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2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


To enroll in any 400-level course, students must be admitted to the Upper Division; to enroll in a 400(G)-level course in which there are graduate students, students must have junior or higher standing.

*LCCN indicates Louisiana Common Course Number.
 

Biology
  

  • BIOL 461(G) - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants

    4 Credit(s). 4 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Identification, ecology, and adaptations of vascular aquatic and wetland plants.

  

  • BIOL 464 - Honors Advanced Cell Biology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Mechanisms and pathways responsible for membrane transport, metabolism, gene expression, protein synthesis and secretion, membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton dynamics, and cell signaling.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 466 - Honors Advanced Cell Biology Laboratory

    2 Credit(s). 4 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Molecular basis of fundamental processes. Emphasis on experimentation using live cells.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 480(G) - Marine Microbiology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Ecology, function, and physiology of marine microorganisms.

  

  • BIOL 481(G) - Marine Microbiology Laboratory

    1 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Sampling and culturing of microorganisms from the sea.

  

  • BIOL 482(G) - Comparative Physiology

    4 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Comparative aspects of regulatory, metabolic, and sensory physiology in animals. Emphasis on adaptations to environmental stress. Integrated laboratory.

    Prereq: BIOL 203  and CHEM 231 , or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 485(G) - Marine Botany

    4 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Comparative study of marine and coastal algae, including classification, morphology, life cycles, and ecology. Emphasis on field and laboratory studies.

    Rstr: 16 hours of Biology and permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 495 - Special Topics in Biology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Content varies. Alternate subtitles will appear on transcript.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 496 - Special Topics in Environmental Toxicology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Environmental contaminants, toxicity evaluation, effects from cellular to ecosystem levels, and environmental monitoring and biomonitoring.

    Prereq: BIOL 111 ,CHEM 107  
    Rstr: ENVS students with upper level status.
  

  • BIOL 498 - Senior Thesis I

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Second in a series of three courses (including 399, 499). Preliminary laboratory or field research performed to investigate hypothesis stated in Junior Research Proposal. Emphasis on learning research techniques. Prior to registering, the student must find a faculty member willing to collaborate on a research project.

    Prereq: BIOL 399  or permission of the instructor.
  

  • BIOL 499 - Senior Thesis II

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Third in a series of three courses (including 399, 498). Continuation of research project begun in 498. Emphasis on learning how to approach biological research and how to use research methods to answer questions posed in Junior Research Proposal. A research paper, in the form of a thesis, will be written.

    Prereq: BIOL 498  and permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 501 - Population Genetics

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theoretical and empirical approaches to the genetics processes in natural populations. Topics include models of selection, inbreeding, and genetic drift as well as methods for the estimation of population genetic parameters.
  

  • BIOL 502 - Quantitative Ecology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Quantitative methods for analysis in Ecological studies including ecological models, model selection, maximum likelihood estimation, and mark-recapture analysis.
  

  • BIOL 503 - Ecological Models and Data

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Presents advanced statistical techniques that are a framework for comparing alternative mechanistic ecological models to empirical data. The combination of statics and models provides a quantitative basis for inferring the processes at work in an ecological system.
  

  • BIOL 504 - Advanced Microscopy

    1-3 Credit(s).

    Tutorial research methods in contemporary microscopy.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 505 - Invasion Biology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Comprehensive course on patterns and processes of species invasion from an ecological perspective.
  

  • BIOL 507 - Molecular Evolution

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Phylogenetic variations in DNA, RNA, proteins, and polysaccharides in plants and animals; genetic basis of evolutionary diversity.
  

  • BIOL 519 - Advanced Invertebrate Zoology

    4 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Evolution, comparative structure, functional adaptation and life history of invertebrate animals, excepting insects. Readings focus on current research literature. Laboratory centers on diversity and comparative structure.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 526 - Advanced Microbial Physiology and Genetics

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Microbial nutrition, growth, metabolic reactions and control mechanisms.

    Prereq: BIOL 261  or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 542 - Evolutionary Ecology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Ecological processes as phenomena that are subject to evolutionary change. Topics include optimality theory, predator-prey interactions, life-history strategies, sexual selection, and sociality.

    Prereq: A course in statistics.
  

  • BIOL 550 - Colloquium in Biological Sciences

    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Attendance and participation in seminars covering research topics in biology.

    Rstr: Required for all graduate students throughout their residence.
    Grading Option: Grading option: S/U.
  

  • BIOL 551 - Graduate Seminar I

    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Variable topic seminar designed to provide experience in proper presentation of scientific papers and in scientific criticism. Topics emphasize current biological problems.
  

  • BIOL 552 - Graduate Seminar II

    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Variable topic seminar designed to provide experience in proper presentation of scientific papers and in scientific criticism. Topics emphasize current biological problems.
  

  • BIOL 554 - Advanced Pathogenic Microbiology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Mechanisms of bacterial virulence functions in mounting infections in vertebrate hosts and evasion of their immune responses. Functional adaptation and evolution of virulence functions from related structures of nonpathogenic species.
  

  • BIOL 558 - Evolution and Adaptation of the Arthropods

    4 Credit(s). 4 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Studies center on the significance of arthropodization and subsequent adaptations in form and function; convergence and homology are discussed in perspective of modern phylogenetic schemes; habitats and symbiotic relationships are discussed in the course of examining life histories. Laboratory emphasizes morphology, taxonomy, systematic literature, and field studies.
  

  • BIOL 559 - Systematic Methods

    4 Credit(s). 4 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Lectures emphasize uses and interpretation of various data sources for classification. Laboratories emphasize acquisition of methods and skills such as chromosomal analysis, enzyme electrophoresis, restriction enzyme analysis of nucleic acids, phenetic and cladistic analysis using computer software.
  

  • BIOL 560 - Advanced Problems in Botany

    2-6 Credit(s).

    Research problems in plant science in areas other than that of the student’s thesis or dissertation.
  

  • BIOL 561 - Advanced Problems in Zoology

    2-6 Credit(s).

    Research problems in zoology in areas other than that of the student’s thesis or dissertation.
  

  • BIOL 564 - Topics in Marine Science

    1-6 Credit(s).

    Advanced lecture, laboratory, and field work on a selected topic in the marine sciences at a coastal laboratory of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

    Rstr: Permission of advisor and instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 565 - Special Problems in Marine Science, Graduate

    2-6 Credit(s).

    Directed research and study at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) or other departmentally approved coastal laboratory.

    Rstr: Permission of advisor and instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 575 - Statistical Ecology

    4 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Design, analysis, and presentation of results of ecological experiments and field studies, with emphasis on hypothesis testing and statistical modeling.

    Prereq: STAT 417(G)  or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 580 - Marine Ecology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Discussions of basic principles of marine ecology, including productivity, dynamics of populations, factors affecting distribution, and interactions between organisms.
  

  • BIOL 590 - Analytical Techniques

    3-6 Credit(s).

    Training in the use of advanced research instrumentation including chromatography, fluorometry, image analysis and data interpretation.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 595 - Special Projects

    1-6 Credit(s).

    Training/research project in areas other than that of the student’s thesis or dissertation. Content varies and alternate subtitles will appear on the student’s transcripts.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 599 - Thesis Research and Thesis

    3-9 Credit(s).

    Grading Option: Grades: S, U, W.
  

  • BIOL 604 - Advanced Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  

  • BIOL 605 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Biology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  

  • BIOL 607 - Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  

  • BIOL 609 - Behavioral Ecology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Evolutionary game theory, optimal foraging theory, sexual selection theory, and kin theory.
  

  • BIOL 612 - Coastal Restoration Ecology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Coastal ecosystems affected by anthropogenic stressors and climate change focusing on sustainable ecosystem restoration and management considerations.
  

  • BIOL 615 - Biochemical Adaptation to the Environment

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Modification of basic biochemical structure and function that enable organisms to exist in extreme environments; enzymatic and metabolic adaptation to hypoxia, salinity, temperature, pressure, humidity and light.
  

  • BIOL 670 - Evolutionary Processes

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    In-depth consideration of processes of micro- and macroevolution with emphasis on current theoretical debates including the claim of tautology, units of selection, punctuated equilibrium, adaptationism and evolutionary constraints, modes of speciation.

    Prereq: Permission of instructor required.
    Grading Option: S, U
  

  • BIOL 699 - Dissertation Research and Dissertation

    3-24 Credit(s).


Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
  

  • BIOL 270 - Introduction to Marine Zoology

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Survey of classification, morphology, physiology and ecology of marine animals especially of the Louisiana Gulf coast. Four week summer course, alternating years.

    Prereq: BIOL 110  or BIOL 111 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 271 - Introduction to Marine Science

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to chemical, geological, physical, and biological processes in the oceans and coastal environments; interrelationships of humans and the marine environment. Four week summer course, alternating years.

    Prereq: BIOL 110  or BIOL 111 .
    Rstr: Permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 448 - Marine Invertebrate Ecology

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Study of the interaction of marine and estuarine invertebrates with their environment. Emphasis on understanding functional role of invertebrates and how the environment shapes morphology, physiology, and behavior. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 449 - Marine Fish Ecology

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Ecology of coastal marine fishes emphasizing how fish utilize coastal habitats and how environmental factors influence distribution, movement, growth, reproduction, abundance, and interspecific interactions of fishes. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 450 - Marine Field Ecology

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Relationships of marine and estuarine organisms to environmental factors; interactions among organisms; ecological processes of energy and materials flow; field studies of communities and ecosystem of the Louisiana costal zone. Four week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 451 - Wetland Vegetation

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Identification, taxonomy and distribution of wetland plants. Plant adaptations, vegetation analysis methods, marsh types, community processes and coastal wetland restoration. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 456 - Coral Reef Ecology

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introductory and interdisciplinary course in ecology of coral reef ecosystems emphasizing ecological and evolutionary processes. One and a half weeks at LUMCON and one and a half weeks in Florida. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 459 - Changing Coastal Oceans

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced topics in marine science emphasizing effects of human activities on the chemistry, biology and ecology of coastal marine systems. Taught at LUMCON via compressed video networking and requires one field trip to the LUMCON center.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department.
  

  • BIOL 460 - Special Topics in Marine Science

    1-6 Credit(s).

    Intensive field study of a special topic in marine science. Courses offered vary from summer to summer.

    Rstr: Permission of department required.

Business Administration
  

  • BADM 100 - Business Orientation

    2 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to Business Administration and its areas of specialization or concentration including policies, procedures, organization, curricula, and career and job opportunities.

    Rstr: Business College students with less than 30 hours of course work.
  

  • BADM 101 - Introduction to Business

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    An orientation to the business world, the principal areas of business, and the functional and legal characteristics of business organizations and institutions.
  

  • BADM 398 - Internship in Business Administration I

    2-3 Credit(s).

    Supervised work experience in the area of business administration. To be used by all Business Administration Departments as business electives.

    Rstr: Upper Division, Junior Standing, 2.5 GPA.
  

  • BADM 400 - Senior Seminar

    2 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Career development and capstone project work.

    Coreq: MGMT 490 .
    Rstr: Business College students in last semester of course work.
  

  • BADM 498 - Internship in Business Administration II

    2-3 Credit(s).

    Supervised work experience in the area of business administration. To be used by all Business Administration Departments as business electives.

    Rstr: Upper Division, Junior Standing, 2.5 GPA.

Business Law

To register for a Business Law course numbered 310 and above a student must be in Upper Division and meet course prerequisites. BLAW 310 with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor is the prerequisite for all 400-level BLAW courses. Not all classes are offered every semester.
  

  • BLAW 310 - The Legal Environment of Business

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to the dynamic legal, economic and social/Political world in which business entities operate, including the legal system, alternative dispute resolution, contracts, torts, employment law, business organizations, ethical and global factors.

    Prereq: Minimum of 45 hours and a minimum GPA of 2.0.
  

  • BLAW 311 - Honors: The Legal Environment of Business

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to the dynamic legal, economic and social/Political world in which business entities operate, including the legal system, alternative dispute resolution, contracts, torts, employment law, business organizations, ethical and global factors.

    Rstr: Students must be enrolled in the Honors Program or must be in Upper Division and have a minimum 3.5 GPA to enroll.
  

  • BLAW 320 - Louisiana Mineral Law

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Legal principles and problems associated with the oil and gas industry. Use of records in the clerk of court’s office, lease agreements, and laws of descent and distribution are included.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 330 - Employment Law

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Application of the law to each stage of employment - hiring, managing, and firing. Application of legal concepts to common human resource situations.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  
  

  • BLAW 340 - Notary Public

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Requirements for becoming a notary; the legal principles concerning the general duties and powers of a Louisiana notary.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 398 - Internship in Business Law

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Supervised work experience in the area of Business Law.

    Rstr: Upper Division, junior standing, 2.5 GPA.
  

  • BLAW 412 - Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Legal problems associated with hotel, restaurant, and tourism operations utilizing case studies.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permissission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 415 - International Business Law

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Law as it relates to international relations, business organizations and commercial transactions.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 420 - Business Law I

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Comprehensive study of business law topics including a brief review of contracts, employment law, business organizations, a study of property, trusts and estates, consumer protection, bankruptcy, suretyship, mortgages, the Uniform Code Articles 2-9, securities regulations, and accountant’s legal liability.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 421 - Business Law II

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    As advanced business law course emphasizing an in-depth coverage of the Uniform Commercial Code and selected commercial law topics.

    Prereq: BLAW 420  or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 425 - Intellectual Property and Internet Law

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Legal issues relevant to doing business on the Internet, including patent, trademark, copyright, privacy, freedom of speech, jurisdiction, taxation, securities, on-line contracting and antitrust.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 435 - Environmental Law

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Regulation of environmental activity in the U.S. including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Endangered Species Act and other major state and federal regulations.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 440 - Special Topics

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Course content will vary, but will be devoted to areas of emerging importance or special concern. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 445 - Insurance Law and Regulation

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Legal, professional and ethical responsibilities of insurance agents, brokers and companies.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C”.
    Rstr: Permission of instructor and department head required.
  

  • BLAW 497 - Directed Individual Study

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Independent study and research under faculty direction.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C”.
    Rstr: Permission of instructor and department head required.
  

  • BLAW 498 - Internship in Business Law

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Supervised work experience in the area of Business Law.

    Rstr: Upper Division, junior standing, 2.5 GPA.
  

  • BLAW 531 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Contemporary jurisprudence governing the American health care delivery system. Examination of traditional legal and medical relationships in the context of economic and ethical rules of conduct.

    Rstr: Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA director.
  

  • BLAW 535 - Intellectual Property and E-commerce Law

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Intellectual property statutes and cases including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets as they relate to business in general and e-commerce in particular; jurisdiction, contracts, employment relationships, privacy, security, and international law and cases involving issues that arise in e-commerce.

    Prereq: MBA 503 

Business Systems, Analysis and Technology

To register for a Business Administration course numbered 300 and above, a student must be in Upper Division and must meet required course prerequisites.
  

  • BSAT 303 - Information Systems

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examines the role of technology and information systems in supporting organizational strategies, goals, objectives, operations, business units and processes, and individual stakeholders. Database/relational concepts, decision support systems/spreadsheets, and fundamentals of web infrastructure design and deployment are discussed and applied.

    Prereq: 30 hours 2.0 GPA, “C” or better in INFX 205 .
  

  • BSAT 382 - Operations Management

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Analytical approach integrating operations, strategy, and information technology. Understanding, designing, managing, and quantitatively modeling operations.

    Prereq: 30 hours 2.0 GPA, and “C” or better in QMET 251 .
  

  • BSAT 510 - Data Analysis

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Business application of multivariate methods, non-parametric methods, factor analysis, logistic regression, cluster analysis, and data mining procedures using a computer statistical package.

    Prereq: MBA 502  or QMET 251  or STAT 214  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Rstr: Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required.
  

  • BSAT 518 - Management of Information Technology

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Administration of the information systems function. Includes impact of the function, control of information systems resources, and evaluation of projects (cost/benefit analysis).

    Prereq: MBA 502  or BSAT 303  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Rstr: Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required.
  

  • BSAT 530 - Quantitative Analysis

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Application of quantitative procedures useful in business decisions including linear programming, inventory models, simulation, PERT/CPM, and queuing models. Computer-assisted analysis.

    Rstr: Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required.

Chemical Engineering
  

  • CHEE 101 - Introduction to Chemical Engineering

    1 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Opportunities in chemical engineering and professional schools. Professionalism and ethics, basic chemical processes and professional practices.

    Coreq: MATH 270 
  

  • CHEE 201 - Chemical Engineering Calculations

    4 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Emphasizes development of systematic problem-solving abilities. Material and energy balances are thoroughly studied. Problems involving separation technology and chemical reaction technology are solved using both manual and software-based methods.

    Prereq: CHEM 108  and MATH 270  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 210 - Engineering Analysis

    2 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Development of a mathematical model.

    Prereq: MATH 270   with a grade of “C” or  better
    Rstr: Sophomore standing.
  

  • CHEE 302 - Transfer Operations

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Heat and mass transport fundamentals with emphasis on the mathematical model.

    Prereq: CHEE 201  and ENGR 305  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 304 - Transport Processes Laboratory

    1 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Fundamentals of transfer and rate processes emphasized by laboratory exercises in the study of mass, momentum, and energy transfer.

    Prereq:  ENGR 305  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 307 - Safety, Ethics, and Environmental Policy

    2 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Code of ethics and professionalism established by international engineering organizations. Strategies to manage risk and implement safety and environmental regulations in the chemical industry.

    Prereq: CHEE 201  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 310 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Fundamental laws of thermodynamics and applications of thermodynamic principles to industry.

    Prereq: CHEE 201  and ENGR 301  both with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 317 - Materials of Engineering

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    A study of engineering materials such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals, alloys, plastics, rubber and ceramics, their structures, properties, behavior, heat treatment, phase diagrams, and an introduction to the theory of corrosion.

    Prereq: CHEM 107   and MATH 270  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 400(G) - Process Simulation

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Practice in mathematical modeling and computer simulation of chemical process systems. Emphasis on solutions of differential equations as well as optimization. Preparation and execution of computer programs on digital computers.

    Prereq: MATH 350  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Rstr: Senior standing.
  

  • CHEE 401 - Stage Operations Design

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Applications of the fundamentals of transport processes to chemical engineering computations in stage operations, with particular emphasis on design. Problems illustrate the design of such unit operations as distillation, gas absorption and extraction.

    Prereq: CHEE 302 , CHEE 310 , and  CHEE 405(G)  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 402(G) - Corrosion Engineering

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Course is designed to cover all important aspects of corrosion engineering and corrosion science, including corrosion principles of 8 forms of corrosion, noble metals, “exotic” metals, non-metallics, coatings, mechanical properties, corrosion testing, and modern corrosion theory.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • CHEE 403 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory I

    2 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Calibration of flow and measurement devices, filtration, fluidization, and heat transfer, with emphasis on safety and environmental practices.

    Prereq: CHEE 302 , CHEE 405(G)  and ENGR 305  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 404 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory II

    1 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Practical experience of various types of unit operations, such as distillation, evaporation, heat exchangers, gas absorption, extraction and reactors. Open-ended problem solving with emphasis on safety and environmental practice.

    Prereq: CHEE 401 , CHEE 403 ,and CHEE 420(G)  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 405(G) - Process Heat Transfer

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfers; design rating of heat transfer equipment.

    Prereq:  ENGR 301  and ENGR 305   with a “C” or better.
    Coreq: CHEE 302 
  

  • CHEE 407 - Chemical Engineering Plant Design

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to chemical plant design based on the principles of unit operations and process studies and their interrelationships.

    Prereq: CHEE 302 , CHEE 310 ; CHEE 405(G) ; and ENGR 305  with a grade of “C” or  better.
  

  • CHEE 408(G) - Computer-Aided Process Design

    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Process and plant design, optimization, cost estimation and economic analysis for chemical process industries. Studies include theories, industrial practices and computer-aided design technology. Students are required to make a technical presentation of their work.

    Prereq: CHEE 401 , CHEE 407 , CHEE 420(G)  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 411 - Chemical Engineering Projects I

    1-3 Credit(s).

    Study of an individual problem in chemical engineering under the direction of a faculty member. Staff conferences held with the individual student for discussion of the progress of the study.

    Rstr: Permission of department head required.
  

  • CHEE 412 - Chemical Engineering Projects II

    1-3 Credit(s).

    Study of an individual problem in chemical engineering under the direction of a faculty member. Staff conferences held with the individual student for discussion of the progress of the study.

    Rstr: Permission of department head required.
  

  • CHEE 413(G) - Process Control in Chemical Engineering

    3 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Process instrumentation, process dynamic models, Laplace transform analysis of feedback and feed forward control systems. Frequency response methods, computer simulation of process control systems.

    Prereq: CHEE 302 , CHEE 405(G) ;and MATH 350  with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CHEE 414 - Chemical Engineering Seminar

    1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Latest advances and developments in chemical engineering. Each student is assigned a subject and serves as moderator for the group discussion.

    Rstr: Senior standing and permission of department head required.
 

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