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(BIOL) Biology (190) |
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BIOL 260 - Ecology 2 Credit Hours
Relations between organisms and their environment, including human environmental problems. Topics include populations, communities, and ecosystems.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 150-160-159 or equivalent; or 113-114-115.
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BIOL 269 - Ecology Field-Based Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
Field-based activities that illustrate the relations between organisms and their environment, including human environmental problems.
Contact Hour Distribution: One hour of discussion and one 3-hour lab each week.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 260.
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BIOL 280 - Evolution 3 Credit Hours
Survey of major topics in evolutionary biology, including elementary population genetics, concepts of fitness and adaptation, genetic and developmental bases of evolutionary change, modes of speciation, principles of systematic biology, paleontology and macroevolutionary trends in evolution.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 150-160-159 or equivalent; or 113-114-115.
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BIOL 281 - Evolution Discussion 1 Credit Hours
Readings and discussion of the major topics underlying Evolution lecture.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 280.
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BIOL 407 - Senior Honors Thesis 1-3 Credit Hours
Written preparation and oral presentation of faculty-supervised student research.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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(BME) Biomedical Engineering (192) |
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BME 201 - Biomedical Engineering Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Overview of biomedical engineering with lectures, lab demonstrations and field trips.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 158 with C or better.
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BME 271 - Biomedical Engineering Analysis 3 Credit Hours
Analysis, simulation, and solution of biomedical engineering problems with emphasis on programming and numerical solutions.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 158 with a grade of C or better and Mathematics 200.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 231.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 315 - Signals and Systems Analysis 3 Credit Hours
Continuous- and discrete-time functions, Laplace transforms, convolution, sampling theory, continuous- and discrete-time Fourier series, continuous- and discrete-time Fourier transforms, z transforms and system identification in the time and frequency domain.
(Same as Mechanical Engineering 315.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230; and 363 or Mechanical Engineering 363.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 345 - Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of measurement systems. Standards, dynamic characteristics of instruments, and statistical data treatment. Transducers, signal conditioning, strain, pressure, and temperature and flow measurements.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 321.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 363 or 367; and Aerospace Engineering 341 or 347; and Electrical and Computer Engineering 301.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 363 - System Dynamics 3 Credit Hours
Free and forced vibrations of damped and undamped lumped parameter systems. Transient and frequency response of lumped parameter systems. Introduction to feedback control systems.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230; Mathematics 231 and Mechanical Engineering 231 with grades of C or better.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 367 - Honors: System Dynamics 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 363. Students will attend 363 classes with supplementary assignments.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230; Mathematics 231 and Mechanical Engineering 231 with grades of C or better.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major. Students in any honors program.
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BME 409 - Cell and Tissue Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Mammalian cell culture. Effects of mechanical forces on cells. Tissue engineering of cardiovascular and orthopedic devices.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230 and Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 230.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 410 - Professional Topics 2 Credit Hours
Topics relating to professional responsibility, communications, and organization. Requires a formal oral presentation by each student on an engineering topic chosen by the student and approved by the instructor.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
(RE) Corequisite(s): 450.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major; minimum student level – senior.
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BME 449 - Biomedical Engineering Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
Experience with the unique problems associated with making measurements and interpreting data in living systems. Experiments may include mechanical testing of biological materials, imaging, and physiological measurements (EKG, EMG, ECG, etc.).
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 315, 345; and English 102, 132, 290 or 298.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 409.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 450 - Biomedical Engineering Design I 3 Credit Hours
Design of biomedical systems. Economics, optimization, reliability, patents, and product liability. Participation in team design efforts. Requires oral and written design reports.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 449 and 473 or 477.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 460 - Biomedical Engineering Design II 3 Credit Hours
Design of complete biomedical device. Documentation includes complete specification, design calculations, preparation of working drawings, and cost analysis. Requires written and oral reports.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 450.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 473 - Applied Biomechanics 3 Credit Hours
Applications of biomechanics to the industrial and orthopedic area. Design of orthopedic implant devices; biomechanics of injury and protection.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 230 and Mechanical Engineering 231.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230 and Biomedical Engineering 201.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
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BME 474 - Biomaterials 3 Credit Hours
(See Materials Science and Engineering 474.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
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BME 477 - Honors: Applied Biomechanics 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 473. Students will attend 473 classes with supplementary assignments.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 230 and Mechanical Engineering 231.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 201 and Engineering Fundamentals 230.
Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major. Students in any honors program.
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BME 480 - Computational Cell Biology 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to dynamical modeling in molecular and cellular biology. Topics include models and analysis of neurons and other excitable systems, fast and slow time scales, whole-cell models, intercellular communication, cell cycle controls, molecular motors, and stochastic and nonlinear dynamics in biological systems.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 231 and 241.
Recommended Background: MATLAB or other programming language.
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BME 485 - Advanced Biomaterials: Biological Application of Nanomaterials 3 Credit Hours
(See Materials Science and Engineering 485.)
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BME 486 - Cell and Tissue-Biomaterials Interaction 3 Credit Hours
(See Materials Science and Engineering 486.)
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BME 494 - Special Project in Biomedical Engineering 1-3 Credit Hours
Problems related to recent developments and practice.
Repeatability: May be repeated once.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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BME 495 - Special Project in Biomedical Engineering 1-3 Credit Hours
Problems related to recent developments and practice.
Repeatability: May be repeated once.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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(BSE) Biosystems Engineering (196) |
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BSE 104 - Design Apprenticeship 1 Credit Hours
Exposure to design in biosystems engineering through apprenticeship with senior design teams in Biosystems Engineering 402. Apprentices will assist with design, construction, testing, analysis, and presentation of project. Will also include background in engineering design, engineering project management, and engineering design tools.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2-hour lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 151.
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BSE 201 - Career Opportunities 1 Credit Hours
Activities and opportunities in the fields of specialization; required training for each area; projected career activities.
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BSE 221 - Mass and Energy in Biosystems 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to thermodynamic concepts for biological systems (energy, mass and energy balances, processes and cycles); psychrometrics and psychrometric processes; biological systems and the biosphere (bioenergetics, hydrologic cycle, global energy cycle).
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 120.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152.
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BSE 231 - Biochemistry for Engineers 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of biochemistry presented from an engineering point of view and applied to solve engineering-related problems. Topics to be covered include fundamental organic chemistry of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and other important biochemicals; the role and control of pH in biological solutions; fundamental biochemistry of proteins and enzymes; introduction to bioenergetics and metabolic pathways, and the replication, transcription, and translation of DNA.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 120 and Mathematics 141.
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BSE 321 - Biothermodynamics, Heat, and Mass Transfer 3 Credit Hours
Application of thermodynamics to biological systems; heat transfer with emphasis upon conduction and convection applications; introduction to diffusion mass transfer.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 221.
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BSE 400 - Design Project I 2 Credit Hours
With 402, this course comprises the biosystems engineering two-semester project sequence, in which student teams must tackle a stated problem, designing, building, and testing a prototype to determine success at meeting client performance criteria. This culminates the curriculum with a major design experience based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework and incorporating engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. Includes development of a major design proposal, including engineering analyses, extensive documentation, and a culminating group presentation.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Three of 411 or 417, 416 or 418 or Civil Engineering 495 or 498, 431 or 437, 451 or 457.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 404 and 444.
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BSE 402 - Design Project II 6 Credit Hours
Culmination of capstone design sequence. Intensive design experience on project chosen and approved in 401. Analysis, construction, testing, evaluation, and reporting required. Periodic oral and written reports and submission of design to external engineering design competition or display required.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour recitation, 4-hour lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 400 and 404 and 444.
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BSE 404 - Engineering Project Management 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals and theory of engineering design and engineering project management, ethical and legal responsibilities in biosystems engineering, incorporation of economic considerations in engineering design, individual professional development, and multiple oral presentations of technical information related to the senior design project.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Three of 411, 416, 431, 451.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 400 and 444.
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BSE 411 - Mechanical Systems Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of power delivery systems and simple mechanisms; selection and design of mechanical, hydraulic, and tractive power transmission systems. Emphasis on off-road vehicles and bioprocessing systems.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 231 and Mechanical Engineering 321 with grades of C or better.
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BSE 416 - Environmental Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to hydrology and associated environmental implications including the hydrologic cycle, evapotranspiration, runoff, erosion, unit hydrograph operations, routing, open channel flow, groundwater, infiltration, and urban stormwater.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Aerospace Engineering 341 with grade of C or better.
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BSE 417 - Honors: Mechanical Systems Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 411 that requires an additional honors component.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 231 and Mechanical Engineering 321 with grades of C or better.
Registration Restriction(s): Consent of instructor.
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BSE 418 - Honors: Environmental Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 416 that requires an additional honors component.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Aerospace Engineering 341 with grade of C or better.
Registration Restriction(s): Consent of instructor.
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BSE 431 - Bioprocess Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Development of interdisciplinary bioprocess engineering; basics of biology in an engineering perspective; enzymatic reaction kinetics; metabolism and bioenergetics; cell growth kinetics and product formation; engineering principles applied to bioprocess engineering including mass balance, energy balance, and reaction kinetics; reactor design and systems; introduction to bioseparations; practical aspects of bioprocess engineers and process development.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 321 with grade of C or better.
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BSE 437 - Honors: Bioprocess Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 431 that requires an additional honors component.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 321 with grade of C or better.
Registration Restriction(s): Consent of instructor.
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BSE 444 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
Applications of engineering theory and design in selecting, sizing, and fabricating engineering materials, and in developing processes and systems typically used in biosystems engineering.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Three of 411 or 417, 416 or 418 or Civil Engineering 495 or Civil Engineering 498, 431 or 437, 451 or 457.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 400 and 404.
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BSE 451 - Electronic Systems 4 Credit Hours
Basic electronics with biological applications. Analog and digital electronics; sensing and controlling physical and environmental parameters; sensor selection and interfacing; signal conditioning; process control. Includes laboratory experiments and design projects.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab. Design content – 1 hour.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Electrical and Computer Engineering 301 with grade of C or better.
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BSE 457 - Honors: Electronic Systems 4 Credit Hours
Honors version of 451 that requires an additional honors component.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Electrical and Computer Engineering 301 with grade of C or better.
Registration Restriction(s): Consent of instructor.
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BSE 470 - Special Problems in Biosystems Engineering 1-3 Credit Hours
Selection, analysis solution, and report of problem.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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BSE 480 - Selected Topics in Biosystems Engineering 1-3 Credit Hours
Current trends and problems in biosystems engineering.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
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BSE 499 - Research Problem in Biosystems Engineering 1-6 Credit Hours
Special research problems in biosystems engineering. Designed for students working without pay on largely self-directed research problems under the guidance of a departmental faculty mentor. May be used to meet up to 3 hours of technical elective credit with pre-approval of both the faculty mentor and, when the faculty mentor is a different person, the academic advisor.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Departmental approval.
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(BSET) Biosystems Engineering Technology (194) |
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BSET 125 - Fundamentals of Building Systems and Materials 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to construction organization, building systems and construction materials. Emphasis on the building process including codes, zoning, material standards, standard practice, and sustainability.
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BSET 202 - Materials and Fabrication 3 Credit Hours
Properties of materials including wood, metals, concrete, plastics, and lubricants; drafting and plan reading; fabrication techniques and processes involving hand tools, power equipment, and arc and gas welding.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 hour and 2 labs.
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BSET 211 - Construction Documents 3 Credit Hours
Introduction into the development and utilization of construction related documents as used within the construction profession. This course will include bidding documents, contracts, record keeping, bonds, liens, insurance, legal issues, and professional ethics. Students will be provided exposure to various contract standards emphasizing the interpretation and delivery methodology.
Registration Restriction(s): Environmental and soil science major – construction science concentration or permission of instructor.
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BSET 222 - Construction CAD Applications 3 Credit Hours
Introductory course in computer-aided design as related to construction and the building process. Instruction in basic CAD commands, symbols, design techniques, and dimensioning. Instruction on the working drawing package but with emphasis on the drawings associated with Civil and Construction aspects of a project such as: site plans, foundation details, shop drawings, as-built drawings, etc.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 125.
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BSET 224 - Construction Surveying 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to construction surveying and related surveying data collection. Construction surveying will include introduction to and care of equipment and methods of data collection. Emphasis will be on placed on building layout, project control/evaluation, cut/fill, grade staking, and placement of piping and utilities. Surveying graphic concepts will be introduced and will require the use of computer aided graphics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 125, Mathematics 141 or 151.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 222 or 414.
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BSET 225 - Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Structures 3 Credit Hours
Study of the systems and materials that comprise standard mechanical and electrical systems in structures. Introduction into related code organizations, standards, terminology, and basic design calculations. Discussion of how electrical, plumbing, and heating/cooling/ventilating systems are integrated within a structure.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 125, 211.
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BSET 270 - Behavior of Construction Materials 4 Credit Hours
Study of materials used in highway and building construction. This study will include materials associated with soils, concrete (reinforced and unreinforced), asphalt, steel, and timber. Lecture and lab will include the introduction of the physical properties with related industry standards.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 125, Mathematics 141 or 151.
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BSET 325 - Structural Mechanics in Construction 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to loads, forces; statics and free body diagrams; introduction to shear and bending moment diagrams for statically determinant beams and idealized frames; strength of materials for builders; soil and fluid loading on structures with basic stability investigation.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Letter grade of C or better in Physics 221 or Engineering Fundamentals 151.
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BSET 326 - GIS/GPS Applications in Agriculture and Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in agriculture, natural resources, and environmental science. Topics covered will include GIS software and concepts, LIDAR, mobile GIS, data acquisition, online mapping, and spatial analysis of data to solve problems. Case studies in environmental planning, land use, water quality, watershed management, and waste pollution will be used to provide hands-on experience with these emerging technologies.
Recommended Background: Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and file management are highly recommended.
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BSET 335 - Construction Estimating I 3 Credit Hours
Types and interpretation of construction documents, plans, specifications, and schedules of materials, and considerations of document control; introduction to construction estimating, including types of estimates, their uses, quantity takeoffs, costs of work, overhead, submitting the bid, application of spreadsheets for basic estimating.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 125, 211.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Accounting 200.
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BSET 345 - Green Construction and Construction Safety 3 Credit Hours
Considerations for energy efficient and environmentally sustainable buildings and development practices, practical and measurable aspects of building elements and corresponding building certification systems; construction safety, including the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of construction safety and health hazards.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 125, 211.
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BSET 355 - Project Planning and Control 3 Credit Hours
Parameters affecting project planning, presentation of schedule information, network diagramming and calculation with the critical path method, resource allocation and management, productivity planning, computer applications.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Letter grade of C or better in 335.
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BSET 414 - CAD Applications to Biosystems Engineering Technology 3 Credit Hours
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) applications in agriculture and environmental science. Essentials of CAD software to create drawings of components, systems, flow charts, and process diagrams. Applications in mechanical, structural, and biosystems. 2-D applications with limited exposure to 3-D applications. Computer intensive course. Hands-on experience.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 414 and 514.
Recommended Background: Computer proficiency.
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BSET 425 - Construction Estimating II 3 Credit Hours
Advanced estimation techniques and procedures associated with commercial construction. Analysis of costs developed from detailed construction systems leading to the preparation of bid proposals. Emphasis will be placed on estimating using commercially available computer software.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Letter grade of C or better in 335.
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BSET 430 - Construction Field Operations 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to construction field operations and project organization. Integrates project management with field supervision, emphasizing the requirements normally associated with on-site commercial construction activities. Special attention will be given in areas of stakeholders, recordkeeping, mobilization, closeout, equipment, implementation tools, communication, safety compliance, and field office function.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 335.
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BSET 432 - Agricultural and Construction Equipment 3 Credit Hours
Functions, selection, matching, and management of agricultural machinery systems. Tractor power ratings, engine and transmission systems, hydraulic systems, hitching, and ballasting. Field and material capacity, field efficiency, cost analysis, and machinery replacement strategies. Functional analyses of tillage operations, planters and drills, no-tillage systems, hay harvest systems, forage and small grain harvesting, and cotton harvesting. Crop drying processes, off-road machinery safety considerations, and operator ergonomics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 125 or 141 or 152.
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BSET 434 - Production Monitoring and Automation 3 Credit Hours
Precision technologies for monitoring and control of agricultural systems. Applications include yield monitoring; variable rate control and sensing systems for planters, sprayers, soil applied nutrients, water management, crop health, and pest pressure; electronic information transfer; and GPS-based vehicle guidance.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 326.
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BSET 435 - Construction Finance/Accounting and Law 3 Credit Hours
Construction finance and cost accounting, industry formats, fixed and variable costs, record and report practices; capital equipment, depreciation, and expensing; forecasting costs and cash flow requirements, payment processes and time value of money, surety bonds and insurance; construction law, construction contracts, legal roles and responsibilities, the regulatory environment and licensing, lien laws and the contractor’s rights, national and local labor law, administrative procedures to avoid disputes.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Accounting 200.
Comment(s): Graduate standing may satisfy prerequisites.
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BSET 452 - Small Internal Combustion Engines 3 Credit Hours
Theory, concepts and mechanics of small internal combustion engines; theoretical cycles; selection, operation, adjustment, troubleshooting and repair of single-cylinder engines.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 113 or 123 or 141 or 151.
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BSET 462 - Agricultural Chemical Application Technology 3 Credit Hours
Equipment for application of liquid, solid, and gaseous agricultural chemicals; system components; operational characteristics; calibration; selection and management; safety considerations; materials handling and disposal methods.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 123 or 141 or 151.
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BSET 474 - Environmental Instrumentation and Monitoring 3 Credit Hours
Equipment and techniques commonly used to measure all aspects of hydrologic cycle – precipitation, runoff, streamflow, and subsurface water movement. Sampling of all flows for contaminants. Design of monitoring systems. Analysis of data.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 474 and 574.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Environmental and Soil Sciences 424.
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BSET 480 - Selected Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
Current issues and problems in biosystems engineering technology and related fields.
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BSET 486 - Construction Science Capstone 3 Credit Hours
Senior level course which results in a culminating experience where a student integrates information and derive skills from courses in the construction science curriculum. Students are exposed to real-life aspects of a construction enterprise and will generate a strategic construction business plan. This course emphasizes professional written and oral communication skills in the submission of the end project.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 435.
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(BUAD) Business Administration (205) |
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BUAD 100 - Inclusion: Becoming an Engaged Leader in a Diverse Community 1 Credit Hours
Integration into the Haslam College of Business Administration with emphasis on academic and career planning, college success strategies, and professional development.
Grading Restriction: A-F grading only.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both Business Administration 100 and First-Year Studies 101.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 102 - Service Learning Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Provides framework for participation in service to community.
Comment(s): Participation in the Haslam College of Business’s Venture Living Learning Community is required.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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BUAD 103 - Learning Community Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Seminar covering topics of specific interest in a themed living learning community.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Participation in a designated Haslam College of Business living learning community is required.
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BUAD 200 - Integrity: Becoming an Ethical Leader and Effective Communicator 1 Credit Hours
Appropriate written communication in a business environment, including discussion of plagiarism and academic integrity. Areas of content may include resume and cover letter development, report formatting, intercultural business communication, and personal reflection.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 100.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 202 - Personal Finance 3 Credit Hours
This course provides financial education and practical information to all students, especially those not majoring in business. The primary objective is to empower students to become more financially informed individuals.
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BUAD 205 - Business Ethics 3 Credit Hours
An in-depth focus on business ethics that combines philosophical theory and empirical social science. This course examines the process of identifying, understanding, and effectively addressing contemporary ethical issues in the business enterprise. Perspectives from individual, organizational, societal, and international levels are considered.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 208 - Honors: Business Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Honors course designed for students seeking advanced professional orientation and experience in the application of ethics to the business environment. This course provides an in-depth focus on business ethics that combines philosophical theory, empirical social science, business ethics research perspectives, and service learning to course content. Examines the process of identifying, understanding, and effectively addressing contemporary ethical issues in the business enterprise. Perspectives from individual, organizational, societal, and international levels are considered.
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BUAD 217 - Leadership Seminar: Approaches 1 Credit Hours
Introduction to approaches and frameworks of leadership within the business context.
Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program.
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BUAD 242 - Business Software Applications 2 Credit Hours
Instruction on the use of widely used spreadsheet and database software including how and when to apply the features of these two applications to address a variety of business problems. Content emphasizes the use of spreadsheets in conjunction with database data via hands-on activities.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Accounting 200 or 203.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 299 - Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
Seminar covering special topics in business.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
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BUAD 300 - Insight: Becoming Personally and Professionally Aware as a Leader 1 Credit Hours
Course will focus on equipping students with career, industry, and professional development knowledge necessary to becoming competitive for internships and other professional opportunities. Areas of content may include interviewing, personal branding, and business case analyses.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 200.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 317 - Leadership Seminar: Thesis Preparation 2 Credit Hours
Approaches to contemporary business research design: literature review, research methodologies, measurement, data analysis, and interpretation.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 217.
Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program.
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BUAD 320 - Business Career Planning and Placement 1 Credit Hours
Exploration of career opportunities in business. Process of making the career decision, preparing for and conducting a job campaign, and using the placement office.
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BUAD 331 - CBM I: Supply Chain Management 2 Credit Hours
Coordinating the end-to-end relationships between supply chain members from inputs to delivery of product/services. Understanding impact of demand and supply information flows across the supply chain. Emphasis on integrating activities through improved processes and relationships to achieve and maintain competitive advantage.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): C or better in all the tracking courses – Accounting 200 or 203; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 202; Mathematics 123-125 or 141-142; and Statistics 201 (or honors equivalents).
(RE) Corequisite(s): 332.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 332 - CBM I: Demand Management 2 Credit Hours
Analysis of current and future markets opportunities. Translation of identified opportunities into strategies to select, acquire, and retain customers that are consistent with overall organizational objectives. Includes design, execution, and evaluation of strategies from the perspective of an organization within a channel of distribution context.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): C or better in all the tracking courses – Accounting 200 or 203; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 202; Mathematics 123-125 or 141-142; and Statistics 201 (or honors equivalents).
(RE) Corequisite(s): 331.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 337 - Honors: CBM I: Supply Chain Management 2 Credit Hours
Coordinating the end-to-end relationships between supply chain members from inputs to delivery of product/services. Understanding impact of demand and supply information flows across the supply chain. Emphasis on integrating activities through improved processes and relationships to achieve and maintain competitive advantage.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Management 201 or 207.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 338.
Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program.
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BUAD 338 - Honors: CMB I: Demand Management 2 Credit Hours
Analysis of current and future markets opportunities. Translation of identified opportunities into strategies to select, acquire, and retain customers that are consistent with overall organizational objectives. Includes design, execution, and evaluation of strategies from the perspective of an organization within a channel of distribution context.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Management 201 or 207.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 337.
Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program.
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BUAD 341 - CBM II: Lean Operations 2 Credit Hours
Design of the product delivery system in manufacturing and service operations. The dynamics of the supply chain. Managing flows in manufacturing and service processes. Specific techniques for designing process design, such as pull replenishment, cellular layout, standard work, and mixed model sequencing.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): C or better in all the tracking courses – Accounting 200 or 203; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 202; Mathematics 123-125 or 141-142; and Statistics 201 (or honors equivalents).
(RE) Corequisite(s): 342.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 342 - CBM II: Information Management 2 Credit Hours
Emphasis on the concepts, structure, components (input, processes, output, feedback, and control) of information systems, and database design and management. Includes the role, function, and integration of information systems and technology into business activities.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): C or better in all the tracking courses – Accounting 200 or 203; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 202; Mathematics 123-125 or 141-142; and Statistics 201 (or honors equivalents).
(RE) Corequisite(s): 242 and 341.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 399 - Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
Seminar covering special topics in business.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
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BUAD 400 - Special Topics 1-9 Credit Hours
Topics of current interest in international business. Topics announced prior to offering.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
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BUAD 401 - Peer Mentor Techniques 1 Credit Hours
Training of upper-class students as mentors and advisors for freshmen. Includes cognitive and developmental theories of the college-age student, teaching and learning styles, group communication and listening techniques, and mentoring and advising skills.
Comment(s): Restricted to majors in the Haslam College of Business.
Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor.
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BUAD 402 - Peer Mentor Practicum 1 Credit Hours
Peer mentoring of first year students.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 401.
Comment(s): Restricted to majors in the Haslam College of Business.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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BUAD 405 - Impact: Becoming a Leader Who Makes a Positive Difference 1 Credit Hours
Course will focus on having students reflect on their experience as business students and helping them transition to their professional lives as alumni. Students will consider how they will use their business education to make a positive impact on the world going forward.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 and 300.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business; minimum student level – senior.
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BUAD 410 - Leadership Perspectives 3 Credit Hours
A holistic approach to the development of personal and professional leadership skills. Topics include organizational culture within differing institutional frameworks, models of leadership, individual motivation, mentorship, effective and artful communication, opportunity identification.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
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BUAD 417 - Leadership Seminar: Applications 2 Credit Hours
Approaches to leading and leadership development through interaction with current industry leaders from multiple business and community environments.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 317.
Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Global Leadership Scholars Program.
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BUAD 427 - Leadership Seminar: Capstone 2 Credit Hours
Application of leadership concepts and methodologies in business and community environments.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 417.
Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program.
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BUAD 450 - Service Learning: Diverse Community Issues and Application of Business Concepts 3 Credit Hours
Designed to help students apply business concepts to social/community service challenges. Course will utilize an action-based learning approach which will allow students to engage in productive partnerships with community agencies, corporations, and social science organizations. Students will create and execute project benefitting the philanthropic cause of a corporate sponsor.
Registration Restriction(s): Permission of instructor; majors in the Haslam College of Business; minimum student level – 45 hours.
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BUAD 453 - Global Strategic Management: Integrating Concepts and Applications 4 Credit Hours
This capstone course integrates strategic management concepts and cases with application through a comprehensive simulation. The course is a fully integrated strategy/simulation experience and will also draw on student’s major, concentration, and collateral studies, as well as their broad business knowledge acquired in previous courses in the curriculum.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 331, 332, 341, 342; Finance 301.
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BUAD 457 - Honors Global Strategic Management: Integrating Concepts and Applications 4 Credit Hours
This capstone course integrates strategic management concepts and cases with application through a comprehensive simulation. The course is a fully integrated strategy/simulation experience and will also draw on student’s major, concentration, and collateral studies, as well as their broad business knowledge acquired in previous courses in the curriculum.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 337, 338, 341, 342; Finance 307.
Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program.
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BUAD 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Comment(s): Restricted to majors in the Haslam College of Business.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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BUAD 492 - Off-Campus Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Internships are a chance for students to gain hands-on experience in the business world, apply the knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world problems, and develop important professional skills. By participating in an internship, students gain a competitive advantage for future employment by providing meaningful work experience and an introduction to a potential career or employer. 492 is intended for internships that do not fit the requirements for internship credit in the students’ major. Students must be engaged in rigorous, professionally applicable work that relates to their field of study, educational goals, and/or career aspirations that can be transferred to other employment or academic settings. The hiring organization must provide the student with a supervisor that provides routine feedback. Students will be eligible for 1 credit hour per 50 hours worked. The student can only enroll in 492 for the academic term in which they are completing the internship.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Comment(s): Restricted to majors in the Haslam College of Business.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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BUAD 492N - Off-Campus Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Internships are a chance for students to gain hands-on experience in the business world, apply the knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world problems, and develop important professional skills. By participating in an internship, students gain a competitive advantage for future employment by providing meaningful work experience and an introduction to a potential career or employer. 492 is intended for internships that do not fit the requirements for internship credit in the students’ major. Students must be engaged in rigorous, professionally applicable work that relates to their field of study, educational goals, and/or career aspirations that can be transferred to other employment or academic settings. The hiring organization must provide the student with a supervisor that provides routine feedback. Students will be eligible for 1 credit hour per 50 hours worked. The student can only enroll in 492 for the academic term in which they are completing the internship.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Comment(s): Restricted to majors in the Haslam College of Business.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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