Organic Chemistry I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 262 or CHM 272. Modern presentation of organic chemistry stressing theory and mechanism, extensive use of resonance and conformational analysis; alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, alkenes, alkynes, and stereochemistry. CHM 336 should be taken concurrently.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 332 - Organic Chemistry II

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 331. Continuation of CHM 331. Spectroscopy, aromatic compounds, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, and polyfunctional compounds. CHM 337 should be taken concurrently.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 336 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 262 or CHM 272 and CHM 267 or CHM 277. Corequisite: CHM 331. Organic chemistry laboratory exercises to accompany CHM 331.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 337 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 331 AND CHM 336 Corequisite: CHM 332. Organic chemistry laboratory exercises to accompany CHM 332.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 338 - R.E.E.L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 331, CHM 336, and instructor’s approval; Co-requisite CHM 332. Designed to provide chemistry research experience to enhance learning (R.E.E.L.). May substitute for CHM 337.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 341 - Pharmacology I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 332 and CHM 337 or their equivalent. Corequisite: CHM 402 is strongly recommended. First of a two-course sequence in pharmacology. General aspects of pharmacology, drug effects on the nervous system and neuroeffectors, psychopharmacology, depressants and stimulants of the central nervous system, anesthetics, drugs used in cardiovascular diseases, drug effects on the respiratory tract, drugs that influence metabolic and endocrine functions, chemotherapy, principles of toxicology, etc.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 342 - Pharmacology II

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 341. Second of a two-course introduction to pharmacology. Study of human disease processes and the specific rational pharmacotherapeutics relating to the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hematological, and dermatologic systems as well as eyes, ears, nose and throat. Specific drug’s indications, contraindications, mechanism of action, side effects, dosages, and methods of administration will be presented.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 351 - Medicinal Chemistry I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 332 and CHM 337 or their equivalent. Co-requisite: CHM 402 is strongly recommended. First of a two-course sequence in medicinal chemistry. Structure-activity relationships, molecular features of drugs, mechanisms of drug action, design and development of drugs, drug names and nomenclature, and therapeutic applications of drugs.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 352 - Medicinal Chemistry II

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 351. Second of a two-course sequence in medicinal chemistry. Continuation of the topics from CHM 351.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 363 - Special Topics in General Chemistry

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 262. A presentation of special topics in general chemistry of interest to chemistry majors.


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  • CHM 369 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of departmental faculty member. Content and credit (up to four credits) as arranged with instructor. Graded S/U

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 369H - Independent Study Honors

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of departmental faculty member. Content and credit (up to four credits as arranged with instructor. Graded S/U.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 379 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of departmental faculty member. Content and credit (up to four credits) as arranged with instructor. Graded S/U. May be repeated for credit for a total of 16 credit hours with a change of topic.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 379H - Honors Independent Study I

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Honors Program students. Approval of department instructor. Content and credit, up to four credits, as arranged with instructor. Students will be expected to present their work formally, either in writing or orally. May be repeated for credit for a total of 16 credit hours with a change of topic.


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  • CHM 380 - Principles of Chemistry for Middle School Teachers

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course will provide the content, knowledge and skills of scientific inquiry necessary for teaching chemistry in the middle school.


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  • CHM 402 - Biochemistry I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 332, Organic Chemistry II. Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins, and hormones, with major emphasis on biochemical processes in human cells and organs, enzyme kinetics.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 403 - Biochemistry II

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 402, Biochemistry I. Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins and hormones, with major emphasis on metabolism within human cells.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 404 - Environmental Chemistry

    [3 credit(s)]
    Chemical aspects of environmental problems including air and water pollution, solid waste, toxic substances, and related topics.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 406 - Environmental Chemistry Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 316 and CHM 331. Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 404, with emphasis on standard methods of analysis of air and water samples.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 407 - Environmental Toxicology

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: one year of natural sciences or permission of instructor. Topics on the impact of environmental pollutants on humans.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 409 - Biochemistry Lab

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 402, Biochemistry I. Biochemistry lab experiments to complement CHM 402, Biochemistry I, and CHM 403, Biochemistry II.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 411 - Instrumental Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Basic theory and techniques of instrumental methods of analysis, with emphasis on spectrophotometry, X-ray, NMR, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CHM 412 - Advanced Instrumental Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 411. Co-requisite: CHM 416. Modern hardware and software tools that are fundamental to analytical instrumentation. Instrument design, including electronic circuits, TTL logic, and an introduction to computer programming and interfacing are covered. Additional topics include multivariate analysis, errors analysis, noise sources, and basic statistics relevant to the analytical sciences.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 416 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, CHM 311 and CHM 316, Co-requisite CHM 411. Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 411.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • CHM 417 - Forensic Chemistry

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 411. A general overview of the prevalent chemical principles, methods, and instrumentation involved in the analysis of physical evidence.

    Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years


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  • CHM 426 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, CHM 321. Selected experiments in physical chemistry.

    Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • CHM 427 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 322 and CHM 426. Selected experiments in physical chemistry.

    Semesters Offered: Spring - even years


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  • CHM 431 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 332 or equivalent. Applications of spectroscopic techniques in the study of organic reactions and compounds.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 441 - Inorganic Chemistry

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHM 321. Corequisite: CHM 322. Consideration of the elements and their compounds based on electronic structure, molecular orbital theory, shape and structure of molecules, and ligand field theory.

    Semesters Offered: Fall - even years


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  • CHM 443 - Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology lab

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 341 or CHM 351. The lab course is designed for students who have interests of drug discovery and biomedical research. The concepts of drug design and synthesis, pharmacological evaluation, and pharmacodynamics will be incorporated in the course.


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  • CHM 444 - Pharmacokinetics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 342 and CHM 352; MTH 182. Mathematical description of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Includes a variety of methods by which drug concentrations in biological matrices and formulations are determined. Mathematical modeling involves the determination of the best parameter values for models used to fit experimental data determined in pharmacokinetic studies of clinical uses of pharmacokinetics.


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  • CHM 446 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Corequisite: CHM 441. Selected experiments in inorganic chemistry.

    Semesters Offered: Fall - even years


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  • CHM 449 - Pharmaceutical Science Practicum

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Senior status in any BSPS track. Practical experience at a relevant, off-campus pharmaceutical science-related site.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • CHM 455 - Biotechnology Techniques

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 402, CHM 411, & CHM 416. Techniques of immunoassays and techniques of isolation, manipulation, and analysis of proteins/nucleic acids are covered. Includes both lecture and laboratory.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHM 457 - Pharmaceutical Analysis Lab

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: B or better in CHM 310/315 or 311/316 or the equivalent. Hands-on experience in the laboratory of the major techniques used in the analysis of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • CHM 461 - Chemical Biology

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 403, CHM 411. Application of chemical techniques, tools, and analyses, and often compounds produced through synthetic chemistry, to the study and manipulation of biological systems.

    Semesters Offered: Spring - even years


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  • CHM 469 - Independent Study

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of departmental faculty member. Content and credit (up to 4 credits) as arranged with instructor. Graded S/U

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 469H - Honors Independent Study

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of departmental faculty member. Content and credit (up to 4 credits) as arranged with instructor. Graded S/U.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 471 - Faculty Colloquium

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemistry. Research seminars presented by faculty. Graded S/U.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 472 - Student Colloquium

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemistry. Seminars presented by students. Graded S/U.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • CHM 479 - Advanced Chemistry Lab

    [1-11 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. An advanced laboratory program in selected techniques to be determined by the needs and interests of the student. Offered every semester. Graded S/U.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • CHM 489 - Senior Research

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 401 and senior standing in chemistry. Design and execution of experiments, recording and reporting of results. Requires written reports on specific problem. May be repeated for credit for a total of 6 credits hours. Graded S/U.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • CHM 489H - Honors Senior Research

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Honors Program Students, CHM 401 and senior standing. Design and execution of experiments, recording and reporting of results. Students will be expected to present their work formally, either in writing or orally. May be repeated for credit for a total of 8 credit hours with a change of topic.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • CHM 496 - Forensics Internship

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: All other courses required for forensic chemistry certificate. Practical experience at a relevant, off-campus forensics lab.


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  • CHM 497 - Topics In Chemistry

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Discussion of selected topics in chemistry as determined by faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit for a total of 8 credit hours with a change of topic.


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Chinese
  
  

  • CHN 102 - Chinese II

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of CHN 101 with a “C” grade or better or permission of instructor. Essentials of Chinese usage; practice in hearing, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CHN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite; CHN 102 or the equivalent. Emphasizes basic structures of standard Mandarin Chinese; helps students improve reading, writing, listening and speaking abilities. Chinese culture, society, and people introduced through supplementary materials and activities.


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  • CHN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CHN 201 or equivalent. A continuation of CHN 201 that continues to build student skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Readings and activities emphasize contemporary Chinese culture and culturally appropriate interactions in a Chinese context.


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  • CHN 293 - Special Topics in Chinese

    [1-3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: permision of instructor. Study of a particular topic in Chinese language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • CHN 301 - Conversation & Composition

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of CHN 202 with a grade of C or above, or instructor permission. This course will teach Chinese conversation and composition skills to students who have completed CHN 202. Content will include discussion of economics, culture, society, literature, arts, and other aspects of daily life in contemporary China. CHN 301 will greatly enrich students’ vocabulary and improve their language skills and grammar with an emphasis on verbal expression.

    General Education Category: Speaking Across Curriculum


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  • CHN 393 - Special Topics in Chinese

    [1-3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in Chinese language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • CHN 493 - Special Topics in Chinese

    [1-3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in Chinese language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with change of topic.


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Civil Engineering
  

  • CVE 211 - Surveying

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: MTH 181. Theory and techniques of horizontal and vertical distance measurement, angle measurement, theory and adjustment of errors, area and traverse calculations, tacheometry, state plane coordinate system, topographic mapping, horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork calculations, fundamentals of engineering graphics, integration of geometrical theory, and computer-aided drawing.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 212 - Surveying Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Practical application of theory learned in CVE 211 through field problems involving the measurement of angles and horizontal and vertical distances. CVE 211 must be taken concurrently or as a prerequisite.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 310 - Strength of Materials Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ESC 120. Corequisite: ESC 211 must be taken concurrently or as a prerequisite. Laboratory testing of engineering materials to determine physical properties and to verify basic theories.


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  • CVE 312 - Structural Analysis I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ESC 211. Truss and frame analysis, influence lines and load position criteria, deflection analysis, analysis of indeterminate structures by compatibility methods, moment distribution method, slope deflection method.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 322 - Structural Steel Design

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 312. Design of structural steel components subject to tensile, compressive, bending and combined bending and compressive loadings; design of bolted and welded connections.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CVE 331 - Introduction To Geotechnical Engineering

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ESC 211. Phase relationships, index properties, soil classification, clay mineralogy and soil structure. Soil-water interaction; capillarity, shrinkage and swelling, permeability seepage and effective stress, shear strength and consolidation theories, slope stability.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CVE 332 - Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Corequisite: CVE 331. Performance of basic soil tests, such as Atterberg limits, grain size analysis, compaction, consolidation, and triaxial testing.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CVE 360 - Mechanics of Fluids and Basic Thermal Systems for Civil Engineers

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ESC 201 and ESC 250. This course provides the students with a comprehensive study of mechanics of fluids and an exposure to key concepts from thermodynamics and heat transfer, tailored for civil and environmental engineering education.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CVE 361 - Hydraulic Engineering

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ESC 301 or CVE 360. Application of the principles of fluid mechanics to the design and operation of pipeline, pump, open channel, and ground-water hydraulic systems. Introduction to hydrology.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 362 - Hydraulics Laboratory

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 360 or ESC 301. Corequisite: CVE 361. Experimental verification of pump, open channel, and ground-water energy-loss theories. Measurement of pipe and open-channel flow. Determination of centrifugal pump operating characteristics. Application of probability, statistics, linear algebra and numerical methods to hydraulic and hydrology problems.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 371 - Environmental Engineering I

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 360 or ESC 301. Introduction to environmental engineering issues, legal aspects, engineering solutions, and basic approaches to abatement system design. Includes water quality, water supply, wastewater treatment systems, air pollution abatement, fate of pollutants, solid wastes, hazardous wastes, hazardous materials management, and environmental impacts.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 374 - Environmental Engineering Lab

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CHM 261, CHM 266, ESC 301 or CVE 360. Course must be taken concurrently with CVE 371. The objective of the laboratory course is to demonstrate the application of basic chemistry, biology and thermodynamics to environmental engineering, laboratory methods and interpretation of result to provide the student with a strong fundamental understanding of environmental engineering issues and engineering solutions The laboratory course will supplement and help demonstrate the application of the fundamental science concepts required to understand and solve environmental engineering issues. Students will learn basic sampling, laboratory methods and data analysis techniques as applied to treatment and remediation designs.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 401 - Structural Engineering Laboratory

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 422. Laboratory work in testing of structural engineering materials and components; proportioning of concrete mixes; testing of concrete cylinders and beams, reinforcing bars.


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  • CVE 403 - Construction Planning & Principles Of Estimating

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Junior standing. Types and uses of construction equipment and study of construction procedures; study of different types of estimates, direct and indirect costs, insurance, taxes, and bonds; analysis of construction schedule planning by CPM or PERT.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CVE 404 - Civil Engineering Systems Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Senior standing. Application of standard mathematical optimization procedures to the solution of linear and nonlinear civil engineering systems.


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  • CVE 412 - Structural Analysis II

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CVE 312, ESC 350. Matrix analysis of two- and three-dimensional trusses, continuous beams, and frames; emphasis on the displacement method and stiffness matrix development. Use of AutoCad and an ALGOR software program are required.


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  • CVE 421 - Behavior & Properties Of Concrete

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 422. Properties of hydraulic cements, aggregates, plastic, and hardened concrete; effect of admixtures and curing conditions; specifications and acceptance tests; placement, consolidation, finishing, and durability of concrete.


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  • CVE 422 - Reinforced Concrete Design

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 312. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete members by service and ultimate strength methods; flexure, shear, displacement, and anchorage of beams; combined axial and bending stresses in columns; one-way slabs and continuous beams.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CVE 423 - Prestressed Concrete

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 422. Immediate and long-term stress losses in post-tensioned and pre-tensioned members; analysis and design of prestressed structural members for flexure and shear; proportioning of members for size and placement of reinforcement; analysis of crack width, development, and deflection.


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  • CVE 424 - Nondestructive Evaluation

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ESC 211 and senior standing. Methods of non-destructive evaluation are studied in this course. Topics include ultrasonics, acoustic emissions, penetrants, eddy current, X-ray and neutron radiography, digital radiography, computed tomography, and thermography.


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  • CVE 426 - Preliminary Design

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CVE 312, CVE 331, CVE 361 & CVE 371. A capstone course which applies and extends previously developed principles of civil engineering. Students will form teams and work on design projects under the supervision of civil engineering faculty in the various areas offered by the faculty. Computer-aided analysis, cost estimation, planning, and management should be included in the design.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring

    General Education Category: Speaking Across Curriculum, Capstone


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  • CVE 427 - Capstone Design

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Corequisite: CVE 426. A capstone design course which applies and extends previously developed principles of civil engineering including engineering standards and realistic constraints. Students work in multi-disciplinary teams on planning, design and analysis of a civil project, involving as much as possible all major aspects of the civil engineering profession. Computer-aided analysis, cost estimation, planning and management should be included in the design.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum, Capstone


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  • CVE 428 - Structural Wood Design

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 312. Vertical dead and live loads due to gravity, roof, and floor. Lateral design loads due to wind and seismic. Properties and grades of sawn lumber and glulam members; modification factors of allowable stresses; analysis and design of sawn and glulam beams for flexure and lateral stability, shear, bearing, and deflections; analysis and design of axially loaded members, combined axial, and bending effects. Properties and grades of plywood and other rated sheathing; analysis and design of horizontal diaphragms, chords, drag struts, and shearwalls. Design of nailed, bolted connections; timber connectors and connection hardware.


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  • CVE 429 - Foundation Engineering

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CVE 331, CVE 332 & CVE 422. Subsurface exploration, bearing capacity analysis, shallow foundation design; spread footing, combined footing and mat footing. Lateral earth pressure theory; Retaining wall design; sheet piles; deep foundations; piles and caissons; soil improvement.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 430 - Advanced Soil Mechanics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 331. Soil mineralogy, determination of soil composition, clay-water electrolyte systems, soil composition, and engineering properties. Conduction phenomenon. Frozen soil engineering.


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  • CVE 431 - Advanced Foundations

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 429. Subsurface explorations, shallow foundations, design of spread footings, mats, retaining walls, deep foundations, design of piles, piers and caissons.


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  • CVE 440 - Soil Stabilization & Decontamination

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CVE 331 and CVE 374. Engineering classification of soils; clay mineralogy; properties of different types of soils including strength, permeability, volume-density and characteristics; soil contaminant interaction, methods of soil stabilization, methods of soil decontamination, process selection, and site remediation. Soil decontamination design project.


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  • CVE 441 - Traffic Flow Theory

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Student must have senior standing. The Traffic Flow Theory course provides the basic concepts and theories of traffic flow characteristics and the associated analytical techniques. This course reviews the foundations of traffic science and presents the major classes of models derived for traffic flow. Recent developments and topics of current research are introduced. The course also addresses the implications of the models and the traffic system properties for traffic operations and control.


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  • CVE 442 - Urban Transportation Planning

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ESC 211 and senior standing. Focus on factors involved in the process of urban planning and regional transportation systems, encompassing all modes. Provides students with theory and applications of urban transportation planning studies, traffic models, investment models, programming and scheduling.


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  • CVE 443 - Highway Safety

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-requisites: Senior Standing Civil Engineering major. This course covers: Crashes, contributing factors, crash analysis and estimation methods, and the roadway safety management process including:network screening; diagnosis; selection of countermeasures; economic analysis; project prioritization; and safety effectiveness evaluation.


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  • CVE 446 - Transportation Engineering

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Senior standing. Survey of transportation development, characteristics, and planning; traffic characteristics capacity of various systems, including basic procedures, controls, and criteria in highway design; environmental considerations.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • CVE 447 - Highway Engineering

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Senior standing. Properties of materials used in highway construction. Effects of loading and the environment on pavement life. Design of flexible and rigid pavement systems. Construction methods and management.


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  • CVE 450 - Environmental Technology

    [3 credit(s)]
    Introduction to environmental quality, water resources, wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, waste site remediation. Emphasis on solutions to business, industrial, and manufacturing problems; including site audits, pollution prevention and regulatory issues. (This course is for non-engineers in the Environmental Science and Environmental Studies Masters Program only.)


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  • CVE 453 - Subdivision Design

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: CVE 211, CVE 212. Process of subdividing and platting land; analysis of soils, topography, terrain, earthwork, geometry and other variables for land subdivision; plat preparation; layout of development plans.


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  • CVE 461 - Hydrologic Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 361. Characterization and analysis of the hydrologic cycle and associated hydrologic abstractions. Statistical analysis of hydrologic events, hydrologic routing, and the effects of urbanization on the hydrologic response of a watershed.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • CVE 462 - Open Channel Hydraulics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 361. Application of the principles of the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum to open channel flow phenomena. Analysis of open channel hydraulic structures and floodplain hydraulics. Emphasis is on computer applications and numerical methods.


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  • CVE 463 - Water Resources Engineering

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 361. Analysis and hydraulic design of water resource engineering subsystems including subsurface drainage, pressure flow systems, pumps and turbines, reservoirs, spillways, and landfills.


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  • CVE 464 - Ground-Water Hydrology

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: CVE 361. Analysis of the physical properties and the resultant ground-water flow in porous media. Application of the principles of the conservation and mass, energy, and momentum to ground water flow systems. Includes well hydraulics, well design, aquifer analysis, infiltration, flow in the unsaturated zone, and introduction to ground-water contamination.


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