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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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(ECON) Economics (283)

  
  • ECON 300 - Special Topics I

    3 Credit Hours
    Variable topics treated at the introductory level.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 305 - Markets, Ethics and Capitalism

    3 Credit Hours
    Market forces and economic decisions in a broad social context. Consideration of moral and ethical issues raised by capitalist systems. Emphasis on market efficiency v. market failure, corporate responsibility v. regulation, wealth creation v. equity, individual freedom v. social welfare.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 311 - Intermediate Microeconomics

    3 Credit Hours
    Theories of consumer behavior, of production and costs, of price and behavior of firms in perfectly competitive, monopolistic, and imperfectly competitive markets, input prices, income distribution, welfare, and general equilibrium.

    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both Economics 311 and 312.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207 and Statistics 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 312 - Managerial Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Microeconomic fundamentals of managerial decision-making and strategy intended for business students. Topics include supply and demand interactions, production and cost, consumer behavior and demand, optimization, market structure, pricing strategy, risk and uncertainty, and game theory.

    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both Economics 311 and 312.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207 and Statistics 201 or 207.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • ECON 313 - Intermediate Macroeconomics

    3 Credit Hours
    Measurement of income and prices, aggregate demand, output, employment, price determination, inflation, business fluctuations, fiscal and monetary policies and growth.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207 and Statistics 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 322 - The Global Economy: Trade and Development

    3 Credit Hours
    Analyses of international trade and finance and their effects on economic development. Utilization of a policy-oriented approach drawing upon introductory economic principles. Overview of relevant topics, such as theories of economic development, poverty and income inequality, comparative advantage and commodity composition of trade, regional economic integration, foreign investment, finance, and debt. Writing-emphasis course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 331 - Government and Business

    3 Credit Hours
    Antitrust and regulatory economics, problems in regulation and social control of business organization, oligopoly models. Writing-emphasis course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 333 - Law and Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Analysis of legal decisions and rulings as they affect the allocation and distribution of resources in the economy. Topics include property law, contracts, torts and administrative law with applications drawn from various areas in economics and case law. Writing-emphasis course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 335 - Economics of Strategy

    3 Credit Hours
    Microeconomic principles applied to strategic firm or organization decision making. Analytic tools for assessing long-run profit potential and probability of organizational success, as well as guiding strategic decisions. Experiential learning component (such as Bloomberg, or other).

    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 312 and 335.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207; Statistics 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 351 - Monetary Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Role of money in the economy. Federal Reserve System, evaluation of monetary policy, U.S. depository institutions, and money supply process.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 313.
  
  • ECON 361 - Regional and Urban Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Overview of regional differences. Theory of industrial and agricultural location and human migration, economic basis for land use patterns, central places, and urban form, regional and urban structure, growth, and methods of analysis, examination of urban problems. Writing-emphasis course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 362 - Environmental and Natural Resource Policy

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of introductory microeconomic principles to contemporary environmental and natural resource policy issues such as air pollution, global climate change, population growth, forest management, and endangered species protection. Writing-emphasis course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 or 207.
  
  • ECON 381 - Introduction to Econometrics

    3 Credit Hours
    Introductory probability, statistics, and econometrics from an economic perspective with emphasis on skills related to gathering, managing, processing, presenting, and interpreting economic data. Includes the use of statistical software in hands-on research projects. Considers common econometric problems such as multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, and autocorrelation.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 311 or 312 or 313.
  
  • ECON 400 - Special Topics II

    3 Credit Hours
    Variable topics for advanced students.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312 and 313.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • ECON 413 - Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Growth

    3 Credit Hours
    Analysis of macroeconomic short-run fluctuations and long-term growth. Coverage will also include the role of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate output, employment, and interest rates.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 313.
  
  • ECON 421 - International Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Balance of payments, exchange rate determination, monetary and fiscal policies, monetary arrangements, comparative advantage, tariff and nontariff trade distortions, protection arguments, and regional integration with analyses based upon intermediate-level economic theory.

    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both Economics 421 and International Business 429.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312.
  
  • ECON 435 - Industrial Organization

    3 Credit Hours
    Monopoly and competition in the global economy. Interrelationship of market structure, business behavior, and economic performance.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312.
  
  • ECON 436 - Economics of Health and Health Care

    3 Credit Hours
    Medical care and health status, demand for medical care and insurance, physician and hospital supplies, government provision of services and insurance, and regulation of health care markets. Writing-emphasis course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312.
  
  • ECON 441 - Labor Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Extension of economic principles to labor markets, public policy questions, demand and supply, theory of wage differentials, unemployment, unions in the private sector, investment in individuals, education and training, and mobility.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312.
  
  • ECON 463 - Environmental Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Economic foundations for public decision-making about environmental resources utilizing tools from intermediate microeconomic theory. Emphasis on the welfare economic approach for the provision of public goods with specific emphasis on market failure, externalities, benefit-cost analysis, and methods for valuing environmental resources and human health.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312.
  
  • ECON 471 - Public Finance: Expenditure Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Problems of collective consumption, external effects, public investment, social decision making. Writing-emphasis course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312.
  
  • ECON 472 - Public Finance: Taxation and Fiscal Federalism

    3 Credit Hours
    Analysis of federal, state, and local government revenue systems to include individual and corporate income, sales and property taxes, and other tax and non-tax revenue sources. Consideration of current policy issues and relations among various levels of government.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312.
  
  • ECON 482 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of basic mathematical tools (e.g., calculus, matrix algebra, etc.) to major topics of economic theory.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312 with grade of B or better.
  
  • ECON 492 - Economics Off-Campus Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Internship or other supervised economic experience with firm, government agency, or other relevant organization. Student must seek approval from a faculty member prior to starting work, register for credit in the first semester following work completion, and write a paper describing the economic nature of the work performed.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312 and 313.
    Comment(s): Economics majors only.
    Registration Permission: Consent of faculty member.
  
  • ECON 493 - Independent Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Directed research on subjects of mutual interest to student and faculty member. Student must meet with the faculty member before registering.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or 312 and 313.
    Comment(s): Economics majors only; GPA of 3.0 or better in economics courses required.
    Registration Permission: Consent of faculty member.
  
  • ECON 498 - Honors Thesis

    3 Credit Hours
    Completion of undergraduate thesis.

    Comment(s): Honors economics concentration only.
    Registration Permission: Consent of faculty advisor.

(EDDE) Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (285)

  
  • EDDE 310 - Practicum with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    3 Credit Hours
    Supervised practicum with deaf and hard of hearing students. Lesson and unit plan writing with deaf and hard of hearing students.

    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • EDDE 410 - Practicum with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    3 Credit Hours
    Supervised practicum with deaf and hard of hearing students. Classroom management strategies with deaf and hard of hearing students.

  
  • EDDE 415 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I

    3 Credit Hours
    Language development of the deaf and hard of hearing contrasted with scope and sequence of normal language development. Formal linguistic systems used to describe language development.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): American Sign Language 211.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 425.
    Recommended Background: Portion of class is delivered in American Sign Language (ASL). Students must have at least intermediate ASL skills to enroll.
  
  • EDDE 416 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II

    3 Credit Hours
    Language assessment and intervention approaches for deaf and hard of hearing.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 415.
    Recommended Background: Portion of class is delivered in American Sign Language (ASL). Students must have at least intermediate ASL skills to enroll.
  
  • EDDE 419 - Speech Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    4 Credit Hours
    Theories of speech development, approaches in training perception and production of speech, and aural habilitation. Practicum experiences.

  
  • EDDE 425 - Introduction to the Psychology and Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    3 Credit Hours
    Primarily for those planning to work with the deaf and hard of hearing. Research related to psychology, social adjustment, communication methodology, language development, and education of the deaf and hard of hearing. Survey of literature. Visits to programs.


(EDPY) Educational Psychology (310)

  
  • EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development

    3 Credit Hours
    Content and course activities involve application of critical thinking to contemporary research and practice issues in physical, cognitive, social, psychological, and values development. The overall goal of the course is to enhance students’ ability to evaluate the validity of information pertaining to human development and to use that information in promoting both individual well-being and a more humane world community. Required for students entering Teacher Education and open to students in other disciplines.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (SS)
  
  • EDPY 401 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of concepts, principles, techniques, and models from educational psychology to facilitate student learning and creation of effective classroom environments.

    Comment(s): This course is available at the graduate level for students who are participating in a post-baccalaureate or transitional licensure program. This course cannot be taken for senior privilege.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • EDPY 404 - Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Instructor-initiated course offered at convenience of the department on various topics of current interest.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • EDPY 493 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Independent investigation of problems in educational and counseling psychology.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.

(EDUC) Education (289)

  
  • EDUC 100 - Special Topics

    1 Credit Hours
    Introductory course for students interested in pursuing careers in education. Course is designed to provide students with service learning experiences in conjunction with school-based placements. Service learning projects will engage students in the application of new knowledge and skills through projects related to educating youth.

    Repeatability: May be repeated with permission. Maximum 2 hours.
    Comment(s): Restricted to students seeking admission to teacher licensure programs.

(EEB) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (278)

  
  • EEB 240 - Human Anatomy

    4 Credit Hours
    Gross and microanatomy of the human.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab.
    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 230 or Biology 101 or 102 or 150-159 or 160-159 or Microbiology 210.
  
  • EEB 304 - Socio-Economic Impact of Plants

    3 Credit Hours
    Significance of plants in origin and development of human cultures, evolution of cultivated plants, and role of plants in present civilization.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Includes occasional field trips.
    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
  
  • EEB 305 - Evolution and Society

    3 Credit Hours
    Issues and controversies surrounding the teaching and learning of evolution in America today. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Anthropology 305.)
    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 110 or Biology 101-102 or 111-112 or 150 or equivalent.
  
  • EEB 306 - Ecology and Society

    3 Credit Hours
    Issues and controversies in ecology and their biological, social, and economic significance.

    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 101-102 or 111-112 or 150 or equivalent.
  
  • EEB 309 - Biology of Human Affairs

    3 Credit Hours
    Current topics in biology and their public relevance, especially the interaction between biology and government. Issues include conservation, health, agriculture, national parks, population, etc.

    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
  
  • EEB 330 - Field Botany

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles of taxonomy, basic ecological concepts and identification, recognition, collection and preservation of local, native and naturalized plants.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 or equivalent.
  
  • EEB 351 - Biodiversity of Fungi

    4 Credit Hours
    Evolution, classification, collection, preservation and morphological and molecular identification of fungi with emphasis on aquatic and terrestrial flora of east Tennessee.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 2 two-hour labs.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 or equivalent.
  
  • EEB 353 - Comparative Vertebrate Biology

    4 Credit Hours
    Study of vertebrate animals, including identification, phylogeny, ecology and structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations. Lab emphasizes local diversity of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and freshwater fish.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and a 3 hour lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 or equivalent.
  
  • EEB 370 - Evolutionary Psychology and Ethology

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Psychology 370.)
  
  • EEB 400 - Undergraduate Research

    1-2 Credit Hours
    Research projects under supervision of faculty.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 8 hours.
    Credit Restriction: Maximum of 4 hours may be applied toward the biological sciences major.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • EEB 404 - Ecosystem Ecology

    3 Credit Hours
    Integrated study of biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems and their interactions with emphasis on southeastern ecosystems and current topics such as global change and species invasions.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 405 - Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory

    2 Credit Hours
    Introduction to observational and experimental research in ecosystem ecology including field measurement of components of the carbon and nitrogen cycle, field and green house experiments, and laboratory manipulations. Requires periodic field trips to research sites and at least one overnight field trip.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 404.
  
  • EEB 406 - Models in Biology

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Mathematics 405.)
  
  • EEB 407 - Senior Honors Thesis

    3 Credit Hours
    Written preparation and oral presentation of faculty-supervised student research.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 400.
    Registration Restriction(s): Biological sciences major/honors ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
  
  • EEB 409 - Perspectives in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

    3 Credit Hours
    Forefront considerations of ecology, behavior, and evolutionary biology. Emphasis on current developments for applications, including societal and economic impacts and moral and ethical implications. An oral presentation and a referenced library-research essay are required. Writing-emphasis course.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
  
  • EEB 411 - Biostatistics

    3 Credit Hours
    Experimental design and hypothesis testing for ecology and evolutionary biology research. Parameter estimation, general linear models, generalized linear models, maximum likelihood, and permutation approaches, and their application to problems in ecology and evolutionary biology.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 141 or 151.
  
  • EEB 413 - Art and Organism - Integrative Biology of Aesthetic Experience

    3 Credit Hours
    An integrative approach to fundamental concepts of developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, and physiology applied to culture, art and aesthetic experience.

    (Same as University Studies 413.)
  
  • EEB 414 - Plant Anatomy

    3 Credit Hours
    Cells, tissues, and organs. Their development in vegetative and reproductive structures of vascular plants. Emphasis on seed plants.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 111-112 or Biology 150-160 or equivalent.
  
  • EEB 415 - Field Ecology

    4 Credit Hours
    Study of the field methods to examine fundamental concepts in ecology, including development of skills in hypothesis development, experimental design, field observation, plant, animal and microbial sampling techniques, data reduction and statistical analysis, and written and oral presentations.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lectures and field trips.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 421 - Community Ecology

    3 Credit Hours
    Interactions between individuals, species, communities and environments, including competition, coexistence, predation, herbivory. Causes and consequences of biological diversity; biological invasions. Application of advanced sampling and analysis techniques. Local to global environmental change. Includes periodic field trips or laboratories.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 424 - Plant Diversity and Evolution

    3 Credit Hours
    A survey of the evolutionary history of photosynthetic cyanobacteria and green plants (green algae, bryophytes, lycophytes, ferns and seed plants). A hands-on laboratory provides an in-depth understanding of major morphological and developmental features of each group.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture, 1 two hour lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 102, Biology 111, Biology 150, or Biology 158.
  
  • EEB 426 - Plant-Animal Interactions

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the evolutionary and ecological aspects of interactions between plants and animals, including herbivory, pollination, and seed dispersal. Emphasis is on historical development of the field, discussions of primary literature, design of experiments, and writing.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 433 - Plant Ecology

    3 Credit Hours
    Interactions between individuals, species, communities and their environments. Circulation of energy and matter in ecosystems. Includes weekly field trips or laboratory periods and at least two weekend field trips.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 450 - Comparative Animal Behavior

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles and methods of ethology with emphasis on ecological, developmental, physiological, and evolutionary aspects.

    (Same as Psychology 450.)
  
  • EEB 454 - Animal Communication

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Psychology 454.)

  
  • EEB 459 - Comparative Animal Behavior Laboratory

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to observational and experimental research in ethology.

    (Same as Psychology 459.)
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 450.
  
  • EEB 461 - Special Topics in Organismal Biology

    3 Credit Hours
    Evolution, ecology, biogeography, classification, and anatomy of selected animal and plant taxa.

    Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 12 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 280.
  
  • EEB 462 - Paleoecology

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to ecological function in deep time. The course develops an integrative geological and organismic framework for understanding the ecological drivers of biodiversity change through time.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 or equivalent or Geology 102 or permission of instructor.
  
  • EEB 463 - Plant Ecophysiology

    4 Credit Hours
    An introduction to fundamental principles of biophysical function in plants in relation to structure from evolutionary and ecological perspectives. Laboratory involves experimental measurements of plant structure and function, including gas-exchange, xylem hydraulics, and chlorophyll fluorescence.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 1 lab.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
  
  • EEB 464 - Macroevolution

    3 Credit Hours
    History of life, phylogenetics, trait evolution, levels of selection, speciation and extinction, coevolution, taphonomy, astrobiology.

    Recommended Background: Biology 280.
  
  • EEB 470 - Aquatic Ecology

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the physio-chemical nature of inland waters with description of biotic communities and their interrelationships.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 130 and Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 473 - Herpetology

    3 Credit Hours
    Classification, evolution, ecology, biogeography, and anatomy of amphibians and reptiles.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 1 lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 280.
  
  • EEB 474 - Ichthyology

    4 Credit Hours
    Evolution, classification, collection and identification, distribution and biology of fishes with emphasis on freshwater fauna of eastern North America.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 2 labs.
    Recommended Background: Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 484 - Conservation Biology

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of principles and techniques of ecological research to conservation of biological diversity at genetic, population, community, and ecosystem levels.

    Recommended Background: Biology 260.
  
  • EEB 490 - Undergraduate Seminar

    1 Credit Hours
    Weekly departmental research seminar presenting current research in the areas of ecology, behavior and evolutionary biology by UT faculty and researchers from around the world.

    Registration Restriction(s): Biological sciences major; minimum student level ― junior.
  
  • EEB 493 - Independent Study

    1-9 Credit Hours
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Credit Restriction: Maximum of 3 hours may be applied toward the major.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • EEB 495 - Evolutionary Ecology

    3 Credit Hours
    Basic concepts in evolutionary and ecological genetics. Biogeography, climate, population genetics, evolution and natural selection, population growth and regulation, competition, niche, experimental ecology, predation, phylogenetics in ecology, and biodiversity and conservation.

    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 495 and 595.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260 and 280.

(EF) Engineering Fundamentals (323)

  
  • EF 105 - Computer Methods in Engineering Problem Solving

    1 Credit Hours
    Introduction to computer applications used in engineering problem solving and communications. Introduction to programming concepts, including conditional statements and looping, and the development and implementation of logic flow diagrams.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 151 or 157.
  
  • EF 130 - Survey of Engineering Entrepreneurship

    1 Credit Hours
    Examination of entrepreneurship from an applied context as presented by successful regional engineering entrepreneurs. Living case studies are presented by engineers of all disciplines that have established viable organizations that serve marketplace needs.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Registration Restriction(s): College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • EF 151 - Physics for Engineers I

    4 Credit Hours
    Calculus-based study of basic physics concepts, including vectors, kinematics, Newton’s laws, forces, work-energy, and impulse-momentum. Introduction to team work. Introduction to the engineering disciplines. Examination of engineering principles and design issues. Oral and written presentation skills.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 105 or Computer Science 102; and Mathematics 141 or higher.
    Registration Restriction(s): College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • EF 152 - Physics for Engineers II

    4 Credit Hours
    Calculus-based study of basic physics concepts, including rotational dynamics, statics, oscillations, waves, fluids, heat and temperature, and first and second law of thermodynamics. Introduction to team work. Introduction to the engineering disciplines, examination of engineering principles and design issues. Oral and written presentation skills.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 151.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 142.
    Registration Restriction(s): College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • EF 157 - Honors: Physics for Engineers I

    4 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 151 for well-prepared students.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 105 or Computer Science 102; and Mathematics 141 or higher.
    Recommended Background: At least one year of high school physics.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors who are in the Chancellor’s Honors or Haslam Scholars Program with a math ACT of 31 or higher.
  
  • EF 158 - Honors: Physics for Engineers II

    4 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 152.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 157.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 142 or higher.
  
  • EF 230 - Computer Solution of Engineering Problems

    2 Credit Hours
    Primary focus is on development of computer programs in a modern programming language to solve engineering problems.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 152.
  
  • EF 301 - Engineering Career Planning and Placement

    1 Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of seeking professional employment, including resume construction, interview preparation, contacting prospects, networking, business etiquette, and the entire job-seeking process. Intended for last-term juniors.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
  
  • EF 333 - Co-op/Intern Experience in Engineering

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Technical report writing and/or presentation is required. Student must be officially registered with the Office of Professional Practice in order to register for this course.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • EF 337 - Honors Leadership Skills

    3 Credit Hours
    Focuses on developing leadership skills. Provides students with self-assessment, developmental exercises, and case studies to prepare them for leadership roles.

    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both Management 331 and Engineering Fundamentals 337.
    Registration Restriction(s): Honors Engineering Leadership Minor only.
  
  • EF 357 - Honors Introduction to Entrepreneurship

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to entrepreneurship with an emphasis on identifying, evaluating and developing new venture opportunities. Topics include opportunity identification and evaluation, start-up strategies, business valuation, business plan development, attracting stakeholders, financing the venture, managing the growing business and exit strategies.

    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both Management 350 and Engineering Fundamentals 357.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 337.
    Registration Restriction(s): Honors Engineering Leadership Minor only.
  
  • EF 400 - Technology Commercialization

    1 Credit Hours
    Students of engineering will be exposed to various approaches by which value is created from technology. Value creating business models commonly applied to technology ideas and products will be studied. Appropriate commercialization methods will be applied to student efforts in capstone design projects for various engineering majors.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Registration Restriction(s): College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors; minimum student level ― senior.
  
  • EF 491 - International Experience in Engineering

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Participation in approved engineering academic experience abroad.

    Repeatability: May be taken once for credit.
    Registration Restriction(s): College of Engineering and Biosystems Engineering majors with approval of instructor.

(EI) Educational Interpreting (287)

  
  • EI 335 - Interpreting Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces students to linguistic techniques to enhance interpreting performance. Introduction of translation techniques that form the basis for interpreting. Students will practice intralingual technique designs to improve English and ASL skills.

  
  • EI 340 - Principles of Interpreting

    3 Credit Hours
    Theory and psycholinguistic processes involved in interpreting and transliterating between English and American Sign Language. Ethics and etiquette of interpreting in educational and community placements. History, organizations, certification procedures, and trends and issues related to the interpreting profession.

  
  • EI 345 - Interpreting in Educational Settings

    4 Credit Hours
    Covers issues related to working with deaf and hard of hearing children in mainstream programs. Examines interpreter roles and responsibilities within the classroom setting. Practicum experiences.

  
  • EI 350 - Voice to Sign Interpretation

    3 Credit Hours
    Interpreting from English to sign language in a variety of physical settings (one-to-one, classroom, assemblies) for students of all ages with varying communication styles. Adjusting interpretation to accommodate different student needs. Cross-cultural communication issues. Interpreting in a manner appropriate to the context. Techniques for reducing visual fatigue and overload.

  
  • EI 355 - Sign to Voice Interpretation

    3 Credit Hours
    Interpreting from sign language to English in a variety of physical settings (one-to-one, classroom, assemblies) for students of all ages with varying communication styles. Selecting appropriate register and vocabulary items and interpreting in a manner appropriate to the context. Attention is also given to cross-cultural communication issues.

  
  • EI 440 - Educational Interpreting Field Work

    6 Credit Hours
    Practical field experience within approved and supervised mainstream settings. Development of specific interpreting skills. Provides a direct service experience in a supportive learning environment.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.

(ELED) Elementary Education (322)

  
  • ELED 351 - Laboratory and Field Studies in Elementary Education

    1 Credit Hours
    Simulated and actual experiences in which students apply concepts and skills from professional methods courses in a variety of school settings and levels.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 422.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • ELED 422 - Elementary and Middle School Teaching Methods I

    6 Credit Hours
    Methods and materials for teaching elementary and middle school reading, language arts, science, social studies and mathematics. Emphasis on planning, implementation and evaluation of integrative learning experiences. Must be taken prior to professional internship year.

    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • ELED 424 - Studies in Elementary Education

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Variable topics on teaching in early elementary (K-3), middle elementary (4-8), and skills (K-8).

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 8 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • ELED 445 - Early Childhood Education: Program Development and Teaching in Kindergarten

    3 Credit Hours
    Curriculum planning, classroom organization, and management practices for teaching young children. Relationship of kindergarten to total elementary school.

    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.

(ELPS) Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

  
  • ELPS 201 - Foundations of Leadership Studies

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the foundational elements of intrapersonal and organizational leadership. Students will also develop an awareness of “self” as a leader in relation to others within the collegiate setting and life practice. Participation limited to Leadership Studies Minors.

    Registration Restriction(s): Restricted to students admitted to the Leadership Studies minor.
  
  • ELPS 211 - Servant Leadership & Social Justice Seminar

    1 Credit Hours
    An exploration of the connection between leadership and service through servant leadership, social change, social justice theory, and community service. Participation in Leadership and Service Living Learning Community required for registration.

    Registration Permission: Participation in Leadership and Service Living Learning Community or consent of the instructor.
  
  • ELPS 310 - Emerging Leaders

    3 Credit Hours
    Governance of student life while in college, leadership in the community, and theories in contemporary interpersonal and organizational leadership. Participation in Emerging Leaders Program required for registration.

    Registration Permission: Participation in Emerging Leaders Program or consent of the instructor.
 

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