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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog (As of 08-20-17) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

English
  

  • ENGL 529 American Fiction Since 1945 (3)

    A study of significant American novels and short fiction published since World War II.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 529
  

  • ENGL 531 British Poetry 1900 to Present (3)

    A study of the poetry of major 20th-century British authors, such as Hardy, Yeats, Thomas and Auden.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 531
  

  • ENGL 532 American Poetry 1900 to Present (3)

    A study of major poets after 1900.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 532
  

  • ENGL 533 British Drama 1900 to Present (3)

    A study of the work of major 20th-century British dramatists, such as Shaw, Pinter, Stoppard and Beckett.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 533
  

  • ENGL 534 American Drama 1900 to Present (3)

    A study of significant American plays written after 1900.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 534
  

  • ENGL 535 African American Literature (3)

    A survey of African American literature from the early days of slavery to the struggle for emancipation, to the 20th-century Harlem Renaissance and civil rights movement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 535
  

  • ENGL 537 Contemporary British Literature (3)

    A study of post-World War II British writers.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 537
  

  • ENGL 550 Special Topics in Composition Or Language (3)

    A study of a special author, period, topic, or problem in composition or language that is outside the routine offerings of the department. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 550
  

  • ENGL 552 Adolescent Literature (3)

    A study of literature for the adolescent, including methods of introducing the major literary genres to the secondary school student.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 552
  

  • ENGL 553 Modern English Grammar (3)

    An intensive study of the syntax of Present Day English. The course also includes a review of traditional grammar, focusing primarily on the parts of speech. Special attention is given to linguistic theory, particularly regarding the acquisition of language.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 553
  

  • ENGL 554 History of the English Language (3)

    A historical survey of the syntactic and phonological features of Old, Middle, Early Modern, and Present Day English. Special attention is given to the varieties of American English, particularly African American Vernacular English.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 554
  

  • ENGL 555 Literary Criticism (3)

    A study of the major theories of how to understand literature and practical application of the theories to particular works of literature.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 555
  

  • ENGL 556 Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition (3)

    A study of traditional and contemporary theories of the composition process and applications of those theories to teaching composition.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 556
  

  • ENGL 558 Technical and Professional Writing (3)

    Principles and practice of technical communication as applied to reports, technical papers, oral presentations and business communications.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 558
  

  • ENGL 559 History and Theory of Rhetoric (3)

    A study of language as a means of winning the assent, sympathy or cooperation of an audience. Includes contemporary rhetorical theory and its development from classical rhetoric.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 559
  

  • ENGL 560 Film Studies (3)

    This film course will expose students to films from a variety of nations and filmmakers that represent the chief cinematic movements of the twentieth century (Weimar Expressionism, French New Wave, American Noir, etc.), and it will instruct students in the terminology and techniques of filmmaking. The students will, by studying the relationship between the tools of filmmaking and the finished products, learn to “read” films as metaphors of reality.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 560
  

  • ENGL 562 Workshop in Advanced Composition (3)

    The study, discussion, and practice of advanced composition techniques; including the use of computer technology for print documents, audiovisual presentations and web applications.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 562
  

  • ENGL 564 MFA Workshop in Poetry (3)

    The core writing workshop for graduate students admitted to the MFA in Creative Writing Program, this course is devoted to imaginative work by class members. The course will explore craft techniques and revision strategies for writing poetry.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the MFA in Creative Writing program; MA in English students can register with permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 565 MFA Workshop in Fiction (3)

    The core writing workshop for graduate students admitted to the MFA in Creative Writing Program, this course is devoted to imaginative work by class members. The course will explore craft techniques and revision strategies for writing the short story and novel.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the MFA in Creative Writing program; MA in English students can register with permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 566 Elements of Craft and Form in Poetry (3)

    This MFA graduate course on the craft and form of poetry will explore the aesthetics, rhetorical tropes, theories, and generic conventions of poetry by way of contemporary works, form handbooks, scholarship, and poetic essays. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the MFA in Creative Writing program; MA in English students can register with permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ENGL 567 Elements of Craft and Form in Fiction (3)

    This MFA graduate course on the craft and form of fiction will explore the aesthetics, rhetorical tropes, theories, and generic conventions of fiction by way of contemporary works, form handbooks, scholarship, and essays. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the MFA in Creative Writing program; MA in English students can register with permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ENGL 568 Reading for Writers (3)

    A reading intensive course with the aim of introducing students to twentieth- and twenty-first-century texts. Students will study how the text works and why it is successful, and will acquire new techniques for their writing. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the MFA in Creative Writing program; MA in English students can register with permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • ENGL 573 Special Topics in African American Literature (3)

    A study of a specific topic in African American literature that is not a genre, period, or individual writer. Topics will vary according to instructors.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 573
  

  • ENGL 574 Special Topics in British Literature Before 1800 (3)

    A study of an author, topic, or problem in British literature before 1800 that falls outside the routine offerings of the department. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.A. in English program or permission of the instructor
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 574
  

  • ENGL 575 Special Topics in British Literature After 1800 (3)

    A study of an author, topic, or problem in British literature after 1800 that falls outside the routine offerings of the department. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.A. in English program or permission of the instructor
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 575
  

  • ENGL 576 Special Topics in American Literature (3)

    A study of an author, topic, or problem in American literature that falls outside the routine offerings of the department. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.A. in English program or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 576
  

  • ENGL 698 Tutorial (3)

    Individual study of a given topic following a syllabus of readings, papers and other requirements prescribed by a faculty member.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 698
  

  • ENGL 699 Independent Study (3)

    Individual study of an agreed-upon topic under the direction of a faculty member but following a course of reading and other requirements proposed by the student and established by negotiation with the director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 3 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 699
  

  • ENGL 700 Seminar (3)

    Individual research into a scholarly or critical problem in literature, composition or language. Progress, methods, and results will be shared with the class by presentation and discussion and will lead to the preparation of a single long paper.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 700
  

  • ENGL 701 Thesis (6)

    Six credit hours for completion of a formal master’s thesis under faculty direction.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 701
  

  • ENGL 702 Internship (1-3)

    A supervised field experience in which the student observes and participates in a professional occupation related to the English degree, such as publishing, technical writing, or teaching. The internship will consist of at least 40 hours of work per credit hour and completion of a formal report. Permission of the graduate director is required. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 3 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 702
  

  • ENGL 703 Seminar in British Literature Before 1800 (3)

    Research into a scholarly or critical problem in British literature, composition, or language before 1800. Progress, methods, and results will be shared with the class by presentation and discussion and will lead to the preparation of a single long paper. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.A. in English program or permission of the instructor. Students normally must complete 12 credit hours in the program before taking a seminar.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 703
  

  • ENGL 704 Seminar in British Literature After 1800 (3)

    Research into a scholarly or critical problem in British literature, composition, or language after 1800. Progress, methods, and results will be shared with the class by presentation and discussion and will lead to the preparation of a single long paper. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.A. in English program or permission of the instructor. Students normally must complete 12 credit hours in the program before taking a seminar.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 704
  

  • ENGL 705 Seminar in American Literature (3)

    Research into a scholarly or critical problem in American literature, composition, or language. Progress, methods, and results will be shared with the class by presentation and discussion and will lead to the preparation of a single long paper. The subject for each course will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.A. in English program or permission of the instructor. Students normally must complete 12 credit hours in the program before taking a seminar.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: ENGL 705
  

  • ENGL 706 Crazyhorse Publishing Practicum (3)

    A practicum in literary publishing in which students participate in experiential learning with Crazyhorse. Students learn editing skills and generate publishing credit by writing reviews or conducting author interviews. Students learn the basics, such as manuscript acquisition, magazine distribution, and other business practices.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Creative Writing, M.F.A. program; M.A. in English students can register with permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ENGL 900 Continuous Research Enrollment (1-9)

    Students who are nearing the end of their coursework for their degree and who have begun work on their master’s thesis topic may need to utilize the Continuous Research Enrollment course to maintain a suitable level of enrollment for their programs. Linked directly to students’ research on a thesis topic and must be considered as a progress report toward that end when graded by the thesis advisor. The course will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
    Prerequisite(s): Form submission and program approval.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated when taken within the program’s time limit requirements.
    Restriction: Continuous Research Enrollment hours cannot be used as part of a program of study towards a degree. Continuous Research Enrollment hours may not be taken in lieu of thesis hours, but may be taken in combination with thesis hours, if no additional hours are available or necessary.

Environmental Studies
  

  • EVSS 506 Conservation Biology (3)

    A course exploring the origin, maintenance, and preservation of biodiversity at all levels: genetic, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere. The focus will be on applying ecological, genetic and evolutionary principles to problems in conservation. Optional field trips will make use of the rich biota of the Charleston area.
    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 341 (General Ecology) and either BIOL 305 (Genetics) or BIOL 350 (Evolution), or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 406, BIOL 506  
  

  • EVSS 519 Biology of Coral Reefs (3)

    An introduction to the biology and ecology of reef-building corals and coral reefs. Topics to be covered include coral ecology (nutrition, reproduction, population structure, and distribution), taxonomy and systematics, biogeography and reef-building processes. The course will also cover natural and human induced disturbances on coral reefs and discuss exploitation and coral reef management options.
    Course Frequency: Every Other Fall
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 449, BIOL 549
  

  • EVSS 538 Introduction to Hydrogeology (4)

    Introduction to quantitative nature of water flow within geologic media. Discuss the significance of water flow theory and the dynamics of many natural flow systems in geologic settings. Quantitative analysis of water resources in a decision-making format. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 120 or 220 or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: GEOL 438
  

  • EVSS 541 Pollution in the Environment (4)

    Course focuses on theoretical and quantitative skills required to assess how natural and anthropogenic factors influence pollutant behavior in Earth’s near- surface environments, including fresh water and soils. Laboratory focuses on assessing pollutants in various environmental media using appropriate analytical techniques.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: GEOL 441
  

  • EVSS 542 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (4)

    Course includes fundamentals of remote sensing and digital image processing for applications in earth and environmental sciences, including concepts of electromagnetic radiation, satellite image data collection, reduction and application, software tools, data acquisition, and ground truthing. Lectures: three hours per week; laboratory: three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Every Other Fall
    Cross-Listing: GEOL 442
  

  • EVSS 544 Plant Ecology (4)

    Plant ecology will explore the population ecology of plants covering the genetic, spatial, age, and size structure of plant populations. The focus will be on understanding the origin of these different kinds of structures, understanding how they influence each other, and understanding why they change with time.
    Prerequisite(s): General Ecology (BIOL 341) or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 444, BIOL 544  
  

  • EVSS 549 Geographic Information Systems (4)

    This course will cover spatial types and quality, data input operations, database management, data analysis, and software design concerns. We will also examine institutional and political concerns for using GIS. Computer-based GIS software (Unix, PC, and Mac) will be used throughout the course.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Cross-Listing: GEOL 449
  

  • EVSS 557 Satellite Meteorology (3)

    Satellite meteorology is the measurement of weather by sensors aboard Earth-orbiting satellites. Topics include satellite orbits and navigation; electromagnetic radiation; instrumentation; image interpretation; atmospheric temperature; winds, clouds, precipitation and radiation.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: PHYS 457
  

  • EVSS 569 Advanced GIS: Environmental and Hazards Models (4)

    Advanced GIS: Environmental and Hazards Modeling is designed to enhance student’s knowledge of and skills in the science and applications of Geographic Information Systems. Topics include: Cloud GIS, model building, processing automation, LIDAR and image processing and FEMA’s HAZUS.
    Prerequisite(s): EVSS 549  
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: GEOL 469
  

  • EVSS 601 Economic Theory for Policy Analysis (3)

    This course covers the application of microeconomic theories to the analysis of contemporary public sector issues, with an emphasis on environmental problems. Attention is given to the conceptual and practical problems associated with resource allocation decisions when there is conflict among efficiency, equity and limited information in policy making. The foundations of welfare economics and applications of cost-benefit analysis as they relate to specific environmental policies and programs are examined as well.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 706 
  

  • EVSS 602 Public Policy (3)

    This course seeks to develop a firm understanding of the public policy-making process in the United States. Students study policy making through various perspectives on implementation. The roles of major institutions including the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, the bureaucracy and interest groups in this process are addressed. Includes various perspectives and interpretations of policymaking, including incrementalism, rationalism, pluralism and elitism. Selected areas of public policy, including transportation, poverty, energy and the environment are used to illustrate both the process and the different perspectives.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 602 
  

  • EVSS 605 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)

    This course examines the development of environmental law and regulatory policy in the United States. It provides an overview of the scope and substance of environmental law and the various regulatory techniques they employ. Both criminal and civil litigation surrounding the implementation of environmental law are examined.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 634  
  

  • EVSS 606 Wildlife Law (3)

    An introduction to state, federal and international wildlife law, including state fish and game laws, federal statues (for example Marine Mammal Protection, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Endangered Species Act), wildlife management on federal public lands and international wildlife treaties such as International Whaling Convention.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 607 Administrative Law (3)

    A study of the legislative, adjudicatory, and general policy-making powers of administrative agencies and regulatory commissions, and the scope of judicial review of administrative action. The course is directed primarily toward an analysis of the political nature of the bureaucracy, and secondarily toward the procedural requirements for administrative policy making.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 631 
  

  • EVSS 608 Perspectives on Public Administration (3)

    The study and practice of public administration in the United States in the 20th Century. This course examines the historical development of the field of public administration and current approaches to the study and practice of public administration.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EVSS 609 Administrative Ethics and Accountability (3)

    A critical examination of the legal, political, professional, and organizational accountability demands made on administrators and their relationship to ethical decision making and ethical integrity.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • EVSS 610 Environmental Biology (3)

    This course emphasizes the application of fundamental toxicological and microbiological concepts to problems which exist in the real world. The course should prepare the student interested in environmental problems with the necessary practical information to make sound judgments in assessing meaningful solutions to existing environmental problems.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • EVSS 611 Graduate Core Seminar (3)

    This class will offer an introductory review of the environmental and sustainability studies discipline and practice, including interdisciplinary scholarship, career opportunities, in public, nonprofit, and private sectors, and contemporary challenges in policy and administration.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • EVSS 620 Physiology and Cell Biology of Marine Organisms (4)

    A study of the regulatory mechanisms found in marine organisms especially as they relate to interactions between the organism and the environment. Mechanisms will be discussed at the organismal, organ-system, tissue and cellular levels.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 600  
  

  • EVSS 622 Ecology of Marine Organisms (4)

    The study of living organisms in the marine environment population and community ecology, reproduction and life histories, productivity, evolution and biogeography. A broad overview of these elements is followed by detailed consideration of major coastal and oceanic ecosystems around the world.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 601  
  

  • EVSS 623 Physical Oceanography (4)

    A study of the physics and chemistry of ocean and estuarine water, circulation, waves, and tides. Lecture and laboratory work will emphasize the interrelationships of physical, chemical geological and biological processes in the sea.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 610  
  

  • EVSS 624 Biometry (4)

    A broad treatment of statistics concentrating on specific statistical techniques used in biological research. Topics covered include sampling procedures and analysis of distributions (binomial, poison, and normal), hypothesis testing and estimation with emphasis on analysis of frequencies, regression and correlation. Several nonparametric and multivariate methods are also discussed. Emphasis is on application of statistical techniques and not theory; therefore knowledge of mathematics through calculus is expected.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 611  
  

  • EVSS 627 Marine Tetrapod Biology (4)

    This lecture, laboratory, and field course emphasizes both the diversity and common themes of the physiological, behavioral, and anatomical adaptations that characterize certain lineages of reptiles, birds and mammals that exploit a wide array of marine habitats. Highlighting the faunas of South Carolina, we will evaluate marine tetrapods as models for advanced studies in evolution, physiology, behavior, ecology and conservation.
    Prerequisite(s): Ecology (BIOL 341) or its equivalent and at least one additional advanced biology course such as Genetics or Vertebrate Zoology.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 627  
  

  • EVSS 630 Natural Resources Law and Policy (3)

    This course examines the laws and policy that regulate and affect the use of natural resources. The course includes an introduction to the administrative law of federal agencies that regulate the use of public lands and resources.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 630 
  

  • EVSS 632 Social Science Methods in Environmental Studies (3)

    This course will introduce students to social science methodologies used to understand humans’ relationships to the environment. The course will provide a basic understanding of the practice of collecting both quantitative and qualitative social science data, developing mixed-methods or interdisciplinary projects, and train students on how to interpret such data.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • EVSS 633 History and Theory of American Urban Planning (3)

    This course addresses the historical and theoretical underpinnings of urban and regional planning in the United States as it has evolved since the mid-nineteenth century. This course serves as a vehicle to examine the changing nature of the relationship between planning and urban economic development and public policy.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 612  
  

  • EVSS 635 Land Use Law (3)

    This course examines zoning and land use control in the United States and incorporates illustrations and cases from South Carolina in particular. It focuses on enabling legislation for local governments, regulation, the process of development, eminent domain, contract and conditional zoning and enforcement and violation of land use regulations.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 635  
  

  • EVSS 637 Wetlands Policy (3)

    This course is intended to provide the student with a broad understanding of the social origins, philosophies and political, economic and cultural impacts of wetlands protection in the United States. Topics address the goals of and policymakers’ approaches to wetlands protection.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 637 
  

  • EVSS 639 Wetlands and Watersheds (3)

    Introduction to water flow and biogeochemical processes in wetland systems. Discuss the significance of hydrology in wetlands and importance of biogeochemical cycles on water quality in wetlands. Quantitative analysis of water budgets and biochemical processes in soils and water. Lectures and student-led seminars: three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Every Other Fall
  

  • EVSS 640 Earth Systems Science (3)

    This course investigates the interactions among the atmosphere, ocean, ice, solid-Earth, and biological systems. Students study the evolution of solid Earth, the formation of the atmosphere and oceans, and the origin of life. Rate and scale of changes of the Earth’s environment are examined through an analysis of changing climates. Finally, the course examines human evolution and technological development to gain an understanding of human impacts on the global environment.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EVSS 641 Aqueous Geochemistry (4)

    A quantitative study of equilibrium inorganic and organic geochemical reactions that control surface and groundwater composition. Geochemical modeling methods will be used to better understand the complex interactions between rock, sediment, and water. Lecture three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 645 Coastal Issues and Processes (3)

    This course provides an in-depth understanding of the coastal environment, including coastal policies and environmental issues that result from the activity of humans. Subjects include: origin of coastlines, physical processes, coastal hazards and coastal zone management.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 650 Energy Production and Resource Management (3)

    A study of the nature of energy and scientific issues relating to its production, storage, distribution, and use from a physics perspective. Production methods to be studied include: hydroelectric, fossil fuel, fission, fusion, wind, photovoltaic, biomass and solar-dynamic. Scientific issues will be related to the cultural and philosophical framework surrounding energy infrastructure and policy.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EVSS 651 Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (3)

    This course examines the conduct and use of applied research in environmental organizations. Topics include the role of scientific information in policy definition and administration, the use and misuse of research data, the prospects for meaningful program evaluation and policy learning, and the influence of alternative organizational structures on the use of information.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: PUBA 651  
  

  • EVSS 656 Atmospheric Science (4)

    An introduction to the study of the Earth’s atmosphere. Topics include composition and distribution of the components of the atmosphere, atmospheric thermodynamics, synoptic meteorology, atmospheric aerosol, nucleation processes, microphysics of warm and cold clouds, cloud morphology, violent storms and artificial modification of clouds and precipitation.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 658 Climate Change (4)

    An introduction to the study of the physics of the Earth’s climate. Topics include climatic classification, the spectrum of radiation, absorption, scattering, transmission, radiation, the tropospheric balance, the energy balance at the Earth’s surface, time variations in the energy balance, the atmospheric transport of energy, the atmosphere as a heat engine, CFCs and stratospheric ozone, the carbon cycle, other greenhouse gases, climate heating, integrated assessment of models and human activities affecting climate change. In addition, some of the policy issues associated with such human activities will be addressed.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 659 Environmental Statistics (3)

    This course provides an introduction to environmental statistics and risk assessment. Topics include probability, correlation, regression, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, model testing, residual analysis, and nonparametric models. Environmental applications will be provided throughout the course.
    Prerequisite(s): Math 250: Statistical Methods I (or an equivalent college-level statistics course) or pass an entrance exam.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EVSS 680 Case Studies in Environmental Issues (4)

    This course investigates specific case studies. Case studies impart a unique opportunity to explore basic principles of biology, chemistry, geology and physics through practical applications. This approach to problems will be a similar to that used by the practitioners of science and public policy.
    Prerequisite(s): All core courses.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 690 Internship (6)


    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 691 Thesis (6)


    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EVSS 693 Independent Study (1-4)

    An individual, directed study of an environmental issue in the area of risk assessment, policy, or science. Topic and project outline must be approved by the Program of Study Committee.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • EVSS 695 Special Topics in Environmental Studies (1-4)

    An intensive study of an approved special topic in the field of environmental studies. These course are designed by the faculty to serve current and emerging interests while adhering to the mission of the program.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • EVSS 721 Aquaculture (3)

    Principles and techniques of aquaculture, with emphasis on warm-water species that spend all or part of their lives in salt water. Status and potential of aquaculture, including discussions of established and candidate species. Design and management of aquaculture systems. Importance of water quality, feeding, and nutrition; diseases and predators; genetics and breeding; and economic considerations in aquaculture.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 644  
  

  • EVSS 722 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4)

    A study of the functional morphology, life history, systematics, evolution and other selected aspects of the biology of marine invertebrates.
    Course Frequency: Every Other Fall
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 630  
  

  • EVSS 724 Ichthyology (4)

    A study of fishes, emphasizing diversity and evolution, morphology, physiology, ecology, life histories, behavior, systematics and biogeography. Laboratory work will focus on groups important in the local fauna.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 632  
  

  • EVSS 725 Marine Botany (4)

    Introduction to taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny and ecology of marine plants. Major groups of planktonic and benthic algae and vascular plants from the coast of South Carolina are studied.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 635  
  

  • EVSS 726 Fisheries Science (3)

    A general introduction to methods of harvesting aquatic resources and collection and evaluation of biological data to effectively manage these resources. Topics include age and growth analysis; mortality, recruitment, and yield; production and early life history; stock assessment techniques; and a detailed study of certain important fisheries.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 643  
  

  • EVSS 746 Aquatic Toxicology (3)

    An introduction to assessing the effects of toxic substances on aquatic organisms and ecosystems. Topics include general principles of toxicology, fate and transport models, quantitative structure-activity relationships, single-species and community-level toxicity measures, regulatory issues, and career opportunities. Examples will be drawn from marine, freshwater and brackish-water systems.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 646  
  

  • EVSS 900 Continuous Research Enrollment (1-9)

    Students who are nearing the end of their coursework for their degree and who have begun work on their master’s thesis topic may need to utilize the Continuous Research Enrollment course to maintain a suitable level of enrollment for their programs. Linked directly to students’ research on a thesis topic and must be considered as a progress report toward that end when graded by the thesis advisor. The course will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
    Prerequisite(s): Form submission and program approval.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated when taken within the program’s time limit requirements.
    Restriction: Continuous Research Enrollment hours cannot be used as part of a program of study towards a degree. Continuous Research Enrollment hours may not be taken in lieu of thesis hours, but may be taken in combination with thesis hours, if no additional hours are available or necessary.

Finance
  

  • FINC 560 Special Topics in Finance (3)

    This course provides an in-depth analysis of selected finance issues which might affect accounting professionals.
    Course Frequency: Occasional

Foundations, Secondary, and Special Education
  

  • EDFS 500 Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (1)

    This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to effectively handle crisis situations in school, clinic and residential settings. Students receive training in strategies designed to prevent and if necessary, control verbally and physically aggressive behavior while protecting students and themselves.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 535 Teaching Literacy to Adults (3)

    A course designed for individuals who work with adults lacking proficient literacy skills. Focuses on characteristics and learning styles of older adolescents and adult learners. Topics of study include diagnostic techniques, instructional materials, teaching strategies and community resources.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 630 Introduction to Educational Supervision (3)

    Basic concepts of contemporary educational supervision as they relate to teachers in leadership positions. Includes models for the supervision of student teachers, other teachers and school personnel as well as the supervision of instruction and curriculum.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 631 Instructional Media (3)

    A basic course designed to familiarize the student with the use of instructional media in education. The methods of program design, production, and evaluation are studied and implemented.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 632 Education Psychology Learning, Cognition, and Motivation (3)

    This course examines theoretical understandings of human learning, cognition and motivation including advances in the study of learning and instruction. Content is focused on the practical classroom applications of findings emerging from the field of cognitive neuroscience. The course offers students opportunities to develop and reflect on their teaching and assessment skills as they further their understanding of learners and learning in the classroom.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDFS 635 Educational Research (3)

    An in-depth study of methods used in different types of educational research. Includes involvement of the student in the process of educational research design, implementation, reporting, and evaluation.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • EDFS 645 Discipline - A Total Approach (3)

    A comprehensive model for behavior management which includes preventive discipline techniques, appropriate intervention strategies, instructional considerations, classroom structure, the role of the principal and teacher, and student self-concept. The dynamics of disruptive student behavior and a personal responsibility approach to behavior management are presented for use with persistent behavior problems.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 646 Cognitive Approaches for Developing Self-Esteem (3)

    An in-depth study of the importance of self-esteem as related to student motivation, achievement, and behavior. Emphasizes cognitive approaches to the development of self-esteem and the relationship between self-esteem and teacher performance.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 647 Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking (3)

    A focus on strategies to enhance critical thinking skills in grades K-12 across all curricular areas. Includes study of the relationship between critical thinking, student achievement, and motivation. Highlights current research on higher-order thinking skills, creative problem solving and decision making.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 649 Field I: Assessment and Instruction of Students with Disabilities (3)

    Supervised field experience requiring a minimum of 45 hours of classroom experience with children or youth with disabilities. Related seminar addresses the roles of the special educators, organizational and legal contexts for special education programs, models of service delivery, professional and ethical practice, and collaboration skills.
    Prerequisite(s): EDFS 730  or EDFS 740  or EDFS 750  
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDFS 651 Orientation to the Profession of Special Education (1)

    This course will explore the roles and responsibilities of special educators as professionals serving students with disabilities and the families, agencies, and professionals central in these students’ lives. Orientation to the ethical and professional standards that guide the profession will provide a framework for organization of future coursework and practical experiences in the program.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDFS 652 Foundations of Education (3)

    In-depth study integrating concepts and information from major social sciences and philosophy to examine the problem of teaching in modern schools. Historical approaches are used to focus on cultural, socioeconomic and political issues affecting education.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • EDFS 654 Human Growth and Development (3)

    The study of general principles of lifelong human growth and development and the relationship of teaching and learning theories to physical, social, intellectual and emotional development.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • EDFS 656 Program Planning and Development for the Gifted (3)

    This course provides students with the fundamental principles of gifted program development. It addresses areas such as student identification procedures with a particular focus on gifted with special needs, curriculum development, staff development, personnel and resource utilization, budgeting, staff selection, needs assessment, evaluation, written plan development and change agent strategies.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
 

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