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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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(MATH) Mathematics (641)

  
  • MATH 424 - Stochastic Processes

    3 Credit Hours
    Markov chains, Poisson processes and Brownian motion. Other topics as selected by instructor.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 423.
  
  • MATH 425 - Statistics

    3 Credit Hours
    Standard statistical distributions, independence of mean and variance for a Gaussian sample, basic limit theorems; point and interval estimation, tests of statistical hypotheses, Neyman-Pearson theorem; likelihood ratio and other parametric and nonparametric tests.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 423.
  
  • MATH 431 - Differential Equations II

    3 Credit Hours
    A second course in ordinary differential equations. Linear systems of differential equations. Frobenius method, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, and phase plane analysis.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231; 200 or 251 or 257.
  
  • MATH 435 - Partial Differential Equations

    3 Credit Hours
    Separation of variables, Fourier series, solution of Laplace, wave, and heat equations.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231; 241 or 247.
  
  • MATH 443 - Complex Variables

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the theory of functions of a complex variable, including residue theory and contour integrals.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 241 or 247.
  
  • MATH 445 - Advanced Calculus I

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the theory of sequences, series, differentiation, and Riemann integration of functions of one or more variables.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 241 or 247; 300 or 307.
  
  • MATH 446 - Advanced Calculus II

    3 Credit Hours
    Continuation of 445.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 445.
  
  • MATH 447 - Honors: Advanced Calculus I

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 445.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 341.
    Comment(s): Or honors mathematics concentration.
  
  • MATH 448 - Honors: Advanced Calculus II

    3 Credit Hours
    Continuation of 447.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 447.
  
  • MATH 453 - Matrix Algebra II

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced topics in matrix theory, including the Jordan canonical form.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or 251 or 257.
  
  • MATH 455 - Abstract Algebra I

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to algebraic structures such as groups, rings, fields, vector spaces, and linear transformations.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 251 or 257; 300 or 307.
  
  • MATH 456 - Abstract Algebra II

    3 Credit Hours
    Continuation of 455.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 455.
  
  • MATH 457 - Honors: Abstract Algebra I

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 455.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 351.
  
  • MATH 458 - Honors: Abstract Algebra II

    3 Credit Hours
    Continuation of 457.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 457.
  
  • MATH 460 - Geometry

    3 Credit Hours
    Axiomatic and historical development of neutral, Euclidean, and hyperbolic geometry stressing proof technique and critical reasoning. Models of Non-Euclidean geometries.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300 or 307.
  
  • MATH 462 - Differential Geometry

    3 Credit Hours
    Classical differential geometry of curves and surfaces: Frenet frames, first and second fundamental forms, Gauss curvature and mean curvature, geodesics and parallel transport, the Gauss-Bonet theorem, geometry of the hyperbolic plane.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 241 or 247.
  
  • MATH 467 - Honors: Topology

    3 Credit Hours
    Includes topology of line and plane, separation properties, compactness, connectedness, continuous functions, homeomorphisms, continua, and topological invariants.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300 or 307.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 241 or 247.
  
  • MATH 471 - Numerical Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to computation, instabilities, and rounding. Interpolation and approximation by polynomials and piecewise polynomials. Quadrature and numerical solution of initial and boundary value problems of ordinary differential equations, including stiff systems.

    (Same as Computer Science 471.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231; 200 or 251 or 257.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 371.
    Comment(s): Knowledge of high-level programming language required.
  
  • MATH 472 - Numerical Algebra

    3 Credit Hours
    Direct and iterative methods for systems of linear equations. Solution of a single nonlinear equation and nonlinear systems. Orthogonal decomposition, least squares, and the algebraic eigenvalue problem.

    (Same as Computer Science 472.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231; 200 or 251 or 257.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 371.
    Comment(s): Knowledge of high-level programming language required.
  
  • MATH 475 - Industrial Mathematics

    3 Credit Hours
    Modeling, analysis, and computation applied to scientific/technical/industrial problems.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231.
    Recommended Background: Familiarity with operating system and programming language.
  
  • MATH 490 - Readings in Mathematics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Open to superior students. Independent study with faculty guidance.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Comment(s): Consent of faculty mentor to supervise independent work required.
    Registration Permission: Consent of department head.
  
  • MATH 495 - Math Proficiency

    0 Credit Hours
    Student will demonstrate proficiency in mathematics.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
  
  • MATH 497 - Undergraduate Honors Seminar

    2 Credit Hours
    Forum for presentation of student theses and other undergraduate research projects.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Comment(s): Other students may register with permission of the instructor.
    Registration Restriction(s): Honors mathematics concentration only.
  
  • MATH 498 - Senior Honors Thesis

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Students in the mathematics honors program work individually under the direction of a faculty member to write an honors thesis. The thesis must be approved by the departmental honors committee.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • MATH 499 - Seminar in Mathematics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Topics vary. Requires out-of-class projects and in-class presentations by students. Students must register for the number of credit hours announced for a particular seminar.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(ME) Mechanical Engineering (650)

  
  • ME 202 - Engineering Mechanics

    2 Credit Hours
    Review of vector algebra. Statics of two-dimensional trusses and frames, including methods of joints and sections. Geometric properties of cross sections, including first and second moments and location of centroid. Inertial properties of rigid bodies, including moment of inertia and location of mass center.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 and Mathematics 142.
    Registration Restriction(s): Tickle College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • ME 231 - Dynamics

    3 Credit Hours
    Kinematics of rigid bodies, center of mass, and kinetics of systems of particles. Mass moments of inertia. Kinetics of rigid bodies. Newton’s laws, work-energy, and impulse-momentum.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 202 and Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 158 with grades of C or better.
    Registration Restriction(s): Tickle College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • ME 315 - Signals and Systems Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Biomedical Engineering 315.)
  
  • ME 321 - Mechanics of Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Concepts of stress and strain; stress-strain relations; applications including axially loaded members, torsion of circular shafts, and bending of beams.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 202 with a grade of C or better and Mathematics 142 or 148.
    Registration Restriction(s): Tickle College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • ME 331 - Thermodynamics

    3 Credit Hours
    Energy and laws governing energy transformations. Thermodynamic properties and thermodynamic cycles. Ideal gas mixtures and application to engineering problems.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 241.
    Registration Restriction(s): Tickle College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • ME 344 - Heat Transfer

    3 Credit Hours
    Heat transfer by conduction. Thermal radiation. Free and forced convection.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331, 391 or 397; and Aerospace Engineering 341 or 347.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 345 - Mechanical 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): Aerospace Engineering 341.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 363 and Electrical and Computer Engineering 301.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 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): 231 and Mathematics 231 with grades of C or better.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 365 - Mechanisms

    3 Credit Hours
    Kinematics and dynamics of mechanical linkages, gears, and cams. Balancing of multicylinder engines.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231 with a grade of C or better.
  
  • ME 366 - Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the processes related to computer aided engineering and manufacturing of mechanical parts and systems.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 321 with a grade of C or better and Materials Science and Engineering 201.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 367 - Honors: System Dynamics

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 363. Students will attend 363 classes with supplementary assignments.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231 and Mathematics 231 with grades of C or better.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major. Students in any honors program.
  
  • ME 391 - Engineering Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Numerical techniques in root finding, solutions of systems of linear equations, interpolation, least squares and solutions to ordinary and partial differential equations. Analytical and numerical solutions to Fourier series and Fourier transforms.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230; Mathematics 231 with a grade of C or better; Mathematics 241 or 247; and Mathematics 200 or 251 or 257.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 397 - Honors: Engineering Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 391. Students will attend 391 classes with supplementary assignments.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230; Mathematics 231 with a grade of C or better; Mathematics 241 or 247; and Mathematics 200 or 251 or 257.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major. Students in any honors program.
  
  • ME 405 - Mechatronics

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of microcomputers to control electromechanical devices. Application and theory ― dynamics of machine control, assembly language programming, microcontroller architecture, stepping and DC motors, photoelectric devices, A/D, D/A, and integrated circuits.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Electrical and Computer Engineering 301.
  
  • ME 410 - Professional Topics

    2 Credit Hours
    Topics relating to professional responsibility and 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.
  
  • ME 449 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

    3 Credit Hours
    Designing, conducting, and reporting results of experimental exercises. Test standards and specifications. Analysis of data and formation of conclusions.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lab per week.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 344 and 345.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 321 and English 102 or 118.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 450 - Mechanical Engineering Design I

    3 Credit Hours
    Design process, synthesis, and design studies.

    Repeatability: Not repeatable for credit. May be taken once for 1-4 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 363 or 367 and 366.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 466 or 475.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 451 - Control Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    Analysis and design of feedback control systems using transient and frequency response techniques. Stability analysis in the time and frequency domain.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 363.
  
  • ME 452 - Finite Element Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Conversion of fundamental conservation principles in mechanics to simulation form via finite element implementation. Applications in heat transfer, solid mechanics, mechanical vibrations, fluid mechanics, and heat/mass transport. Extensive computer lab experiments using Matlab-based and commercial software systems.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 321 and 344.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 363.
  
  • ME 457 - Engineering Entrepreneurship

    3 Credit Hours
    Technology and innovation, technology transfer, and patent protection. Legal formation and intellectual property, knowledge management, generation, and transmission. Creating a business plan and a marketing plan, launching a technology- based business. Sources of capital, small business growth and operation.

    (Same as Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 457, Industrial Engineering 457, Materials Science and Engineering 457, and Nuclear Engineering 457.)
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • ME 460 - Mechanical Engineering Design II

    3 Credit Hours
    Synthesis and design of a complete mechanical engineering system. Participation in team design effort, including formal oral presentations and written design report.

    Repeatability: Not repeatable for credit. May be taken once for 1-4 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 450.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 463 - Mechanical Vibration

    3 Credit Hours
    Free and forced response of systems with multiple degrees of freedom. Response to arbitrary excitation. Lagrange’s equations. Introduction to continuous systems. Vibration absorbers and rotor balancing.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 363.
  
  • ME 464 - Engineering Optics and Microscopy

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the basic optical theories and principles for engineers. Advanced optical and scanning probe microscopy techniques and applications.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 200 or 251; and Mathematics 231.
  
  • ME 466 - Elements of Machine Design II

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of strength and properties of materials. Design factors and theories of failure to design of machine elements. Mini-design experiences.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 321 and Materials Science and Engineering 201.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 366.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 469 - Principles of Additive Manufacturing

    3 Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of additive manufacturing processes within the context of traditional manufacturing life cycle including the basics of product design, processing mechanics and materials science to highlight the advantages of additive manufacturing.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 366 and Materials Science and Engineering 201.
  
  • ME 470 - Computer Aided Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the fundamental concepts of computer aided design (CAD) and commercially available software.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 366.
  
  • ME 472 - Sustainable Energy Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    An in-depth examination of engineering systems to convert, store, transport, and use energy, with emphasis on technologies that reduce dependence on fossil fuels and/or emission of greenhouse gases; examines various conventional energy production technologies such as fossil fuel and nuclear (both fission and fusion) and renewable energy conversion technologies such as solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, wave, and thermoelectric energy; Examines their end-use practices and consumption practices. The course will emphasize using quantitative methods to assess and compare different technologies.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331.
  
  • ME 475 - Thermal Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Thermal systems with emphasis on turbomachinery, heat exchangers, gas-vapor mixtures, psychrometry, and fuels and combustion. Chemical equilibrium and system analysis and design.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 344.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major.
  
  • ME 476 - Fuel Cell Engines

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to fundamentals of fuel cells with an emphasis on polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Includes fundamentals of electrochemistry, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, materials, and manufacturing issues of PEFCs. A brief survey of other fuel cell types is also included.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331 and Aerospace Engineering 341.
  
  • ME 477 - Honors: Thermal Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors section of 475. Students will attend 475 classes with supplementary assignments.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 344.
    Registration Restriction(s): Aerospace, biomedical, or mechanical engineering major. Students in any honors program.
  
  • ME 480 - Introduction to Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    3 Credit Hours
    Steady-state HEV force and power modeling. Introduction to internal combustion engines, motors, energy storage systems, and control strategies. Powertrain design and analysis using various computer simulation tools.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331.
  
  • ME 483 - Introduction to Reliability Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Industrial Engineering 483.)
  
  • ME 484 - Introduction to Maintainability Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Industrial Engineering 484.)
  
  • ME 494 - Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Problems and topics related to developments and practice in mechanical engineering.

    Repeatability: Not repeatable for credit. May be taken once for 1-4 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • ME 495 - Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Problems and topics related to developments and practice in mechanical engineering.

    Repeatability: Not repeatable for credit. May be taken once for 1-4 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(MEDU) Mathematics Education (642)

  
  • MEDU 432 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of learning theory and how knowing and learning occur in mathematics and the sciences, including content and evolution of scientific and mathematical knowledge; current instructional practices including modeling effective direct teaching, problem solving strategies, questioning strategies and inquiry-based learning.

    (Same as Science Education 432.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Programs 110 and 120.
  
  • MEDU 433 - Classroom Interactions in Mathematics and Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Examination of the interplay between teachers, students, and content, and how such interactions enable students to develop conceptual understanding of mathematics and science; study of connections between content and pedagogy for effective teaching of science and mathematics.

    (Same as Science Education 433.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Programs 110 and 120; Mathematics Education 432 or Science Education 432.
    Comment(s): Cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher required.
  
  • MEDU 434 - Project Based Instruction

    3 Credit Hours
    Capstone course in VolsTeach program; integration of content in mathematics and science learning, infusion of technology in representation, analysis, modeling, assessment and contextualization of content, field-based experiences, and equity.

    (Same as Science Education 434.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Programs 110 and 120; Mathematics Education 432 or Science Education 432; Mathematics Education 433 or Science Education 433.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MEDU 435 - Apprentice Teaching in Mathematics and Science

    6 Credit Hours
    Intensive teaching and teaching-related experiences in secondary mathematics or science classrooms in public schools.

    (Same as Science Education 435.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Programs 110 and 120; Mathematics Education 432 or Science Education 432; Mathematics Education 433 or Science Education 433; Mathematics Education 434 or Science Education 434.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MEDU 445 - Teaching Algebra in the Middle Grades

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines the algebraic content and teaching strategies associated with the teaching of algebra in the middle grades; the study of how adolescents learn algebra, various representations for algebraic concepts, and strategies to support the development of mathematical habits of mind that are essential for success in more advanced mathematics courses.

    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education or consent of instructor.
  
  • MEDU 446 - Teaching Geometry in the Middle Grades

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines the geometric content and teaching strategies associated with the teaching of geometry in the middle grades; the study of how adolescents learn geometry, geometric transformations, informal proof and reasoning, and strategies to support the development of mathematical habits of mind that are essential for success in more advanced mathematics courses.

    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education or consent of instructor.
  
  • MEDU 485 - Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School

    3 Credit Hours
    Preparation of teaching plans, evaluation, and materials for teaching mathematics. Teaching simulation and directed observation in schools.

    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education or consent of instructor.

(MFLL) Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures (686)

  
  • MFLL 199 - Language and World Business

    2 Credit Hours
    Examines the importance of foreign trade at the local, state, and national levels. Interdisciplinary faculty from the Colleges of Business Administration and Arts and Sciences provide an overview of the value of language study and international cultural awareness in the program in world business. See Director for further information.

  
  • MFLL 200 - Topics in International Literatures and Cultures

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the study of non-Anglophone literatures and cultures. Topics vary by semester.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
  
  • MFLL 300 - Global Texts and Cultures

    3 Credit Hours
    Comprehensive overview of non-Anglophone literatures and cultures with a particular emphasis on investigating similarities and differences among a wide range of written, visual, and aural works in a variety of contexts. Topics vary by semester. Writing-emphasis course.

  
  • MFLL 482 - Special Topics in Global Cinema

    3 Credit Hours
    Content varies. Focus from global perspectives on directors, stars, film genres, national and regional cinema movements or other topics. Taught in English. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Cinema Studies 482; Global Studies 482.)
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • MFLL 495 - Proficiency Exam

    0 Credit Hours
    Exam required to show proficiency in the language of choice.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 times.

(MGT) Management (625)

  
  • MGT 201 - Introduction to Business Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to basic concepts of business, career options in business, and fundamentals of management, leadership, and organizational design.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Accounting 200.
  
  • MGT 207 - Honors: Introduction to Business Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to basic concepts of business, career options in business, and fundamentals of management, leadership, and organizational design. It is delivered through a combination of online learning, lectures and experiential assignments.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Accounting 207 and Economics 207.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Statistics 207.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • MGT 300 - Organizational Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced topics in management and organizations, which includes theory and practice related to negotiations, innovation and change, individual and group decision making, and human resource management.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Management 201.
    Comment(s): Not for majors in the Haslam College of Business.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • MGT 311 - Ethics, Corruption, and Crime in Business

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines the causes and effects of unethical, corrupt, and criminal behavior in organizations. Topics include accounting and financial fraud, insider trading, securities fraud, environmental and occupational health crimes, theft and embezzlement, bribery, unsafe and counterfeit products, consumer scams, health care fraud and abuse, crimes by public officials, fiduciary frauds, frauds by “trusted” institutions (religious organizations, educational institutions, and the media), and cybercrimes. Major ethical perspectives are integrated throughout the course.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • MGT 331 - 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 may not receive credit for both 331 and Engineering Fundamentals 337.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Business Administration 331 or 337 or 341.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business or Honors Engineering Leadership Minor.
  
  • MGT 336 - Foundations of Organizational Behavior

    3 Credit Hours
    Behavioral processes in organizations ― perception, motivation, power and influence, leadership. Behavioral consequences ― group behavior, teamwork, politics, conflict, culture, change, and development.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Business Administration 331 or 337 or Business Administration 341.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • MGT 402 - International Business Strategy

    3 Credit Hours
    Capstone course which develops students’ understanding of strategic leadership, planning, and decision-making in today’s global environment. Students are required to think like senior executives and are encouraged to begin the transition process from learning to application. The course integrates all functional areas to formulate and implement effective strategies. Case method used to emphasize critical thinking, challenging dialogue, and presentation skill enhancement. The course also requires effective writing.

    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both Management 401 and 402.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 353.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • MGT 407 - Honors: International Business Strategy

    3 Credit Hours
    Capstone course which develops students’ understanding of strategic leadership, planning, and decision-making in today’s global environment. Students are required to think like senior executives and are encouraged to begin the transition process from learning to application. The course integrates all functional areas to formulate and implement effective strategies. Case method used to emphasize critical thinking, challenging dialogue, and presentation skill enhancement. The course also requires effective writing.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 357 and Business Law 301.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • MGT 430 - Negotiation Skills

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of a framework for effective negotiation. Practice in specific individual and group negotiation processes and techniques.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331 with grade of C or better.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • MGT 435 - Solving Complex Organizational Problems

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of frameworks for making effective decisions with linkage to examples of successful and unsuccessful strategic decision making processes. Emphasis on developing decision making skills related to strategic issues facing a firm.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331 with a grade of C or better.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • MGT 440 - Organizational Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Psychology 440.)
  
  • MGT 472 - Managing People in the Global Environment

    3 Credit Hours
    Critical knowledge and skills for understanding and managing people in dynamic global environments, examined from an organizational and interpersonal perspective. Topics include cultural differences in global business; communications, negotiations, and leadership in multi-cultural environments; and international human resource management.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Management 201 or 207.
    Registration Restriction(s): Students must be admitted to an international business collateral or dual concentration in the Haslam College of Business or a language and world business concentration in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  
  • MGT 492 - Internship and Career Development

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Integrates classroom knowledge with skill based competencies in the management field through classroom instruction, interaction with outside speakers, attendance at professional meetings and an internship.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 combined hours.
    Comment(s): Management majors only.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MGT 493 - Independent Study

    3 Credit Hours
    Readings, research, and special projects.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Comment(s): Management majors only.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MGT 499 - Special Topics in Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Topics of current interest in management.

    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of department. Maximum 6 hours.

(MICR) Microbiology (684)

  
  • MICR 208 - Honors: Global Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors survey of the biology, microbiology, geography, economics, and politics of international health with an emphasis on emerging infectious diseases.

    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 208 and 209.
    Comment(s): Same as 209 but designed for high-achieving students.
  
  • MICR 210 - Allied Health Microbiology

    3 Credit Hours
    General properties of bacteria and viruses, including physiology, metabolism, genetics, applied bacteriology, pathogenesis, and immunity. This course is not intended for biological sciences majors.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and one 3-hour lab.
    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the Biological Sciences major.
  
  • MICR 321 - Advanced Microbiology

    3 Credit Hours
    Discussion of selected themes in microbiology with a focus on the recent primary literature.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 220.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Biology 240.
  
  • MICR 329 - Advanced Microbiology Laboratory

    2 Credit Hours
    Laboratory exercises designed to introduce the student to molecular microbiology techniques.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 229.
  
  • MICR 330 - Immunology

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles of inflammation and immunity, immunoglobulin structure, and theories of formation and diversity. Complement, hypersensitivities, cell cooperation and recognitions in immune mechanisms; and soluble factors.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 160.
  
  • MICR 333 - Astrobiology

    3 Credit Hours
    Intended for any major, an exploration of fundamental concepts in astrobiology. Themes discussed include the origin and history of life on Earth, solar system exploration and life in extreme environments.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): One eight-credit sequence chosen from Astronomy 151-153 and 152-154; Astronomy 217-218; Biology 101-102; Biology 113-114-115; Biology 150-160-159; Biology 158-168-167; Chemistry 100-110; Chemistry 120-130; Chemistry 128-138; Geography 131-132; Geography 137-132; or two courses chosen from Geology 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 108; or Physics 135-136, 137-138, or 221-222.
  
  • MICR 400 - Laboratory Problems in Microbiology

    2-4 Credit Hours
    Research projects under the direction of a faculty member.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the major.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MICR 401 - Undergraduate Research in Microbiology

    3 Credit Hours
    Research experience in laboratory of faculty member.

    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor and department head.
  
  • MICR 402 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Microbiology

    4 Credit Hours
    Supervised research. May be taken to satisfy honors thesis.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 401.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor and department head.
  
  • MICR 410 - Microbial Physiology

    3 Credit Hours
    Examination of concepts in microbial physiology and the structure and function of microbial cells.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 220.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 401.
  
  • MICR 411 - Microbial Genetics

    3 Credit Hours
    Mechanisms of gene regulation as well as genetic and phenotypic variation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 220 and 240.
    Recommended Background: 321.
  
  • MICR 420 - Microbial Pathogenesis

    3 Credit Hours
    A broad study of host-pathogen relationships including the biochemical, cellular, genetic, genomic and evolutionary factors which play a role in the pathogenesis of bacterial and eukaryotic microorganisms.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 220 and 240.
    Recommended Background: 321.
  
  • MICR 421 - Food Microbiology

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Food Science and Technology 421.)
 

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