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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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(BSE) Biosystems Engineering (196)

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 231 and Mechanical Engineering 321 with grades of C or better.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 321 with grade of C or better.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 1 hour and 2 labs.
    (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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

(BSET) Biosystems Engineering Technology (194)

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • BSET 224 - Construction Surveying and Construction Graphics

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to basic construction surveying and related construction graphics. Construction surveying will include introduction to equipment and data collection. Emphasis will be on placed on building layout, project control/evaluation, cut/fill, grade staking, and placement of piping and utilities. The graphics instruction will introduce 2D design that allows students to generate drawings and interpret calculations related to surveying and basic architectural design.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 125, Mathematics 141 or 151.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 and in environmental science. Topics covered will include GIS software and concepts, GPS receivers, data acquisition, and spatial analysis of data to solve problems. Case studies in agricultural demographics, precision agriculture, pasture management, 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Two 2-hour labs.
    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 414 and 514.
    Recommended Background: Computer proficiency.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 125 or 141 or 152.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • BSET 480 - Selected Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Current issues and problems in biosystems engineering technology and related fields.


(BUAD) Business Administration (205)

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • BUAD 202 - Money Matters and More

    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.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

  
  • 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 Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • 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.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • BUAD 299 - Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Seminar covering special topics in business.

    Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • 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.

  
  • 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; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 201; 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.
  
  • 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; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 201; 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.
  
  • 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 Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • 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 Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • 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; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 201; 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.
  
  • 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; Economics 211; Economics 213; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 201; 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.
  
  • BUAD 353 - CBM III: Integrated Process Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Behavioral processes in organizations with an emphasis on team dynamics and decision making within the contextual framework of integrated business process management.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 341 and 331 or 337.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 361 and Finance 301 or 307.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • BUAD 357 - Honors: CBM III: Integrated Process Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Behavioral processes in organizations with an emphasis on team dynamics and decision making within the contextual framework of integrated business process management.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 337 and 341.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 361 and Finance 307.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • BUAD 361 - The Firm in a Global Context

    3 Credit Hours
    Domestic and international factors that impact the decision-making process of the firm – domestic and international macroeconomics, regulation, trade policy, technological change, institutional, and cultural systems. Emphasis on relationship between theoretical models and actual problems encountered in the conduct of business.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): C or better in all the progression courses – Accounting 200; Economics 201; Communication Studies 210 or 240; English 255 or 295; Management 201; Mathematics 123-125 or Mathematics 141-142; and Statistics 201 (or honors equivalents).
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • BUAD 399 - Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Seminar covering special topics in business.

    Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • 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.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 361.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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): 300.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • 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.
  
  • BUAD 492 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    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.
  
  • BUAD 493 - Independent 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.
  
  • BUAD 497 - Honors Thesis

    3 Credit Hours
    Supervised thesis research.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 317.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business’s Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • BUAD 499 - Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Seminar covering special topics in business.

    Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.

(BULW) Business Law (216)

  
  • BULW 301 - Legal Environment of Business

    2 Credit Hours
    Survey of legal and ethical topics affecting business. Coverage includes legal and business ethics; dispute resolution mechanisms; and substantive and procedural law of regulation, torts, contracts, property, business associations, and employer/employee relations.

    Registration Restriction(s): Haslam College of Business or College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources majors and minimum of 45 completed credit hours.

(CBE) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (223)

  
  • CBE 201 - Material and Energy Balances

    4 Credit Hours
    Steady-state and transient material and energy balances in chemical and biomolecular systems. Introduction to flowsheet software.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 and Chemistry 130.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 231.
  
  • CBE 235 - Fundamentals of Molecular Bioengineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Summary of principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics from an engineering and applied science perspective. Examples of biologically-based molecular technologies and analysis and manipulation of living systems for technological applications.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 158 and Chemistry 130 or 138.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Biology 160.
  
  • CBE 240 - Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

    4 Credit Hours
    Force, energy and mechanical energy balances; flow in tubes, piping systems, packed and fluidized beds; pumping and metering; steady and unsteady state heat conduction; heat transfer in tubes and heat exchangers; radiation.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 158 and Chemistry 130 or 138.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 241.
  
  • CBE 250 - Application of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thermodynamics

    4 Credit Hours
    Basic concepts related to engineering applications of thermodynamics to the chemical and biomolecular industries; emphasis on flow processes, real gases and liquids, protein synthesis and hydration, estimation of physical properties, phase equilibria of industrial chemical and pharmaceutical processes, and chemical reaction equilibria including biomolecular applications.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 158 and Chemistry 130 or 138.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 241.
  
  • CBE 301 - Application of Statistical and Numerical Techniques in Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Statistical methods for probabilities, expectations, sampling, and estimation; numerical methods for regression, integration, solution for systems of linear/nonlinear algebraic and differential equations.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230.
  
  • CBE 340 - Mass Transfer and Separation Processes

    3 Credit Hours
    Stagewise operation. Application of analytical, graphical, and computer methods to design of stagewise separatory operations. Differential operations application of analytical and computer methods to the design of diffusive processes. Applications include gas absorption, stripping, binary distillation, and extraction.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201, 240, and 250.
    Registration Restriction(s): 2.3 GPA.
  
  • CBE 350 - Chemical and Bioengineering Reactor Fundamentals

    3 Credit Hours
    Homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics; idealized homogeneous reactor models, both for closed and flow systems; analysis of batch reactor data; multiple reactions; non-isothermal reactions.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201, 240, and 250.
  
  • CBE 360 - Process Dynamics and Control

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to process modeling and industrial control system design. Mathematical tools for characterizing dynamic behavior of processes. Theory and practice of operating and controlling such systems.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201, 240, and 250.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 231.
    Registration Restriction(s): 2.3 GPA.
  
  • CBE 380 - Seminar

    1 Credit Hours
    Presentation and discussion of topics in the practice of chemical and biomolecular engineering.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201, 240, and 250.
  
  • CBE 394 - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Co-op

    1 Credit Hours
    Co-op experiences in chemical and biomolecular engineering. Technical report writing and presentations.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CBE 401 - Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Fundamentals

    1 Credit Hours
    Programmatic review of a broad series of topics covered in the chemical engineering curriculum. Emphasis is on problem-solving strategies and solution methodology.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 350, 445, and 480.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 488 or 490.
  
  • CBE 407 - Honors Seminar

    1 Credit Hours
    Presentations and discussions on topics of importance to chemical and biomolecular engineers.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CBE 415 - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory

    4 Credit Hours
    Thermodynamics, fluid flow, and heat transfer experiments in chemical and biomolecular engineering.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 340 and 360.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 301 and 350.
    Registration Restriction(s): Chemical engineering major; 2.3 GPA.
  
  • CBE 425 - Chemical and Biomolecular Process Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Concepts and methods of cost estimating, debt and equity financing, discounted cash flow methods, and estimation of product manufacturing costs. Includes case studies and the use of computer methods for financial and sensitivity analysis.

  
  • CBE 445 - Separation Process Technology for the Pharmaceutical and Chemical Process Industries

    3 Credit Hours
    Multicomponent distillation, theory and computer simulations; specialized technologies, including membrane separation, crystallization, adsorption, and chromatography.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 340 and 360.
  
  • CBE 447 - Honors: Transport Phenomena

    3 Credit Hours
    Overview of momentum, heat and mass transfer processes, the analogies, differential and macroscopic balances, applications involving molecular diffusion, including simultaneous mass transfer and chemical reaction.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 340.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CBE 455 - Elements of Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-disciplinary course, an upper level continuation of 350, focuses on biocatalyst development for industrial biotechnology. The course covers synergistic approaches of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering to design complex cellular metabolisms to solve challenging problems related to health, energy, and environment with integration of state-of-the-art computational and experimental techniques.

    (Same as Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 555.)
    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 455 and 555.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 340, 350, and 360.
  
  • CBE 457 - Engineering Entrepreneurship

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Mechanical Engineering 457.)
  
  • CBE 467 - Honors: Engineering Internship in Process Control

    4 Credit Hours
    Selected students work in small groups on industrial problems in process dynamics and control. Directed by faculty and engineers from host company.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 360.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CBE 475 - Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Course at the interface of chemical engineering, biomolecular engineering, environmental engineering, microbiology, and biochemistry, highlighting the use of microbial and molecular bioprocesses at industrial scale. Topics include analysis of enzymatic reactions, biodegradation/wastewater treatment, analysis of basic bioreactor systems, biosensors, and biomolecular immobilization methods.

  
  • CBE 480 - Equipment Design and Economic Methods

    3 Credit Hours
    Design, optimization, and costing of chemical and biochemical plant equipment. Introduction to economic evaluation methods, capital investment, discounted cash flows, and net present value.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 340, 360, and Chemistry 260.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 445.
  
  • CBE 481 - Green Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles and practical aspects of the design, commercialization, and use of processes and products for determining their feasibility and economic potential while minimizing the generation of pollution at the source and risk to human health and environment.

    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CBE 483 - Introduction to Reliability Engineering

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

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Industrial Engineering 484.)
  
  • CBE 488 - Honors: Design Internship in Green Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Selected students work in small groups to address the prevention of industrial pollution through improved design of chemical and biochemical processes. Directed by faculty and engineers from a host company.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 445 and 480.
    Comment(s): May be substituted for 490 with departmental approval.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CBE 490 - Process Design and Economic Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Development of process information into an integrated chemical or biochemical plant design. Process specifications, capital investment, operating costs, and economic feasibility. Computer simulation of final plant design.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 445 and 480.
 

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