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COMP 494 - Independent Research
Units: 1-3
Variable activity hours per week
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and program approval of written proposal
Supervised project involving theoretical research in the field of computer science and its applications. Repeatable by topic.
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COMP 497 - Directed Studies
Units: 3
Three hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Program approval of written proposal
Supervised project involving library research in the field of computer science or its applications. Repeatable by topic.
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COMP 499 - Capstone Project
Units: 3
Three hours independent study per week
Prerequisite: COMP 491
Design, implement and present a significant software project under faculty supervision. Repeatable by topic.
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COMP 510 - Advanced Image Analysis Techniques (Cross-listed as PHYS 510, MATH 510 )
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS Mathematics Program or MS Computer Science
Program Image processing course in the fundamentals of 2-D digital signal processing with emphasis in image processing techniques, image filtering design and applications. Programming exercises in Matlab (or Octave) will be used to implement the various processes, and their performance on synthetic and real images will be studied. Applications in medicine, robotics, consumer electronics and communications.
Same as: PHYS 510, MATH 510
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COMP 520 - Advanced Database Systems
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
This graduate course covers advanced analysis of Relational Database Management Systems including their design and implementation. Topics include relational algebras, Entity Relation Diagrams, first, second, and third Normal Forms, data integrity constraints, triggers, query optimization, indexing, stored procedures, distributed databases, database administration issues, transaction processing and scheduling, object oriented database modeling, and data security.
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COMP 524 - Security
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
A survey of security issues and techniques for stand-alone and networked computer systems including databases. Techniques such as auditing, risk analysis, cost-benefit analysis. Security standards. Application in various fields.
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COMP 529 - Network Computing
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program and Consent of Instructor
Design and programming in Java of distributed systems that use telecommunication networks as their computing platform.
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COMP 532 - Computational Bioinformatics
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program and Consent of Instructor
Contemporary computational models used in molecular biology and structures simulations will be introduced. Topics include dynamic programming, statistical/ information techniques for pattern recognition, algorithms for string alignments, structural superposition algorithms, computing with differential information, 3D motifs, Hidden Markov Models, phylogenetic trees, genetic algorithms.
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COMP 546 - Pattern Recognition (Cross-listed as PHYS 546, MATH 546)
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
New and emerging applications of pattern recognition (PR) such as data mining, web searching, multimedia data retrieval, face recognition, and cursive handwriting recognition - require robust and efficient techniques. Statistical decision making and estimation are fundamental to the study of PR. Pattern content is analyzed using feature extraction and classification. The principles and concepts underpinning PR, and the evolution, utility and limitations of various techniques (including neural networks) will be studied. Programming exercises will be used to implement examples and applications of PR processes, and their performance on a variety of diverse examples will be studied.
Same as: PHYS 546 , MATH 546
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COMP 549 - Human-Computer Interaction
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
The design, development and analysis of effective interfaces to computer systems. Trends in graphical user interfaces.
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COMP 550 - Advanced Software Engineering
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program and Consent of Instructor
Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design and Analysis. Designing systems with Unified Modeling Language (UML) and patterns. Applications to other fields.
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COMP 554 - Algorithims (Cross-listed as MATH 554)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
Design strategies for algorithms and data structures. Theoretical limits to space and time requirements. Time/space trade-offs. Categories of problems and algorithms. Applications to business, bioinformatics, engineering, telecommunications and other disciplines. Open problems in the field.
Same as: MATH 554
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COMP 566 - Geometry and Computer Graphic
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
Algorithms for geometric analysis and retrieval of 3D shapes from large 3D databases common in several fields, including computer graphics, computer-aided design, molecular biology, paleontology, and medicine. The focus of study will be recent methods for matching, registering, recognizing, classifying, clustering, segmenting, and understanding 3D data.
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COMP 569 - Artificial Intelligence
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
The course covers the many aspects of how human intelligence might be encoded in computer programs and mechanisms such as robots. This includes topics in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Expert Systems, and Automated Problem Solving.
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COMP 571 - Biologically Inspired Computing
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
Study of computing paradigms that have roots in Biology including Neuromorphic Systems, Evolutionary Systems, Genetic Programming, Swarm Intelligence and Artificial Immune Systems.
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COMP 572 - Neural Networks
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
Covers the basic ideas of distributed computation with many simple processing units, similar to the neurons of the brain. Topics include: Hopfield style networks applied to optimization problems, and the backpropagation method applied to pattern classification problems. Additional topics include associate memory, binary vs. analog networks, simulated annealing.
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COMP 575 - Multi-Agent Systems
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
Analysis of design issues that currently confront software engineers as they define the electronic ecosystem that will be housed in the computer networks of the future. The course focuses on state-of-the-art agent technology. In this course the student will build an agent development framework and then implement several intelligent agents.
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COMP 578 - Data Mining
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
This graduate course covers the fundamentals of Data Mining. Topics include: the analysis of patterns of data in large databases and data warehouses, the application of statistical pattern recognition, and data modeling and knowledge representation. Applications in large databases and gene hunting.
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COMP 581 - Mathematical Methods in Artificial Intelligence (Cross-listed as MATH 581)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
This course presents several branches of mathematics that provide computational basis for Artificial Intelligence. The course covers Trees and Search, The Concepts of Predicate Logic, The Theory of Resolution, Nonmonotonic Reasoning, Probability Theory, Bayesian Networks, Fuzziness and Belief Theory, Classifier Systems, Math for Neural Networks, Elements of Statistics, Decision Trees and Optimization.
Same as: MATH 581
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COMP 590 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Selected advanced topics in Computer Science.
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COMP 597 - Master Thesis
Units: 1-3
Supervised research in the field of computer science or its applications. Required to present their research at Graduate Seminar. Repeatable up to 9 units.
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COMP 598 - Master Project
Units: 1-9
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
Supervised industrial or scientific project involving design of new solutions in various applications. Required to present projects at the Graduate Seminar.
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COMP 599 - Graduate Seminar
Units: 1
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
Oral presentations of current advancements in the field, reports on students’ research, master thesis, and projects. Repeatable.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ECON 110 - Principles of Microeconomics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
The application of economic reasoning to the decisions of consumers and producers. Topics include opportunity cost, resource allocation, the price system, the organization of industry, market failures, distribution of income, public sector economics.
GenEd: D
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ECON 111 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Study of the workings of the economy. Topics include national income accounting, business cycles, employment and unemployment, inflation, economic growth, financial institutions, fiscal and monetary policy, and international trade.
GenEd: D
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ECON 203 - Introduction to Social Business (Cross-listed as BUS 203, SOC 203)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Interdisciplinary overview of Social Business models and their application to social, economic, technological, cultural, political and environmental issues both locally and globally. Introduction to the finance and planning of Social Businesses, as well as comparisons to traditional and other alternative business models.
Same as: BUS 203 , SOC 203
GenEd: D
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ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Foundations of economic analysis spanning key elements of micro- and macroeconomics utilized to address common issues in business and public affairs. Not open to students with credit in Econ 110 or 111.
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ECON 301 - Social Business Planning (Cross-listed as BUS 301, SOC 301)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: BUS 203 / /SOC 203
Addresses the major issues confronted when planning a social business: identification, diagnosis and measurement of social problem, elements of a social business plan including all types of resource flows, plausible forecasting about them, tax issues, and legal issues. Students will interact with an existing social business and research its business plan.
Same as: BUS 301 , SOC 301
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ECON 305 - Introduction to Microfinance (Cross-listed as BUS 305)
Units: 1
One hour seminar per week
Explores the theory and practice of microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation and economic development. Key elements of microfinance operations and challenges will be discussed.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
Same as: BUS 305
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ECON 310 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 110 , ECON 111 and MATH 140 or MATH 150
Economic analysis of the decisions of consumers and producers. Emphasis on the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, price and output determination in various market structures, factor markets and externalities.
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ECON 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 110 , ECON 111 and MATH 140 or MATH 150
Determinants of levels of national income, employment, and price levels. Analysis of secular and cyclical changes in economic activity, and the effects of monetary and fiscal policies on these changes.
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ECON 320 - Money and Banking
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 110 , ECON 111 and MATH 140 or MATH 150
Nature and functions of money and its relation to prices; the monetary system of the United States; the functions of banks, bank credit, foreign exchange and monetary control. The impact of monetary policy on economic activity.
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ECON 329 - Managerial Economics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 110 , ECON 111 and MATH 140 or MATH 150
Development of the tools of marginal analysis and their application to managerial decisions and planning. Topics include demand analysis, production and cost, pricing and output decisions under different market structures. Product and factor markets will be analyzed.
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ECON 331 - Narratives of the Working Class (Cross-listed as ENGL 331, SOC 331, POLS 331, HIST 331)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Examines the lives of working people using various thematic approaches and disciplinary methodologies. Materials include literature, film, and case studies.
Same as: ENGL 331 , SOC 331 , POLS 331 , HIST 331
GenEd: C2, D, UDIGE
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ECON 333 - Nonprofit Organizations (Cross-listed as BUS, COMM, POLS 333)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Issues unique to nonprofit organizations including financial, legal, and political.
Same as: BUS 333, COMM 333, POLS 333
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as BUS 340, ENGL 340)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Explores the ways in which business and economics have been represented in American literature. Employs critical methodologies from the fields of Business, Economics, and Literary studies.
Same as: BUS 340 , ENGL 340
GenEd: C2, D, UDIGE
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ECON 341 - Drug Discovery and Development (Cross-listed as CHEM 341, BUS 341)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
How are drugs discovered? What determines the price for a drug? What is the difference between a generic and non-generic drug? These questions will be examined with an interdisciplinary approach. Topics include the isolation of compounds from natural sources, the screening of compounds for biological activity, structure-activity relationships of drugs, computer-assisted drug design, combinatorial chemistry, bioinformatics, the FDA approval process for new drugs, and the economic and business aspects of pharmaceutical investment and development.
Same as: CHEM 341 , BUS 341
GenEd: B1, D, UDIGE
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ECON 342 - The Zoo: Conservation, Education and Recreation (Cross-listed as BIOL 342, BUS 342, EDUC 342)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
An interdisciplinary study of zoos and zoological gardens from scientific, managerial, business, recreational and educational perspectives. Analyzes how these perspectives are linked within zoo practices. The course will include an in-depth case study of a local zoo. Field trips to local zoos will be required.
Same as: BIOL 342 , BUS 342 , EDUC 342
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 344 - The Library: Collections, Services & Instruction (Cross-listed as BUS 344, EDUC 344, LIB 344)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
A study of university, school (K-12), public, and special libraries from business, economic, library science, and educational perspectives. Analyzes how these perspectives are linked within library practices. A study of local libraries and field trips.
Same as: BUS 344 , EDUC 344 , LIB 344
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 347 - The University (Cross-listed as BUS 347, EDUC 347)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
A study of institutions of higher education from multiple perspectives including, but not limited to education, teaching and learning, scholarly and creative activities, community service, management, and public policy. Includes case studies of colleges and universities in the region and may include field trips to these institutions.
Same as: BUS 347 , EDUC 347
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as HIST 349, BUS 349)
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Examines the growth and development of the economies of North America since colonial times. Addresses social, ethical, economic and management issues during the development of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Analyzes the business principles underlying the growth and development of the economies.
Same as: HIST 349 , BUS 349
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 362 - Environmental Economics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 110 and ECON 111
Economic analysis of environmental problems and policy. Market failures due to externalities, public goods, and common property resources are examined. Private (market) and public (government) solutions to environmental problems are examined.
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ECON 370 - The World Economy
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 111
Theory, practice, and institutions of the international economy. Topics include international trade and investment, balance of payments, foreign exchange rates, international institutions in the global economy, and international economic policy.
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ECON 411 - Economics of Entrepreneurship
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 110 and ECON 111
Application of economic concepts to entrepreneurial strategies and decisions. Analysis of entrepreneurial activities as related to production, markets, innovation, risk, and the macroeconomy.
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ECON 425 - Labor Economics
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 329
An examination of the employment of labor as a factor of production. Topics include employment, wage rates, unions and collective bargaining, and labor legislation.
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ECON 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as BUS 435, EDUC 435, PAMU 435)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
An interdisciplinary study of music museums from the perspectives of music history, appreciation and production, business, economics and education. Analyzes how these disciplines are linked within music museum practices. Includes an in-depth study of a local music museum.
Same as: BUS 435 , EDUC 435 , PAMU 435
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 444 - Values and Valuables (Cross-listed as ANTH 444)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ECON 110
Examination of the intimate linkages between the creation of cultural values and the perception of economic value through the analysis of production and exchange in various cultural contexts. Synthesis of the debates in the field of economic anthropology and application to pre-historic, modern, Western and non-Western societies.
Same as: ANTH 444
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 448 - Globalization and Development (Cross-listed as SOC 448, BUS 448)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: SOC 100
Examines empirical and theoretical issues of globalization from a sociological perspective, to understanding how the forces of globalization affect economic, political and cultural systems of both developed and developing nations.
Same as: SOC 448 , BUS 448
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ECON 450 - Public Sector Economics
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 329
The economic role of government with an emphasis on the allocation and distribution effects of government expenditures and taxation.
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ECON 455 - Urban and Regional Economics
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 329
Economic analysis of urban and regional problems including the formation of cities, urban finance and services, growth, land use, transportation, income distribution, pollution, congestion, and law enforcement.
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ECON 464 - Natural Resource Economics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 329
Microeconomics and capital theory applied to problems of conserving and managing natural resources. Analysis of public policies affecting renewable and nonrenewable resources including price controls, taxation and leasing. Representative topics include: forestry, fishery, energy, water and mineral economics.
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ECON 471 - International Trade
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 329
The theory of international trade, effects of tariff and non-tariff barriers, and conduct of commercial policy. Topics include theories of comparative advantage, gains from trade, distribution effects of trade, international factor movements and trade restrictions, the political economy of trade and industrial policy.
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ECON 472 - International Macroeconomics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 311 or ECON 320
Macroeconomic analysis of the open economy, the impact of stabilization policies in a global economy, the role of the balance of payments, and the international monetary system. Topics include balance of payments accounts, spot-forward exchange rates, interest rate arbitrage, purchasing-power parity, exchange rate determination and macroeconomic policy in an open economy.
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ECON 473 - Development Economics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 311
Economic underdevelopment and its causes from historical, institutional and structural perspectives. Theories and patterns of growth and development, and the role of government, trade, education. Regional focus may vary by semester.
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ECON 480 - Topics in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 362 or ECON 464 or Consent of Instructor
Application of economic analysis to topics in environmental and natural resource economics. Representative topics include: energy problems and policies, the measurement of market and non-market benefits and costs, endangered species management. Repeatable by topic.
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ECON 486 - Introduction to Econometrics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 329 , and ECON 311
Application of mathematical and statistical methods to economic data. Estimation of economic relationships using regression analysis, hypothesis testing, and forecasting.
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ECON 488 - Econometrics
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or ECON 329 ; MATH 140 or MATH 150 , BIOL 202 or MATH 340 or MATH 342
Emphasis on the collection and manipulation of economic data, and the application of econometric methods to business and resource management issues. Development of testable hypotheses, applications of estimation techniques and interpretation of regression results. Use of econometric software applications to estimate statistical relations.
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ECON 490 - Special Topics
Units: 1-3
Three hours per week
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
In-depth analysis of current topics in economics. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable by topic up to 6 units.
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ECON 492 - Service Learning/Internship
Units: 3
Six hours per week
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Individual internship through service learning. Repeatable by topic.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ECON 496 - Seminar in Economic Analysis
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 and ECON 311
In-depth analysis of major events and trends in domestic and international economics. Focus on empirical techniques and the practical application of economics in a variety of settings.
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ECON 497 - Directed Study
Units: 1-3
Variable hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Individual contracted study on topics or research selected by the student and faculty mentor. Repeatable for up to 9 units.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ECON 498 - Faculty-Student Collaborative Research in Social Business (Cross-listed as BUS 498, SOC 498)
Units: 2-3
Two to six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: BUS 203 /ECON 203 /SOC 203 , BUS 301 /ECON 301 /SOC 301 and Consent of Instructor
Engage in the creation of original intellectual or creative work by collaborating with a faculty member on research of a social business. Includes in-depth and possible on-site study of a social business using knowledge from previous courses in the minor/certificate; and the writing of a case study about the chosen social business.
Same as: BUS 498 , SOC 498
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ECON 499 - Capstone
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECON 310 , ECON 311 and ECON 488 and Senior Standing
In-depth analysis of an economic issue utilizing the theoretical and empirical tools developed in the required major courses. Culminates with a senior paper and a formal presentation.
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ECS 101 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Units: 3
Two hours seminar and two hours activity per week
An overview to the field of early childhood education paired with structured observational experiences in early childhood settings. Emphasis is placed on gaining an awareness of connections between disciplinary content knowledge about teaching and learning in early childhood. This course will provide students with the opportunity to explore career options for serving young children and families. Thirty hours of field experience in early childhood settings is required. Fingerprint clearance is required.
GenEd: D
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ECS 150 - Foundations of Child and Adolescent Development (Cross-listed as PSY 150)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Surveys theory and research on child and adolescent development. Focus is theories of development, cognitive, social, emotional and physical development as they are informed by socio-cultural factors.
Same as: PSY 150
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ECS 221 - Child, Family and Community in California in the 21st Century
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines developing children in a societal context focusing on the interrelationship of family, school and community with an emphasis on historical and cultural factors which influence the family and processes of socialization. Focuses on the importance of respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families and the social context of Southern California in the 21st Century.
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ECS 320 - Early Childhood Service Delivery Models & Programs for Young Children
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ECS 101 , ECS 150 /PSY 150
Survey of early childhood service delivery models and programs with an emphasis on policy, recommended practices, and research implications. Historical and theoretical foundations from the primary professional disciplines and agencies serving young children and their families. Interdisciplinary and interagency coordination of early childhood service delivery systems. Examination of environmental arrangements and routines that support diverse child development in school, community, and family settings. Thirty hours of field experience in early childhood settings is required. Meets a course requirement for the Child Development Permit requirements for child, family, and community. Fingerprint clearance is required.
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ECS 322 - Early Childhood Program Administration
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECS 320
Developing knowledge and competencies in administration of programs for young children; supervision of early childhood personnel and fiscal management; teacher selection; training and supervision; family involvement; and program evaluation.
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ECS 325 - Typical & Atypical Development: Birth - Age 8
Units: 3
Two hours lecture per week; two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ECS 150 /PSY 150
Focus on typical and atypical development from infancy through eight years of age with an emphasis on the cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical domains of development. Theories of typical and atypical child development are discussed with implications for applied contexts, including infant/toddler and preschool/early elementary settings. The contexts of development, including families, schools, communities, and culture are presented. Thirty hours of field experience in early childhood settings is required. Fingerprint clearance is required.
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ECS 456 - Working with Parents
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
Studies the relationships among families, communities, and educational programs with an emphasis on working with families from various cultures found in Southern California through exploring parent involvement, forms of communication with parents, parent education, and identifying resources for families. Appropriate for all teacher credential students, and other majors in the social service areas that interact with and serve families.
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ECS 460 - Infant/Toddler Assessment & Intervention
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECS 320 , ECS 325 , SPED 345
Corequisite: ECS 461
Focus on the developmental and ecological principles of assessment and teaching strategies for infants, toddlers, and young children, ages birth to three, and their families. This course will prepare students to plan and implement individualized, developmentally and culturally appropriate assessment and curricular/teaching strategies for very young children with and without disabilities in diverse settings with a focus on cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical development. Infant/toddler transition planning to preschool.
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ECS 461 - Infant/Toddler Student Teaching & Seminar
Units: 4
Nine hours field studies per week One hour seminar per week
Prerequisite: ECS 320 , ECS 325 , SPED 345
Corequisite: ECS 460
Student teaching in center-based settings for infants and toddlers. Students practice assessment and instructional strategies. Seminar is held in conjunction with the student teaching experience to serve as a forum for integrating research, theory, and recommended practices. One full school day of student teaching per week. Fingerprint clearance is required.
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ECS 462 - Theory, Methods, and Application in Bilingual Education
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
Focuses on young children’s content learning using academic English, teaching methods, assessment, and programming regarding multilingual language acquisition and English language development in the classroom.
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ECS 463 - Consultation and Communication with Families and Professionals
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
Strategies for effectively collaborating, communicating and working in partnership with individuals with disabilities and their families, other caregivers, school administrators, general and special education teachers, specialists and paraprofessionals and community agency and related service personnel. Planning for transition across the life span for learners with special needs.
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ECS 468 - Early Numeracy & Literacy for Children Ages 3-8
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECS 320 ,
Corequisite: ECS 470 , ECS 471
Focus on the principles, assessment, and methods of early numeracy and literacy development for children ages three through eight years; with a specific emphasis on English learners, children with special needs, and exceptional learners; issues of multiculturalism and multilingualism are infused throughout the course.
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ECS 470 - Preschool/Primary Assessment & Teaching Strategies
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ECS 320
Corequisite: ECS 468 , ECS 471
Focus on the developmental and ecological principles of assessment and teaching strategies for children, three through eight years of age and their families. Prepares students to plan and implement individualized, developmentally and culturally appropriate assessment and curricular/ teaching strategies in preschool and early elementary settings. Assessment and teaching methodologies will focus on the promotion of cognitive and social-emotional development, creative expression and the understanding of social studies and science concepts for diverse children with and without disabilities. Classroom organization and individualized behavioral support strategies will be presented including transition planning from preschool to early elementary settings.
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ECS 471 - Preschool/Primary Student Teaching & Seminar
Units: 4
Fourteen (14) hours activity and one hour seminar per week
Corequisite: ECS 468 , ECS 470
Student teaching in preschool and early elementary school settings. Students practice assessment and instructional strategies with children ages 3 through 8 years.. Seminar is held in conjunction with the student teaching experience to serve as a forum for integrating research, theory, and recommended practices. One full school day of student teaching for the first eight weeks and three full days for the last eight weeks. Fingerprint clearance is required.
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ECS 494 - Independent Research
Units: 1-3
One to three hours per week independent study.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Students design and implement a study project in conjunction with a faculty member. Repeatable up to 6 units.
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ECS 497 - Directed Study
Units: 1-3
One to three hours per week directed study.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Provides student credit for curricular activities under the direction of an Education faculty member. Repeatable up to 6 units.
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ECS 521 - Field Experience
Units: 1
Three hours per week in local public schools.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and admission to the ECS Program; Consent of Instructor
Participatory observation in selected schools under the supervision of classroom teacher and university supervisor. Repeatable up to 4 units.
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ECS 562 - Field Experience Early Childhood Studies II
Units: 2
One full school day per week in local public schools.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and admission to the ECS Program
Corequisite: Any of the following: ECS 460 , ECS 468 , or ECS 470
Participatory observation in selected schools under the supervision of classroom teacher and university supervisor. Repeatable up to 8 units.
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EDAP 364 - Initial Classroom Apprenticeship
Units: 1
Three hours activity per week, Equivalent of one half-day activity in local public schools and one hour of seminar every other week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program or Consent of Instructor
Service in selected schools under the supervision of classroom teacher.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDAP 365 - Advanced Classroom Apprenticeship
Units: 2
Four hours activity per week, Equivalent of one full day of activity in local public schools
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program or EDAP 364
Corequisite: EDUC 520
Service learning in selected schools under the supervision of classroom teacher.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDAP 422 - Literacy 1: Multicultural/Multilingual
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program
Corequisite: Enrolled in a Field Placement or Student Teaching course
Topics include developmental theory and practice of the reading and writing process across the grade levels; study skills; foundations of reading and writing theory and practice for students who speak English as a first or second language; teaching reading and writing to native English speakers and English Language Learners in English-only, Multilingual and Bilingual contexts; literacy and language development needs of English Learners and exceptional children; technology for teaching and learning is integrated.
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EDAP 423 - Literacy 2: Multicultural/Multilingual
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Multiple Subject Accelerated program; EDAP 422
Corequisite: Enrolled in a field placement or student teaching course
Teaching literacy to all children (grades 3-6) with special attention to needs of English Language Learners and exceptional children, technology for teaching and learning are integrated. Topics include reading and writing skills across the content areas and literature-based instruction for native English speakers and English Language Learners in English-only, Multilingual and Bilingual contexts. Differentiated instruction and scaffolding for English language learners, special education (including gifted) and English only students.
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EDAP 425 - Health and Physical Education in Elementary Schools
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Multiple Subject Accelerated Program
Overview of the California elementary health and physical education curricula. Developmentally appropriate motor activities, maximum participation, fitness, nutrition, games, sports; personal, community and social health and safety. Students learn and practice health and physical education pedagogy (K-8). Including needs of English language learners and special needs students.
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EDAP 426 - Teaching Geometry and Measurement in Elementary Schools
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: MATH 208 or Consent of the Program Coordinator; Admission to the Multiple Subject Accelerated Program
Corequisite: EDAP 467 or EDAP 469 Consent of Instructor required for enrollment.
Covers geometry and measurement including geometric interpretation of real numbers, geometric constructions, measurement formulae. Current issues of the modern math curriculum are integrated including problem solving approaches to teaching and learning, problem-based learning tasks, mathematical modeling, authentic assessment and data driven, cognitively guided instructional practices.
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EDAP 427 - Social Studies in Integrated Art
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Multiple Subject Accelerated Program
Focuses on standard based curriculum for the Social Sciences and Arts including needs of English Language Learners, exceptional children, and technology for teaching and learning.
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EDAP 428 - Teaching Data Analysis, Probability and Mathematical Reasoning in Elementary Schools
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: MATH 208 or Consent of the Program Coordinator. Admission to the Multiple Subject Accelerated Program.
Corequisite: EDAP 467 or EDAP 469 Consent of Instructor.
The emphasis in this course is on combining the Probability and Statistics content knowledge with appropriate teaching methods.
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EDAP 429 - Teaching Science in Elementary Schools
Units: 3
Three hour lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Multiple Subject Accelerated Program
Studies the application of methods for teaching physical, life and earth science to K-8 students based on research and theory. Integrates needs of English Language Learners, exceptional children, and technology for teaching and learning.
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EDAP 467 - Student Teaching I
Units: 3
Twelve weeks of one half-day in schools and four weeks of full-time student teaching
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated program; SPED 345 , EDUC 510 , EDUC 512 , EDUC 520 , and ENGL 475
Participatory observation and teaching in a grade K-3 classroom in a selected school under the supervision of a cooperating classroom teacher and university supervisor, with a student teaching seminar.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDAP 468 - Student Teaching Seminar I
Units: 1
Two hour seminar every other week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program
Corequisite: EDAP 467
Discussion and seminar with Field Placement Coordinator and University Field Placement Supervisors to confer about practical issues relevant to the student teaching experience and the preparation of a portfolio of teaching performance assessment tasks.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDAP 469 - Student Teaching II
Units: 3
Twelve weeks of one half day in schools and 4 weeks of full-time student teaching.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program, EDAP 467
Corequisite: EDAP 470
Participatory observation and teaching in a grade 4 - 6 classroom in a selected school under the supervision of a cooperating classroom teacher and university supervisor, with a student teaching seminar.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDAP 470 - Student Teaching Seminar II
Units: 1
Two hour seminar every other week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program, EDAP 467
Corequisite: EDAP 469
This course facilitates the preparation, implementation and completion of the California Teacher Performance Assessment task. It is a required course in the Accelerated Program in Liberal Studies. It meets the standards set by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDAP 471 - Student Teaching III
Units: 5
Eight weeks of one day a week in schools and 8 weeks of full time student teaching.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program, EDAP 469
Corequisite: EDAP 472
Participatory observation and teaching in K - 8 classrooms in selected schools under the supervision of a cooperating classroom teacher and university supervisor, with a student teaching seminar.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDAP 472 - Student Teaching Seminar III
Units: 1
Two hour seminar every other week
Prerequisite: Admission to the Accelerated Program, EDAP 469
This course prepares Accelerated Program candidates for the professional job market and for their continued professional training.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDCI 600 - Curriculum: History and Analysis
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission into the MA in Education
Study of theoretical and historical frameworks for curricular development and decision making. Includes analysis and evaluation of curriculum, reform movements, and impacts on teaching and learning.
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EDCI 605 - Assessment in the Classroom
Units: 4
Four hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Admission into the MA in Education
An in-depth study of assessment strategies of student learning and an examination of current assumptions about classroom instruction, assessment, and learning. The relationship between theory and practice is emphasized.
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EDCI 610 - Research on Teaching
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: EDUC 615
Concepts, methodologies, and findings of both historical and recent research on teaching. Questions that drive inquiry in the field, evolving research to answer these questions, and the knowledge derived from the study of teaching will be uncovered.
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EDCI 630 - Advanced Issues in Early Childhood Studies
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Acceptance into a Masters of Education Program
Investigation into discourses of early childhood development and learning and schooling. The construct of Developmentally Appropriate Practice, supporting consideration of the whole child in research, policy, and educational reforms, will be examined. Culturally Relevant theoretical frameworks and practices, focusing on children’s cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and performance styles to make learning more appropriate and effective, will also be addressed.
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