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Linguistics (LING) |
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LING 510 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
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LING 520 - Capstone Project 3 Credit Hours
A capstone project, normally the preparation of a paper for presentation at a professional conference or for publication in a journal, planned and completed in consultation with a program advisor.
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LING 575 - Issues in Second/Foreign Language Rhetoric and Composition 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See English 575.)
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Management (MGT) |
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MGT 440 - Organizational Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Psychology 440.)
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MGT 502 - Registration for Use of Facilities 1-15 Credit Hours
Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGT 505 - Leading Complex Organizations 1.5 Credit Hours
Introduction to the basics of managing people and organizations. Provides an exposure to theories of organization, important organizational and behavioral issues and processes; explores a variety of strategies useful to successful organizational leaders.
Comment(s): Or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration admission. Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGT 506 - Competitive Strategy 1.5 Credit Hours
Provides an overview of strategic management theory with a focus on factors that lead to competing successfully in a global world, including industry competitive position, firm and corporate level strategy, strategic processes, leadership, and implementation.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 505.
Comment(s): Or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration admission. Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGT 530 - Effective Negotiating 3 Credit Hours
Exploration of the theory and processes of negotiation as it is practiced in a variety of settings; will consider a broad spectrum of negotiation problems encountered by most managers; will have the opportunity to develop a broad range of negotiation skills, experientially, and to understand negotiations in useful analytical frameworks.
Comment(s): Or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration admission.
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MGT 542 - Business Planning in the Healthcare Industry 3 Credit Hours
In this capstone level graduate elective, students will analyze trends and opportunities in the changing healthcare industry. Students will research, write, and report on a business plan for a new or improved organization in the Health Care Industry.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 513.
Comment(s): Or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration – business administration major.
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MGT 593 - Directed Independent Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Topic of mutual interest. Available only by prearrangement with supervising faculty member.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
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MGT 595 - Selected Topics in Current Management Issues 3 Credit Hours
In-depth consideration of current issues. Managerial impact of emerging topics.
Repeatability: May be repeated: Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MGT 596 - Capstone: Global Business Strategies 3 Credit Hours
Focuses on the function and responsibility of the general manager in a global business environment, whose primary tasks include developing and managing an overall strategy to meet the challenges of competition in an ever-changing world. Through readings and case discussions students will integrate their knowledge from all the functions of business to examine issues in formulating and implementing competitive global strategy in a business simulation.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 513.
Comment(s): Or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration – business administration major.
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MGT 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation 3-15 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGT 617 - Seminar in Macro Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hours
Study of current theory and research in organizational behavior focused at the macro level. Attention to behavioral choice and decision making in organizations.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGT 618 - Overview of Entrepreneurial Research 3 Credit Hours
Survey of entrepreneurship research and theory at various levels of analysis. Includes foundational work as well as sub-fields and special topics within entrepreneurship research.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGT 623 - Overview of Strategic Management 3 Credit Hours
Survey of research and theory focusing on the interrelationship among strategy, structure, and performance at the organizational and industry levels. Business strategy, corporate strategy, governance, performance, environmental and industry forces, resource-based views of the firm.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MGT 624 - Advanced Strategy I 3 Credit Hours
Examines strategic management literature that addresses managers at the apex of an organization; the cognition, behavior, and processes undertaken to form strategic direction; who is involved, their strategic actions, processes, and decision making over time; and performance/strategic outcomes.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MGT 625 - Advanced Strategy II: Organizational and Strategic Processes 3 Credit Hours
Delves into process research in strategic management, with a primary focus on exploratory qualitative research. Topics include strategy formation process, the practice of strategy, structural changes, the role of middle and top managers in strategic changes, merger and acquisition processes, international expansion processes, and processes related to organizational decline and death.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MGT 626 - Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
Recent developments in management.
Repeatability: May be repeated: Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MGT 627 - Structural Equation Models in Organizational Research 3 Credit Hours
Issues related to analysis of organizational data using structural equation and related techniques.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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Management Science (MGSC) |
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MGSC 502 - Registration for Use of Facilities 1-15 Credit Hours
Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGSC 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation 3-15 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGSC 651 - Nonlinear Optimization 3 Credit Hours
Kuhn-Tucker theory in nonlinear programming, solution procedures for constrained and unconstrained nonlinear programs, search techniques, quadratic programming, duality and sensitivity analysis.
Cross-listed: (Same as Industrial Engineering 602.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 531 or equivalent and proficiency in computer language.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGSC 681 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 531 and 532.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MGSC 691 - Management Science Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Subjects selected from current literature.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MGSC 692 - Management Science Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Subjects selected from current literature.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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Marketing (MARK) |
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MARK 502 - Registration for Use of Facilities 1-15 Credit Hours
Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 505 - Marketing and Demand Management I 1.5 Credit Hours
Introduction to the basic principles and techniques of marketing and demand management. Emphasis on marketing mix essentials and determination of customer value.
Comment(s): Or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration admission. Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 506 - Marketing and Demand Management II 1.5 Credit Hours
Continuing focus the basic principles and techniques of marketing and demand management. Emphasis on delivering and communicating customer value.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 505.
Comment(s): Or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration admission. Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 535 - Product Innovation, Design, and Development 3 Credit Hours
Will help students understand and master the entire new product development process, from innovation through design to launch. Emphasis is placed on active and team-based learning, and the development of both analytical and creative abilities.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 518.
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MARK 537 - MBA Brand and Shopper Marketing Management 3 Credit Hours
Builds on traditional brand management in the consumer goods context and addresses shopper marketing management in detail. Concepts and skills include marketing along the path to purchase, in-store marketing/merchandizing, consumer and shopper insights, strategic planning for shopper marketing initiatives, collaboration between product manufacturers, retailers, brokers and advertising agencies, shopper marketing execution, supply chain management issues related to shopper marketing, and performance measurement.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 518.
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MARK 593 - Independent Study 3 Credit Hours
Directed research and study.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Recommended Background: MBA core.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MARK 598 - Special Topics in Marketing 3-6 Credit Hours
Seminar designed to study current issues in Marketing.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor.
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MARK 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation 3-15 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 611 - Theoretical Foundations 3 Credit Hours
Theoretical foundations and frameworks common to business research. Historical and philosophy of science perspectives.
Cross-listed: (Same as Supply Chain Management 611.)
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 612 - Quantitative Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
Quantitative research process: problem formulation, Measurement reliability, validity and scale development, Experimental design and analysis, survey design and analysis, sampling, ethical considerations, and international issues in quantitative research.
Cross-listed: (Same as Supply Chain Management 612.)
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 613 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
Examination of qualitative research theoretical foundations and methodologies. Application of qualitative research methods to theory building research. Topics include formulating research questions, designing qualitative research studies, sampling, data generation techniques, data analysis techniques, evaluating qualitative research, and writing qualitative research reports.
Cross-listed: (Same as Supply Chain management 613.)
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 614 - Contemporary Marketing Thought I 3 Credit Hours
Survey of current marketing thought and research. The contributions of past work, as well as opportunities for new knowledge creation are considered.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MARK 615 - Consumer Behavior Research 3 Credit Hours
Theoretical perspective and research processes describing people in their roles as buyers, users, and evaluators of goods and services. Includes coverage of both end user consumers and industrial buyers. Topics of interest include motivation, personality, attitude formation and change, information processing, choice, decision making for buying and selling activities as well as operational management decision-making processes, consumption, post-purchase consumption, cultural and demographic differences, consumer socialization, and ethical considerations. Offered every other year.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MARK 616 - Measurement 3 Credit Hours
Measurement and measurement process: design and development of tools, process of testing, and determination of reliability and validity.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 617 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Topics vary: marketing strategy, advanced consumer behavior, research methodology, influence and persuasion theory and strategy, pricing issues, international marketing issues, and nonprofit organization marketing issues.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MARK 618 - Contemporary Marketing Thought II 3 Credit Hours
Continuation of 614, but can also be taken as a stand-alone offering. Continues a survey of current marketing thought and research. The contributions of past work, as well as opportunities for new knowledge creation are considered.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MARK 693 - Independent Study 1-6 Credit Hours
Directed research on subject of mutual interest to student and staff member.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) |
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MSE 405 - Structural Characterization of Materials 4 Credit Hours
X-ray diffraction and fluorescence; scanning and transmission electron microscopy; microanalytical techniques.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Physics 232.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 421 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials II 3 Credit Hours
Description of stress and strain. Linear elastic constitutive equations; isotropic and anisotropic moduli in various materials. Yield criteria; brittle fracture; crazing; plastic strain constitutive equations. Forming operations and limit criteria.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 302.
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MSE 450 - Introduction to Nuclear Fuels and Materials 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to nuclear fuels and materials in light water reactors, with a focus on the effect of irradiation on properties and performance.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 331 or Materials Science and Engineering 260
(RE) Corequisite(s): 201; and Mechanical Engineering 321 or Materials Science and Engineering 302.
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MSE 474 - Biomaterials 3 Credit Hours
Metals, polymers, and ceramics utilized in orthopedic, cardiovascular, and dental surgical implant devices. Corrosion and degradation problems. Material properties of primary importance and tissue response to synthetic materials.
Cross-listed: (Same as Biomedical Engineering 474.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
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MSE 483 - Introduction to Reliability Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Industrial Engineering 483.)
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MSE 484 - Introduction to Maintainability Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Industrial Engineering 484.)
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MSE 500 - Thesis 1-15 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 501 - Introduction to Materials Research 1-3 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: S/NC
Repeatability: May be repeated, maximum 9 hours.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
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MSE 502 - Registration for Use of Facilities 1-15 Credit Hours
Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 503 - Graduate Seminar in Materials Science and Engineering 1 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Credit Restriction: For MS students, a maximum of 3 hours may be applied to the major. For PhD students with MS, a maximum of 3 hours may be applied to the major. For PhD students directly from BS, a maximum of 6 hours may be applied to the major.
Comment(s): Admission to graduate program required.
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MSE 510 - Mathematical and Numerical Problem Solving Skills for Materials Scientists and Engineers 3 Credit Hours
Formulation and solution of problems in materials science, including linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, ordinary and partial differential equations, and integral equations. Emphasize on use of modern computational tools.
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MSE 511 - Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering I 3 Credit Hours
Structure of materials: chemical bonding in materials, crystal structure, defects in crystals, diffraction.
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MSE 512 - Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering II 3 Credit Hours
Mechanics of materials: Stress and strain at a point, elastic constitutive equations, phenomenological bulk behavior, deformation mechanisms.
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MSE 513 - Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering III 3 Credit Hours
Thermodynamics of materials: thermodynamics, diffusion, phase diagram, kinetics.
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MSE 514 - Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering IV 3 Credit Hours
Electronics, optics and magnetism: electrical and thermal conduction, quantum physics, band theory, dielectrics, magnetic and optical properties.
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MSE 515 - Diffusion, Phase Transformations, and Microstructure of Materials 3 Credit Hours
Applications of diffusion to material processing. Diffusion in dilute and concentrated alloys. Thermo- and electro-transport in solids. Grain boundaries and interfaces. Grain boundary diffusion. Recovery, recrystallization, and grain growth. Thermally activated phase transformations. Diffusionless transformations.
Recommended Background: 513.
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MSE 516 - Fundamentals of Plastic Deformation 3 Credit Hours
Deformation and fracture of metals and alloys: dislocation theory, strengthening mechanisms, macro-scale descriptions of plasticity, fracture mechanics, fatigue, and time-dependent behavior.
Recommended Background: 512.
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MSE 522 - Defects in Crystals 3 Credit Hours
Analytical and experimental analysis of defect interactions in solids. Two papers are required that describe industrial or research applications that rely on the properties of defects in non-metal crystals for successful operation.
Recommended Background: 421.
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MSE 525 - Welding Metallurgy 3 Credit Hours
Welding processes; physical metallurgy of welding; phase transformations; heat flow; residual stresses; theories of hot cracking, cold cracking and porosity formation; applications to process utilization. A definitive project on welding metallurgy will be conducted, requiring a presentation and written report.
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MSE 527 - Welding Metallurgy II 3 Credit Hours
The effect of the Welding Method on properties and performance for a full range of metallic alloys (e.g., Carbon and Alloy Steels, Stainless Steels, Aluminum and Ni Base Alloys) together with the effect of the specific joining process characteristics on Composite Materials, Ceramics and Plastics. Lecture and laboratory exercises.
Recommended Background: 525.
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MSE 529 - Application of Linear Algebra in Engineering Systems 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 529.)
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MSE 532 - Metallurgy of Deformation and Fracture 3 Credit Hours
Analysis of effect of stress state, strain rate, environment, temperature and metallurgical structure on mechanical behavior. Brittle fracture, creep, stress rupture and fatigue.
Recommended Background: Course in mechanical behavior.
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MSE 539 - Polymer Engineering I 3 Credit Hours
Molecular structure; shear thinning fluids and non-Newtonian rheology; rheometry; melt processing operations; molecular orientation; linear viscoelasticity; dynamic mechanical behavior; yield; fracture; mechanical properties of polymeric composites.
Cross-listed: (Same as Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 539.)
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MSE 540 - Basic Polymer Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
Synthesis, reactions and degradation of polymers. Molecular characterization: solution methods and spectroscopy.
Recommended Background: Semester of organic chemistry and thermodynamics.
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MSE 544 - Polymer Solution Thermodynamics and Characterization 3 Credit Hours
Theories of solutions, statistical thermodynamics. Characterization, treatment of chromatography, viscosity, light scattering and osmotic pressure.
Recommended Background: Undergraduate physical chemistry course.
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MSE 545 - Polymer Engineering Processing and Characterization Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
Project-based polymer processing laboratory course. Groups of students will work on specific projects that involve polymer processing and characterization. Each semester-long project includes processing of polymer samples, characterization of mechanical and physical properties of the products, variation of processing parameters to determine effect on properties, and generation of oral and written reports. Students will be expected to design experiments, provide expectations of results, and draw final conclusions concerning processing-structure-property relationships.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 551 - Solar Photovoltaics 3 Credit Hours
Underlying physics of semiconductor materials used as photovoltaics and a review of the current state of the art of the materials. Different exams will be administered for the graduate students and an additional project will be required.
Recommended Background: 350 or equivalent.
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MSE 552 - Laboratory Methods in Polymer Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Basic experimental techniques and instrumentation associated with characterization, X-ray and light scattering, calorimetry, rheometry, mechanical properties of solid polymers, polymer processing operations.
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MSE 553 - Nonwovens Science and Technology 3 Credit Hours
Nonwoven fabric technology; different web forming processes; and relationships among the chemical, morphological and mechanical properties of fibers and orientation in webs to final performance properties of bonded structures.
Recommended Background: Organic chemistry course or consent of instructor.
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MSE 556 - Materials for Energy 3 Credit Hours
Underlying physics and operating principles of functional materials used in energy applications such as photovoltaics and photocatalysts, fuel cells, batteries, thermoelectrics, and superconductors. Class will conclude with a student report and presentation based on current research on one of the topics covered in class.
Recommended Background: 350.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy Recommended Background with consent of instructor.
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MSE 567 - Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 3 Credit Hours
Review of the atomic origin of magnetic moments and how these moments can be affected by their local environment. Properties, basic theory, and applications of para-, dia-, ferro-, ferri- and antiferromagnets. Novel magnetic phenomena and magnetic materials in modern technological applications. Class will conclude with student presentation/report on a research topic related to magnetism and magnetic materials.
Recommended Background: 350.
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MSE 570 - Particle Accelerators: Technology and Applications 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Nuclear Engineering 588.)
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MSE 571 - Ion Beam Analysis of Materials 3 Credit Hours
Fundamental aspects of modern ion beam analysis of materials, including elastic nuclear scattering, nuclear reaction analysis, ion beam channeling, and MeV ion microprobes.
Cross-listed: (Same as: Nuclear Engineering 544.)
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MSE 572 - X-Ray Diffraction 3 Credit Hours
Symmetry of crystals, space group theory, reciprocal lattice and application to definition of structures; powder and single crystal X-ray techniques; introduction to crystal structure determination; characterization of orientation; application to inorganic, metallic and polymer structures.
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MSE 573 - Fundamentals of Irradiation Effects in Nuclear Materials 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Nuclear Engineering 540.)
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MSE 576 - Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Topics of current significance and interest.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 578 - Advanced Biomaterials: Biological Applications of Nanomaterials 3 Credit Hours
Focuses on the biological/medical uses of nanoscale materials. Includes the following topics: 0-d, 1-d, and 2-d nanomaterials synthesis and characterization with an emphasis on surface properties. Chemical and biological functionalization of nanomaterials and nano-bio interfaces. Biological and biomedical application of nanomaterials. The state-of-the-art research papers will be reviewed and discussed.
Cross-listed: (Same as Biomedical Engineering 578.)
Recommended Background: 474.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisites, with consent of instructor.
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MSE 580 - Technical Review and Assessment 3 Credit Hours
Preparation of critical review of literature in area related to materials science and engineering. Must be taken by students in the non-thesis option.
Registration Permission: Consent of faculty committee.
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MSE 588 - Cell and Tissue-Biomaterials Interaction 3 Credit Hours
Study of the fundamental principles involved in materials /cell and tissue interactions. Students will learn the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms in host response to biomaterials. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of biomaterials/neuronal cells and tissue interactions into the design of neural implants (sensors, scaffolds, and therapeutics delivery modalities, etc.). Additional research paper assignments will be given to graduate students registered for this course.
Cross-listed: (Same as Biomedical Engineering 588.)
Recommended Background: 474.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisites, with consent of instructor.
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MSE 592 - Off-Campus Study 1-6 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation 3-15 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 611 - Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Phase Transformations, and Material Simulations at Small Length Scales 3 Credit Hours
Covers fundamentals of thermodynamics of materials at small length scales, particularly as related to the dynamics of phase transformations. Topics will include fundamentals of statistical mechanics, mean-field Landau theory of phase transformations, and dynamics of phase transformations. Basics will be illustrated using various simulation methods, including molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo simulations, and phase-field modeling. Topics will be chosen according to time and student’s interests.
Recommended Background: 513.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisites, with consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 612 - Computational Plasticity and Micromechanics 3 Credit Hours
Computational modeling and simulation methods will be introduced with applications in plasticity, fracture and fatigue, microstructural evolution, and material instability in engineering structural materials. Topics include the classic finite element method based on constitutive modeling, cohesive interface model, discrete dislocation dynamics, atomistic/continuum coupling techniques, and current research areas that are pertinent to the research efforts at UT and ORNL.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 613 - Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering I. Quantum Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to and applications of quantum mechanical modeling and simulation of advanced materials at electronic and atomic levels of description. Development of structure/property relationships for functional, structural, and energy materials.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 614 - Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering II. Classical Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to and applications of classical modeling and simulation of advanced materials at atomic and mesoscale levels of description. Development of structure/property relationships for functional, structural, and energy materials.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 630 - Thin Film Materials Processing 3 Credit Hours
Students learn materials issues and thin film processing techniques used to manufacture semiconductor devices. Topics include basic vacuum technology, plasma physics, sputtering, evaporation (resistive, electron beam, laser ablation), chemical vapor deposition, and etching. The mechanisms of each process are explored and relevant material chemistries are discussed. Thin film growth models are also explained and processing variables are related to material properties.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 639 - Polymer Engineering II 3 Credit Hours
Advanced topics in polymer rheology and mechanical behavior. Entangled and unentangled polymer dynamics, elastic behavior of melts; branched polymers; twin screw extrusion; blends; continuum modeling; thermoset processing; drawing operations; rubber toughening; thermoplastic elastomers; adhesion; radiation processing.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 644 - Optoelectronic Processes in Semiconducting Materials and Devices 3 Credit Hours
Focuses on optoelectronic processes involved in semiconducting materials and devices. The semiconducting materials include direct and in-direct bandgap materials. The devices primarily consist of light-emitting diodes, solar cells, and laser diodes. The fundamental processes will focus on 1) optical and electronic properties of semiconducting materials, 2) principle, design and characterization of optoelectronic devices, and 3) applications of laser spectroscopy in semiconducting materials. Will include lectures, experimental demonstrations, focused discussions, and presentations.
Recommended Background: 543 or equivalent.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 650 - Mechanical Behavior of Solids at Elevated Temperatures 3 Credit Hours
Metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites will be included. Topics include: temperature effect on stress-strain behavior, anelasticity, damping, creep, creep mechanisms, strengthening at high temperatures, creep rupture, deformation map and engineering application, environmental effects, high-temperature indentation, high temperature plastic forming, superplasticity, creep-fatigue interaction, life prediction. Provides scientific knowledge to face and solve material problems encountered in high temperature applications.
Recommended Background: 512.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisites, with consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 652 - High Performance Fibers 3 Credit Hours
Reviews the structure and properties of fibers and fiber formation methods, and discuss the principles of forming high performance fibers. Topics that will be covered include HS HM PE fibers, gel spinning , PVA fibers, HSHM fibers from cellulose, Nylon66 & PET, LC Polymers, fiber formation from LCPs, aromatic fibers, flame resistant organic fibers, carbon fibers, inorganic fibers, nanofibers, optical fibers, biodegradable fibers, absorbent fibers, etc.
Recommended Background: 553.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisites, with consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 662 - Advanced Characterization Methods Applied to Nuclear Materials 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Nuclear Engineering 662.)
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MSE 666 - Nanoindentation and Small-Scale Contact Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
Basic principles of elastic and plastic contact as they influence the measurement of mechanical properties by load and depth sensing indentation methods. Application of nanoindentation techniques to small scale mechanical characterization of metals, ceramics, and polymers.
Recommended Background: 512.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 672 - Introduction to Transmission EM and Electron Diffraction 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of electron scattering, reciprocal space, the Ewald Sphere construction. Basic electron optics, operation of the transmission electron microscope TEM (includes some laboratory sessions) and sample preparation. The kinematical theory of imaging of perfect and imperfect crystals in the TEM. Problems with the kinematic theory. Introduction to the dynamical theory of TEM imaging. The effect of inelastic scattering in the TEM. Fundamentals of analytical electron microscopy. The Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) and its relation to the TEM.
Recommended Background: 405 or 511 or 572.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 673 - Introduction to Scanned Probe Microscopies 3 Credit Hours
A survey of techniques for surface imaging and characterization. Young’s Topografiner, field emission, and the beginning of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Practical operation of the STM (includes laboratory sessions). Image resolution and interpretation in the STM, analytical STM imaging. The theory and control of feedback loops in SPM. The generalized Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) and the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Theory of operation of AFM, limits to resolution, and image interpretation (includes laboratory session). Important variants of the SPM including scanning capacitance, scanning near field optical, and scanning thermal microscopes. The metrology of nanoscale structures.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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MSE 674 - Materials Physics 3 Credit Hours
Starts with the description of the electronic states in regular crystals, and extends it to surfaces, interfaces, defects, amorphous and liquid state and strongly correlated electron systems including magnetism. Also, advanced experimental methods to study the electronic states and atomic structure are discussed.
Recommended Background: 511 and 514.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisites, with consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 675 - Advanced Structural Analysis 3 Credit Hours
Introduces graduate students in materials science, physics, chemistry and biochemistry to modern methods of structural characterization using x-rays and neutrons. After a quick review of the basics, theories and practices necessary to carry out and utilize these advanced techniques will be covered.
Recommended Background: 511 and 514.
Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisites, with consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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MSE 676 - Advanced Topics in Materials Science and Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Latest developments and/or advanced special topics.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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