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Table of Contents
Medical/Clinical Psychology .................................................... 44

Sociology ........................................................................................ 45
Graduate ................................................................................................. 3
Medical Sociology ................................................................... 45
Grad About UAB ..................................................................................... 4
Sociology ................................................................................. 47
General Information ......................................................................... 4
Grad Biomedical Sciences (Joint Health Sciences) .............................. 49
Non Academic Policies .................................................................... 6
Biochemistry & Structural Biology Theme ...................................... 49
Trustees & Administration ................................................................ 7
Cancer Biology Theme .................................................................. 50
Grad Academic & Student Resources .................................................. 10
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Theme ...................... 51
Admission ....................................................................................... 10
Genetics and Genomic Sciences Theme ....................................... 53
New Student Orientation ................................................................ 11
Immunology Theme ....................................................................... 56
Student Life Activities and Organizations ....................................... 11
Microbiology Theme ....................................................................... 58
Student Services and Facilities ...................................................... 12
Neuroscience theme ...................................................................... 59
Financial Information ...................................................................... 19
Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine Theme ............................... 61
Progress Toward a Degree ............................................................ 21
Grad School of Business ...................................................................... 64
Completion of a Degree ................................................................. 22
Accounting and Finance ................................................................ 64
Grad College of Arts & Sciences .......................................................... 24
Business Administration ................................................................. 66
Interdisciplinary Programs .............................................................. 24
Management, Information systems & Quantitative Methods .......... 67
Computer Forensics and Security Management ..................... 24
Management Information Systems .......................................... 68
Leonardo Art & Engineering Graduate Certificate ................... 25
Grad School of Dentistry ...................................................................... 70
Anthropology .................................................................................. 26
Dentistry ......................................................................................... 70
Art & Art History ............................................................................. 28
DMD/PhD Program ........................................................................ 71
Biology ........................................................................................... 29
Grad School of Education .................................................................... 73
Chemistry ....................................................................................... 30
Interdisciplinary Progams ............................................................... 73
Communication Studies ................................................................. 31
Curriculum and Instruction ............................................................. 73
Communication Management .................................................. 31
Art Education ........................................................................... 74
Computer & Information Sciences ................................................. 31
Early Childhood Education ...................................................... 74
English ........................................................................................... 32
Elementary Education ............................................................. 74
Foreign Language .......................................................................... 34
English as a Second Language .............................................. 75
History ............................................................................................ 34
Music Education ...................................................................... 75
Government .................................................................................... 34
Reading ................................................................................... 75
Public Administration ............................................................... 34
Secondary Education .............................................................. 75
Justice Sciences ............................................................................ 37
Special Education .................................................................... 76
Criminal Justice ....................................................................... 37
Teacher Leader ....................................................................... 76
Forensic Science ..................................................................... 38
Human Studies .............................................................................. 77
Mathematics ................................................................................... 39
Grad School of Engineering ................................................................. 87
Applied Mathematics ............................................................... 39
Interdisciplinary Programs .............................................................. 87
Mathematics ............................................................................ 40
Interdisciplinary Engineering ................................................... 87
Physics ........................................................................................... 40
Leonardo Art & Engineering Graduate Certificate ................... 89
Psychology ..................................................................................... 42
Professional Degree Programs ...................................................... 90
Behavioral Neuroscience ......................................................... 44
Advanced Safety Engineering and Management ..................... 90
Developmental Psychology ..................................................... 44
Construction Engineering Management .................................. 90

Information Engineering Management ..................................... 91
Biomedical Engineering ................................................................. 92
Environmental Health Sciences ............................................. 149
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering ....................... 94
Environmental Health/Toxicology .......................................... 149
Civil Engineering ..................................................................... 94
Occupational Health & Safety ............................................... 149
Electrical and Computer Engineering ............................................. 96
Industrial Hygiene .................................................................. 149
Electrical Engineering .............................................................. 97
Epidemiology ................................................................................ 149
Computer Engineering ............................................................. 98
Applied Epidemiology ............................................................ 153
Materials Science and Engineering ................................................ 99
Epidemiology ......................................................................... 153
Mechanical Engineering ............................................................... 101
Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative Effectiveness

Research ............................................................................... 153
Grad School of Health Professions .................................................... 103

Interdisciplinary Programs ............................................................ 103
Health Focused Patient/Client management for Physical and
Occupational Therapists ........................................................ 103
Clinical and Translational Science ........................................ 153

Health Behavior ............................................................................ 153
Clinical Research .................................................................. 156
Rehabilitation Sciences ......................................................... 104
Health Behavior ..................................................................... 156
Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences ................................................. 105
Health Education and Health Promotion ............................... 156
Biotechnology ........................................................................ 105
Health Care Organization and Policy ........................................... 156
Clinical Laboratory Sciences ................................................. 106
Health Care Organization ...................................................... 165
Genetic Counseling ............................................................... 107
General Theory and Practice ................................................ 165
Physican Assistant Studies ................................................... 108
Health Policy Quantitative Policy Analysis ............................ 165
Biomedical and Health Sciences ........................................... 110
Public Health Preparedness Management and Policy ........... 165
Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Certificate ......................... 111
Maternal and Child Health Policy and Leadership ................. 165
Nuclear Medicine Technology ............................................... 112
Outcomes Research .............................................................. 165
Health Services Administration .................................................... 113
The Graduate School ......................................................................... 166
Administrative Health Services .............................................. 113
Graduate School Professional Development ................................ 166
Health Administration ............................................................ 115
Course Descriptions ............................................................................ 167
Health Informatics ................................................................. 116
Faculty Listing ..................................................................................... 385
Healthcare Quality and Safety ............................................... 117
Index ................................................................................................... 433
Nutrition Sciences ........................................................................ 118

Occupational Therapy .................................................................. 120
Physical Therapy .......................................................................... 125
Grad School of Medicine .................................................................... 128
Gerontology ........................................................................... 128
Medical Scientist Training Program ....................................... 129
Grad School of Nursing ...................................................................... 130
Grad School of Optometry .................................................................. 136
Vision Sciences ............................................................................ 136
Grad School of Public Health ............................................................. 138
Biostatistics .................................................................................. 142
Biostatistics ............................................................................ 144
Clinical and Translational Science ........................................ 144
Environmental Health Sciences ................................................... 144
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate
Welcome to the UAB Graduate School
We offer doctoral, post-masters education specialist, and master's level
programs, spanning across the disciplines.
The UAB Graduate School seeks to nurture skills that transcend
disciplinary boundaries, preparing graduate students to participate
successfully in professional and academic arenas. With coordinated and
interdisciplinary degree programs available, the UAB Graduate School
offers students an opportunity to tailor their educational experience to
their own career objective.
Grad About UAB
Grad About UAB

Over four decades, UAB has evolved from an academic extension center
into an autonomous, comprehensive urban university and academic
health center within the University of Alabama System. UAB has
established wide-ranging programs in six liberal arts and professional
schools and six health-professional schools, with graduate programs
serving all major units. The University has seen record overall enrollment
for six consecutive years, with 18,698 students in Fall 2014.
UAB is situated near downtown Birmingham and the historic Five Points
South district. The campus stretches across 95 square blocks and
occupies more than 100 primary buildings. UAB is Alabama's largest
single-site employer, with more than 23,000 employees and an economic
impact exceeding $5 billion annually on the state.
General Information
Role Statement
UABs graduate offerings are shaped by its location in the states largest
metropolitan area, by its mandate to serve a large and heterogeneous
constituency, by its responsibility to contribute to the economic and
professional development of Birmingham and the state, and by its role of
providing support to a nationally recognized academic health sciences
center.
At the graduate level, programs serve the career needs of educators and
business leaders, as well as those involved in advancing the frontiers of
the health sciences. Training for health professionals is available through
programs at the baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and professional
degree levels.
Cultural Opportunities
UABs urban location offers students unique cultural opportunities.
Located within walking distance of the campus is the Five Points South
district, where local and unique restaurants, shops, art galleries, and
music clubs are located. Not far from campus are the Birmingham
Museum of Art, the Civil Rights Institute, the historic Alabama Theater,
and the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Other nearby sites
include Sloss Furnace, a post-Civil War iron foundry which has been
converted into a museum and informal music hall, and Oak Mountain
Amphitheater, an outdoor facility that features music-industry headliners
during the spring and summer concert season.
UAB has a flourishing arts program. As many as 30 major music events
are produced each season at UAB, in addition to numerous theater
productions and student and professional art exhibitions. The Alys
Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center is a state-of-the-art facility
featuring 4 formal performance spaces: the 1,300-seat Jemison Concert
Hall, the 350-seat Morris K. Sirote proscenium theater, the 170-seat
Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, and the Odess Black Box Theater,
which can seat up to 120.
Student Life
Graduate students at UAB have many opportunities to become involved
in the life of the university. Information about additional groups, both on
and off campus, can be found in the UAB Student Handbook, Direction
at http://www.uab.edu/handbook. Such organizations include: Graduate
Student Government (GSG), Black Graduate Student Association
(BGSA), Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native
Americans in Science (SACNAS), and Graduate Career Awareness and
Trends (GCAT).
Schools and Degrees
UAB also has the primary responsibility for meeting the states health
professional needs. It offers a comprehensive range of programs which
encompass both basic preparation and sophisticated graduate and
specialty training in medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, health
professions, and public health.
This catalog contains information about graduate programs in the College

of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Dentistry, School of
Education, School of Engineering, School of Health Professions, School
of Nursing, School of Optometry, School of Public Health and the Joint
Health Sciences.
As one of the nations leading research institutions, UAB emphasizes

both basic and applied research. Although the majority of the universitys
research effort is in the biomedical sciences and related areas, all
instructional programs are expected to participate in research activities.
UABs urban setting necessitates the development of research programs
that are responsive to the citys economic, social, and cultural needs.
Much of the research conducted at UAB is interdisciplinary in nature and
is organized through centers that bring together experts in a number
of related fields to concentrate on a particular problem or issue. UAB
attracted more than $460 million in external research funding in 2013.
UAB also ranks in the Carnegie Foundation's highest tier for research
activity and in the "community engagement" classification, the only
university in the state to hold both designations.
Most UAB graduate students are working toward a degree; however,

some have other educational goals. Graduate level degrees are usually
characterized by the level of master's, specialist or doctoral.
As the senior public doctoral-level institution in the states major urban

area, UAB is committed to providing comprehensive programs in
continuing education consistent with the quality and diversity of its other
offerings. The universitys faculty, staff, and students also serve as
resources to the area through activities related to professional, economic,
and cultural growth and development.
College of Arts & Sciences

Master of Arts
English
Anthropology
Art History
Communication Management
History
Sociology
Psychology
Master of Public Administration

Master of Science
Biology
Chemistry
Computer and Information Sciences
Computer Forensics and Security Management
Criminal Justice
Forensic Science
Mathematics
Physics
Master of Arts in Counseling
Doctor of Philosophy
Educational Leadership
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
English as a Second Language
Secondary Education
Special Education: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Teacher Leadership
Applied Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Computer and Information Sciences
Medical Sociology
Physics
Psychology
Counseling
Educational Specialist
Doctor of Education
Biomedical Sciences/Joint Health Sciences
Interdisciplinary Themes*
Biochemistry, Structural and Stem Cell Biology

Health Education Promotion
Cancer Biology
School of Business
Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Immunology
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine
*Completion of the training requirements in one of the above
interdisciplinary themes provides eligibility for conferral of one of the
following PhD degrees:
Master of Accounting
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Management Information
Systems
School of Engineering
Master of Science
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Cell Biology
Master of Engineering
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Construction Engineering
Information Engineering Management
Genetics
Microbiology
Neurobiology
Pathology
Pharmacology and Toxicology
School of Dentistry
Master of Science
School of Education
Master of Arts in Education
Arts Education
Health Education
High School Education
Kinesiology
Reading
Special Education
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
School of Health Professions

Master of Science
Biotechnology
Clinical Laboratory Science
Genetic Counseling
Healthcare Quality and Safety
Nutrition Sciences
Occupational Therapy
Non-Academic Policies
Master of Science in Health Administration

Master of Science in Health Informatics
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
Doctorate of Physical Therapy
Doctorate of Science
Administration Health Services
Nutrition Sciences
Rehabilitation Sciences
School of Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice
School of Optometry
Master of Science
Vision Sciences
Vision Sciences
School of Public Health

Master of Public Health
Doctor of Public Health
Master of Science in Public Health
Doctor of Public Health
Non-Academic Policies
Equal Opportunity and Discriminatory
Harassment Policy
UAB is committed to equal opportunity in education and employment, and
the maintenance and promotion of nondiscrimination and prevention of
discriminatory harassment in all aspects of education, recruitment and
employment of individuals throughout the university.
Immunization Policy
UAB requires that first-time entering students, international students
and scholars, and students in health-related schools provide proof of
immunization against certain diseases.
Non-Resident Tuition Policy

This policy addresses non-resident tuition, certification of residency status
by campus officials, and establishment of campus policies to administer
an appeals process.
Drug-Free Campus Policy for Students

Unlawful possession, use, manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of illicit
drugs, controlled substances, or alcoholic beverages by any UAB student
is prohibited.
Drug-Free Campus Policy for Students Attachment A

This attachment for the Drug-free Campus Policy for Students
outlines the Federal penalties and sanctions for the illegal
possession of a controlled substance.
Drug-Free Campus Policy for Students Attachment B

This attachment to the Drug-free Campus Policy for Students
outlines the health risks associated with the use of drugs and
alcohol.
Drug Free Campus/Workplace Policy Attachment B.1

This Attachment to the Drug-Free Campus and Drug-Free
Workplace Policies outlines effects related to the consumption of
alcohol.
Drug-Free Campus Policy for Students Attachment C

This attachment to the Drug-Free Campus Policy describes
available programs through UAB offering counseling and assistance
for drug and alcohol abuse.
Copyright Policy
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (the "University") is dedicated
to instruction, research and service to benefit society and encourages its
faculty, staff and students to carry out scholarly endeavors in an open
and free atmosphere, and to publish the results of such work without
restraint, consistent with applicable law and policy.
Patent Policy
UAB encourages the development of procurement and licensing of
patents for inventions in the interest of the public, the inventor, and the
university.
Data Protection and Security Policy

Data (electronic) created at UAB must be protected and maintained
in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and university
policies.
Student E-Mail Address Policy

November 10, 2003
See also:
Electronic Data Processing Security Policy
Acceptable Use Policy
Network Usage Guidelines
Purpose
UAB provides electronic mail resources in support of its instruction,
research, and service activities. The purpose of this policy is to
establish the use of electronic mail (e-mail) as one of the official
methods for communicating with UAB students.
Official Communications Using E-Mail

Addresses
In a similar manner as mail distribution of paper communiqus to a
student's "permanent" address is considered an official method for
distributions to students, so also are official e-mail messages sent
by UAB to a student's "@UAB.EDU" e-mail address considered
an official distribution method. For purposes of this policy, "official"
communiqus or e-mails as used here are those established as
"official" through other approval mechanisms in place at UAB.
Student Requirements and

Responsibilities
Every student enrolled at UAB must have an e-mail address that
ends with "@UAB.EDU". Such an e-mail address is required for
a student to register for UAB credit courses. It is the student's
responsibility to obtain an official UAB e-mail address in a timely
manner from the UAB e-mail registering system (BlazerID World
Wide Web site). This will require the student also to have a valid,
current, and reliable electronic mailbox through an Internet Service
Provider (ISP) or portal or on a server administered by the student's
academic department, or on the central mail service provided by
the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology. It is
the student's responsibility to check his or her e-mail regularly for
distribution of official UAB communiqus. UAB recommends that
e-mail be checked at least once a day, when practicable. UAB
is not responsible for lost, rejected, or delayed e-mail forwarded
by UAB from a student's "@UAB.EDU" address to off campus or
unsupported e-mail services or providers. Such lost, rejected, or

delayed e-mail does not absolve the student from responsibilities
associated with an official UAB communiqu sent to the student's
official UAB e-mail address ("@UAB.EDU"). If there is a change in a
student's e-mail address to which the"@UAB.EDU" alias address is
re-directed, it is the student's responsibility to make the changes in
the UAB e-mail registering system.
UAB Responsibilities
UAB will ensure that all students have access to an e-mail account
and will provide means for students who do not otherwise have
access to e-mail-capable computers to be able to check their e-mail
through such mechanisms as computer labs, the UAB libraries, and
public terminals. UAB will provide mechanisms to allow students to
request that their e-mail addresses not be published in a similar way
that other student directory information is not published. However,
unpublished e-mail addresses will be used for sending official UAB
communiqus to students including communications to a group of
students such as a course e-mail list. Students also will be provided
mechanisms for requesting that their e-mail addresses not be used
for general UAB mailings that are not official communications with
students. UAB is not responsible for the handling or mishandling
of students' e-mail by non-UAB providers or by unofficial (non@UAB.EDU) e-mail servers.
Student Records Policy

The University of Alabama at Birmingham student records policy
complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974, as amended. All students enrolled or previously enrolled at
UAB have certain rights with regard to information included in their
education records. These rights are the subject of this policy.
Request to Withhold Directory Information PDF
Trustees & Administration

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees
The Honorable Robert J. Bentley
Governor of Alabama
President ex officio
Thomas R. Bice, Ed.D.

State Superintendent of Education
ex officio
Trustees
Karen P. Brooks, President pro tempore
Paul W. Bryant, Jr.
John H. England, Jr.
Joseph C. Espy III
Ronald W. Gray
Barbara Humphrey
Trustees & Administration
John D. Johns
Vanessa Leonard
W. Davis Malone, III
Harris V. Morrissette
William Britt Sexton
Finis E. St. John IV
Marietta M. Urquhart
Kenneth L. Vandervoort, M.D.
James W. Wilson, III
Trustees Emeriti
Frank H. Bromberg, Jr.
Angus R. Cooper II
Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr.
Garry Neil Drummond
Jack Edwards
Joseph L. Fine
Sandral Hullett, M.D.
Andria Scott Hurst
Peter L. Lowe
Sidney L. McDonald
John J. McMahon, Jr.
John T. Oliver, Jr.
Joe H. Ritch
Cleophus Thomas, Jr.
John Russell Thomas
The University of Alabama System Administration

Chancellor
Robert E. Witt, Ph.D.
Secretary of the Board

Michael A. Bownes
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Administration

Ray L. Watts, M.D., President
Linda C. Lucas, Ph.D., Provost
Louis Dale, Ph.D., Vice President, Equity and Diversity
William Ferniany, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, UAB Health System
Shirley Salloway Kahn, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Development, Alumni and External Relations
Richard B. Marchase, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Economic Development
G. Allen Bolton, Jr., MPH, M.B.A., Vice President, Financial Affairs and Administration
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., F.A.C.S., Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Medicine
Jeff Neyland, Interim Vice President, Information Technology
Suzanne Austin, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Student and Faculty Success
Gregg M. Janowski, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Assessment and Accreditation
J. Iwan O. Alexander, Ph.D., Dean, School of Engineering
Shannon Blanton, Ph.D., Dean, Honors College
Jeffrey A. Engler, Ph.D., Interim Dean, Graduate School
Doreen C. Harper, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing
Eric P. Jack, Ph.D., Dean, Collat School of Business
Harold P. Jones, Ph.D., Dean, School of Health Professions
John M. Meador, Jr., Dean of Libraries
Max Michael III, M.D., Dean, School of Public Health
Kelly K. Nichols, O.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., F.A.A.O, Dean, School of Optometry
Robert E. Palazzo, Ph.D., Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael S. Reddy, D.M.D., D.M.SC. Dean, School of Dentistry
Deborah L. Voltz, Ed.D, Dean, School of Education
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Grad Academic & Student Resources
Grad Academic &

Student Resources
UAB provides a variety of services and resources to guide students
through their academic careers.
Admission
UAB welcomes applications from all individuals whose preparation and
abilities give them a reasonable chance of success in its programs. All
applicants must offer acceptable evidence of ability and intent to meet
the academic standards of the university. Degree-seeking graduate
students are those accepted into a specific graduate program to work
toward a specific advanced degree. In addition to the completed online
application, the application procedure includes the submission of official
transcripts, standardized test scores, and letters of recommendation.
Each application is reviewed by the graduate program faculty, who
make an admissions recommendation to the Graduate School Dean or a
representative of the Graduate Dean.
Credentials and documentation required for admission vary by program.
To be considered official, all academic documents required for admission
must be mailed to UAB directly from the colleges/universities attended,
and testing agencies. All credentials submitted as part of the application
for admission become and remain the property of the university and
will not be returned to the student, duplicated, or transferred to another
institution.
Any change in a students record prior to enrollment will necessitate
a new review of the application. Any omissions or misrepresentations
on a students application for admission will automatically invalidate
consideration by and acceptance to UAB. If, after a student is admitted to
the university, information comes to light that indicates an applicant did
not meet all admission requirements, the applicant's offer of admission
will be rescinded.
The application for admission, application instructions, and application
deadlines can be accessed at http://www.uab.edu/graduate/currentstudents/prospective-students.
Readmission
The records of students, who have not registered for courses for one year
or more, will be removed from the UAB computerized registration system.
Such students must apply for readmission before they may register again.
Degree-seeking students who
1. Were admitted to a UAB Graduate Degree-Seeking Program within
the last five years, and
2. Have not registered for courses for one academic year (3 semesters)
or more BUT have registered for and successfully passed at least
one graduate course at UAB after being admitted to a UAB Graduate
Degree-Seeking Program, and
3. Have not attended any other university or college in the interim, and
4. Wish to return to the graduate program to which he or she was earlier
admitted, must fill out the Application for Readmission to Graduate
Degree Program form and pay the appropriate fee.
These readmitted students must meet the degree requirements operative
at the time of readmission. Students who wish to return to the non-degree
category after an absence of one or more years must submit a new nondegree online application, an official transcript confirming the award of a
bachelor's degree, and the required processing fee. These forms can be
obtained online at http://www.uab.edu/graduate/online-forms.
Admission as a Non-Degree Student

The non-degree category serves students who do not wish to pursue a
graduate degree at UAB, as well as those who wish to begin graduate
study before being admitted to a degree program. Not all graduate
courses are open to non-degree seeking graduate students. Although
there is no limit to the number of credit hours that may be earned as a
non-degree seeking student, should a student later wish to pursue an
advanced degree at UAB, the credit earned while in non-degree seeking
status is not automatically acceptable toward the degree. A request for
transfer of non-degree seeking credits will not be considered until the
student has completed at least 9 semester hours of graduate credit in
the current UAB program and is in good academic standing. In no case
can more than 12 semester hours earned as a non-degree graduate
student be applied toward an advanced degree at UAB.
Because of U.S. immigration requirements, international applicants (i.e.,
those who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents) cannot
normally be considered for the non-degree category unless already
residing in the United States. Immigration laws should be consulted to
determine eligibility of international students. Unless otherwise stated,
the policies in this section apply to both degree-seeking and non-degree
seeking graduate students. Information on applications for admissions
can be found on the Graduate School Web site (http://www.uab.edu/
graduate/current-students/prospective-students).
Change from Non-Degree to Degree

Status
A student with a non-degree classification who wishes to change to
a degree-seeking classification must apply via the degree-seeking
application and submit the required documents (transcripts, entrance test
score, recommendation letters, etc.). Degree-seeking admission of nondegree students is neither automatic nor guaranteed.
Concurrent Degrees
Students who do not qualify for a combined degree program but wish
to begin work toward a second advanced degree may earn up to 12
semester hours in the additional program (without special permission)
while simultaneously earning credit toward the original degree. However,
no more than 12 semester hours earned in the first degree program
may ever be applied toward the second degree.
Admission as an Auditor
Applicants who wish to audit credit courses must follow standard
admission procedures and meet minimum admission requirements.
Equal Opportunity Policy

UAB administers its educational programs and activities, including
admission, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
age, national origin, disability unrelated to job performance or Vietnamera or disabled veteran status. The full text of this policy can be found
http://sppublic.ad.uab.edu/policies/Pages/default.aspx.
Office of Graduate Admissions
Student Life Departments:
Mailing Address for Documents and Credentials:
Athletic Team Support
G03 Lister Hill Library
205-975-5376
teamsupport@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Campus Rec Center, Room 190
1501 University Boulevard
nd
1720 2 Avenue South

Birmingham, AL 35294-0013
Physical Address:
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0013
(205) 934-8227
gradschool@uab.edu
New Student Orientation

Invitation from the Graduate School
Irrespective of whether you are a new or a continuing graduate student at
UAB, learning everything you will need to know from the first day in your
graduate program to the day your degree is granted will often seem like a
daunting task. In addition to what is provided by your graduate program,
the links on the "Grad Info" web page include a lot more information that
will be helpful both as you start your graduate studies, and later as you
work toward completing your degree requirements. We hope that you find
the information in this online tool useful throughout your sojourn at UAB.
Student Activities
205-934-8225
studentprograms@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Student Engagement
205-975-9509
engagement@uab.edu
Physical Address:
1715 Building
1715 9th Avenue South
The new graduate student orientation "Grad Info" page can be found at
http://www.uab.edu/graduate/current-students/grad-info.
Student Life Activities and

Organizations
Graduate students at UAB have many opportunities to become involved
in the life of the university. Information about additional groups, both on
and off campus, can be found in the UAB Student Handbook, Direction at
http://www.uab.edu/handbook/
as well as the Graduate Student Handbook at http://www.uab.edu/
graduate/images/acrobat/publicaitons/UAB_Grad_Handbook.pdf
UAB Student Life would like to invite you to complete your UAB
experience by becoming involved in the many activities and organizations
available to you as a student. Events range from relaxing at free movies
or comedy shows, involvement in student governance, cheering on the
Blazers, writing for the Kaleidoscope student newspaper, rappelling
down a cliff, hiking the Grand Canyon and so much more. Each semester
brings new events, new organizations, opportunities to make friends, get
physically fit, learn, socialize, relax, and have a good time becoming a
part of the Blazer community! We want you to get involved!!
This section of the catalog contains an alphabetical list of many of the
activities and organizations and activities available to students.
Contact Us:
Student Involvement
205-934-8020
getinvolved@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Student Media
205-975-9509
uabpublications@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Pita Stop Building
Student Multicultural & Diversity Programs

205-934-8020
diversity@uab.edu
Student Life
205-934-4175
studentlife@uab.edu
Physical Address:
1715 Building
Student Organizations
205-975-5376
bsync@uab.edu
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Student Services & Facilities
UAB graduate students are represented by the Graduate Student

Association (GSA), which works closely with the Graduate School and
other offices of the university administration in formulating policies and
meeting student needs. All graduate students are automatically members
of the GSA, and the GSA Senate is composed of student representatives
from the various graduate programs. The GSA provides partial funding
for graduate student travel to professional meetings. The organization
co-sponsors a variety of services and activities, including the Honors
Convocation, Graduate Student Research Days, Graduate Student
Orientation, and the GSA Emergency Loan Fund. Information on the
Graduate Student Medical Assistance Fund and travel grants may be
obtained on the GSA Web site (www.uab.edu/gsa).
Student Life Departments:
The Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) was founded in 1993

and is dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence and social and
political awareness with respect to African-Americans at UAB.
The BGSA sponsors social events, pertinent forums dedicated to issues
of interest in the African-American community at our Black Lecture Series
"Meeting of the Minds," activism opportunities, and an annual conference.
For detailed information about the BGSA, visit the Web site at http://
www.uab.edu/bgsa/.
The UAB GCAT, previously called the Industry Roundtable, is sponsored
by the UAB Graduate School. The GCAT is a student-initiated and
student run informal discussion group open to all graduate students
and dedicated to fostering a greater awareness of career opportunities
outside academia. Its goals are to provide a forum for networking with
industry representatives; establish an interface between academia and
industry; introduce students to the process of making industry contacts;
encourage students to comment, ask questions, and seek advice from
non-academics; stimulate students to begin career development early in
their educational experience; and provide information to students about
career opportunities outside academe. More information regarding the
GCAT can be found at http://www.uab.edu/gcat/.
Graduate Student Research Days (GSRD) is an annual competition in
which graduate students present their original research in an open forum.
Information regarding participating in the GSRD competition is available
at the GSRD Web site (www.uab.edu/graduate/researchday).
UAB Student Life would like to invite you to complete your UAB
experience by becoming involved in the many activities and organizations
available to you as a student. Events range from relaxing at free movies
or comedy shows, involvement in student governance, cheering on the
Blazers, writing for the Kaleidoscope student newspaper, rappelling
down a cliff, hiking the Grand Canyon and so much more. Each semester
brings new events, new organizations, opportunities to make friends, get
physically fit, learn, socialize, relax, and have a good time becoming a
part of the Blazer community! We want you to get involved!!
This section of the catalog contains an alphabetical list of many of the
activities and organizations and activities available to students.
Contact Us:
Student Life
205-934-4175
studentlife@uab.edu
Physical Address:
1715 Building
Athletic Team Support

205-975-5376
teamsupport@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Student Activities
205-934-8225
studentprograms@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Student Engagement
205-975-9509
engagement@uab.edu
Physical Address:
1715 Building
Student Involvement
205-934-8020
getinvolved@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Student Media
205-975-9509
uabpublications@uab.edu
Physical Address:
Pita Stop Building
Student Multicultural & Diversity Programs
205-934-8020
diversity@uab.edu
Student Organizations
205-975-5376
bsync@uab.edu

This page contains a list of facilities and services available to UAB
students. For further information on these and other facilities and
activities, contact the UAB Information Center, located in the Residence
Life Center at Blazer Hall or refer to the UAB student handbook,
Direction, at https://www.uab.edu/students/and on BlazerNET on the

Student Resources tab.
Barnes & Noble at UAB

Barnes & Noble at UAB is located at 1218 6th Avenue South. The
bookstore posts official lists of UAB courses and stocks the textbooks
and all other items necessary for successful UAB coursework. Most
textbooks can be purchased new or used. The option to rent textbooks
is also available for some courses. The bookstore has entered into an
agreement with Microsoft to offer name brand computer software to
students, faculty and staff at substantially reduced prices. The bookstore
carries study aids, reference materials, school and office supplies; the
largest assortment of medical reference books in the Southeast; medical
instruments, lab coats, and scrubs; and the largest assortment of UAB
logo apparel and gifts available. Contact Barnes & Noble at UAB at (205)
996-2665 or visit the store online at http://uab.bncollege.com
Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher

Education (BACHE) Library Cooperation
The Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher Education (BACHE)
consists of UAB, Birmingham-Southern College, Miles College, the
University of Montevallo, and Samford University. Students, faculty, and
staff at BACHE institutions may access the resources of all member
libraries by simply presenting their valid ID cards. It is best for students
to discuss research projects first with the reference staff at UAB's library
before using other member libraries. The rules and regulations of the
lending library are in effect.
http://www.uab.edu/bache/
Campus Restaurants
Dining on-campus gives you the advantage of never having to worry
about keeping cash on hand and never losing your parking space. At
UAB we have eleven restaurants on-campus. Just swipe your ONE Card
and dine! For more information about Campus Restaurants, please stop
by the UAB Campus Restaurants office located on the top floor of the
Commons on the Green next to the Diner, or call (205) 996-6567. You
can also visit us online at http://www.uab.edu/dining/.
For a map of dining locations and updated hours of operation visit: http://
www.uab.edu/dining/locations
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collections, seminar rooms, group study rooms, lockable study carrels,

computers, color and black and white printers, copiers, and seating for
1,350 users. Sterne Library houses a collection of more than a million
items selected to support teaching and research at UAB. In addition to
books and periodical subscriptions, the collection consists of microforms
and other print and non-print materials. Sterne Library provides electronic
access to the contents of over 35,044 serials and 72,000 electronic
books.
Sterne Librarys Web page is the gateway to all library services and
collections. While the online catalog provides rapid access to the Sterne
Librarys collections, there are many other resources on the Web site
such as the Undergraduate Research Toolkit, subject- and coursespecific research guides, and a list of FAQs.
The first floor of Sterne Library was renovated in 2010 to make it
even more patron-friendly. The Library now has additional computers,
collaborative study spaces, more group study rooms, the University
Writing Center, and a Starbucks. Sterne Library is open until 2:00 A.M.
most days, and during final exams, it is open for 24-hour periods to
accommodate students late hours. See Sterne Librarys home page for
the weeks hours of operation.
Reference services are provided by general and subject-specialist
librarians. The Reference Desk is staffed during most library hours to
assist patrons in identifying and locating materials and information.
Reference services include research assistance, citation clinics,
scheduled classes, help locating and using microforms, and interlibrary
loan.
The User Services Department, through its automated circulation system,
tracks materials continuously and can determine the location or status of
a book. This department is also responsible for managing the individual
and group study rooms and the reserve material.
Through reciprocal borrowing agreements, UAB students and faculty may
use library facilities at a number of other colleges and universities in the
area. For additional information, inquire at the Reference or Circulation
Desks.
Telephone numbers: (205) 934-6364 (Reference Services), (205)
934-4338 (User Services), and (205) 934-6360 (Administrative Office)
Library home page: http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/
Meal Plans
Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences
Your meal plan gives you the advantage of never having to worry about
keeping cash on hand to eat on-campus. Just swipe your ONE Card and
dine. For meal plan options and requirements visit http://www.uab.edu/
dining/mealplans
The Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, established in 1945, is

the largest biomedical library in Alabama and one of the leading such
libraries in the South. It serves as a resource library in the National
Network of Libraries of Medicine for the Southeast/Atlantic Region.
Access to electronic resources is available across campus and remotely
to authorized users. The library provides a variety of reference and
educational services plus extensive educational opportunities through
one-on-one instruction at point of need or in scheduled workshops on
using library resources or searching for information. To contact the library
for assistance, see http://www.uab.edu/lister/ask/.
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars are funds that you receive from your campus dining fee.
All full-time undergraduate students have Dining Dollars loaded onto their
OneCard. Dining Dollars is also a declining balance account that can be
used at all on-campus dining locations. Dining Dollars are not part of a
students meal plan.
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The Mervyn H. Sterne Library is located at 917 South 13 Street.

Named in memory of the late Birmingham philanthropist and civic leader
Mervyn H. Sterne shortly after it opened in 1973, the facility has special
Reynolds Historical Library

The Reynolds Historical Library, located on the 3rd floor of the Lister Hill
Library of the Health Sciences, was a gift of Dr. Lawrence Reynolds, a
distinguished radiologist and editor. The growing collection includes over
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and science, dating from the 14th to the early 20 centuries.
Physical Education and Recreation

Facilities
Physical education and recreation facilities are open to all UAB students
upon presentation of a valid UAB ID card. Faculty, staff and alumni
have the option to purchase memberships at the Campus Recreation
Center. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni may also purchase household
memberships for those residing in their immediate household.
Tennis Courts
UAB maintains 4 lighted tennis courts on campus at the block
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of 16 Street and 11 Ave South. Students, faculty, and staff

can access the courts by using their UAB ID card. All cards must
be programmed by the campus card office for students and at
UAB Physical Security for faculty and staff. For more information
concerning the courts please call 934-5008.
Track Field
Also enclosed and lighted, this field covers the entire block of
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12 Street and 6 Ave South. This field primary serves the

Blazer Football and Track team practices, Intramural flag football,
ultimate Frisbee competition and physical education classes. It
is surrounded by a quarter mile, synthetic running track and is
also equipped with a field events area. For further information
concerning this area please call 934-8154.
George C. Wallace Physical Education

Complex
This is a multi-purpose facility for physical education credit classes,
athletic department practices and training sessions. It is located at
In addition to one-on-one sessions in the Sterne Library location, the

UWC offers online consultations for students enrolled in online courses;
Ask-a-Tutor, an email service for short writing questions; and regular
workshops on topics of common interest. To make an appointment, visit
the UWC's website and log onto the online scheduling system with your
Blazer ID and password. Like the UWC's Facebook page and follow
the UWC's Twitter page to stay in touch and find out about upcoming
workshops.
All UWC services are free and available to all UAB students!
One Stop
What if you could get answers to your questions about your student
account, financial aid and registration all in one place?
Stop running from office to office and make the One Stop your first and
possibly your only stop! If we cant help you on the spot, well do the legwork for you or connect you to the appropriate resource.
Contact us by email, phone, or in person.
One Stop Student Services, Residence Life Center of Blazer Hall, 920
16th Street South
onestop@uab.edu
(205) 934-4300, 855-UAB-1STP (822-1787)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Friday
Information Center
Information regarding programs, services, and activities at UAB is
available at the UAB Information Center. Referrals to the appropriate
department, office, or person may be made for more specific information.
The Information Center is located in the main lobby of the Residence Life
Center of Blazer Hall, 920 16th Street South. For additional information,
call (205) 934-8000, or see the Web page at https://www.uab.edu/
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608 13 Street South. For more information please call 934-5008.
Smolian International House

The Bertha and Joseph Smolian International House, 1600 10th Avenue
South, offers services and activities for international students and
scholars. Known as the I-House, it provides a focal point for programs
and activities designed to foster a free exchange of information and
international understanding. The facility includes meeting space for
campus groups, as well as community groups having an international
purpose. For additional information or a schedule of activities, call (205)
934-3328.
https://www.uab.edu/students/international
University Writing Center

Located on the first floor of Mervyn Sterne Library, the University Writing
Center (UWC) is UAB students' go-to place for help with any type
writing. In a friendly and professional one-on-one setting, UWC tutors
teach students to use writing to discover, apply, and communicate
knowledge. UWC tutors can help students with any type of writing and
at any stage of the writing process. Students commonly visit to get help
with understanding a writing assignment; brainstorming ideas; developing
outlines and thesis statements; understanding and applying instructor
feedback; and revising and editing complete drafts. While UWC tutors do
not edit for students, they can help students identify their common errors
and develop stronger editing processes.
ONE Card
The UAB ONE Card serves as the official student ID and offers access
to a variety of services and resources on and around campus. Students
use their ONE Card to enter residence halls and the Campus Recreation
Center, attend UAB athletic and cultural events and check out materials
from UAB libraries. With their ONE Card, students can enjoy discounts
on tickets to a wide variety of on and off-campus events through the UAB
Ticket Office. The ONE Card also functions as a debit card, allowing
students a convenient and secure way to pay for goods and services at a
variety of on campus and local area merchant locations.
General information about the UAB ONE Card, including a list of carding
locations, is available at www.uab.edu/onecard. Note: A photo ID is
required to have your initial ONE Card made. Questions about ONE Card
services can be directed to onestop@uab.edu or (205) 934-4300.
Career & Professional Development

Career & Professional Development at UAB is here to help you
accomplish your career goals. We provide resources and guidance so
you can gain experience to successfully navigate the competitive job
and graduate school markets. Through exploration, experience, and
preparation you can succeed in your career goals.
What can we do for you?
Resume Assistance
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Health Services
Interview Help
Career Assessments & Advice
Career Fairs & Workshops
Experience-based programs (75% of employers prefer candidates
with relevant work experience)
Career Management Course (UASC 300)
DragonTrail Jobs is Career & Professional Development's career
management site for accessing and applying for on- and off-campus jobs
and internships/experiences. You can also view upcoming events that
will help you network your way into an exciting new career journey. Log
on through BlazerNET or online at https://www.uab.edu/careerservices/
dragontrail-for-students.
Please visit us at the main office in the new Student Center or online at
https://www.uab.edu/cpd.
Explore ~ Experience ~ Prepare ~ Succeed
Disability Support Services

Disability Support Services (DSS), located in the Hill University Center,
serves as the central campus resource for students with disabilities.
The goal of DSS is to provide a physically and educationally accessible
university environment that ensures an individual is viewed on the basis
of ability, not disability. DSS staff members work individually with students
to determine appropriate accommodations. To be eligible for services,
students need to complete an application, submit documentation of their
disability and meet with our counseling staff.
For more information, contact Disability Support Services at (205)
934-4205 (voice) or 934-4248 (TTY) or http://www.uab.edu/students/
services/disability-support-services E-mail contacts are welcome at
dss@uab.edu.
Physical Address
Hill University Center
Mailing Address
HUC 300
1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294
The SHWC Health Services offer comprehensive primary care services

including acute and chronic care, womens health, mental health
evaluation and treatment, immunizations, and treatment of minor
emergencies. On-site lab and x-ray services are available. Afterhours consultation is provided through provider on call coverage, 24
hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year. To ensure convenience
and access, the Health Services operates under an open-access
appointment scheduling system. Go to www.uab.edu/studenthealth for
more information or to schedule an appointment through our patient
portal. You may also call (205) 934-3581 to schedule an appointment
or for general information call (205)934-3580. All currently enrolled UAB
undergraduate and graduate students have access to medical office
visits, evaluation and development of a treatment plan at no additional
cost beyond the payment of regular UAB tuition, regardless of insurance
coverage. Diagnostic testing (lab and x-ray) is available on a fee-forservice basis and can be billed to the students insurance or, for those
without insurance, directly to the student. A more complete listing of nocost services and those services available, but at additional cost, can be
accessed at http://www.uab.edu/studenthealth/student-health-coverage .
Counseling Services
The SHWC Counseling Service assists in developing students potential
in physical, academic, spiritual, psychosocial, emotional, and vocational
areas. In addition to individual and couples counseling, the staff offers
a variety of wellness programs, group opportunities, and educational
resources. Confidential counseling services are available to all currently
enrolled UAB students at no cost. Psychiatric services are also available.
For more information call (205) 934-5816. Counseling services are also
provided by the UAB Womens Center.
Women's Center
The Women's Center offers personal (non-academic) counseling services
to currently enrolled UAB students. The services are confidential and are
provided by a Licensed Professional Counselor at no cost. In addition to
counseling, the center provides educational outreach on sexual assault,
sexual harassment, eating disorders, and other mental health issues that
affect women. For further information or to schedule an appointment call
(205) 934-6946.
Student Insurance Coverage (Mandatory and Optional)
Student Health & Wellness Center

The Student Health & Wellness Center (SHWC) provides a
comprehensive and integrated program of services to meet the medical,
counseling and wellness needs of UABs undergraduate, graduate and
professional students. Creating a healthy campus and promoting student
wellness are essential to supporting student learning and success. The
SHWC is staffed by a group of committed medical providers, counselors,
nurses, clinicians, wellness specialists, and support staff who embrace
the opportunity to meet your wellness, medical and counseling needs.
Those services and resources are available in the new state-of-the-art
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Student Health & Wellness Center located at 1714 9 Ave. South (LRC
building), Birmingham, AL 35294-1270.
Blazer Express has convenient drop-off and pick-up locations near the
Student Health & Wellness Center. Patient and client parking is available
at the South entrance to the building.
In addition to services provided at the SHWC, select academic programs

have a mandatory requirement to have major medical health insurance to
ensure coverage for hospital, emergency room, specialty physician care
and diagnostic testing. For more information on the mandatory insurance
coverage requirement go the SHWC website at http://www.uab.edu/
studenthealth/insurance-and-waivers/mandatory-insurance-waivers.
Viva Health offers an optional Student Health Insurance Plan for fulltime registered undergraduate students taking a minimum of 9 credit
hours and non-health related graduate students taking a minimum
of 5 credit hours. The plan may be extended to cover the students
spouse and dependents for an additional premium. Please visit
www.vivaemployer.com for more information.
To learn more about services available through the Student Health and
Wellness Center, please visit www.uab.edu/studenthealth or contact us at
one of the following phone numbers for assistance.
Appointments:
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Health Services (205) 934-3581 or schedule an appointment through the

patient portal at www.uab.edu/studenthealth
Counseling Services (205) 934-5816
Office Hours
that other factors of students lives could have a profound impact in

their academic performance, so sessions are individually designed for
students to address various types of academic and/or personal issues.
Appointments can be made online at: https://mytutor.uab.edu:4443/
Tutoring
Day
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 5:00 p.m.
The Student Health & Wellness Center is closed daily from 12 pm to 1 pm

for lunch.
International Recruitment and Student

Services
The Office of International Recruitment and Student Services (IRSS) is
committed to providing quality services and programs to recruit, retain
and support the UAB international community.
IRSS assists with recruitment of international students, assists
with international admissions, advises foreign students and visiting
international faculty and staff in matters of immigration and federal
and state taxation, and provides orientation and support programs to
facilitate the transition to the UAB and Birmingham community. IRSS also
serves as a collaborative resource to facilitate, promote, and strengthen
international understanding on campus and throughout the Birmingham
community.
International Recruitment and Student Services also operates the
Smolian International House. For additional information, call (205)
934-3328 or visit our Web page at https://uab.edu/students/international.
University Academic Success

Center (UASC)
The University Academic Success Center (UASC) provides students
with a host of FREE services and resources to support their transition to
university learning, strengthen their academic endeavors, and develop
essential skills that lead to academic success.
Academic Services
Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction is an academic assistance program providing
regularly scheduled out-of-class, peer-led study sessions for challenging
courses. The free sessions, open to all students in targeted courses, are
held two or three times each week throughout the semester, and special
study sessions are added before exams.
More in-depth than tutoring, and led by students who have mastered the
subjects, SI sessions integrate what you're learning in class with essential
learning strategies. As a result, SI participants usually earn higher grades
and withdraw from classes less often than other students. The semester
schedule can be viewed at: http://www.uab.edu/students/academics/
student-success/supplemental-instruction
Academic Coaching
Academic Coaching involves meeting with students in free one-onone sessions to assist them with developing or enhancing skill sets
and achieving success. No student is the same, and it is understood
The University Academic Success Center provides free course-specific

tutoring services to UAB undergraduate students. Tutoring is offered in
both one-on-one and group sessions. Our tutoring sessions are tailored
to address undergraduate students questions and needs as we aim to
foster independent learning. Appointments can be made online at: https://
mytutor.uab.edu:4443/
Academic Success Workshops

The workshops are designed to provide students with an interactive
experience to enhance their academic learning. Workshops are
organized by topic and designed to meet the demands of collegelevel academics. Common topics presented are Study Skills, Learning
Styles and Strategies, Time Management, Career Searching, Managing
Finances, and Exam Preparation. All workshops are facilitated by faculty
or staff at UAB and are offered throughout the semester. The schedule
of events may be viewed at: http://www.uab.edu/students/academics/
student-success/workshops
For more information or to make an appointment, stop by Room 242 of
the Education building, 901 13th Street South, or please call 934-8184.
You can also find the University Academic Success Center online at:
http://www.uab.edu/success
Parking
All students who desire to park in UAB student parking facilities must
purchase a permit from Parking and Transportation Services. Permits can
be purchased by the term or for the academic year (September through
August). Location and fees vary according to lot. Contact Parking and
Transportation Services at (205) 934-3513, for details, or visit online at
http://www.uab.edu/parking/.
Both the university and the City of Birmingham issue citations in student
lots to vehicles illegally parked or not displaying a proper permit. Students
are responsible for paying all fines and fees imposed. If a student is a
member of the parking system, any delinquent ticket payments will be
added to his or her account in the Student Accounting Office. If a student
is not a member of the parking system and accumulates three or more
delinquent tickets and/or accumulates more than $45.00 in citations,
the student's vehicle may be immobilized or impounded at his or her
expense.
Handicapped spaces are conveniently located throughout campus. A
valid handicap permit must be displayed to park in a handicapped space
in addition to the applicable parking permit. All state issued handicap
parking permits MUST be registered with the UAB Parking Office in order
to park in a restricted UAB lot or deck.
For additional information and a campus parking map, contact:
UAB Parking and Transportation Services
608 Eighth Street South Telephone (205) 934-3513 E-mail:
uabparking@uab.edu Website: http://www.uab.edu/parking/
Blazer Express
The UAB Blazer Express Transit System is a service that provides
transportation throughout the University campus. With a valid UAB ID
badge, students, employees, and authorized visitors can enjoy fare-free
bus transportation along 6 designated routes. Buses are ADA-accessible
and can seat up to 35 riders. Bus service is provided Monday Friday
from 5:30A 12:00A. Safety escort service is available through Blazer
Express seven days a week from 9:00PM 5:30 AM by calling (205)
934-8772.
Motorist Assistance Roadside Service

(MARS)
Motorist Assistance Roadside Service (MARS) is a free service available
to all visitors, students, and employees parking on campus who need
help with a dead battery, flat tire, keys locked in a car, or empty gas tank.
The service is available weekdays 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM, except University
holidays. For assistance, call (205) 975-6277.
Peer Mentoring Program for First Year

Students
The UAB Peer Mentoring Program is designed to keep first year students
connected to the university and supported through their transition to
UAB during the time immediately following Goin' Green New Student
Orientation through the end of their first semester. The program is a
joint initiative of the Office of New Student Orientation and the Office for
Student Academic Success.
Placement Test
The UAB Testing Office provides individual placement testing. Group
testing is also available at times and locations listed each term in the UAB
Class Schedule. For further information, contact the Testing Office, 936
Building, 936 19th Street South (205) 934-3704.
http://www.uab.edu/testing/
Student Academic Success Hotline at

(205) 934-6139
The UAB Student Academic Success hotline is a resource for students
to help find academic support services. The hotline provides personal
assistance for students who are having difficulties but don't know where
to get help.
TRIO Academic Services

Fully funded by the U.S. Department of Education, TRIO Academic
Services (Student Support Services) offers assistance to UAB's degreeseeking undergraduate students who are either first generation college
students (neither parent has a bachelor's degree), are low-income,
or have a disability. The program seeks to increase eligible students'
chances of graduating from UAB in four years. Students participate in
the program from their entrance to UAB as freshmen or sophomores until
graduation.
Intensive services are provided during the freshman and sophomore
years; fewer services are provided during the junior and senior years.
Services offered include free tutoring from freshman courses through
senior courses, workshops to improve study skills, computerized basic
skills assistance, computer training and usage, counseling and referral,
graduate and professional school admission assistance, and educational
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and cultural activities. Students also receive a UAB-funded incentive

stipend that increases yearly. Student who enter the TRIO program as
freshmen, remain in good standing, and graduate in four years, will be
eligible for the largest amount of money. Students are required to be full
time and complete a minimum of 27 semester hours with at least a 2.0
grade point average each year. Required developmental courses are
counted in these 27 semester hours. Students must maintain eligibility for
financial aid if needed and participate fully in needed program services.
Priority acceptance is given to conditionally admitted freshmen who are
attending UAB for the first time during fall semester. Limited space is
available for freshmen and sophomores who are already attending UAB.
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New Participant Applications are available from April 1 to August 25

of each year. An application can be downloaded by clicking on the link
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below (this link will only be active from April 1 to August 25 ) or can be
picked up from our office during this time period. Applications are also
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Download Trio Academic Services Application
For additional information, contact TRIO Academic Services http://
www.uab.edu/students/services/trio-academic-services
Office for Study Away

The UAB Office for Study Away (OfSA) prepares students for success in
the globalized world by administering and establishing high-quality study
away opportunities.
OfSA offers opportunities for study abroad through student exchanges,
faculty-led programs, and supported non-UAB programs in approximately
50 different countries. Study away programs are available for the
following periods: academic year, fall semester, spring semester, May
semester, other summer semesters, Thanksgiving Break, and Spring
Break.
Course credit may be earned on study away for a wide variety of
academic subjects. Some study away programs offer a comprehensive
list of subjects of study while others are tailored to a particular subject or
subject(s).
Costs vary by program. Semester programs start at approximately
$4,500 for tuition, fees, room, and board for one semester. OfSA offers
scholarships, as do other UAB units. Most financial aid may be applied to
program costs.
For more information on application requirements, locations, programs,
course credit, costs, and advising, visit www.uab.edu/studyaway or call
205-975-6611.
UAB Testing Office

The UAB Testing Office provides testing services for UAB students,
prospective students, and the community at large. The following tests
and/or services are available:
Admissions examinations for undergraduate and graduate programs
American College Testing Program (ACT)
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Miller Analogies Test (MAT) (acceptable to some graduate programs)
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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)General and Subject

Examinations
Correspondence examination monitoring
Professional licensing/certification/registration examinations
For further information on any of the above, contact the UAB Testing
Office, 936 Building, 936 19th Street South, Telephone (205) 934-3704.
UAB Ticket Office

The UAB Ticket Office is an excellent source for acquiring the best seats
to campus events, including performances at the Alys Stephens Center,
and UAB Blazers Football and Basketball games. It also serves as the
point-of-purchase for events sponsored by the Department of Student
Life and other UAB organizations and off-campus agencies. In addition,
the UAB Ticket Office offers discounted tickets for Carmike and Regal
Cinemas, and to most major theme parks across the southeast, including
Six Flags over Georgia, Alabama Splash Adventure and Dollywood.
Discounts to the major aquariums in the area are also available including:
Georgia Aquarium and Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. First-class
postage stamps are also available for purchase (UAB internal requisitions
are accepted). For additional information, contact the UAB Ticket Office,
located inside One Stop Student Services in the Residence Life Center of
Blazer Hall, Telephone: (205) 934-8000.
Visit our website https://www.uab.edu/students/services/item/846-ticketoffice
Veterans Services
UAB Veterans Services (UAB-VS) assists veterans, reservists,
guardsmen, and dependents of disabled or deceased veterans to
access their educational benefits. UAB-VS serves as a liaison between
the student and the local and federal agencies, including the State
Department of Education, Department of Defense, and the Department
of Veterans Affairs. The office staff assist students in applying for
educational benefits, securing tutorial assistance and obtaining veterans
work-study positions. For further information, contact UAB Veterans
Services, Smolian International House, Room 233, 1600 10th Avenue
South, Telephone (205) 934-8804 or read about our programs and
services at http://www.uab.edu/students/veterans
Women's Center
The Women's Center offers personal (non-academic) counseling services
to currently enrolled UAB students. The services are confidential and are
provided by a Licensed Professional Counselor at no cost. In addition to
counseling, the center provides educational programs on sexual assault,
sexual harassment, eating disorders, and other mental health issues that
affect women. The Women's Center supports and encourages women
seeking a balanced and meaningful life. For further information, contact:
self-esteem, sexuality, gender identity, grief, and relationship counseling.

Confidential counseling services are available to all currently enrolled
UAB students at no cost. For more information, contact Counseling
Services at (205) 934-5816.
Student Health Services (SHS)

Community Health Building
930 20th Street South, Suite 221
Free parking available on the right side of the building (the arm bar will
automatically rise when you pull up and you will be given a code by SHS
staff to exit).
All graduate UAB students have access to UAB Student Health Services
(SHS) Plan at no additional cost* This access is included as part of tuition
and replaces Tier I, Tier II, optional student, and Single Visit Option
plans.
All students have access to the SHS regardless of insurance coverage.
However, access to SHS does not replace the major medical insurance
requirement (BC/BS, VIVA, etc.) for student groups defined below.
Health Insurance coverage is part of each program's requirements and
is necessary to help cover hospital and ER visits, specialty care, and lab/
x-ray costs which are not included in the basic Student Health Services
Plan.
Some students at UAB are required to have major medical insurance.
More information about these students is available at the following
website, http://www.uab.edu/studenthealth/insurance-and-waiver/
mandatory-insurance-waivers
To learn more about Student Health Services and/or print an enrollment
form, please visit http://www.uab.edu/studenthealth.
Appointments: (205) 934-3581
Office Hours
Day
Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 5:00 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 4:30 p.m.
Immunizations
Day
Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 4:30

p.m.
Friday
8:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 4:00

p.m.
Women's Center
Suite 150 Holley-Mears Building 924 19th Street South Telephone
(205) 934-6946.
Counseling Services
UAB Student Health and Wellness Counseling Services assists
in developing students' potential in physical, academic, spiritual,
psychosocial, emotional, and vocational areas. In addition to individual
and couples counseling, the staff offers a variety of wellness programs
and educational resources. Students work with counselors regarding a
variety of concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress management,
Urgent Care Walk-In Hours (acute illnesses

only)
Day
Hours
Weekdays
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 - 2:00

p.m.
Financial Information
Tuition and Fees
Graduate Courses
The Detailed Tuition and Fee Schedule is available online https://
www.uab.edu/students/paying-for-uab/detailed-tuition-and-fees >
Graduate Programs.
Estimated Tuition and Fees

To ascertain Tuition and Fees Fee Schedule please visit BlazerNET
located online at www.uab.edu/blazernet
Deadlines
Student account payment deadlines are available on the Academic
Calendar for each term. Fifty percent of your total student account must
be paid by the first payment deadline and the entire account balance
must be paid in full by the second payment deadline. Payment deadline
dates are available on the Academic Calendar located online at http://
www.uab.edu/academiccalendar.
Penalties
Students who fail to pay by the deadline are subject to substantial late
fees. Students with delinquent accounts will not be allowed to register at
UAB, and transcript requests will not be honored until all accounts are
paid in full. The list of penalties is available online at http://www.uab.edu/
whentopay/penalties.
How to Pay
Payments can be made via the web with a Blazer ID and Password
at www.uab.edu/blazernet. Payments can also be made in Student
Accounting Services located on the ground level of the Lister Hill Library.
All fees are due by the published deadline, as indicated on the UAB
Academic Calendar at http://www.uab.edu/academiccalendar. For tuition
questions please call Student Accounting Services at (205) 934-3570.
Contact
Student Accounting Services
1700 University Blvd.
Lister Hill Library G10
(205) 934-3570
Withdrawing from Courses

To avoid academic penalty, a student must withdraw from a course by the
withdrawal deadline shown in the academic calendar and the UAB Class
Schedule and receive a grade of W (withdrawn). Failure to attend class
does not constitute a formal drop or withdrawal.
Withdrawal from courses can only be accomplished using official
procedures. The official withdrawal must be completed online in
BlazerNET. The student must submit a completed withdrawal form to the
Office of the Registrar. This office will date stamp the form and return a
copy. These documents should be carefully retained by the student. The
date printed on the receipt is the official date of withdrawal.
In extraordinary circumstances, if it is impossible for the student to
withdraw online or obtain an official withdrawal form, the student may
mail a withdrawal letter to the Office of the Registrar. The official date of
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withdrawal will be the date the letter is received in this office. If the official
date of withdrawal is after the last day to drop without paying, no tuition or
fees will be refunded.
For financial aid purposes, the date of last class attendance will be
the official date of withdrawal unless otherwise documented. Note that
individual schools may have withdrawal rules in addition to the above.
Withdrawal from a course while a possible violation of the Academic
Honor Code is under review will not preclude the assignment of a course
grade that appropriately reflects the students performance prior to
withdrawal if the violation is substantiated.
Exceptions
All students are responsible for adhering to UABs academic policies,
as published in the UAB Graduate Catalog and the current UAB Class
Schedule. The Graduate Dean may make exceptions to policies.
Exceptions will only be made in extraordinary circumstances. Only
in cases of serious illness, which precludes a student from attending
classes, or a call to active military service, can a student qualify under
this policy for either administrative or academic withdrawal from courses
from that semester. In such instances, students requesting an exception
to policy must provide the cause specific documentation in order for the
request to be considered.
Requests are evaluated only from written documentation and not
through appointments or telephone calls. Information and forms are
available online at http://www.uab.edu/graduate/images/acrobat/forms/
acadappeal.pdf . Requests for exceptions must be submitted at the
earliest possible time. Consideration will not be given to any request
submitted later than the term immediately following the term for which the
exception is being requested. A full reduction in tuition and associated
fees will be made for appropriately documented serious illnesses or
military service activation, which preclude a student from continuing his/
her studies at UAB. For students receiving refunds, such refunds will first
be applied to any outstanding obligations and to any scholarship, grant,
or loan the student has received for that term. A student who is receiving
any form of Federal Title IV Financial Aid will be liable for any unearned
funds received as determined by the Federal Return of Funds Policy
(check with Student Accounting Office for details.)
Failure to adhere to the published drop and withdrawal deadlines (as
outlined in the UAB Catalog and the UAB Class Schedule) does not
qualify under this policy as an Academic Exception.
Contact
Graduate School
G03 Lister Hill Library
(205) 934-8227
Financial Aid to Students

Students should apply for financial aid if they need assistance in
paying for the cost of education. Students applying for financial
aid are considered for all programs for which they are eligible.
Assistance generally takes the form of a combination of grant, loan, and
employment. The amount of the award is based on the financial need of
the student, taking into consideration the students total expenses and
the familys financial circumstances. A nationally recognized method of
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Financial Information
analysis approved by the federal government is used to determine the

familys ability to pay toward the cost of education.
Federal Direct PLUS Loan for Graduate and

Professional Students
Applying for Financial Aid
This is a non-need-based loan with a fixed rate of 7.21%. Annual loan

limits are the cost of living minus other aid.
Students are encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA) available online at http://www.fafsa.gov/ in early
February. The earliest students can submit the FAFSA is January 1.
Instructions and UAB forms are available online at https://www.uab.edu/
students/paying-for-college. Since some of the aid programs have limited
funding, students are encouraged to submit all required forms to the
financial aid office by March 1 for financial aid for the following fall to
ensure they receive aid from all programs for which they are eligible.
In order to meet the tuition and fee deadlines, completed applications
should be submitted no later than 45 days prior to the tuition due date.
Students must reapply for financial aid each academic year.
Since procedures and rules are subject to change, students interested in
applying for financial aid can receive further information online at https://
www.uab.edu/financialaid.
Contact
Student Financial Aid
finaid@uab.edu
(205)934-8223
Mailing address
Student Financial Aid
1720 2nd Ave South
Student and Faculty Educational Opportunities

Research participation and science education programs administered by
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
UAB Financial Information

UAB Graduate Family Assistance Scholarship
Scholarship funds will be provided to graduate students who have familyrelated financial commitments that would, if not resolved, prevent them
from enrolling in a degree-granting graduate program. ONLY INCOMING
STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ACCEPTED INTO A RESEARCH
BASED DOCTORAL PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
Lister Hill Center for Health Policy fellowship program
The purpose of the Fellowship is to assist in the transfer of health policy
and health services research skills to the policy making setting. For
2010, the Center will fund up to two individuals with a stipend amount of
$28,800 per Fellow.
Comprehensive Minority Faculty and Student Development Program
(CMFSDP) Fellowships
Graduate Fellowships are available to qualified African American
students, newly enrolled at UAB and seeking to earn a Ph.D. degree.
Federal College Work-Study Program
Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded UAB Hughes Med to Grad

Fellowship Program
Graduates of the UAB Howard Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship Program
will enter the workforce with the necessary experience in translational
research and leadership training to move discoveries effectively between
the bench and bedside.
Eligible graduate students may work part time and earn money to help
pay their educational expenses while attending school. On-campus
and off-campus jobs are available in areas related to the students
educational interests.
License to Learn Scholarship

UAB National Alumni Society License To Learn Scholarships are
designed to provide additional financial aid to currently enrolled,
undergraduate and graduate level UAB students.
Federal Perkins Loan
Joseph F. Volker Alumni Scholarship

In an effort to recognize the accomplishments of currently enrolled UAB
students, the UAB National Alumni Society established a scholarship
award program named in honor of the late Dr. Joseph F. Volker.
Financial Aid Programs
Perkins loans are available to graduate students on a long-term, lowinterest basis and are repayable in monthly installments. The total
amount of loans made to a graduate student for all years, including any
loans received as an undergraduate, may not exceed $60,000. The
interest rate is five percent, and repayment of principal and interest
begins nine months after graduation or withdrawal from school.
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford

Loan
This is a non-need-based loan with a fixed rate of 6.21%. Interest must
be paid while the student is in school or must be capitalized as agreed
upon by the borrower and lender. Repayment of the principal and any
capitalized interest begins when the students enrollment status drops
below half time. The maximum annual loan amount is $20,500.
Distinguished Alumni Scholarship

Distinguished Alumni Scholarship The Student Relations Committee
established a new scholarship endowment in 1994 to honor the Society's
Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.
Dr. Charles A. McCallum International Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded annually to recognize UAB National Alumni
Society international chapters located in Thailand and Taiwan, and to
honor Dr. Charles "Scotty" McCallum, UAB president emeritus, who
helped to establish these two chapters.
BBVA Compass Mortgage Graduate Student Scholarship
For graduate students.
Other Sources of Financial Aid
Funding Links
Revised PHS 398 and PHS 2590 Forms
Community of Science
The Foundation Center
National Science Foundation
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
GrantsNet
ScienceCareers
Academic Position Network
Employment Resources from the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation
Guidance on job searching and lists of available state jobs
NIH Research Training Opportunities
Academic Common Market
The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among
selected southern states for sharing academic programs at both the
baccalaureate and graduate levels. Participating states are able to make
arrangements for their residents who qualify for admission to enroll in
specific programs in other states on an in-state tuition basis. Participating
states are Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia, and West Virginia.
If you are not an Alabama resident and you wish to enroll at UAB as an
Academic Common Market student, you must be accepted for admission
into a UAB program to which your state has obtained access for its
residents through the Academic Common Market coordinator in your
home state.
Certification of eligibility must be received by the Graduate School before
the first day of class in the initial semester of registration to obtain instate tuition status for the entire program; otherwise, in-state tuition
status will be awarded beginning with the semester following receipt of
this certification. Please note that if a student who enrolls at UAB as an
Academic Common Market student changes majors, the student will
revert to paying out-of state tuition.
To obtain the name and address of a state coordinator, visit the
Academic Common Market web site (www.sreb.org/page/1304/).
Progress toward a Degree

**All policies apply to courses regardless
of format (e.g., traditional, blended,
online...) and for all programs unless
explicitly state.
Steps Toward a Graduate Degree
All UAB graduate students should be aware of Graduate School policies
and procedures. Therefore, all graduate students should become familiar
with the UAB Graduate Student Handbook. The Handbook is updated
annually and is located at http://www.uab.edu/graduate/images/acrobat/
publications/UAB_Grad_Handbook.pdf
Part of a student's progress toward a degree is the selection of a
graduate faculty chair and thesis/dissertation committee (Plan I only).
Graduate faculty membership may be granted by the Dean of the
Graduate School to UAB faculty members who demonstrate a high
level of competence in teaching and scholarship. Graduate faculty
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membership is required (a) of all individuals teaching courses for

graduate credit and (b) of members of graduate study committees. The
faculty members listed within this Catalog may not necessarily have
graduate faculty status. A complete official listing of the graduate faculty
may be found on the Graduate School website at http://www.uab.edu/
graduate/gradfaclist.
Upon approval by the Graduate School Dean and payment of any
outstanding financial obligations to the university, the President confers
students degrees by authority of the Board of Trustees.
Graduate students are generally expected to complete all degree
requirements with 5 years of matriculation for master's and 7 years of
matriculation for doctoral students. One extension of these time limits
can be requested when mitigating circumstances preclude completion of
requirements within 5 years (master's) or 7 years (doctoral). The request
for an extension should include a plan and timeline for completion. Such
requests require the approval of the students dissertation committee and
graduate program director and must be presented in writing to the Dean
of the Graduate School for consideration and approval. Courses taken
more than 5 years (master's) or 7 years (doctoral) before graduation
may not be applied toward a degree without the approval of the graduate
program director and Graduate Dean.
Steps to both the masters and doctoral degrees can be found in the tabs
above.
Steps Toward Earning the Master's

Degree
Admission to masters degree program
Selection of faculty advisor
Maintenance of good standing
Appointment of graduate study committeePlan I (Thesis) only
IRB and/or IACUC approvals obtained and renewed annually
Admission to candidacyat least one semester before graduation is
expectedPlan I (Thesis) only
Application for Degreeno later than 3 weeks after the beginning
of the semester in which graduation is expected (see http://
www.uab.edu/graduate/deadline-dates)
Production of preliminary version of thesis (Plan I only)
Defense of thesis (for Plan I only) (see http://www.uab.edu/graduate/
deadline-dates)
One PDF of the defended committee-approved thesis (Plan I only)
submitted online no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) after the
public defense
Recommendation for degree
Conferring of degree
Steps Toward Earning the Doctoral

Degree
Admission to doctoral degree program
Selection of faculty advisor
Maintenance of good standing
Appointment of graduate study committee
Passing of comprehensive examination
IRB and/or IACUC approvals obtained and renewed annually
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Completion of a Degree
Admission to candidacyno later than two semesters before

expected graduation
Application for degreeno later than 3 weeks into the expected
semester of graduation see http://www.uab.edu/graduate/deadlinedates)
Draft of preliminary version of dissertation
Review of the draft by committee members
Revisions made to dissertation in response to committee feedback
Defense of dissertation (see http://www.uab.edu/graduate/deadlinedates)
A PDF of the defended committee-approved dissertation to UAB/
ProQuest submission web site --no later than 2 weeks (10 business
days) following the public defense
Recommendation for degree
IRB/Pages/home.aspx. For more information regarding IACUC (animal

subjects) requirements, visit http://www.uab.edu/research/administration/
offices/IACUC/Pages/default.aspx.
Application for Degree (Master's and Educational Specialist) or
Application for Degree (Doctoral). The application for degree must be
received in the Graduate School Records Office by the deadline date
listed on the Graduate School's website, http://www.uab.edu/graduate/
deadline-dates; however, check with your department as some
programs have earlier deadline dates for the application for degree
and may require the form to be submitted directly to the department
(i.e. School of Education). The $50 fee will be charged to your student
account. This form is your official notification to the Graduate School
that you intend to complete graduation requirements that semester. The
process of clearing your records for graduation begins with the receipt of
this application.
Conferring of the doctoral degree
Completion of a Degree
**All policies apply to courses regardless of format (e.g., traditional,
blended, online...) and for all programs unless explicitly stated.
Completing your graduate degree requires completing all paperwork
before the semester deadlines.
During your academic career, it is also important that you are aware
of Graduate School policies and procedures that are detailed in the
Graduate Student Handbook. The Handbook also provides a detailed
checklist for completing a graduate degree.
Graduate School Minimum Course Credit Requirements. In order to
earn a master's, specialist, or a doctoral degree, the Graduate School
requires minimum course credits for both Plan I (thesis or dissertation)
or Plan II (non-thesis or non-dissertation) paths. These requirements
are detailed in the Graduate Student Handbook. Graduate program
requirements may exceed the Graduate School minimums. Therefore,
you should check with your program director for additional program
requirements.
Program requirements. It is your responsibility to consult the graduate
catalog and meet with your advisor to ensure that you have completed
the requirements of your program. Questions about Graduate School
requirements not satisfactorily answered on the web site should be
addressed to the Graduate School (934-8227)
Application for Admission to Candidacy form. Doctoral students
must submit this form before the first day of classes at least two
semesters before the semester of intended graduation and be enrolled in
research hours during those two semesters. (If you pre-register, this form
must be completed before that date.) Master's students must submit
this form before the first day of classes at least one semester before the
semester of intended graduation and be enrolled in research hours during
that semester. Admission to candidacy must be submitted and approved
by the Graduate School before you can register for research hours (699
or 799). The graduate study committee must be appointed and approved
by the Graduate School dean.
IRB and IACUC Approval. If the research involves human or animal
subjects, approval from IRB or IACUC must be documented before
admission to candidacy can be approved and must be kept current until
the research is completed. The student's name must appear on all IRB
Approval Forms. For more information regarding IRB (human subjects)
requirements, visit http://www.uab.edu/research/administration/offices/
If your public defense will be held before the 2nd week of classes,
you must submit your application for degree earlier. Approval forms,
which must be requested 2 weeks before the public defense, cannot
be completed until the Application for Degree is processed.
This application does not carry over into the following semester.
Students who do not complete graduation requirements as expected
must reapply for the following semester and must register for
course hours in that semester. The new application for degree form
(approved at the departmental level and submitted to the Graduate
School) must be submitted by the posted deadline for that semester.
Your records must be checked again, and a new diploma will be
ordered. The reorder fee is $25 and will be charged to your student
account.
The following requirements and procedures apply only to students
who are completing a thesis or dissertation (Plan 1)
Plan 2 students (non thesis/dissertation) should consult your
department concerning requirements for final projects and papers.
Final, public defense. Some programs hold private and public defense
meetings; however, the Graduate School is concerned only with the
public defense, which must be held by the posted semester deadline.
An earlier defense date is strongly recommended in order to allow time
for completing the final requirements before graduation (i.e., format
approval and submission of final document to the Graduate School).
Set the date and time of your final defense well in advance and at a
time when all committee members are able to attend. Determine from
your committee members how far in advance of your defense date they
require a completed copy of your manuscript for review.
Thesis or dissertation approval forms. No later than 2 weeks before
your final defense, submit the on-line request for your approval forms.
(Approval forms cannot be completed before the Graduate School has
received your application for degree). Fill out this form carefully. Be
certain to list the correct graduate program name (which often differs
from the academic department name). If there have been changes to
your committee, these changes must be entered on the Change of
Committee Form before your approval forms can be completed. You
will be notified via e-mail when your forms are ready to be picked up
in the Graduate School office (LHL G03). Check your printed approval
forms carefully for accuracy. Your name, the names of your committee
members, your program name, and the title of your thesis/dissertation
must precisely match your official UAB records.
As soon as possible after your defense, complete any changes
or corrections to your manuscript that were requested by your
committee and obtain signatures of all committee members and your

program director in blue or black ink on your approval form.
UAB Format Manual for Theses and Dissertations
No later than 2 weeks following your public defense, your committee

approved thesis or dissertation and all applicable forms are due in
the Graduate School. Your document will be reviewed for adherence
to format requirements and for consistency in format and style. (See
the UAB Format Manual). If you are reprinting a published article or
previously published illustrations, you must also submit permission
to reprint from the copyright holder. (see Publishing Your Thesis or
Dissertation and Editing).
Requirements for the Master's Degree
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses are submitted online at

http://dissertations.umi.com/uab/ Follow the online instructions. The UAB
Publication Agreement is submitted online. All applicable forms must be
received before the document will be reviewed.
Doctoral students are required to take the Graduate School's Exit Survey
before the degree will be conferred. After the completed dissertation has
been turned in, the student will be notified to complete the survey via
Blackboard.
If you have no outstanding fees or grades, the email notification
of final approval of your thesis or dissertation completes your
graduation requirements. Approximately midway through your final
semester, you will receive an email if any problems have been found with
your degree audit. Review this email carefully and keep it for your records
to ensure that all graduation requirements are being met. If you have
questions about unpaid fees, contact Student Accounting. If you have
questions about grades, contact your department. Grades for the final
semester are not submitted until the end of the semester.
After your document has been approved by the Graduate School
you may...
Order bound copies of your thesis or dissertation for your personal
use. If you want a copy of your signed approval form to be included
in your personal copies, you must make copies after they are signed
and place them in the copies you send to be bound. The original form
is kept in the Graduate School.
Request a letter of degree verification if required for employment or
a post-doctoral appointment. Your grades and student account will
be checked at that time and, if appropriate, a letter indicating that you
have completed all degree requirements and the date on which your
degree will be conferred will be mailed. Details concerning degree
verification are included in the instructions you receive with your
approval forms.
Note: Students who leave the Birmingham area before the approval
process is complete are STILL responsible for ensuring that their
own requirements are met before semester deadlines.
Degree is officially conferred when the final copy of your document
has been cleared by the Graduate School office and when all records
have been cleared. Grades are not cleared until the end of exams
in the semester in which you graduate. Once the degree has been
officially awarded, degree verification can be obtained through Student
Clearinghouse (http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/). Official transcripts
can be requested through the One Stop Student Services (934-4300 or
http://www.uab.edu/onestop)
Here are additional sources of information about graduation
requirements:
Requirements for the Doctoral Degree

Graduate School staff
Graduate School Deadlines
Graduate School Forms
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Grad College of Arts & Sciences
Grad College of Arts &

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences

CH133
saxena@cis.uab.edu
Dean: Dr. Robert E. Palazzo

The College of Arts and Sciences includes departments in the arts,
humanities, mathematics, social, behavioral, natural and physical
sciences.
The College offers 15 degree programs leading to a masters degree
and 7 programs leading to a doctoral degree. Traditional programs as
well as interdisciplinary and graduate level certificate programs help to
keep the College on the leading edge of progressive academic offerings.
Situated at the center of an internationally renowned research university
and academic medical center, students and faculty in the College of Arts
and Sciences have unparalleled opportunities to be part of the innovative
and ground-breaking research and creative work that is the signature of
UAB.
We offer a student-centered, experiential curriculum designed to prepare
students not only for the careers and challenges of the 21st century,
but also to be the leaders in the global marketplace of ideas. Students
within arts and sciences programs develop the ability to understand
diverse perspectives making them better prepared to work creatively
and productively with others to solve the most important problems of our
times.
Interdisciplinary Programs
Interdisciplinary programs of study are increasingly popular as we
realize the benefits of multiple perspectives and methods to advance
understanding and improve solutions. Students in the College of Arts
and Sciences may pursue formal interdisciplinary programs such as
the Masters degree in Computer Forensics and Security Management,
which involves faculty from the departments of Computer & Information
Sciences and Justice Sciences (College of Arts and Sciences), and the
Departments of Management, Information Systems Quantitative Methods,
and Accounting & Finance (School of Business).
The Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Art & Art History
bring their collective expertise and experience together to offer an
interdisciplinary Category A certificate program involving an integrated art
and engineering curriculum. The Leonardo Art & Engineering Graduate
Certificate program provides cross-disciplinary training in simulation, art,
visualization, and virtual reality to students with a BS/BA degree in Arts
and Sciences, Engineering, Business, or Healthcare-related disciplines
for addressing marketing, education/training, entertainment, product
development, and design application demand of the 21st century growth
area in 3D and VR technologies.
Computer Forensics and Security

Management
Prospective students should use this checklist to obtain specific
admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate School.
Program Contact Information

Program Co-Directors:
Dr. Nitesh Saxena
Dr. John Sloan

Department of Justice Sciences
UBOB 210
prof@uab.edu
Dr. Allen Johnston
Department of Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative
Methods
BEC 319
1150 10th Ave. South
ajohnston@uab.edu
Faculty:
Hasan (Computer and Information Sciences), Johnston (Management,
Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods), , Saxena (Computer
and Information Sciences), Savage (Accounting and Finance), Sloan
(Justice Sciences), Warner (Computer and Information Sciences, Justice
Sciences), Wheeler (Justice Sciences)
Program Information
The Master of Science in Computer Forensics and Security Management
(MSCFSM) is an interdisciplinary professional practice graduate program
involving faculty from the Departments of Computer & Information
Sciences and Justice Sciences (College of Arts and Sciences), and the
Departments of Management, Information Systems Quantitative Methods,
and Accounting & Finance (School of Business). The program prepares
graduate students with backgrounds in criminal justice, computer and
information sciences, information systems, information technology, and
forensic accounting to practice in the fields of computer forensics and
security management, including cybersecurity, information security, IT
auditing, and forensic accounting. The program develops in students
required skills, including familiarity with industry practices, innovative
methods, critical thinking, and problem solving, that are crucial for
competitiveness and success in entry- or advanced-level positions in
the areas of computer forensics, cybersecurity, information security
management, IT audit and fraud detection, and forensic accounting. The
program is designed to increase the pipeline of prospective, high-quality,
entry- and advanced level employees involved with protecting physical
and virtual systems vital to the U.S., whose incapacitation or destruction
would have debilitating effects on national security and/or the nations
economy. The program also provides current public and private sector
employees an opportunity to obtain advanced high-quality training in the
core areas of computer forensics, cybersecurity, information security
management, IT auditing, and forensic accounting, to facilitate career
advancement.
The program is modeled after traditional MBA programs, where
students complete a set of core courses and then choose an area of
specialization. In the MSCFSM program, students first complete a
set of required courses which include courses in computer forensics/
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cybercrime investigation, information security management, and ethics.

Students then choose an area of specialization in either computer
forensics/cybercrime investigation or IT audit/fraud examination. Both
specializations include a required field practicum (internship) that
is completed with an appropriate public or private sector agency or
organization.
JS 530
Ethics and Computer Forensics
JS 502
Introduction to Computer Forensics
JS 675
Law Evidence and Procedure
CS 534
Networking
CS 536
Network Security
CS 536L
Network Security Laboratory
Admission Requirements
CS 636
Computer Security
CS 514
Digital Documents, Security & Intellectual Property
Students accepted into the program will have graduated with a bachelor's
degree from a regionally accredited college or university or recognized
university from abroad. Most students accepted into the program will
have achieved a minimum overall undergraduate grade point average
(GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and will have earned a combined
score of 305 or higher on the verbal and quantitative sections of the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a total score of 550 or higher
on the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). An Admissions
Committee consisting of the Program Directors will screen applicants and
make a recommendation to the Graduate School for admission into the
program.
JS 696
Graduate Internship in Criminal Justice
Students seeking admission to the program will be accepted from

undergraduate programs including criminal justice, computer science,
electrical and computer engineering, MIS, IT, business, accounting,
as well as other science and social science fields. Students seeking
admission to the program, regardless of their specific undergraduate
preparation, should have some formal exposure to the core areas of the
program including cybercrime and its investigation, IT auditing/forensic
accounting; fundamentals of computer and Internet literacy, probability
and statistics, computer programming, networking, discrete mathematics/
logic, and information security management. Students lacking requisite
backgrounds but who meet other minimum admission requirements
may be admitted to the program on a contingency basis but required to
take a series of prerequisite courses including courses in computer
programming and information systems that allow them to develop
necessary backgrounds to be successful in the program. These courses
may include the following (or their equivalent):
AC 572
Forensic Accounting and Information Technology

Auditing
AC 573
Fraud Examination
LS 571
Legal Elements of Fraud Investigation
Requirements
CS 201
Hours
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
AND the following accompanying laboratory

CS 201L
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming Laboratory
CS 250
Discrete Structures
IS 204
Introduction to Business Programming
AC 200
Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II
AND
AC 201
Total Hours
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A minimum total of 36 semester hours of credits are required for the

degree, including 24 hours of required courses, a field practicum
(internship) for 3-6 hours, and 9 hours of electives taken in one of
two tracks: Cybercrime and Computer Forensics or IT Audit/Fraud
Examination.
JS 515
Investigating Online Crimes
CS 537
Cybercrime & Forensics
OR
JS 537
CyberCrime and Forensics
CS 594
Special Topics
3
1-3
The IT Audit/Fraud Examination track includes the following

courses (9 hrs.):
Leonardo Art & Engineering

Graduate Certificate
Contacts
David Littlefield, PhD
Professor and Chairman
littlefield@uab.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BEC 257
(205) 934-8460
Heather Creel
Business Officer I
hcreel@uab.edu
BEC 257
(205) 934-8460
Leonardo da Vinci is recognized as embodying the concept of the

Renaissance Man as he was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician,
scientist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor - an accomplished artist
of the 16th century and a perfect example of interdisciplinary endeavors.
In this spirit of the Renaissance Person, the Departments of Mechanical
Engineering and Art & Art History bring their collective expertise and
Hours
Required Core Curriculum (27-30 hrs.)

Information Security Management
The Cybercrime/Computer Forensics Track includes the

following courses (9 hrs.):
Program Description
The curriculum includes:
MBA 613
Select one of the following elective tracks:

Degree Requirements
Requirements
3
1-6
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Anthropology
experience together to offer a new interdisciplinary Category A certificate

program involving an integrated art and engineering curriculum.
Anthropology
The Leonardo Art & Engineering program crosses traditional boundaries

between academic disciplines and forges new collaborations to create a
scholar/scientist/artist ready to meet the demands of the 21st century.
Anthropology is a social science committed to the comparative and

historical study of humankind. Anthropology literally means the study
of humanity and considers human biological and cultural variation.
Currently, UAB and the University of Alabama (in Tuscaloosa) operate
as a joint program. Students who wish to complete the MA degree at
UAB can take most of their courses at UAB. They are also able to take
courses at the University of Alabama. The Tuscaloosa campus is about
an hour-and-fifteen-minute drive from Birmingham.
The objectives for the program are to:

Provide cross-disciplinary training in simulation, art, visualization,
and virtual reality to students with a BS/BA degree in Arts and
Sciences, Engineering, Business, or Healthcare-related disciplines
development, and design application demands of the 21st century
growth area in 3D and VR technologies.
Offer a mechanism for the large number of practicing artists,
engineers, healthcare professionals, business managers, and game
developers in Alabama and Birmingham to acquire additional training
and education in simulation, 3D visualization, and VR.
Provide a specialized education suitable to the needs of in-state, outof-state, and international students interested in the application of 3D
visualization, VR, and simulation to the industry or business segment
of their preference. The program will provide the students with highly
specialized and marketable skills.
Program Requirements
Considered together, the joint MA program has about 20 professors,

with 7 currently being at UAB. Courses are offered in all four of the
traditional sub-fields of anthropology: Cultural, Biological, Archaeology,
and Linguistics. Additionally, in recent years, the UAB-side of the joint
program has begun to develop a topical focus on the Anthropology of
Peace, Justice, Human Rights, and Ecology. The new focus at UAB
parallels the establishment, in 2014, of the Institute for Human Rights,
and as the focus is further developed at UAB, it is anticipated that some
but not all MA students will decide to pursue studies in these areas.
Students can apply for admissions through The University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa) at http://anthropology.ua.edu/. In order for a student
to enroll in courses at UAB (after applying for admission through UA
Tuscaloosa), this process must be followed:
Students must be admitted to either Department in either the

undergraduate or graduate program or to the UAB Graduate School
as a non-degree seeking student. (Undergraduates may begin work
on the certificate in their senior year provided they have satisfied
prerequisite requirements and obtained approval from the Graduate
School to take graduate level courses. A certificate can only be
awarded after completion of the BA or BS degree requirements.)
1. Student completes the Cooperative Admission form at

http://www.uab.edu/graduate/images/acrobat/forms/
cooperativeadmission.pdf.
Students must be admitted to the Leonardo Art & Engineering

Certificate program using the degree-seeking application found on
the UAB Graduate School Apply Yourself website.
3. The UA Graduate Registrar then faxes a copy of the approved

Cooperative Admission form and a copy of the students UA
admission letter to the UAB Graduate Admission Office to the
attention of Susan Banks at (205) 934-8413. Mrs. Banks may be
contacted at (205) 934-8227 or snoblitt@uab.edu.
2. Student submits the Cooperative Admission form to the University

of Alabamas Graduate Registrar, Beth Yarbrough. Ms. Yarbroughs
contact information is beth.yarbrough@ua.edu or (205) 348-8285 or
(205) 348-5921.
Certificate requires a minimum of 18 semester hours.

Relevant courses taken towards the certificate may be applied to the
MS degree offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering or
MA degree offered by the Department of Art & Art History.
One course, up to three semester hours, may be transferred from
another institution. This may be the required course or one of the
graduate level courses.
Courses taken from UA and UAH by IITS may be applied to
certificates
Course Requirements
4. After UAB receives the approved Cooperative Admission form from

UA, the student will be added to UABs record system and will then
be allowed to register for UAB courses online after obtaining a Blazer
ID and creating a strong password.
*
Degree awarded by the University of Alabama, UAB's partner in the

cooperative degree program
Degree Offered:
M.A.
Director:
Dr. Loretta Cormier
Total of 18 credit hours, as follows:
Phone:
(205) 975-6526 or (205) 934-3508
Requirements
E-Mail:
lcormier@uab.edu
Web site:
https://wwwdp1.it.uab.edu/cas/
anthropology/
Hours
ME 521
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics Basics
or ME 564
Introduction to Finite Element Method
ME 698
Non-Thesis Research
ARS 560
New Media-Special Topics
ARS 561
Survey of Animation
ARS 562
Fabrication Laboratory
Total Hours
1-12
13-24
Degree Requirements
The M.A. degree program includes the basic course requirements, a
foreign language or research skill requirement, and the fulfillment of the
requirements for either a Plan I (Thesis) or Plan II (Non-thesis) degree.
Basic Course Requirements

Course Work
Each student must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of courses
numbered 500 or above, without special prior approval of the student's
advisor, committee, and the director of graduate studies. Special
Problems courses, including ANTH 691, ANTH 692, ANTH 693, and
ANTH 694, cannot be counted towards the minimum 30 hours. (Note
that there are additional course requirements for two of the three options
outlined below).
Core Curriculum
All students are required to complete satisfactorily a core curriculum
composed of one graduate course in at least three of the four fields of
anthropology. These three courses should be chosen from among:
1. Linguistics - ANTH 608 Advanced Linguistic Anthropology (or, at UA,
ANT 501 Anthropological Linguistics)
2. Archaeology -ANTH 609 Advanced Archaeological Anthropology (or,
at UA, ANT 625 Survey of the History of Archaeology)
3. Socio-cultural anthropology - ANTH 605 Advanced Cultural
Anthropology (or, at UA, ANT 636 Social Structure or ANT 641
Culture)
4. Physical anthropology -ANTH 610 Advanced Biological Anthropology
(or, at UA, ANT 670 Principles of Physical Anthropology)
5. Additionally, a course in research methodology (e.g., ANT 600 at UA
or ANTH 615 at UAB) is required.
Entering students must provide evidence of having passed introductory
level courses in each of the four subfields before taking the graduate
courses. A student who has not had an introductory course may be
required to take or audit the appropriate undergraduate course before
enrolling in graduate course in the same subfield. Credits earned from
such preparatory course work may not be applied to the 30 credit hour
requirement.
Language/Research Skill Competency: Each student is required to
demonstrate competency in a foreign language or research skill. This
requirement may be satisfied in several ways including:
Successful completion (meaning a grade of B or better) of at least the
second course in a language course sequence such as FR 101/FR
102, GN 101/GN 102, or SPA 101/SPA 102
Certification of competency by examination from the appropriate
language department
Successful completion of a graduate level statistics course subject to
the approval of the chair and the program director.
Students must get the approval of their advisor before undertaking
any of these options. The student will be responsible for furnishing
evidence of completion of this requirement to the graduate program
director.
M.A. Committee
By the start of the second year of academic work each graduate student
will be required to have identified a faculty member willing to serve as
permanent advisor and at least three additional faculty members to
comprise an M.A. jury. This committee is subject to final approval by
the chair and program director and functions as the principal advisory
and research project approval board. The committee may include an
external member of the Graduate Faculty. (The form for the appointment
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of a masters thesis committee can be found at http://graduate.ua.edu/

academics/forms/committee_thesis.pdf.)
Comprehensive Examinations
All students must take and pass comprehensive examinations on their
knowledge of the field of anthropology. The student will take written
exams in at least three of the four sub-disciplines. The selection of
the three areas will be made in collaboration with the faculty advisor.
The entire anthropology faculty will participate in composing the exam
questions and evaluating each student's responses.
The faculty's evaluations will be communicated to the director of graduate
studies and to the department chair. Once the student has successfully
completed the comprehensive exams, he or she may file for admission to
candidacy (see http://services.graduate.ua.edu/academics/forms/).
Interinstitutional Requirement
Students must take at least 6 hours of graduate credit at the University of
Alabama (Tuscaloosa) as required by the Interinstitutional MA.
Three Plans of Study for the Master's

Degree
In addition to choosing one of the two program options outlined above,
the student must satisfy the requirements for one of the following three
plans of study. Choice of the plan of study must be made by the student
in consultation with the M.A. Committee and the faculty advisor.
Thesis Option
Thirty (30) hours of non-thesis course work, successful completion of the
comprehensive examinations, plus a master's thesis. A student electing
this plan of study will be required to conceive and execute a research
project under the direction of his or her M.A. committee. The student's
advisor will convene the committee as necessary to discuss, refine, and
approve this plan. After twenty hours of course work are completed, the
student may enroll in ANTH 699 Thesis Research. The purpose of this
coursework is to provide a structure for supervised contact hours with
the student's faculty advisor. Such coursework, including the decision
as to the number of contact hours required, must be pre-arranged in
consultation with the faculty advisor. Hours completed in ANTH 699 must
be over and above the 30-hour minimum.
In preparing a thesis, the student should consult graduate school's
guidelines for the preparation and submission of theses and dissertations
(at http://graduate.ua.edu/etd/).
Students who take the thesis option will present a departmental
colloquium based on the results of their research in the final semester in
residence. Students should consult their faculty advisor and the director
of graduate studies in scheduling and posting advance notice of their
colloquia.
Non-thesis Research Project Option

Thirty-six (36) hours of non-thesis course work plus successful
completion of one of the following:
Presentation of a research paper at a national meeting which has
been approved in advance by the student's M.A. Committee;
Acceptance for publication of a research paper submitted to a
refereed journal which has been approved in advance by the
student's M.A. Committee.
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Art History (M.A*)
In either case, it will be the responsibility of the student's committee to

approve a written draft of the research paper. Approval of the paper
will be conveyed in writing to the director of graduate studies and to the
department chairman by the student's advisor. Final approval of the
research project requirement is at the discretion of the M.A. committee.
Students who elect the research project option will present a
departmental colloquium based on the results of their research in the final
semester in residence, as specified above under the heading of Thesis
Option.
Non-thesis Option by Examination

Thirty-six (36) hours of non-thesis course work and successful completion
of written examinations.
Additional Information
Deadline for Entry Term(s):
Consult Program Director for

information
Deadline for All Application

Materials to be in the Graduate
School Office:
Rolling admission
Number of Evaluation Forms

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests
GRE (TOEFL and TWE also

required for international applicants
whose native language is not
English).
Comments
Degree Requirements
Courses
*
Students must complete 24 semester hours in art history. Students

must take courses in two of the following six general areas: Medieval
Art, Early Modern Art (ca. 1400-1700), Eighteenth-Century/ Nineteenth
Century Art, Twentieth-Century/Contemporary Art, South Asian Art,and
East Asian Art. It is recommended that students take at least one course
outside of these two fields for breadth of knowledge. A maximum of 3
semester hours of independent study will be permitted. Each student
must take ARH 680 Methods and Approaches to the History of Art, which
should be taken in the first semester of enrollment in the M.A. program.
Each student must take at least 6 semester hours of coursework at the
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa).
*
See UA catalog and

www.as.ua.edu/ant
Contact Information
For detailed information, contact Dr. Lori Cormier, Graduate Program
Director, UAB Department of Anthropology, HHB 311, 1401 University
Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1152.
Telephone 205-975-6526 or 205-934-3508.
E-mail: lcormier@uab.edu (kyle@uab.edu).
Art History (M.A*)

Degree Offered:
M.A.*
Director:
Dr. Jessica Dallow
Phone:
(205) 934-4941
E-mail:
jdallow@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/art
Minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) is required for acceptance into the program. The
applicant should have completed 24 semester hours in art history and
related areas such as history, aesthetics, archaeology, and anthropology,
although this requirement may be reduced depending on the applicant's
background and preparation. It is desirable that an applicant be able to
read a foreign language related to the proposed field of study. Students
may apply for admission for either the fall or spring semester.
A program leading to the Master of Arts degree in art history is

offered jointly by UAB and the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa).
The MA degree in Art History prepares students for further academic
study at the doctoral level or for professional careers in museums,
galleries, and other arts-related fields.
For admission in good standing, applicants to UAB must meet Graduate
School requirements for scholarship and GRE General Test scores. . A
Note: A maximum of 6 of the required hours in art history may be

taken in a related field with the concurrence of the joint faculty.
Foreign Language Requirement

By the completion of 15 hours of coursework towards the M.A., students
should have met the language requirement of a reading knowledge of
one foreign language relevant to the students area of study, approved
by the Graduate Program Director and Faculty Advisor. Students may
demonstrate language competency by passing a translation exam
administered by the Department of Foreign Languages (French or
German) or by passing a 200-level course (i.e. FR 201 or FR 202 or
GN 201 or GN 202). For other languages, students must consult with
the Graduate Program Director and Faculty Advisor and arrange an
appropriate translation exam or course to fulfill the language requirement.
Students may not sit for the M.A. exam until the language requirement is
completed. A reading knowledge of a second foreign language is strongly
recommended.
Comprehensive Examination
For admission to candidacy, the student must pass a comprehensive
examination prepared and graded by the joint art history faculty. Written
examinations are scheduled twice a year, at the end of fall and spring
semesters.
Thesis
The student must present a thesis under the direction of a member of
the joint art history faculty. Each student will register for ARH 699 for 6
semester hours of credit. Students must be registered for at least 3 hours
of thesis credit (ARH 699) in the semester of graduation.
UAB Faculty:
Cummings, Cathleen
Dallow, Jessica
McPherson, Heather
Turel, Noa
UA-Tuscaloosa Faculty:
Curzon, Lucy
Jones, Tanja
Pagani, Catherine
Stephens, Rachel
Fall or Spring Semester

School Office:
April 1 for Fall, October 1 for Spring

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:

required for international
applications whose native language
is not English.)
Additional Requirements:
Students must provide a writing

sample
Contact Information
For detailed information, contact Dr. Jessica Dallow, Graduate Program
Director, UAB Department of Art and Art History:
Telephone 205-934-8974; Fax (205) 996-6986.
E-mail jdallow@uab.edu
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biology must approve admission on probation or with deficiencies in one

of the above requirements. Three letters of evaluation from individuals
who have a thorough knowledge of the applicant's academic abilities and
potential are also required. It is strongly recommended that a student
contact a mentor before applying. Students may enter at the beginning
of any semester, with deadlines of March 1 for summer and fall
applicants and October 15 for spring applicants.
Coursework, Thesis, and Dissertation

A dissertation embodying the results and analysis of an original
experimental investigation is required for Ph.D. candidates. Students in
the M.S. program may write a thesis based on a research project (Plan I)
or, alternatively, may elect to submit a nonresearch project incorporating
a review and analysis of one or more topics of current or historical
interest in biology (Plan II).
Since scientific problems encountered today are multifaceted and require
multidisciplinary approaches, students are expected to acquire a broad
background in the physical and life sciences. Doctoral students must
complete formal course work in or have equivalent training related
to six of the following seven areas: ecology, physiology, cell biology,
developmental biology, genetics, microbiology, and molecular biology.
Master's students must have competency in five of these life-science
areas. Each student is also expected to satisfactorily complete a course
or sequence in biometry and any advanced courses designated by the
student's graduate study committee consistent with the chosen area of
specialization.
Biology
Each student must also enroll in three seminar courses approved by

his or her graduate study committee, and one of the seminars must be
outside the student's primary area of specialization. Also, each student
is required to demonstrate proficiency in teaching by delivering formal
course lectures or by conducting instructional laboratories. Certificates for
advanced training in teaching are also available.

Examinations

Degree Offered
Ph.D., M.S., 5th Year M.S.
Director:
Stephen A. Watts, Ph.D.
Phone:
(205) 934-9685
E-mail:
sawatts@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/biology/
Program Information
Areas of Specialization
Graduate students in the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in biology may
specialize in research activities at all levels of biological organization,
with emphases on ecophysiology, cellular and molecular biology,
endocrinology, and ecology of aquatic organisms, or on models related to
human disease.
Admission
For admission in good standing, applicants must meet the following
requirements, in addition to the Graduate School's standards: an
undergraduate degree in a biological science, B-level scholarship in all
biology courses, two semesters of organic chemistry, two semesters of
physics, mathematics through calculus, and a minimum of 152 on both
the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE General Test, and a
personal statement of career goals. The graduate program director in
To qualify for candidacy, a student in the Plan I master's program

must satisfactorily complete either a written or an oral comprehensive
examination. A doctoral student must take both written and oral
comprehensive examinations. As part of a student's final defense of
his or her dissertation or thesis, a public departmental seminar must be
presented.
Class A Teaching Certification

Under the Alabama Department of Education's "Strengthened Subject
Matter Option," students who complete requirements for the master's
degree in biology can also receive class A teaching certification, providing
that certain prerequisites and requirements are met. Complete details
are available from the School of Education Certification Office, EB 100,
1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1250 (Telephone
205-934-5423).
Additional Information & Mailing Address

Deadline for Entry Terms:
Each semester

School Office:
March 1 for summer and fall;

October 15 for spring admission

Required:
Three
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Chemistry
Entrance Tests

English.)
Contact Information
For detailed information contact Dr. Stephen A. Watts, Graduate Program
Director, UAB Department of Biology, CH 375, 1720 2nd Avenue South,
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1170.
Telephone 205-934-9685
Fax 205.975.6097
E-mail sawatts@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/uabbio
Physical Address
UAB Department of Biology, Campbell Hall, Room 464, 1300 University
Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1170.
Chemistry
Degree Offered:
Ph.D., M.S.
Director:
David E. Graves
Phone:
(205) 975-5381
Fax:
(205) 934-2543
E-mail:
dgraves@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/cas/chemistry
hours) are selected by the student and the students graduate committee.
The graduate student and the graduate research mentor (in consultation
with the students graduate research committee) select additional graded
graduate courses to complete a minimum of 24 semester hours. There is
no semester hour requirement for additional course work but the student
must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate coursework
with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Chemistry graduate students may
also participate in and enroll in interdisciplinary graduate programs,
requiring enrollment in courses in other departments throughout the UAB
campus that will broaden the students background in selective areas and
greatly strengthen their ability to carry out interdisciplinary research.
All graduate students are to demonstrate communication skill
competency. Adequate performance is required on the departmental
literature seminar, written responses to essay questions, dissertation
defense, teaching, written publications, and professional presentations
at scientific meetings. All chemistry graduate students are required
to complete GRD 715 (Graduate Teaching Assistantship Training)
during their first term in the program. Students with English as a second
language enroll for 3 semester hours. All others enroll in this course for 2
semester hours. This course is required but is not counted toward the 24
semester hour minimum.
During the Fall semester, first year graduate students are required to
enroll in CH 790 (Introduction to Graduate Research). The student will be
introduced to the graduate research faculty and their research interests.
The student is required to meet with prospective research mentors to
discuss interest in the prospective mentors laboratory and if needed,
schedule a 3-4 week rotations in research laboratories of interest. The
process of selecting the graduate research mentor must be completed by
the end of the students first year.
Core Courses:
Program Information
Requirements
The UAB Department of Chemistry offers graduate programs leading

to the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
degrees that are designed to ensure disciplinary quality and research
competency. The Department of Chemistry has an outstanding research
active faculty and highly collaborative culture that is conducive to
stimulating graduate studies in a collegial atmosphere. The graduate
program in the Department of Chemistry provides opportunities for
research mentors to provide personalized attention to the academic and
research progress of each of our graduate students.
Hours
CH 600/700
Foundations of Physical and Analytical Chemistry
CH 601/701
Foundations of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
CH 629/729
Special Topics in Physical Chemistry
CH 631/731
Organic Reactions and Their Mechanisms
CH 632/732
Organic Reactions and Synthesis
CH 633/733
Reactive Intermediates and Conservation of Bonding
CH 639/739
Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
CH 642/742
Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
CH 649/749
Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
1-3
CH 659/759
Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry
Students are quickly integrated into research laboratories (ideally in

first semester)
CH 664/764
Biophysical Chemistry
CH 669/769
Special Topics in Biochemistry
Research is highly collaborative, both within the Department of

Chemistry and the UAB biomedical research complex
CH 671/771
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
CH 689/789
Special Topics in Polymer Chemistry
Interdisciplinary programs to broaden research interests including

drug discovery, advanced materials, biophysical chemistry, structural
biology, and nanomaterials
Total Hours
Key features of the Department of Chemistry Graduate Program:
Strong record of career success for graduates in academia, industry,

and government
All graduate students are required to pursue a graduate curriculum that
provides the general knowledge-based foundation through a series
of six core curriculum courses (18 semester hours). All students are
required to pass the Foundations Courses (CH 600/CH 700, Foundations
I (Analytical and Physical); CH 601/CH 701, Foundations II (Organic and
Inorganic). At least four additional chemistry core courses (12 semester
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3
3
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Substitutions are permitted with the approval of the students research

advisory committee and director of the graduate program. Master's
students choose from the 600 courses, Ph.D. students from the 700
courses.
M.S. Program
Plan I
Plan I is a research program that requires a minimum of 24 semester
hours (including 18 semester hours of core courses) of formal academic
coursework approved by the student's graduate study committee. The

progress of the student's research program is monitored by the graduate
study committee. The student, having been admitted to candidacy and
having completed an approved plan of research, will complete and
defend a thesis.
Communication Management
M.A. Program
Plan II
Plan II is a non-thesis program that requires a minimum of 30 semester
hours (including 18 semester hours of core courses) of appropriate
graduate work that has been approved by the student's graduate study
committee and Department of Chemistry Graduate Program Director.
Ph.D. Program
For Ph.D. students, there are no specific course requirements beyond
the core courses. The academic program is determined through
the action of the student's graduate research mentor and graduate
research committee. The student is required to successfully complete
their departmental seminar by the end of their second year. A written
qualifying examination must be passed in the student's area of
specialization. If failure occurs, only one repeat exam is allowed. An
original research proposal must be successfully defended within 12
months of completion of the written qualifying examination. If failure
occurs, one repeat defense is allowed. Once admitted to candidacy
for the Ph.D. degree, the student must write and successfully defend a
research dissertation.
Entry Term
Deadline
Deadline for Entry Term(s)
Each semester

School Office
Six weeks before term begins

Required
Three
Entrance Tests

English.)
Comments
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None
For detailed information, contact Ms. Laura J. Knighten, Graduate

Recruitment Coordinator, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL
35294-1240.
Telephone 205-934-8139 | E-mail knighten@uab.edu | Web www.uab.edu/
cas/chemistry
Communication Studies
The Department of Communication Studies is concerned with human
interaction and communication in all its forms. The Communication
Studies Department provides research, teaching and service to enable
students to develop understanding and skills in order to thrive in a global
communication environment of unremitting change and increasing
diversity. To this end the department offers an undergraduate major in
Communication Studies, and graduate courses leading to a Master of
Arts in Communication Management.
The master's degree program in communication management is targeted

at professionals in the fields of public relations, print and broadcast
journalism, and other related areas. Students can explore practical and
theoretical applications in professional communication fields. Classes
are held primarily or exclusively at night and on the weekends to benefit
working students. The program will award students a master's degree
in communication management. Students in the program will need to
complete 36 semester hours of graduate study. The range of courses is
designed to allow students to customize their studies according to their
career goals.
For additional information, contact Dr. Jonathan H. Amsbary, Program
Director, HHB, Room 335, 1401 University
Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-1152.
E-mail: amsbary@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/cas/communication/graduate-program
Computer and Information

Sciences
Degree Offered:
Ph.D., M.S.
Director:
Dr. Chengcui Zhang
Phone:
(205) 934-8606
E-Mail:
czhang02@uab.edu
Web site:
cis.uab.edu/graduate/
Program Information
The field of computer and information sciences deals with theory and
methods for processing of information. Graduate programs leading to
the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are designed to prepare individuals for
professional and research-level careers in industry, government, and
academia. Prospective students should have substantial background in
computer science and mathematics.
M.S. Program
The M.S. program requires 30 semester hours of coursework and
a thesis (Plan I) or 36 semester hours of coursework (Plan II).
Specializations are available in bioinformatics, computer graphics, and
distributed computing. For details, please check the department website.
Ph.D. Program
The Ph.D. program consists of three phases (with some overlap between
phases). The first phase of the program is devoted primarily to formal
coursework and preparation for the qualifying examination. The second
phase consists of coursework and research in preparation for the
comprehensive examination. This examination requires presentation of
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English
a dissertation research proposal. Successful completion of this phase

leads to admission to candidacy. The final phase is the completion of
the dissertation research and its defense. Ph.D. student progress will be
reviewed annually.
January 22 for Fall; September 1 for

Spring.
Contact Information
For detailed information, after first visiting the website below for basic
information including application guidelines and prerequisites, contact Dr.
Chengcui Zhang, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director,
UAB Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Campbell
Hall, Room 127, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama
35294-1170.
E-mail czhang02@uab.edu (puri@uab.edu)
Web cis.uab.edu/graduate/
English
Degree Offered:
M.A.
Director:
Dr. Gale Temple
Phone:
(205) 934-8593
Email:
gtemple@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/english
For admission in good standing, applicants must meet the Graduate
School's requirements for scholarship and test scores (GRE General Test
or MAT). The applicant should normally have finished the requirements
for an undergraduate degree in English, including satisfactory completion
of at least six semester hours in a foreign language. A generally wellprepared applicant who is lacking in some part of the undergraduate
preparation may be admitted with the provision that any deficiencies be
removed by a time specified by the graduate program director.
Program Description
Students in the graduate program can concentrate their studies in any of
three areas: Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, or Creative Writing.
The requirements for each of these concentrations are explained below.
Concentration in Literature
Most literature courses can be considered to fall into one of the following
areas, each of which has its own reading list.
Group I:
British Lit before 1500
British Lit 1500-1660
British Lit 1900-present
Group II:
American Lit before 1800
American Lit 1800-1900
American Lit 1900-present
African American Lit 1746-present
African Diaspora Lit
Group III:
Composition Pedagogy
Rhetorical Theory
Linguistics
Critical Theory
Concentration in Literature
Plan I.
1. Students who write a thesis must take 3 hours in Bibliography &
Methods, 3 hours of linguistics, 6 hours of thesis work, 12 hours of
British/American literature, and 6 hours of electives. They must take
at least 6 hours in Group I and 6 hours in Group II.
2. 15 hours of course work must be at the 600 seminar level in English.
A maximum of 3 of these required 15 hours can be taken as EH 699
Thesis Research.
3. Students must choose a member of the English faculty to chair their
Graduate Study Committee (GSC). In consultation with this chair,
students must select at least two other faculty members to complete
their GSC. All members of the GSC must be graduate faculty. Once
constituted, membership of the GSC cannot be changed without the
approval of the departmental graduate program committee.
4. Before students can be admitted to candidacy, they must have
passed 18 hours of course work and had a thesis proposal accepted
by their GSC and the Director of Graduate Studies.
5. Students must pass a Thesis Defense.
Plan II.
1. Nonthesis students must take 3 hours in Bibliography & Methods, 3
hours of linguistics, 12 hours of British/American literature, and 12
hours of electives.
3. Students must pass individual tests in 5 areas, but 1 of these tests
may be replaced by earning a cumulative 3.5 or better G.P.A. in two
English graduate courses in one of the listed areas OR by passing
two creative writing courses at the 500 level or above.
4. All students must choose at least one test area from each Group.
5. By the time students have earned 24 credit hours toward the M.A.,
students must secure the agreement of a graduate faculty member to
serve as chair of their Graduate Study Committee (GSC). Students
are encouraged to secure this faculty mentor as early as possible
since the chair of a student's GSC has primary responsibility for
mentoring the student through the exam process. The Committee
chair must coordinate the composition, administration, and evaluation
of all area tests for that student. The chair is also responsible for
informing the student (and graduate program director) of the criteria
for evaluation of the subject area tests; for notifying the student of
the results; and for meeting with the student afterwards to review
the tests. The chair is also responsible for keeping the graduate
program director informed of the student's progress and maintaining a
complete exam file on the student.
6. In consultation with the student and the graduate program director,

the Committee chair will appoint at least three other faculty to serve
on the student's GSC. All members of the GSC must be graduate
faculty. Once constituted, membership of the GSC cannot be
changed without the approval of the departmental graduate program
committee.
7. Each two-hour area test must follow a standard format that allows
students to demonstrate their ability to read closely and to synthesize
ideas.
a. Area tests in literature and critical theory will give the following
instructions based on selections from the area reading list:
Choose one of the following passages and write an essay that:
i Establishesbased on the chosen passagesome significant
literary, intellectual, and/or cultural context and presents a
thesis having to do with that context.
ii Explains, by a close reading of the text, why the chosen
passage is important both to the work from which it is taken
and to the thesis of the present essay.
iii Discusses the context and thesis in relation to at least two
other works from the area reading list.
b. Area tests for Composition Pedagogy or Rhetorical Theory will
give the following instructions based on selections from the area
reading list:
Choose one of the following passages or set of passages and
write an essay that:
i Indicates your understanding of the passage(s) and the work
from which it is taken.
ii Identifies and explains the specific issues in rhetorical theory
or composition pedagogy that are addressed by or related to
the selection(s).
iii Discusses these issues in a broader context by drawing on at
least two other works from the area reading list.
c. See the Director of the Linguistics Program for a sample area test
in Linguistics.
8. Students must provide their GSC with a minimum of three weeks'
notice in scheduling area tests, which must be taken Monday-Friday
during the tenth week of each semester (sixth week during the
shortened summer term).
9. Students are limited to three attempts at passing a test for the same
area.
10. The GSC will hold a group grading session to evaluate individual
tests as Failing, Passing, or High Pass (the latter designation must
be a unanimous decision of the GSC). If a student earns four High
Passes, this student will be passed "With Distinction."
11. There is no oral examination for nonthesis students.
Concentration in Composition/Rhetoric
Plan I.
1. Students who write a thesis must take 3 hours in Bibliography &
Methods of Research, 3 hours of linguistics, 9 hours of literature
electives, 6 hours of thesis research, 3 hours of rhetorical theory,
and 6 additional hours of courses in the areas of Rhetorical Theory,
Composition Pedagogy, or Professional Writing (total of 30 hours).
A maximum of 3 of these required 15 hours can be taken as EH 699
Thesis Research.
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3. Students must choose a member of the Composition/Rhetoric faculty

to chair their Graduate Study Committee (GSC). In consultation with
this chair, students must select at least two other faculty members
to complete their GSC. All members of the GSC must be graduate
faculty and at least one (in addition to the chair) should be another
composition/rhetoric specialist. Once constituted, membership of the
GSC cannot be changed without the approval of the departmental
graduate program committee.
passed 18 hours of course work and had a thesis proposal accepted
by their GSC and the Director of Graduate Studies.
Plan II.
1. Nonthesis students must take 3 hours in Bibliography & Methods
of Research, 3 hours of linguistics, 9 hours of literature electives, 3
hours of rhetorical theory, and 12 additional hours of courses in the
areas of Rhetorical Theory, Composition Pedagogy, or Professional
Writing (total of 30 hours).
2. Guidelines 2-11 under Concentration in Literature, Plan II, apply to
these students.
Concentration in Creative Writing (Plan I

only)
1. Creative writing students are required to take 12 hours of creative
writing workshop courses, 6 hours of thesis research, 9 hours of
literature, and 3 hours of English electives.
2. 15 hours of course work must be at the 600 seminar level in
English including at least one section of a 600-level creative writing
workshop. A maximum of 3 of these required 15 hours can be taken
as EH 699 Thesis Research.
3. Students must choose a member of the Creative Writing faculty to
chair their Graduate Study Committee (GSC). In consultation with
this chair, students must select at least two other faculty members
to complete their GSC. All members of the GSC must be graduate
faculty and at least one (in addition to the chair) should be another
creative writing specialist. Once constituted, membership of the GSC
cannot be changed without the approval of the departmental graduate
program committee.
passed 18 hours of course work, including at least 3 hours in creative
writing, and had a thesis proposal accepted by their GSC and the
Director of Graduate Studies.
Each semester

School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests
GRE or MAT (TOEFL and TWE

also required for international
applicants whose native language is
not English.)
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History
For detailed information, contact Dr. Gale Temple, Graduate Program

Director, Department of English HB 220, 1530 3rd Avenue South,
Birmingham, AL 35294-1260.
Electives
4 courses
12
Total Hours
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Students interested in Teaching Certification for Public Schools should

contact the School of Education.
E-mail EnglishGrad@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/cas/english/academic-programs
History
Degree Offered:
M.A.
Director:
Dr. Andrew W. Keitt
Phone:
(205) 934-7083
Email:
akeitt@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/history
Each semester

School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests

English.)
Comments
Additional application for financial

aid (fellowship or assistantship) is
required by program
Program Information
The history graduate program provides opportunities for students to learn
the techniques of research and broaden their knowledge of historical
literature. Students may choose Plan I, which includes writing a thesis
based on original research using primary sources, or Plan II, which
requires the completion of MA exams in three historical topics. All
students are required to enroll in HY 601 Historiography and HY 602
Historical Research and Writing and must take at least 30 hours of their
course work in graduate seminars. Each student must take a minimum
of 9 hours of course work in U.S. history and 9 hours in non-U.S. history
(e.g., European, Asian, Latin America, World).
For detailed information, contact Dr. Andrew W. Keitt, History Graduate

Program Director, Department of History, HHB 360, 1720 2nd Avenue
South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1152.
Plan I (Thesis Plan)
The Department of Government offers a graduate program of study

leading to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree.
Requirements
Hours
HY 601
Historiography
HY 602
Historical Research and Writing
U.S. History
3 seminars
Non-U.S.
History
3 Seminars
Electives
2 courses
Thesis
Research
2 courses or equivalent
Total Hours
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No foreign language study credits can be counted toward the degree

requirements. Where foreign language requirements are appropriate,
it is recommended that students satisfy these requirements before
commencing thesis research.
E-mail akeitt@uab.edu
Government
Chair: Wendy Gunther-Canada, Ph.D.
UAB's nationally ranked Master of Public Administration (MPA) program

is NASPAA (National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and
Administration) accredited. Our MPA program prepares students for
successful careers in public service where they can serve the greater
good. We have graduates locally and across the country who have
become successful leaders and managers in local, state, and federal
government positions, and in nonprofit organizations.
Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Plan II: (Nonthesis Plan)

Requirements
Hours
HY 601
Historiography
HY 602
Historical Research and Writing
U.S. History
3 seminars
Non-U.S.
History
3 seminars
Degree Offered:
MPA
Director:
Dr. Akhlaque Haque
Phone:
(205) 934-4653
E-mail:
mpa@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/mpa
MPA Program Mission

In line with the mission of the University, the MPA program is committed
to excellence in graduate education through teaching, research, service,
and practice. The program focuses on building the next generation of
global leaders and responsible decision makers by enhancing their
intellectual and social capacities through knowledge and skills provided

within the framework of public service values embedded in the MPA
curriculum. The Master of Public Administration Program prepares
individuals for positions of leadership in the public and nonprofit sectors.
It is a professional graduate degree for both pre-career students and
in-service administrators. The program is designed to develop the
insights and skills needed to plan and formulate policy, and to organize,
manage, and implement programs and operations. The MPA program is
accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and
Administration (NASPAA). Its Board of Advisors consists of internal and
external stakeholders comprised of community members, alumni and
students.
The MPA curriculum is designed to ensure that students achieve
competency in five domains:
To lead and manage in public governance.
To participate in and contribute to the policy process.
To analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make
decisions.
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Students with at least 5 years professional, full-time, progressively

responsible mid-to-senior level management experience. The Statement
of Interest and resume should provide clear evidence to for this waiver.
The LSAT may be substituted for the GRE only by JD/MPA applicants.
Standardized GMAT score may be substituted at the discretion of the
Program Director.
**
IMPORTANT Applicants who are applying for a waiver or substitution

of other test scores must contact the MPA Director for the official
approval. The applicant should submit a formal request accompanied
by a resume to the MPA Program Director via postal mail or email
attachment.
Two letters of reference are also required. Application for admission

should be made online through the UAB ApplyYourselfOnline official
UAB Graduate Schools admission site. Admissions will be made fall
and spring semester. Deadlines for submitting application for admission
are listed on the UAB Graduate School website.
Each semester

School Office:
Fall: July 1 Spring: November 1
Degree Requirements

Required:
Two
Students in the MPA program must complete a total of 39 semester

hours or the equivalent, with an overall grade average of at least B. The
curriculum features a 9 course core sequence, plus 4 specialization/
elective courses in either of two tracks; Nonprofit Management (NPM) or
Public Management and Planning (PMP). Students without professional
public service experience are required to do a three hour internship
in addition to required coursework. Previous graduate work at UAB or
another NASPAA accredited MPA program may be credited toward the
degree if it is directly applicable. Students may select the thesis option or
the non-thesis option.
Entrance Tests:

English.). GRE waived for senior
professional. See guidelines above.
To articulate and apply a public service perspective.

To communicate and interact productively with a diverse and
changing workforce and citizenry.
Joint Degree and Certificate Programs

For students who are interested in both public administration and
the delivery of public health services, a coordinated MPA/MPH dual
degree is offered.
For students who are interested in both public administration and the
law, a coordinated MPA/J.D dual degree is offered.
For students interested in criminal justice and public administration a
coordinated MPA/MSCJ dual degree is offered.
For non-traditional students interested in managing nonprofit
organizations the program offers a Graduate Certificate in
Nonprofit Management. Students seeking admission into the
Nonprofit Certificate should apply through Graduate School by visiting
http://www.uab.edu/graduate/images/acrobat/forms/certificateapp.pdf
Financial Aid
The Department of Government has a limited number of graduate
assistantships awarded on a competitive basis, which can be awarded
during any semester as vacancies occur. The Department has two
scholarships which are awarded on a competitive basis each spring.
Other financial resources are available through the Office of Student
Financial Aid.
Curriculum
A total of 39 hours are required to complete the MPA program. For precareer students an additional 3 credit hours of internship (20 hours/week)
is also required. A full time student, taking 3 courses per semester, plus
one additional course over the summer, should be able to complete
the program within two years. All courses are offered in the evenings to
accommodate working professionals.
Core Courses: All students are required to take the following nine
courses:
Requirements
Because of its multidisciplinary nature, persons from all undergraduate
majors are considered for admission to the program. Applicants must
take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and submit scores. The
following are eligible for a GRE Waiver:
Students with a graduate degree from an accredited college or university.
Hours
MPA 600
Administrative Ethics
MPA 601
The Public Policymaking Process
MPA 602
Administrative Theory and Behavior
MPA 603
Public & Nonprofit Budgeting
MPA 604
Human Resources Management
MPA 605
Information Management for Government
MPA 606
Foundations of PA Research
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Public Administration (M.P.A.)
MPA 607
MPA 697
Quantitative Methods for PA

Graduate Learning Portfolio
*
**
Pre-requisite MPA 606
**
Should be taken last term. Not required for students pursuing thesis
option
MPA 666
City County Management
MPA 674
GIS for Managers
Generalist MPA Degree (2 courses from each

specialization)
*** Effective in 2012-13.
Specializations
Students should select a specialization based upon their career goals
and interests. The specializations are Nonprofit Management or Public
Management & Planning. Students must take three courses in their
specialization. In addition to three specialization courses, students must
take one elective course. Generalists must take (2) courses from each
specialization.
Nonprofit Management Specialization

Requirements (choose 3 courses)
Students interested in improving their organizational management,
fundraising and grant management skills for nonprofits should select
this specialization. This specialization prepares students for a wide
range of careers within the nonprofit sector including middle and upper
management positions, fundraising and development, grant management
and program management/evaluation.
Requirements
Hours
MPA 671
Marketing and Fundraising
MPA 672
Nonprofit Management
MPA 678
Strategic Planning
MPA 684
Grants Management
MPA 689
Program Evaluation
MPA 673
Community Planning and Organization
Public Management and Planning Specialization

Requirements (choose 3 courses)
Students interested in public management or planning should select this
specialization. This specialization prepares students for a wide variety
of positions including federal, state and local government management,
budget and financial management, planning, economic development,
community development, program analysis and evaluation.
Requirements
Graduate Learning Portfolio (GLP)

During the last semester of study, students opting for the non-thesis (Plan
II) must register for MPA 697, Graduate Learning Portfolio (GLP) and
complete a comprehensive portfolio based on the course work, mission/
vision, and career plans.
Students taking the thesis option (Plan I) must takes three hours of
Independent Study under the guidance of the thesis chair prior to taking
the six thesis hours (total 9 hours for thesis). The nine hours of thesis will
substitute for the specialization courses.
Internships and Placement

Students may apply for an internship placement at any time. A few
paid opportunities do arise, although the majority of internships are
non-paid. Typical placements are in city and county government,
planning departments, public health agencies, social service agencies,
state government agencies, and various nonprofit organizations. The
Department has placed several students in the prestigious Presidential
Management Internship Program, which provides an excellent opportunity
for eventual employment in the federal government. Students are also
encouraged to use the services of the UAB Student Development Office
in the University Center for career planning and placement. The faculty in
the program also assists students in job placement. Please click here to
see what some of our graduates are doing now.
Joint Degree Programs

Coordinated MPA/MPH Program
Hours
MPA 662
State and Local Government Administration
MPA 667
Administrative Law
MPA 681
Local Government Planning
MPA 668
Intergovernmental Relations
MPA 682
Economic Development
MPA 674
GIS for Managers
Elective Courses
In addition to the elective courses listed below, any course from the
specialization list can be used as an elective.
Requirements
As an alternative to selecting one of the above specializations, students

may pursue a generalist MPA degree. This degree should be chosen
if the student desires a broadly based degree and some familiarity with
subjects in each of the specializations. Students who desire a public
administration education transferable to many different public or nonprofit
settings may want to take this course of study. To complete this degree,
students must take the core curriculum and at least two (2) required
courses from each of the two specializations.
The MPA/MPH is designed to train individuals for administrative positions

in public health and related health organizations. The Master of Public
Administration degree prepares students for careers as administrators in
public and nonprofit agencies, and the Master of Public Health provides
a background in public health principles and programs. Students must
apply and be accepted into both programs, meeting each program's
entry requirements. Students are required to complete a total of 60-64
semester hours for the coordinated degree. Core requirements of 21
hours from the MPA program and 39-43 hours from the MPH program
are required. Full-time students should be able to complete all degree
requirements within three years.
Coordinated MPA/JD Program
Hours
MPA 664
Women in Public Administation
MPA 678
Strategic Planning
MPA 665
Crisis Management
The MPA program at UAB and the Cumberland School of Law

at Samford University offer a coordinated MPA/JD program. The
offering of this dual degree reflects recognition of the complex
interrelationship between the legal system, public policy analysis,
and public management. It will be particularly applicable to those
pursuing careers in government and/or public interest law. Students

must apply and be admitted to the MPA and JD programs separately.
The requirements for each degree must be met. Close communication
with both programs is required. Depending on prior experience, a field
placement may be required.
Coordinated MPA/MSCJ Program

The MPA/MSCJ is targeted toward individuals who wish to gain
competencies in public management and the theory/practice of criminal
justice. Students must apply and be accepted into both programs,
meeting each program's entry requirements. Students are required to
complete a total of 60 semester hours for the coordinated degree. Core
requirements of 24 hours from the MPA program and 18 hours from the
MSCJ program; an additional 12 hours of electives, 3 hours of internship
and a 3 hour capstone course are required. Full-time students should be
able to complete all degree requirements within three years.
MPA Alumni Association

An active alumni association welcomes graduates of the program
into membership. The association makes both advisory and financial
contributions to the program and seeks to elevate the level of
professionalism in public administration through a variety of projects and
services.
Contact Information
For additional information refer to the web site of the UAB MPA program:
www.uab.edu/mpa. Inquiries concerning program admission or other
questions about the program should be directed to the MPA Program
Program Coordinator.
MPA Coordinator
Graduate Studies in Public Administration
Department of Government
University of Alabama at Birmingham
HHB 415, 1530 3rd Avenue South
Telephone (205) 975-3413 or (205) 934-2339
Email: mpa@uab.edu
Justice Sciences
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Program Information
The criminal justice graduate program requires study in the overall
discipline, with intensive focus on the areas of criminal justice policy,
criminal justice administration, research methods and statistics, and
criminological theory. Beyond a core set of required courses, the program
features a Thesis Track (Plan I) designed for students interested in
pursuing a doctorate in criminal justice or criminology, and a Non-Thesis
Track (Plan II) designed for students interested in pursuing entry- or
advanced-level positions in a criminal justice or related agency setting.
Students selecting the Plan I option are required to complete a Thesis
project under a faculty adviser, while students selecting the Plan II track
are required to complete a Demonstration Project and are strongly
encouraged to complete a field placement (Internship).
Each year, students are admitted to the M.S.C.J. program for the fall
term. The application deadline for receipt of all admission materials
by the Graduate School is July 1 each year. Students may be
admitted to the M.S.C.J. program "in good standing" provided they meet
all minimum admission criteria established by the Graduate School
and the program, which include having taken an introductory-level
statistics course and an introductory-level research methods course in
which a grade of "B" or better was earned. Most students admitted to
the program have earned a cumulative undergraduate grade point of
average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and earned a combined
score on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) of 300 or higher. Students who otherwise meet
minimum admission criteria but who have not taken both the statistics
and the research methods courses may be admitted to the M.S.C.J.
program on a "contingency" basis. Students so admitted will not be
allowed to register for graduate coursework until the contingencies are
removed. Students meeting the minimum requirements for admission
including taking the statistics and research methods courses but who
lack a substantive background in criminal justice may be admitted to
the M.S.C.J. program on a "contingency" basis, but will be required to
take remedial coursework before they will be allowed to register for any
graduate courses.
Degree Requirements
The Department of Justice Sciences is home to multiple graduate

programs, including programs of study leading to the Master of Science in
Criminal Justice (p. 37) (M.S.C.J.) , the Master of Science in Forensic
Science (p. 38) (M.S.F.S.), the Master of Science in Computer
Forensics and Security Management (p. 24), and A and B graduate
certificates in Computer Forensics. The department also co-sponsors a
joint MSCJ/MPA program with the Department of Government.
Criminal Justice
Degree Offered:
M.S.C.J.
Director:
J. Heith Copes, Ph.D.
Phone:
(205) 934-2069
E-mail:
jhcopes@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/justicesciences/
Plan I (Thesis)
Students selecting the Plan I option must:
1. Complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of credits (of which 18
hours are the required professional seminars JS 583, JS 600, JS 601,
JS 604, JS 605, and JS 606);
2. Complete 6 semester hours of electives; and
3. Propose, and then complete and defend, a major research project
under the direction of a thesis committee that is chaired by the
student's major adviser (minimum 6 hours of JS 699 credit). Students
who select the Plan I option must establish and maintain a minimum
GPA of 3.0 in all coursework undertaken (required and elective) while
in the program. Students failing to do so may be dismissed.
Plan II (Non-thesis)
Students selecting the Plan II option must:
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Forensic Science
1. Complete a minimum of 36 semester hours in coursework (of which

21 hours are the required professional seminars JS 583, JS 600, JS
601, JS 603, JS 604, JS 605, and JS 606);
Entrance Tests
2. Complete 12 semester hours of electives (of which 3 hours of

Internship (JS693/JS696) credit is strongly recommended); and
3. Complete a Demonstration Project in their area of substantive
interest (3 hours JS 697). The demonstration project provides
evidence of the students proficiency in the core areas of research
methods, statistics, and criminal justice policy. This research paper
is done under the guidance of the student's advisor. The student will
prepare and submit this research paper to his/her advisor. Students
who select the Plan II option must establish and maintain a minimum
GPA of 3.0 in all coursework undertaken (required and elective).
Students failing to do so may be dismissed from the program.

English.)
Contact Information
For detailed information contact Dr. Heith Copes, Department of Justice
Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1201 University
Boulevard Office Building, Suite 210, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-4562.
Telephone: 205-934-2069
E-mail jhcopes@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/cas/justice-sciences/
Forensic Science
MSCJ Online
The online MSCJ degree is designed to mirror the in-person Plan II
degree. Students enrolled in the online degree are required to take the
same courses as the Plan II degree (only these courses will be delivered
online). The degree is structured so that students can graduate in 4
semesters (fall, spring, summer, fall) by taking 9 hours each semester.
Students are required to complete a Demonstration Project (JS 697)
to display their mastery of the core courses. Specifically, students will
complete a research paper that shows they can synthesize a body of
literature, create a research question, use appropriate research methods
to evaluate the question, and discuss implications (both theory and
policy) of the findings. Students are required to work with a faculty
member to oversee the project. In their second semester students will
be required to write a brief proposal discussing their topic and potential
sources of data. After completing this proposal they will send it to the
Program Director who will then assign a faculty chair based on best fit
with the topic. Students can request to work with faculty members, but
this does not guarantee they will be assigned to this faculty member.
Once a chair is determined the faculty chair and student will work
together until the chair deems the project acceptable.
Under special circumstances and with permission from the Program
Director students may be allowed to complete a Thesis through the online
MSCJ program. In such cases, the student will take 6 hours of Thesis in
place of one elective and the Demonstration Project.
Financial Aid
Students who are admitted to the M.S.C.J. program "in good standing"
are eligible to receive department-based financial aid in the form
of graduate assistantships or scholarships that are awarded on a
competitive basis. Students are typically notified of such awards in early
June of each year for the following fall.
Fall

School Office:
July 1

Required:
Three
Degree Offered
M.S.F.S.
Director
Elizabeth Gardner
Phone
(205) 934-2069
E-mail
eagard@uab.edu
Web site
http://www.uab.edu/cas/justicesciences/graduate-programs/
master-of-science-in-forensicscience-msfs

Program Information
The Master of Science in Forensic Science program is designed
to prepare individuals for careers in various forensic science and
conventional analytical laboratories, emphasizing the application of
scientific methods and technologies to legal proceedings. With thoughtful
planning, many students have found the program helpful in building a
strong foundation to pursue doctoral studies.
The program support includes many UAB faculty members from other
departments, personnel from the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences' Birmingham laboratory, the Jefferson County Medical
Examiner's Office, and local forensic science-related private institutions.
In addition, the program maintains a close working relationship with
the DNA profiling laboratories of the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences and hosts the editorial offices of the Forensic Science Review
(the only review journal in forensic science). Faculty research and
practice focus especially on forensic aspects of drug chemistry and DNAbased identification.
Minimum admission requirements include a B.S. degree in Chemistry,
Biology, or a related natural science. Coursework is designed for
qualified students to begin in fall and complete the program in 21 months.
Admission is granted for the fall term only.
According to the National Institute of Justice, students wishing to pursue
a career in forensic science should be aware that positions in these fields
usually require extensive background checks similar to those required
for law enforcement personnel, and are likely a condition of employment.
(National Institute of Justice, 2004. Education and Training in Forensic
Science: A Guide for Forensic Science Laboratories, Educational
Institutions, and Students. NCJ Report 203099. Washington, DC: United
States Department of Justice, pp. 7-10).
Graduates from the UAB Master of Science in Forensic Science program

are very successful in gaining employment within a year of graduating.
During the period 2010-2012, 26 students completed the program. Of
these, 21 are working in a laboratory, are teaching, or continuing their
education (e.g., pursuing a doctorate, professional degree, or second
master's degree). Thirteen of the graduates are employed in forensic
science laboratories, ranging from those operated by the Alabama
Department of Forensic Sciences to a toxicology laboratory in New
Mexico.
Dealine for Entry Term(s)
Fall

School Office
January 31. Later applications will

be considered before April 30th if
vacancies are available

Required
Three
Entrance Tests

English.)
For detailed information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Gardner, UAB Department

of Justice Sciences, 1201 University Blvd., Suite 210, Birmingham,
Alabama 35294-4562.
Telephone: 205-934-2069
E-mail: eagard@uab.edu
Physical Address (for directions): 1201 University Blvd. Suite 210,
Birmingham, AL 35294.
Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics offers graduate programs of study
leading to the M.S. degree in Mathematics or the Ph.D. in Applied
Mathematics.
The masters program aims to give students the background to use
mathematics in a variety of ways. We train students in mathematical rigor.
This provides training in the ability to analyze and solve problems in all
walks of life. We also emphasize the development of communication
skills of our students (in the classes they take as well as in the classes
they teach). Therefore the M.S. program prepares students not only
for a career in secondary or junior college level teaching but provides
also a very good preparation for students who go into business,
industry, or government. In the past our students have been very
successful in obtaining employment. Of course, the M.S. program will
also prepare students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. in Mathematics but
whose undergraduate education did not provide them with a sufficient
background in advanced mathematics to directly enter a Ph.D. program.
The PhD program in Applied Mathematics prepares students interested
in an academic career in a college or university as well as students
interested in a career in business, industry, or government.
Applied Mathematics
Mathemathics, Applied (Ph.D.)
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.*
Director:
Dr. Ioulia Karpeshina
Phone:
(205) 934-2154
E-mail:
karpeshi@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/cas/
mathematics/
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The Applied Mathematics graduate program is offered jointly by the

University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa), and the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Program Information
Mathematics has always been divided into a pure and an applied branch.
However, these have never been strictly separated. The Ph.D. program
in applied mathematics stresses the interconnection between pure
mathematics and its diverse applications.
Admission
Only students with a firm foundation in advanced calculus, algebra, and
topology are considered for immediate admission to the Ph.D. program.
A student lacking this background will be considered for admission to
the M.S. program. Upon passing the qualifying examination, a student
may transfer to the Ph.D. program. We expect at least a B average in a
student's previous work and a score above 550 on each section of the
Graduate Record Examination General Test.
Program of Study
Each student in the Ph.D. program has to take the following steps:
Passing the Joint Program Exam (JPE), also called the Qualifying
Exam. The Joint Program Examinations in Real Analysis and Linear
Algebra are given during two periods each year (one in May and one
in September). During each period a student may take one or both
of the exams but subject to the following restrictions: (1) either exam
may be attempted at most twice and (2) a student may participate in
exams during no more than three periods.
Completing 54 semester hours of graduate courses. The grade
of each course has to be at least a B. The student's supervisory
committee and the Joint Program Committee must approve the
selection of courses. At least 18 hours must be in a major area
of concentration, selected so that the student will be prepared to
conduct research in an area of applied mathematics, while at least 12
hours have to be in a minor area of study, which is a subject outside
mathematics.
Passing a language or tool of research exam.
Passing the Comprehensive Exam, which consists of a written part
and an oral part.
Preparing a dissertation, which must be a genuine contribution to
mathematics.
Passing the Final Examination (thesis defense).
For detailed information, contact Dr. Ioulia Karpechina, Mathematics
Graduate Program Director, UAB Department of Mathematics, CH 483B,
1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1170.
Telephone
205-934-2154
E-mail
karpeshi@uab.edu
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Mathematics
Web
mathematics/
Mathematics
minimum of 24 hours must be on the 600 level or above. No courses

below MA520 can be counted towards the degree requirements. In
addition, the following specific requirements must be met:
At least 12 hours must be in the primary area of specialization,
Mathematics (M.S.)
At least 6 hours must be in the secondary area of specialization,

No research may be included in the 30-hour requirement,
At least 9 hours must be outside the primary area,
Degree Offered:
M.S.
Director:
Dr. Ioulia Karpeshina
Phone:
(205) 934-2154
E-mail:
karpeshi@uab.edu
Web site:
mathematics/
Program Information
Mathematics has always been divided into a pure and an applied branch.
However, these have never been strictly separated. The M.S. program in
mathematics stresses the interconnection between pure mathematics and
its diverse applications.
Two examinations must be passed on material in the two areas of

specialization. (The exams may be written, oral, or both, at the discretion
of the student's graduate study committee.)
Each semester

School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests

English.)
Comments
None
The student must choose a primary and a secondary specialization from
a list of areas determined by the expertise of the faculty. As soon as
the student is ready to choose specialization areas, he or she should
contact the mathematics graduate program director, who will nominate
a graduate study committee for the student. Courses offered to meet
degree requirements must be approved by the mathematics graduate
program director and the student's graduate study committee.
For detailed information, contact Dr. Ioulia Karpechina, Mathematics

Graduate Program Director, UAB Department of Mathematics, CH 483B,
1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1170.
E-mail karpeshi@uab.edu
Degree Requirements
Plan I (Thesis)
The student must complete 30 semester hours approved by the
mathematics graduate program director and the student's graduate
study committee. The grade in each course has to be a B or better. A
minimum of 24 hours must be on the 600 level or above. No courses
below MA520 can be counted towards the degree requirements. In
addition the following specific requirements must be met:
Web http://www.uab.edu/cas/mathematics/
Physics
Degree Offered:
Ph.D., M.S.
Director:
Dr. Mary Ellen Zvanut
At least 9 hours must be in the primary area of specialization,
Phone:
(205) 934-6661
At least 6 hours must be in the secondary area of specialization,
E-mail:
mezvanut@uab.edu
At least 9 hours must be outside the primary area,
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/cas/physics/
graduate
At most 6 hours of research may be included in the 30-hour

requirement,
A thesis must be completed, and
An examination must be passed on material in the primary area
of specialization (the exam may be written, oral, or both, at the
discretion of the student's graduate study committee).
The student's performance in all respects must be approved by the
graduate program director and the student's graduate study committee.
Plan II (Nonthesis)
The student must complete 30 semester hours approved by the
mathematics graduate program director and the student's graduate
study committee. The grade in each course has to be a B or better. A
Program Information
Students in the M.S. and Ph.D. programs may specialize in any of
the areas of interest to the faculty, including experimental physics
and theoretical and computational physics, or biophysics and medical
applications of physics.
Admission
Admission into the physics graduate program is by recommendation of
the graduate admission committee of the Department of Physics. The
committee takes into consideration GRE General Test scores, prior
academic performance, personal statement, prior research experiences,
and the letters of evaluation, usually from former instructors and research
supervisors.
Beginning the Program

All students must take a placement examination on basic physics
concepts before registering for any courses. Upon arrival at UAB,
international students may be required to take English as a Second
Language course or Scientific Communication courses at UAB during
their first year of study.
M.S. Program
Plan I
The student must successfully complete at least 30 semester hours
of coursework, including at least four core courses selected from PH
610 - PH 650 PH 651, and PH 671 - PH 672 and 6 semester hours of
Thesis Research PH 699). The student must also write and complete
a successful oral defense of a thesis under the direction of a graduate
faculty member. Additional coursework should be selected with the
advice of the student's graduate study committee to meet the particular
needs of the student.
An interdisciplinary track for an M.S. degree Plan I is also offered.
Students admitted to this track will typically hold a bachelor's degree
in a science area other than physics, such as astronomy, biology,
chemistry, geology, mathematics, or psychology, or an engineering
degree, including optics and materials science. Thesis research will
be in an interdisciplinary area including , biophysics, chemical physics,
mathematical physics, neurophysics, optics, materials science, or
engineering physics. Students awarded an M.S. degree within this
track will be prepared for an Assistant Research Physicist position,
including qualification for co authorship, and would typically work under
the direction of a doctoral-level person. The acquired skill would be highly
marketable, as individuals trained in multidisciplinary areas for basic and
applied research are increasingly in demand in industry, government
laboratories, and other research institutions.
Acceptance into this interdisciplinary track will be through a Physics
Graduate Faculty member who will be prepared to supervise the
student's thesis research and develop a plan of study. This plan of study
will include a core of courses (Classical Mechanics, PH 561 - PH 562;
Electromagnetic Theory, PH 545 - PH 546; and Quantum Mechanics,
PH 550 - PH 551), 6 hours of Physics graduate level core classes most
closely related to your research focus area (PH 610, PH635, PH 650PH 651, and/or PH 671 - PH 672), a minimum of 6 hours of graduatelevel courses offered by other departments, and 6 semester hours of
Thesis Research PH 699). The Department of Physics will establish an
ad hoc Physics Interdisciplinary Track Committee to review and concur in
each student's plan of study. The student must also write and complete
a successful oral defense of a thesis under the direction of a graduate
faculty member.
Plan II
With approval of the physics graduate program director, a nonthesis
option (Plan II) is available for all tracks in the Masters program. In this
case, the graduate study committee requires an additional 6 semester
hours of coursework instead of a thesis and gives the student an M.S.degree exit examination.
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Ph.D. Program
Students may choose from a Physics Track or Applied Physics Track. All
students are required to pass a written qualifying examination covering
the core areas of classical mechanics, electromagnetic theory, and
quantum physics. In addition, an examination is given in one selected
topic recommended by the graduate committee. The core exams must
be taken at the first offering after completion of the appropriate course:
PH 710, PH 750 - PH 751, and PH 771. Students may take the exam two
times, but no more than this. If the second attempt is required, it must
be done so at the first offering following completion of the first attempt.
Under no circumstances may any part of the examination be taken more
than twice.
Following satisfactory completion of the core qualifying examinations
and consultation with individual faculty members, the student selects
a specific area for dissertation research under the supervision of an
appropriate graduate faculty member. The student's Graduate Study
Committee, chaired by the major advisor, will outline a program of study
including graduate courses and appropriate tools of research, such as
computer and/or foreign language competency. Also, the Graduate Study
Committee will administer an oral selected topic examination to test the
student's knowledge in the area of research. The student must pass this
oral examination in no more than two attempts. Then, with direction from
the major advisor, the student should focus on formulating and writing a
formal research proposal that must be presented and defended before
the Graduate Study Committee; this should lead to a recommendation
from the committee for admission to candidacy. Dissertation research
culminates in the successful oral defense of the dissertation.
Physics Track: 90 total credit hours
Twenty semester hours of existing core course work chosen
from classical physics, quantum physics, statistical physics, and
electromagnetic theory. Two semesters of scientific communications
is required.
Nine semester hours of elective courses in physics
Directed and Dissertation Research (at least 2 semesters of
dissertation research are required to graduate)
Applied Physics Track: 90 total credit hours
Fourteen semester hours of existing core course work chosen
from classical physics, quantum physics, statistical physics, and
electromagnetic theory. Two semesters of scientific communications
is required.
Twelve semester hours of elective courses in applied physics
Three semester hours of applied physics internship
Directed and Dissertation Research (at least 2 semesters of
dissertation research are required to graduate)
Core and elective courses are listed at http://www.uab.edu/cas/physics/
graduate/programs-of-study
The following doctoral fellowships are available to the graduate students
enrolled in the PhD program in physics at UAB.
Deans Doctoral Scholar in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences
Students applying for the PhD program will be considered for the Deans
Doctoral Scholar in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences award. This
prestigious fellowship offers a substantial annual stipend, plus tuition
and fees, and honors applicants to PhD programs in the UAB College
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Psychology
of Arts and Sciences who show exceptional promise in research and

scholarship. Fellowships typically are granted for two years, contingent on
satisfactory progress and department recommendation.
Department of Education Graduate

Assistantship in the Areas of National Need
(GAANN)
Entrance Tests:

English.)
Comments:
GRE General Test is required;

in addition, subject test is
recommended
The U.S. Department of Education has funded the University of Alabama

at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physics for three years, 2012-15,
to support the departments doctoral students in their academic pursuits.
The funding released through the fiscal year 2014 Graduate Assistance
in Areas of National Need (GAAN) program, will support four physics
Ph.D. students at a stipend level up to $32,000 depending on the
financial need of the applicant as assessed by the UAB Office of
Financial Aid. The GAANN program also makes an annual institutional
payment of $14.724 per student to cover educational expenses. The
project title for the UAB physics program is Doctoral Fellowships in
Nanoscale Materials and Computational Physics at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham. This distinctive program will lead to a Ph.D.
degree in physics involving individualized academic course work,
closely-supervised research experiences, optional industrial internships,
continuous development of pedagogical and communication skills, and
comprehensive supervision and evaluation of teaching performance.
For detailed information, contact Dr. Mary Ellen Zvanut, UAB Department
of Physics, CH 384, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL
35294-1170.
NASA-Alabama Space Grant Consortium

Fellowships
Behavioral Neuroscience
Awards are up to $37,000 ($24K in student stipend, up to $12K for tuition/

insurance and $1K for student travel allowance) and are made initially for
one 12-month period and may be renewed annually for a maximum total
award of 36 months (3 years) support. Must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled
full-time in good academic standing with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0
scale at an Alabama Space Grant member university pursing any spacerelated field of graduate study (Masters or Doctoral level). Must conduct a
specific faculty-mentored research project that has a NASA or aerospace
relevance. Cannot receive funds from any source for work other than that
defined by the student's approved proposed research and plan of study
for which the award is made (supplements to the student's award may be
made by the home university using funds from any source, provided the
amount and source are disclosed in advance - see information booklet
for more details). Awardees must also complete an extramural NASA
experience sometime during the fellowship year. The details are to be
worked out with the faculty advisor and NASA lab facility where the
student plans to participate in a research activity. It is advisable that a
NASA contact be found prior to submission of the fellowship proposal.
Fellows are also expected to be involved in ASGC outreach activities and
submit a final report at the end of the award period.
The online Graduate Fellowship Application is located at: https://
secure.spacegrant.org/apps/?pk=alf1
Each Fall semester

School Office:

Required:
Three
E-mail mezvanut@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/cas/physics/graduate
Psychology
Graduate Programs
The Department of Psychology offers three doctoral programs:
Behavioral Neuroscience, Lifespan Developmental Psychology, and
Medical/Clinical Psychology. A terminal master's degree is not offered.
The Behavioral Neuroscience Doctoral Program is designed to prepare

students for independent research and teaching in the neurobiology of
behavior. Research training is provided by faculty in the Department
of Psychology and in the UAB Schools of Medicine and Optometry,
who share an interest in the biological basis of behavior. The course of
study includes a core curriculum in neuroscience and recognizes the
interdisciplinary nature of this field. Students obtain strong backgrounds
in behavioral science and in neuroscience and gain expertise in the
content and techniques of selected areas of neuroscience as they apply
to the study of behavior.
Faculty laboratories are equipped for research in behavior,
neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroimaging, neuropharmacology,
neurophysiology, and molecular biology. The research interests of the
faculty include neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the visual system;
interactions between the central nervous system and the periphery in the
control of feeding and energy balance; neural underpinnings of obesity
and plasticity in participants in a weight loss program; autism; emotional
substrates of conditioned fear; neurophysiology and neuropharmacology
of pain.
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
The Lifespan Developmental Psychology Doctoral Program trains
scientists to conduct research to discover and apply basic principles of
developmental psychology in an interdisciplinary context and to apply
those principles to a variety of problems. Graduates are capable of taking
positions in institutions of higher learning, medical schools, research
institutions, government agencies, and other research and teaching
positions. Research training is provided by the faculty of the Department
of Psychology and may occur in collaboration with faculty at the Civitan
International Research Center, the Center for Aging, the Center for
Applied Gerontology, the Department of Pediatrics, The School of Public
Health, and other centers and departments.
The research programs of faculty with interests in lifespan developmental

psychology include a wide variety of topics from infancy to the elderly.
Much of this research is funded by federal research grants. Research
subareas include: developmental disabilities (with special interests in
Autism Spectrum Disorders, prenatal development and exposure to toxic
substances, early intervention, adolescent psychosocial development
and mental health, and how family members adapt to the problems of a
child with a disability); adolescence (with special interest in longitudinal
studies, interactions between health and development, alcohol and drug
use, predictors of depression and suicide, family and peer relations,
those with special health care or education needs); and aging (with
special interest in visual-perceptual problems of older adults with low
vision, memory skills training with elderly populations, the psychological
aspects of chronic illness in the elderly, chronically ill individuals, care
giving in families of elderly persons, human factor issues in vision and
aging).
Developmental Psychology students must complete a master's thesis.
Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree is based on satisfactory
completion of coursework and completion of an area review in the form
of a Psychological Bulletin or Psychological Review article. The doctoral
degree is awarded upon successful defense of the dissertation.
It is also possible to enroll in the Gerontology Certification Program
concurrently with enrollment in the Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Program. More information about this program may be found at:http://
www.aging.uab.edu/SubChannel/Training/pdf/gep-studentpolicy-2006.pdf
Medical/Clinical Psychology
The Medical / Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program trains students to
become leaders in health promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction,
and symptom assessment and amelioration in multidisciplinary and
medical settings. Research, course work and clinical training emphasize
behavioral and psychological factors associated with medical illness
and injury as well as neurobehavioral disorders across the lifespan. The
Medical/Clinical Psychology Program is accredited to offer training in
clinical psychology by the American Psychological Association.
The Department of Psychology (College of Arts and Sciences) and the
UAB School of Medicine co-sponsor the Medical/Clinical Psychology
Doctoral Program. Program faculty are distributed across multiple
academic departments and divisions, including but not limited to
Psychology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Neurology, Preventive Medicine,
Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, and Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation. Clinical psychologists and researchers in UAB-affiliated
clinical and research centers, the Childrens Behavioral Health System,
the Birmingham VA Medical Center and throughout the community also
play active roles in teaching as well as research and clinical supervision.
Research programs in which faculty and students are currently involved
include: accidental injury and child abuse risk prevention; adolescence,
aging, autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders and
developmental disabilities; chronic pain; coping with stress and illness,
dementia, eating disorders and obesity; epilepsy; minority health issues
and health disparities; neural plasticity; neuroimaging, pediatric oncology;
rehabilitation following traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, stroke and
neurobehavioral disease; sleep and feeding problems of childhood and
substance abuse.
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With the approval of both programs it is possible to complete the Masters

in Public Health program and the Medical/Clinical Psychology program
concurrently.
Application
The deadline for receipt of complete applications for admission is:
November 30 for all three programs. Applications are invited both from
students with bachelor's degrees and from those who may have already
completed some graduate study. The GRE General Test is required. The
GRE Psychology Test is required for students applying for the Medical/
Clinical Psychology Program.
Admission
Admission to the Psychology graduate programs is highly selective.
Applications are evaluated as a whole without minimum criteria on single
scores or other indicators. Transcripts are evaluated for the content and
difficulty of courses completed as well as grades received. All programs
follow an affirmative action/equal opportunity process to ensure that all
applicants are evaluated fairly and on the basis of their individual merit.
Further information regarding admission to the three programs appears
below:
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of this program, students with
diverse backgrounds in psychology, biology, and physical science are
encouraged to apply. All students are expected to have undergraduate
training in psychology, biology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
Students not trained in one or more of these areas may be required to
make up deficits after enrollment.
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Admission to the Lifespan Developmental Psychology program requires
a solid background in psychology as well as some courses in the life
sciences. Research experience is essential. Excellent grades in statistics
and mathematics are also valued.
The Medical/Clinical Psychology programrequires a strong background in
psychology (including statistics and research design; cognitive, biological,
and affective bases of behavior; abnormal psychology and personality).
Advanced course work in mathematics and natural science (especially
anatomy and physiology) is also recommended. Relevant research
experience is considered an important indication of the applicant's
motivation and commitment to program goals, and prior experience
with clinical populations is also advantageous. The relevance of the
applicant's goals and interests to ongoing activities of program faculty
is weighed heavily in admissions decisions. Please visit the program
website for further information on admissions (including characteristics of
admitted students) and program outcomes.
Advisement
Behavioral Neuroscience students are advised by their Program Director
in consultation with a program steering committee and by their research
preceptors until the dissertation committee is appointed, usually early in
the third year of study.
Students accepted into the Lifespan Developmental Psychology
specialization are matched with a faculty member who agrees to mentor
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that student. Therefore, applicants will need to identify faculty members

with whom they share research interest and would like to study.
examination. Following acceptance of a proposal for dissertation

research, the student is admitted to candidacy. The Ph.D. degree is
awarded upon successful defense of the dissertation.
Medical/Clinical Psychology students are advised by the Program

Director until their research mentor is determined and an advisory
committee is appointed, typically during the first year.
Developmental Psychology
Financial Aid

All students admitted to the Behavioral Neuroscience, Lifespan

Developmental Psychology, and Medical/Clinical Psychology programs
may expect to receive financial aid for at least 5 years. Sources of
support include fellowships and tuition scholarships, as well as research,
clinical and teaching assistantships.
For detailed information on all three programs, contact the Graduate
Programs Office, UAB Department of Psychology, Campbell Hall Room
201, 1300 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35294-1170. The program
office and all three program directors can be reached by telephone at
205-934-8723. Contact information for the individual programs is shown
below:
Dr. Franklin R. Amthor, Interim Director, Behavioral Neuroscience
Doctoral Program
Email amthorfr@uab.edu.
Web: http://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/graduate/behavioralneuroscience
Dr. Fred J. Biasini, Director, Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Doctoral Program
Email fbiasini@uab.edu.
Web: http://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/graduate/lifespandevelopmental
Dr. Edwin W. Cook III, Director, Medical/Clinical Psychology Doctoral
Program
Email: ecook@uab.edu.
Web: http://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/graduate/medical-clinicalpsychology
The curriculum in Behavioral Neuroscience provides a student with
advanced training that is broadly based in neuroscience. All students
have a plan of coursework that includes Overview of Behavioral
Neuroscience (PY 753), a two-semester statistics sequence (PY 716-PY
717), and an ongoing seminar in current research (PY 756). Advanced
academic coursework is determined by the student and mentor. Each
student must enroll in a research practicum directed by a member of
the graduate faculty during each term in residence. The student initially
rotates among faculty and laboratories during the first year to obtain
breadth in points of view and experimental techniques. Student then
chooses a mentor with whom they normally complete the remainder of
their research training. Before admission to candidacy, each student must
fulfill the pre-dissertation research requirement and pass the qualifying
Each student in the Lifespan Developmental Psychology specialization is

encouraged to develop a systematic line of research that complements
that of his or her advisor. With intense exposure to an important aspect
of developmental research, the student acquires skills that can be
generalized to a variety of problems. Students are required to complete
a core curriculum which includes 21 hours of developmental psychology
classes, 15 hours of research design and statistics, 9 hours of general
psychology and related discipline classes; 6 hours of teaching practicum
and teaching; and at least 48 credit hours of research.
Lifespan Developmental Psychology students must complete a master's
thesis. Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree is based on
satisfactory completion of coursework and completion of an area
review in the form of a Psychological Bulletin or Psychological Review
article. The doctoral degree is awarded upon successful defense of the
dissertation.
The Medical/Clinical Psychology specialization places strong emphasis
on integration of biological and behavioral sciences. Thus, the
research and clinical training that the program provides assumes an
undergraduate background in both psychology and life science. The
program engages students in continued pursuit of knowledge and skill
fundamental to research and clinical practice. In addition, students focus
their research and a clinical training in one or more of the several areas
of clinical and health psychology that the program emphasizes, and
pursue advanced scientific and applied coursework, clinical practica, and
directed research activities that culminate in the doctoral dissertation.
Course requirements for the Medical/Clinical Psychology specialization
include:
1. General Psychology and Neuroscience a four-course sequence
including cognitive, biological, social, emotional and developmental
bases of behavior, as well as the history of the discipline
2. Statistics and Research Design--a four-course sequence
3. Foundations of Clinical and Health Psychology including
personality, psychopathology, health psychology and the ethics of
professional practice
4. Psychological Assessment and intervention five courses in
cognitive and personality assessment, and empirically-supported
interventions
Additional courses and/or seminars may be taken as electives and may
be required depending on the students area(s) of emphasis.
Students in Medical/Clinical Psychology are actively engaged in research
throughout the time that they are enrolled in the program and typically
complete a masters thesis project during their second or third year.
Clinical practicum experiences begin in the summer of the first year,
and in their final year students complete an APA-accredited clinical

psychology internship in a medical facility. The doctoral degree is
awarded upon successful defense of the dissertation and internship.
Sociology
To obtain specific admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate
School, prospective students should use the following checklists:
Sociology (MA)
Medical Sociology (PhD)
Degree Offered:
M.A. in Sociology, Ph.D. in Medical

Sociology
Director:
Dr. Patricia Drentea
Phone:
(205) 934-2562
E-mail:
pdrentea@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/sociology/
graduate-programs
Medical Sociology
Medical Sociology Ph.D. Program

This program is designed to provide students with the coursework
and research experiences to become leading researchers and
practitioners in medical sociology. Doctoral training in medical sociology
exposes students to the central issues of the field through a variety
of methodological techniques encompassing both qualitative and
quantitative approaches. Graduate students study the social and cultural
bases of health beliefs and behaviors, organizational structures of health
care delivery, and patient-practitioner relationships, to name just a few
examples. Students acquire expertise in theory formulation and data
analysis.
There are abundant opportunities for graduate students to work with
faculty on research projects in medical settings across the campus.
Admission
Admission to the Ph.D. program in medical sociology generally requires a
minimum overall score of 1150 on the old GRE (verbal and quantitative).
The GRE test was revised in 2011, scores on this test should range from
150-162 verbal and 140-157 Quantitative. Minimum GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0),
or a 3.2 GPA for the last 60 semester hours in a B.A. or B.S. program;
and minimum GPA of 3.5 in all previous graduate coursework. Students
should have completed at least 18 hours in social science courses,
including social theory, statistics, and research methods. Students
entering the program with a master's degree can waive 16 hours of
courses, of which 6 credits are thesis research credits. Because of the
interdisciplinary nature of the Medical Sociology Ph.D. program, students
with diverse backgrounds in social science and health-related fields are
encouraged to apply. Students lacking adequate backgrounds in theory,
research methods, or statistics may be required to make up deficits after
enrollment.
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graduate study, including assistance with course selection and

recommendations for research experiences that are consistent with the
student's developing interests and abilities. In addition, each year the
student will be formally evaluated by the Graduate Committee and will be
provided with performance feedback.
Research supervision is provided by faculty whom students select to
chair the master's thesis and doctoral dissertation committees. Typically,
the student will select persons with whom a close, supportive relationship
develops.
The placement of Ph.D. students in research sites within the Department
and/or in areas across campus is an important part of the Medical
Sociology Program. Such placements usually involve assisting faculty on
research grants. Such experiences provide students with invaluable reallife exposure to medical sociology "in action." As such, they are important
accompaniments to the coursework of the Ph.D. program. Teaching and
research positions are offered to students based on department needs,
funding available and student merit.
Curriculum
The components of the Ph.D. program are as follows:
1. Required Coursework
Medical Sociology Core (9 hr)
Required:
Requirements
SOC 780
Hours
Advanced Medical Sociology
2 of 5 Required Electives:
Requirements
Hours
SOC 734
Global Health
SOC 735
Special Topics in Global Health
SOC 755
Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 756
Gender and Health
SOC 775
Place and Health
SOC 781
Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 783
Health Care Delivery Systems
SOC 785
Family and Health
SOC 786
Health Disparities
SOC 787
Sociology of Mental Health
SOC 788
Social Medicine
Theory Core (6 hr)

Required:
Requirements
Hours
SOC 720
Classical Theory
SOC 722
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Statistics and Research Core (15 hr)

Requirements
Hours
SOC 601
Data Management and Analysis
SOC 703
Regression Analysis
Advising
SOC 704
Categorical Data Analysis
SOC 705
Advanced Research Methods
The Graduate Director and/or the student's faculty mentor will provide
continuous advisement on academic progress during the student's
SOC 711
Qualitative Methods
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Medical Sociology
Research Hours
4. Submission of the completed manuscript to the Graduate School,
Master's Thesis Research Hours (6 hr)

Doctoral Dissertation Research Hours (24 hr)
5. Submission of the journal article for publication.
Sociology/Health Electives/Transfer Credits (30 hr--up to 15 hours

outside department)
Proseminars (3 hr)
Proseminar, SOC 702 - 1 hr Fall Research
Proseminar, SOC 702 - 1 hr Spring Professionalization
Proseminar, SOC 702 - 1 hr Summer Teaching
*students may take up to 3 790-793 classes for credit as electives.
*students may take 2 in-department online courses towards their degree
2. Graduate Proseminar Functions

The graduate proseminar series (SOC 702) is required of all entering
doctoral graduate students for their initial three terms in the graduate
program. These classes familiarize new students with departmental
policies and procedures, as well as various facets of the profession of
sociology. This series should not only help students become situated
within the graduate program, but also give them an opportunity to
become better acquainted with the faculty and graduate student body.
Students should also gain experience with basic professional skills such
as identifying appropriate journals, creating a curriculum vitae, identifying
one's own research interests, developing basic classroom skills, and
addressing ethical issues associated with the profession of sociology.
3. The Master's Thesis

Students pursuing the doctoral degree must follow Plan I (Thesis Plan)
of the existing master's degree program by producing a research-based
thesis, but two types of documents will be acceptable. The first is a
traditional thesis organized in the form of an extensive book monograph.
This option is especially appropriate for qualitatively based research.
The second acceptable type of document is a manuscript in the standard
form of a journal article with appended materials. Specifically, this journal
article thesis will consist of:
1. A forward which places the research in context, specifying the journal
to which the article is to be submitted, delineating the rationale for coauthorship (if appropriate), and making acknowledgments;
2. A journal article manuscript with a text no longer than the page
limitations of a journal selected by the committee, plus footnotes,
references, tables, and figures;
3. An appendix with an annotated bibliography of relevant literature;
4. An appendix that details, in full, the methodological procedures;
5. An appendix of measurement instrumentation (e.g., survey
instruments, in-depth interview schedules, observational logs, etc.);
6. An appendix of additional tables and/or samples of observational
notes;
7. An appendix of other research documentation such as survey cover
letters, human subject review approval forms, and letters of support
and approval from facilities at which the research was conducted.
The master's thesis process involves:
1. Formation of the thesis committee;
2. Oral defense of a written thesis research proposal;
3. Oral defense of the completed thesis;
The thesis committee consists of a minimum of three full-time faculty

members, including one from outside the Department of Sociology.
This committee will be responsible for guiding the research process,
evaluating the final draft of the thesis, presiding over the oral defenses
of the thesis proposal and the completed manuscript, and approving
the journal article for submission for publication. In addition to meeting
general M.A. degree requirements, before being admitted to candidacy
for the M.A. degree, a student in the Ph.D. program in Medical Sociology
must have completed the master's level core courses in theory ( SOC
720) and the core methods courses (including SOC 601 or SOC 705 and
SOC 711), completed two of the five courses in the medical sociology
core, and made a successful oral defense of the thesis proposal.
For those students entering with a master's degree, the graduate director
will review the student's transcript, evaluate course transfers (if any),
and devise a course plan. This student's doctoral advisory comittee also
will handle the student's admission to candidacy and the requirement
of submitting a journal article for review. The student with the master's
degree will not be required to make oral defenses of his/her thesis work
from another institution.
4. Comprehensive Exams
All doctoral students who enter the program in Fall 2010 or later must
take a comprehensive examination no later than the end of the third
summer after being admitted to the Ph.D. program.
The comprehensive examination should be taken in a specialty area
chosen by the student. The specialty area must be a combination of
health and one substantive area reflecting the specialties of the faculty
(e.g., aging and health, health behaviors, community health, health and
demography, health and family, health inequality, health policy, etc.). The
advisory committee will consist of three faculty members selected by the
Graduate Committee. Prior to taking the examination, the student should
meet with the advisory committee to develop a reading list based on the
specialty area.
The comprehensive examination will include five questions decided by
the advisory committee reflecting major theoretical, methodological, and
substantive issues in the students chosen specialty area. The student
will answer four of the five questions as a take-home exam, which will
be distributed at 4:00 p.m. Friday and will be due the following Monday
at 9:00 a.m. The members of the advisory committee will grade the
examination on a pass/fail basis. Students who fail the examination but
wish to continue in the program must take a make-up examination in
the following Fall Semester. Students who fail the make-up examination
will be terminated from the Ph.D. program. Graduate students may not
discuss their exam with anyone during examination time. They may
discuss any clarification questions with the chair of the comprehensive
advisory committee if needed.
5. The Doctoral Dissertation

The dissertation process is as follows:
1. Formation of the dissertation committee;
2. Oral defense of a written dissertation research proposal;
3. Oral defense of the completed dissertation;
4. Submission of the completed manuscript to the Graduate School.
In consultation with faculty, and near the completion of all substantive

coursework, a student forms a dissertation committee consisting of at
least five members, with two from outside the Department of Sociology.
This committee will be responsible for guiding the research process,
evaluating the final draft of the dissertation, and presiding over the oral
defenses of the dissertation proposal and the completed manuscript.
A student is admitted to candidacy after successful oral defense of the
dissertation proposal and no earlier than the term in which the required
substantive coursework is completed.
Requirements
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Hours
SOC 601
Data Management and Analysis
SOC 702
Proseminar: The Profession of Sociology (The

Proseminar is a one credit course that needs to be taken
three semesters in a row, adding to a total of 3 credits.)
SOC 703
Regression Analysis
SOC 705
Advanced Research Methods
or SOC 711
Qualitative Methods
SOC 720
Classical Theory
Financial Aid
SOC 722
Contemporary Sociological Theory
All students admitted to the Ph.D. program will be considered for financial
aid. Sources include graduate fellowships and assistantships.
2 or more substantive courses (these may be in areas outside of

Sociology, subject to approval by the Sociology graduate program
director)
Additional requirements for the Plan I M.A. degree include the following:
Fall

School Office:
March 1
Number of Evaluation/
recommendation Forms Required:
Three
Requirements for the M.A. Degree (Plan II)
Entrance Tests:
GRE (TOEFL, IELTS and TWE also

English.)
Plan II is an Applied M.A. option which provides strong disciplinary

training, along with internships and research experience, to prepare
students for careers in business, non-profits, government agencies and
the continued professional development of teaching careers. To be
admitted in good standing, candidates must meet all Graduate School
admission requirements.
6 semester hours of thesis research

An acceptable research-based thesis
A final oral examination based on the thesis
Ph.D. Program in Medical Sociology http://www.uab.edu/sociology/

For detailed information, contact UAB Department of Sociology, HHB
460A, 1401 University Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1152.
E-mail pdrentea@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/sociology/
Sociology
Sociology M.A. Program
The Plan II option is a non-thesis plan. A six-hour faculty-directed

applied/community capstone project, undertaken at the conclusion of
the program, provides an opportunity to synthesize all previous course
material and meets the final requirement for the applied plan II MA
degree in Sociology.
Students deciding to move into the Medical Sociology Ph.D Program will
need to meet the core requirements from Plan I.
Students interested in learning more about the Plan II Applied Sociology
MA should contact Dr. Cullen Clark, Applied Sociology MA plan,
205-934-8680, or write culclark@uab.edu.
All of the following core courses are required for all students (18 hours):
Requirements
The Department of Sociology offers two plans (Plan I and Plan II) for the
M.A. Degree
Hours
SOC 713
Intro to Applied Sociology Research Methods
SOC 723
Applied Sociological Theory
Requirements for the M.A. Degree (Plan I)
SOC 726
Applied Sociology
SOC 727
Applied Social Psychology
Plan I students pursuing the M.A. degree in Sociology must have been
admitted into the Medical Sociology Ph.D. program. To be admitted in
good standing, candidates must meet all Graduate School admission
requirements.
SOC 776
Capstone Project
Four additional classes are required for all students to fully matriculate.
Choose FOUR classes from the following list, adding up to 12 hours:
Plan I applicants lacking 18 semester hours in social science courses

will be evaluated individually for academic deficiencies. Supplemental
coursework may be recommended by the graduate faculty.
The program provides a Plan I (thesis) option. The M.A. degree is
conferred upon the fulfillment of the requirements outlined below.
Requirements
All of the following core courses are required for all students:
Hours
SOC 711
Qualitative Methods
SOC 715
Program Evaluation
SOC 728
Teaching Sociology
SOC 729
Consumer Culture
SOC 737
Practicum in Innovation, Creativity, and Applied

Sociology
SOC 745
Sociological Practice
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Sociology
SOC 760
Sociology of Death and Dying
SOC 783
Health Care Delivery Systems
SOC 786
Health Disparities
SOC 789
Patient Care Relations/Ethics
Grad Biomedical
Sciences (Joint Health
Sciences)
For a full listing of GBS Faculty, visit http://
services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/facultymain.asp
Interdisciplinary Themes
Biochemistry & Structural Biology Theme

Cancer Biology Theme (p. 50)
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nurture the dedication essential for our graduates to become world-class

researchers.
Our faculty and students are dedicated to excellence in both coursework
and research programs, and we are honored that our teams
accomplishments and discoveries have been chronicled in (Nature,
Structure, other names here) and other noted journals and publications
of record. New students join a select family of faculty and students who
work and study together within the Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Theme at UAB. We teach you how to think- what questions to ask and
where to search for answers. We give you the skills and background
necessary to launch a successful scientific career as an independent
researcher.
Immunology Theme
Whether you choose to pursue advanced studies in molecular genetics,

stem cell biology, or many of the diverse areas of research within
the Biochemistry and Structural Biology theme, you will find the work
interesting, challenging and rewarding. It piques the curiosity, sparks the
imagination, enlists your resourcefulness and brings a sense of fulfillment
that comes from exciting research and exhilarating discover.
Microbiology Theme
Neuroscience Theme
The BSB theme encourages applications from students interested in

receiving a graduate degree in biomedical sciences. Applications are
strongly encouraged from individuals with previous work experience, a
master's degree in related area, or a professional degree such as the
M.D., D.M.D., D.V.M. or O.D.
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Theme (p. 51)

Genetics and Genomic Sciences Theme (p. 53)
Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine Theme (p. 61)

*
Completion of the training requirements in one of the above

interdisciplinary themes provides eligibility for conferral of one
of the following PhD degrees:
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Cell Biology
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Genetics
Microbiology
Applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Biomedical Sciences

Admissions Committee. Acceptance will be based on undergraduate
performance (both the curriculum and grade point average), letters
of recommendation, GRE scores, a personal statement of research
interests, performance in other graduate programs or research activities
and, if possible, a personal interview.
Acceptance into the BSB theme requires a bachelor's degree including
undergraduate coursework in calculus, general and organic chemistry,
and at least one introductory course in zoology or biology by the time of
entrance.
Neurobiology
Pathology
Pharmacology and Toxicology
For more information regarding GBS Interdisciplinary themes and
departments, visit the GBS website at http://www.uab.edu/gbs/home/
Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Theme
admissions requirements on how to apply to the Graduate School.
Director:
Dr. David Schneider
Program Manager:
Kristin Boggs
E-mail:
bsb@uab.edu
Phone:
(205) 934-7810
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/gbs/bsb
The general requirements for acceptance into the program are

Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Combined verbal/quantitative score on the GRE of 300 (new test) or
1100 (old test)
A strong background in biology, chemistry, and/or mathematics.
Undergraduate level courses in cell biology, biochemistry,
developmental biology, and genetics are strongly encouraged.
Undergraduate mathematics through calculus and physics are also
recommended.
International students must submit scores from the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) earned within the last two years. Applicants
with scores of 600 (paper-based) or 80 (internet-based) or higher will be
considered.
Theme Information
Biochemistry and Structural Biology (BSB)

Curriculum
Objectives
YEAR 1
Biochemistry & Structural Biology is looking for students who have a

strong desire to understand life at the molecular level. Our goal is to
teach the skills, implant the inspiration, encourage imagination, and
Laboratory Rotations
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Cancer Biology Theme
Three laboratory rotations - 10 weeks each

Select dissertation advisor in the Spring following lab rotations.
Fax: 205.996.6749
E-mail: kboggs@uab.edu
Cancer Biology Theme
Course Work
August - October: GBS Core Course; 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. every
weekday
November - December: BSB Laboratory Methods Course; 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. every weekday

Co-Directors:
Lalita Shevde-Samant, Ph.D.

Theresa Strong, Ph.D.
January - April: BSB courses - 1 month each:

Phone:
(205) 934-7034
January - Molecular Enzymology
E-mail:
cancerbio@uab.edu
February - RNA Biology
Web site:
www.uab.edu/cancerbio
March - Molecular Genetics
Theme Information
April - Stem Cell Biology

YEAR 2
Choose Thesis Committee - Mentor plus four faculty members
Thesis Research
Three Advanced Courses
Journal Club
Graduate Student Research Meeting (meets once a month)
YEARS 3 and 4
Completion of advanced course work
Thesis Research
Journal Club
Graduate Student Research Meeting (meets once a month)
Qualifying Exam on thesis project - Written proposal and defense (3rd
yr.)
YEARS 5+
Dissertation research
Dissertation Defense (public and private)
Biochemistry & Structural Theme Faculty

The faculty listing for the Biochemistry and Structural Biology theme
is located at http://services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/
FacultyListingType.asp?FacultyTypeID=BSB
Application Deadline
Refer to Theme website for

deadline information: http://
www.uab.edu/gbs/bsb
Letters of Recommendation
Three letters required
Entrance Tests

English.)
For more information, contact:

Kristin Boggs
Program Manager, Biochemistry & Structural Biology Theme
1825 University Blvd; SHEL 120-E
Tel: 205.934.7810
The goal of the Cancer Biology Program is to train the next generation
of cancer biologists so that they will make significant contributions
to basic and clinical research. Students will receive training over a
broad baseintegrating molecular, cellular, biochemical and biological
experimental approaches. Combinations of courses, seminars, small
group discussions and hands-on research provide each student with a
customized dissertation experience. Students will have opportunities to
work with outstanding investigators throughout the UAB campus in the
areas of tumor microenvironment, metastasis, cancer genetics, stem
cells, gene therapy of cancer, pharmacology/toxicology, signaling and
tumor immunology. Successful graduates will have a firm foundation
upon which they can build careers in academia, research institutions,
industry or government.
Students are expected to complete the entire program in four or five
years. During the first year, studentswill participate in the GBS core
curriculum and will begin more specialized training by exploring potential
laboratories in which they may do their dissertation research as well
as courses representing the multiple disciplines involved in cancer
research. A course focusing on "classic papers" in cancer research will
set the stage for modern approaches to studying the disease. Following
three laboratory rotations, each student will select a mentor for his/her
dissertation research. Following the core curriculum, students will begin
specialized cancer research electives.
During the second year, students will complete their specialized courses
and will participate in journal clubs and special topics curricula. After
the second year, cancer biology students will write a proposal for their
dissertation research and presented to their graduate advisory committee
for approval. The focus following advancement to candidacy is handson research, although students can elect to participate in other advanced
courses that will round out their education or provide opportunities to
expand the research.
A baccalaureate degree in the natural or physical sciences is required.
Undergraduate level courses in organic and analytical chemistry,
cell biology, biochemistry and genetics are strongly encouraged.
Undergraduate mathematics through calculus and physics are also
recommended. See individual Program Admissions information for
program-specific required or recommended courses.
The Graduate School recommends that entering students have a
minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and a
minimum combined verbal/quantitative score on the Graduate Record

Exam (GRE) > 300.
with scores of 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based), or 100 (IBTS)
or higher will be considered.
Undergraduate or postgraduate research experience is essential.
Students considered for the program must have a minimum of 6 months
bench research experience.
Applications are reviewed by the Admissions Committee, representing all
GBS thematic programs. Acceptance will be based on a combination of
factors including:
Undergraduate performance (both the curriculum and grade point
average)
Letters of recommendation
GRE and, if applicable, TOEFL scores
A personal statement of research and career interests
Previous research experience
Personal interview, at program expense (international applicants may
be interviewed by phone or video conference)
Admission to our Programs is very competitive and the number of
positions is limited; thus not every qualified applicant can be offered a
position.
Financial Support
All students accepted into GBS programs receive a competitive annual
stipend and fully paid tuition and fees. Single coverage health
insurance is also provided at no cost to the student through VIVA
Health UAB. The annual stipend for the current academic year is
$29,00. The total annual award value, including stipend, tuition, fees
and health insurance is > $37,500. Stipends are reviewed and updated
regularly.
First-year students are funded through the Cancer Biology Graduate
Program by Graduate School Fellowships and occasionally by other
national and University fellowships. In subsequent years, students are
supported through their advisor's research grants, institutional funds or
training grants. In addition, highly qualified students are encouraged to
apply for individual fellowship awards, with the guidance of their advisors.
See Fellowships and Awards for additional fellowship information and
resources.
Cancer Biology Theme Faculty

The faculty listing for the Cancer Biology theme is located at http://
services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/FacultyListingType.asp?
FacultyTypeID=CB
Consult Theme Website for

information: http://www.uab.edu/
cancerbio
International Applications Deadline: 15 January
Entrance Tests (University Code:

1856)
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English.)
For detailed information, contact:

Patricia Matthews
Program Manager
UAB Cancer Biology Graduate Program
205.934.7034 (office)
pm1@uab.edu
Cell, Molecular, and

Developmental Biology Theme
Director:
Dr. Bradley K. Yoder
Phone:
(205) 934-0994
E-mail:
byoder@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/cmdb
Theme Information
Objectives
The Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (CMDB) graduate theme
is part of an umbrella graduate program in Biomedical Sciences that
focuses on basic process in cell, molecular and developmental biology
and how defects in these processes result in human diseases and
birth defects. CMDB students will receive comprehensive training and
instruction in cell, molecular, and developmental biology using modern
tools and approaches as well as a wide range of model organisms and
cell culture systems. The overall goal of the theme is to develop wellrounded scholars with expertise applicable to multiple fields pertinent to
a productive research and teaching career in academic science centers,
research institutions, and industry.
Students are admitted into UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS)
umbrella program and indicate a theme preference. Applicants to
the UAB Graduate School are reviewed by the GBS Admissions
Committee and will be evaluated on the basis of their undergraduate
and, if possible, a personal interview. Although students select a theme
on admission into the GBS program, they may change theme affiliation
at anytime; however changes that occur late in the doctoral program may
require additional fundamental course work related to the specific theme.
Acceptance into CMDB requires a bachelor's degree including
undergraduate coursework in calculus, general and organic chemistry,
and at least one introductory course in zoology or biology by the time
of entrance. The CMBD theme invites applications from individuals
committed to obtaining a graduate education in biomedical sciences.
Once accepted into GBS, students must complete the GBS core
curriculum and three scientific research rotations in GBS laboratories.
CMDB students will then begin course work in areas related to his/her
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Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Theme
research interests and training needs determined through the advice of

faculty mentors and staff.
Overview of the CMDB Theme

The CMDB theme is comprised of over 60 primary and secondary faculty
members with appointments in many of the academic departments
and Centers at UAB including Cell Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry,
Neurobiology, Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nutrition
Sciences, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology,
Pathology, Environmental Health Sciences, Physiology and Biophysics,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology, Vision Sciences and Optometry.
The scientific interests of the faculty are very diverse and interdisciplinary
in nature. As such, the CMDB theme can provide students an individually
tailored, comprehensive training program in cell, molecular, and
developmental biology using modern tools and approaches in a wide
range of model organisms. The research conducted by CMDB faculty
addresses fundamental cellular and molecular questions that provide the
basis for understanding and treating human disease.
In the first semester, all students accepted into the GBS program will
complete a 14-week core course covering fundamentals in biochemistry,
metabolism, genetics, molecular and cellular biology. After completion of
the core GBS curriculum, CMDB students will complete a course entitled
Cell Signaling.
In addition, starting early in the first semester each student will obtain
research experience through three laboratory rotations that will be
completed by the end of the first year. Laboratory rotations are for ten
weeks and are an integral part of the first year curriculum. They are
the first opportunity to truly experience what graduate level scientific
research is all about. These rotations are highly structured and are meant
for you to become acquainted with the laboratory and the mentor and
to gain practical experience in a variety of the techniques and types of
scientific questions being addressed within the different theme areas. At
the end of each rotation the students will present their research in the
form of a poster presentation that is open to the GBS community. After
completion of the rotations, students choose a mentor and laboratory for
their dissertation research.
In the second semester, CMDB students must attend Methods and
Scientific Logic, a journal club designed to demonstrate how to critically
evaluate data and experimental design in the scientific literature and
research. In addition, beginning in the second semester CMDB students
will complete a series of one month modules in areas related to cell,
molecular and developmental biology that are in the general research
and scientific interest of the individual student. The CMDB curriculum is
tailored to the students research and scientific interests. As such, the
student will be able to select from modules in the CMDB theme as well
as from other GBS themes approved by the students mentor and the
CMDB theme directors. The student must complete eight modules, five
of which should be listed as a CMDB course. Additional course work
may be required to fill gaps in the students knowledge based on the
recommendation of the mentor and the students thesis committee.
All CMDB students must complete course in Biostatistics and Bioethics
as well as conduct non-dissertation research in their selected
laboratories. At the beginning of the second year, students will assemble
a thesis committee in consultation with their mentors. This committee will
be formed by anywhere between 4 and 6 members, 3 of which should be
faculty associated with the CMDB theme.
In the second year, students continue non-dissertation laboratory
research and take module course work to fulfill the requirements
described above. By the beginning of the third year, CMDB students

must complete their qualifying examination consisting of a written
dissertation research proposal in the format of an NIH style grant and
an oral defense. The examination will evaluate whether the student has
gained a sufficiently broad knowledge necessary for successful academic
research. To help in this process, the second year curriculum will include
a course in scientific writing and grantsmanship with a mock NIH grant
review session. After successful completion of the exam the proposal will
be submitted to a funding agency (if applicable) for possible support.
After the second semester, all students must participate in a CMDB
approved Departmental Seminar Series and a weekly journal club until
completion of the doctoral degree.
The curriculum of each Ph.D. candidate usually requires five years
of training and is individually tailored to the interests and needs of
the student by the advisor and a graduate committee chosen by the
student. The Ph.D. degree is awarded upon successful defense of your
dissertation, which includes an oral presentation of original, creative
scientific investigations, and a written dissertation which is expected to
include published manuscripts or manuscripts in preparation. Because
pursuit of the Ph.D. degree is a full-time activity, all graduate students
are supported by monetary stipends and do not have any required
teaching duties. The level of activity required does not permit outside
jobs or excessive extracurricular activities. Continuous registration and
satisfactory academic standing during all terms is required.
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental

Biology Theme Faculty
The faculty listing for the Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
theme is located at http://services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/
FacultyListingType.asp?FacultyTypeID=CMDB
Refer to theme website for deadline

cmdb

School Office:
Consult theme website for deadline

cmdb

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests
GRE
For detailed information see Web http://

www.uab.edu/gbs/cmdb/ or contact:
Dr. Bradley K. Yoder
Professor
McCallum Building, Room 688
byoder@uab.edu
Nan Travis
Program Manager
Shelby Building, Room 120
B1825 University Boulevard
205.934.1033
205.996.6749 Fax
ntravis@uab.edu
Course Descriptions - Cell, Molecular and

Developmental Biology
Cell Signaling - This course covers major extracellular and intracellular
signal transduction cascades that regulate animal development and
physiology. The class meets every day for 2 hours and consists of two
exams.
Cellular Membranes and Organelles - This class will cover molecular
and cellular processes that are involved in the assembly and
maintenance of membranes and organelles and how defects in these
processes contribute to human disease.
Cell and Molecular Aspects of Developmental Biology - The goal
of this course is to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of
vertebrate developmental biology. The course will consist of faculty
lectures and research paper discussion groups covering a broad range of
developmental issues from fertilization to organogenesis.
Developmental Neuroscience- The course will utilize the scientific
literature and faculty lectures to cover a broad range of topics related
to the mechanisms of building a brain. The topics covered range from
neural induction in early development, to axonal guidance and synapse
formation, to neuro-gial interactions in the adult nervous system.
Grades will be based on two exams and student participation in class
discussions.
Stem Cell Biology - This course will explore the derivation, manipulation,
and differentiation of embryonic, fetal, and adult stem cells in both mice
and humans. Topics to be discussed include stem cell self-renewal,
teratoma formation, hematopoietic stem cells, neural stem cells, transdifferentiation, nuclear transfer, and reproductive and therapeutic
cloning. The course will be a mixture of instructor lectures and interactive
journal club style presentations from the current stem cell literature
by the students. Students will be evaluated based upon their journal
article presentations, participation in class discussions, quizzes, and
attendance.
Development and Evolution This course will cover the developmental
mechanisms that drive evolutionary change and how body plans evolve
through natural selection. The course consists of lectures and scientific
literature discussions that will demonstrate developmental biology
principles.
Skeletal Development and Disease - The primary goal of this course is
to introduce graduate students to the basic and translational knowledge
about development, maintenance and homeostasis of the mineralized
tissues. Lectures in this course will focus on approaches and techniques
that are utilized for understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms
essential for the normal development, remodeling and patho-physiology
of skeleton.
Cell and Matrix Interactions in Disease & Development - This course
will cover a combination of basic mechanisms underlying extracellular
matrix interactions with cells, and how these go wrong in several disease
processes. It will be a series of seminars, followed in the final week with
oral student presentations on the disease of their choice and submission
of a one-page summary.
Mechanisms of Birth Defects - This class will provide an overview of
the mechanisms of common birth defects. A review of the development of
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each organ system is followed by a discussion of molecular mechanisms

leading to alterations in normal development. Genetic and environmental
mechanisms are discussed. A recent paper on each topic is presented
as part of the class. Depending on the number of students enrolled, each
student will be required to present one or two papers.
Grantsmanship and Scientific Writing The objective of the course
is to teach students how to effectively write grant proposals. This course
will provide hands on training in the preparation of a grant application
and demonstrate effective strategies for assembling a successful
proposal. With guidance from the faculty, the students will write a NIH
style proposal on their dissertation research topic. After the proposal
is complete, each grant will be reviewed in a mock NIH study section.
Based on the comments from the study section, the student will revise
the application and submit the proposal to his/her thesis committee as
part of the qualifying examination for admittance into candidacy.
Laboratory Rotations. Concurrent with the first year of course work,
each student will perform laboratory research with mentors of his/her
choosing in any of the GBS themes. Laboratory rotations are meant help
students become acquainted with the laboratory and the mentor and
to gain practical experience in a variety of the techniques and types of
scientific questions being addressed within the different theme areas.
Laboratory rotations last approximately ten weeks and each student will
complete three rotations by the end of their first year. At the end of each
rotation the students will present their research in the form of a poster.
The performance in the laboratory and the poster presentation will be
graded by the mentor of the laboratory and by two GBS faculty members
respectively. A passing grade is required for all laboratory rotations. 1-6
hours.
Non-Dissertation Research. Laboratory research performed prior to
admission to candidacy. 1-12 hours.
Dissertation Research. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy. 1-12
hours.
CMDB Approved Seminar Series All CMDB students must attend
one of the weekly departmental based seminar series within the scientific
interest of the student. The seminar series feature prominent speakers
from both inside and outside of UAB and attendance is mandatory.
Current approved seminar series include: Cell Biology, Neuroscience,
Genetics, and Biochemistry. Additional seminar series may be included
upon approval of CMDB and the mentor.
CMDB Journal Clubs - In the beginning of the second year until
completion of the thesis defense, allCMDB students must participate in a
journal club related to the students research interests and to the CMDB
theme. The purpose of the journal club is to give students valuable
experience in critical assessment of the scientific literature and to keep
up-to-date on the research activities emerging from CMDB related
research. Current journal clubs associated with the CMDB theme are:
Autophagy and Cell Death, Cell Biology, Cell-Matrix Interactions, Cancer
and Developmental Biology, and Stem Cell Biology. Additional journal
clubs may be included upon approval of CMDB and the mentor.
Genetics and Genomic Sciences

Theme
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Genetics and Genomic Sciences Theme
Director:
Daniel C. Bullard, Ph.D.
Overview of the GGS Program
Phone:
(205) 934-7768
E-mail:
dcbullard@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/ggs
The GGS theme is comprised of over 80 primary and secondary faculty

members with appointments in many of the academic departments
and Centers at UAB including Genetics, Cell Biology, Microbiology,
Biochemistry, Neurobiology, Medicine, Pathology, Epidemiology,
Biostatistics, Nutrition Sciences, Vision Sciences, and others. The
scientific interests of the faculty are very diverse and interdisciplinary in
nature. As such, the GGS theme can provide students an individually
tailored, comprehensive training program in genetics and genomics
through use of modern tools and approaches in a wide range of
model organisms. The research conducted by GGS faculty addresses
fundamental cellular and molecular questions that provide the basis for
understanding and treating human disease.
Theme Information
Objectives
The main goal of the Genetics and Genomic Sciences Graduate
Program (GGS) is to provide students with an outstanding, flexible,
didactic training experience to prepare them for independent and
innovative careers in research. The Program emphasizes a broad
approach to the fundamental principles of genetics and genomics, and
offers a large pool of mentors with expertise in a wide variety of areas.
The GGS offers close day-to-day interactions between students and
faculty, both in the classroom and the laboratory.
The research interests of our program faculty span the fields of genetics,
genomics, cancer, biochemistry, cell biology, and developmental
biology. Modern molecular approaches are used to study gene structure,
expression, and function in diverse experimental systems including
humans, mice, Drosophila, C. elegans, and other organisms such as
bacteria. The GGS is also designed to permit close collaborations during
the Ph.D. training period between graduate students, postdoctoral
fellows, and faculty, while also encouraging full participation in the larger
community of biological scientists at UAB.
Students are admitted into UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS)
umbrella program and indicate a theme preference. Applicants to
the UAB Graduate School are reviewed by the GBS Admissions
Committee and will be evaluated on the basis of their undergraduate
and, if possible, a personal interview. Although students select a theme
on admission into the GBS program, they may change theme affiliation
at anytime; however changes that occur late in the doctoral program
may require additional fundamental course work related to the specific
theme. Acceptance into GGS requires a bachelor's degree including
undergraduate coursework in calculus, general chemistry, organic
chemistry, and at least one introductory course in zoology or biology by
the time of entrance. Doctoral students will receive financial aid in the
form of a stipend/fellowship plus full payment of tuition, fees, and their
insurance premium. Current stipend/fellowships are $26,000 per year for
20011-2012 entering students.
The GGS theme invites applications from individuals committed to
obtaining a graduate education in fields related to genetics or genomics.
We recommend that applicants take prior courses covering basic
concepts in genetics and biochemistry if possible; however, this is not
required for admission. Applications are strongly encouraged from
individuals with previous research experience, a master's degree in
related area, or a professional degree such as the M.D. or D.V.M. Once
accepted into GBS, students must complete the GBS core curriculum
and three scientific research rotations in GBS laboratories. GGS students
will then begin course work in areas related to his/her research interests
and training needs determined through the advice of faculty mentors and
staff.
In the first semester, all students accepted into the GBS program will
complete a 14-week core course covering fundamentals in biochemistry,
metabolism, genetics, molecular and cellular biology. After completion of
the core GBS curriculum, GGS students will then take the Principles of
Genetics course that will cover Mendelian and nonmendelian inheritance
mechanisms, cytogenetics and chromosome disorders, and basic
epigenetic concepts. Students are also expected to attend a weekly
journal club and seminar series, such as those offered by the Department
of Genetics, during all years of their graduate training. These weekly
events generally start in September and run through May of each
academic year.
In addition, starting early in the first semester each student will obtain
research experience through three laboratory rotations that will be
completed by the end of the first year. Laboratory rotations are for ten
weeks and are an integral part of the first year curriculum. They are
highly structured and allow the student to become acquainted with the
laboratory and the mentor, gain practical experience in a variety of the
techniques, and to learn about the different scientific questions being
investigated within the GGS theme. At the end of each rotation, the
students will present their research in the form of a poster presentation
that is open to the GBS community. After completion of all three rotations,
students choose a mentor and laboratory for their dissertation research.
In the second semester, GGS students will complete a series of one
month modules that cover a wide variety of subjects including genome
structure and function, linkage and association analyses, bioinformatics,
and model systems for genetic analyses. In the summer of the first year,
all GGS students must complete course in Biostatistics and Bioethics and
conduct non-dissertation research in their selected laboratories.
During the subsequent years of the program, GGS students will focus on
their laboratory research, as well as take a small number of specialized
courses related to genetics and genomic sciences, or their specific areas
of investigation. At the end of the second year of graduate training,
students will assemble a thesis committee in consultation with their
mentors. This committee will contain 4-6 faculty members, 3 of which
should be faculty associated with the GGS theme. By the midpoint of
the third year, GGS students must complete their qualifying examination
consisting of a written dissertation research proposal in the format of
an NIH style grant and an oral defense. The examination will evaluate
whether the student has gained a sufficiently broad knowledge necessary
for successful academic research. To help in this process, the third year
fall curriculum will include a course in scientific writing and grantsmanship
with a mock NIH grant review session. After successful completion of the
exam the proposal will be submitted to a funding agency (if applicable)
for possible support. After passing the qualifying exam and the necessary
advanced coursework, GGS students are accepted to candidacy for the

Ph.D. degree.
The curriculum of each Ph.D. candidate usually requires five years
of training and is individually tailored to the interests and needs of
the student by the advisor and a graduate committee chosen by the
student. The Ph.D. degree is awarded upon successful defense of your
dissertation, which includes an oral presentation of original, creative
scientific investigations, and a written dissertation which is expected to
include published manuscripts or manuscripts in preparation. The pursuit
of the Ph.D. degree is a full-time activity, therefore all graduate students
are supported by monetary stipends and do not have any required
teaching duties. The level of activity required does not permit outside
jobs or excessive extracurricular activities. Continuous registration and
satisfactory academic standing during all terms is required.
Genetics and Genomic Sciences Theme

Faculty
The faculty listing for the Genetics and Genomic Sciences theme
is located at http://services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/
FacultyListingType.asp?FacultyTypeID=GGS
Please refer to the theme website

for deadline information: http://
www.uab.edu/ggs

School Office:
Please refer to theme website to

verify deadline dates.

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests
GRE or MCAT

Nan Travis
GGS Graduate Program Manager
UAB, Graduate Biomedical Sciences Office
Shelby Building, Room 120B
Telephone: (205) 934-1033
Fax: (205) 996-6749
E-mail: ntravis@uab.edu
Or
Daniel C. Bullard, Ph.D.
GGS Program Director
Department of Genetics
KAUL 602B
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
720 South 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0024
Telephone: (205) 934-7768
Fax: (205) 975-4416
E-mail: dcbullard@uab.edu
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Course Descriptions for Genetics and

Genomic Sciences
Required Courses
GBS 720: Genome Structure & Function. This course will cover a
wide variety of topics related to this topic, including genetic variation and
polymorphisms, alternative splicing, microRNAs, and novel sequencing
and microarray technologies.
GBS 722: Bioinformatics. This course will cover a wide variety of
different bioinformatics applications, which will be taught through
use of available on-line bioinformatics resources. The topics covered
will include: introductions to large-scale, generic databases at NCBI,
European Bioinformatics Institute, SwissProt, PDB, UniProt and
Ensembl; Sequence analysis systems such as BLAST, ORFFinder and
GENSCAN, Multiple Sequence Analysis, gene identification in DNA and
an introduction to the Human Genome Project; resources that are used in
Microarray Data Analysis; Protein sequence analysis using Pfam, Prosite,
Prints, Blocks, Protein structure analysis using SCOP, CATH; structural
bioinformatics, secondary structure calculation, homology modeling,
structure prediction, protein folding, protein-ligand docking and molecular
dynamics.
GBS 723 : Model Systems for Genetic Analysis. The course will
provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the different animal
models used for analyses of gene function and genetic pathways. Topics
include transgenic and knockout mouse technologies and strategies,
large scale genetic screens in C. elegans and Drosophila, and modeling
human genetic diseases in zebrafish.
GBS 724: Principles of Human Genetics. This course will address
the basic principles of epigenetics and its involvement in many different
biological/pathological processes. Epigenetic regulation refers to
mechanisms that regulate gene expression without altering DNA
sequences. Elucidation of epigenetic regulatory mechanisms has
received great attention in the post genomic era. Topics include
imprinting, X-inactivation, epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation, and
cancer epigenetics.
GBS 725 : Grant Proposal Writing. The objective of the course is to
teach students how to effectively write grant proposals. This course
will provide hands on training in the preparation of a grant application
and demonstrate effective strategies for assembling a successful
proposal. With guidance from the faculty, the students will write a NIH
style proposal on their dissertation research topic. After the proposal
is complete, each grant will be reviewed in a mock NIH study section.
Based on the comments from the study section, the student will revise
the application and submit the proposal to his/her thesis committee as
part of the qualifying examination for admittance into candidacy.
Elective Courses (Can be taken for advanced

course credit)
GBS 726 : Advanced Medical Genetics. This course will focus
on the medical application of advances in genetics and genomics.
Topics include chromosome structure and function and major types of
chromosomal abnormalities, cancer genetics and cytogenetics, inborn
errors of metabolism, current strategies for detection of mutations
associated with genetic disorders, genetic risk assessment and
population genetics, and genomic approaches to diagnosis and risk
stratification.
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Immunology Theme
GBS 727: Advanced Human Genomics. This course will cover the
conceptual basis, major discoveries, and unsolved problems in human
genomics, with an emphasis on disease applications. The goal is to
make students conversant with the structures, functions, and natural
histories of human genomes, the computational and experimental
methods used to establish that knowledge, the applications of genomics
to medical research, and the broader impacts of genomic research on
the community. Each topic will be covered by an approximately 90minute lecture from a subject-specific PI coupled to reading of pieces of
primary literature. Students will also participate in 3 student-led journal
clubs in which one or more papers are discussed in detail with the help
of the teaching faculty. We will also perform 3 interactive sessions to
teach basic computational skills in Unix, Perl and R. Grading will be
determined by: discussion interaction, computational problem sets due
in weeks 4, 6, and 8, and a final project in which students perform a
small but cohesive set of bioinformatic analyses to address a question
of their choosing, subject to approval/discussion with the teaching
faculty. Format: Each of the 7 weeks will include two, 90 minute lectures
performed at UAB. In weeks 2, 4, and 6, we will convene at HudsonAlpha
for four-hour sessions. Each four-hour session will include ~1 hour of
paper discussion, ~1 hour of teaching on a relevant computational topic,
and ~2 hours of hands-on interactive data manipulation with commonly
used data types and computational tools. Course meets both on UAB
Campus and at Hudson-Alpha in Huntsville.
GBS 746: Epigenetics. Epigenetic regulation refers to mechanisms that
control gene expression without altering DNA sequences. Elucidation
of epigenetic regulatory mechanisms has received great attention in
the post-tenomic era. This course will address the basic principles of
epigenetics and its involvement in many different biological/pathological
processes.
Systems Biology. Lectures will consider systems biology approaches
in the context of the human genome project, and with an emphasis
on simple model systems. Technologies, biological concepts, and the
underlying motivation for this emerging area will be discussed using
examples available in the literature. The central focus of systems biology
is to acquire a more global and quantitative understanding of how living
organisms function as complex genetic systems, and how this might
provide a more complete understanding of phenotypic traits.
Other GGS Educational Activities

Department of Genetics Seminar. The Department of Genetics
Seminar series meets once a week from September through May of
each academic year. This is a forum in which invited speakers from other
institutions, as well as UAB faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and
advanced graduate students present and discuss their research.
Genetics and Genomics Journal Club. Faculty, students, and
postdoctoral fellows meet once a week and present papers on a wide
variety of topics related to genetics and genomics.
Immunology Theme
Director:
Dr. Peter Burrows
Phone:
(205) 934-6529
E-mail:
peterb@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/gbs/immunology/
Theme Information
Objectives
The Immunology Graduate Theme is a part of the UAB Graduate
Biomedical Sciences Program. We are an interdisciplinary program
emphasizing the study of multiple aspects of the immune system,
from basic molecular mechanisms to whole animal studies and human
translational research. The remarkable breadth of our program can
be seen in the primary departments of the almost fifty theme faculty
members. Faculty from the Departments of Microbiology, Cell Biology,
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Genetics, Biology, Pathology,
Medicine, Pediatrics, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology,
Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and Dentistry are involved in
internationally recognized research and in the training of PhD-level
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Currently, forty-five students
are in training in the laboratories of our immunology faculty. Primary
areas of research include: Allergy, Autoimmunity, Cancer Immunology,
Clinical/Translational, Developmental Immunology, Host Defense,
Immunodeficiency, Immunogenetics, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunology,
Neuroimmunology, Structural Immunology, and Transplantation
Immunology. Students obtaining a PhD in the Immunology Graduate
Theme will be well-versed in modern immunology and have the option to
pursue diverse career pathways.
Acceptance is based on undergraduate record (curriculum and grade
point average [GPA]), Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, letters of
recommendation, a personal statement of research and career interests,
and past research activities. Domestic candidates who pass the first
round of selection will be invited to visit UAB and meet the Immunology
faculty and students.
The general requirements for acceptance into the Theme are:
Combined verbal/quantitative GRE score #1100. New GRE scores
should be at least 50% or better on each verbal/quantitative.
Undergraduate level courses in immunology, cell biology,
biochemistry, physics, genetics, organic and analytical chemistry are
strongly encouraged. Undergraduate mathematics through calculus is
also recommended. International students must submit scores from
the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) earned within
the last two years. Applicants with scores of 600 (paper-based),
250 (computer-based), or 100 (internet-based) or higher will be
considered.
All students in the program receive a stipend (currently $26,000), tuition
and fees, and single coverage health insurance. Support is provided by
the Theme, by the student's mentor, or through one of many fellowship
programs.
Overview of the Theme

The Theme emphasizes interdisciplinary training in all areas of modern
immunology. The first year of the program involves fundamental
coursework and three research-based rotations in laboratories of the
student's choosing. A qualifying examination and admission to candidacy
take place in the second to third year. Advanced coursework, journals
clubs, and dissertation research occur in the second and subsequent
years. It is expected that completion of the PhD will require five to six
years. To broaden their training experience, students are introduced
to research at the national and international levels through seminars

presented by outside speakers and by attendance at national and
international scientific meetings. Students take an active role in inviting
and hosting speakers at UAB, and they are strongly encouraged to
present their own results at outside meetings.
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Eukaryotic DNA replication

Eukaryotic transcription
Eukaryotic translation
Eukaryotic gene regulation I
Eukaryotic gene regulation II
Immunology Theme Faculty

The faculty listing for the Immunology theme is located at http://
FacultyTypeID=IM
Mendelian inheritance
Genetic variation and polymorphisms
BLOCK 3- BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
Integrated systems: From organelles to organs
Membrane structure/function
Consult Theme Director for
information
Cytoskeleton

School Office:
Please refer to theme website

to verify deadline dates: http://
www.uab.edu/gbs/immunology
Endocytosis, lysosomal targeting, protein degradation

Required:
Three
Cell-cell junctions and polarity
Entrance Tests
GRE
Theme, SHEL 406, 1825 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama

35294-2182.
Telephone (205)934-6529
Fax (205) 996-6749
E-mail peterb@uab.edu
Course Descriptions
Core Curriculum
BLOCK 1 - BIOCHEMISTRY/METABOLISM
Amino acids and primary protein structure
Protein secondary and tertiary structure
Postranslational modifications and allosteric changes
Glycobiology
Lipid structure and metabolism
Thermodynamic principles of biochemical reactions
Enzyme kinetics
Enzyme mechanisms and regulation
Amino acid/nitrogen metabolism
Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and citric acid cycle
Glycogenesis, glycogenolysis and pentose phosphate pathway
Electron transport/oxidative phosphorylation
BLOCK 2- GENETICS/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Nucleic acids & DNA replication

Prokaryotic transcription
Prokaryotic translation
Prokaryotic gene regulation
Eukaryotic genome organization
Biochemistry of signal transduction

Cell cycle
ECM and ECM-cell interactions
For detailed information, contact Dr. Peter Burrows, Theme Director, UAB
Immunology Graduate
DNA recombination
Secretion
Cell motility
Apoptosis
Discipline of pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Theme Specific Courses

Introductory Immunology. Introductory Immunology is a team-taught
survey course that covers basic concepts of innate and adaptive
immunity. These integrated series of lectures provide a firm foundation
inimmunology, especially for those with minimal immunology background,
and serve as an important refresher for the developing immunologist.
Students actively participate in the course through weekly presentations
of selected immunology topics based on the current literature.
Lymphocyte Biology. The objective of this class is to provide first
year immunology students with the opportunity to gain a more in-depth
understanding of selected aspects of lymphocyte biology. Possible
topics include T cell subsets, B cell biology, lymphocyte activation, and
transplantation immunology. The course is literature intense and students
are required to read and present numerous scientific papers.
Dendritic Cell Biology. Understanding the biology and function
of the immune system's professional antigen presenting cells, the
dendritic cells, is a fast moving challenge. The course will cover the
seminal papers in the field that have laid the groundwork for our current
understanding of this group of complex cells. The major component of
the class will emphasize student presentations of assigned reviews and
journal articles. Presentations will include an overview (provided by the
review article) and 2-3 papers per class.
History of Immunology. This course will examine the concepts that
have shaped what we now consider pillars in our knowledge of the
immune system. The course will cover the major events and discoveries
that led to these established concepts and, where possible, the advent
of technologies that facilitated these advances. The course will involve
student participation in the form of presentations in selected areas as well
as lectures by some individuals who were part of this history.
Neuroimmunology. The purpose of this course is threefold;
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Microbiology
1. To provide students with a basic overview of immunology and

neuroscience in conjunction with a specific focus on how neuro
inflammatoryprocesses affect the brain
2. To teach students basic neuroanatomy of the brain
3. To have students understand the clinical implications of
neuroinflammatory diseases by attending rounds with clinicians.
How the immune system influences the brain is an emerging field
in neuroscience research and is currently not being addressed in a
graduate or medical course.
Innate Immunity. The study of innate immunity has made a resurgence
in recent years and its critical role, not only in host defense against
invading pathogens, but in the development of adaptive immune
responses is now appreciated. This course will provide an in-depth look
at selected aspects of the innate immune response including the cellular
and molecular components critical to its development.The course will
involve student presentations on selected topics.
Mucosal Immunology. The mucosal immune system is essentially the
primary site of interaction between invading pathogens and the immune
system. Mucosal immunity has always been a strength of the immunology
community at UAB and is rarely covered at most other institutions.
This class will provide in-depth analysis of the structural features that
distinguish the mucosal immune system from the peripheral immune
system. Features of innate and adaptive immunity as they relate to
mucosal immune responses will also be covered. The course will involve
student presentations on selected topics.
Journal Clubs
MIC 797-00: Cellular and Molecular Immunology Journal Club
MIC 796-00: Neuroimmunology Journal Club
MIC 737-VT: Mucosal Immunology Journal Club
MIC 772-VT: Bacterial Pathogenesis Journal Club
MIC 724-VT: Virology Journal Club
MIC 785-00: Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms
MIC 786-00: Retrovirology Journal Club
MIC 789-00: Journal Club in Biological Crystallography
MIC 760: Autoimmunity Journal Club
MIC 701-00: Inflammation Journal Club
Microbiology
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.
Director:
Dr. Janet Yother
Phone:
(205) 934-9531
E-mail:
jyother@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/micro
Theme Information
Objectives
The Microbiology Graduate Program is a part of the UAB Graduate
Biomedical Sciences Program. We are an interdisciplinary program
emphasizing the study of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Over
40 faculty members from the Departments of Microbiology, Cell Biology,
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Genetics, Pathology, Medicine,
Pediatrics, and Dentistry are involved in internationally renowned
research and the training of Ph.D.-level graduate students. Currently,

more than 70 students are in training in the laboratories of our faculty.
Primary areas of research interest include the genetics, physiology,
and molecular biology of microbes and how microbial pathogens cause
disease. Basic cellular processes, host-pathogen interactions, and
the design of innovative strategies for the prevention and treatment of
infectious diseases are under study in the laboratories of our faculty.
Students graduating from the Program are well-versed in modern
microbiology and have the experience to pursue a diversity of career
opportunities.
Acceptance is based on undergraduate record (curriculum and grade
point average [GPA]), Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, letters of
recommendation, a personal statement of research and career interests,
and past research activities. Domestic candidates who pass the first
round of selection will be invited to visit UAB and meet the Immunology
faculty and students.
The general requirements for acceptance into the Theme are:
Combined verbal/quantitative GRE score #1100. New GRE scores
should be at least 50% or more on each verbal/quantitative.
Undergraduate level courses in immunology, cell biology,
biochemistry, physics, genetics, organic and analytical chemistry are
strongly encouraged. Undergraduate mathematics through calculus is
also recommended. International students must submit scores from
the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) earned within
the last two years. Applicants with scores of 600 (paper-based),
250 (computer-based), or 100 (internet-based) or higher will be
considered.
All students in the program receive a stipend (currently $26,000), tuition
and fees, and single coverage health insurance. Support is provided by
the Theme, by the student's mentor, or through one of many fellowship
programs.
Overview of the Program

The program emphasizes interdisciplinary training in all areas of modern
microbiology. The first year of the program involves fundamental
coursework and three research-based rotations in laboratories of the
student's choosing. A qualifying examination is held in the second year.
Advanced coursework, journals clubs, and dissertation research occur in
the second and subsequent years. It is expected that completion of the
program will require five to six years.
To broaden their research experience, students are introduced to
research at the national and international levels through seminars
presented by outside speakers and by attendance at national and
international scientific meetings. Students take an active role in inviting
and hosting speakers at UAB, and they are strongly encouraged to
present their own results at outside meetings. An annual retreat held offcampus allows students to present their research and fosters collegiality
between students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
Microbiology Theme Faculty

The faculty listing for the Microbiology theme is located at http://
FacultyTypeID=MB
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Genetic variation and polymorphisms

Block 3 - Biological Organization
Integrated systems: From organelles to organs
Membrane structure/function
Cytoskeleton
information
Secretion
Endocytosis, lysosomal targeting, protein degradation

School Office:
Refer to theme website for deadline

micro
Biochemistry of signal transduction

Required:
Three
ECM and ECM-cell interactions
Entrance Tests
GRE
Cell cycle
Cell-cell junctions and polarity
Cell motility
Apoptosis
Discipline of pharmacology
For detailed information, contact Dr. Janet Yother, Program Director, UAB
Microbiology Graduate Theme, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
BBRB 661, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-2170.
Telephone (205)934-9531
Fax (205)996-6749
E-mail jyother@uab.edu
Web www.uab.edu/micro
Neuroscience Theme
Course Descriptions
Co-Directors:
Dr. Scott Wilson, Dr. Tara Desilva
Phone:
(205) 975-5573
E-mail:
neuroscience@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.neuroscience.uab.edu
Microbiology Theme
Graduate Biomedical Sciences Core Curriculum
Block 1 - Biochemistry/Metabolism
Pharmacokinetics

Theme Information
Amino acids and primary protein structure

Protein secondary and tertiary structure
Postranslational modifications and allosteric changes
Glycobiology
Lipid structure and metabolism
Thermodynamic principles of biochemical reactions
Enzyme kinetics
Enzyme mechanisms and regulation
Amino acid/nitrogen metabolism
Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and citric acid cycle
Glycogenesis, glycogenolysis and pentose phosphate pathway
Electron transport/oxidative phosphorylation
Block 2 - Genetics/Molecular Biology
DNA recombination
Nucleic acids & DNA replication
Prokaryotic transcription
Prokaryotic translation
Prokaryotic gene regulation
Eukaryotic genome organization
Eukaryotic DNA replication
Eukaryotic transcription
Eukaryotic translation
Eukaryotic gene regulation I
Eukaryotic gene regulation II
Mendelian inheritance
The UAB Neuroscience Graduate Theme is a portal into the

comprehensive neuroscience research opportunities at UAB. Students
entering the Neuroscience Graduate Theme will find a home and anchor
for their entire graduate experience. Throughout a student's entire Ph.D.
career, the faculty and staff of the Neuroscience Graduate Program
provide continued support, encouragement, and guidelines for success.
The theme-based UAB Neuroscience Graduate Program seeks to equip
and train students to become tomorrow's innovative neuroscientists by
Teaching basic neuroscience ideas that become stepping stones to
more in-depth research
Providing unique professional and scientific avenues through which
they can develop their presentation skills, learn critical thinking and
how to design experiments
Offering students the opportunity to choose neuroscience research
from a multitude of options available through labs all over campus,
not limiting students to a department but, rather, a discipline
Providing opportunities for informal interaction with other students
to discuss research, scientific writing, as well as a social network
of peers to assist students in staying grounded Students enter the
neuroscience theme either through direct admit into the program
or after their first year when moving into the permanent lab of a
neuroscience mentor. Neuroscience theme students follow the
neuroscience curriculum and do not join a departmental graduate
program nor follow a departmental graduate program curriculum. The
student becomes affiliated with the department in which the mentor
holds his/her primary appointment for the purpose of the awarding of
the degree.
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Neuroscience Theme
Departments affiliated with the Neuroscience Theme include:

Neurobiology
Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Neurology
Psychiatry
Pediatrics
Pathology
Vision Sciences
ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

Admission to our program is highly competitive. We generally admit only
6-7 students each year. Students admitted to our students meet and
usually exceed general requirements of:
3.0 or above undergraduate GPA
GRE scores of 550 or better on each section for a minimum
composite score of 1100 / > 300 on the newest scoring system
Strong background in biology, chemistry and/or mathematics
Research experience, minimum 6 months bench research
TOEFL (for international students) of greater than 500 on paperbased test and greater than 173 on computer-based test
Only online application materials will be accepted.
Required Application Materials

Domestic students: (No application fee)
Application and personal statement
Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended
Official GRE scores (Institutional code 1856)
3 letters of recommendation
International students: ($60 application fee)
Application and personal statement
Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended
Official GRE scores (Institutional code 1856)
Official TOEFL scores
3 letters of recommendation
Overview of General Requirements - Students are required to successfully complete 2 electives prior to
their last semester.
Registration for the Student Summer Seminar Series is required
for each student each summer semester. Participation includes
attendance, completion of an evaluation form for each speaker, and
the presentation of a 20 minute PowerPoint talk and 10 minute Q-A
session. Students will present once each summer. First year students
are excluded from presenting.
Students must register for and attend a seminar series of their
choosing (with advice from their mentor) each semester until
graduation.
A biostatistics course is required - BY 755, and is taken during the
spring semester.
All students must successfully complete an ethics course. This is
taken during the fall semester of the student's 2nd year (GRD 717).
Students must register for a journal club of their choosing (with advice
from their mentor) each fall and spring semester until graduation.
Two first-authored papers accepted to an appropriate journal are
required unless the student's committee recommends/approves
differently.
Students must be registered for a minimum of 9 hours during the Fall
semester, 9 hours during the Spring semester, and 9 hours during the
Summer semester each year.
18 credit hours of dissertation research are required before
graduation. This means you must have a minimum of two semesters
between the semester of your Qualifying Exam and your final defense
semester.
You must be registered for at least 3 credit hours during the semester
in which you plan to graduate, unless told otherwise.
Neuroscience Theme Faculty

The faculty listing for the Neuroscience theme is located at http://
FacultyTypeID=NGP
Consult theme website for

www.neuroscience.uab.edu

School Office:
Consult theme website for

www.neuroscience.uab.edu

Required:
Entrance Tests

English.)
All students accepted into the program receive

Free tuition
Free health insurance
$29,000/year stipend (current for 2015-2016)
CURRICULUM
All first year students follow the same curriculum, designed to provide
them with the foundations they will need as they move into permanent
labs and begin their own research projects. Students begin their year
attending the Intro to Neurobiology course at the Dauphin Island Sea
Lab on Dauphin Island, Alabama, on the Gulf of Mexico. While there,
the student is exposed to a variety of learning opportunities, including
lectures, hands-on experiments, and going out into the Gulf to "fish" for
marine life. Students live at Dauphin Island, dorm style, for 2 1/2 weeks in
late summer, working hard with UAB faculty and teaching assistants and
playing hard during their downtime. This course provides a very unique
opportunity for neuroscience students.

Patricia Matthews
Program Manager
UAB Neuroscience Graduate Theme
SHEL 120D / 1825 University Boulevard
Tel: 205.934.7034
Fax: 205.996.6749
Email: pm1@uab.edu
Pathobiology and Molecular

Medicine Theme
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.
Directors:
Dr. Michelle V. Fanucchi and Dr.

Rakesh P. Patel
Program Manager
Kristin Boggs
Phone:
(205) 934-7810
E-mail:
pbmm@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/pbmm

Theme Information and Course

Requirements
The Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine (PBMM) Graduate Program at
UAB is the successor of the popular and highly successful Integrative
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program established in 1999. PBMM
represents an expansion of the Integrative Biomedical Sciences Program
and is designed to give students the very best multidisciplinary training
within the emerging and exciting field of molecular medicine. The main
objective of the program is to expose students to a diverse faculty with
research interests that range from molecules - to whole organisms to disease processes - to new therapies. Our premise is that students,
when trained in basic principles of molecular and cellular biology, in
addition to organ-based physiology, pharmacology and pathology, will
be prepared to study biological processes at any level of organization.
The important biomedical issues of today are sufficiently complex that
the successful investigator must be able to tackle these issues using
integrated, multifaceted approaches.
The advantage of joining PBMM is that students have full access to
all 350 faculty within the GBS, including those not within PBMM. This
gives students the broadest opportunity possible to move their studies
in the direction that they find most interesting. In addition, PBMM faculty
utilize state-of-the-art resources and ideas to drive the field of molecular
medicine forward. Within PBMM, you will have the opportunity to immerse
yourself at the leading edge of biomedicine and share in the excitement
first-hand by working alongside research pioneers.
During your first year, you will complete a series of rigorous courses that
includes training in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, cellular
physiology and pathobiology. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of
Graduate Biomedical Sciences, students have the option to select their
advanced, elective courses from courses numbered at the 700-level
and above in participating departments. Those include courses within
the School of Medicine, School of Public Health, and other Joint Health
Sciences. Courses should be chosen in consultation with the student's
mentor and committee to ensure coursework supports his/her research.
You will also have the opportunity to take courses within designated
"Focus Areas." These Focus Areas are organized around specific
research strengths represented by faculty within the PBMM and address
important issues in diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer
among others. In addition, you will have full access to courses offered
by other programs within the GBS where strengths exist in multiple fields
including immunology, neuroscience, structural biology and others. There
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will also be ample time allotted for you to attend research seminars, learn
to make scientific presentations and to perform 3 laboratory rotations.
These rotations are designed to give the student a practical introduction
to bench research and to help the student choose a faculty mentor.
After the first year there will be additional coursework directed in your
area of interest, but the main focus will be on intensive research training
within the laboratory. Here, guided by your mentor and graduate advisory
committee, you will develop critical technical and analytical skills that will
form the basis of your dissertation research.
Graduates of the PBMM training program are fully prepared to address
the most complex and challenging issues in disease biology and
therapy and are positioned to pursue work in academic, industrial or
government research or related positions. Training for the PhD degree is
generally completed within four to six years, depending on the student's
background and training goals.
Undergraduate Education
A baccalaureate degree in the natural or physical sciences is
required. Undergraduate level courses in organic and analytical
chemistry, cell biology, biochemistry and genetics are strongly
encouraged. Undergraduate mathematics through calculus and physics
are also recommended.
Grades & Scores

The Graduate School recommends that entering students have a
minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and a
minimum combined verbal/quantitative score on the Graduate Record
Exam (GRE) of 300 (new test) or 1100 (old test).
with scores of 600 (paper-based) or 80 (internet-based) or higher will be
considered.
Research
Most students admitted to the program have undergraduate or
postgraduate research experience.
Application Review
Applications are reviewed by the GBS Admissions Committee,
representing all GBS thematic programs.
Acceptance will be based on a combination of factors including:
Undergraduate performance (both the curriculum and grade point
average)
Letters of recommendation
GRE scores
A personal statement of research and career interests
Previous research experience
Personal interview, at program expense (international applicants
may be interviewed by phone or video conference) Admission to our
Programs is very competitive and the number of positions is limited;
thus not every qualified applicant can be offered a position.
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Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine Theme
Academic Program
Year 1
Courses
Integrated, science-based teaching is the foundation of every PBMM
course. You will learn from a team of faculty that will contribute their
expertise in the basic biology and physiology of each topic coupled with
an emphasis on understanding relevant diseases, clinical correlates,
and therapeutic approaches. The lectures also emphasize the scientific
techniques and experimental approaches that are essential to the
concepts being discussed. In addition, many instructors assign journal
readings and independent projects, which may include Web-based
searches or literature reviews, to actively engage you in the learning
process.
First year students in all Graduate Biomedical Sciences Themes take
a common 12-week core curriculum emphasizing the fundamentals of
biochemistry, genetics, and cell biology. This coursework will include
an overview of the principles of biochemistry, metabolism, molecular
biology, genetics and biological organization. This will be followed
by an integrated course in experimental medicine that focuses on
mechanisms that drive specific diseases and exposes students
to approaches being taken by UAB scientists who are addressing
disease-based problems. Additional coursework in the first year
will include integrative physiology, pathophysiology, endocrinology,
immunology, pharmacology and molecular medicine.
Journal Club
You will present relevant published research papers to help hone your
presentation skills and to teach you to learn to think like a scientist.
Seminar Series
Faculty from participating departments, other UAB faculty, and faculty
from other institutions discuss their latest research.
Lab Rotations (3 rotations of 10 weeks each)
Based on your specific interests, you will choose from a wide range
of research laboratories available to you. This "hands on" research
experience will provide you with the background to decide on a laboratory
and mentor to guide you through your dissertation research.
Second year and beyond - Qualifying

examination, courses, journal clubs, research,
completion of
degree.
Qualifying examination. Students must pass a Qualifying Examination
that assesses their general knowledge, ability to read the literature, and
ability to formulate and defend testable hypotheses. The examination
involves a written proposal and oral defense of the proposal.
Journal Clubs. From the second year until completion of the program,
students participate in a Journal Club related to their specific area of
interest. The purpose of the journal club is to enhance the ability to
critically read the literature and to stay abreast of current findings in the
field.
Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine courses. Advanced courses in
areas relevant to the student's area of interest are required and may be
completed anytime from the second year on. Students are encouraged
to take these courses as early as possible in order to achieve the most

benefit in their training.
Dissertation research. After completion of the Qualifying Examination,
and no later than the third year, the student forms a dissertation
committee comprised of five faculty members (including the mentor)
whose expertise will be beneficial in helping direct the research and
course of study.
Awarding of the PhD degree. The PhD is awarded upon completion
of the academic requirements and defense of the dissertation. The
dissertation consists of a written document that is expected to include
published papers or manuscripts in preparation, along with a scholarly
introduction and discussion of the work that has been completed. A
successful private defense of the dissertation in front of the dissertation
committee is then followed by a seminar presentation and public defense
of the dissertation as the final step in completion of the PhD degree.
Student Support
All students accepted into PBMM receive a competitive annual stipend
and fully paid tuition and fees. Single coverage health insurance is
also provided at no cost to the student through VIVA Health UAB. The
annual stipend for the 2013-2014 academic year is $26,000. The total
annual award value, including stipend, tuition, fees and health insurance
is over $37,000. Stipends are reviewed and updated regularly.
First-year students are funded through the PBMM Graduate Program
by Graduate School Fellowships and occasionally by other national and
University fellowships. In subsequent years, students are supported
through their advisor's research grants, institutional funds or training
grants. In addition, highly qualified students are encouraged to apply
for individual fellowship awards, with the guidance of theiradvisors.
See Fellowships and Awards for additional fellowship information and
resources.
Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine

Theme Faculty
The faculty listing for the Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine
theme is located at http://services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/
FacultyListingType.asp?FacultyTypeID=PBMM

information

School Office:
Please refer to Theme Website:

http://www.uab.edu/pbmm
Letters of Recommendation
Required:
Three
Entrance Tests (University Code:

1856)

English.)
Theme Director
Michelle V. Fanucchi, Ph.D.
205.934.7230 (office)
fanucchi@uab.edu
Theme Co-Director
Rakesh P. Patel, Ph.D.
205.975.9225 (office)
rakeshp@uab.edu
Kristin Boggs
Theme Manager
Tel: 205.934.7810 (office)
Fax: 205.996.6749
Email: pbmm@uab.edu
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Grad School of Business
Grad School of
Business
Application Deadlines*
*Deadlines for On-campus Master of Accounting Program:
Dean: Dr. Eric P. Jack
Fall semester: July 1st

Spring semester: November 1st
Summer semester:April 1st
The Collat School of Business offers the following graduate programs:
*Deadlines for the Online Master of Accounting Program:
Degree Programs
Fall semester: July 15th

Spring semester: November 20th
Summer semester: April 1st
Master of Accounting (M.Ac.)

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Master of Science in Management Information Systems (M.S.MIS) Online only
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Social Media
Graduate Certificate in Technology Commercialization and
Entrepreneurship
Located in the heart of Alabama's business center, the UAB Collat School
of Business offers an engaging learning environment with classrooms
extending well beyond the walls of the UAB campus. Our unique location
allows our faculty to integrate the practical experiences of the State's
leading companies - from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial
start-ups - into the programs we offer. Our students gain valuable,
real-world experience through a wide variety of internships and other
opportunities in the business community.
The UAB Collat School of Business is accredited at the baccalaureate
and master's level by AACSB International and holds separate AACSB
International accreditation of the undergraduate and master's programs
in accounting. AACSB International is the largest and longest standing
specialized accrediting agency for business and accounting programs in
the world and represents the highest standard of achievement. UAB is
among only 184 universities worldwide to achieve this seal of excellence
in both business and accounting.
*For additional information about our programs or updates approved
prior to the publication of a new Graduate Catalog, please see the Collat
School of Business website.
Accounting and Finance

Degree Offered: Master of
Accounting
Director: Dr. James Byrd
Phone: (205) 934-8829
E-mail: jimbyrd@uab.edu
Web site: www.uab.edu/mac
Required Documents
Application form including 2 evaluation forms/letters of reference
Current resume detailing work experience
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended sent
directly by the Registrar or responsible head of the institution to the
UAB Graduate School, 1720 2nd Ave. S., LHL G03, Birmingham, AL
35294-0013.
GMAT score* sent directly from the testing agency.
International Applicants
The following additional documents are required of international
applicants:
A minimum composite score of 80 with a minimum score of 20 in
each section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS, www.toefl.org)
within the five-year period immediately preceding the desired term of
enrollment. We will also accept an IELTS score of 6 in lieu of the TOEFL.
A "catalog match" transcript evaluation report prepared by Educational
Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE,www.ece.org).
1. A bachelor's degree in accounting from an institution accredited by
AACSB International received within the five-year period immediately
preceding the desired term of enrollment (or a bachelor's degree in any
discipline from a regionally accredited institution). Applicants who do not
have an undergraduate accounting degree will be required to complete
up to nine foundation courses in addition to the classes listed in the
Program Description section and will be required to maintain at least
a B average in the foundation courses numbered 300 and above. The
foundation courses that must be completed are as follows:
AC 200 Principles of Accounting I
AC 201 Principles of Accounting II
AC 300 Financial Accounting I
AC 304 Accounting Information Systems
AC 310 Financial Accounting II
AC 401 Cost Accounting
AC 402 Income Taxation I
AC 423 External Auditing
Admission
requirements for applying to Graduate School.
AC 430 Financial Accounting III

2. A minimum score of 500 on the Graduate Management Admission Test
(GMAT) administered by the Graduate Management Admission Council
(GMAC, www.gmac.com) within the five-year period immediately
preceding the desired term of enrollment. The GMAT is waived for
UAB accounting graduates and other students who take all of the
foundation accounting courses at the undergraduate level at UAB.
Master of Accounting Program
3. Satisfactory academic performance as measured by the

undergraduate accounting grade point average. [Note: UAB
undergraduates planning to pursue the M.Ac. degree should take AC 423
as their accounting elective. If they do not take AC 423 , they should plan
to take AC 523 as an elective in the M.Ac. program before taking AC 606
.]
The Master of Accounting program consists of 30 semester hours of

graduate credit - 21 hours of required courses and 9 hours of approved
electives:
The Department of Accounting and Finance (ACFN) in the Collat School

of Business is proud to offer a Master of Accounting (M.Ac.) program that
holds a separate accreditation by the Association of Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB), the highest honor a business school can
achieve for its accounting programs.
AC 514 Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting (Offered Fall and

Summer)
Courses in the program are offered in the classroom primarily in an

evening format, with some classes having an online option. A completely
online program is also offered. More information on the online program
can be found at businessdegrees.uab.edu.
High-achieving UAB accounting undergraduate students interested in
pursuing the M.Ac. degree should look into the UAB Fast-Track Master of
Accounting Program.
Fast-Track Master of Accounting

Program
The Fast-track Master of Accounting (M.Ac.) Program is open to highachieving undergraduate students pursuing a BS degree in accounting
at UAB. Students admitted to the Fast-Track M.Ac. Program can take
up to 12 hours of graduate courses at undergraduate tuition rates while
they are completing their Bachelors degree in accounting and have these
graduate courses count toward the M.Ac. degree as long as As or Bs
are earned in the courses. After earning the BS degree, students in the
Fast-Track Program continue pursuing the M.Ac. degree as described
above. Students in the Fast-Track M.Ac. program are not required to take
the GMAT.
Fast-Track M.Ac. Program Admission

Requirements
To be admitted to the Fast-Track Master of Accounting Program, students
must:
Have completed at least 15 hours of coursework at UAB.
Be within 45 hours of graduation.
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher.
Have completed the following courses with at least a B in each
course and have at least a 3.3 average in the three courses:
AC 300 Financial Accounting I
AC 304 Accounting Information Systems
AC 310 Financial Accounting II
Students who think they are eligible for the Fast-Track M.Ac.
Program should contact the M.Ac. Program Director at the Collat
School of Business.
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Required courses (7):

LS 557 Business Law for Accountants (Offered in Fall only)
AC 580 Advanced Financial Accounting (Offered in Fall only)

AC 600 Current Topics in Financial Accounting (Offered in Spring only)
AC 606 Advanced Auditing and Attestation (Offered in Spring only)
AC 620 Tax Entities (Offered in Fall only)
AC 672 Advanced Information Technology Auditing or AC 612 Corporate
Governance (Offered in Spring only)
*Elective courses (3):

Courses numbered 500/600 level with AC, LS, or MBA prefix may be
chosen with approval of the M.Ac. Program Director.
*MBA 601, MBA 608 and MBA 637 will not apply toward the M.Ac.
degree.
Uniform CPA Examination

Eligibility requirements for sitting for the Uniform CPA examination
vary among the states. The state of Alabama, through its Accountancy
Laws and the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy
(ASBPA,www.asbpa.state.al.us), requires that applicants for the
Uniform CPA Examination hold a baccalaureate degree from an
accredited institution and possess a total of 150 semester hours of
postsecondary education, including at least 33 semester hours of
accounting in specified areas at the upper-division or graduate level. UAB
students can meet these requirements in several ways:
1. By obtaining an undergraduate accounting degree (or its equivalent)
and completing certain additional course work as specified under the
Boards Accountancy Rules. Students interested in this option and
those interested in this option who already hold degrees from other
institutions should contact the accounting advisor in the Collat School
of Business, for specific guidance.
2. By obtaining a Master of Accounting degree. Those who hold
a Master of Accounting degree from an accounting program
accredited by AACSB International (as is UAB's) meet the academic
requirements for taking the Uniform CPA Examination.
3. By obtaining a Master of Business Administration degree. Those
who already hold an undergraduate accounting degree (or its
equivalent) and who desire a graduate degree in business may
establish their academic eligibility under the Board's Accountancy
Rules by completing as part of their M.B.A. requirements certain
graduate accounting course work as determined by the Master of
Accounting Program Director. Students interested in this option
should first contact the Program Coordinator in the Graduate School
of Management.
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Business Administration
Other Professional Accounting

Certifications
Other examinations leading to professional certification (CMA, CIA,
CFE, CISA, etc.) generally do not require academic course work beyond
the baccalaureate degree. Students interested in other accounting
certifications should contact any member of the accounting faculty for
further information.
Business Administration
Degree Offered:
Master of Business Administration

(M.B.A.)
Director:
Kenneth L. Miller, MBA. EdD
Phone:
(205) 934-8855
E-mail:
klmiller@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/mba
Admission
Application Deadlines
st
Fall semester - July 1
Spring semester - November
1st
st
Summer semester- April 1
*International applicants should apply at least 6 months in advance of the

deadline in order to ensure processing of all Visa paperwork
Required Documents
Application form including 2 evaluation forms/letters of reference
Current resume detailing work experience
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended sent
directly by the Registrar or responsible head of the institution to the
UAB Graduate School, 1720 2nd Ave. S., LHL 103, Birmingham, AL
35294-0013.
GMAT score* sent directly from the testing agency. (it is
recommended that you repeat the GMAT if score is below 480)
*GMAT requirement is waived for applicants holding terminal degrees.
Applicants holding master degrees from regionally accredited institutions
may be considered for a waiver as long as a comparable standardized
test was required for entry into their program.
Additional Documents Required for

the application deadline for applying to the MBA program, but who submit
all materials prior to the beginning of the term and meet admission
requirements, provided that there are seats available. We will require
a resume, copies of transcripts, and GMAT scores along with the
application. Permission of the MBA Coordinator is needed in order to
register for classes as a non-degree seeking student.
Contact the UAB Collat School of Business, Graduate School of
Management with any questions concerning UABs MBA program.
Master of Business
Administration
The UAB MBA is designed to provide competency in management
and to acquaint the student with all aspects of business activity. In
order to deal effectively with increasingly complex and ambiguous
problems of business and organizations, managers require training in
sophisticated analytical techniques, appreciation for the behavioral facets
of management, as well as an ability to anticipate and adapt to changes
in an industrial environment. The program stresses critical thinking and is
decision oriented, focusing on key aspects of business administration.
The MBA program is suitable not only for students with baccalaureate
degrees in business but also for those who have degrees in engineering,
the sciences, or liberal arts.
UABs MBA program offers evening classes that meet once a week and
online courses. Students may choose to follow either a one or two-yearplan of study to guarantee graduation with a specified timeframe ,or
pursue the degree at their own pace. Students have 5 years from term of
entry to complete degree requirements.
Concentrations are available in finance, information technology
management, marketing, and health services. Dual Degree options
available include MBA/MPH and MBA/MSHA and require applicants to
apply and be accepted to both degree programs.
Quantitative Requirement
Applicants are expected to have completed a pre-calculus class with a
grade of "C" or better within the last five years. If an applicant does not
meet this requirement, they may be admitted with the contingency of
satisfying the requirement during their first term of enrollment.
More information about this can be found on the Collat School of
Business website.
MBA Degree Requirements

Total Hours for Degree: 36 (12 courses)
Requirements
Hours
Tools and Perspectives on Business (12 Hours)

MBA 601
Accounting and Finance for Managers
TOEFL IBT score of 80 or IELTS of 6 (international applicants only)
MBA 631
Management and Organizations
General academic credentials evaluation (ECE or WES report) for

international applicants
MBA 642
Economics for Managers
MBA 662
Quantitative Analysis for Business Managers
Non-Degree Seeking Admission
Functional Core (15 Hours)

MBA 608
Strategic Cost Analysis and Decision Making
Candidates interested in non-degree seeking admission must have an

undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Non-degree seeking
students are limited to earning 12 hours credit in this status. The option
to enter as non-degree seeking will be offered to candidates who miss
MBA 619
Information Technology and Business Strategy
MBA 621
Topics in Corporate Finance
MBA 637
Operations and Supply Chain Management
MBA 651
Marketing Strategy
Capstone (3 Hours)
MBA 634
Strategic Management
Electives (6 Hours)
Total Hours
36
Degree with Concentration requires additional

approved elective in selected area of study: 39
Total Hours (13 Courses). Concentrations are
offered in Finance, Health Services, Information
Systems, and Marketing.
MBA Plans of Study (Full Time 1-Year-Plan and
Part time 2-Year-Plan)
Management, Information
Systems, and Quantitative
Methods
Degree Offered:
Master of Science in Management

Information Systems (MS MIS)
Director:
Allen Johnston
Phone:
(205) 934-8870
Email:
ajohnston@uab.edu
Web site:
http://
misdegree.businessdegrees.uab.edu/
lp-mis-short/
Admission
Application Deadlines
Fall semester - July 15th
Spring semester - November 15th
Summer semester- April 15th
Required Documents
Online application with a $45 application fee or $60 international
application fee
Current resume
Personal Statement: statement must include the students
professional career goals and how they faced and overcame
challenges in their life
References: 2 from supervisors, trainers, or instructors who
can confirm requisite knowledge and skills as identified with the
admission qualifications
Applicants for the MS MIS program must have graduated with a
baccalaureate degree in an information technology/systems related field
from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum overall
grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Those not meeting this
requirement must have:
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Completed a baccalaureate degree in other areas of study from a

regionally accredited college or university, or completed another
graduate degree; AND
Completed the UAB MS MIS Bridge Program; OR
Submitted evidence to UAB as to significant work experience in IS/
IT/computer programming, enterprise systems, databases, and/or
system design and analysis; OR
Submitted evidence to UAB as to IS/IT/Computer industry
certifications in computer programming, enterprise systems,
databases, and/or system design and analysis.
Applicants must provide evidence of relevant work experience (a
minimum of 3 years of experience is preferred)
Applicants must have a GMAT score of 500 or higher.
Those not meeting this requirement can:
Submit a GRE combined verbal and quantitative score of 940 or
higher (GRE scores many not be more than 5 years old), OR
Show 5 years of relevant work experience
Show documentation of completing a graduate degree in any
discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
International applicants whose native language isnt English are required
to show proof of English proficiency by submitting a TOEFL, IELTS, or
PTE Academic test score. Official test scores are required and should be
sent directly from the testing agency to UAB. Scores should not be more
than 2 years old. The minimum score requirements are as follows:
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 on the
paper-based examination, 213 on the computer- based version, or 80
on the Internet-based version
IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) score of 6.0
overall with at least a 5.0 on each section of the examination
The UAB Collat School of Business, Master of Science in Management
Information Systems (MS MIS) program focuses on the business side
of information systems and how to strategically position technology to
maximize value for an organization. This program provides the broad
perspective needed to advance in the information systems management
field, and allows students to tailor their education based on specific
career goals by focusing in one of three areas: Web and Mobile
Development, Information Security, or IT Management. UABs
emphasis is on the managerial aspects of information systems, and
although the program does provide opportunities for skill development in
the latest technologies, the goal of the program is to help those currently
working in information systems related fields move into managerial
positions by improving their understanding of how to use the latest
information technologies to benefit organizational stakeholders, such as
managers, organizations, employees, customers and partners.
The Management of Information Systems field is growing at an
exponential rate as organizations struggle to stay current with new and
emerging technologies, such as mobile applications and social media.
Professionals are needed that can help organizations understand the
business potential of these new technologies, how to develop new
applications to meet changing market dynamics, and how to secure
these systems from threats. Students graduating from this program are
prepared to succeed in an exciting and dynamic career field combining
a solid technical information systems foundation with business skills so
they can immediately contribute to solving business problems, and can
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drill down into specific fields, such as IT management, web and mobile
development or information security.
Web site:
http://
misdegree.businessdegrees.uab.edu/
lp-mis-short/
Program Details
The MS MIS program is taught completely online. Most students can
complete degree requirements within 1.6 years. Concentrations are
available in Web and Mobile Development, Information Security, and IT
Management. Each concentration consists of twelve semester hours. The
Collat School of Business is accredited by AACSBThe Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Core Courses:
IS 611 Information Technology and Business Strategy
IS 612 IT Governance and Management
IS 613 Information Security Management
IS 615 Social Media/Virtural Communities
IS 617 Introduction to Business Intelligence
IS 618 Technology Based Project Management
Concentrations:
Information Security
IS 620 Attack and Penetration
IS 621 Incident Resp. / Business Continuity
The UAB Collat School of Business, Master of Science in Management

Information Systems (MS MIS) program focuses on the business side
of information systems and how to strategically position technology
to maximize value for an organization. This program provides the
broad perspective needed to advance in the information systems
management field, and allow students to tailor their education based
on specific career goals by focusing in one of three areas: Web and
Mobile Development, Information Security, or IT Management. UABs
emphasis is on the managerial aspects of information systems, and
although the program does provide opportunities for skill development in
the latest technologies, the goal of the program is to help those currently
working in information systems related fields move into managerial
positions by improving understanding of how to use the latest information
technologies to benefit organizational stakeholders, such as managers,
organizations, employees, customers and partners.
The Management of Information Systems field is growing at an
exponential rate as organizations struggle to stay current with new and
emerging technologies, such as mobile applications and social media.
Professionals are needed that can help organizations understand the
business potential of these new technologies, how to develop new
applications to meet changing market dynamics, and how to secure
these systems from threats. Students graduating from this program are
prepared to succeed in an exciting and dynamic career field combining
a solid technical information system foundation with business skills so
they can immediately contribute to solving business problems, and can
drill down into specific fields, such as IT management, web and mobile
development or information security.
IS 622 CISSP I
Program Details
IS 623 CISSP II
IS 616 Web Analytics
The MS MIS program is taught completely online. Most students can

complete degree requirements within 1.6 years. Concentrations are
available in Web and Mobile Development, Information Security, and IT
Management. Each concentration consists of twelve semester hours. The
Collat School of Business is accredited by AACSBThe Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
IS 633 Mobile Applications
IT Management
Requirements
Web and Mobile Development

IS 630 Web Development
IS 631 Web Interface Design/Content
IS 640 Technology Plans and Capital Budgeting

IS 641 Leadership in IT
Any 2 IS or WDSM Concentration Courses (6 hours)
Management Information Systems
Hours
Core Courses:
IS 611
Info Tech and Bus Strategy
IS 612
IT Governance and Management
IS 613
Info Security Mgmt
IS 615
Soc Media/Virtual Communities
IS 617
Intro to Business Intelligence
IS 618
Tech Based Project MG
Concentration Courses:
Degree Offered:
Master of Science in Management

Information Systems (MS MIS)
Director:
Allen Johnston
Phone:
Email:
Information Security
IS 620
Attack and Penetration
IS 621
Incident Resp./Bus. Continuity
(205) 934-8870
IS 622
CISSP I
ajohnston@uab.edu
IS 623
CISSP II
Web and Mobile Development

IS 630
Web Development
IS 631
Web Interface Design/Content
IS 616
Web Analytics
IS 633
Mobile Applications
IS 640
Tech Plans & Capital Budgeting
IS 641
Leadership in IT
IT Management
Any IS or WDSM concentration course
Any IS or WDSM concentration course
Bridge Courses:
IS 591
Intro Networking / Comp Prog
IS 592
Systems Analysis and Database
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Grad School of Dentistry
Grad School of Dentistry

Dean: Dr. Michael S. Reddy
The School of Dentistry offers degree programs leading to a Master
of Science in Dentistry and the DMD/PhD in Dentistry. Advanced
clinical specialty training and research, leading to the degree of
Master of Science in Dentistry, is offered to meet two areas of need:
the preparation of qualified teachers and investigators in the various
branches of academic dentistry and the preparation of fully trained dental
specialists.
The UAB School of Dentistry DMD/PhD program prepares students for
an exciting career in dental academics through an innovative integrated
clinician scientist training program. Students in the program are allowed
to apply credits earned in both dental and graduate school towards a
specialized program earning both a DMD degree and a PhD degree in a
biomedical science.
Dentistry (M.S.)
semester hours of study in one or two basic health science departments

related to the student's major and research interests.
By the time the student has been in residence one year and has finished
some of both major and minor courses, the student and the advisor
should recommend to the Graduate School dean at least two additional
graduate faculty members, one from outside the student's specialty area,
for appointment to the graduate study committee. The student should
discuss with his/her committee plans for the remaining course of study,
including a proposed thesis title and outline of experimental design.
Depending upon the nature of the research plan, it may be desirable for
a different advisor to be appointed, serving either as co-chair or as new
chair of the graduate study committee. At this time, demonstration of a
reading knowledge related to literature review, competence in research
and experimental design, understanding of biostatistics, experience with
computer and other techniques may be required, as appropriate to the
student's investigation.
Admission to Candidacy
When the graduate study committee is satisfied that the student is
prepared to undertake the research, the student is admitted to candidacy
for the master's degree. This step should be taken at least two semesters
before the anticipated date of completion of the program.
Research and Thesis

Degree Offered:
M.S.
Director, Dentistry:
Dr. Amjad Javed
Phone:
(205) 996-5124
E-mail:
javeda@uab.edu
Web site:
www.dental.uab.edu
Program Information
Advanced clinical specialty training and research, leading to the degree
of Master of Science in Dentistry, is offered to meet two areas of need:
the preparation of qualified teachers and investigators in the various
branches of academic dentistry and the preparation of fully trained dental
specialists. The program is a combination of the conventional work for the
M.S. degree plus the achievement of proficiency in some phase of clinical
dentistry. The course of study requires a minimum of two academic
years; most students will require three years to complete the work. The
applicant must be a graduate of an accredited school of dentistry, or an
undergraduate school and must have achieved, in both predental and
dental requirements, a superior scholastic record.
Sufficient research work to train the candidate in the principles and

methods of scientific investigation is required. The research project
should involve the student's own intensive work in some area of dentistry,
preferably related to the basic health sciences. The thesis is based on
the research study and must show the candidate's ability to delineate a
problem, logically plan its solution, and present the results of the work in
an orderly fashion. Familiarity with the literature of the field is expected.
Final Examination
The final oral examination is administered by the student's graduate
study committee before the deadline is set by the Graduate School. The
examination begins with oral presentation and defense of the thesis
and may include any work fundamental thereto. At the close of the
examination, the committee votes on the candidate, taking into account
all of the work undertaken. Majority approval is required.
At the time of enrollment in the Graduate School, the student is assigned

an appropriate faculty advisor, who works with the student in outlining a
course of study consistent with objectives. This curriculum must cover the
three areas of a selected phase of clinical dentistry, a related basic health
science, and research.

information

School Office:
Variable
Three
Major and Minor

Required:
Entrance Tests
DDS (TOEFL and TWE also

English.)
The major field of study must be selected from the following: dental
biomaterials, endodontics, general dentistry, hospital dentistry,
maxillofacial prosthetics, oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry,
periodontics, prosthodontics, public health dentistry, or oral biology. The
program requires a minimum of 30 graduate credits. Not less than 18
semester hours of credit in the program must be in the major subject, with
the minimum acceptable grade being B. A minor must involve at least six
Contact Information
For detailed information, contact the graduate program director, Dr.
Amjad Javed, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, School of
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Dentistry Building, SDB 714, 1919 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham,

AL 35294-0007.
For US applicants; transcripts and all related material should be received

no later than March 31 to enroll in the fall semester of the same year.
Fax 205-934-0208
E-mail javeda@uab.edu
Web www.dental.uab.edu
Financial assistance is not available. Students must show that they can
support themselves.
Master of Science with Emphasis in Oral

Biology
For further information and application materials, contact:
The School of Dentistry in collaboration with the joint basic science

Departments at The University of Alabama offers graduate studies
leading to a Master of Science degree with emphasis in Oral Biology. The
objective of the program is to relate basic biological sciences to health
and disease of the oral cavity. This program is designed for individuals
holding a D.D.S., D.M.D., or B.S. in Science (e.g. biology, chemistry etc)
with little or no experience in basic research. This program will provide
insight into dental academics and teaching in basic or applied research.
Students are required to pursue studies in oral biology and in the basic
biological sciences. These studies include course work, seminars,
journal club, and a laboratory component. Course work includes formal
lectures from within the School of Dentistry and courses offered by the
basic sciences departments, School of Public Health and the School of
Medicine. The seminars and journal club include the Deans Seminar
Series and the Oral and Skeletal Biology Journal Club and other
Research seminars within UAB. The Seminars cover a wide array of
topics relevant to various research areas as well as other disciplines
of dentistry or dental education. A significant portion of the program is
devoted to the design and completion of a thesis research project in the
form of one publishable paper in a reputable scientific journal which is
a requirement of the program. Thesis research will be carried out under
the supervision of a faculty member. Faculty involved in the Master of
Science program with emphasis in Oral Biology are actively engaged in
research that represents a variety of oral and basic biomedical disciplines
within the UAB. The diversity of the research interests offers opportunities
for students to pursue studies in a stimulating research environment.
The program requires a minimum of 30 graduate credits. Of these, at
least 24 credits must be selected from graduate-level courses approved
for the program and a minimum of 6 credits at the master's research
level. Each student must orally defend a master's thesis based on their
research. If the applicant holds a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree, the Master
in Science may be combined with a clinical dental specialty training only
after acceptance into the clinical program.
Admission
Applicants must hold a B.S., D.D.S., or D.M.D., or an equivalent degree
and should possess a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.00
on a 4.00 scale. Standardized test such as GRE or DAT is required for
all applicants. Students whose first language is not English must earn
a score of 560 or better on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL).
Applicants are asked to submit a statement describing past research
experience and current research interests, and stating how completion of
the Master in Science program fits into their career goals.
For International applicants; transcripts and all related material should be
received no later than February 28 to enroll in the fall semester of the
same year.
Contact
Jannet Katz, DDS, PhD
Professor
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
University of Alabama School of Dentistry
BBRB 713
Telephone: (205) 934-2878
FAX: (205) 934-1426
e-mail: meow@uab.edu
DMD/PhD Program
Degree Offered:
DMD/PhD
Director:
Dr. Steve Filler
Phone:
(205) 934-3387
E-mail:
admissions@cs1.dental.uab.edu
Web site:
http://dental.uab.edu/students/
prospective-students/dmd-phdprogram.html
DMD/PhD Program
The UAB School of Dentistry DMD/PhD program prepares students for
an exciting career in dental academics through an innovative integrated
clinician scientist training program. Applicants interested in the DMD/PhD
program must have completed an undergraduate degree program (BA
or BS) that fulfills all requirements for both dental school and graduate
school admissions.
Interested students need to contact Dr. Steve Filler, Director of
Admissions, UAB-School of Dentistry at 205.934.3387 or by email at
admissions@cs1.dental.uab.edu.
Important Points:
1. DMD and PhD degrees will be awarded within the same year upon
completion of all dental and graduate school requirements.
2. Duration of the program is 8 years; however students with strong
prior research experience have completed the program in 7 years.
3. Students accepted into the DMD/PhD program that do not complete
the PhD training program, are required to reapply to the School of
Dentistry for admission as a traditional DMD candidate.
To apply to the program, applicants must:

1. Contact Dr. Steve Filler at UAB School of Dentistry indicating intent to
apply for the DMD/PhD program.
2. Submit a formal application to the UAB School of Dentistry through
AADSAS as early as possible.
3. Submit an online application to the UAB Graduate School (http://
www.uab.edu/graduate/online-forms) through one of the Biomedical
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Sciences Interdiscipinary Themes, Engineering (Biomedical or

Materials), Public Health, or other graduate program.
4. Have successfully taken the Dental Aptitude Test (DAT).
5. Have completed all the recommended courses for both dental and
graduate school admissions.
6. Have prior hands-on-research experience.
Note: Separate applications are required to the UAB School of
Dentistry and the UAB Graduate School (https://app.applyyourself.com/
AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantLogin.asp?id=uab-grad). UAB School of
Dentistry participates in the American Association of Dental Schools
Application Service (AADSAS). Students should initiate AADSAS
applications as early as possible.
Applicants under consideration will be requested to file a supplemental
DMD/PhD application. Applicants qualified for admission will be invited for
a personal interview with the Admissions Committee.
Candidates will be evaluated based on their academic record, DAT
scores, research accomplishments, publications, commitment to a
research dental academic career, character, and personality traits
indicating potential for success in a DMD/PhD program.
Sequence of the DMD/PhD Program:

1. Students first enter the Graduate School and complete at least
two years of coursework including graduate school qualification
examinations and dissertation proposal defense maintaining at least
a 3.0 GPA.
2. After research PhD candidacy with approval of the DMD/PhD
Advisory Committee the student transitions into the DMD curriculum
in lock step with a dental class from years 2-4.
3. DMD and PhD degrees are awarded within the same year upon
completion of the degrees programs.
Financial Support Opportunities:

Students enrolled in the DMD/PhD training program are eligible for
funding through the School of Dentistry's NIDCR supported T-90 Dental
Academic Research Training (DART) Program or an individual NIDCR
supported F-30 Training Award. See details about these programs at the
following links: DART Program (http://dental.uab.edu/research/trainingprograms/dart/dental-academic-research-training-program.html) and the
NIDCR F-30 grant application (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pafiles/PAR-08-119.html.)
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Grad School of
Education
clinicians and faculty in a variety of work settings such as universities,

businesses, government agencies, and foundations. We strive to create
a rigorous scholarly and supportive atmosphere for students to develop
intellectually to acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary
to be highly competent and ethical health education professionals.
General Information
This program is designed to provide students with the coursework and

practical experience to become leading researchers and practitioners in
Health Education and Health Promotion. Course work includes a core
of courses in advanced research and statistical methods, social and
behavioral sciences, and the completion of a research internship and
dissertation.
UAB offers graduate programs that lead to teacher certification in a

variety of K-12 teaching disciplines (Biology, Language Arts, Early
Childhood Education, English as a Second Language, Kinesiology/
Physical Education etc.), School Counseling, and Instructional
Leadership and non-certification programs such as Community Health,
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Kinesiology with an Exercise
Physiology concentration. A complete listing and description of all
graduate programs are described in the Department of Curriculum and
Instruction and Department of Human Studies sections of the catalog.
Most certification programs have both master's (MAEd) and a postmaster's Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree. Additionally, the School of
Education offers doctoral programs in Early Childhood Education (PhD),
Educational Leadership (EdD), and Health Education/Health Promotion
(PhD).
All certification programs in the School of Education are fully approved
by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
All teacher certification programs within the School of Education have
been approved by the Alabama State Board of Education (ALSDE). The
School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health concentrations have also
been accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related
Educational Programs (CACREP). The Music program is accredited by
the National Association of Schools of Music. The Art program has been
accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Degrees and Certificates
Degrees are awarded by UAB in recognition of scholastic achievement
and may be pursued for their own sake. However, employment in the
public schools is governed not by the degree but by the professional
certificate issued by the Alabama State Department of Education
(ALSDE). Since many students in these programs are preparing for work
in the public schools, the pursuit of a degree is usually coupled with
pursuit of ALSDE certification. There is a rough correspondence between
degree level and certification class, as follows:
Bachelor's|B| Master's|A| Specialist (post-master's)|AA|Doctoral|No
Equivalent|
We emphasize that the admission and completion requirements for
the degree and for the certificate are often significantly different.
Furthermore, not all education students are pursuing teacher certification.
Students seeking certification should verify requirements with an advisor
or program director. Alabama State regulations governing certification
change often; therefore, it is incumbent upon the student to seek
advisement each term. Students should not register for any coursework
without having first met with an advisor.
The PhD in Health Education / Health Promotion (p. 83) is a University
of Alabama System degree jointly administered by three units: UAB
School of Education, UAB School of Public Health, and UA College of
Human Environmental Sciences. Students draw upon the expertise and
resources of a diverse and highly qualified faculty. Graduates in the PhD
program develop advanced training to become leading researchers,
For more information regarding the Health Education/Health Promotion

program, visit the Health Education/Health Promotion (p. 83) Graduate
Catalog page.
Curriculum and Instruction

Chair:
Dr. Lynn Kirkland
Phone:
(205) 934-8358
E-mail:
lkirk@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/education/ci/
Degree offered:
Education, Early Childhood
Ph.D., Ed.S., M.A.Ed.
Education, Elementary
Ed.S., M.A.Ed.
Education, Secondary
Ed.S., M.A.Ed.
Art Education
M.A.Ed.
Music Education
M.A.Ed.
Ed.S., M.A.Ed.
Reading
M.A. Ed.
Special Education
Ed.S, M.A.Ed.
Teacher Leader
Ed.S.

Program Coordinator Contact Information (Room and Phone
Number)
Secondary and Middle School Education: Dr. Susan Spezzini
(spezzini@uab.edu) 100 (205) 934-8357
English as a Second Language: Dr. Susan Spezzini (spezzini@uab.edu)
100 (205) 934-8357
Arts Education: Dr. Susan Spezzini (spezzini@uab.edu) 100 (205)
934-8357
Teacher Leader: Dr. Susan Spezzini (spezzini@uab.edu) 100 (205)
934-8357
Special Education: Dr. Diane Pevsner (emfinger@uab.edu) 124 (205)
975-5481
Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education: Dr. Kay Emfinge
(emfinger@uab.edu)r 100 (205) 934-7003
Reading Education: Dr. Fran Perkins (lkirk@uab.edu) 114 (205)
934-8368
All Other Programs: Dr. Lynn Kirkland (lkirk@uab.edu) 100 (205)
934-8358
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Art Education
Graduate Programs
The M.A.Ed. and Ed.S. programs emphasize improving the teaching skills
of the student and
broadening the student's understanding of the field(s) of teaching
specialization. Numerous teaching
fields are available. All prospective students must apply for admission
through the Graduate School.
The M.A.Ed. program requires a minimum of 30-32 semester hours of
study, and the Ed.S.
program requires at least an additional 30 semester hours. All programs
require a written final
examination or comprehensive electronic portfolio and a minimum GPA of
3.00 for masters degree and
3.25 for the Ed.S. An outline of the specific course requirements can
be obtained from the following link: http://www.uab.edu/education/
studentservices/general-information/checklists. Admission requirements
are located at the following link: https://www.uab.edu/education/
studentservices/admission-requirements.
The M.A.Ed. programs satisfy the academic requirements for the
Alabama State Department of Education Class A Professional
Certificate and a M.A.Ed. degree. The Ed.S. programs satisfy academic
requirements for the Alabama State Department of Education Class
AA Professional Certificate and an Ed.S. degree. See also the section
"Education (General Information)" earlier in this catalog.
The program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in early
childhood education is
sufficiently flexible to accommodate the interests and previous
preparation of the student, but it must
include an internship and a substantial research component culminating
in the completion of a
dissertation. The minimum admission requirements are those of the UAB
Graduate School. However,
admission is highly selective, and most successful applicants have
qualifications much higher than the
minimum. Admission is open with ongoing application considerations.
Application packets must be
complete in the Graduate School office before the applicant can be
considered for the program.
Contact Information
For detailed information, contact Dr. Kay Emfinger (Early Childhood,
Elementary), Dr. Diane Pevsner (Special Education),
Dr. Susan Spezzini (Secondary Education, Arts Education, Teacher
Leader, and English as a Second Language), or Dr. Fran Perkins
(Reading Education) UAB Department of Curriculum and Instruction, EB
100, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1250.
Web www.ed.uab.education/ci
Art Education
UAB's Art Education program is housed within the Department of
Curriculum and Instruction. This program consists of a Master's of Arts
degree in Art Education and also an an alternative master's degree in Art
Education. The first purpose of this Art Education program is to prepare
educators in meeting the evolving needs of learners in grades P-12 within
today's rapidly changing society. Its second purpose is to deliver cuttingedge instruction through a standards-based, inquiry-focused approach
that prepares educators to use state-of-the-art instructional strategies in
their own classrooms. Its third purpose is to ensure that a quality program
is available to pre-service and in-service teachers who may be unable
to attend class during traditional class hours. UAB's teacher education
program is unique in how it combines online support from Blackboard
with a variety of delivery formats:
blended courses (online alternating with face-to-face evenings)
flexible summer programming
totally online platforms
Saturday classes
Prospective students should contact the Program Director, Dr. Susan
Spezzini, at spezzini@uab.edu (205-934-8357).
For detailed information regarding admission requirements for the
School of Education graduate programs, please visit the Admissions
Requirements website at https://www.uab.edu/education/studentservices/
admission-requirements.

UAB's Early Childhood Education program (M.A.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D.)
embodies a three-fold purpose. Its first purpose is to prepare educators
in meeting the evolving needs of learners, primarily in grades P-6, within
todays rapidly changing society. Its second purpose is to deliver cuttingedge instruction through a standards-based, inquiry-focused approach.
Based on constructivism, this approach prepares prospective and
experienced educators to use state-of-the-art instructional strategies in
is available to pre-service and in-service teachers who may be unable to
attend class during traditional class hours. This program is unique in how
it combines online support from the learning management system (i.e.
Blackboard, Moodle, Edmodo) with a variety of delivery formats:
blended courses (online alternating with face-to-face)
professional learning communities
internships and practicums
Saturday classes
These purposes are expanded through the Ed.S. program. This
advanced degree program infuses an inquiry-focused approach
that prepares teachers for assuming leadership roles in curriculum
development and instructional delivery. It also provides experienced
teachers with collaborative skills and mentoring techniques for serving
as reflective practitioners to guide change and positively impact
student achievement and school improvement. Teachers with Class A
certification can pursue Ed.S.-level certification in elementary education
or early childhood education. By then pursuing the Ph.D. program in early
childhood education, they can then explore relevant issues, theories, and
practice at an even higher level.
UAB's Elementary Education program (M.A.Ed., Ed.S.) embodies a
three-fold purpose. Its first purpose is to train educators in meeting
the evolving needs of learners, primarily in grades P-6, within todays

rapidly changing society. Its second purpose is to deliver cutting-edge
instruction through a standards-based, inquiry-focused approach. Based
on constructivism, this approach prepares prospective and experienced
educators to use state-of-the-art instructional strategies in their own
classrooms. Its third purpose is to ensure that a quality program is
available to pre-service and in-service teachers who may be unable to
attend class during traditional class hours. This program is unique in how
it combines online support from the learning management system (i.e.
Blackboard, Moodle, Edmodo) with a variety of delivery formats:
Saturday classes
These purposes are expanded through the Ed.S. program. This
advanced degree program infuses an inquiry-focused approach
teachers with collaborative skills and mentoring techniques for serving
as reflective practitioners to guide change and positively impact
student achievement and school improvement. Teachers with Class A
certification can pursue EdS-level certification in elementary education.

UAB's graduate degree program in ESL is comprised of a master of arts
(M.A.Ed.) degree and an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree. Both
degrees prepare candidates to earn teacher certification in ESL from
pre-school (P) through 12th grade. The M.A.Ed. also includes a noncertification track for teaching English as a Second Language to adult
learners.
UAB's MAEd/ESL embodies a three-fold purpose. Its first purpose is to
train educators in meeting the needs of the growing population of English
learners (ELs), both children and adults, in Alabama and abroad. Its
second purpose is to deliver cutting-edge instruction through a standardsbased, inquiry-focused approach. Its third purpose is to ensure that a
quality MAEd/ESL program is available to teachers throughout the state.
Accessible to educators all over Alabama, this MAEd/ESL program is
unique in how it combines online support from Canvas with a variety of
delivery formats:
one-week summer teacher institutes
teachers for assuming leadership roles in curriculum development

and instructional delivery. It also provides experienced teachers with
collaborative skills to serve as reflective practitioners in guiding school
change as well as with mentoring techniques to positively impact student
achievement and school improvement.
Music Education
UAB's Music Education program consists of a Master of Arts degree
in Music Education and also an Alternative Master's degree in Music
Education. The Music Education Program is housed in the Department
of Curriculum and Instruction. This program's first purpose is to train
educators in meeting the evolving needs of learners in grades P-12 within
today's rapidly changing society. Its second purpose is to deliver cuttingedge instruction through a standards-based, inquiry-focused approach
that prepares educators to use state-of-the-art instructional strategies in
to attend class during traditional class hours. UAB's teacher education
program is unique in how it combines online support from Blackboard
with a variety of delivery formats:
blended courses (online alternating with face-to-face evenings)
Saturday classes
Reading
The Reading Education masters program (M.A.Ed.) prepares teachers
to serve as reading specialists and to improve their classroom skills in
teaching reading. Reading candidates will receive in-depth knowledge of
reading pedagogy and implementation during their program. The reading
candidates participate in extensive work with children/students in diverse
groupings and settings. A portfolio of professional development in reading
is completed by the end of the program.

Saturday classes
These purposes are expanded and enhanced by the EdS program.
It infuses an inquiry-focused teacher leader approach that prepares
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Secondary Education
UAB's Secondary Education program prepares pre-service and inservice teachers for teaching in both Middle School and High School.
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Special Education
This secondary education program offers the following graduate degrees:

Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) and Educational Specialist (Ed.S.).
UAB's Secondary Education program embodies a three-fold purpose.
Its first purpose is to prepare educators in meeting the evolving needs of
learners, primarily in grades 6-12, within today's rapidly changing society.
Based on constructivism, its second purpose is to deliver cutting-edge
instruction through a standards-based, inquiry-focused approach that
prepares educators to use state-of-the-art instructional strategies in their
own classrooms. Its third purpose is to ensure that a quality program
to attend class during traditional class hours. This program is unique in
how it combines online support from Blackboard with a variety of delivery
formats:
blended courses (online & face-to-face evenings)
Saturday classes
These purposes are expanded and enhanced by the Ed.S. program.
This advanced degree offers standards-based concentrations within
discipline areas. It infuses an inquiry-focused teacher leader approach
teachers with collaborative skills to serve as reflective practitioners in
guiding school change as well as with mentoring techniques to positively
impact student achievement and school improvement.
Special Education
Welcome to UAB where students become skilled, reflective educators
through Special Education graduate degree programs in Collaborative
Teacher (CT) K-12, Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE), and
Visual Impairment (VI). These innovative program offer degrees and/or
certification at three levelsalternative masters, traditional masters and
specialist.
The alternative masters program (AMP) is for graduate students who do
not already hold teacher certification in elementary or early childhood
education. To be eligible for seeking initial teacher certification at a
masters level, applicants must have an undergraduate degree with a 2.5+
GPA on their transcript from a regionally accredited college. They must
have passed the Basic Skills test and the Praxis II exam in the targeted
teaching field and also met other criteria stipulated by the ALSDE. Upon
completing the AMP, candidates earn alternative Class A certification in
this teaching field.
The traditional masters program (MAE) is for teachers who already hold
Class B initial certification in any area of education. Upon completing the
MAE, they earn Class A certification in the special education teaching
field.
The Collaborative Teacher Autism Spectrum Disorders Educational

Specialist (EdS) degree program is for teachers who already hold
either an Alabama Class B or Class A certificate in any field of special
education OR have at least 3 years of verified, full-time teaching
experience with special populations and hold a valid Class A Professional
Educator Certificate.
The Collaborative Teacher: Concentration in Reading Educational
Specialist (EDS) degree program is for teachers who already hold
either an Alabama Class B or Class A certificate in any field of special
education OR general education who have at least 2 years of verified,
full-time teaching experience with special populations or general
populations and hold a valid Class A Professional Educator Certificate.
Individuals pursuing this certificate/degree must complete one of two
tracks in this program. The track selected depends upon the type of
valid, prerequisite Alabama professional educator certificate held PRIOR
to unconditional admission to the Class AA Program in Collaborative
Teacher. Track 1 is for candidates who DO NOT currently hold a valid
Alabama Class A Certificate in Collaborative Teacher. Candidates
who must take this track of courses are those with a valid, prerequisite
Alabama Class A Professional Educator Certificate in any teaching field
(other than Collaborative Teacher). To be eligible to pursue Track 2
courses, candidates MUST hold a valid, prerequisite Alabama Class A
Professional Educator Certificate in Collaborative Teacher.
Teacher Leader
The Ed.S. program in Teacher Leadership provides teachers with
an avenue for career enhancement and advancement. This program
prepares teachers for serving as professional development facilitators,
instructional coaches, lead teachers, department chairs, curriculum
coordinators, and program area specialists.
Through the standards-based approach of UAB's Ed.S. Teacher
Leader program, teachers learn state-of-the-art instructional strategies
for meeting the evolving needs of diverse learners within today's
rapidly changing society. They acquire collaborative skills to serve as
reflective practitioners and dynamic leaders in guiding school change
and effectiveness. They also learn mentoring techniques for positively
impacting student achievement and school improvement.
At UAB, the Teacher Leader program was designed with an executive
delivery model. As such, it is accessible to teachers who live at a distance
from UAB and also to those who prefer to take courses in non-traditional
delivery formats. Courses are delivered through blended instruction
(face-to-face alternating with online) and totally online platforms as well
as through professional learning communities. This 30-hour program
contains six 5-hour modules. Each of these modules consists of a 3hour content course, a 1-hour research course (R), and a 1-hour field
experience course (L). Teachers concentrate on one academic focus per
term by taking one module at a time. Moreover, by enrolling in 5 graduate
credit hours per term, they are eligible for financial aid during each of the
program's 6 semesters. The EdS Teacher Leader program has a rolling
admission, and students can start any semester.
For additional information about the Ed.S. Teacher Leader

program, please contact Dr. Susan Spezzini, Program Director, at
spezzini@uab.edu (205-934-8357).
Human Studies
Program
Coordinator
Room
Phone Number
Counselor
Education
Dr. Larry Tyson
152
(205) 975-2491
Educational
Leadership
Dr. Loucrecia
Collins
223
(205) 975-1984
259
(205) 996-2701
Community
Dr. Retta Evans
Health and
Human Services
- MAEd
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Educational Pyschology and Research

At the undergraduate level, The Educational, Psychology and Research
Program (EPR) provides courses in Psychological Foundations and
Measurement and Evaluation that are necessary for all prospective
teachers to complete an undergraduate teaching degree. We also
house the undergraduate Introduction to Statistics that serves the Health
Education and Kinesiology programs and concentrations.
At the graduate level, we provide Educational Psychology courses
that meet the program requirements for graduate teacher certification
programs as well as courses taken for recertification and electives for
other programs. We also house the research and statistics courses that
are requirements for the three doctoral programs within the School of
Education. These courses also attract graduate students from schools
outside the School of Education such as Nursing, Public Health, and the
School of Health Professions, to mention a few. Additionally, we serve
numerous Masters and Educational Specialists degree programs with
courses needed to complete these degrees as well.
Counselor Education
Community
Dr. Cynthia Petri 206
Health and
Human Services
- PhD
(205) 934-8342
Kinesiology
(formerly
Physical
Education)
- Teacher
Certification
Dr. Sandra Sims 207
(205) 996-2721
Kinesiology
(formerly
Physical
Education)
- Exercise
Physiology
Dr. Jane Roy
Research
Dr. Melanie
Shores
246
(205) 975-8487
Foundations
Dr. Andrew
McKnight
222
(205) 934-6232
205
(205) 934-1757
Educational Foundations
The Educational Foundations (EDF) Program examines how educational
institutions shape and are shaped by the social and cultural structures
within our society. Our mission is to offer a program that examines
current teaching contexts and practice, research, and theory with the aim
of increasing our professional candidates' knowledge and understanding
of the socio-cultural, historical, political, and economic factors, as well
as the philosophical underpinnings, that influence education and shape
the societies and world in which we live. Within a diverse world, we
also believe that professional educators should recognize a profound
need to intentionally learn about and incorporate their students' personal
experiences, cultures, and community resources into their instruction
and programs. It is through our courses that students come to encounter,
interrogate, better understand, and embrace the increasingly diverse
landscape of our society and P-12 students.

Overview
The program in Counselor Education at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham prepares Clinical Mental Health and School counselors
at the Master's level. At the master's level, students acquire core
knowledge and clinical skills, which enable them to enter the profession
of counseling.
All counseling concentrations (Clinical Mental Health and School) are
designed to meet the course-work and field experiences requirements for
professional licensure in the State of Alabama. The School Concentration
is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs (CACREP). The School Counseling Concentration
meets the course work and field experiences required by the Alabama
State Department of Education for certification.
The Counselor Education program at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling
and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The accreditation is
through January 15, 2018. The Clinical Mental Health Counseling
concentration, a 61 hour program, is currently accredited under the
2001 standards for Community Counseling programs as a Community
Counseling program. The CACREP 2009 standards combine the
Community Counseling and Mental Health Counseling standards
into standards for Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs. The
counseling program intends to seek accreditation for this program as
a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program when it comes up for
reaccreditation, per CACREP guidelines.
Admission Process
Consideration for admission to graduate study in Counselor Education
will occur each term The completed application packet must be received
by the Counselor Education Program from the Graduate School by the
dates shown:
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Human Studies
Entry Term
Deadline
Fall
June 1
Spring
October 1
Summer
April 1
Admission to graduate study in Counselor Education is initiated through

the Graduate School and all required materials are to be submitted per
specified instructions delineated by the Graduate School.
Each applicant seeking admission to a Counselor Education program
concentration must include with the other required materials, a
typewritten statement of professional purpose that reflects the
applicants background, development, pertinent work-related experience,
professional career objectives and specified ways that completion of
this program will contribute to his/her goal for becoming a professional
counselor.
Evaluation of Candidates
There are 7 Checkpoints in the assessment system for counseling
candidates: Admissions, Course-based Assessments, Comprehensive
Exams, Practicum, Internship, and Eligibility for Graduation/Certification.
Evaluation of the counselor-in-training is an on-going process. The faculty
reserves the right to assess the candidate's appropriateness to be a
professional counselor.
Dispositions
Counselor Education faculty individually review the professional
dispositions (behaviors and attitudes) of students within each course
in accordance with the School of Educations policy and procedure.
Additionally, faculty will collectively review student dispositions
and overall progress in the program at the end of each semester.
Dispositional areas identified as deficient could result in termination from
the program.
Standardized Test Scores and GPA Requirements

GPA 2.75 or better
GRE 850 (combined score of verbal and quantitative) or,
MAT 388
The application packet is reviewed by the Counselor Education faculty.
Applicants deemed to have acceptable scores, strong references,
appropriate statement of purposes, and grades will be invited for an
interview that will include a group experience and a writing sample with
the Counselor Education faculty. Applicants should not infer they have
been admitted into the program if granted an admissions interview.
Selection will be made by the Counselor Education faculty after reviewing
the applicant's credentials in their entirety, and some candidates meeting
minimum requirements may not be admitted. Candidates participating
in the interview may be given one of two decisions: a) admit, b) denied.
Students are notified of their admission status following the interview.
Non-Degree Seeking Students
Potential students may take classes prior to admission to the Counselor
Education Program as "non-degree seeking" students. However, nondegree seeking students are limited to 12 hours of coursework that
may be transferred into the Counselor Education Program. Non-degree
seeking students may enroll in elective courses with the permission of
the instructor. It would be important for non-degree seeking students
to make an advising appointment with a Counselor Education faculty
member prior to enrolling in Area II courses as choices made could
impact on future clinical placements. Non-degree seeking students are
not permitted to take Area I counseling courses without permission of
the instructor. It is also important to note that students taking coursework
as a non-degree seeking student do so at their own risk. Enrolling and
passing non-degree seeking coursework does not guarantee admission
into the program as admission criteria (e.g., test scores, undergraduate
GPA, and interview) are the primary factors considered when reviewing
student suitability for the program
Program Outcomes
Students in the program are required to meet specific outcomes for
the program. These outcomes involve knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Outcomes are met when students pass critical high stakes assessments
in the program. Failure to achieve the required outcomes will result in
termination from the program.
Clinical Experience: Masters Level

Upon admission, within the first semester of study, students in
the school counseling concentration must submit to fingerprinting
and a Background Review conducted by the Alabama State
Department of Education at the students cost. For information
on the cost and how to complete this requirement, go to http://
background.alabama.gov/. No school counseling student shall
begin a clinical placement (Practicum or Internship in an education
environment) in Alabama without a suitability letter from the
Alabama State Department of Education demonstrating that
the students criminal background has been reviewed and
cleared by the Department of Education. Clinical Mental Health
counseling students are not required to submit to fingerprinting or
a background review upon admission to the Counselor Education
Program. However, Clinical Mental Health counseling students
are required to complete clinical placements in order to obtain the
masters degree in counseling and many of the outside agencies/
entities require fingerprinting and background reviews prior to
accepting a student for clinical placement. For all counseling
students, the appearance of one or more felonies and/or several
misdemeanors on a students background review may negatively
impact placement potential and/or credential obtainment.
Prerequisites for the clinical experience include successful completion of
required coursework, meeting the required outcomes and competencies
in Areas I and II, and successful completion of comprehensive exams.
The practicum experience requires a minimum of 100 hours (including
40 hours of direct client contact) on-site at an appropriate setting to
be determined by the Clinical Coordinator. The internship is 600 hours
(including 240 hours of direct client contact) on-site. Grading for the
clinical experiences is on a Pass/Fail basis. To receive a Pass grade
the counselor-in-training must be able to demonstrate basic counseling
skills, behave in an appropriate professional manner consistent with the
American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics, and satisfactorily
complete the academic, dispositional and outcome requirements set forth
in both the practicum and internship classes.
ECG 695, Practicum: Each semester of your clinical experience is
graded PASS or FAIL in three areas: (a) Proficiency in counseling skills
and competencies; (b) Proficiency in each evaluation area submitted
by the on-site supervisor; and (c) Pass group supervision requirements.
These areas are NOT averaged. You must maintain a PASS in EACH
area to receive a PASS for the course. If you FAIL one area, you will
FAIL the course. You will receive a syllabus each semester of practicum/
internship describing the requirements necessary to PASS your clinical

experience. Students who do not meet the appropriate skill development
by the end of the semester of ECG 695 have two options: receive an (I),
or receive an (F).
Option 1: Students in ECG 695 who receive an (I) for the developmental
remediation shall do so in consultation with the course instructor.
A remediation plan shall be developed. Program faculty may also
have input into the remediation plan. The remediation plan will
outline specific skills which were not met in ECG 695 and will state
measurable objectives that are directly related to the unmet skill areas.
The remediation plan will go into effect the following semester. Upon
satisfactory completion of the remediation plan, the (I) will be changed
to reflect the student's progress. If the student passes the course, then
the student will be allowed to move forward and register for ECG 697 (a)
in the next semester. A student cannot register for ECG 697 (a) while in
remediation for ECG 695. If the student is unable to meet the objectives
outlined in the remediation plan, the student's (I) in ECG 695 will be
recorded as an (F) and the student will be administratively dropped from
the Counselor Education Program.
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Concentrations: Masters Level

Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The Master of Arts in Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental
Health counseling is designed to prepare students to demonstrate
knowledge and skills with several counseling modalities appropriate for
a broad range of clients in a multicultural society; interact effectively with
other helping professionals and referral resources; make appropriate
counselor-client related decisions in the context of professional,
ethical, and legal guidelines; and fill effectively entry-level positions of
professional responsibility within the specialization of agency counseling.
The coursework is approved by the Alabama Board of Examiners in
Counseling, which allows graduates of the program to pursue licensure
as professional counselors in the state of Alabama. This program
takes no less than 3 years to complete. For most students, it takes
approximately 3.5 years or 10 terms (including summers) to complete the
program.
COURSE OF STUDY
(61 Semester Hours)
Option 2: Students in ECG 695 who receive an (F) will be

administratively dropped and not allowed to continue in the Counselor
Education Program.
Area I:
Requirements
Hours
ECG 697 (a), Internship: Each semester of your clinical experience is

graded PASS or FAIL in three areas: (a) Proficiency in counseling skills
and competencies; (b) Proficiency in each evaluation area submitted
by the on-site supervisor; and (c) Pass group supervision requirements.
These areas are NOT averaged. You must maintain a PASS in EACH
area to receive a PASS for the course. If you FAIL one area, you will
FAIL the course. You will receive a syllabus each semester of practicum/
internship describing the requirements necessary to PASS your clinical
experience. Students who do not meet the appropriate skill development
by the end of the semester of ECG 697 (a) have two options: receive an
(I), or receive an (F).
EPR 590
Research & Prgm Eval in Coun
ECG 612
Professional Orientation
EPR 614
Lifespan Human Development
ECG 621
Theories of Individual Counseling
ECG 624
Assessment (Prerequistes: EPR 590)
ECG 626
Group Counseling: Process and Procedures

(Prerequisites: ECG 624 & ECG 638)
ECG 628
Social and Cultural Diversity
ECG 630
Career Development: Vocational and Life Planning
ECG 638
Practicum I: Clinical Skills and Techniques (Prerequisite:

ECG 621)
Option 1: Students in ECG 697 (a) who receive an (I) for the
developmental remediation shall do so in consultation with the course
instructor. A remediation plan shall be developed. Program faculty may
also have input into the remediation plan. The remediation plan will
outline specific skills which were not met in ECG 697 (a) and will state
measurable objectives that are directly related to the unmet skill areas.
The remediation plan will go into effect the following semester. Upon
satisfactory completion of the remediation plan, the (I) will be changed
to reflect the student's progress. If the student passes the course, then
the student will be allowed to move forward and register for ECG 697
(b) in the next semester. A student cannot register for ECG 697 (b)
while in remediation for ECG 697 (a). If the student is unable to meet
the objectives outlined in the remediation plan, the student's (I) in ECG
697 (a) will be recorded as an (F) and the student will be administratively
dropped from the Counselor Education Program.
Total Hours
28
Comprehensive Exam
The Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam will be given upon
completion of Area I. This is a high stakes assessment. Students who
do not successfully pass this examination will be given the opportunity
to re-take the exam a maximum of two times. There are no exceptions.
Students unsuccessful in passing the comprehensive exam will be
dismissed from the program.
AREA II:
Requirements
Hours
ECG 600
Intro to Community Counseling
ECG 650
Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Elective (discontinued, fall, 2012)
Option 2: Students in ECG 697 (a) who receive an (F) will be

administratively dropped and not allowed to continue in the Counselor
Education Program.
Receiving an Incomplete: A student will be allowed to participate in a
remediation plan only TWICE during their clinical experience.

ECG 631
Suicide Prevention (Required, Fall, 2012)
ECG 651
Human Sexuality for Counselors (Required, Fall, 2012)
ECG 613
Foundations of Substance Abuse (required, Fall, 2012)
ECG 652
Advanced Counseling Techniques (Required, Fall,

2012)
ECG 653
Counseling Children and Adolescents (Required, Fall,

2012)
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Human Studies
ECG 691
Seminar: Special Topics in the Helping Profession

(Required, Fall, 2012)
Total Hours
24
AREA III: Clinical Requirements

Requirements
ECG 695
Hours
Practicum II: Supervised Field Experience
Comprehensive Exam
A National Comprehensive Examination will be given upon completion
of Area I. This is a high stakes assessment. Students who do not
successfully pass this examination will be given the opportunity to re-take
the exam a maximum of two times. There are no exceptions. Students
unsuccessful in passing the comprehensive exam will be dismissed from
the program.
(prerequisites: Areas I & II, Compehensive Exams, and

recommendation of the faculty)
AREA II
Practicum is 100 hours minimum with 40 hours of direct client

contact
Requirements
ECG 697
Counseling Internship (6 hours-2 semesters)
(Prerequisite: ECG 695)

Internship is 600 hours with 240 hours of direct client contact
Hours
ECG 620
Foundations of School Counseling
ECG 623
Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance: M/H School
ECG 627
Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance: M/H School
Total Hours
ECG 619
Special Issues for School Counselors
School Counseling
Total Hours
According to the American School Counseling Association, "the purpose

of a counseling program in a school setting is to promote and enhance
the learning process." The goal is to enable all students to achieve
success in school and to develop into contributing member of our society.
AREA III: Clinical Requirements
The concentration in School counseling is designed to prepare individuals

as counselors in grades K-12. The program leading to the Master of
Arts in Counseling degree requires a minimum of 49 semester hours
of prescribed coursework to meet the academic and field experience
requirements for the SDE Class A Professional Certificate in school
counseling.
Admissions: In addition to the admission requirements for the
Counselor Education Program, candidates seeking admission to the
school counseling concentration must possess a minimum of a 2.75
undergraduate grade point average. Before the school counseling
student can receive certification, the school counseling student must
satisfactorily obtain a passing score on the following assessments:
Alabama Educator Certificate Test, the Praxis II Test in School
Counseling, the National Counselor Exam.
COURSE OF STUDY
(49 Semester hours)
Area I
Hours
EPR 590
Research & Prgm Eval in Coun
ECG 612
Professional Orientation
ECG 621
Theories of Individual Counseling
EPR 614
Lifespan Human Development
ECG 624
Assessment
ECG 626
Group Counseling: Process and Procedures
ECG 628
Social and Cultural Diversity
ECG 630
Career Development: Vocational and Life Planning
ECG 638
Practicum I: Clinical Skills and Techniques
Total Hours
Hours
Practicum II: Supervised Field Experience
(Prerequisites: Areas I & II, Comprehensive Exams, and

recommendation of faculty)
Practicum 100 hours; 40 direct hours.
ECG 697
Counseling Internship
(Prerequisite: ECG 695)

Internship 600 hours; 240 direct hours
Total Hours
The school counseling concentration meets the course work and field
experiences required by the Alabama State Department of Education for
certification. The concentrations meet the academic and field experience
requirements for licensure as professional counselors in Alabama.
Requirements
Requirements
ECG 695
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12
3
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Because admission to these programs is selective, prospective students

should contact a departmental advisor to determine specific admission
requirements for the degree or certificate in which they are interested. For
detailed information regarding admission requirements for the School of
Education graduate programs, please visit the Admissions Requirements
website at https://www.uab.edu/education/studentservices/admissionrequirements.
The following degrees are offered: MAE in Instructional Leadership
(leading to Alabama Class A Certification in Instructional Leadership);
the Educational Specialist Degree (leading to Alabama Class AA
Certification in Instructional Leadership must have Class A in
Instructional Leadership first); the Doctorate of Education degree
(Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership (must have Ed.S. in Educational or
Instructional Leadership to apply).
The programs leading to the Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) degree
in educational leadership are offered at UAB by the joint faculties of
UAB and the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa). Admission is highly
selective and is open every other year. In addition to the Graduate School
requirements, a portfolio and writing sample are required by the program.
For detailed information, contact Dr. Loucrecia Collins, Program Director,
Educational Leadership, Department of Human Studies, UAB School
of Education, 1720 2nd Avenue South, EB 223, Birmingham, AL
35294-1250.
Telephone: 205-975-1984
E-mail: lcollins@uab.edu
Web: http://www.uab.edu/education/humanstudies/educationalleadership/program-admission
Dispositions
Educational Leadership faculty individually review the professional
the program.
Community Health and Human

Services
Overview of Our Programs

The Community Health and Human Services program at UAB is designed
to prepare students to work in various professional health settings
including national/state health agencies, clinical-based programs and
community agencies. In addition to studying contemporary health
content, students learn the process of assessing, planning, implementing,
and evaluating health-related programs and interventions. Students
are provided numerous opportunities to practice classroom skills in the
community through service learning imbedded throughout the curriculum.
Master of Arts in Education: Community

Health
Entry Term
Deadline
Fall
April 30
Spring
October 30
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Admission to graduate study in Community Health and Human Services

is initiated through the Graduate School and all required materials are
to be submitted per specified instructions delineated by the Graduate
School. M.A.Ed. applicants should have a cumulative GPA of 2.50/4.00
or greater for prior college coursework and preferred MAT score of 399 or
greater, or preferred GRE scores of 150 or greater for Verbal Reasoning
and 149 or greater for Quantitative Reasoning. In rare cases, applicants
who do not meet these standards may be considered for admission if the
faculty determines the candidate brings something unique to the learning
community.
In addition, applicants must include a typewritten statement of
professional purpose that reflects the applicants background,
development, pertinent work-related experience, professional career
objectives and specified ways that completion of this program will
contribute to his/her goal for becoming a health education professional.
All applications for graduate admission are reviewed by the community
health and human services faculty. Applicants deemed to meet
requirements will be contacted for an interview with the Admissions
Committee. Applicants should not infer they have been admitted into
the program if granted an admissions interview. Selection will be made
by the faculty after reviewing the applicant's credentials in their entirety,
and some candidates meeting minimum requirements may not be
admitted. Candidates participating in the interview may be given one
of two decisions: a) admit, or b) not admit. Students are notified of their
admission status following the interview.
Programs of Study for Masters Degrees

(Program Coordinator, Dr. Retta Evans, rrevans@uab.edu)
The Community Health and Human Services program at UAB prepares

students for advanced employment opportunities beyond the bachelor's
degree level (MAE in Community Health). Work settings include public,
volunteer, and private health agencies, clinics, and worksites. Students
use skills in health education program planning, implementation, and
evaluation. Students are also provided numerous opportunities to
practice classroom skills in the community through service learning.
Students learn research protocol and have opportunities to complete
either a thesis or take comprehensive exams. Required courses
include research design, foundations of health education, planning and
evaluating programs, administration, and health behavior theory. Course
work is aligned with the responsibilities and competencies of advanced
level health educators developed by the National Commission for Health
Education Credentialing www.nchec.org. This program of study has been
developed to include the knowledge and skill competencies needed to be
eligible and prepared to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist
(CHES) exam.
The Graduate Certificate in Community Health Education is designed

for students who have a desire to work in the community or enhance
their skills in academia and want some preparation at the graduate level
in community health, but not a full master's degree. This certificate will
formally recognize UAB students and community professionals who
receive the necessary skills and training in community health education.
M.A.Ed. Admission Process
Total Hours
Consideration for admission to the masters degree program will occur

each Fall and Spring term. The completed application packet must be
received by the Community Health and Human Services Program from
the Graduate School by the dates shown:
The M.A.Ed. in Community Health is designed to prepare individuals

for advanced health education careers in agency, schools, worksites,
and allied health care settings. This program is aligned with the National
Commission for Health Education Credentialing and prepares studentsto
sit for the CHES/MCHES certification. CHES/MCHES provides evidence
of competency of the knowledge, skills andapplication of the Areas of
Responsibilities defining the role of an entry or masters-level health
Requirements
Hours
HE 631
Planning and Implementing Health Education
HE 632
Admin Health/Fit Programs
HE 642
Health Behavior and Health Education
HE 697
Evaluation of Health Education Programs
Choose One of the Following Options

HE 606
Issues in Disease Control
HE 610
Foundations of Health Education
HE 689
Methods and Materials for Planning Health Ed Prog
HE 621
Health Communication
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Human Studies
educator. Program options allow students to select thesis, or non-thesis

as options. In addition, a Graduate Traineeship in Pediatric Pulmonary
Care (PPC) is offered to one student and is designed specifically for
professionals desiring a graduate degree in Community Health and
Human Services who are interested in pediatric pulmonary care, and
aspiring to positions of leadership. IF interested in the PPC program,
contact Dr Wajih Ahmad, wahmad@uab.edu.
Major Courses
Foundations of Health Education (pre or co requisites
HE 223, HE 343 or equivalent coursework)
HE 606
Issues in Disease Control (pre or co requisites HE 223,

HE 343 or equivalent coursework)
HE 631

(Prerequisite: HE 610)
HE 632
Admin Health/Fit Programs (Prerequisite: HE 610)
HE 642
Health Behavior and Health Education (Prerequisite: HE

610 or KIN 637)
HE 689

HE 697
Evaluation of Health Education Programs (Prerequisite:

HE 610)
Students must have these courses or equivalents, or take them with HE

610:
Theory and Determ of Health Behavior
Research Courses
EPR 609
Statistical Methods and Research in Education:

Intermediate
EPR 692
Introduction to Educational Research Design
Thesis
Graduate Elective (MUST be approved by a health education advisor)
Total Hours
33
M.A.Ed. Community Health, Non-Thesis

Option
(33 hours course work required.)
NOTE: No individual course grade below C will be accepted. Each
course with a grade below C must be repeated.
Requirements
HE 223
Introduction to Epidemiology and Disease Impact
HE 343
Theory and Determ of Health Behavior
EPR 609

Intermediate (Prerequisite EPR 608)
EPR 692
HE 693
Hours
Major Courses
HE 610
Foundations of Health Education ((pre or co requisites

HE 223, HE 343 or equivalent courses)
HE 606
Issues in Disease Control (Prerequisite: EPR 607/608 or

equivalent course)
HE 631

HE 632
Admin Health/Fit Programs (Prerequisite: HE 610)
HE 642
Health Behavior and Health Education (Prerequisite: HE

610)
Advanced Field Experience in Health Education
Total Hours
Additional Requirements
Introduction to Epidemiology and Disease Impact
Evaluation of Health Education Programs (Prerequisite:

HE 610)
Graduate Elective (Must be approved by a health education

advisor).
Hours
HE 343
HE 697
Research Courses
NOTE: No individual course grade below C will be accepted. Each

course with a grade below C must be repeated.
HE 223
Students must have these courses or their equivalents, or take them

with HE 610:
Thesis required (33 hours course work required)
HE 610

Additional Requirements
M.A.Ed. Community Health, Thesis Option
Requirements
HE 689
3
33
Comprehensive Examination Non-Thesis Option

Only
Students in the Non-Thesis M.A.Ed. program must complete a supervised
internship including comprehensive exams during their last semester
of course work. The examination process is intended to allow students
to demonstrate the appropriate aptitude for advanced level health
education. The process encompasses the content knowledge and
critical thinking skills that Community Health and Human Services faculty
believes every student graduating from this program should possess. A
student cannot attempt the internship and comprehensive exam more
than twice. Those who cannot complete the internship and exam with
a passing score during the second attempt will be dismissed from the
program and not allowed readmission. Contact your community health
and human services academic advisor for further information.
Graduate Traineeship in Pediatric

Pulmonary Care (with School of Health
Professions)
The traineeship features a combination of planned coursework, hospital
rounds, pulmonary clinics, patient and family education and research
experience and is designed specifically for professionals desiring a
graduate degree in Community Health and Human Services (masters
or doctorate), who are interested in pediatric pulmonary care, and
aspiring to positions of leadership. This 12-month interdisciplinary
training program is offered to graduate students in Respiratory Therapy
- Community Health and Human Services nursing, nutrition, social
work and medicine. Training is provided in each of the Maternal and
Child Health Leadership Competencies. The Traineeship includes a
monthly stipend (for up to 12 months) and tuition assistance (limited
to U.S. citizens or to individuals with a permanent visa). For further
information, contact Heather Hathorne, Pediatric Pulmonary Center
Faculty Respiratory Therapist, 205-638-9568.
Student Professional Dispositions

Community Health and Human Services faculty individually review the
professional dispositions (behaviors and attitudes) of students within
each course in accordance with the School of Educations policy and
procedure. Additionally, faculty will collectively review student dispositions

the program.
Graduate Program Policies

No individual course grade below C will be accepted. Each course
with an earned grade below C must be repeated. Repeating a required
health education course more than twice is not permitted. If a student
receives a grade lower than a C after their second attempt, he or she
will be dismissed from the Community Health and Human Services
program and not allowed readmission.
Non-Degree Seeking Graduate Students

Following admission to the UAB Graduate School, students may enroll in
elective Community Health and Human Services courses as "non-degree
seeking" students with the permission of the instructor. Non-degree
seeking students are limited to 12 hours of coursework. It is essential
for non-degree seeking students to make an advising appointment
with a faculty member prior to enrolling in elective courses as some
elective courses have pre-/co-requisites. Non-degree seeking students
are not permitted to take "core" health education courses prior to
admission. Enrolling and passing non-degree seeking coursework does
not guarantee admission into a masters or doctoral degree program.
Admission criteria (e.g., test scores, cumulative GPA, recommendations,
and interview) are the primary factors considered when reviewing student
suitability for admission to a program.
Health Education/Health
Promotion
Health Education/Health Promotion (PhD)

Graduate Program Director (Education): Dr. Cynthia J. Petri,
cpetri@uab.edu
Ph.D. Health Education/Health Promotion
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Candidates for admission must have completed a bachelors or masters

degree from an accredited institution in health education or a healthrelated field. Admission to doctoral study is initiated through the Graduate
School. Applicants will: (a) request official transcripts of all college
coursework to send to UAB Graduate School; (b) submit (3) letters
of recommendation from professors or others who are qualified to
judge your ability to complete doctoral coursework; (c) complete the
GRE indicating UAB as the recipient of your scores; and (d) submit
writing sample(s), such as an essay describing your academic training,
professional experiences and career goals. Admission to the program is
competitive.
Ph.D. applicants should have a cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.00 or greater
for prior college coursework and preferred GRE scores of 312. or greater
Faculty consider GRE scores as one indicator of an applicants potential
success in the doctoral program.
Ph.D. Health Education/Health Promotion

Program of Study
Students may enter the program with either a bachelor's or master's
degree in health education, or a master's degree in a closely related
health field. Prerequisite coursework includes Foundations of Health
Education, Health Education Planning and Evaluation, and Research
Design and Statistics. These requirements may be corequisite
components in the program.
Students entering the program with a masters degree may transfer
appropriate coursework to this program; however, this will not reduce
the number of courses required. Students will not be required to
retake coursework already completed but may be required to complete
prerequisites as part of their planned course of study.
A required review of student credentials prior to admission will identify
strengths and needs. This review will provide students with a blueprint for
their course of study and will be conducted by the program director and
faculty advisor.
The PhD degree program will require students to complete a minimum of
72 credit hours: 36 hours of coursework, 12 hours of research internship,
and 24 hours of dissertation research. Students will meet regularly with a
faculty advisor to plan course enrollment.
The PhD in Health Education/Health Promotion is a UA System degree

jointly administered by three units: UAB School of Education and College
of Arts & Sciences, UAB School of Public Health, and UA College of
Human Environmental Sciences. Students draw upon the expertise and
resources of a diverse and highly qualified faculty. Faculty members
strive to create a rigorous scholarly and supportive atmosphere for
students to develop intellectually with the knowledge, skills and attitudes
necessary to be ethical and responsible health education professionals.
The specific components of the PhD program in health Education and

Health Promotion are outlined below.
Ph.D. Admission Process
A. Advanced Theoretical and Scientific Bases of Health Education and

Health Promotion (HHE 605, HB 750, HE 705)
Consideration for admission to graduate study in health education will

occur each Fall and Spring term. The completed application packet must
be received by the Health Education Program from the Graduate School
by the dates shown:
B. Program Evaluation
C. Planning and Administration of Health and Health Promotion (HHE

606, HB 760, HE 710)
D. Doctoral Studies Seminars (HHE 604, HB 770, HE 700) taught during

3 consecutive terms, 1.0 hr each Seminar
Entry Term
Deadline
II. Advanced Research and Statistical Methods
Fall
April 30
A. Multivariate/Multiple Regression Analysis
Spring
October 30
B. Advanced Epidemiological Research Methods
C. Advanced Research Methods
Ph.D. through the School of Education

(UA = HHE, UAB-Public Health = HB, UAB-Education = HE)
Requirements
Hours
I. Health Education and Promotion Courses
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Human Studies
D. Evaluation/Research Methods
III. Coursework in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Minor
Master of Science and "A" level teaching

certificate; Non-Thesis
Selection of courses pre-approved by doctoral program advisor to build

knowledge and skills in a cognate area, e.g, Health Disparities Research,
Global Health, Public Heath Policy, Aging and Health, Disabilities and
Health
12
IV. Research Internship
12
V. Dissertation
24
Requirements
Total Hours
72
KIN 697
Advanced Field Experience in Kinesiology
KIN 647
Teaching Strategies and Issues in K-12 PE
KIN 643
Curriculum Development in Physical Education
(31- 34 hours)
Comprehensive Examination
A written comprehensive examination is required of all candidates for the
Ph.D. degree. Your preparation will include studying course content, core
competencies for the profession, and related literature of the discipline.
Prior to taking the exam, students must have completed their core course
requirements. Students must register for a minimum of 3.0 hours of
graduate work during the semester in which the comprehensive exam is
taken.
The Comprehensive exam will be offered twice each year and is written
and graded by the graduate faculty in the joint doctoral program. The
examination will be a synthesis of the core coursework as well as core
competencies in the field of Health Education and Health promotion.
Grading of the comprehensive exam is done blinded, and by consensus.
Students who fail to achieve passing scores will have one attempt to
remediate within a calendar year. If a student fails a section for the
second time, they will be dismissed from the program.
Kinesiology
Degrees offered include the Master of Science in Education and the
Educational Specialist. At the master's degree level, students may
specialize in Exercise Physiology (see listing below for more information
about this program) or complete a teacher certification program.
(traditional masters program for those holding a valid B level certificate
in physical education or the alternative masters program for those NOT
completing an undergraduate physical education teacher education
program). The teacher certification program links teacher certification
with the graduate program in physical education. For example, the M.S.
awards the level A certificate and the Ed.S. is linked to the AA certificate.
Each program requires a teaching certificate in physical education at
the previous level (e.g., B certificate for admission to the A level, except
the Alternative A program, and the A certificate for admission to the AA
certificate).
Dispositions
Physical Education faculty individually review the professional
the program.
Teaching Field: At least 1/3 of the program shall be teaching field

courses. (18 hours)
Hours
600 Level Electives as approved by advisor (KIN 645 and KIN 649 are
recommended)
Total Hours
15
Additional Courses: (13-16 hours)

Requirements
Hours
Survey of Special Education Coursework: Required if not previously

completed (0-3 hours)
ECY 600
Introduction to Exceptional Learner
EPR 608
Statistical Methods and Action Research
EPR 607
Microcomputer Applications to Statistical Analysis
EDF or EPR 600 level course
Elective (as approved by advisor)
Total Hours
19
Master of Science and "A" level teaching

certificate; Thesis
(30-33 hours)
Teaching Field: At least 1/3 of the program shall be teaching field
courses. (18 hours)
Requirements
Hours
KIN 697
KIN 647
KIN 643
KIN 699
Thesis Research

ECY 600
Total Hours
18
Additional Courses: (13 hours)

Requirements
Hours
EDF or EPR 600 level course
EPR 609

Intermediate
EPR 692
Elective (as approved by advisor)

Total Hours
Alternative A (Non-Traditional 5th-Year Physical

Education program) Non-Thesis
(4-47 hours)
6
15
Additional requirements are 28 hours of prescribed coursework. Contact

the Office of Student Services in Suite 232 of the Education Building for
specific courses required.
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culminates with a thesis research project, and Plan II culminates with

a written comprehensive exam. Resources for student participation in
research include a Muscle Research Laboratory, a Strength Performance
Laboratory, and a Body Composition/Energy Metabolism Laboratory.
Wide arrays of field experiences are also available in local agencies
and clinics. In addition to Graduate School admission requirements,
prospective students must have completed undergraduate coursework in
physiology, anatomy, and chemistry. First-year students begin in the fall
term. Listed below are the courses required in the program and a sample
of elective courses.
EDF or EPR 500 - 600 level course (Advisor Approval Required)
M.S. Program
EDU 500
Admission Requirement and Prerequisites
Requirements
Hours

ECY 600
Curriculum and Teaching:

KIN 643
Professional Studies:
Education as a Profession
Evaluation of Teaching and Learning:

EPR 608
Statistical Methods and Action Research
EPR 607
Microcomputer Applications to Statistical Analysis
Reading in Content Areas
Elementary/Secondary Physical Education Internship
Reading:
EDR 551
Plan I - 27 hours and Thesis
Internship:
KIN 696
In addition to the general admission requirements of the Graduate

School, potential applicants must have passed an undergraduate or
graduate level BY or CH course. This prerequisite is not part of the
graduate program.
(33 Hours of Coursework)
Teaching Field:
Requirements
At least 1/3 of the program shall be teaching field courses (12)
Hours
KIN 645
Advanced Motor Development
KIN 637
Physiology of Exercise I
KIN 647
KIN 638
Physiology of Exercise II
KIN 649
Adapted Physical Education
EPR 692
KIN 607
Principles of Coaching
KIN 642
Practicum in Physiology
KIN 509
Assessment in Physical Education
EPR 609
KIN 589
Physical Education Instructional Strategies

Intermediate
KIN 699
Thesis Research
Total Hours
3-6
44-47
Ed.S. Degree
(30-33 hours)
Electives in Major
12
Total Hours
33
Plan II - 36 Hours and Comprehensive Exam
Requirements
Hours
(36 hours of coursework)
Teaching Field:
Major Courses (12-15 hours)
At least 1/3 of the program shall be teaching field courses (12)

KIN 636
Current Readings in Physical Education
Requirements
KIN 715
Advanced Field Experience in Physical Education
KIN 637
Physiology of Exercise I
KIN 726
Supervised Research in Physical Education
KIN 638
Physiology of Exercise II
EPR 692
EPR 609

Intermediate

completed. (0-3 hours)
ECY 600
KIN 729
Physical Education Seminar
Additional Courses:
EPR 692
EPR 609

Intermediate
Electives with
Permission of
Advisor
600- or 700-level Professional Studies or Teaching Field

courses
Total Hours
12
Hours
Electives in Major
24
Total Hours
36
Sample Major Electives for Plan I and II

Requirements
Hours
Electives
33
Exercise Physiology
The Exercise Physiology specialization offers a master's degree option
for students interested in either clinical exercise physiology or physiology
research. The curriculum is multidisciplinary and comprises courses in
the Schools of Education, Medicine, Health Related Professions, and
Public Health. Two program plans are offered (detailed below). Plan I
KIN 656
Advanced Sport Psychology
KIN 640
Advanced Techniques in Conditioning the Athlete
KIN 641
Advanced Planning/Management of Fitness Facilities
KIN 639
Exercise Prescription for High Risk Populations
KIN 672
Advanced Treatment of Athletic Injuries
KIN 674
Advanced Sports Nutrition
KIN 645
Advanced Motor Development
KIN 630
Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills
KIN 585
Advanced Exercise Testing and Prescription
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Human Studies
KIN 694
Special Projects in Kinesiology
1-6
KIN 697
3-6
KIN 690
Seminar in Sports Administration
NTR 601
Advanced Medical Nutrition
NTR 618
Nutritional Biochemistry
NTR 579
Obesity in the 21st Century
NTR 625
Human Nutr Through the Life Cy
NTR 650
Body Composition and Energy Metabolism
GER 540
Biology of Aging
HE 502
Mental Health and Stress Management
HE 642
Health Behavior and Health Education
GBS 746J
Exercise Medicine Journal Club
Total Hours
62-70
Grad School of
Engineering
Dean: Dr. J. Iwan Alexander
The School of Engineering is comprised of five departments: Biomedical
Engineering; Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering;
Electrical and Computer Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering;
and Mechanical Engineering. The School offers six programs leading to a
masters degree and four programs leading to a doctoral degree.
Engineering at UAB is about the brightest, most talented researchers
in their fields bringing new basic science discoveries and new applied
technologies to fruition. Engineering at UAB is about smart, driven
students from across the city, state, and world learning together and
taking advantage of a multitude of opportunities for real-world educational
experiences. Engineering at UAB is about collaboration: projects that
are bringing engineers together with medical professionals, business
leaders, and fellow scientists from other disciplines, in order to push the
envelope and discover new, innovative solutions for the challenges our
world faces. The School of Engineering seeks to provide students with
the opportunities you need to meet your goals.
The School of Engineering offers an Interdisciplinary Engineering
PhD program with concentrations in Computational Engineering
and Environmental Health & Safety Engineering. Additionally, the
Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Art & Art History bring
their collective expertise and experience together to offer a new
interdisciplinary Category A certificate program involving an integrated art
and engineering curriculum. The Leonardo Art & Engineering Graduate
Certificate program provides cross-disciplinary training in simulation, art,
visualization, and virtual reality (VR) to students with a BS/BA degree
in Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Business, or Healthcare-related
disciplines for addressing marketing, education/training, entertainment,
product development, and design application demand of the 21st century
Interdisciplinary Engineering
(Ph.D)
Concentrations offered: Computational Engineering, Environmental
Health & Safety Engineering
Faculty: Because of the interdisciplinary nature of this program,
participating faculty come from various areas of engineering and
science. A complete listing of all participating faculty can be found
online
Program Objectives
For more than a decade, research-focused centers at UAB and
elsewhere have brought together expertise from many disciplines to solve
problems. This same problem-solving approach is now finding its way
into academic programs through the implementation of interdisciplinary
graduate education. It is the premise of these interdisciplinary programs
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that students must be educated in more than one area to remain

competitive and have successful careers whether they choose to stay
in academia or work in industry. Industries are particularly interested in
graduate education that emphasizes breadth of knowledge as well as
depth in a particular field. Todays professional must be able to change,
focus, and move between disciplines in order to keep up with rapid
market shifts and technological advances.
The Ph.D. program in Interdisciplinary Engineering takes advantage
of unique resources and strengths at UAB. This program fosters
interdisciplinary interactions between the School of Engineering and
medical and biomedical units and the Schools of Business and Public
Health and the College of Arts and Sciences. Students in Interdisciplinary
Engineering will have the opportunity to develop a plan of study and
research topic which incorporates course work and faculty expertise from
two or more of these disciplines.
The students enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Ph.D. program
will gain the skills needed to succeed as independent and productive
investigators in multidisciplinary analysis and design, with applications
over a wide spectrum of science, engineering, health, and medical fields.
The interdisciplinary program will:
Provide a rigorous academic curriculum including course work in two
or more disciplines,
Provide collaborative interactions with students and faculty from a
variety of disciplines,
Provide unique opportunities for interdisciplinary research, and
Facilitate continued development of high quality research programs
supported by external funding. Two tracks are available in the
Interdisciplinary Engineering Ph.D. program Computational
Engineering and Environmental Health & Safety Engineering.
Students applying to the Interdisciplinary Engineering Ph.D. program
have completed an undergraduate degree in a supporting field and must
submit official transcripts and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores with
their application. In general, GRE quantitative and verbal scores of at
least 50th percentile and a minimum undergraduate or masters degree
grade point average of 3 on a 4 point scale are required for admission.
Students for whom English is a second language should have a score
no less than 100 on the Internet Based TOEFL (Test of English as a
Foreign Language). In the essay submitted by the student as part of
the application package, the applicant is encouraged to identify his/her
research interest. This information will help the admission committee
in decision making. The Interdisciplinary Engineering Admissions
Committee reviews all applications completed and submitted and will
make all admission decisions.
Degree Requirements
The Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering promotes a research-based
curriculum. A minimum number of core courses will be required of all
students in the program, with additional course work directed by the
students graduate research committee based on the students area of
interest. Committee members must be selected from at least two different
disciplines, and the planned curriculum must result in cross training in two
or more disciplines.
Students entering the Ph.D. program with a baccalaureate degree must,
in keeping with UAB Graduate School Policies, complete at least 48
hours of course work prior to admission to candidacy. Up to 16 credits of
the 48 can be as non-dissertation research credits, and up to 10 credits
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Interdisciplinary Engineering (Ph.D)
can be as lab rotations, seminars or directed study credits. Students

entering the Ph.D. program with a Masters degree in a related field,
M.D., DMD, etc., must complete at least 27 credit hours of course work
prior to candidacy. Up to 6 credits of the 27 can be non-dissertation
research credits, and up to 6 credits can be as lab rotations, seminars, or
directed study credits.
The UAB Graduate School also requires that students complete at least
two semesters as a full time student in candidacy or accumulate at least
24 credits in research hours or course work in candidacy prior to granting
of degree. At least 24 hours of dissertation research will be required for
Ph.D. program graduates in Interdisciplinary Engineering.
All students in the IE program must complete the following core courses:
Requirements
Hours
EGR 710
Intro to Interdisciplinary EGR
EGR 711
Methodology for IEGR Research
Journal Club - 4 enrollments of 1 hour each

EGR 796
Journal Club in Interdisciplinary Engineering
A Comprehensive Exam is required of all doctoral candidates. The

exam may include both written and oral components and will include
presentation of the students dissertation proposal. The exam will be
administered by the students graduate research committee. Upon
successful completion of the Qualifying Exam and completion of at least
48 hours of course work (in keeping with Graduate School requirements),
a student is admitted into doctoral candidacy.
A dissertation showing the ability to conduct independent research and
organizational and presentation skills must be prepared on a topic in
the research field of interest. Dissertation results are expected to be
submitted for refereed scholarly publication. The dissertation must comply
with UAB dissertation preparation guidelines. When the dissertation has
been completed, doctoral candidates will present and defend their work
before their graduate research committee and the public. This defense
will constitute the candidates final exam. The results of the examination
must be reported to the Graduate School at least six weeks before the
commencement at which the degree is to be conferred.
Program Resources
High Performance Computing (HPC), High Fidelity Simulations (HFS),
Tera/Penta-scale data mining/management/analysis, image processing,
feature extraction, pattern recognition, and geometry reconstruction
are the key enabling technologies in addressing 21st century science
and engineering problems. These technologies are necessary for
the development of cross-cutting tool kits to enhance research and
development in interacting biological, chemical, medical, physical,
business and finance, and engineering phenomena associated with
interdisciplinary engineering research.
In response to this need, UAB has made a strategic investment
in establishing an Enabling Technology Laboratory (ETLab). The
ETLab provides software and hardware infrastructure and support
for high performance parallel and distributed computing, numerical
tools, information technology-based computing environments, and
computational simulation to UAB and Southern Research Institute (SRI)
researchers. In collaboration with UAB interdisciplinary investigators,
the ETLab has established 6.0+ Teraflops high performance computing
clusters, including an IBM Blue gene with 2048 processors and a
visualization infrastructure with stereoscopic and high resolution large
displays. Both hardware and software essential for interdisciplinary
engineering research can be fully supported by this equipment.
A 3D laser scanner necessary for full three-dimensional modeling and

reconstruction was acquired by a collaborative team including faculty
from the Schools of Engineering and Medicine. Access to this and other
equipment, as well as clinical data available in the Radiology, Orthopedic,
and Surgery departments and the School of Dentistry will be available to
the students and interdisciplinary teams of faculty members participating
in the interdisciplinary engineering program. These teams have already
been collaborating on several sponsored and un-sponsored research
programs in both computational engineering and environmental health
and safety engineering tracks.
Additional equipment to facilitate engineering research is available
to Interdisciplinary Engineering students through the laboratories of
the Departments of Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,
and Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering. Additional
equipment is available to students through participating faculty from other
Schools across campus.
Program Curriculum
The Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering program encompasses a broad
spectrum of possible fields of expertise in engineering and science, and
as such, curriculums vary depending on the specific fields of research
and background of the student.
Computational Engineering (CME) Track

The CME track of the Interdisciplinary Engineering program takes
advantage of UAB's diversified Schools of Engineering, Public Health,
Dentistry and Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences to produce
Ph.D. candidates cross-trained in computational engineering from
a variety of disciplines. The program provides students an in-depth
foundation and innovation opportunities in interdisciplinary aspects
of enabling technologies - geometry generation and computer-aided
geometry design, mesh generation and adaptation, visualization,
augmented reality and virtual reality, image processing and pattern
recognition, design optimization, computational fluid dynamics,
computational structural mechanics, high performance and parallel
computing, and molecular dynamics applicable to disparate time and
length-scale problems encountered in biomedical, biology, medicine and
surgery, physics and biophysics, manufacturing, combustion, aeronautics
and astronautics, and energy, environment and power.
Environmental Health and Safety Engineering

(EHSE) Track
The EHSE track of the Interdisciplinary Engineering program takes
advantage of UAB's diversified Schools of Engineering and Public Health,
and College of Arts and Sciences as well as the nationally renowned
health sciences center, to produce Ph.D. candidates cross-trained in
public health, environmental, and safety engineering from a variety of
disciplines. The program provides students with an understanding of
basic mechanisms through which agents alter environmental, human,
and ecosystem health, and the skills needed to evaluate and implement
remediation for environmental problems, in the context of engineering
and public health.
Coursework
In addition to EGR 710, EGR 711, and EGR 796, course selection is
based on the research and career goals of the student, and curricula
will vary between students. Students are guided by their faculty mentor
(committee chair) and a graduate study committee composed of
faculty representing an interdisciplinary team in the student's area of

research interest. The coursework must include courses from at least two
disciplines.
This work will be completed under the guidance of the student's faculty
mentor (graduate study committee chair). An approved 6 hour internship
may be substituted for 6 of the required dissertation research hours. Nondissertation Research and Dissertation Research hours will be taken
through the department of the students faculty mentor.
Fall: July 1 Spring: November 1,

Summer: April 1

School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests
GRE General Test (TOEFL is also

English.)
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Program Description
Leonardo da Vinci is recognized as embodying the concept of the
Renaissance Man as he was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician,
scientist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor - an accomplished artist
of the 16th century and a perfect example of interdisciplinary endeavors.
In this spirit of the Renaissance Person, the Departments of Mechanical
Engineering and Art & Art History bring their collective expertise and
experience together to offer a new interdisciplinary Category A certificate
program involving an integrated art and engineering curriculum.
The Leonardo Art & Engineering program crosses traditional boundaries
between academic disciplines and forges new collaborations to create a
scholar/scientist/artist ready to meet the demands of the 21st century.
The objectives for the program are to:
Contacts:
Dr. David Littlefield
Graduate Program Director
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
littlefield@uab.edu
(205) 934-8460
Mrs. Heather Creel
Business Officer I
hcreel@uab.edu
(205) 996-2669 or (205) 934-8460
Leonardo Art & Engineering

Graduate Certificate
Contacts
David Littlefield, PhD
Professor and Chairman
littlefield@uab.edu
BEC 257
(205) 934-8460
Heather Creel
Business Officer I
hcreel@uab.edu
BEC 257
(205) 934-8460
Provide cross-disciplinary training in simulation, art, visualization,

and virtual reality to students with a BS/BA degree in Arts and
Sciences, Engineering, Business, or Healthcare-related disciplines
development, and design application demands of the 21st century
Offer a mechanism for the large number of practicing artists,
engineers, healthcare professionals, business managers, and game
developers in Alabama and Birmingham to acquire additional training
and education in simulation, 3D visualization, and VR.
Provide a specialized education suitable to the needs of in-state, outof-state, and international students interested in the application of 3D
visualization, VR, and simulation to the industry or business segment
of their preference. The program will provide the students with highly
specialized and marketable skills.
Students must be admitted to either Department in either the
undergraduate or graduate program or to the UAB Graduate School
as a non-degree seeking student. (Undergraduates may begin work
on the certificate in their senior year provided they have satisfied
prerequisite requirements and obtained approval from the Graduate
School to take graduate level courses. A certificate can only be
awarded after completion of the BA or BS degree requirements.)
Students must be admitted to the Leonardo Art & Engineering
Certificate program using the degree-seeking application found on
the UAB Graduate School Apply Yourself website.
Certificate requires a minimum of 18 semester hours.
Relevant courses taken towards the certificate may be applied to the
MS degree offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering or
MA degree offered by the Department of Art & Art History.
One course, up to three semester hours, may be transferred from
another institution. This may be the required course or one of the
graduate level courses.
Courses taken from UA and UAH by IITS may be applied to
certificates
Course Requirements
Total of 18 credit hours, as follows:
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Professional Degree Programs
Requirements
receive admission on a provisional basis, subject to assessment

and recommendation of the program director.
Hours
ME 521
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics Basics
or ME 564
Introduction to Finite Element Method
ME 698
Non-Thesis Research
ARS 560
New Media-Special Topics
ARS 561
Survey of Animation
Requirements
ARS 562
Fabrication Laboratory
ASEM 610
Intro to System Safety
13-24
ASEM 611
Hazard Analysis & Waste Elim
ASEM 612
Engineering Risk
ASEM 613
Human Performance and Engineering Design
ASEM 614
Engineering Ethics and Acceptable Risk
In an effort to meet increasing industry demands for highly skilled

workers, the School of Engineering offers a variety of professional
programs. These programs are designed to benefit working professionals
who seek to increase their qualifications through specialized degree
and certificate programs. The following three tracks are available in the
Master of Engineering (MEng): Construction Engineering Management;
Advanced Safety Engineering and Management; and Information
Engineering and Management.
ASEM 615
Lead thru Climates of Change
ASEM 616
Policy Issues in Prevention through Design
ASEM 617
Crisis Leadership and Safety-Critical Design
ASEM 618
Intrapreneurship & Cal Risk
ASEM 619
Capstone Project - Part 1
ASEM 620
Capstone Project - Part 2
ASEM 601
ASEM Seminar
Advanced Safety Engineering and

Management
1-12
Total Hours
Professional Degree Programs
To apply, go to Apply Yourself and complete and submit your online

application.
Hours
Comments:
The ASEM program is totally online.

There are no campus classes,
meetings, or activities. Course
delivery includes asynchronous and
synchronous learning modes.
Entrance Tests:
None
Number of Recommendations
Required:
Three (including selfrecommendation and

recommendation from your current,
direct supervisor)

School Office:
Six weeks before term begins (see

UAB academic calendar - https://
www.uab.edu/students/academics/
academic-calendar)

Note that this program is totally online.
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/asem
Degree Offered:
MEng
Director:
Martha W. Bidez
E-mail:
mbidez@uab.edu
Program Manager
Randy Cadieux
Phone:
(205) 480-9759
E-mail
rcadieux@uab.edu
Instructors
The MEng-ASEM graduate program is taught by a team of practicing
safety and health professionals with Dr. Martha Bidez serving as overall
Course Master. Practitioner-Scholars facilitate online discussions on key
topics of interest in their industry sector and provide industry-specific
case studies. Students participate in peer-to-peer learning activities
discussing current topics of interest and real world experiences using on
line discussion boards.
ASEM Admission Requirements

Admission to the UAB MEng-ASEM program requires the following:
An undergraduate degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA from a regionally
accredited school and a minimum of five years of professional work
experience as evidenced by resume and recommendations.
Undergraduate degree does not have to be in engineering.
Application Submission Deadline for Fall: July 1; Spring: November 1;

Entry Term(s):
Summer: April 1
For detailed program information, contact:
Randy Cadieux, MS, MEng, Program Manager and Instructor
MEng in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management
UAB School of Engineering, HOEN 101
1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-4440
Telephone: 205-480-9759
E-mail: asem@uab.edu
Web: http://www.uab.edu/asem
Construction Engineering
Management
admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate School
One of the recommendations must be a self-recommendation and

one must be from a current, direct supervisor
Degree Offered:
M.Eng.
Director:
Wilbur Hitchcock
Applicants not satisfying the grade point average requirement

and/or holding a degree from a nationally accredited school may
Phone:
(205) 504-1386
E-mail:
wah@uab.edu
Web site:
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CE 669 and CE 672 require a minimum grade of B to progress in this

program.
http://www.uab.edu/engineering/
cem/
Information Engineering and

Management
CEM Admission Requirements

Admission to the UAB CEM requires
1. Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited U.S. College or
University

2. Personal interview with program manager

3. Two letters of recommendation
Degree Offered:
M.Eng.
4. NO GRE REQUIRED
Director:
Dr. Dale W. Callahan, PE
Phone:
(205) 934-8480
E-mail:
iem@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/iem
To apply:
Go to Apply Yourself for the UAB Graduate School and fill out application.
Should apply as Graduate Application.
IEM Admission Requirements
Please make sure you use an email and phone number where you
can be contacted for an interview.
Admission to UAB Information Engineering

and Management requires:
Use the area on the left and choose Application for Admission as a
Degree-Seeking Student.
Under the link Application Information and the option Program
Applying to: choose Information Engineering and Management.
Under Additional Information you will be asked to upload a resume.
1. An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited university.

2. Preference is given to engineering, math, science or technical-related
undergraduate degrees.
Once your application is complete, a member of the committee will

contact you for an interview.
3. Original transcripts from every college/university attended should be

requested by the applicant and sent directly to the UAB Graduate
School.
4. Relevant industry work experience as evidenced by your resume and

three recommendations.
Spring: November 1, Fall: July 1

School Office:

Required:
Two
Entrance Tests:
N/A
5. An essay containing a short paragraph addressing each of the

following questions:
1. Why do you want to be a part of IEM and what do you expect to
gain?
2. Describe your area(s) of technical expertise.
3. Tell us about one major accomplishment and one major setback
you have faced in your career and how that impacted you.
4. Why will your classmates be glad you are on their team?

Dianne Gilmer, MEng
Hoehn 130B, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama
35294-4440
Telephone: 205-975-5848
E-mail: digilmer@uab.edu
Web: http://www.uab.edu/engineering/cem
Requirements
6. A video introducing yourself to IEM. The video should be less than 5

minutes in length. Please tell us a little about yourself, what youve
done professionally and why you want to be admitted to IEM. The
video should be posted to YouTube, marked private with a limited
access URL and the link emailed to iem@uab.edu.
7. An interview with the IEM admissions committee may also be
required.
8. No GMAT/GRE required for admission to IEM.
Hours
CE 669
Advanced Project Management
CE 670
Const Estimating & Bidding
CE 671
Constr Liability & Contracts
CE 672
Constr Methods and Equipment
CE 673
Construction Contracting Bidding and Estimating
CE 674
Green Bldg Desgn/Construction
CE 675
Fundamentals of Financial & Managerial Accounting for

Non-Financial Managers
CE 676
Construction Project Risk Management
CE 688
Strategic Management and Leadership Applications in a

Global Environment
CE 689
Building Information modeling (BIM) Techniques
To Apply:
Whether you are on campus or online, or some of both, here is what
all entering clients need to do:
Go to Apply Yourself for the UAB

Graduate School and fill out an
application.
Choose Application for Admission as a Degree-Seeking
Student.
Under the link Application Information, you will be asked to select
the Program Applying to: select Information Engineering and
Management.
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Complete the following:

biographical data
application information - No GMAT/GRE required for admission
so select "waived"
educational background (list all schools attended, even if you did
not graduate from that institution)
Names and e-mail addresses for 3 references - the system will
send an electronic request to each reference
IEM 631
Operational Decision-Making
IEM 645
Financial Concepts for Entrepreneurs
IEM 646
Strategic Planning
IEM 690
Special Topics in Area
IEM 695
IEM Design Project
Seminar course registration (IEM 601, IEM 602, or IEM 603) is

required every Fall and Spring semester, except the semester
of graduation. Multiple registrations of IEM 602 and IEM 603 are
allowed.
This is an elective course and does not apply to required coursework

for degree.
Upload an essay addressing questions listed above

Additional Information - upload a current resume
Provide payment for application (enter credit card or mail a check for
application fee) and submit application.
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1-3
IEM Requirements: The photograph and video link should be emailed to IEM directly at iem@uab.edu. (iem@uab.edu)
We encourage applicants to complete their application early to

make sure they are considered for admission as soon as possible.
A complete application means that all materials (transcripts, essay,
resume, etc.) have been received by the Graduate School and the
video should be uploaded to YouTube.

Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D., M.S.B.M.E., M.S.B.M.E. with
Certificate in Technology Commericialization and Entrepreneurship)
Acceptance is determined by the IEM Admissions Committee.

Scholarships may be available see the IEM website for more
information.
Late Applicants
Applicants who miss the Graduate School's deadline for admission may
apply as non-degree seeking in Apply Yourself and pay an additional
application fee. Late applicants are still required to submit the paperwork
outlined above. The non-degree seeking deadline is typically 2-4 weeks
before classes begin. An official transcript confirming the award of a
bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution is required for
non-degree admission.
Number of Recommendations
Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
N/A
For more information, contact IEM Director-Dr. Dale Callahan, PE or IEM

Program Manager-Maria Whitmire, CAP-OM; IEM, Hoehn 370, 1075 13th
Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-4440.
Telephone: 205-934-8480
E-mail: iem@uab.edu
Web: www.uab.edu/iem
Information Engineering and Management

Courses IEM
Requirements
IEM 601
Hours
Introduction to IEM
IEM 602
Leading Collaborative Teams
IEM 603
Communication for Technology Executives
IEM 610
Communication for Technology Professionals
IEM 611
Leading Technical Organizations
IEM 612
Project Leadership
IEM 620
Technical Entrepreneurship
IEM 625
Technology and Innovation
IEM 630
Systems Engineering
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Degrees Offererd:
Ph.D., M.S.B.M.E., M.S.B.M.E.

with Certificate in Life Sciences
Entrepreneurship
Phone:
(205) 975-2119
E-mail:
uabbmegrad@uab.edu
Web Site:
www.uab.edu/bme
Program Information
M.S.B.M.E. Program
The Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering prepares students
for entry into the doctoral program, biomedical industry, or professional
school. Primary research areas are biomedical imaging, biomedical
implants and devices, cardiac electrophysiology, multiscale computational
modeling, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Other research
opportunities are available through our on-going collaborations with
the UAB Medical and Dental Schools. With the terminal degree,
employment is usually found in health-care delivery, medical devices,
pharmaceuticals, biomedical imaging, instrumentation, medical sales
and marketing, regulatory agencies, or computer application groups. For
admission to the program, a student should have earned a bachelor's
degree in biomedical engineering, engineering or a closely-related field.
Students with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences, life
sciences, or mathematics will also be considered for admission;
however, such students may be required to demonstrate competence
in engineering areas usually found in an undergraduate engineering
curriculum. In some cases, preparatory courses in mathematics,
engineering or life sciences may be required, with specific
recommendations made by the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Graduate
Program Committee. Admission to the BME Masters program is
competitive, and successful applicants will usually present scores of at
least 156 on the verbal and at least 159 on the quantitative sections of
the GRE General Test (equivalent to 550 and 750 under the previous
scoring system). Typical students have an undergraduate GPA of 3.5
or greater and have participated in at least one research project while
an undergraduate (e.g., honors research, summer research experience,
laboratory research, senior design, internship).
The students research advisor and the Graduate Program Committee

work to devise an individualized curriculum developed to ensure each
student obtains the coursework to provide an in-depth knowledge of
both quantitative methods and human physiology necessary to succeed
in completion of the thesis research. The masters degree requires a
minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate coursework beyond the
bachelors including 24 semester hours of course work and 6 hours of
thesis research (BME 699). All students are required to take BME 517
Engineering Analysis, BME 670 Quantitative Physiology, three onehour departmental seminar courses (BME 601), at least one three-hour
Biostatistics course. Additional course work is a combination of graduatelevel life sciences and bioengineering courses selected in consultation
with your thesis advisor and approved by the BME Graduate Program
Committee.
The majority of students carry out research leading to a thesis (plan I
option). To receive a masters degree in BME, the student must publish
their research in a peer-review journal article; typically a first-author
publication. The student is expected to present their research at a
scientific or technical conference; preferably at a relevant national or
international scientific meeting. Publication of at least one peer-reviewed
manuscript is a requirement for graduation from the BME M.S. Program.
Plan I students must register for at least six semester hours of BME 699
(thesis research) and successfully write, present and defend a thesis
based on their research.
Additionally, BME now offers a Masters in Biomedical Engineering with a
Certificate in Technology Commericialization and Entrepreneurship. This
represents a unique graduate training program featuring collaboration
between BME and the UAB School of Business. Biomedical engineering
principles are blended with business-model planning in an effort to
equip students to not only become scientists and researchers, but also
capable business professionals. BME students partner with Business
students pursuing an M.B.A. to turn biomedical devices into commercial
successes that are marketed worldwide. They will participate in the
Invention to Innovation (i2i) activities, in which they will pitch their startup companies and enter business plan competition with the Alabama
Launchpad (http://www.alabamalaunchpad.com/). In addition to the
BME course and thesis requirements, students in the M.S.B.M.E.
with a Certificate in Life Sciences Entrepreneurship will take 12 credit
hours of M.B.A. coursework, including MBA 681: Idea to IPO (offered
fall); MBA 673: Technology-based Venture Planning (offered spring);
and MBA 690: (offered as Managing Innovation in summer term).
Choose one* from MBA 691: Independent Study or ENT 526 Practicum
in Commercialization. *Other related courses may be approved by
Certificate Program Director.
Ph.D. Program
The Ph.D. degree prepares students for careers in industry and
academics. Students entering the doctoral program will possess a B.S. or
M.S. or be currently enrolled in the D.M.D/Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. program at
UAB.
Admission to the Ph.D. program is competitive, and successful applicants
will usually present scores of at least 156 on the verbal and at least
159 on the quantitative sections of the GRE General Test (equivalent
to 550 and 750 under the previous scoring system). Typical students
have a graduate GPA of 3.5 or greater and have a significant research
experience. Students admitted to the doctoral program typically receive a
competitive stipend that usually includes payment of tuition.
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Students can be admitted to the Ph.D. Program with a B.S. degree in

a field of biomedical engineering or closely-related discipline. Students
with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences, life sciences, or
mathematics can also be considered to admission. Students entering
the Ph.D. program with a B.S. are required to complete at least 72
semester hours of graduate work, including 48 sementer hours of
graduate course work, and a minimum of 24 hours of dissertation
research (BME 799) earned over at least two semesters in candidacy.
All students are required to take BME 517 Engineering Analysis, BME
770 Quantitative Physiology, and at least one 3-hour Biostatistics course
(BST 621 Statistical Methods I) and 6 semesters of BME seminars (BME
701 Seminar in Biomedical Engineering). The remaining course work
should be a combination of life sciences, biomedical engineering, or
mathematics elective courses that provide sufficient breadth and depth
to gain the necessary graduate level, interdisciplinary knowledge to
complete thesis research. Up to three credit hours of bioengineering
elective course work can be taken as directed independent study. If
approved by the Graduate Program Committee. At least three peerreviewed first-author publications are required for completion of the Ph.D.
in the Deparmtent of Biomedical Engineering.
Students can be admitted to the Ph.D. Program following completion of
a Master's Degree in BME or closely-related discipline. If the Master's
Degree in BME was obtained at UAB (Plan I option), the admission
requires an endorsement from their Master's Thesis Committee. As a
student completes a master's thesis and prepares for a defense, he/
she should indicate the desire to go on for the Ph.D. to the Research
Advisor and the BME Graduate Program Director. All students in the M.S.
program who wish to pursue the Ph.D. degree need only write a letter
to the Chair to be considered by the Admissions Committee. A student
is not required to re-apply to the Graduate School. The BME Graduate
Program Committee evaluates all BME students who are required to
complete the M.S. degree before entering the Ph.D. program before
they proceed into the Ph.D. program. Admission into the Ph.D. Program
with a M.S. requires publication of at least one peer-reviewed journal
article typically a first author publication). Students entering the Ph.D.
program with a M.S. are required to complete at least 48 semester hours
of graduate work beyond the Master's degree including 24 semester
hours of course work and 24 hours of dissertation research (BME 799).
earned over at least two semesters in candidacy. All students are
required to take BME 517 Engineering Analysis, BME 770 Quantitative
Physiology, and BST 621 Statistical Methods I, if not taken as part of their
master's program, and 3 semesters of BME seminars (BME 701 Seminar
in Biomedical Engineering). The remaining course work should be a
combination of life sciences, biomedical engineering, or mathematics
elective courses that provide sufficient breadth and depth to gain the
necessary graduate level, interdisciplinary knowledge to complete thesis
research. At least two peer-reviewed first-author publications beyond
the M.S.B.M.E. degree are required for completion of the Ph.D. in the
Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Fall

School Office:
January 15

Required:
Three
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Civil, Construction and Environmental
Entrance Tests
GRE (TOEFL is also required for

international applicants whose
native language is not English)
Comments
Students are rarely admitted for the

Spring term
For detailed information, contact Dr. Vladimir Fast, Associate Professor,

BME Graduate Program Director, UAB Department of Biomedical
Engineering, 1670 University Blvd., Volker Hall B126, Birmingham, AL
35294-0019.
Telephone (205) 975-2119
E-mail uabbmegrad@uab.edu
Web www.uab.edu/bme
Civil, Construction and

Environmental
The Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE)
department offers both a master and doctoral level program, and cuttingedge research covering various facets of Civil Engineering theory and
practice. A knowledgeable and experienced group of faculty members
work closely with students to provide them with the tools required to
succeed professionally in globally-competitive work environments.
Civil Engineering
550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a

3.5 on the Test of Written English (TWE) are also required for those
applicants whose native language is not English. These test scores
will be used primarily if an applicant fails to meet minimum standards
for admission in good standing and is being considered for admission
on probation.
5. Verification of registration by examination as a Professional Engineer
(P.E.) will satisfy criteria 4 above.
M.S.C.E. Program Requirements

The following minimum requirements apply to the plan of study for a
student who has earned a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering.
A student with an undergraduate degree in another field may also be
accepted into the civil engineering program but will normally have to take
additional preparatory coursework as part of an expanded plan of study.
Continuous enrollment for at least 3 credit hours per term is required.
Students receiving a research assistantship are required to be enrolled
as full-time students every semester. A full-time student is one who is
enrolled in at least 9 credit hours per semester. Enrollment in the Civil
Engineering Graduate Seminar (CE 641) is required at least once
prior to graduation.
Plan I (Thesis Option)

1. In addition to the general Graduate School requirements, the student
must successfully complete at least 33 semester hours of graduate
credit, including:
Degree Offered:
M.S.C.E., M..Eng., Ph.D.
a) A minimum of 18 semester hours in civil engineering;
Director:
Dr. Robert W. Peters
Phone:
(205) 934-8430
Fax:
(205) 934-9855
E-mail:
rwpeters@uab.edu
b) Up to 6 semester hours in disciplines outside civil engineering,

such as other engineering disciplines, mathematics, biology, earth
science, physics, urban affairs, or public health.
c) A minimum of 9 hours of CE 699- Masters Thesis Research.
Web site:

In addition to the UAB Graduate School admission requirements,
requirements for admission to the program leading to the Master of
Science in Civil Engineering degree include the following five criteria:
1. An undergraduate engineering degree from an accredited program
by the ABET. Applicants who do not meet this criterion but who have
an outstanding academic record in an engineering degree program
not accredited by ABET, or in a baccalaureate degree program in a
related field, may be admitted on probation. Students admitted in this
category will be required to complete a sequence of undergraduate
courses in addition to the normal requirements of the M.S.C.E.
degree. This set of extra requirements will be specified in writing at
the time of admission to the program.
2. GPA of 3.0 or better (A = 4.0) in all undergraduate degree major
courses attempted;
3. Three letters of evaluation concerning the applicant's previous
academic and professional work; and
4. Submission of scores achieved on the GRE General Test. Admission
to the program is competitive and is based on all available evidence;
for admission in good academic standing, scores above 160 on each
component of GRE General Test are preferred. Minimum scores of
2. The student must pass a comprehensive examination on the content

of the program. This examination may be written, oral, or both and
shall include an oral defense of a thesis.
Plan II (Nonthesis Option): Research/Design

Emphasis
1. The student must successfully complete at least 33 semester hours
of graduate credit including:
a) A minimum of 24 semester hours in civil engineering;
b) Up to 6 semester hours in disciplines outside civil engineering,
such as; other engineering disciplines, mathematics, biology, earth
sciences, physics, chemistry, or public health; and
c) A minimum of 3 hours of CE 698 Nonthesis Research under
the direction of the graduate study committee chair, resulting in a
committee approved written report.
2. The student must pass a comprehensive examination on the content
of the program. This examination may be written, oral, or both and
shall include an oral defense of the nonthesis research project.
Specialization programs are available in the fields of environmental
engineering, structural engineering/structural mechanics, construction
engineering management; and transportation engineering. Supporting
courses are offered in geotechnical engineering, optimization,
engineering law and other areas. Enrollment in the Civil Engineering
Graduate Seminar series (CE 641/ CE 741) is required of all graduate

students at least once prior to graduation.
Required Courses for Specialization in

Environmental Engineering
In addition to the M.S.C.E. program requirements, the following
undergraduate classes, or Program Director approved course equivalents
(plus all associated prerequisites) are generally required of all M.S.C.E.
students specializing in environmental engineering:
Requirements
Hours
CE 236
Environmental Engineering
CE 337
Hydraulics
CE 344
Civil Engineering Analysis I
CE 430
Water Supply/Drainage Design
or CE 480
Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment
Required Courses for Specialization in Structural

Engineering/Structural Mechanics
students specializing in structural engineering/structural mechanics:
Requirements
conditional standing, and must remedy deficiencies in their preparation

after the start of their academic program. They may then be granted
unconditional standing in the doctoral program.
The program requires 48 credit hours of coursework beyond the
baccalaureate level or 24 credit hours of coursework beyond the masters
degree, plus a minimum of 24 credit hours of dissertation research.
Enrollment in the Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar (CE 741)
at least once prior to graduation is required. A minimum of 6 credit
hours must be taken from the UAH campus, and may be taken through
the Intercampus Interactive Telecommunications (IITS) System at UAB,
Distance Learning courses from UAH (DL) or Web-based Instruction from
UAH.
A comprehensive examination is required of all doctoral candidates. This
examination is given after (a) all coursework is completed, and (b) the
students Graduate Committee, which consists of faculty representatives
from both campuses, deems the student to have adequate preparation
in the major and minor fields of study. The examination is conducted
by the students Graduate Committee and administered on the resident
campus. The examination consists of a written part and an oral part.
During the oral portion of the examination, the student also presents his/
her dissertation proposal. The Comprehensive Examination may only be
taken twice.
For additional details, please refer to the CCEE website: http://
www.uab.edu/engineering/
Hours
CE 332
Soil Engineering
CE 344
CE 360
Structural Analysis
CE 450
Structural Steel Design
CE 455
Reinforced Concrete Design

Construction Engineering Management
students specializing in construction management.
Requirements
Hours
CE 395
Engineering Economics
CE 497
Construction Engineering Management
For detailed information, contact Jennifer A. Vinson, Administrative
Associate (jav@uab.edu), UAB Department of Civil, Construction, and
Environmental Engineering, HOEN 140, 1720 2nd Ave., S., Birmingham,
AL 35294-4440. Physical location: 140 Hoehn Building, 1075 13th Street
South, Birmingham, AL 352015. Telephone # (205) 934-8430.
CE Specialty Certificate Programs

Category A certificates are offered by the Civil, Construction, and
Environmental Engineering Department. Any undergraduate or graduate
student in good standing who is pursuing a Civil Engineering degree
(B.S.C.E., M.S.C.E., Ph.D.) may elect to simultaneously complete the
requirements of his or her degree program and the Certificate Program.
These certificates are listed on student transcripts and in the university
graduation bulletin. Certificates can be earned in:

Transportation Engineering
1. Construction Engineering Management

students specializing in transportation engineering.
3. Structural Engineering
Requirements
2. Sustainable Engineering Management
Hours
CE 344
CE 345
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D. Program Requirements

This is a joint program with the University of Alabama in Huntsville
(UAH). A typical student entering the program would already have an
undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited
program. Students with outstanding records in related fields or from a
non-accredited engineering program will be considered for admission on
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4. Environmental Engineering
5. Transportation Engineering
6. Geotechnical Engineering
Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.) graduates who complete the Certificate
Program will have greater depth in specific technical area. The
certificates also allow a means for practicing engineers to acquire
expertise beyond a Bachelor degree, and have it formally recognized,
without completing a program leading to a masters degree. This
technical expertise will enhance their proficiency and marketability. Up
to 12 graduate level credit hours taken for a certificate may be applied
toward the M.S.C.E. degree.
Students who wish to pursue a CE Certificate must be admitted to the
Department as either undergraduate or graduate students (B.S.C.E. or
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
M.S.C.E. program). Students who are not currently enrolled in the civil
engineering program may be admitted as a non-degree seeking student
to earn a Certificate.
Certificates require a minimum of 15 semester hours. They consist
of one required course (which may also count toward the B.S.C.E.
degree at UAB) and four graduate level elective courses in the area of
specialization. Courses that can be applied towards the Certificate can
be found at http://www.uab.edu/engineering/home/departments-research/
civil
For more information, please contact Jennifer A. Vinson, Administrative
Associate, 140 Hoehn Engineering Building, 1075 13th Street South,
telephone (205) 934-8430, e-mail jav@uab.edu
Master in Engineering Programs

The Department of Civil, Construction,
and Environmental Engineering is
pleased to offer two tracks under the
Master in Engineering
Construction Management Program
Requirements
This program is designed to enhance the engineering and business
qualifications of working professionals interested in project and company
management.
In addition to the Graduate School admission requirements, requirements
for admission to the program leading to the Master in Engineering
Construction Management degree include the following:
1. Must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. College or
University;
2. Must have an Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher (individuals not
meeting this requirement may start on a probationary status with
strong interview and recommendations);
3. No GRE required for U.S. Citizens;
4. Must submit at least two letters of recommendation
5. Must schedule an interview with the Program director or coordinator.
and
6. Students must successfully complete at least 30 semester hours of
graduate credit
Structural Engineering Program Requirements
This program is designed to increase

the technical knowledge of engineering
professionals working in, or desiring to work
in, the broad field of structural engineering.
for admission to the program leading to the Master of Engineering
Structural Engineering degree include the following:
1. Must have an engineering Bachelors

degree from an ABET accredited U.S. College
or University;
1. Must have an Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher (individuals not
meeting this requirement may start on a probationary status with
strong interview and recommendations);
2. No GRE required for U.S. Citizens;
3. Must submit at least two letters of recommendation;
4. Must schedule an interview with the Program Director or Coordinator,
and
5. Student must successfully complete at least 30 semester hours of
graduate credit.
SUSTAINABLE SMART CITIES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
for admission to the program leading to the Master of Engineering
Sustainable Smart Cities degree include the following
1. A Bachelors degree (or equivalent) from an recognized institution of
higher education in an appropriate subject / related science including
but not limited to: Urban Design and Planning, Political Science,
Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Management,
Public Health, Social Sciences, Criminal Justice, Information and
Communication Technology, and/or Engineering.
2. Candidates who have related employment or substantial industrial
experience, with a demonstrable interest in or a commitment to urban
planning, sustainability and environmental management issues and /
or smart city approaches will also be considered.
3. International students who do not have a degree from an accredited
U.S. institution are required to submit TOEFL scores.
4. All program students will be required to register / enroll at both UAB
and SU. Details on the Graduate application packet are available
online.
Electrical and Computer

Engineering
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Chair: Murat M. Tanik, Ph.D.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Master
of Science in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E) degree and a Ph.D. in
Computer Engineering shared with the UAH Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department.
Degree offered:
M.S.E.E.
Director:
Mohammad Haider
Phone:
(205) 934-8440
E-mail:
mrhaider@uab.edu
Web site:
https://www.uab.edu/engineering/
home/about-ece
Program Information
The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E.) prepares
students for a professional career in industry or entry into a doctoral
program or professional school. The M.S.E.E. program builds upon

the broad foundation provided by a Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering by supplying depth in specific areas of electrical and
computer engineering through advanced coursework and a thesis or
project experience.
Requirements for admission to the electrical engineering master's degree
program include the following:
Fall, Spring, Summer

School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests

English.)
Comments
GRE and evaluation forms

requirements waived for persons
holding registration as professional
engineers
1. A bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.

2. A 3.0 (A = 4.0) or better GPA in all junior and senior electrical and
computer engineering and mathematics courses attempted;
4. An acceptable score on the GRE General Test and the TOEFL, if
applicable.
Financial Support
Limited financial assistance may be available for well-qualified students
admitted into the M.S.E.E. program. In order to be considered for
financial aid for the coming academic year, the completed application
materials must usually be received at UAB by April 1.
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For detailed information, contact

Dr. Mohammad Haider, Graduate Program Director
UAB Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. BEC 255E
1720 Second Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1170.
E-mail mrhaider@uab.edu
There are a number of minority fellowships available through the

Graduate School. Contact the UAB Graduate School directly for further
information.
Assuming that a student possesses appropriate academic preparation for
this degree, 33 semester hours of course work will be required beyond
the bachelor's degree. This work must be distributed as follows:

1. Twelve semester hours of graduate-level courses appropriate to the
student's area of technical specialization;
2. Six semester hours of graduate-level courses in an area related to
the student's area of technical specialization; and
3. Six semester hours of courses having a mathematical emphasis; and
4. Successful completion and oral defense of a thesis developed
through registration for at least nine semester hours of EE 699.
Plan II (Nonthesis Option)

2. Twelve semester hours of graduate-level courses in an area related
to the student's area of professional emphasis (these courses may
address technical subjects or subject matter appropriate to an
emphasis in engineering management or entrepreneurship);
Web http://www.uab.edu/engineering/home/departments-research/ece
Electrical Engineering
Degree Offered:
M.S.E.E.
Director:
Mohammad Haider
Phone:
(205) 934-8440
E-mail:
mrhaider@uab.edu
Web site:
home/departments-research/ece
Program Information
The Ph.D. degree prepares students for professional and research
careers in industry and academia. The Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
is awarded by UAB and is offered through a program shared with the
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), allowing both UAB and UAH to
contribute to the program.
Requirements for admission to the electrical engineering master's degree
program include the following:
1. A bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
4. Successful completion of a project developed through registration for

at least 3 semester hours of EE 697.
2. A 3.0 (A = 4.0) or better GPA in all junior and senior electrical and
computer engineering and mathematics courses attempted;
4. An acceptable score on the GRE General Test and the TOEFL, if
applicable.
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Financial Support
Limited financial assistance may be available for well-qualified students
admitted into the M.S.E.E. program. In order to be considered for
information.
E-mail mrhaider@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/engineering/home/departments-research/
ece
Assuming that a student possesses appropriate academic preparation for
this degree, 33 semester hours of course work will be required beyond
the bachelor's degree. This work must be distributed as follows:

student's area of technical specialization
2. Six semester hours of graduate-level courses in an area related to
the student's area of technical specialization; and
4. Successful completion and oral defense of a thesis developed
through registration for at least nine semester hours of EE 699.
Plan II (Nonthesis Option)

2. Twelve semester hours of graduate-level courses in an area related
to the student's area of professional emphasis (these courses may
address technical subjects or subject matter appropriate to an
emphasis in engineering management or entrepreneurship);
3. Six semester hours of courses having a mathematical emphasis;
4. Successful completion of a project developed through registration for
at least 3 semester hours of EE 697.

School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests

English.)
Comments
GRE and evaluation forms

requirements waived for persons
holding registration as professional
engineers
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.
Director:
Dr. Mohammad Haider
Phone:
(205) 934-8440
E-mail:
mrhaider@uab.edu
Web site:
home/about-ece
Program Information
The Ph.D. degree prepares students for professional and research
careers in industry and academia. The Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
is awarded by UAB and is offered through a program shared with the
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), allowing both UAB and UAH to
contribute to the program.
Requirements for admission to the Ph.D. program include the following:
1. A bachelors degree in an accredited electrical or computer
engineering program or a bachelors degree in a related program
acceptable to the graduate faculty in Electrical and Computer
Engineering;
2. A score of at least 550 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE);
3. An acceptable score on the TOEFL examination for international
students whose native language is not English;
4. An overall GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale, or at least 3.0 for
the last 60 semester hours completed; and
5. Three letters of evaluation concerning the applicants previous
academic and professional work.
Students not having a bachelors degree in electrical or computer
engineering may be required to complete prerequisite courses.
Financial Support
Fellowships and/or assistantships may be available for well-qualified
students admitted into the PhD program. In order to be considered for
information.

Dr. Mohammad Haider Graduate Program Director
The course of study leading to the Ph.D. includes a minimum of 48
semester hours of course work beyond the bachelor's degree (excluding
dissertation research). A student's advisory committee may allow
appropriate course work pursued in completing a master's degree
to be counted towards the 48 hour course work requirement, but a

maximum of nine semester hours credit in thesis/research work from the
master's degree may be allowed to count toward the 48 hour course work
requirement for the Ph.D. Requirements include the following:
1. A major consisting of a minimum of 18 semester hours of approved
coursework in computer engineering;
2. A minor consisting of a minimum of 12 semester hours of approved
coursework in mathematics, theoretical or formal methods as related
to computer engineering;
3. A minor consisting of a minimum of 12 semester hours of approved
coursework in electrical or computer engineering;
4. Additional coursework consisting of a minimum of 6 semester hours
of approved coursework in supportive fields;
5. Successful completion of a preliminary examination;
6. Successful completion of a qualifying examination that includes
a presentation of the dissertation research proposal. Successful
completion of the qualifying examination leads to admission to
candidacy;
7. Successful completion of a minimum of 18 semester hours in EE 799
Dissertation Research; and
8. Successful completion of a final examination on the dissertation.
Each semester

School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests

English.)

Dr. Mohammad Haider Graduate Program Director
E-mail ElecCompEng@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/engineering/home/about-ece
Course Descriptions
See the graduate catalog of the University of Alabama at Huntsville
(UAH) for doctoral courses at that university.
See the listing for the masters degree in electrical engineering (M.S.E.E.)
for courses at the 500 level.
Unless otherwise noted, all courses are for 3 semester hours of credit.
Course numbers preceded with an asterisk indicate courses that can be
repeated for credit, with stated stipulations.
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Materials Science and

Engineering
Degree Offered:
Ph.D., M.S.M.E
Director:
Dr. Selvum Pillay
Phone:
(205) 934-9199
E-mail:
pillay@uab.edu
Web site:
www.eng.uab.edu
In addition to the general Graduate School admission requirements,
requirements for admission to the M.S.Mt.E. and Ph.D. graduate
programs include the following criteria:
1. A 3.0 (A = 4.0) or better GPA on all undergraduate degree major
courses attempted
2. MSE evaluates the three scores reported on the GRE revised
General Test (as of August 2012):
a Verbal Reasoning score reported on a 130-170 score scale, in
1-point increments
a Quantitative Reasoning score reported on a 130-170 score
scale, in 1-point increments
an Analytical Writing score reported on a 0-6 score scale, in halfpoint increments.
MSE recommends that a student receive a minimum quantitative score of
148/170 (600/800 on the old scale); a verbal score of 153/180 (500/800
on the old scale) and a score of 3/6 on the analytical writing
1. TOEFL is an additional requirement for international students. The
revised TOEFL scoring scale for an internet based TOEFL test (iBT)
is 0-120 which includes:
Reading Section (Score of 0-30)
Listening Section (Score of 0-30)
Speaking Section (Score of 0-30)
Writing Section (Score of 0-30)
MSE requires a minimum TOEFL score of 80-120 (20 in each section)
to be considered for admission and financial support. For applicants
who report TOEFL scores based on a paper test or a computer test, the
scores will be compared to the iBT scale.
Preparatory Courses
A student seeking a graduate degree in Materials Engineering without
a Baccalaureate degree in Materials Engineering or similarly named
program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission
of ABET, http://www.abet.org, must demonstrate competence at the
undergraduate level in the areas of engineering materials, physical
behavior of materials, thermodynamics, mechanical behavior of materials,
and characterization. He/she may do this by passing all or some of the
following courses depending on the student's academic background.
Students may be exempted from individual courses if they demonstrate
that they possess the knowledge from that course. However, the burden
of proof is on the student. The decisions are based on a balance between
assuring a sufficient background and imposing more extensive course
demands. The preparatory courses must be taken on a pass/fail basis,
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Materials Science and Engineering
with a "pass" being equivalent to a grade of B or better in the course. The

courses that fulfill the preparatory requirements are:
Plan II (Non-thesis Option): Technology/

Engineering Management Emphasis
Requirements
The student must successfully complete at least 30 semester hours of

graduate credits.
Hours
MSE 280
Engineering Materials
MSE 281
Physical Materials I
MSE 380
Thermodynamics of Materials (Not required if graduate

students take MSE 603/703)
MSE 381
Physical Materials II
MSE 382
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
6 semester hours of approved management course work.
MSE 565
Characterization of Materials
9 semester hours of engineering-oriented management coursework.
12 semester hours of course work in a specific area of materials

science and engineering (at least 6 of these 12 hours must be at the
600 level).
3 hours of MBA 631-Administrative Theory and Practice.
M.S.Mt.E. Program
The following minimum requirements for a Master of Science in Materials
Engineering apply to a student who has earned a baccalaureate
degree from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, in materials or metallurgical
engineering or in a similarly named engineering program. A student
with an undergraduate degree in another field of engineering or in the
physical sciences may also be accepted into the Materials Engineering
program. However, such a student will be required to demonstrate
competence in fields of study that emphasize the interrelationship among
structure, processing, performance, and properties of materials. This can
be accomplished by one of the methods described under "Preparatory
Courses." All full-time master's students must take MSE 601 Materials
Science and Engineering Seminar every term.
The student must also complete 3 semester hours of involving an onsite design or research project (usually undertaken after completion
of all course work).
Successfully complete a written comprehensive examination on all
course work taken in the program or a comprehensive examination
on the on-site research project topic. The latter option requires a
publication-quality manuscript and oral presentation (with questions)
deemed acceptable by the graduate committee.
Ph.D. Program
The Ph.D. program in Materials Engineering is offered jointly with the
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University
of Alabama (Tuscaloosa). All full-time doctoral students must take MSE
701-Materials Science and Engineering Seminar every term.
PhD Track (For students entering with a BS):

(primarily) materials engineering graduate course work.
The following minimum requirements for a PhD in materials engineering

apply to a student who has earned a baccalaureate degree from a
program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of
ABET, http://www.abet.org, in materials or metallurgical engineering or in
a similarly named engineering program. A student with an undergraduate
degree in another field of engineering or in the physical sciences may
also be accepted into the Materials Engineering program. However,
such a student will be required to demonstrate competence in fields of
study that emphasize the interrelationship among structure, processing,
performance, and properties of materials. This can be accomplished by
one of the methods described under "Preparatory Courses."
Of these 24 hours, 3 to 6 semester hours will be approved courses

in mathematics, physical sciences, another engineering discipline or
management (a maximum of 3 hours are allowed in management).
Up to 9 of the 24 hours may be at the 500 level.
The student must successfully complete and defend a thesis.
The student must register for and successfully complete at least 9
semester hours of in addition to the 24 semester hours of course
work.
Plan II (Non-thesis Option): Research/Design

Emphasis
(primarily) materials engineering graduate course work.
Of these 30 hours, 3 to 6 semester hours will be approved courses
in mathematics, physical sciences, another engineering discipline or
management (a maximum of 3 hours are allowed in management).
Up to 9 of the 30 hours may be at the 500 level.
The student must complete 3 semester hours of MSE 699 Thesis
Research, involving an on-site research project (usually taken after
completion of all coursework).
Successfully complete a written comprehensive examination on all
course work taken in the program or a comprehensive examination
on the on-site research project topic. The latter option requires a
publication-quality manuscript and oral presentation (with questions)
deemed acceptable by the graduate committee.
The requirements for a Ph.D. student entering with a BS degree are:

A minimum of 48 hours of approved graduate course work in
metallurgical engineering, materials engineering, or fields supportive
of these (15 hours may be at the 500 level and at least 6 semester
hours but no more than 12 must be in supportive fields (a maximum
of 6 hours can be in management). Additional course work may be
required at the discretion of the mentor and program director.
Successful completion of a written qualifying examination covering
the preparatory course sequence. (Students will receive a Plan II
Masters upon successful completion of the Qualifying Exam and 30
hours of coursework).
Successful completion of a Dissertation Research Proposal and
examination on topics related to the students research. (Completion
of this step is required for Admission to Candidacy).
A minimum of 24 semester hours in MSE 799 Dissertation Research.
Successful defense of a research dissertation in metallurgical/
materials engineering.
PhD Track (For students entering with a MS):

This track is for students entering the program with a masters degree in
Materials Engineering or a closely related field.
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www.uab.edu for additional information and the application process for

the GATE program.
The requirements for a Ph.D. student entering with a MS degree are:

A minimum of 24 hours of approved graduate course work in
metallurgical engineering, materials engineering, or fields supportive
of these (6 hours may be at the 500 level and at least 3 semester
hours but no more than 6 must be in supportive fields (a maximum
of 3 hours can be in management). Additional course work may be
required at the discretion of the mentor and program director.
Successful completion of a written qualifying examination covering
the preparatory course sequence.
Successful completion of a Dissertation Research Proposal and
examination on topics related to the students research. (Completion
of this step is required for Admission to Candidacy).
A minimum of 24 semester hours in MSE 799 Dissertation Research.
Successful defense of a research dissertation in metallurgical/
materials engineering.
Each semester and summer

School Office - Fall Semester:
March 1st

School Office - Spring Semester:
August 31st

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:

English.)
Comments:
*To be considered for funding
For detailed information, contact Dr. Selvum Pillay, Graduate Program

Director, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of
Materials Science and Engineering, BEC 254, 1150 10th Avenue South,
Birmingham, AL 35294-4461.
Web http://www.uab.edu/engineering/home/
Graduate Automotive Technology

Education (GATE)
The Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) program is a
Department of Energy funded initiative at UAB for advancing the state
of the art in lightweight materials and manufacturing technologies for
automotive, mass transit and truck. There is increasing emphasis on
reducing weight in vehicles as a means to meet stringent Corporate
Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The GATE program recruits
graduate students from materials, mechanical, biomedical, civil and
interdisciplinary engineering with a GPA of 3.5 or above. The GATE
scholars work towards their research on GATE topics and enroll in
GATE courses. A GATE certificate of completion is issued by the MSE
department upon successful completion of GATE courses. Please visit

Degree Offered:
M.S.M.E.
Director:
David Littlefield
Phone:
(205) 934-8460
E-mail:
littlefield@uab.edu
Web site:
home/departments-research/me/
graduate
M.S.M.E. Program Requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited (or equivalent) program in
engineering or the physical sciences is required for admission to graduate
study in mechanical engineering. The usual criteria for admission in good
standing follows:
Not less than B-level scholarship overall or over the last 60 semester
hours of earned credit; and a minimum of 50th percentile on both
quantitative and verbal portions of the GRE General Test. In addition,
for foreign nationals, a minimum score of 80 (IBT) on the TOEFL
is required. Other standardized examination scores will also be
considered. A student not meeting these requirements may also be
admitted, perhaps on probationary status, provided other information
indicating likely success in the program is provided.
A student with an undergraduate degree in a field of engineering other
than mechanical or in the physical sciences may also be accepted into
the mechanical engineering program. However, such a student will
normally have to take additional, preparatory coursework as part of an
expanded plan of study (see "Preparatory Courses" later in this section).
PLAN I (Thesis Option)

of coursework, including (in addition to the general Graduate School
requirements)
Six semester hours in committee-approved* mathematics courses
Eighteen semester hours in committee-approved* mechanical
engineering courses or approved related courses, including at
least two semester hours of ME 694 Seminars in Mechanical
Engineering and three semester hours in a course outside the
students research or specialization area.
2. The student must register for at least 6 hours of ME 699 Thesis
Research in addition to the 24 semester hours of course work.
3. The student must successfully complete and defend a thesis.
* Before the first graduate semester at UAB, the Graduate Coordinator
will advise new students regarding courses for the first semester. Before
the end of the first semester, students will be assigned a Thesis Director
based on research interest, and students will assemble their graduate
committees. The committee will consist of the Thesis Director and
two graduate faculty members with experience or expertise related to
the students thesis topic. The Thesis Director in coordination with the
graduate committee will set the curriculum for the student.
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PLAN II (Non-thesis Option): Research/

Design Emphasis
have not had the courses listed below must take the following courses
or present equivalent prior coursework. Additional coursework may be
required depending on the courses the student has taken during his/her
undergraduate degree and the area of specialization for Masters.
Generally, Plan II will be approved for students working full-time and

attending UAB on a part-time basis or when the student demonstrates
that Plan II offers superior educational benefits. After 15 credit hours of
course work are completed, the student should select a project director
and begin work on the final project. The election of Plan II must be
approved by the student's graduate advisor.
Requirements

of coursework, including
Six semester hours in approved mathematics courses
A minimum of 27 semester hours in approved mechanical
engineering courses or approved related courses. Out of these
27 semester hours, students must enroll in:
Hours
ME 241
Thermodynamics I
ME 321
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
ME 322
Introduction to Heat Transfer
ME 360
Introduction to Mechatronic Systems Engineering
ME 370
Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery
ME 371
Machine Design
CE 220
Mechanics of Solids
at least three (3) semester hours in a course outside the students

research or specialization area
Fall: July 1, Spring: November 1,

Summer: April 1
at least two (2) semester hours of ME 694 Seminars in


School Office:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
GRE General Test (TOEFL is also

English.)
at least three (3) hours of ME 698 Non-Thesis Research involving

design or research
2. The student must make a presentation on the research project and
submit a final report which must be approved by the project director.
PLAN II (Non-thesis Option): Technology/

Engineering Management Emphasis
of coursework, including
At least three semester hours in approved mathematics courses
For detailed information, contact Dr. David Littlefield, Department

of Mechanical Engineering, BEC 257, 1720 2nd Avenue South,
Telephone: 205-934-8460
E-mail: littlefield@uab.edu
Web: http://www.uab.edu/engineering/home/departments-research/me/
graduate
At least six semester hours in approved mechanical engineering

courses
At least two semester hours of ME 694 Seminars in Mechanical
Engineering
At least six semester hours in one of the following two
management applications areas: MBA 662 Quantitative Analysis
for Business Managers and MBA 631 Management and
Organizations andeither MBA 642 Economics for Managers or
another approved advanced management course
Three semester hours in MBA 631 Management and
Organizations Managerial Processes and Behavior
At least three semester hours in ME 698 Non-Thesis Research,
involving design or research
At least nine semester hours of engineering-oriented
management coursework. Approved courses include:
Requirements
Hours
CE 669
Advanced Project Management
IEM 611
Leading Technical Organizations (*)
IEM 620
Technical Entrepreneurship (*)
IEM 625
Technology and Innovation (*)
2. The student must make a presentation on the research project and

submit a final report which must be approved by the project director.
*Each of these courses includes a program fee.
Preparatory Courses
Students admitted to the graduate program in mechanical engineering
without an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering or who
Grad School of Health

Professions
Dean: Dr. Harold P. Jones
The School of Health Professions delivers educational programs to
prepare health personnel who will improve the services in health care and
the systems through which these services are provided. In keeping with
the mission of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the resources
and programs of the school are dedicated to excellence in teaching,
research, and scholarly activity and to service to the institution, the
community, and the professions represented by programs of the school.
Degree options in the School of Health Professions include bachelor's,
masters, and doctoral programs sponsored by five academic
departments Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Health Services
Administration, Nutrition Sciences, Occupational Therapy, and Physical
Therapy. In addition, certificate options are available in some specialized
areas. The School sponsors more than 25 degree and certificate options,
all of which require students to apply for and be accepted to the specific
degree or certificate program.
The School of Health Professions is committed to the practice of ethical
standards of conduct. School policies, procedures, and regulations reflect
this commitment and are in compliance with those of the University
of Alabama at Birmingham. To ensure continued practice of ethical
standards, the administration and the standing committees of the school
(Faculty Affairs, Academic Affairs) regularly review school policies and
procedures. All research endeavors are in compliance with policies of the
UAB Institutional Review Board.
SHP Admissions
Entrance requirements for the individual educational programs of SHP
vary. Persons desiring admission to a particular program should consult
the appropriate section of the University Catalogs for specific entrance
requirements, application process, and program information. Students
who attend an institution other than UAB are encouraged to seek
academic advisement from the SHP Office of Student Success as early
as possible to plan for completion of program prerequisites.
The School of Health Professions welcomes applications from all
individuals who are prepared for the programs offered. All applicants
must offer acceptable evidence of ability and intent to meet the academic
standards specified by the particular program into which admission
is desired. In addition, certain immunizations are required prior to
enrollment. For specific requirements, see the UAB Student Health
and Insurance Programs and UAB Immunization Policy. If accepted
into a SHP program, students must complete a background check
and drug screen upon admission and again prior to clinical placement.
Applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, national origin, disability unrelated to program performance,
disabled veteran status, or Vietnam era veteran status (see UAB Equal
Opportunity Policy). Persons who have not yet decided upon a specific
health career may obtain information from the:
SHP Office of Student Success
School of Health Professions Building
Room 230
103
telephone: (205) 934-4195
The School of Health Professions offers two graduate level
interdisciplinary programs. The Graduate Certificate in Health-Focused
Patient/Client Management for Physical and Occupational Therapists
is designed to prepare PTs and OTs for expanding roles in the areas
of prevention, health promotion, and wellness. Health Focused Patient/
Client Management is the integration of health promotion and education
methods in OT and PT practice to create a holistic approach to enhance
patient/client wellness and quality of life.
The Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science is an interdisciplinary program
sponsored by the Department of Occupational Therapy and the
Department of Physical Therapy within the School of Health Professions.
This program is designed to prepare graduates to become academicians,
scholars, scientists, and researchers in education, health care, industry,
and government institutions as well as consultants to individuals,
communities, and governments. The aim of this program is to prepare
candidates to become leaders in teaching and research within the field
of Rehabilitation Science. However, this is not a clinical training program.
Applicants planning to become occupational therapists or physical
therapists should look at the graduate catalog entries for these two
professions.
Health Focused Patient/Client

Management for Physical and
Occupational Therapists
Contact Information
Program Coordinator:
Cecilia Graham, PT, PhD
E-mail:
cgraham@uab.edu
Phone:
205 - 934 - 5949
Fax:
205 - 975 - 7787
Web site:
www.uab.edu/ptotcert
Mailing address:
Department of Physical Therapy
SHPB 337
Program Information
The UAB Graduate Certificate in Health Focused Patient/Client
Management for Physical and Occupational Therapists is designed to
prepare PTs and OTs for expanding roles in the areas of prevention,
health promotion, and wellness. Health Focused Patient/Client
Management is the integration of health promotion and education
methods in OT and PT practice to create a holistic approach to enhance
patient/client wellness and quality of life. The ultimate goal of the
certificate is to enable graduates to develop and implement clinical
and community programs to address lifestyle and behavior factors that
underlie many chronic diseases. Emphasis will be placed on program
development for persons with disabilities. The concepts addressed in the
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Rehabilitation Science
certificate program are applicable across the patient/client lifespan and in

a variety of practice settings.
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.
Director:
David A. Brown, PT, PhD
PTC 780. Hlth Focused Care in PT & OT. 3 Hours.

Overview of health promotion principles and health behavior theories
as applied in contemporary health care, especially in rehabilitation
services. Evidence is presented for the most prevalent preventable
chronic diseases/conditions and the health behaviors that contribute to
these conditions.
Phone:
(205) 934-3566
E-mail:
dbrownpt@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/rsphd
PTC 781. Health Focused Patient/Client Communication and

Advocacy. 3 Hours.
Communication and advocacy strategies to effect behavior change at the
individual and community level; application of evidence-based and best
practice methods/techniques that empower individuals and community to
change health-related behaviors.
PTC 782. Health Focused Patient/Client Management I. 3 Hours.
Application of evidence-based and best practice methods/techniques for
physical activity/fitness, weight management, and nutrition optimization
using a health focused care model.
PTC 783. Health Focused Patient/Client Management II. 3 Hours.
Examines how occupational and physical therapists address smoking
cessation, alcohol moderation, sleep health, and stress management
using a health focused care model for individuals and community groups.
Issues addressed include screening, best practices for interventions,
patient education resources, and consultation/referral sources to optimize
health outcomes.
PTC 784. Health Focused Care - Synthesis Project. 3 Hours.
Synthesis of content from previous certificate courses to develop a health
focused program in the clinical or community setting.
Credentials Conferred
The Graduate Certificate in Health Focused Patient/Client Management
for Physical and Occupational Therapists is awarded by the University of
Alabama at Birmingham.
Program Information
Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science
The Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science program is an interdisciplinary
program offered by The Department of Occupational Therapy and The
Department of Physical Therapy at the School of Health Professions. This
exciting program is designed to prepare graduates to become*:
Academicians, scholars, scientists and researchers in education,
health care, industry, and government institutions.
Consultants to individuals, communities, and governments.
The goal of the Program is to prepare graduates to have the following
skills:
Design and implement research studies that will contribute to the
knowledge base of rehabilitation science.
Design and deliver educational courses related to rehabilitation.
Translate innovative rehabilitation research findings into practice so
as to advance the field of rehabilitation science.
*
The aim of this program is to prepare candidates to become leaders

in teaching and research within the field of Rehabilitation Science.
However, this is not a clinical training program. Applicants planning
to become occupational therapists or physical therapists should visit
the following websites to pursuit training in these two professions:
www.uab.edu/ot or www.uab.edu/pt.
Application Procedure
Length of Study
Received by UAB Graduate School
The certificate requires 5 semesters to complete; students take 1 course

per semester.
LHL G03
Program Entrance Date

Students may begin the program in the spring, summer or fall term.
Complete and submit online Graduate School application

Submit application fee payment - Domestic: $45.00
Request one (1) official transcript to be mailed by the issuing

institution to the UAB Graduate School
Admissions requirements include completion of a degree in physical or

occupational therapy and current licensure as a physical or occupational
therapist in the United States or foreign equivalent. Students from
countries where English is not the official and primary language must also
take and receive an acceptable score on the TOEFL or IELTS.
Three (3) letters of recommendation are required. Please ask the

individuals from whom you request references to submit them online
via the Apply Yourself system. Electronic submission is the preferred
method. However, if your referees prefer to mail a recommendation
letter, it should be mailed to the address of the department or
program to which you are applying.
Degree Requirements
15 credit hours (5 required courses)
Rehabilitation Science
Minimum Requirements for Admission

Note that each application will be reviewed by the Admission
Committee to identify individuals with strong commitment and
aptitude to perform research related to Rehabilitation Science,
along with strong academic preparation and professional-leadership
potential.
Undergraduate or graduate degree in occupational or physical

therapy, engineering, exercise science, neuroscience, medicine,
nursing, or other health related professions.
E-mail:
unlap@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/shp/cds/
biotechnology-m-s-c-l-s-orcertificate
Recommended minimum Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score of

50th percentile for all categories.
105
Recommended minimum GPA 3.0/4.0 in all previous coursework
Program Information
Three strong evaluation references, with at least one from a research

lab mentor, and one from an academic source.
Program Mission
With the written essay, provide evidence of appropriate goals of

study, professional growth and commitment to research, with special
emphasis on interest in research that is being conducted at UAB.
The faculty members of the Biotechnology Program are devoted to

providing excellent service to the community and its graduates. The
faculty, in its concern for the health and safety of the general public, is
committed to ensuring that each student develops knowledge, skills, and
values essential to the appropriate role providing the basis for continuing
intellectual and professional growth.
Out of a great concern for applied technology and the role that it
plays in the diagnosis, management and treatment of human disease,
and in developing products to solve problems for present and future
generations, the Program is designed to provide instruction through
didactic and practical training in order to ensure that its graduates
possess the critical knowledge and skill sets that are required for
intellectual and professional growth in the future.
Interview with faculty that shows passion and commitment to

research and professional growth in Rehabilitation Science.
For further information contact:

David A. Brown, PT, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Therapy
205-934-3566
dbrownpt@uab.edu This e-mail address is being protected from
spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences

The Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences is comprised
of academic programs essential to todays healthcare system. Our
programs provide training for future health care professionals in a variety
of disciplines ranging from the diagnosis of illness and disease, the
administration of advanced treatment therapies, to the performance of
vital roles in surgical suites and in outpatient and inpatient healthcare
settings. Graduates of our programs are well poised for a wide variety
of job opportunities due to the outstanding education received at UAB.
Current graduate program offerings include:
Biomedical and Health Sciences, M.S.

Biotechnology, M.S. and Biotechnology
Regulatory Affairs Certificate
Clinical Laboratory Science, M.S.
Genetic Counseling, M.S.
Nuclear Medicine Technology, M.S.
Physician Assistant Studies, M.S.P.A.S.
Effective Fall 2015, majors in Biotechnology, Clinical Laboratory
Sciences, Genetic Counseling, and Physician Assistant Studies
are required to complete a four-course sequence in professional
development topics. Three courses consist of 4.5 hour seminars that
carry no academic credit. The final course earns one credit and requires
submission of a graded project.
Biotechnology
Biotechnology
The goal of the Master's degree program is to provide a more direct route
to a career in biotechnology by focusing on mastering current techniques
used in biotechnology coupled with the business fundamentals necessary
for successful product/technology development in the industry. The
mufti-disciplinary aspects of this program will broaden and expand the
knowledge base of students, thus making graduates particularly useful to
potential industry employers. According to the U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010, the demand in the biotechnology
field continues to drive job growth, with much higher expected increases
in career opportunities to be realized as compared to all other industries
for the next several years (Batelle, 2012).
The Biotechnology Program is a Master of Science degree that requires
3 semesters for completion as full-time students. The Master of Science
requires 36 credit hours and is designed for individuals who hold a
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in a related discipline
including biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, engineering,
mathematics, psychology and sociology.
M.S. Admission Requirements
applicants to the M.S. program must:
Have a biology, chemistry, or a related major from an accredited
college or university,
Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0), computed
from all undergraduate credits or from the last 60 semester hours of
undergraduate course credit,
Have scores of at least 153 on the verbal and a 144 on the
quantitative sections of the Revised GRE.,
Provide a written statement of career goals,
Complete an interview with the program admissions committee, and

Degree Offered:
M.S.
Program Director:
Tino Unlap, PhD
Phone:
(205) 934-7384
If foreign-educated, have a score of at least 550 for paper version (or

80 for Internet version; or 213 for computer version) on the TOEFL,
submit a transcript evaluation from World Education Services (WES)
at www.wes.org
If accepted, students must complete the UAB medical history
questionnaire and physical, provide proof of required immunizations,
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences
and receive satisfactory screening by the UAB Medical Center Student

Health Service before enrollment. Accepted students must complete a
background check and drug screen at admission and prior to placement
in clinical internships by school policy.
Essential Requirements
Fundamental tasks, behaviors, and abilities necessary to successfully
complete the requirements of the Program are available upon request
from the Biotechnology program office. If you have a disability, but have
not contacted Disability Support Services (DSS), please call 934-4205 or
visit https://www.uab.edu/students/services/disability-support-services.
Entry Term
Fall semester

School Office:
July 1st

Required:
None
Entrance Tests:
GRE and for international

applicants from non- English
speaking countries, scores for
the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) and the Test of
Written English(TWE)
Comments:
skills translatable to a variety of laboratory settings including hospital

laboratories, industry, research laboratories, and many more. The
Faculty, in its concern for the health and safety of the general public, is
committed to ensuring that each student develops knowledge, skills and
values essential to the appropriate role providing the basis for continuing
intellectual and professional growth.
M.S. Admission Requirements

Have a biology, chemistry, or a related major from an accredited
Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0), computed
Have taken the GRE General Test,
Provide a written statement of career goals,
Financial aid (fellowship, stipend or

assistantship) is not available from
the program; scholarship availability
is limited; transcript evaluation by
WES is required for applicants with
foreign university degrees
Contact Information
For detailed information, contact the Department of Clinical and
Diagnostic Sciences, Biotechnology Program, UAB School of Health
Professions, SHPB 430, 1705 University Blvd., Birmingham,
Alabama 35294-1212.
Telephone 205-934-3209.
E-mail AskCDS@uab.edu
Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Degrees Offered:
M.S.
Director:
Dr. Janelle M. Chiasera
Phone:
(205) 975-3111
E-mail:
chiasera@uab.edu
Web sites:
http://www.uab.edu/shp/cds/clinicallaboratory-sciences
Program Information
Program Mission
The Faculty of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program is committed
to service to the community and to providing high quality education
to prepare students with a solid educational background and a set of

at www.wes.org
questionnaire and physical, provide proof of required immunizations, and
receive satisfactory screening by the UAB Medical Center Student Health
Service before enrollment. A background check and drug screen will be
required at program admission and prior to clinical placement.
Persons with a Bachelor of Science degree may be eligible to register
for courses as non-degree seeking graduate students before acceptance
into the M.S. program. If a non-degree seeking graduate student meets
the M.S. program admission requirements, up to 12 semester hours of
approved non-degree graduate coursework may be accepted for the M.S.
degree. Admission of a student to any course as a non-degree student
does not constitute admission to the M.S. degree program.
Essential Functions
Essential functions are fundamental tasks, behaviors, and abilities
necessary to successfully complete the requirements of the Program.
A full list of the essential functions of the program are available from
the CLS website under the link Admission (http://www.uab.edu/shp/cds/
clinical-laboratory-sciences). Essential functions are physical abilities,
mental abilities, skills, attitudes, and behaviors the students must
evidence or perform at each stage of their education. The absence of an
essential function would fundamentally alter a student's ability to meet
the program goals. The essential requirements include categories of
observation, movement, communication, intellect, and behavior.
If you have a disability, but have not contacted Disability Support
Services (DSS), please call 934-4205 or visit the DSS offices at 1701 9th
Avenue South. Additional information is available at https://www.uab.edu/
students/services/disability-support-services.
Accreditation and Certification

The program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences. Program graduates are eligible to apply for the
certification examination offered by the American Society of Clinical
Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC).
NAACLS
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counseling training program as established by ACGC. Programs that

successfully complete this process are awarded full accreditation. All
students that graduate from an accredited program may apply for board
certification and licensure as a genetic counselor.
5600 N River Road, Suite 720

Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
Phone: 847.939.3597
Fax: 773.714.8886
URL: http://www.naacls.org/
Baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited college/university
ASCP Board of Certification

33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312.541.4999
Fax: 312.541.4998
URL: http://www.ascp.org/
A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least

3.0 (A = 4.0)
Additional Information:
Entry Term:
Fall semester

School Office:
Early Admission: February 1;

Regular Admission: May 1
Entrance Tests:

applicants from non- English
Written English(TWE)
Comments:
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores from the

Verbal, Quantitative and Analytic sections. Applicants with advanced
degrees whose GRE scores are older than 5 years (the time limit
that ETS will send scores) can send reports from previously attended
graduate programs.
Scholarship money is available, but

Contact Information
Diagnostic Sciences, Clinical Laboratory
Sciences Program, UAB School of Health Professions, SHPB 430, 1705
University Blvd., Birmingham,
Alabama 35294-1212.
Telephone 205-934-3209.
Genetic Counseling
Degree Offered:
M.S.
Interim Program Director:
Christina Hurst
Phone:
(205) 934-7299
E-mail:
cbhurst@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/msgc
A minimum GPA of 3.0 in natural science courses

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in the program
prerequisite courses, with a minimum grade of C in each (prerequisite
courses are listed below)
Resume or CV: This should include academic qualifications, a
description and timeline of any paid or volunteer work experience in
crisis counseling or peer counseling setting, working with individuals
with genetic conditions or disabilities, technical work in laboratories,
research, or teaching experience, and any other relevant information,
such as job shadowing.
A personal statement (no more than 500 words) highlighting your
motivation to become a genetic counselor, and emphasizing your
prior and current experiences and how they will benefit you in the
profession.
Paid or volunteer experience in a crisis counseling setting, peer
counseling setting, working with individuals with genetic conditions
or disabilities, technical work in genetics laboratories, research, or
teaching experience in biology or genetics is recommended and
encouraged in preparation for entering the genetic counseling field.
Job shadowing is strongly encouraged.
Interview with UAB faculty
Three letters of recommendation
Satisfactory screening on health data questionnaire by the UAB
Medical Center Student Health Service.
Complete a criminal background check and drug screen at program
admission and again prior to clinical placement as required by school
policy.
The following course prerequisites:
o 3 semester hours of biology I (with lab)
o 3 semester hours of biology II (with lab)
o 3 semester hours of biochemistry
o 3 semester hours of genetics
o 3 semester hours of statistics (upper level, population, and/or
health-related)
o 3 semester hours of psychology (general, developmental, or
abnormal)
M.S. Program in Genetic Counseling
Degree Requirements
Accreditation:
The graduate program in genetic counseling will follow the Plan II (nonthesis) option.
The Genetic Counseling Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation

Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC). The program received full
accreditation in 2013 and will apply for re-accreditation in 2019. Fully
accredited programs must complete a rigorous process to demonstrate
that the program is capable of meeting the criteria for a genetic
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Physican Assistant Studies
Program Curriculum
First Year
First Term
Hours
GC 501
GC 510
GC 560
GC 725
CDS 610
ECG 621
January 15

School Office:
January 15

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:

English.)
16
Total credit hours: 16
First Year
Second Term
Hours
GC 504
GC 505
GC 506
GC 560
CDS Elective
ECG 638
3
16

First Year
Summer Term
Hours
GC 650
GC 651
For detailed information, contact Program Director, Graduate Program in

Genetic Counseling, UAB School of Health Professions, 1705 University
Boulevard, SHPB 444, Birmingham, AL 35294-1212.
Telephone 205-975-4CDS (205-975-4237)
E-mail mailto:AskCDS@uab.edu (AskCDS@uab.edu)
Website www.uab.edu/msgc
Physican Assistant Studies

Students should use this checklist to complete the CASPA application.
The Physician Assistant program will notify students when it is time to
complete the Graduate School application online.
Students should complete this checklist after the CASPA application has
been approved and the Physician Assistant program has notified them of
admission to the program.
7
Second Year
First Term
Hours
GC 560
GC 600
GC 652
GC 653
GC 698
CDS 500
1
10

Second Year
Second Term
Hours
GC 560
GC 602
GC 654
GC 655
GC 698
CDS 605
1
10
Degree Offered:
M.S.P.A.S.
Program Director:
James R. Kilgore, PhD, PA-C
Phone:
(205) 934-9124
E-mail:
AskCDS@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/pa
General Information
Physician Assistants (PAs) are valuable members of a multidisciplinary
healthcare team. The profession was established in 1965 to help
physicians provide healthcare services to under-served and rural
populations. While the profession remains committed to its historical
mission, PAs are now employed in almost all medical and surgical
specialties.
PAs are healthcare professionals licensed to practice medicine under
the supervision of a physician. Individual state practice laws and hospital
bylaws define the scope of practice and prescribing authority of physician
assistants. In general, most states authorize PAs to prescribe noncontrolled substances and perform any task delegated by a supervising
physician.
To be eligible for licensure, PAs must graduate from an accredited
physician assistant program and pass the Physician Assistant National
Certification Examination (PANCE). To maintain licensure, PAs must
complete 100 hours of continuing medical education credits every
two years and pass the Physician Assistant National Recertification
Examination (PANRE) every six years. PAs may obtain additional training
through postgraduate residency programs in subspecialty areas, but
these programs are not required for licensure or practice in subspecialty
areas.
The mission of the UAB Physician Assistant Program is to provide
qualified individuals with the knowledge, skills, and judgment needed
to assist physicians in the care of patients in surgical, acute-care,

and medical settings. While physician assistants function under the
direction of the physicians, they are capable of performing selected tasks
autonomously.
PA 618
PA 619
CDS 535
HCM 530
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Accreditation:
The Physician Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation

Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARCPA).
Credentials Conferred:
DiplomaThe Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS)
degree is awarded by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Professional Certification:
Graduates of the UAB PA program are eligible to take the Physician
Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) sponsored by the
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants to become
a certified PA.
complete the academic and clinical requirements of the program and
to satisfy licensure/certification requirements have been outlined and
are available upon request from the academic program office. Students
requesting disability accommodations should contact UAB Disability
Support Services (DSS) at 205-934-4205.
Program Curriculum:
Course requirements are listed below with semester credit hours shown.
Second Year
First Term
PA 609
PA 612
PA 617
PA 620
PA 634
Clinical Curriculum
The clinical component of the curriculum consists of 12 clinical rotations
PA 621 PA 632 plus Senior Seminar I, II & III, and a Master's Research
Project Presentation. Of the clinical rotations, 7 are required and 5 are
electives.
Second Year
Second Term
PA 622
PA 623
PA 624

Hours
PA 601
PA 602
PA 615
3
3
1
15
PA 606
PA 613
PA 616
3
2-3
3
1
16-17
PA 626
PA 627
PA 628
PA 639
Third Year
First Term
Hours
PA 629
4-5
PA 630
PA 631
PA 632
PA 640
PA 698
Total credit hours: 16-17
1
19-20
First Year
Summer Term
Hours
PA 625
Hours
3
PA 611
Summer Term
17
PA 603
PA 608
Second Year
First Year
Second Term
3
19
First Year
PA 610
Hours
PA 621
Didactic Curriculum
PA 605
1
17
PA 638
First Term
Hours
PA 607
Hours
PA 604
PA 614
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Biomedical and Health Sciences
Clinical Rotations (PA 621- PA 632)

Materials to be received by the
CASPA:
Completed applications must be

received by the Central Application
Service for Physician Assistants
(CASPA) no later than September 1
the year prior to the expected term
of enrollment
Family Medicine
Number of Evaluations/ Letter of

Recommendations Required:
Three
Intensive Care Units
Entrance Tests:
GRE (TOEFL is required for

international applicants whose
native language is not English.)
7 Required Clinical Rotations

5 Elective Clinical Rotations:
Emergency Medicine
Requirements
Hours
PA 621
Clinical Services I
PA 622
Clinical Services II
PA 623
Clinical Service III
PA 624
Clinical Services IV
PA 625
Clinical Services V
PA 626
Clinical Service VI
PA 627
Clinical Service VII
Degrees Offered:
M.S.
PA 628
Clinical Service VIII
Co-Directors:
PA 629
Clinical Service IX
William S. Brooks, MD; Kara

Caruthers, MS
PA 630
Clinical Service X
Phone:
(205) 934-7596
PA 631
Clinical Service XI
E-mail:
PA 632
Clinical Services XII
wbrooks@uab.edu;
kcaruthe@uab.edu
Requirements
Human Anatomy
BY 116
Introductory Human Physiology
or BY 409
Principles of Human Physiology
BY 123
Introductory Biology I
BY 124
Introductory Biology II
BY 261
Introduction to Microbiology
or BY 271
Biology of Microorganisms
CH 115
& CH 116
& CH 117
& CH 118
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory
and General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Laboratory (CH 105, CH
106, CH 107, CH 108 accepted)
PY 216
& 216L
Elementary Statistical Methods

and Elementary Statistical Methods Laboratory
PY 101
Introduction to Psychology
or PY 201
Honors Introduction to Psychology
PY 212
Developmental Psychology
or PY 218
Abnormal Psychology
HCM 360
Statistics for Managers
Verbal
GRE
Analyt.
GRE
Science
GPA
Overall
GPA
2012-2014 495
650
3.9
3.54
3.61
2011-2013 473
619
4.0
3.61
3.62
2010-2012 495
633
4.1
3.52
3.55
2009-2011 499
638
n/a
3.55
3.58
2008-2010 484
619
n/a
3.53
3.56
2007-2009 497
631
4.0
351
3.46
2006-2008 482
603
n/a
3.53
3.45
Averages
628
4.0
3.54
3.55
489
Program Mission
The mission of the Master's Degree in Biomedical and Health Sciences
is to provide quality education to prepare a diverse student body for entry
into graduate health professions programs including medicine, dentistry,
optometry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and physician
assistant studies.
Quant.
GRE

Program Information
Hours
BY 115
Class
Cohort
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Have a BS degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, kinesiology/

exercise science, biomedical sciences, psychology, or a related
degree from an accredited college or university,
Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (A= 4.0), computed from
all undergraduate credits,
Have a minimum science GPA of 3.0 (A=4.0), computed from all
undergraduate coursework in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and
physical sciences,
Submit scores of Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT),
Optometry Admissions Test (OAT), Dental Admission Test (DAT), or
Graduate Record Exam (GRE),
Have completed college level coursework that includes 8 hours
of general biology, 8 hours of general or organic chemistry, and 4
additional hours of biological sciences,
Submit a personal statement of interest to the program,
Submit three letters of recommendation,
at www.wes.org

required at program admission.
Persons with a Bachelor of Science degree may be eligible to register
for courses as non-degree seeking graduate students before acceptance
into the M.S. program at the discretion of the program co-directors. If a
non-degree seeking graduate student meets the M.S. program admission
requirements, up to 12 semester hours of approved non-degree graduate
coursework may be accepted for the M.S. degree. Admission of a student
to any course as a non-degree seeking student does not constitute
admission to the M.S. degree program. Non-degree seeking students will
be eligible to meet with M.S. BHS advisors to discuss course selections
and planning for future enrollment in either the M.S. BHS program or the
graduate health professional school of their choice.
Essential functions are physical abilities, mental abilities, skills,

attitudes, and behaviors the students must evidence or perform at each
stage of their education. The absence of an essential function would
fundamentally alter a students ability to meet the program goals. The
essential functions include commitment to learning, interpersonal skills,
communication, time management, problem-solving, professionalism,
responsibility, critical thinking, and stress management.
Services (DSS), please call (205) 934-4205 (voice) or (205) 934-4248
(TDD), or visit the DSS offices at 1701 9th Avenue South. Additional
information is available at https://www.uab.edu/students/services/
disability-support-services

None required.
Entry Term:
Summer Semester

School Office:
April 1
Entrance Tests:
MCAT, OAT, DAT, or GRE and for

international applications from nonEnglish speaking countries, scores
for the Test of English as a Foreign
Written English (TWE)
Transcript evaluation by WES is
required for applicants with foreign
university degrees
Contact Information
Diagnostic Sciences, Biomedical and Health Sciences Program, UAB
School of Health Professions, SHPB 446, 1705 University Blvd.,
Telephone: 205-934-7596
E-mail: AskCDS@uab.edu
Biotechnology and Regulatory

Affairs Certificate
Degree Offered:
Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs

Certificate
Program Director:
M. Tino Unlap, PhD
Phone:
(205) 934-7382
E-Mail:
unlap@uab.edu
Website:
biotechnology-m-s-c-l-s-orcertificate
Program Information
Essential Functions
Comments:
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Program Mission
As the biotechnology industry grows and life science companies mature,
there is an increasing demand for a workforce trained in regulatory affairs
to ensure that therapeutics, biologics, diagnostics and medical device
products progress successfully through the development, manufacturing
and marketing processes. Currently there are thousands of ongoing
clinical trials of new drugs, with many of them soon to be approved and
ready for full-scale production, resulting in an all-time high demand for
individuals with regulatory training.
The Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs certificate program is designed to
provide students with targeted training and education in:
The philosophies and roles of the domestic and international
regulatory agencies that oversee drug, biologic, device and
diagnostic development,
The laws that govern the development, manufacturing and
commercial distribution of drugs, biologics and medical devices,
The analysis of how emerging developments and trends are
reshaping drug development and medical device regulation,
The biological processes and laboratory techniques utilized for the
discovery, development and evaluation of therapeutic drugs,
Major concepts under which clinical trials are designed and run,
The roles of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
Institutional Review Boards, the Code of Federal Regulations and
ethical principles,
The complexities of clinical trial initiation and the issues of site and
data management.
complete the requirements of the Program are available upon request
from the Biotechnology program office. If you have a disability, but have
not contacted Disability Support Services (DSS), please call 934-4205 or
visit https://www.uab.edu/students/services/disability-support-services.
Entry Term:
Fall Semester

School Office:
February 28 (Early Acceptance);

May 31 (Final Acceptance)

Required:
None
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Nuclear Medicine Technology
Entrance Tests:
Comments:

applicants from non-English
Financial aid (fellowship, stipend, or
assistantship) is not available from
the program; scholarship availability
Contact Information
Diagnostic Sciences, Biotechnology Program, UAB School of Health
Professions, SHPB 430, 1705 University Blvd., Birmingham,
Alabama 35294-1212.
Telephone 205-934-3209.
Nuclear Medicine Technology

Degree Offered:
M.S.
Program Director:
Norman Bolus
Phone:
(205) 934-3427
E-mail:
bolusn@uab.edu
Website:
nuclear-medicine-technology

at www.wes.org
The completed application and observation form must be on file with the
program office by February 15th for a priority interview to be granted. All
eligible applicants will be interviewed in March for admission decisions in
early April. Eligible late applicants will be considered on a space-available
basis during the summer term.
required at program admission and prior to clinical placement. Persons
with a Bachelor of Science degree may be eligible to register for courses
as non-degree seeking graduate students before acceptance into the
M.S. program. If a non-degree seeking graduate student meets the M.S.
program admission requirements, up to 12 semester hours of approved
non-degree graduate coursework may be accepted for the M.S. degree.
Admission of a student to any course as a non-degree student does not
constitute admission to the M.S. degree program.
Essential Functions
Essential functions are physical abilities, mental abilities, skills, attitudes,
and behaviors the students must show evidence of to be able perform
at each stage of their didactic and clinical education. A list of essential
functions is on file in the NMT Program Office and in the NMT Program &
Policy Book.
Services (DSS), please call (205) 934-4205 (voice) or (205) 934-4248
(TDD), or visit the DSS offices at 1701 9th Avenue South. Additional
information is available at https://www.uab.edu/students/services/
disability-support-services.
Program Information
Program Mission
Nuclear Medicine Technology academic programs are accredited

by the Joint Review Committee on Nuclear Medicine Technology
Programs (JRCNMT). Program graduates are eligible to apply for
the certification examination offered by both the Nuclear Medicine
Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or the American Registry of
Radiological Technologists (ARRT).
The UAB Nuclear Medicine Technology Program is dedicated to

providing a quality program by offering didactic and clinical coursework in
a curriculum that is designated to prepare students to become competent
and productive entry level technologists. The program also serves the
profession through its offering of continuing education activities and
educational products.
JRCNMT
2000 W. Danforth Road

Suite 130, #203

Edmond, OK 73003
Have a BS degree in biology, physics, chemistry, biomedical

sciences, bioengineering, or a related degree from an accredited
Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (A= 4.0), computed
Phone: 405.285.0546
Fax: 405.285.0579
jrcnmt@coxinet.net
Have taken the GRE General Test,
http://www.jrcnmt.org/
Apply for admission to the UAB NMT Program,
NMTCB
Complete a clinical observation and write a reflection on the

observation,
3558 Habersham at Northlake

Building I
Tucker, GA 30084
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and non-clinical process improvement projects in a complex medical

environment.
Phone: 404.315.1739
ARRT
The certificate program, housed in the Department of Health Services

Administration in the School of Health Professions, requires a combined
approach using data and models from the natural, social, technological,
behavioral and life sciences, and other specialized fields. The curriculum
is delivered by an interdisciplinary team of faculty from the University of
Alabama at Birmingham Schools of Health Professions, Nursing, Public
Health and Medicine.
1255 Northland Drive
Requirements
Fax: 404.315.6502
board@nmtcb.org
http://www.nmtcb.org/root/default.php
St. Paul, MN 55120
Introduction to Clinical Quality Improvement
HQS 610
Quantitative Methods, Measurement, and Tools for

Quality Improvement
HQS 625
Fundamentals of Patient Safety
HQS 630
Leadership of High Reliability Healthcare Organizations
Phone: 651.687.0048
Fax: 651.687.3299
https://www.arrt.org/
Entry Term:
Fall Semester

School Office:
Early Admission: February 15th
Entrance Tests:

applicants from non-English
the test of English as a Foreign
Comments:
Hours
HQS 600
Scholarship money is available, but

is very limited; transcript evaluation
by WES is required for applicants
with foreign university degrees
Contact Information
Diagnostic Sciences, Nuclear Medicine Technology Program, UAB
School of Health Professions, SHPB 446, 1705 University Blvd.,
Birmingham,
Alabama 35294-1212.
Telephone 205-934-3209.
Health Services Administration

The Department of Health Services Administration includes programs
at baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels, as well as a variety of
professional education opportunities for health services executives and
clinicians. Some programs in the department are the only one of their
kind in the state, or first of their kind in the nation. The MSHA Program is
ranked #5 in the nation.
Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety
The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety is a unique,
multidisciplinary approach to the analysis and solution of complex
problems. The program prepares clinical and administrative professionals
to deploy quality- and safety-focused strategies for their organization.
HQS is a high quality, academically rigorous forum for developing the
individual knowledge and skills needed to conduct clinical practice
Prospective students should use this checklist (Ph.D.) to obtain specific

Prospective students should use this checklist (D.Sc.) to obtain specific
Degrees Offered:
D.Sc., Ph.D.
Director:
Dr. Robert Hernandez (School of

Health Professions)
Phone:
(205) 934-3113
E-mail:
phdha@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/shp/home/
about-shp (School of Health
Professions)
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/business/
(School of Business)
Doctor of Philosophy Program

Information
The Ph.D. program in AdministrationHealth Services is a degree
program offered jointly and cooperatively by the Department of Health
Services Administration in the School of Health Professions and the
Graduate School of Management in the School of Business. Faculty
associated with the School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Lister
Hill Center for Health Policy, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness
Research and Education, and Center on Aging also contribute to student
learning.
The Ph.D. program is for those who wish to pursue the conceptual,
philosophical, and applied aspects of administrative processes in
health services, health policy, and outcomes research in health care. It
provides doctoral-level study and research in administration with specific
application to health services. The pedagogical focus is on developing
a strong research orientation through course work, research seminars,
and mentoring relationships with faculty. Students may choose a
specialization in either strategic management or health services research.
Students who are interested in pursuing academic careers are also
afforded the opportunity to develop their teaching skills through course
work and teaching opportunities. Job placement occurs in regional,
national, and international markets. To date, over 80 graduates have
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taken positions in academic institutions as well as health service delivery,

governmental, and consulting organizations.
An applicant should already possess a master's degree in a relevant
discipline or have completed an undergraduate program with an
outstanding record. Completed applications of well-qualified candidates
received by January 15 may be considered for early admission.
The application deadline is March 15. Although applications may be
considered after March 15, admission and financial aid priority is given to
those applicants whose materials are complete by March 15. Applications
submitted after March 15 would be considered on a space-available basis
only.
Admission recommendations are made by the Admissions and Policy
Committee after examination of the candidate's qualifications, which
should include a minimum GRE General Test score of 1,000 (verbal
plus quantitative), if tested prior to August 2011; equivalent combined
scores for the revised GRE; or a GMAT test score of 550. All applicants
whose first language is not English are also required to submit a score
for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A TOEFL score
of 80 is required if the TOEFL taken is based on the Internet version; if
computer-based, the minimum score required is 213; and if the paperbased test version is taken, the minimum acceptable score is 550 or
above. Consideration will also be given to the quality of the applicant's
academic record, previous research experience and productivity, and
estimated research potential as indicated by references.
Various forms of financial aid are available to students. Departmental
research assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis and carry
an obligation of 20 hours of work per week. Assistantships are awarded
to incoming students for a period of one year, and may be renewable
for a second year based on satisfactory work and academic progress,
depending on the availability of funds. Some students are able to secure
funding for additional years in the program through research assistant
positions or other part-time jobs funded by faculty members grants and
contract activities. Other forms of financial assistance include minority
fellowships offered through the UAB Graduate School, paid teaching
opportunities in selected undergraduate programs, and federal student
loans.
the first three areas and pass a comprehensive examination in each

before work can officially begin on the dissertation. The investigation and
other special work leading to the dissertation must be performed directly
under the guidance and supervision of a five-person committee of the
UAB graduate faculty. The normal minimum period in which the doctoral
degree can be earned is three to four years of full-time study.
Degree Completion
The granting of the Ph.D. degree is based on completion of all
required coursework, residency requirements, comprehensive
examinations, dissertation requirements, and the recommendation of
the AdministrationHealth Services graduate program director and the
dissertation committee.
Mission, Vision, and Values Statements

Because outstanding teaching and research are essential to the future
of health care delivery in our nation and abroad, the Ph.D. program
in AdministrationHealth Services provides doctoral-level training to
individuals who will be our future health care leaders in academic and
nonacademic research organizations.
We seek to recruit a diverse and talented group of national and
international students who are attracted to careers in research
and teaching. The educational experience in the Ph.D. program is
characterized by exposure to the various disciplines relevant to health
administration and policy from across the university, as well as oneon-one mentorship relationships with faculty. These experiences are
expected to serve as a foundation for future research throughout the
graduate careers.
January 15th

School Office:
March 15th

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
GRE or GMAT (TOEFL also

English.)
Comments:
Stipend support available
Prerequisites
Prerequisite requirements include one graduate-level statistics course
with computer usage, one graduate-level course on the U.S. health
care system, and an introductory healthcare finance course. Incoming
students who have not met these prerequisites during a masters program
may take courses prior to entering the program or during their first year of
study in the program.
Program of Study
The program of study consists of five components
1. Courses in administration and health systems,
2. Courses in research methodology and statistics,
3. Specialization courses,
4. Comprehensive examinations,
5. The doctoral dissertation.
Specializations are currently available in strategic management and
health services research. Students must complete all coursework in
For detailed information, contact the Program Office of the Doctoral

Programs in AdministrationHealth
Services, UAB School of Health Professions Building, 1705 University
Fax 205-975-6608
E-mail phdha@uab.edu
Web www.hsa.uab.edu
Doctor of Science Program Information

The Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Administration-Health Services program
is designed for healthcare executives who are seeking to engage in
a rigorous course of study that will also permit them to retain their
demanding work and life responsibilities. D.Sc. students are interested in
continuing a practice-focused career, as opposed to the academic career
sought by most residential Ph.D. students.
The program is offered by the Department of Health Services

Administration. Faculty associated with the School of Public Health, Lister
Hill Center for Health Policy, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness
Research and Education, and other national experts also contribute to
student learning.
Qualified applicants will preferably have a master's degree in health
administration; health informatics; business administration; or a related
field. Degree(s) must be from an accredited institution. In addition,
qualified applicants will have a minimum of five years of mid to seniorlevel managerial experience in health management.
Students whose first language is not English must submit recent scores
for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam or
IELTS. Applicants who have received a degree from an accredited U.S.
institution or from institutions in countries where English is the primary
language of instruction are not required to submit the TOEFL or IELTS
score.
As of January 2010, the UAB Graduate School has approved a waiver of
the GRE/GMAT requirement for all applicants to the Executive Doctoral
Program in Administration-Health Services. Admission requirements to
the residential Ph.D. Program are not affected by this change.
The application procedure for the D.Sc. in Administration-Health Services
Program requires both an application to the UAB Graduate School as
well as supplemental materials that must be submitted directly to the
D.Sc. Program Office. A full checklist of required items can be found on
the Application Process page of the program website www.uab.edu/
execdoc.
Applications are reviewed by the Admissions and Policy Committee of
the Executive D.Sc. in Administration-Health Services Program. The
committee forwards a recommendation to the Dean of the UAB Graduate
School who then communicates official admission decisions via written
letter.
As it is based on a cohort model, the Executive D.Sc. Program only
admits for the fall of each year. Applicants who complete applications
prior to February 1 will be given priority in the admission process.
Applications received after February 1 will be considered on a spaceavailable basis.
Degree Completion
The granting of the D.Sc. degree is based on completion of all
required coursework, residency requirements, a comprehensive
examination, dissertation requirements, and the recommendation of
the AdministrationHealth Services graduate program director and the
dissertation committee.
Mission, Vision, and Values Statements

The mission of the Executive Doctoral Program is to develop highly
qualified strategic management practitioners and scholars. We
accomplish this mission through: our strategic management courses,
faculty/student interaction, publishing and presenting our work, and
teaching others.
Deadline for Priority Application:
February 1st. After February 1st,

applications will be considered on a
space-available basis.

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
TOEFL required for international

not English.
Comments:
Stipend support available
For detailed information, contact the Program Office of the Doctoral

Programs in AdministrationHealth
Services, UAB School of Health Professions Building, 1705 University
Fax 205-975-6608
E-mail execdoc@uab.edu (phdha@uab.edu)
Web www.uab/execdoc
Health Administration
Degree Offered:
M.S.H.A.
Program of Study
Residential and Executive M.S.H.A. Mrs. Randa Hall (Residential &

Director:
Executive)
The program of study consists of four components
Phone:
(205) 934-3332
1. Courses in administration and health systems,
E-mail:
randahall@uab.edu
2. Courses in research methodology and statistics,
Web site:
www.uab.edu/msha
3. Comprehensive examinations,
Program Information
4. The doctoral dissertation.

Students must complete all coursework and pass a comprehensive
examination before work can officially begin on the dissertation. The
investigation and other special work leading to the dissertation must be
performed directly under the guidance and supervision of a four-person
committee of the UAB graduate faculty. The normal minimum period in
which the doctoral degree can be earned is three years of full-time study.
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The Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) Program,

accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Management Education, trains executives for health services
organizations. The program has graduated more than 1,300 persons
since 1965.
Students must complete 23 graduate courses and a 12-month
administrative residency in a health care organization. A capstone core
course is completed during the last on-campus semester. Twenty-one
core courses and two elective courses are required as well as a summer
internship or international experience for single-degree MSHA students.
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Health Informatics (M.S.H.I.)
All students begin in the fall term and complete coursework in 21 months
followed by the administrative residency.
Complete applications for fall entry are due no later than the preceding
March 1. Since admission to the MSHA program is very competitive, early
application is encouraged.
MSHA-MBA, MSHA-MSHI Coordinated

Degrees
Students wishing to pursue simultaneously the Master of Science in
Health Administration (MSHA) and the Master of Business Administration
(MBA) degrees must complete 29 graduate courses, including 1
elective. Students seeking to complete the Master of Science in Health
Administration (MSHA) and the Master of Science in Health Informatics
(MSHI) must complete 30 graduate courses including a summer
internship. A 12-month administrative residency in a health services
organization is required for completion of the MSHA program. A student
who enters a coordinated program, but subsequently decides to pursue
only one of the degrees, must satisfy all the requirements for the degree
sought.
Application Information
Applicants to the MSHA, MSHA-MBA, or MSHA-MSHI programs must
have completed or anticipate completion of at least a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited college or university or from a
recognized university abroad before entry into the program. Prior to
matriculation, MSHA-MBA students must have completed an online
MBA boot camp course with a passing grade. In addition, MSHA-MBA
students must have successfully completed three semester credit hours
in calculus.
Application for the MSHA program should be made using the UAB
Graduate School Apply Yourself
Application Network Service available at (https://app.applyyourself.com/
AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantLogin.asp?id=uab-grad).
E-mail parmstrong@uab.edu
Web www.uab.edu/msha
Fall

School Office:
March 1 for first priority and June 1

if space is still available

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
GRE (minimum composite score

of 300) or GMAT (minimum score
of 480) is required for Residential
applicants only. TOEFL and TWE
are also required for all international
not English.
Comments:
Additional application for admission

is required by program
For detailed information, contact Admissions Coordinator, Department of

Health Services Administration, UAB School of Health Professions, SHPB
567, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-3361.
E-mail parmstrong@uab.edu
Web www.uab.edu/msha
or the UAB Graduate School of Management (MBA Program), BEC 203,
1720 2nd Avenue South,
E-mail cmanning@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/business/
Executive MSHA Program

Qualified students can earn the Master of Science in Health
Administration (MSHA) by completing the Executive format. This program
is open to individuals with at least 5 years of experience in health
care organizations, either as managers or as clinical professionals.
Participants in the MSHA program (Executive format) complete both oncampus and distance-learning activities, and a brief field experience,
within 2 years of study.
For detailed information, contact Admissions Coordinator, Department of
Health Services Administration, UAB School of Health Professions, SHPB
590C, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-3361.
E-mail hjlee@uab.edu (sarap@uab.edu)
Web www.uab.edu/emsha
Health Informatics (M.S.H.I.)

Degree Offered:
M.S.H.I.
Program Director:
Amanda Dorsey, MSHI
Phone:
(205) 934-3509
E-mail:
mshi@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/hi
Program Information
Program Admission
Admission to the program is in the fall semester. Application to the
program may be made September through April 30, preceding the
expected date of enrollment for the next fall term. Applications received
after April 30 are considered on a space-available basis. Applications
are evaluated against the Graduate School criteria and those criteria
developed specifically for the HI program. The ideal size of each entering
class is 20 to 25 students.
Admission to the program requires acceptance to the Graduate School
of The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Applicants must have
completed or anticipate completion of at least a baccalaureate degree
from a regionally accredited college or university or from a recognized
university abroad before entering the program. As a criterion for
unconditional admission, applicants must have no less than a B GPA (3.0
on a 4.0 scale) for the last 60 semester hours of earned undergraduate
credit or overall undergraduate credit or overall undergraduate hours.
Official transcripts of all previous academic work beyond the secondary
level should be submitted. Before matriculation, entering students must
have received a final transcript for each degree received.
The applicant should include a carefully drafted statement about his

or her personal interests, career goals, and relevant background
experience and a professional resume. Three confidential letters
of recommendation from individuals qualified to write concerning
your potential success in both a graduate program and in the Health
Informatics field must be submitted.
Prior to entering the program, applicants should have completed three
hours of undergraduate or graduate course work in statistics and and
three hours in programming or a relevant continuing education course in
event-driven programming (e.g., Visual Basic, C++, Java, XML, .Net).
Admission to the HI program is determined by an interview process and
the consensus of the Admissions Committee. The decision is based on
previous academic record, professional recommendations as evidence
of ability to perform graduate-level work, and an interview with two
faculty members. The program director reserves the prerogative for final
recommendation on admission status to the Graduate School.
Applicants accepted to the program must complete a criminal background
check and drug screen at program admission and again prior to clinical
placement as required by school policy.
Fall

School Office:
April 30

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
(TOEFL and TWE also required

for international applicants whose
native language is not English.)
Comments:
None
Health Information Management Track

The Health Information Management (HIM) track is designed to provide
credentialed HIM practitioners with advanced practice knowledge and
skills for new employment opportunities in administrative, educational,
and research activities in the rapidly evolving electronic health care
environment. Credentialed HIM practitioners who have three or more
years of work experience are invited to apply to the MSHI Program.
The curriculum will address the development and implementation of the
computer based electronic health record, the use of appropriate clinical
classifications, vocabularies, and terminologies, the management of
legal and regulatory requirements, and privacy and security oversight for
health information encompassing the structured domains of health data
management, information technology and systems, and organization and
management.
HIM Track students will complete an applied project during the last
two semesters of the MSHI program. The goal of the final project is to
increase students' awareness of applied research in health information
management practice. The project should serve as a meaningful
contribution to the implementation of the electronic health record in a
variety of health care settings.
User Experience Track

The User Experience Track is designed to provide graduates of with an
in-depth understanding of how design can be used to simplify a complex
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healthcare delivery system. The User Experience Track curriculum

includes courses on interaction design, and healthcare user-based
research, design thinking and implementing an end-user focused design
culture in an organization. Graduates of the Healthcare User Experience
track may find employment in a range of positions including User
Experience Designer (focusing on the design of healthcare interfaces
to increase efficiency, ease of use and patient safety), User Researcher
(conducting research to identify usability issues, understand workflow,
user needs, pain points and opportunities), Healthcare Business
Analysts, Software Product Managers, EHR/IT Consultants, Software
Developers, and Quality & Patient Safety Specialists.
During the last semester in the MSHI Program, User Experience Track
students will complete a healthcare-specific, applied design project in
conjunction with their current organization or a healthcare organization
of their choosing. The goal of the final project it to culminate the content
from the didactic User Experience courses into a working prototype
that can serve as a meaningful contribution to the student's chosen
organization.
Data Analytics Track

The Data Analytics Track is designed to train graduates to extract,
combine, manipulate, interpret, and display healthcare data in all
its forms. Coursework includes an in-depth look at healthcare data
requirements, including healthcare IT standards, terminologies,
vocabularies and classification systems, heath information exchanges,
healthcare data models, advanced database design, business
intelligence, clinical decision modeling and quantitative methods.
Particular focus in each course is given toward learning how to help
healthcare organizations institute data-governed decision making
processes. Job titles of graduates in this track may include, but are not
limited to, Analytics Analyst, Data Modeling Analyst/Manager, Fraud
Analyst, Research Analyst/Manager, Analytics Engineer, Business
Intelligence Engineer, Consultant, or Director of Data Analytics.
During the last semester in the MSHI Program, Data Analytics Track
students will complete a healthcare-specific, applied database/data
modeling design project in conjunction with their current organization or
a healthcare organization of their choosing. The goal of the final project
is to synthesize content from the didactic Data Analytics Track courses
into a viable product that can serve as a meaningful contribution to the
students chosen organization.
For detailed information, contact Master of Science in Health Informatics
Program, UAB School of Health Professions, SHPB 590A. Physical
address: 1705 University Blvd. Mailing address: 1720 2nd Avenue South,
Fax 205-975-6608
E-mail mshi@uab.edu
Healthcare Quality and Safety

Prospective students should us this checklist to obtain specific
Degree Offered:
M.S.
Program Directors:
Donna Slovensky, PhD and Scott

Buchalter, MD
Phone:
(205) 934-3529
Website
www.uab.edu/hqs
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Nutrition Sciences
Program Information
E-mail HQS (SHRP-GCHQS@uab.edu)
The Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety will prepare

individuals to provide leadership in the design, implementation, and
evaluation of clinical and non-clinical process improvement and patient
safety activities in complex healthcare environments. The program will
comprise a didactic and experiential curriculum including:
Nutrition Sciences
Quantitative methods and statistical process control techniques
Prospective students should use this checklist (Ph.D.) to obtain specific

Prospective students should use this checklist (M.S.) to obtain specific
Quality management models such as PDSA, Lean, and Six Sigma

Risk and patient safety assessment and management techniques
Ph.D. Program in Nutrition Sciences
Implementing and managing cultural and organizational change

Team leadership and communication
Leadership of high reliability organizations
Integrative capstone project
The program is housed in the Department of Health Services
Administration (HSA) in the School of Health Professions. The HSA
Department currently offers graduate degrees in health administration
and health informatics, both of which include courses with leadership,
quality improvement, and data analytics content, as well as a graduate
certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety (HQS).
Admission requirements include eligibility for admission to the UAB
Graduate School, and current or past work experience in a qualityor safety-related job in the healthcare industry. Applicants must have
completed a bachelors degree (or higher) from an accredited college
or university, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the junior and senior level
course work.
Additional requirements will include completion of a program-specific
application showing any quality or safety-related employment and
previous relevant training, interview(s) with faculty, written response
to an essay question, and prior completion of a basic statistics course.
Employment experience in a health care organization is preferred, but
not mandatory. Applicants with no previous healthcare experience will be
required to complete a survey of healthcare course as a prerequisite.
An admissions committee comprised of program administrators and
HQS course masters will review applications and make final admission
decisions based on desired cohort size.
Entry Term:
Fall Semester

School Office:
July 1st
Length of Study:
36 Credit Hours -- Full-time

students may complete the program
in three academic terms; however,
one or two courses per term
is recommended for employed
students.
Contact Information
For detailed information, contact the Department of Health Services
Administration, Healthcare Quality and Safety Program, UAB School of
Health Professions, SHPB 590B, 1705 University Blvd., Birmingham,
Alabama 35294-1212.
Telephone 205-934-3529.
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.
Director:
Dr. Jose Fernandez
Phone:
(205) 934-2029
E-mail:
jose@uab.edu
Web site:
www.uab.edu/nutrition
The program leading to the Ph.D. in Nutrition Sciences at UAB

is designed to provide coursework and research experience that
emphasizes the science of nutrition in maintaining the health of
individuals and populations and preventing a variety of diseases. The
doctoral program combines required and elective didactic coursework in
basic sciences and nutrition with research incorporating basic science,
clinical applications, and translational research conducted in superb
facilities in an outstanding research environment.
Admission
To meet Graduate School and departmental standards, a student must
have a combined GRE score of 310, an undergraduate degree with a
strong science background, three letters of recommendation based on
thorough knowledge of the applicant's background and abilities, and, of
great importance, a statement of goals and purpose that delineates the
student's motivation and purpose in seeking this degree.
Coursework and Other Requirements
Successful completion of the Ph.D. will require completion of a
minimum of 33 semester hours in core courses (encompassing the
disciplines of cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology,
nutritional biochemistry, clinical nutrition, and statistics and experimental
design) and at least 24 additional graduate semester hours of elective
coursework from nutrition and other disciplines; passing a comprehensive
written qualifying examination; and defense of a dissertation reporting the
results of original scientific research that makes a genuine contribution
to the knowledge of nutrition sciences. In fulfilling the latter requirement,
with rare exceptions, a student must author at least three papers that are
publishable in peer-reviewed journals, with one paper already published
at the time of dissertation defense.
For detailed information, contact Dr. Jos R. Fernndez, Director of the
Ph.D. Program in Nutrition Sciences, Department of Nutrition Sciences,
UAB School of Health Professions, Susan Mott Webb Nutrition Sciences
Building, Room 522, 1675 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL
35294-3360.
E-mail phdntr@uab.edu
Web www.uab.edu/nutrition
Core Classes must include:

Requirements
Hours
NTR 637
Applied Research in Nutrition Sciences
NTR 701
NTR 718
Nutritional Biochemistry
NTR 733
Laboratory Instruments and Methods in Nutrition

Research
NTR 736
Scientific Methods
NTR 747
Molecular Biology and Nutrition Sciences
NTR 779
Obesity in the 21st Century
NTR 788
Advanced Nutrition Seminar (Required each semester

for a total of 5 credits)
BST 621
Statistical Methods I
or NTR 621
Applied Statistics to Nutrition Sciences I
BST 622
Statistical Methods II
or NTR 622
Recent Advances In Nutrition Cancer Research
6
1-3
Elective classes:
Requirements
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should be registered dietitians, registration-eligible dietitians, or have

a baccalaureate degree from the Accrediting and Credentialing of
Education for Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) approved Didactic
Program in Dietetics. A nutrition research option is offered to nondietetics students with strong science backgrounds.
4. Complete a criminal background check and drug screen at program
admission and again prior to clinical placement as required by school
policy. The criminal background check and drug screen are required
for the students enrolled in the Dietetic Internship Certificate and
Nutrition Sciences, M.S. programs.
Degree Requirements
The graduate program in nutrition sciences offers the Research Option
(Plan I thesis/research) or Clinical Option (Plan 2 non-thesis/clinical).
Candidates for the M.S. degree, Plan 1, are expected to complete a
minimum of 30 hours of graduate-level course work, and submit and
defend thesis research that makes a contribution to the knowledge
of nutrition sciences. Candidates for the M.S. degree, Plan 2, must
complete a total of 36 hours of graduate-level course work.
Curriculum Core Requirements
Hours
NTR 604
Principles and Practice of Nutrition Support
NTR 631
Community Interventions for Healthy Lifestyles
NTR 701
NTR 722
Recent Advances in Nutrition and Cancer Research
NTR 750
Body Composition and Energy Metabolism
NTR 769
Race, Nutrition and Health
3
1-3
Successful completion of the M.S. degree will require completion of

a minimum of 20 semester hours in nutrition sciences core courses
and additional courses to be selected from departmental offerings. The
Research Option requires completion of 6 semester hours of thesis
research and presentation of a thesis. Students completing the Clinical
Option will require a total of 36 semester hours in nutrition sciences.
M.S. Program in Nutrition Sciences
Degree Offered:
M.S.
Fall
Director:
Dr. Brenda Bertrand
Phone:
(205) 934-8770
E-mail:
brendamb@uab.edu

School Office:
Web site:
www.uab.edu/nutrition

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:

English.)
The program leading to the Master of Science degree in nutrition

sciences is designed to provide training and experience in the treatment
and prevention of disease through the science and art of optimal
nutritional care. Professionals with backgrounds in the science of
nutrition or dietetics will have an opportunity to learn the metabolic
and biochemical basis for nutritional care while being involved in direct
patient management and in either laboratory or clinical research.
Opportunities exist for specialization within clinical subspecialty areas
such as pediatrics, children with special health care needs, clinical
nutrition research, exercise science, health education, health services
administration, community nutrition, and public health.
Admission
The Nutrition Sciences graduate program recommends fall-term entry.
Interested students must first obtain admission to the UAB Graduate
School. Graduate School admission standards include
1. a B average computed overall, or alternatively computed over the last
60 semester hours of earned credit;
2. evidence of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited
university or college in the United States ; and
3. a combined score of at least 310 on the verbal and quantitative
sections of the GRE General Test. Additionally, eligible students
for the dietetic internship or clinical option in the master's degree
For detailed information, contact Dr. Brenda Bertrand, Professor and

Director, Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Department of Nutrition
Sciences, UAB School of Health Related Professions, Webb Building,
Room 534, 1675 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-3360.
E-mail bertrandmb@uab.edu (miller1@uab.edu)
Dietetic Internship Certificate

The Dietetic Internship Certificate is accredited by the Accrediting and
Credentialing of Education for Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) and is
designed to prepare entry-level dietitians for careers in a variety of health
care, wellness, and food service facilities. Internship appointments are
awarded on a competitive basis through a national computer matching
process. Dietetic interns must also be admitted to the Graduate School
(admission standards are listed under the M.S. in Nutrition Sciences
above) and are required to enroll in a full graduate course load each term
during the internship.
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An onsite internship is offered in Birmingham, and an offsite internship

is offered in each of the following cities in Alabama: Huntsville, Mobile,
Montgomery, and Birmingham. Upon completion of the internship, the
student will be eligible to take the national examination to become a
registered dietitian. Interns earn 12 hours of graduate credit, which may
be applied toward the requirements for the M.S. in Nutrition Sciences.
Students may elect to continue in the M.S. program in Nutrition Sciences
to complete requirements for the M.S. degree on a full or part-time basis.
For detailed information, contact Susan Miller, Assistant Professor and
Director, Dietetic Internship, Department of Nutrition Sciences, UAB
School of Health Related Professions, Webb Building, Room 540 1675
University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-3360.
E-mail dintr@uab.edu
Prospective students should use this checklist (Entry Level) to obtain
specific admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate School.
Prospective students should use this checklist (Post Professional) to
obtain specific admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate
School.
Prospective students should use this checklist (Low Vision Rehabilitation)
to obtain specific admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate
School.
Degree Offered:
Master of Science
Director:
Dr. Brian J. Dudgeon
Phone:
(205) 975-6101
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/shp/ot/
Program Information
The Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham offers an entry level Master of Science degree in
occupational therapy (MSOT) for individuals who hold a baccalaureate
degree in a field other than occupational therapy. For individuals without
a baccalaureate degree, this curriculum is also offered in conjunction with
the undergraduate Health Care Management program as a 3:2 Fast OT
option (http://www.uab.edu/shp/ot/32-fast-ot).
MSOT Occupational Therapy

The MSOT entry-level, or professional program, is a full-time day
program.
Professional Certification
Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the national occupational
therapist certification examination administered by the National Board for
Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT); website: www.nbcot.org
After successful completion of the exam, the individual will be an
Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). Most states require licensure
in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the
results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.
Applicants should be aware that fieldwork placement sites, professional
licensing agencies and prospective employers frequently require criminal
history disclosures and background checks, although convictions do not
necessarily disqualify someone for licensure or employment. Applicants
with criminal convictions should recognize that such convictions may
impede eventual licensure or employment and that the University of
Alabama at Birmingham cannot predict the future decisions of fieldwork
sites, licensing agencies, or employers.
Length of Study
Entry level program: Minimum of 7 semesters (2 1/2 years) as a full-time
student.

Fall semester of each year a new class is enrolled.
Application Deadline
This program participates in the Occupational Therapy Centralized
Application Service (OTCAS); early submission of the application
is encouraged. Please consult www.otcas.org for more information
regarding specific OTCAS application requirements, procedures, dates,
and fees.
International Students
See Occupational Therapy Entry Level Admissions Checklist at the top of
the page--In addition to these items:
Complete and submit UAB Graduate School International application;
institution to the UAB Graduate School; a transcript evaluation from
World Education Services (www.wes.org) or Educational Credential
Evaluators (www.ece.org) is required;
Students from countries where English is not the official and primary
language must take and receive an acceptable score on the TOEFL
or the IELTS;
Submit official TOEFL test score: Institution code: 1856 or official
IELTS score (provide the Graduate School's mailing address to the
testing company/center; and
Mail Financial affidavit of Support
Accreditation
Requirements for Admission
The program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for

Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational
Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite
200, Bethesda, MD 20824-3449; telephone: (301)652-6611 ext 2914.
Selection into the program will be based on the student's academic

performance record and aptitude for a career as an occupational
therapist, and a group interview. The candidate must satisfy the following
requirements:
The Master of Science degree is awarded by the University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
Hold a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than occupational

therapy from an accredited college or university; or receive a
baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than occupational therapy
by the time of enrollment;
Complete required prerequisite coursework with a grade of B or

better;
Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0);
Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0) in the natural science
coursework;
Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (A=4.0) in the last 60 hours of
coursework;
If invited, participate in a group interview with members of the
faculty of the Department of Occupational Therapy. The interview is
scheduled once the application is received and verified.
Complete a criminal background check and drug screen at program
admission and again prior to placement as required by school policy,
Procedures Following Acceptance

Once accepted, students will be allowed to enroll into the program in the
desired entry year only if the following requirements are met:
Medical clearance requirements posted at www.uab.edu/
studenthealth/;
Application to and acceptance by the Graduate School (online) (http://
www.uab.edu/graduate/online-forms) including the fee
Signed Letter of Intent received by the Department of Occupational
Therapy; with,
$300 nonrefundable deposit to reserve a seat in the program (deposit
will be applied to tuition)
Prior to enrollment, students must certify their ability to complete the
essential tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation, associated
with performing as an occupational therapy student. Reasonable
accommodation refers to ways in which the University can assist students
with disabilities to accomplish these tasks (for example, providing extra
time to complete an examination or enhancing the sound system in a
classroom). Reasonable accommodation does not mean that students
with disabilities will be exempt from certain tasks; it does mean that
the Department of Occupational Therapy will work with students with
disabilities to determine whether there are ways to assist the student with
completion of the required tasks.
After enrollment, a student with a disability who wishes reasonable
accommodation contacts Disability Support Services (205) 934-4205 or
(205) 934-4248 (TDD) or visit 9th Avenue Office Bldg. 1701 9th Ave.,
provides appropriate and current documentation substantiating the
claimed disability, meets the requirements of a disability as described
in the ADA, and identifies the needed accommodation. Reasonable
accommodation in classroom and in practice settings cannot be provided
without the formal request and the required documentation of the ADA
defined disability. (Visit http://www.uab.edu/dss )
Essential Tasks
Students must meet class standards for course completion
throughout the curriculum.
Students must be able to read, write, speak, and understand
English at a level consistent with successful course completion and
development of positive client-therapist relationships.
Students must complete readings, assignments, and other activities
outside of class hours.
Students must gather decision-making pieces of information during
client assessment activities in class or in the fieldwork setting without
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the use of an intermediary, such as a classmate, an occupational

therapy assistant, or an aide.
Students must perform intervention activities in class or in the
fieldwork setting by direct performance or by instruction and
supervision of intermediaries.
Students must apply critical thinking processes to their work in the
classroom and in the fieldwork setting, exercise sound judgment in
class and in fieldwork, and follow safety procedures established for
each class and fieldwork setting.
Students must have interpersonal skills as needed for productive
classroom discussion, respectful interaction with classmates and
faculty, and development of appropriate therapist-client relationships.
Students must maintain personal appearance and hygiene conducive
to classroom and fieldwork settings.
Students must pass a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course at the
health professional level (American Heart Association, Course C)
every two years under Alabama guidelines for CPR certification.
Students must demonstrate appropriate health status prior to
enrollment, with annual updates on some items. Requirements are
posted at www.uab.edu/studenthealth.
Students must annually complete OSHA-regulated Bloodborne
Pathogen Exposure Training.
Students must follow standards and policies specified in the
Department of Occupational Therapy Student Manual, the Letter
of Understanding (contract between university and fieldwork sites),
and the Graduate Student Handbook. (See Section IX Fieldwork
Experience for ADA issues related to fieldwork)
Program Prerequisites - UAB Equivalents*

(Course requirements are listed in semester credit hours)
Completion of prerequisite coursework within the last 8 years with a
grade of B or better. No more than two prerequisites may be incomplete
at the time of application; however, all courses must be completed by
June 1st of the entrance year. Depending on the number and type of
outstanding prerequisite courses, you may be accepted into the program
early with certain conditions such as a requirement to achieve a grade of
B or better in a course.
Have a minimum 3.0 (A=4.0) grade point average (GPA) overall, in the
natural science courses, and last 60 semester hours.
Requirements
Hours
Prerequisite Courses Required

Biology with Lab (UAB Equivalent BY 123+L)
Human Anatomy with lab (UAB Equivalent BY 115+L)
Human Physiology with lab (UAB Equivalent BY 116+L)
Physics (UAB Equivalent PH 201)
Abnormal Psychology (UAB Equivalent PY 218)
Developmental or Lifespan Psychology (must be birth through death)

(UAB Equivalent PY 212)
Sociology Elective (UAB Equivalent SOC 101)

PY 216
& 216L
Elementary Statistical Methods

and Elementary Statistical Methods Laboratory
or MA 180
Introduction to Statistics
Anthropology Elective (UAB Equivalent ANTH 101)
3
3-4
UAB Entry-level Occupational Therapy Program requires taking the GRE.
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Typical Program
First Year
First Term
OT 663
OT 665
4-5
OT 674
OT 698
1-6
17-23
Hours
OT 595
OT 606
OT 607
Second Year
OT 620
Summer Term
OT 667
3-4
OT 675
OT 698
1-6
OT 685
Hours
10
10
17-23
Third Year
First Term
OT 686
First Year
Second Term
OT 605
OT 609
OT 622
OT 623
OT 630
OT 631
OT 698
1-6
18-23

First Year
Summer Term
Hours
OT 597
OT 610
OT 624
OT 632
OT 662
OT 677
OT 698
1-6
A minimum total of six credit hours Masters Level Non-Thesis Research

must be completed to meet graduation requirements.
UAB, Department of Occupational Therapy
Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator
SHPB 353
E-mail msot@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/shp/ot/
Postprofessional Degree
Deadline for entry term(s):
18-23
Hours
OT 598
OT 625
OT 633
OT 661
OT 668
OT 673
OT 698
1-6
17-22

Second Year
Second Term
Post-professional students may

enter at any term. However,
admission is restricted to students
currently entrolled in the Low Vision
Graduate Certificate program or
who have previously completed that
program.
Deadline for all application materials One semester preceding the

to be in the graduate school office: expected semester of enrollment.
Second Year
First Term
10
10
Hours
OT 596
Hours
Hours
OT 599
OT 634
OT 653
Number of evaluation forms

required:
Three
Entrance Tests:

English.)
Comments:
None
Postprofessional Occupational Therapy

Program
The program offers postprofessional education to occupational therapists
who wish to learn advanced theoretical, practice, and research skills.
Currently one online specialization option exists for the postprofessional
low vision. Students interested in low vision must be accepted into the
low vision certificate program prior to applying for the postprofessional
masters degree. The 33- semester hour program for low vision option
guides the student through coursework for the areas indicated including
theory, specialty practice application, research methodology, and a
final project or thesis. Elective coursework from related departments
taken prior to admission may be approved for degree requirements;
however, you must submit a copy of the course syllabus and the year and
semester you took the course before final decisions are made regarding
approval. Graduates of the program may use this degree to enter
specialized areas of practice, as part of the requirements for specialty
certifications, to assume leadership positions within the profession, or to
prepare for doctoral level study.
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(WFOT) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0) computed

over the last 60 hours of course work,
Eligibility for licensure as an occupational therapist in the United
States or country of origin,
An acceptable score on each section of the GRE general test,
Completed application for admission to the UAB Graduate School,
Three letters of reference,
If accepted, complete the UAB medical requirements posted at
www.uab.edu/studenthealth.
The Master of Science degree is awarded by the University of Alabama at

Birmingham.
After acceptance and prior to enrollment into online programs, students

must certify their ability to complete the essential tasks, with or
without reasonable accommodation, associated with performing as
an occupational therapy student. Reasonable accommodation refers
to ways in which the University can assist students with disabilities to
accomplish these tasks (for example, providing extra time to complete
an examination or enhancing the sound system in a classroom).
Reasonable accommodation does not mean that students with disabilities
will be exempt from certain tasks; it does mean that the Department
of Occupational Therapy will work with students with disabilities to
determine whether there are ways to assist the student with completion of
the required tasks.
Length of Study
Approximately 11 semesters are needed to complete this degree. The
low vision post-professional maser's program was designed specifically
for part-time online students.

Low vision students accepted as post-professional students enter at any
time during or after completing low vision coursework. Students who wait
until they have taken some of the low vision courses, must apply prior
to completing the low vision coursework in order to use their low vision
application and fee. If students choose to apply to the post-professional
masters program after completing the certificate, a new application and
fee will be required.
Application Deadline and Procedure

See Occupational Therapy Post-professional Admissions Checklist at the
top of this page.
International Students
See Occupational Therapy Post-professional Admissions Checklist at the
top of this page, in addition to the items listed below:
UAB Graduate School international application
institution to the UAB Graduate School;
A transcript evaluation from World Education Services (www.wes.org)
or Educational Credential Evaluators (www.ece.org) is required;
language must take and receive an acceptable score on the TOEFL
or IELTS
Submit official TOEFL test score: (Institution code: 1856) or official
testing company/center.

(205) 934-4248 (TDD) or visit 9th Ave. Office, 1701 9th Ave. S., provides
appropriate and current documentation substantiating the claimed
disability, meet the requirements of a disability as described in the ADA,
and identify the needed accommodation. Reasonable accommodation in
classroom and in practice settings cannot be provided without the formal
request and the required documentation of the ADA defined disability.
(Visit http://www.uab.edu/dss).
Essential Tasks
Students must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
at a level consistent with successful course completion.
Students must complete readings, assignments, and other activities
outside of class hours.
classroom and exercise sound judgment in class during online
discussions.
classroom discussion, and respectful interaction with classmates and
faculty.
enrollment, with annual updates on some items.
For international students applying for the post-professional Masters

Degree, the occupational therapy school attended must be approved by
the World Federation of Occupational Therapy.

Department of Occupational Therapy Student Handbook, and the
University of Alabama at Birmingham Directions Handbook.
Students must adhere to all policies outlined in the Department of

Occupational Therapy Student Handbook which will be displayed in
the Resource section of each online course.
For unconditional acceptance, the student must satisfy the following

requirements:
A baccalaureate degree in occupational therapy from an accredited
educational program or the World Federation of Occupation Therapy
Postprofessional curriculum
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Students must complete low vision coursework prior to, or concurrently

with, post-professional coursework. Your stated area of interest will
dictate the coursework required for completion of the post professional
masters degree. Required coursework for the Low Vision Rehab
Graduate Certificate (15 hours) can be viewed at www.uab.edu/lowvision
Students in both programs need to complete the following courses:
Requirements
Hours
OT 642
Research Design in Occupational Therapy
1-3
OT 643
Data Analysis in Occupational Therapy Research
1-3
OT 644
Project Dissemination - Professional Writing and

Presentation
1-3
OT 653
Using the Literature for Evidence Based Practice
OT 658
Foundations of Professional Education
OT 667
Research Methods
OT 692
Special Topics in OT (Elective)
3
1-3
Electives offered outside of the occupational therapy curriculum in

programs at UAB are allowed with the permission of the advisor. Up
to 12 hours of coursework taken at other institutions may apply as well
but must be approved by the student's advisor and must be completed
with a grade of B or better. A copy of the course syllabus is required for
approval.
Laura K. Vogtle, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Program Director
Occupational Therapy Postprofessional Program
UAB School of Health Professions
SHPB-338
E-mail lvogtle@uab.edu
Low Vision Rehabilitation, Graduate

Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation is a practice
oriented certificate degree program that prepares occupational therapists
to provide comprehensive, competent intervention to adults with visual
impairment from age related eye diseases and brain injury. The program
is designed for occupational therapists already working in low vision
rehabilitation; those interested in starting low vision rehabilitation
programs; and those just interested in expanding their practice skills.
The program's flexible web-based distance format allows occupational
therapists across the United States and other English speaking countries
to obtain these skills while working full time.
The Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation awarded by the
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Length of Study
The certificate requires 5 semesters to complete; students take 1 course
per semester. Two cohorts of students are admitted each academic yearone for the fall semester and one for the spring semester.

Spring Semester (begins in January) or Fall semester (begins in August)

Degree in occupational therapy from an accredited university program.
After acceptance and prior to enrollment into online programs, students
must certify their ability to complete the essential tasks, with or
without reasonable accommodation, associated with performing as
an occupational therapy student. Reasonable accommodation refers
to ways in which the University can assist students with disabilities to
accomplish these tasks (for example, providing extra time to complete an
examination). Reasonable accommodation does not mean that students
with disabilities will be exempt from certain tasks; it does mean that
the Department of Occupational Therapy will work with students with
disabilities to determine whether there are ways to assist the student with
completion of the required tasks.
(205) 934-4248 (TDD), provides appropriate and current documentation
substantiating the claimed disability, meet the requirements of a disability
as described in the ADA, and identify the needed accommodation.
Reasonable accommodation in classroom and in practice settings cannot
be provided without the formal request and the required documentation of
the ADA defined disability. (Visit http://www.uab.edu/dss).
Essential Tasks
Students must be able to read, write, speak, and understand
English at a level consistent with successful course completion and
development of positive client-therapist relationships.
Students must complete readings, assignments, and other activities.
Students must gather decision-making pieces of information during
client assessment activities.
Students must perform evaluation and intervention activities by direct
performance keys.
courses.
discussion, respectful interaction with classmates and faculty.
enrollment with annual updates on some items. Requirements found
at www.uab.edu/studenthealth.
Department of Occupational Therapy Student Handbook, and the
University of Alabama at Birmingham Directions Handbook.
Students must adhere to all policies outlined in the Department of
Occupational Therapy Student Handbook which is posted online at
http://www.uab.edu/shp/ot/student-resources.
Application Deadline and Procedure

See Occupational Therapy Low Vision Rehabilitation Admissions
Checklist at the top of the page.
International Students:
See Occupational Therapy Low Vision Rehabilitation Admissions
Checklist --In addition to the following items:
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A transcript evaluation from World Education Services (www.wes.org)

or Educational Credential Evaluators (www.ece.org) may be required.
Requirements
language may be required to take and receive an acceptable score
on the TOEFL,or IELTS.
OT 677
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation I (1st Fall

Semester)
OT 679
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation II (1st Spring

Semester)
OT 690
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation III (1st

Summer Semester)
OT 689
Foundations in Treatment of Visual Impairment from

Brain Injury (2nd Fall Semester)
Submit official TOEFL test score (Institution code: 1856) or official

testing company/center)
Typical Program (Course requirements are listed

in semester credit hours)
The curriculum is designed with the working occupational therapist in
mind. Coursework emphasizes practical application to the clinic. Projects
are designed to reinforce learning of application to practice. Materials
for completion of the courses can be obtained through the internet and
required texts. The student must have consistent access to the internet. A
high-speed connection (DSL, cable, satellite) is strongly recommended.
OPEN students may take the OT 693 or OT 695 elective or a course in

the post professional master's program (2nd Spring Semester)
OT 691
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation IV (2nd

Summer Semester)
OT 677
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation I (1st Spring

Semester)
OT 679
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation II (1st Summer

Semester)
OT 690
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation III (1st Fall

Semester)
OT 689
Foundations in Treatment of Visual Impairment from

Brain Injury (2nd Spring Semester)
Spring Cohort
Two Tracks Are Available:
Certificate Only
On completion of the required coursework the student will be awarded
a Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation by the University
of Alabama at Birmingham and the students name will appear in the
commencement bulletin. A transcript of the coursework taken for the
certificate will be available.
The curriculum for the certificate is offered online as web-based distance
education for practitioners. Students accepted into the program begin the
curriculum in January or August and complete one course per semester.
Because one course builds on another, students must take the courses
in sequence. The final course requires that the student come to the UAB
campus for a 3 day on campus intensive where they will work in small
groups with instructors to demonstrate assessment and intervention
skills. This is the only time the student is required to come to the UAB
campus during the entire curriculum. Based on these requirements,
course work for completion of the certificate will require 5 semesters.
Low Vision Rehabilitation Certificate/

Postprofessional Masters Degree
Program
Students may choose to make the low vision curriculum the major
emphasis of the coursework for the Postprofessional Masters Degree
offered by the Department of Occupational Therapy. Students completing
the certificate program will only need to complete an additional 12 credits
of coursework and 6 credits of research to receive the Postprofessional
Masters Degree. Coursework for the Postprofessional degree is also
online.
LOW VISION REHABILITATION

CURRICULUM
The courses must be completed sequentially in the order listed
below.
The list shows the course sequence for both student cohortsone
entering the program in the spring and the other entering in the fall.
Typical OT Curriculum Course Sequence
Hours
Fall Cohort
Students may also take the OT 693

OT 691
Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation IV (2nd

Summer Semester)
Total Credits 15 credits

Program Coordinator
Occupational Therapy Low Vision Rehabilitation Certificate Program
UAB School of Health Professions
SHPB 355
E-mail lvrcert@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/shp/ot/low-vision-rehabilitation-graduatecertificate
Physical Therapy
Degree Offered:
D.P.T.
Director (D.P.T.):
Dr. Diane Clarke
Phone:
(205) 934-3566
Web site:
www.uab.edu/pt
Program Information
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program is a course of study for
students who hold baccalaureate degrees in fields of study other than
Physical Therapy. Completion of the program after nine semesters
leads to a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree and serves as initial
preparation for practice as a physical therapist.
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Physical Therapy
Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)

Physical therapists provide services to patient/clients who have body
structure and function impairments, activity limitations, participation
restrictions, or changes in physical function and health status resulting
from injury, disease, and other causes. Physical therapists also address
risk and provide prevention services and promote health, wellness, and
fitness. Physical therapists interact and practice in collaboration with a
variety of professionals. Physical therapists also function in consultative,
education, administrative and supervisory roles in many different types of
practice, research, and education settings.
Accreditation: The program is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. (www.capteonline.org/
home.aspx)
Credentials Conferred: The Doctor of Physical Therapy degree is
awarded by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
License : Graduates are eligible for the physical therapist licensure
examination. Note that state law regulates the practice of Physical
Therapy; contact a specific states Board of Licensure for Physical
Therapy to obtain information on that states eligibility requirements.
http://www.fsbpt.org/LicensingAuthorities/index.asp
Length of Study: Nine semesters.
Students who are accepted into the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy
program must:
Complete the UAB Graduate School application to include the
Graduate School fee.
Complete the UAB medical history questionnaire and physical.
Provide proof of required immunizations, and receive satisfactory
screening by the UAB Medical Center Student Health Service.
Send all official transcripts to the UAB Graduate School.
Complete a criminal background check and drug screen before
program admission and as specified by the Department of Physical
Therapy.
State law regulates the practice of Physical Therapy. Therefore,
applicants are encouraged to review the nonacademic eligibility
requirements for licensure to practice physical therapy upon completion
of the program. These may be obtained from each individual
states Board of Licensure for Physical Therapy. http://fsbpt.org/
LicensingAuthorities/index.asp
Program PrerequisitesUAB Equivalents

Arts and Humanities
English Compositions (6)
Program Entrance Date: Spring semester.

Application Procedure: This program participates in the Physical
Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS). Please consult
www.ptcas.org for more information regarding specific PTCAS
application requirements, procedures and fees. The PTCAS application
needs to be completed by the PTCAS deadline for the class beginning
January, 2016. Applicants should send all application materials including
GRE scores (use code 7801) directly to PTCAS. PTCAS will verify the
application information and send completed applications to the program.
Requirements for Admission: The applicant must hold a baccalaureate
degree from an accredited college or university within the United States
in a field other than physical therapy. Acceptance will be based on
the students academic ability and aptitude for a career as a physical
therapist. The candidate is expected to satisfy the following requirements:
Complete the PTCAS application based on the PTCAS deadline.
75% of prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the fall
semester of the year of application.
Complete at least 40 hours of documented observation of physical
therapy. Various settings are recommended. Documentation should
be submitted to PTCAS.
Submit three letters of recommendation to PTCAS.
Letters 1 and 2: Written by a physical therapist who has interacted
with the applicant for at least 20 hours in a clinical setting.
Letter 3. Written by a professor with whom the applicant had
significant interaction in an academic setting.
Social and Behavioral Sciences

Psychology (6)
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology (12)
Human/Mammalian Physiology (4)
Chemistry for Science Majors (8)
Physics for Science Majors (8)
Pre-Calculus Trigonometry (3)
Psychology (9)
Statistics (3)
Medical Terminology (2-3)
It is strongly recommended that applicants take the following courses:
practical reasoning or logic course, biomechanics or kinesiology and
upper level biology (physiology).
Essential Requirements: Fundamental tasks, behaviors, and abilities
necessary to successfully complete the academic and clinical/residency
requirements of the program and to satisfy licensure/certification
requirements, if any, have been outlined and are available upon request
from the academic program office. Students requesting disability
accommodations must do so by filing a disability accommodation request
with the UAB Office of Disability Support Services.
Typical Program
Complete the GRE and have scores sent to PTCAS (code 7801).
First Year
Have a minimum 3.0 (A=4.0) overall, prerequisites, and last 60

semester hours grade point averages. For prerequisite courses, no
grade lower than a C will be accepted.
Second Term
If invited, complete a personal interview with the Department of

Physical Therapy.
Hours
PT 700
PT 702
PT 711
PT 713
PT 730
PT 760
2
17

First Year
Summer Term
Third Year
Second Term
PT 764
PT 773
Hours
12
PT 712
PT 720
PT 731
Third Year
PT 770
Summer Term
PT 790
PT 774
PT 791
1
12
Hours
PT 763
Hours
9
9

Third Year
First Year
First Term
First Term
Hours
PT 704
PT 706
PT 714
1-2
PT 715
PT 721
PT 771
PT 792
1
17-18

Second Year
Second Term
Hours
PT 705
PT 707
PT 740
PT 772
PT 798
1-9
15-23

Second Year
Summer Term
Hours
PT 743
PT 744
PT 761
PT 793
PT 798
1-9
12-20

Second Year
First Term
Hours
PT 741
PT 746
PT 762
PT 799
1
13
PT 775
Hours
9
9
Total Credit Hours for Program: 119
For detailed information, contact Betsy Moore, Physical Therapy
Department, School of Health Professions, SHPB, Room 333, 1705
University Boulevard (mailing address: SHPB 333, 1720 2nd Avenue
South), Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1212.
E-mail becol@uab.edu
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Grad School of Medicine
Grad School of Medicine

The UAB School of Medicine is among a select group of universities
recognized for both very high research activity and significant community
engagement by the Carnegie Foundation. UAB ranks 27th in funding
from the NIH. Total research funding exceeds $400M annually; $217M in
NIH funds can be attributed to the School of Medicine alone.
In the past few years, the School of Medicine has added more than half
a million square feet of space for clinical facilities, research laboratories,
classrooms, surgical suites, and administrative space.
Many of our faculty conduct research in university-wide interdisciplinary
research centers that span more than one academic school at UAB.
UAB is home to the Center for Clinical and Translational Science
the state's only CTSA awardfacilitating cross-disciplinary research
and advancing scientific innovation on campus and beyond. UAB's
interdisciplinary culture presents the medical and scientific community
within the university an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from
other schools, departments and disciplines who have comparable
or complementary research interests. This approach has essentially
eliminated individual silos that tend to prolong the discovery process.
Interdisciplinary Academic
Programs
UAB offers a NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP),
a combined MD/PhD program designed to prepare students for careers
that combine laboratory investigation of disease mechanisms with the
practice and teaching of clinical medicine in an academic setting. The
Gerontology Education Certificate Program was established in 1980
through the cooperative efforts of the School of Social and Behavioral
Sciences and the Center for Aging. Since that time, the program has
expanded considerably and offers diverse academic opportunities.
Students have access to a number of faculty members from multiple
disciplines who bring research and academic expertise to the study of
aging and the aged.
Gerontology
Certification Program Director:
Dr. Patricia L. Sawyer
Phone:
(205) 934-9261
E-mail:
psawyer@uab.edu
Web site:
www.aging.uab.edu
Program Information
The Gerontology Education Program was established in 1980 through
the cooperative efforts of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
and the Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging. Since that time,
the program has expanded considerably and offers diverse academic
opportunities. Students have access to a number of faculty members
from multiple disciplines who bring research and academic expertise to
the study of aging and the aged.
The Gerontology Education Program offers multidisciplinary academic
courses in gerontology leading to a graduate certificate. The study of
gerontology at these levels is designed to provide people educated in
various disciplines with the background needed to work in programs
related to aging and the aged. The main goals are to provide students
with a thorough background in existing theory and research in
gerontology, and a supplement to their existing backgrounds and

professional disciplines. We have designed the program to prepare
students for leadership roles in this field of growing importance for both
the private and public sectors. Our program's curriculum integrates
research, theory, and practice. Its multidisciplinary approach reflects the
urban mission of UAB.
The program office is located at the UAB Comprehensive Center for
Healthy Aging. This academic program is administered by the Director
of the Gerontology Education Program, who also serves as Chair of the
Guidance Committee on Graduate and Undergraduate Education in
Gerontology. This committee is made up of representatives of academic
departments and schools throughout the UAB campus active in the study
of aging and the aged. The multidisciplinary gerontology program is
offered to all UAB students in good standing with the sponsorship and
support of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the School of
Health Related Professions, and the Comprehensive Center for Healthy
Aging.
Student Admissions and Advisement

Although general advisement is handled through UAB student advising
and parent departments, student advisement in gerontology is handled
formally by the Director of the Gerontology Education Program. The
director facilitates student advisement with other members of the
Committee on Graduate and Undergraduate Education in Gerontology.
A graduate specialty is offered to students who want a special emphasis
in gerontology or geriatrics. The major objective of this specialization
is to provide a strong academic background for professional careers
in academic and aging-related settings. There are two avenues for
undertaking the graduate gerontology certificate requirements. Students
in good standing in the graduate school can specialize in gerontology
through their primary department. Letters of application also are
accepted from students who have already completed requirements for an
advanced or professional degree.
Students not currently enrolled in a graduate program at UAB may
petition the university for non-degree admission status. Once accepted,
the student can undertake a course of study to receive a graduate
certificate upon completion of the required sequence of classes.
A careful review of proposed curriculum is recommended before
the student enrolls for gerontology study. This will give students an
opportunity to receive initial advisement while reviewing available study
plans and course schedules.
Requirements
Students must complete at least 15 credit hours of graduate-level work in
gerontology or geriatrics, achieving a grade of B or better in each course.
The curriculum consists of a required multidisciplinary course offered
through the graduate school (GRD 600) or the completion of an aging
course from each of the following departments: biology, psychology and
sociology, and gerontology electives chosen from a roster of courses
approved by the Committee on Graduate and Undergraduate Education
in Gerontology, and a required research project or a relevant internship.
To ensure a multidisciplinary perspective, courses must represent at least
two departments.
For detailed information, contact Dr. Patricia L. Sawyer, Director, UAB
Gerontology Education Program, Center for Aging, Room 201-E1, 933
19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-2041.
Fax 205-934-7354
E-mail psawyer@uab.edu
Medical Scientist Training

Program
Degree Offered:
M.D.-Ph.D.
Director:
Robin G. Lorenz, M.D., Ph.D.
Director Title:
Assistant Dean of PhysicianScientist Education
Phone:
(205) 934-4092 or 934-0676
E-mail:
rlorenz@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.mstp.uab.edu
Overview
UABs outstanding research and clinical training programs provide a
unique opportunity for students interested in careers in basic biomedical
research. As a designated NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
(MSTP), students are admitted concurrently to the School of Medicine
and the Graduate School in order to pursue both the M.D. degree and
the Ph.D. degree. Ph.D. study in this program is available in the areas of
biochemistry, structural, and stem cell biology; biomedical engineering;
biostatistics; cancer biology; cell, molecular and developmental
biology; epidemiology; genomics, and bioinformatics; health behavior;
immunology; microbiology, neuroscience; nutrition sciences; pathobiology
and molecular medicine; public health; sociology; and vision science.
Individuals admitted to this highly competitive program must have
excellent undergraduate academic records and MCAT scores. In addition,
successful applicants must have demonstrated their commitment to a
career pathway as an investigator with active participation in an original
research project prior to admission. Fellowship support, including a
stipend and payment of tuition and fees, is provided to successful
applicants.
In general, M.D.-Ph.D. students will first complete the basic science
phase of the medical curriculum and the first-year core curriculum of
their chosen Ph.D. discipline simultaneously. The second phase of
study will focus on mentor selection, research path, and completion of
a dissertation research project leading to the Ph.D. degree. The second
phase of study will focus on completion of a dissertation research project
leading to the Ph.D. degree. The final phase of the program is a series of
clinical rotations and an abbreviated set of acting internships to complete
the M.D. degree. Normally, the program involves about 8 years for
completion, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation
research.
Interested applicants must complete the standard AMCAS application
to the UAB School of Medicine and a short supplementary application
to the the M.D.-Ph.D. program. More information is available at http://
www.uab.edu/medicine/mstp/admissions/admissions-process
Students who have initiated study in the University of Alabama School
of Medicine or the UAB Graduate School may also apply to the MD/PhD
Program. Please contact the MSTP Director for further information.
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Grad School of Nursing

Degree Offered:
Ph.D.
Director (Ph.D.):
Dr. Karen Heaton
Phone:
(205) 996-9467
Email:
kharnp@uab.edu
Degree Offered:
M.S.N.
Director (M.S.N.):
Dr. Ashley Hodges
Phone:
(205) 996-7608
Email:
ashleyhodges@uab.edu
Director (Nurse Anesthesia)
Dr. Laura Wright
Phone
(205) 934-7412
Email
wrightel@uab.edu
Director (A.M.N.P.)
Dr. Amy Brooks
Phone
(205) 996-6679
Email
brooks4@uab.edu
Degree Offered:
D.N.P.
Director (D.N.P.):
Dr. Anne Alexandrov
Phone:
(205) 934-6852
Email:
annealex@uab.edu

through research that is disseminated in professional publications and

presentations to the scientific communities and health care consumers;
to conduct health care investigations based upon scientifically sound
conceptual and methodological decisions about research designs,
measures, and analytic methods; to reflect a consistent commitment to
scientific integrity in the design, conduct, and dissemination of research;
to initiate and collaborate in interdisciplinary research and scholarly
endeavors that contribute to health outcomes in a culturally effective
manner; and to assume leadership roles in research and scholarship.
Ph.D. Admission Requirements

A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from an accredited
institution in the United States, or approved by the Minister of
Education for schools of nursing in foreign countries, equivalent to
that in the UAB School of Nursing;
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 overall (based on a 4.0 scale)
on all graduate level coursework;
Completion of GRE within the past 5 years;
For applicants from non-English speaking countries: a satisfactory
TOEFL score (minimum 550);
Computer literacy and access is required, with proficiency in word
processing and e-mail correspondence, as well as familiarity and
experience with the Internet. It is recommended that each student
have their own personal computer meeting the specifications of the
School of Nursing. (Specifications are available from the School of
Nursing website);
Eligibility for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States;
A written goal statement which evidences congruence between the
applicants research interests and School of Nursing faculty research;
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.
Director (Ph.D.)
Dr. David Vance
Phone:
(205) 934-7589
At least one sample of independent written work (in English) that

demonstrates the applicants scholarship potential. Representative
examples include a paper, proposal, report, or publication;
E-mail:
devance@uab.edu
A current curriculum vitae;
Ph.D. Program Description

The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing is designed to prepare professional
nurses as scholars, leaders, and researchers who will make a substantive
contribution to the body of knowledge for the discipline of nursing and
thereby improve health outcomes for those who receive nursing care. The
program of studies builds on preparation at the master's or baccalaureate
level. Graduates are prepared for culturally effective leadership roles
in research and science, education, health policy, and health care.
Doctoral students have the opportunity to develop expertise and conduct
research in a selected content area. In addition to structured coursework,
the program builds upon a mentorship model which recognizes that
research skills are learned most effectively by working with a faculty
research mentor who provides opportunities to practice the use of
research techniques and the design and execution of original research
within a focused program of research. In addition to core program
course requirements, students complete at least 12 credits of required
courses and electives in a selected content area. The PhD program was
initiated in 1999. Initiated in 2000, the Post-Bachelor's PhD Option allows
individuals with baccalaureate degrees in nursing to complete the PhD in
nursing without first obtaining a master's degree.
Ph.D. Program Goals

The PhD curriculum prepares graduates to examine models, concepts
and theories for their application in expanding the body of nursing and
health care knowledge to: contribute to nursing science and health care
Three references from individuals with expertise to comment on the

applicants capability for research and scholarship (for example,
University professors, employers); at least one of the references must
be from a doctorally prepared nurse, and;
A personal interview.
NOTE: For the Post-Baccalaureate PhD option, the corresponding
requirements are:
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited
institution in the United States, or approved by the Minister of
Education for schools of nursing in foreign countries, equivalent to
that in the UAB School of Nursing;
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 overall (based on a 4.0 scale)
on all undergraduate level coursework;
Completion of GRE within the past 5 years;
For applicants from non-English speaking countries: a satisfactory
TOEFL score (minimum 550);
Computer literacy and access is required, with proficiency in word
processing and e-mail correspondence, as well as familiarity and
experience with the Internet. It is recommended that each student
have their own personal computer meeting the specifications of the
School of Nursing. (Specifications are available from the School of
Nursing website);
Eligibility for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States;
A written goal statement which evidences congruence between the

applicants research interests and School of Nursing faculty research;
At least one sample of independent written work (in English) that
demonstrates the applicants scholarship potential. Representative
examples include a paper, proposal, report, or publication;
A current curriculum vitae;
Three references from individuals with expertise to comment on the
applicants capability for research and scholarship (for example,
University professors, employers); at least one of the references must
be from a doctorally prepared nurse, and;
A personal interview.
Ph.D. Degree Requirements

Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing must
complete the following requirements:
Coursework and experiences based on the student's background and
substantive area, with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better, and grades
of B or better in all required courses on the approved program of
studies;
A comprehensive examination administered upon completion of an
individualized program of studies; and
A written dissertation demonstrating competence in research,
individual inquiry, critical analysis using sophisticated statistical and/
or qualitative techniques, and in-depth treatment of a health care
problem in the selected content area. The investigation must make a
genuine scientific contribution to knowledge, concepts, and theories
in nursing. A final defense of the dissertation is required.
Postdoctoral Study
Postdoctoral studies in nursing are individually arranged based on a
student's learning needs in specific areas of interest that match the
strengths of the graduate faculty. The focus of postdoctoral study is
on expanding and extending the student's knowledge base in nursing
theory, practice, research, statistics and data management, and generally
centers on a research effort of mutual interest to the student and faculty
mentor.
Degree Offered:
D.N.P.
Director (D.N.P.):
Dr. Anne Alexandrov
Phone:
(205) 934-6852
E-mail:
annealex@uab.edu
D.N.P. Program Description

The DNP is a practice-focused terminal degree to prepare graduates to
practice at the highest level in specialty practice or to assume leadership
positions in healthcare. Graduates of the DNP program will focus on
providing care to populations and communities with an emphasis on
improving quality and access to under served, diverse populations. The
three components of the DNP are advanced clinical specialty practice,
leadership, and practice inquiry. Graduates will employ abilities and
skills in these areas to advocate for reasonable, rational, and data-driven
health regulations, standards, and evidence-based practices; sustain
collaborative and strategic relationships, promote innovative, effective
health care programs; and form partnerships with diverse groups to
address health disparities. In addition, graduates will be prepared to
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assume clinical faculty positions to address the critical nursing faculty

shortage.
For most students, the Post-Masters DNP curriculum will be a minimum
of 34 credits, which includes the development of a practice or leadership
focused project. This Scholarly Project is designed to synthesize
scholarship in an advanced practice specialty or an area of healthcare
leadership and serves as a capstone program experience. All courses
are offered in a distance accessible format and students may develop
the scholarly project under the direction of program faculty and onsite
mentors. Applications will be accepted twice a year for the summer or
fall term, to either a full or a part-time cohort. Students enrolled in the
DNP program will be required to come on campus between the first and
second year for a two to three day intensive experience.
D.N.P. Program Goals

The D.N.P. program of study is designed to prepare nurses who:
evaluate policy, care delivery, and organizational systems for current
and future health care needs; translate scientific, theoretical, and ethical
principles into healthcare for individuals, families, and populations;
incorporate knowledge of current and emerging health technologies
to improve care delivery and organizational systems; advocate for
social justice, equity, and ethical policies in healthcare; Demonstrate
intra and inter-professional collaboration to address health disparities
and to improve health care quality across diverse populations and
cultures; assume complex leadership roles to advance clinical practice
and healthcare delivery at the organizational and systems level and to
improve health outcomes of individuals and populations, and assume
complex leadership roles to advance clinical practice and healthcare
delivery at the organizational and systems level and to improve health
outcomes of individuals and populations.
D.N.P. Admission Requirements

Admission is competitive, based on an assessment of the ability of the
applicant to complete the program of studies and on the appropriateness
of the requested program of studies to the applicant's stated goals.
Because only a limited number of applicants can be accommodated in a
given academic year, some well-qualified applicants may not be offered
admission. In cases where there are more qualified applicants than slots
available, the School of Nursing accepts the most qualified applicants.
Eligible candidates for admissions will provide evidence of:
A masters degree in an area of advanced nursing practice (Nurse
Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Administration, or
Nurse Anesthetist) from a regionally accredited institution; equivalent
to that in the UAB School of Nursing;
Current professional certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse (if
applicable);
A graduate grade point average of at least 3.0 overall (based on a 4.0
scale) or on the last 60 hours of earned credit;
Three favorable completed Evaluation Forms from persons who
have knowledge of the applicants potential for success for graduate
nursing studies and advanced practice nursing;
Evidence of a license as a (1) Registered Nurse and (2) Advanced
Practice Nurse or eligibility in the state in which the applicant plans to
practice. Both documents must be notarized if the applicant is not a
licensed nurse in Alabama;
Confirmation of completed clinical hours in advanced specialty;
Personal goal statement that is congruent with the program goals
(300 words or less);
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Resume or Curriculum Vitae; and

A personal interview by phone or in person with a School of Nursing
faculty member or designee.
D.N.P. Degree Requirements

Candidates for the DNP degree must complete the following
requirements: Completion of all coursework and clinical experiences
based on the student's Program of Studies, with an overall GPA of 3.0 or
better, and grades of B or better in all required courses in the School of
Nursing.
Degree Offered:
M.S.N.
Director (M.S.N.):
Dr. Ashley Hodges
Phone:
(205) 996-7608
E-mail:
ashleyhodges@uab.edu
M.S.N. Program Description

The MSN curriculum is designed to prepare nurses for advanced
generalist or specialty practice, advanced nursing roles, and doctoral
study in nursing. Preparation for advanced study in nursing at the MSN
level is available in a variety of specialties and advanced roles including
Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Nursing Informatics, Nursing
and Health Systems Administrator, and Clinical Nurse Leader.
Students are admitted to master's study during the fall and spring terms.
All nursing core courses and the majority of the master's specialties are
offered in the distance accessible format. The total number of clinical
hours required varies depending on the option that is selected. Students
must meet the full-time relevant clinical practice experience requirement
of the specialty and have a current RN license in the state in which
they will do their clinical practice prior to enrolling in the advanced
practicum courses. Because only a limited number of applicants can be
accommodated in a given academic year, some well-qualified applicants
may not be offered admission. In cases where there are more qualified
applicants than slots available, the School of Nursing accepts the most
qualified who apply.
Non-Degree Options at the MSN Level

Post MSN Nurse Practitioner Specialties MSN graduates who wish
to take a designated program of study in preparation for sitting for one
of the nurse practitioner certification examinations may apply for nondegree graduate status. This category is called the Post MSN Nurse
Practitioner Option. Applicants for the Post MSN NP Option are
considered on an individual basis, depending on NP practice experience
and previous coursework. Applicants that are determined to be ineligible
for the Post MSN NP Option will be encouraged to apply for a second
MSN degree.
Teaching Certificate for Post BSN Applicants-Additionally, applicants at
the post-baccalaureate level may choose to seek certification to prepare
for the faculty role.
Clinical Research Management Certificate option that allows both
nursing students and non-nursing applicants to pursue a Clinical
Research Management certificate (paper application.
Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA) Certificate for PostBaccalaureate Applicants- A Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)
is prepared to practice in a variety of acute or critical care settings.

The RNFA, in collaboration with the surgeon, provides continuous and
comprehensive patient care throughout the perioperative period. (on-line
application)
M.S.N. Program Goals

The MSN program of study is designed to prepare nurses who:
synthesize research, theoretical formulations, and principles of scientific
inquiry to provide evidence-based practice; assume leadership in
managing and evaluating continuous quality improvement processes; use
information systems/technology to evaluate programs of care, outcomes
of care and care systems; advocate and implement health care policies
that improve access, equity, efficiency, and social justice in the delivery
of health care; design innovative educational programs for patients,
nursing staff, and nursing students using teaching and learning principles;
provide ethical, culturally sensitive care in an advanced nursing role
independently and collaboratively with professionals from multiple
disciplines; monitor the quality of one's own nursing practice based on
professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations;
and apply theories and principles of marketing, economics, consultation,
management, and leadership to comprehensively perform an advanced
nursing role.
M.S.N. Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission for the MSN degree include the following:
BSN degree from a regionally accredited institution, equivalent to the
one offered by the School of Nursing, UAB;
Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or on
the last 60 semester hours; (Graduates of baccalaureate degree
programs in countries other than the United States must have their
baccalaureate degree transcripts evaluated by the Educational
Credential Evaluators, Inc. OR The World Education Services
Organization);
Combined score of 297 on verbal and quantitative sections of the
GRE; or score of 410 on the MAT; or score of 480 on the GMAT; Test
scores submitted to UAB from the GRE, GMAT, or MAT must not be
over 5 years old. Applicants with a 3.2 GPA or better may waive the
Test Score requirement if they meet the criteria, please see: GRE/
GMAT/MAT Waiver Process for degree seeking MSN students;
International students must achieve a TOEFL examination score of at
least 550; and
Three (3) letters of professional reference attesting to the applicant's
potential for graduate study.
M.S.N. Degree Requirements

Candidates for the MSN degree must complete the following
requirements: Completion of all coursework and clinical experiences
based on the student's Program of Studies, with an overall GPA of 3.0 or
better, and grades of B or better in all required courses in the School of
Nursing.
Degree Offered:
M.S.N.
Director (A.M.N.P.):
Dr. Amy Brooks
Phone:
(205) 996-6679
E-mail:
brooks4@uab.edu
A.M.N.P. Program Description

The Accelerated Masters Entry to Nursing Pathway (AMNP) is an
alternate pathway into the existing masters in nursing (MSN degree) for
applicants who have a bachelors degree in a field other than nursing,
who are not registered nurses, and who seek MSN preparation.
A.M.N.P. Admission Requirements

Admission is based on the applicants academic record and all application
materials at the time of the application deadline. *All grades (UAB and
other colleges/universities) from previous college course work must be
posted on applicants UAB transcript by the application deadline. Courses
in progress must be validated with a letter from the college or university
students are attending.
Applicants must have earned a minimum of a baccalaureate degree
from a regionally accredited college/university prior to beginning
classes.
Upon receipt of ALL official transcripts, course work will be evaluated
for advisement purposes regarding AMNP Foundational Courses.
GPA- The minimum cumulative AND foundational GPA for all AMNP
applicants is 3.0 at the time of application.
Combined score of 297 on verbal and quantitative sections of the
GRE; or score of 410 on the MAT; or score of 480 on the GMAT; Test
scores submitted to UAB from the GRE, GMAT, or MAT must not be
over 5 years old.
International students must achieve a TOEFL examination score of at
least 500;
Three (3) letters of professional reference attesting to the applicant's
potential for graduate study.
A resume, outlining health care interest/experience, campus/
community involvement, leadership and employment. Resumes
should not be more than one page in length. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to provide proof of work/volunteer experience in a
healthcare setting as part of the application process. The healthcare
work is to be documented by letters from a supervisor (on agency
letterhead). Completion of a nursing skills course does not meet this
criterion.
Interviews- Due to the competitive nature, not all candidates that
qualify for admission will be invited for interviews. Applicants will
be notified within a month of the application submission deadline if
they will be invited to participate in the interview round for continued
consideration for admission. You will be given ample time to plan
for a trip to campus if you are selected to be interviewed. Students
will be notified within a month after the interviews of an admission
decision.
A.M.N.P. Degree Requirements

The Program is divided into two phases: (I) the Pre-licensure phase and
(II) the Master of Science in Nursing, MSN, specialty phase. Students in
the Phase I must be prepared to dedicate 40 hours or more a week to
the coursework and clinical for this program. Students find that it is not
feasible for them to work while completing Phase I of this program. This is
not a distance accessible program. Students must successfully complete
Phase I and Phase II of the program to earn a degree in nursing.
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Phase I: The pre-licensure phase: 50 Credits, 1395 contact hours

Phase I consists of 12 months of full time study during which students
complete the required courses and clinical experiences equivalent
to a BSN degree in preparation to apply for licensure as a registered
nurse. While this will be an intense learning experience, students
will emerge with the knowledge and skills required to function as a
registered nurse. Upon successful completion of Phase I requirements,
the University Registrar at UAB will send a certified letter to the Alabama
Board of Nursing stating that students have successfully completed
requirements equivalent to a BSN degree and are eligible to take the
National Certification Licensure Exam for RNs (NCLEX-RN). Students
who successfully complete the NCLEX-RN may subsequently apply for
licensure and subsequently apply for employment as a Registered Nurse.
Phase II: The Master of Science Specialty Phase:
Phase II consists of four or more semesters of part time study via
distance education through the School of Nursing and clinical work as
a registered nurse. The typical programs of study are listed on each
of the specialty tracks individual fact sheet. The spring admission
into a masters specialty track will provide you with an estimate length
to complete your Master of Science in Nursing degree. Successful
completion of Phase II leads to a Master of Science in Nursing
degree (MSN) with eligibility to take a board certification exam
in most specialties. Only after successful completion of a board
certification exam may the RN use the corresponding designation as
part of their professional title.
A.M.N.P. Program Goals

The MSN program of study is designed to prepare nurses who:
synthesize research, theoretical formulations, and principles of scientific
inquiry to provide evidence-based practice; assume leadership in
managing and evaluating continuous quality improvement processes; use
information systems/technology to evaluate programs of care, outcomes
of care and care systems; advocate and implement health care policies
that improve access, equity, efficiency, and social justice in the delivery
of health care; design innovative educational programs for patients,
nursing staff, and nursing students using teaching and learning principles;
provide ethical, culturally sensitive care in an advanced nursing role
independently and collaboratively with professionals from multiple
disciplines; monitor the quality of one's own nursing practice based on
professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations;
and apply theories and principles of marketing, economics, consultation,
management, and leadership to comprehensively perform an advanced
nursing role.
Degree Offered:
M.S.N.
Director (Nurse Anesthesia):
Dr. Laura Wright
Phone:
(205) 934-7412
Email:
wrightel@uab.edu
Website:
www.uab.edu/na
The Nurse Anesthesia program prepares the registered nurse in all

aspects of nurse anesthesia practice at the graduate level. The sequence
of student coursework combines the knowledge of basic health sciences,
scientific methodology in anesthesia, and advanced preparation to
include a state-of-the-art scientific paper. Completion of the prescribed
coursework and clinical practice comprise the requirements for the
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degree. The graduate is eligible to take the National Certification

Examination, which, upon passing, allows them to practice as a certified
registered nurse anesthetist.
The Nurse Anesthesia Program has received a ten-year accreditation
in 2010 by the Council on Accreditation (COA) of Nurse Anesthesia
Programs.
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
222. South Prospect Ave.
Park Ridge, IL, 60068
Phone: (847) 692-7050
Website: http://home.coa.us.com/accredited-programs/Pages/CRNASchool-Search.aspx
Regional Clinical Sites
Students in the Nurse Anesthesia Program (NAP) at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are admitted to one of 5 program
components as selected by the student in their application. Students
from all components attend classes on campus at UAB for the first ten
months. The remainder of the program (clinical rotations) are based at
the student's corresponding component site.
Alabama:
Birmingham
Dothan
Huntsville
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Professional Program Admission

Requirements
Qualified candidates are graduates from an accredited registered nursing
program with a baccalaureate degree in nursing. All coursework towards
a BSN must be completed by December prior to the start of the Nurse
Anesthesia program the following August. Applicants are required
to provide proof of a valid professional RN license in the U.S. Only
candidates with at least one year experience as an RN in a critical care
setting are considered for admission. Acceptance will be based upon the
student's academic ability, work experience, and aptitude for a career
in nurse anesthesia. The candidate is expected to satisfy the following
requirements:
a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (A = 4.0),
a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in science
prerequisites,
a grade of C or better in each prerequisite course,
all sections of the GRE must be completed prior to application (verbal
reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing)
a personal interview with the selection committee, and
if accepted, complete the UAB medical history questionnaire and
physical, provide proof of required immunizations, and receive
satisfactory screening by the UAB Medical Center Student Health
Service.
Professional Program Prerequisites

(courses listed in semester credit hours):
Anatomy (3-4 semester credit hours)
Physiology (3-4 semester credit hours)

Microbiology (3-4 semester credit hours)
College Chemistry (3-4 semester credit hours)
Descriptive Statistics (3 semester credit hours)
Application Procedure
Applicants interested in the Nurse Anesthesia Program at University of
Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Nurse Anesthesia should apply through
NursingCAS. NursingCAS is the online, centralized application service
for nursing programs. Visit www.nursingcas.org and click Apply Here to
initiate your application. And then click on Create Account and complete
the required fields in order to start your application. View this short
instructional video on how to complete a NursingCAS application.
Early Decision Application Deadline: June 1st
The UAB Nurse Anesthesia Program has added an early decision
application cycle. Applicants with a desire to attend the UAB Nurse
Anesthesia Program should submit the application with all required
materials by June 1st for matriculation in Fall of the following year. The
screening process for early decision is more stringent and only a few
will be chosen. However, applications not chosen for early decision
will automatically roll over to the regular admission cycle in September
without penalty. If the application rolls over to the regular admission
cycle, only applicable changes to the application need to be submitted by
September 1st and no additional application fees will be assessed.
Criteria for acceptance: applicants with a desire to attend UAB Nurse
Anesthesia Program, otherwise the criteria used for early acceptance
is the same as for the regular application cycle though only the top
candidates will be selected for the early decision cycle.
Criteria for maintaining status: early acceptance is contingent on
completing one year of ICU experience; other contingencies may be
assigned on an individual basis.
Professional Program Application Deadline

June 1st for early decision (August for fall following year)
July - Notification of interviews, interviews, and notification of decision
September 1st for regular admissions cycle
November - Notification of interview
December through February - interviews
Decision notification two weeks after interview
August - Students begin the program fall semester
UAB Nurse Anesthesia Program Supplemental Application
GPA Calculation Spreadsheet (MAC user please contact Ms. Stacey
Smith (205) 934-7412, staceysmith@uab.edu)
Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the GPA calculation
spreadsheet and mail with your supplemental application.
Nurse Anesthesia Curriculum

The Nurse Anesthesia Program begins in the fall semester of each
year. It comprises 67 semester hours of didactic instruction and 45
semester hours of clinical practicum and requires 27 months of fulltime commitment. Students complete all foundation courses before
beginning the clinical practicum, which starts after the first (ten) months
of enrollment. The curriculum does not permit enrollment on a part-time
basis.
Deadlines
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who serves as the principal contact person for the program and is in
charge of the SRNAs clinical training at a particular clinical site.
Note: See summarized fact sheet for experience requirements.

Clinical Coordinators, CRNAs and Anesthesiologists also serve the
students by:
Entry Date
Deadline
Notes
Fall 2014
June 1, 2013
Early decision
September 1, 2013
Regular admission
cycle
June 1, 2014
Early decision
apprising the student of clinical responsibilities;
September 1, 2014
Regular admission
cycle
serving as a role model; and
Fall 2015
Funding
The School of Nursing at UAB has excellent scholarship, traineeship,
fellowship and loan programs in which many students participate. Please
visit "funding" for more information.
Outcomes
Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Education
The Nurse Anesthesia Program not only provides students with
coursework designed to learn the skills they need, the program
also focuses on the theoretical and clinical aspects of anesthesia.
Students spend much of their time in clinical settings receiving valuable
experience.
Clinical experiences give students hands-on practice in the field of
anesthesia. After their clinical experiences, nurse anesthesia graduates
can:
evaluate and assess patients pre, post, and intraoperatively;
plan the anesthetic management and immediate pre and postanesthesia management;
develop and implement an appropriate anesthesia plan designated
for patients of all ages with a variety of pathological conditions;
recognize emergency patient conditions and perform skills required
during emergency life support situations; and
recognize, evaluate, and prevent anesthesia complications.
Nurse Anesthesia students participate in several clinical assignments:
1. First year students will receive their first assignments in May during
their first year. The first schedule is designated as the summer
semester schedule (first year student schedule) and extends from
July through August.
2. The second clinical schedule (fall semester schedule) extends from
September through October.
3. The second year clinical rotation schedule covers a 12-month period
that begins in November and ends in October.
4. One last schedule is made in September or October of the last
semester in the program. This lists where graduate students will finish
their clinical education during the month of November. Some students
request this assignment be the site where they have accepted
employment. A priority is placed on these requests and all attempts
are made to fulfill them.
Graduate students who have begun their clinical rotations are
designated on most program forms as SRNAs (student registered nurse
anesthetists). SRNAs at clinical sites are under the direction of the
Clinical Coordinator. The Clinical Coordinator is a CRNA clinical faculty
being available to render clinical assistance in the operating room suite or

other areas where anesthesia services are required;
providing evaluation and feedback to the students.

providing a variety of clinical rotations within the facility
Clinical rotations are adjusted in a manner that will address individual
student needs. Students cannot be assigned to all affiliates, but the
program will attempt to provide each student with equal types of clinical
experience.
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Grad School of Optometry
Grad School of
Optometry
M.S. Degree
GRE Score Required
O.D./M.S.
OAT Score Required
Financial Assistance available to qualified students
Dean: Dr. Kelly K. Nichols

The UAB School of Optometry (UABSO) was established by the Alabama
legislature in 1969 and admitted its first class of eight students on
September 27, 1969. The Schools first Doctor of Optometry (O.D.)
degrees were awarded on June 4, 1973. Since that time, the School
has grown to include graduate degrees (M.S., Ph.D.) in Vision Science
and post-doctoral residency education. However, the optometry classes
still average only 40 45 students. This makes us one of the smaller
optometry schools in the country a fact that we feel benefits the
educational experience of our students.
Vision Science
Degree Offered:
Ph.D.(Traditional and Sensory

Impairment tracks), M.S., O.D./M.S.
Program Manager:
Dr. Stefanie B. Varghese
Phone:
(205) 934-6743
E-mail:
sbvarghese@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/vsgp/
Program Information
Envision yourself in a lab conducting cuttingedge research that may
lead to improved treatments for glaucoma or cataract, gene therapy for
blinding retinal diseases, or provide fundamental information on how
the brain works so that we can we see. Envision yourself using the
knowledge and research skills you gain as a student to establish your
own research lab, serve as a scientific advisor to governments or the
military, or teach at the graduate or undergraduate level. These are just a
few of the many possibilities available to graduates of the Vision Science
Graduate Program.
Through basic, translational, or clinical research, the Vision Science
Graduate Program offers opportunities to investigate all facets of
vision, including (but certainly not limited to) visual neuroscience,
the genetics of blinding diseases, visual perception, all areas of the
eye and the visual regions of the brain using a variety of techniques,
including functional brain and eye imaging. Our didactic courses provide
fundamental knowledge about the biological bases of vision. Laboratory
research provides intensive involvement with a faculty member and other
students to prepare students for postdoctoral study or other research
environments. We have the most up-to-date advanced equipment
to address our research from many avenues of exploration to solve
the most difficult problems. We actively foster unique inter- and intradepartmental laboratory collaborative efforts to exploit the full benefits of
UABs resources and explore students full potential.
Admission and Financial Aid

Applications for admission to the graduate program in vision science are
reviewed by the Graduate Admissions and Advisory Committee.
Ph.D. Traditional Track

GRE Required
Financial Assistance available to qualified students
Ph.D. Sensory Impairment Track

GRE or MAT recommended
M.S. Degree
Some students may wish to pursue graduate training at the master's
level. Two calendar years are needed to complete the M.S. degree in
vision science. Each candidate must complete a minimum of 30 hours
of credit: 24 credit hours in vision science and 6 credit hours in related
graduate courses.
In addition, the candidate must successfully complete a research thesis
by the conclusion of the final year.
O.D./M.S.
Selected students in the UAB optometry professional program are
encouraged to combine the O.D. degree with the M.S. degree in Vision
Science. Financial assistance is available for qualified students. Potential
candidates should have completed an undergraduate degree in a
biological, physical, or health science field.
Ph.D. Degree (Traditional and Sensory

Impairment Tracks)
The Ph.D. degree is based upon completion of graduate course work, a
qualifying examination, research, and a dissertation and defense. There
is considerable flexibility in the coursework for the Ph.D. in vision science.
Each student is required to take the first-year core curriculum for
their respective track. Students then take three additional courses,
selected by the student in consultation with the mentor, and a course
in statistics and ethics. The program is flexible so that, for example,
students who have interests in visual neuroscience may take courses
in the neuroscience sequence: VIS 729, Introduction to Neurobiology;
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology; Integrative Neuroscience; and
Developmental Neuroscience.
Other courses at a similar level can be substituted so that students can
take maximum advantage of offerings in other programs. Individuals with
clinical backgrounds will have an opportunity for clinical development.
Students are also offered an opportunity to gain teaching experience.
Fall, Spring, and Summer

School Office:
January 15th, November 15th, and

April 15th

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:

English.) OAT is considered for the
OD/MS program. MAT or GRE is
considered for the PhD Sensory
Impairment Track
Web site:
http://www.uab.edu/vsgp/
For detailed information, contact the graduate program manager, Dr.

Stefanie Varghese, UAB Department of Vision Science, WORB 622,
1720 2nd Ave S., Birmingham, AL 35294-4390 (office location: Worrell
Building, Room 622, 924 18th Street South).
E-mail sbvarghese@uab.edu
Web http://www.uab.edu/vsgp/
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Grad School of Public Health
Grad School of Public

Health
About the School of Public Health
In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson said, "We have the power to shape
the civilization that we want. But we need your will, your labor, your
hearts, if we are to build that kind of society." He was, of course,
speaking about the "Great Society" initiative that sought to eliminate the
oppression of poverty for millions who wanted to share in the American
dream. We have learned much in the intervening forty years - that good
intentions and money don't often solve complex social and cultural
dilemmas; that the technology genie will not go back into the bottle; that
we are milliseconds from every nation, every person on the globe.
More than any other discipline, public health has the power to help
shape civilization in the 21st century. The UAB School of Public Health
offers you the opportunity to join a vibrant community of professionals
and scholars whose global-class research and scholarship is exploring
complex problems like HIV/AIDS, obesity, and drugs in creative and
unusual ways. A graduate degree in public health gives you the ability
to tackle head-on the most complicated and thorny issues of our times,
the tools to create solutions for those issues, and a uniquely global
perspective.
The challenges for the future of public health find an ideal home at UAB.
The interests of our faculty and staff extend from community organization
in the Black Belt regions of rural Alabama to understanding the dynamics
of the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. Few universities offer the
almost limitless interdisciplinary collaborative atmosphere available to
students at the UAB School of Public Health.
The potential for our students to develop practical and meaningful
internship experiences grows daily through partnerships with state and
local government agencies, local businesses and industry, and a global
network of governmental and non-governmental organizations. The
faculty and staff at the School are dedicated and deeply committed to
educating and preparing the most well-educated and qualified public
health graduates imaginable for the 21st century. We look forward to
welcoming you as a student in the School of Public Health. Our dynamic,
robust, and exciting programs are a great beginning for launching a truly
satisfying career.
that provides the opportunity to work next to leading researchers or

a graduate student looking for information related to your studies, we
have everything you need. Click the applicable link below for information
related to your particular need.
The UAB School of Public Health uses SOPHAS, the Centralized
Application Service for Public Health for some of its programs. The
Application Fee is $120.00 for the first school that the student applies to.
See SOPHAS Application Fee for further information.
The Univeristy of Birmingham's Graduate School uses ApplyYourself as
its centralized application management solution. The Application Fee for
Apply Yourself for Domestic Students is $60.00.
A score of 35th percentile on the verbal and 40th percentile on the
quantitative sections of the newly revised GRE exam. GRE exams taken
prior to August 1, 2011, a minimum score of 1100 on the combined
verbal and quantitative sections, with a verbal score of at least 550 (400
for MPH) and a quantitative score of at least 550, a score of 3.5 on the
analytic section of the GRE test, and an undergraduate grade point
average of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). The department also requires
a TOEFL score of at least 250 (600 on the old scale) for all international
students whose native language is not English.
Click here for more information.
Doctoral Programs: Varies by

departments
Terms of admission:
Most Master's students (MPH

and MSPH) should plan to begin
studies in the fall and spring
semester of each year. Doctoral
students (DrPH) may apply for
admission anytime but are strongly
encouraged to matriculate in the
fall.
Entrance Test:
www.soph.uab.edu/graduate/
prospective
International Transcripts:
International transcripts must be

submitted to World Education
Services (WES) or Educational
Credential Evaluators (ECE) for an
official course-by-course credential
evaluation (document-by-document
evaluations will not suffice).

Required:
Three
SOPH Catalog:
www.soph.uab.edu/catalog
Contact Information
Dean:
Max Michael, MD
Associate Dean of Academic

Affairs:
Donna K. Arnett, PhD
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate

Programs
Suzanne E. Judd, PhD
Email:
soph@uab.edu
Phone:
(205) 934-4993
Website:
www.uab.edu/PublicHealth
Our graduate programs in biostatistics, environmental health,
epidemiology, health behavior, and health care organization and policy
offer students intellectual tools to address complex problems with a
global perspective. Whether you are looking for a highly-rated program
Masters Programs: Fall - April 1st;

Spring - November 1st
DEGREES OFFERED
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Prospective students should click here to obtain specific admission
requirements on how to apply.
Biostatistics Concentrations:
Biostatistics
Environmental Health
Concentrations:
Accelerated Program Industrial

Hygiene
Industrial Hygiene
Epidemiology Concentrations:
Fast Track (EHS)
Applied Epidemiology
Industrial Hygiene
Occupational Health & Safety (also
online)
Health Behavior Concentration:
Clinical and Translational Science

(HB)
Epidemiology
Health Care Organization & Policy

Concentrations:
MSPH/ Psychology PhD (UAB and

UA)
Fast Track (EPI)

Health Behavior Concentrations:

(EPI)
Pharmacoepidemiology and
Comparative Effectiveness
Research
Environmental Health & Toxicology

(also online)
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Outcomes Research
Fast Track (HB)

Health Behavior
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Health Behavior/Nursing
MPH/Psychology PhD
MPH/Sociology PhD
Health Care Organization and
Policy Concentrations:

Fast Track (HCOP)
Biostatistics Concentration:
Biostatistics
Environmental Health Sciences
General Theory & Practice

Concentration:
Health Care Organization (also

online)
Epidemiology
Health Behavior Concentration:
Health Education and Health

Promotion
Health Policy
Maternal and Child Health Policy
and Leadership (also online)
Maternal & Child Health/Social
Work (also Online)(with UA)
Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)

Maternal & Child Health/Nursing

and Leadership
Health Care Organization & Policy

Concentrations:
MPH/Business Administration
(UAB)
School Wide:
Public Health Management

Outcomes Research
MPH/Doctor of Optometry (UAB)

MPH/Juris Doctorate (Samford)
MPH/Public Administration (UAB)
Public Health Preparedness
Management
General PUH Track
MPH/Doctor of Medicine (UAB)

MPH/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
(Auburn)
MPH/Doctor of Dental Medicine
(UAB)
MPH/Doctor of Philosophy (Auburn)
MPH/PhD Biomedical Sciences
(UAB)

(M.S.P.H.)
Biostatistics Concentrations:

(BST)
Environmental Health
Concentrations:
Environmental Health & Toxicology
For detailed information about the graduate programs offered, please

consult the School of Public Health website or visit the UAB School of
Public Health:
Ryals Public Health Building
Room 130, Student Services
Telephone: 205-934-4993
E-mail: soph@uab.edu
Website: www.uab.edu/PublicHealth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/UABSchoolofPublicHealth
School-wide Interdisciplinary Graduate
Programs
The School of Public Health offers several interdisciplinary graduate level
programs, which utilize the expertise found in other UAB schools and
universities.
Coordinated Doctor of Dentistry and Master of Public Health
Coordinated Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Public
Health
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Coordinated Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health
DENT 4510
Community Service Rotations D4
Coordinated PhD in Biomedical Science and Public Health
DENT 1290
High Stakes Assessments D1
DENT 2290
High Stakes Assessment D2
DENT 3290
DENT 4290
Coordinated MPH / DMD Program

Students must be admitted to the UAB School of Dentistry before
being considered for the Coordinated DMD/MPH Program. For more
information about the Dentistry Program click here.
Total Hours
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Coordinated MPH / DVM Program

Students must be admitted to the Auburn University's Veterinary
Medicine program before being considered for the Coordinated
DVM/MPH Program. For more information about the DVM Program
please contact the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn
University; www.vetmed.auburn.edu, phone (334) 844-2685 or email
admiss@vetmed.auburn.edu
Purpose
To provide the opportunity for students in the UAB School of Dentistry
to pursue public health education during their dental school training
in a flexible format that accommodates their academic schedule while
assuring critical instruction in the core areas of public health and in
specific competency areas considered essential to dentists with public
health training.
Entry Into Program
Admissions
Students must be admitted to the UAB School of Dentistry DMD program
before being considered for the DMD/MPH. Once a student has obtained
admission to the dental school, we will consider them to have met our
basic admission criteria. Some students may elect to apply to both
programs at the same time, others after they have matriculated to dental
school. In either case, we will ask students to have the dental school
forward their application packet to us.
Schedule and Graduation

It is expected that both programs will be completed within five years, at
which time both degrees will be awarded. In the event the student fails
to complete the requirements for the DMD degree but wishes to obtain
the MPH, his or her background and other credentials will be reviewed
by the department of interest to the student and if an appropriate MPH
degree program can be identified, additional degree requirements will be
determined.
MPH / DMD Curriculum
Students may enter the MPH at any time during enrollment in the DVM
program, but there must be evidence that the MPH coursework will be
completed prior to completion of the DVM. A student who is already
enrolled in a UABs MPH program who is subsequently accepted to
Auburn Universitys DVM program may apply to transfer to the DVM/MPH
program track. Alternatives to this arrangement will be considered by the
student and his or her advisor. It is expected that both programs will be
completed within five years, at which time both degrees will be awarded.
The Associate Dean will review the application and make an admission
decision. The Associate Dean will serve as the advisor for all DVM/MPH
students.
To apply to the UAB School of Public Health MPH Program, interested
students should submit their application using The University of Alabama
at Birmingham's web-based system Apply Yourself.
To View Application Requirements: www.soph.uab.edu/graduate/
prospective/admissions/us
Requirements
Hours
The curriculum is designed to be integrated, to a limited extent, in an

effort to enhance recruitment of students into this coordinated program
while still meeting the instructional objectives of each degree. Below are
the course required for the MPH degree, for information about the DMD
curriculum please click here.
Core Requirements
Requirements
EPI 623
Intro SAS Sftware
Biostatistics
ENH 600
Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science
EPI 610
Prin of Epidemiologic Research
EPI 610L
Hours
21
BST 601
Principles of Epidemiologic Research - LAB

Online Course
HB 600
Social and Behavioral Science Core
BST 601
Biostatistics
HCO 600
Introduction to Population Based Health Programs
ENH 600
PUH 695
The Public Health Integrative Experience
EPI 600
Intro to Epidemiology
PUH 697
Practice Placement / Internship (DVM/MPH focus)
HB 600
PUH Required Course
HCO 600
PUH 627
PUH 697
Practice Placement / Internship
Elective courses (PUH)
PUH 695
Credits from DVM at Auburn Univeristy
Core Requirement
22
SOPH Required Course
PUH 627
Writing & Reviewing Research for MPH Candidates
PUH Electives
DMD Course Options
Select 12 hours of the approved electives courses below
12
DENT 1140
Evidence-Based Dentistry
DENT 3220
Community Dentistry
3
3
14
8
VMED 5030/ Public Health and VMED 5250/Principles of Infectious

Diseases.
Total Hours
46
Dropping Out of the Program Prior to

Completion
Credit from MD Curriculum
45
Dropping Out of the Program Prior to

Completion
Coordinated MPH / MD Program
Students MUST complete both degrees to successfully complete the

program. Students must meet with the MD/MPH committee to request a
leave or to drop out of the program.
Admissions
Students must be admitted to the UAB School of Medicine (SOM) MD
program before being considered for the Coordinated MD/MPH Program.
Interested students will have the School of Medicine forward their
application materials to the School of Public Health (SOPH), submit to
the Graduate School a SOPH application, and career goals statement.
Students may elect to apply to both programs at the same time, to
the MPH program after they have matriculated to medical school or,
if accepted to the SOM after enrolling in the MPH, the student may
transfer to the coordinated degree. The Associate Dean will review the
application, make an admission decision, and serve as the advisor for all
MD/MPH students.
MD/MPH Four-Year and Five-Year

Programs
Coordinated PhD/MPH Program

UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences and
Purpose
To provide the opportunity for students in the Cell, Molecular and
Developmental Biology Programs to pursue public health education
during their school training in a flexible format that accommodates their
academic schedule while assuring critical instruction in the core areas
of public health and in specific competency areas that are considered
essential to biomedical science professionals with public health training.
Admissions
The Schools of Medicine and Public Health have collaborated to provide

two programs to allow medical students to earn their Masters in Public
Health (MPH): a four-year program and a five-year program.
We will utilize an expedited admissions process for these students to

avoid excessive paperwork on their end as well as ours. Students must
be admitted to the UAB Graduate School before being considered for the
PhD/MPH. Once a student has obtained admission to the Cell, Molecular
and Developmental Biology program, we will consider them to have met
our basic admission criteria. Some students may elect to apply to both
programs at the same time, others after they have already matriculated to
school. In either case, we will ask students to have the graduate school
forward their application packet to us. Applicants will be reviewed by the
Academic Dean within the existing guidelines provided by the Admissions
and Graduation Committee.
The Five-Year Program

Students following the five-year program take a year off of medical
school to complete MPH coursework. Students can elect to complete
MPH coursework before, during, or after medical school. Students can
complete some courses online and can choose an area of concentration
or pursue a general MPH. You can apply to the five year program at any
time during medical school.
The Four-Year Program

Students can follow a program that allows them to earn their MPH during
the four years of medical school. There are two options for this program:
Primary Care Scholars program or a general MPH. Students must enroll
in the four-year program the summer before the first year of medical
school.
Hours
Core Requirement
Schedule and Graduation

It is expected that both programs will be completed within five years, at
which time both degrees will be awarded. In the event the student fails
to complete the requirements for the PhD degree but wishes to obtain
the MPH, his or her background and other credentials will be reviewed
by the department of interest to the student and if an appropriate MPH
degree program can be identified, additional degree requirements will be
determined.
20 / 21
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 600
EPI 600
Intro to Epidemiology ( 4 hours)
or EPI 610
HB 600
HCO 600
PUH 697
Requirements
Core Requirement
PUH 695
12
8 or more hours
Total Hours
Students MUST complete both degrees to successfully complete the

program. Students must meet with the MD/MPH committee to request a
leave or to drop out of the program.
Requirements
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Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to be integrated, to a limited extent, in an
effort to enhance recruitment of students into this coordinated program
while still meeting the instructional objectives of each degree.
Hours
20 / 21
PUH Required Course
BST 601
Biostatistics
PUH 627
ENH 600
10
EPI 610
Focus Track (PUH courses)
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Biostatistics
EPI 610L
HB 600
HCO 600
PUH 697
PUH 695
PUH Required Course

PUH 627
Focus Track (PUH courses)

Biomedical Electives
3
10
Select 12 hours of the approved Biomedical electives
12
courses below
GBS 703
Research Analysis & Presentation
GBS 704
Introduction to Experimental Medicine
GBS 716
Grantsmanship and Scientific Writing
GBS 717
Methods and Scientific Logic
GBS 720
Genomic Structure and Function
GBS 722
GGS Bioinformatics
GBS 726
Advanced Medical Genetics
GBS 727
Advanced Human Genomics
1-4
GBS 749
Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences IV
2-3
GBS 755
Integrative Bioinformatics
GBS 756
Cardiometabolic Disease Journal Club
GBS 757
Biology of Disease
GBS 768
Communicating Science: Reading, Writing and

Presentation
GBS 770
Pathobiology of Cancer
2-4
Total Hours
46
Biostatistics
areas, both within and outside of UAB. Grant support for faculty in the
department fall into four broad areas: 1) applied grants involving the
application of statistical methods to health-related issues, 2) statistical
coordinating centers for large multi-center randomized clinical trials, 3)
methodological grants advancing statistical techniques, and 4) training
grants for preparing the next generation of statisticians.
The Department offers programs leading to the Doctor of Philosophy
(PhD), Master of Science (MS), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of
Science in Public Health (MSPH), and a Certificate in Statistical Genetics
(CSG). The MS and PhD degrees are offered through the Graduate
School. The MPH and MSPH degrees are offered through the School of
Public Health.
Admissions
Entry Term
Deadline
July 15, Fall Term; November 1,

Spring Term

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
GRE (TOEFL and WES also

English.)
SOPH Graduate Catalog:
www.soph.uab.edu/catalog
SOPH Admissions:
www.soph.uab.edu/graduate/
prospective
School of Public Health's Biostatistics Student Handbook
Prospective students should click here to obtain specific admissions

requirements on how to apply to Graduate School.
School of Public Health's Student Catalog

Degree Offered:
M.P.H., M.S., M.S.P.H., Ph.D.
Department Chair:
David T. Redden, Ph.D.
Phone:
(205) 934-4905
E-mail:
bstgrad@uab.edu
Web site:
www.soph.uab.edu/bst
Department Contact:
Della Daniels
Department Contact Email:
ddaniel@uab.edu
The Department of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at

Birmingham (UAB) is one of five departments in the School of Public
Health: Biostatistics, Environmental Health Science, Epidemiology,
Health Behavior, and Health Care Organization and Policy.
Dr. David Redden is the Chair of the department, Dr. Stacey Cofield is
the Director of Graduate Studies, and Della Daniel is the department
liaison to the graduate program. The department currently has 20 faculty
members, 56 full-time staff, and is organized into two sections: 1) The
Section on Statistical Genetics (SSG), led by Dr. Hemant Tiwari and
2) The Section on Research Methods and Clinical Trials (RMCT), led
by Dr. Leslie McClure. Members of the department conduct research
in statistical methodology and applications, as well as in fundamental
problems of modeling in biological systems. Much of the departments
research is collaborative in nature involving projects from basic science,
genetics, clinical medicine, public health, and other health-related
MPH in Biostatistics
The MPH degree in Biostatistics is intended primarily for those who wish
to acquire an MPH degree with an emphasis on statistical methodology.
This can include individuals from decision-making positions in health
care settings as well as those interested in data management, statistical
analyses and interpretation, and presentation of analytical results. This
degree can be completed in approximately 2 years. Note that the MPH
does not require some of the theoretical courses required for the MS, and
as such, it is not a direct route to prepare a student for a PhD. Students
anticipating that they will wish to continue for a PhD in biostatistics are
advised to pursue the MS rather than the MPH.
Requirements
Hours
ENH 600
EPI 600
or EPI 610
HB 600
HCO 600
PUH 695
PUH 627
BST 619
Data Collection and Management
BST 621
BST 622
BST 626
Data Management and Reporting with SAS
BST 626L
Data Management and Reporting with SAS Laboratory
BST 697
Internship in Biostatistics
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Public Health or Medicine) with advisors approval and in some case,

also approval of instructor.
4. Total Hours for the MS Degree is 43-46 hours
1. Biostatistics Electives: Minimum 9 credit hours of regular courses

of 623 or higher-level.
2. Outside Electives: A minimum of 3 graduate credit hours of electives
must be taken from some field of Biology, Public Health or Medicine.
The academic advisor must approve these courses.
3. Total Hours for the MPH degree is 43 - 44.
Readings & Research: Students are strongly recommended to take

Research in Statistics (BST 698) under various faculty members every
semester after completion of the first-year equivalent of course work, until
a research advisor is chosen.



School of Public Health's Catalog
MS in Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics offers an MS degree in Biostatistics.
This program provides a balance between theory and application, the
perspective being the role of statistics and modeling in scientific research.
The objective is to produce research-oriented scientists who can advance
statistical and modeling theory and can interact effectively with scientists
in other disciplines to advance knowledge in those fields. For admission
to the MS program, a student's undergraduate curriculum must include
a 3-semester sequence of calculus or equivalent, linear matrix algebra,
and proficiency in computing. It is preferred that students have additional
advanced mathematics courses, e.g., differential equations, advanced
calculus including special functions, and complex analysis. Some
background in the natural sciences would be helpful. Interested students
should contact the Department of Biostatistics.
Requirements
Hours
Required Courses:
27
BST 621
BST 622
BST 623
General Linear Models
BST 626
BST 626L
BST 631
Statistical Theory I
BST 632
Statistical Theory II
BST 655
BST 691
Pre-Doctoral Seminar Series (4 hours required for BST

691: Biostatistics Pre#doctoral Seminar Series)

(MSPH) in Clinical and Translational
Science (CTSB)
There is a growing interest in medical and other health science schools
in developing the clinical research skills of faculty members and fellows.
This interest has been fueled by increased support from the NIH to
prepare such individuals to meet the demand for clinical investigators
in the field. Locally, the Schools of Medicine and Public Health have
combined efforts to create a training program for young faculty members
and fellows from a variety of disciplines.
This program is a post-medical or other health science degree training
program, aimed primarily at fellows and faculty members interested in
developing skills required for clinical research. It is anticipated that this
academic training will supplement extensive training in the content area
in which the student is trained, and senior mentoring in the politics and
policies of project development and management. A graduate of this
program will have the academic training to develop and lead independent
research programs and projects. The program consists of a core set
of courses common to all students, plus research elective and focus
elective courses that reflect the academic interest of the student. At this
time, the program can accommodate students with specific interest in
Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, and Health Behavior.
As a result, there will be some variation in the specific knowledge
and skills acquired by each graduate. However, the primary learning
objectives will apply to all students, irrespective of departmental affiliation.
As such, graduates will be able to do the following upon completion of the
program:
Biostatistics Electives:
Required Outside Electives:
design, conduct, and evaluate clinical research studies;
Other Related Courses including BST 698
understand issues of data collection and study management;
Total Hours:
43 - 46
1. SOPH Requirement: 3 Hours (All international students must

demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written English through the
Graduate Schools ESL Assessment.)
follow appropriate policies and procedures relating to the utilization

of human subjects in clinical research;
demonstrate an understanding of the ethics of research on human
subjects;
prepare competitive applications for extramural research funding;
2. Biostatistics Electives: Minimum 6 credit hours of regular courses

of 624 or higher#level. (See Student Handbook for suggested BST
electives.)
3. Required Outside Electives: Minimum 7 graduate credit hours of
electives must be taken from a non#quantitative field (i.e. Biology,
prepare manuscripts for publication in the scientific literature; and

critically evaluate published research
Admission
Applicants should possess a medical or other health science professional
degree. They may be in their final years of training as residents or
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fellows or hold positions as junior faculty members. The Graduate

Record Examination (GRE) is required for applications to all MSPH
programs in the School of Public Health. The required minimum scores
are 35th percentile in the Verbal category and 40th percentile in
the Quantitative. The GRE may be waived at the discretion of the
committee, for applicants who have been pre-screened by the clinical
investigator training grant committee of the School of Medicine. The
applicant must produce three letters of reference and a letter stating that
he/she will be guaranteed sufficient release time from clinical duties to
be able to attend classes regularly and fulfill course requirements in a
timely manner. A medical/health sciences mentor should be identified and
a setting where the student can gain experience in conducting clinical
research. A faculty member within the School of Public Health will be
assigned as an advisor based on the stated interests of the applicant.
Curriculum
The MSPH in Clinical and Translational Science consists of a minimum
of 41 credit hours. Of these, 14 hours are required, including 9 hours
of specific Biostatistics courses and 5 hours of specific Epidemiology
courses. Students then select at least 9 credit hours from a list of
approved Masters Research Electives, complete 9 hours of focus specific
electives in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, or Health
Behavior, and take at least 9 hours of (698 level) Masters research to
fulfill the MSPH requirement for conducting a research project.
Requirements
All international students must demonstrate proficiency in spoken and

written English before graduation, through the Graduate School's ESL
Assessment. Dependent on the results of that assessment, the GPC
may require additional course work in both written and/or oral English
for students not showing proficiency upon arrival, or during any period of
their graduate studies.
Readings & Research: Students are strongly recommended to take
Research in Statistics (BST 698) under various faculty members every
semester after completion of the first-year equivalent of course work, until
a research advisor is chosen.
All students entering the PhD program are required to complete the
coursework required for the MS degree. In addition to this MS course
work, PhD students are required to take the following courses:
Requirements
Hours
Required Biostatistics Courses:
45
BST 621
BST 622
BST 623
BST 626
BST 626L
BST 631
Statistical Theory I
14
BST 632
Statistical Theory II
Hours
MSPH Core Requirement:
effective statistical consultants and collaborators in scientific research,

and effective teachers.
BST 621
BST 655
BST 622
BST 691
Pre-Doctoral Seminar Series
BST 625
Design/Conduct Clinical Trials
BST 723
Theory of Linear Models
EPI 607
Fundamentals of Clinical Research
BST 735
Advanced Inference
EPI 680
Topics in Clinical Research
BST 760
Generalized Linear and Mixed Models
Masters Research Selectives: Choose from list below
BST 765
Advanced Computational Methods
BST 619
Outside Biostatistics Electives:
BST 626
BST 626L
Required Public Health/Medical/Biological Electives: (minimum 7

hours)
EPI 625
Quant Methods in Epidemiology
EPI 610
EPI 703
Special Topics in the Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
EPI 610L
HB 624
Adv Theory Behav Sci
HCO 677
Patient-Based Outcomes Measurement
Biostatistics Selectives:
Masters Project Research:
BST 698
Non Thesis Research
Total Credit Hours:
1-12
41 - 44
hours

PhD in Biostatistics
The PhD degree in biostatistics provides a balance between theory
and application. In addition to providing students with an in-depth
understanding of statistical theory and methodology, the main objectives
of the program are to train students to become independent researchers,
Dissertation Research
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1. Other Related Courses including Dissertation Research (BST

799). Two semesters in candidacy and either (1) 24 credit hours
of BST 799 or (2) 12 credit hours of research-based coursework
(approved by Program Director).
2. SOPH Requirement: 3 Hours (All international students must
demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written English through the
Graduate Schools ESL Assessment.)

Degree Offered:
M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Ph.D.
Department Chair:
Michelle V. Fanucchi, Ph.D.
Phone:
(205) 934-6080
Website:
www.soph.uab.edu/ehs
Department Contact:
Julie Brown
jebrown@uab.edu
GRE
score of at least 146 on the40% on

the quantitative section and at least
156 on 35% on the verbal section
is required; consideration will also
be given to performance on the
analytical section
TOEFL
TOEFL is required for international

not English.
http://www.soph.uab.edu/catalog
SOPH Admissions:
http://www.soph.uab.edu/graduate/
prospective
Program Information and Objectives

The Department of Environmental Health Sciences focuses on
understanding the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of
environmental and occupational hazards, as well as the prevention
and management of these hazards. Principal research areas include:
Environmental Toxicology, Free Radical Biology, Cell Signaling,
Exposure Assessment, and Occupational Safety.
The objectives of the program leading to a PhD in Environmental
Health Sciences are to prepare students for scientific careers in
academia, industry, government, and non-governmental organizations.
A combination of didactic, laboratory experience, and/or field-based
training will be provided to achieve the specific goals for each student.
This degree is granted on the basis of distinctive academic achievement,
scholarly proficiency, and original research. The Department offers
training in Environmental Health Sciences Research, and Industrial
Hygiene.
At the doctoral level, two foci are offered:

Environmental Health Sciences Research (ENH)
Industrial Hygiene (IHY)
At the master's level,the following

programs of study are offered:
MPH in Environmental Health/Toxicology (ETOX) - also offered fully
online
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Basic science applicants are encouraged to apply no later than February

1.
Curriculum
PhD students are expected to complete the departmental course
requirements as well as those courses necessary to prepare them to
conduct their dissertation research. The curriculum requirements can be
found at www.soph.uab.edu/node/1180 .
School of Public Health's Environmental Health Sciences' Student

Handbook
The Environmental Health Department

offers four MPH programs of study:
MPH in Occupational Health and Safety (OHSM) - also offered fully

online
MPH in Environmental Health/Toxicology (ETOX) - also offered fully

online
MPH in Industrial Hygiene (IHY)
MPH Fast Track (5th Yr) Program
MPH in the Accelerated Program in Industrial Hygiene (AIHY)
MPH in the Accelerated Program in Industrial Hygiene (AIHY)
MPH in Occupational Health and Safety (OHSM) - also offered fully

online
MSPH in Environmental Health Toxicology (ETOX)

MSPH in Industrial Hygiene (IHY)
Admission
Applicants should have a bachelor's or higher degree in one of the
natural sciences, medical sciences, or engineering fields from an
accredited college or university. Regardless of degree, this should include
courses in biology; general, organic, and physical chemistry; physics; and
mathematics through calculus. Applicants interested in specializing in
Environmental Toxicology are encouraged to have completed courses in
biochemistry and physiology. Industrial Hygiene applicants are expected
to have completed Industrial Hygiene courses in an accredited Industrial
Hygiene program or the equivalent, or have significant experience in
the practice of Industrial Hygiene. Applicants who do not have adequate
preparation in these areas are expected to complete remedial training as
part of their didactic requirements.
MPH in Environmental Health /Toxicology

(including 5th Year) (also offered fully
online)
The MPH in Environmental Health / Toxicology studies the links
between the environment and public health, studying all aspects of this
process from initial exposure to toxicant action to science-based policy
development. We train students to recognize and assess exposures,
determine the toxicity risk to the public, and design and properly
communicate strategies to reduce risk and help set appropriate policy.
Environmental Health Curriculum: Students pursuing the Environmental
Health & Toxicology degree track must complete a total of 42 credit hours
including the MPH core courses listed below.
Requirements
Hours
July 15
MPH Core:
GPA
3.0
BST 601
Biostatistics
Three
ENH 611
Environmental & Occupational Exposure Assessment
EPI 600
HB 600
Number of Evaluation Forms:

Entrance Tests:
17
146
HCO 600
ENH 661L
Environmental Sampling and Analysis Laboratory
PUH 695
ENH 670
Fund of Occupational Safety
11
ENH 680
Field Interdisciplinary Studies
ENH 681
Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluations (minimum 4

hours)
ENH 691
Currt Tpc in ENH Occp Hlth Sft (minimum 2 hours)
Departmental Track Requirement:

ENH 612
Assessing & Managing Environmental Risks
ENH 650
Essentials of Environmental and Occupational

Toxicology and Diseases
ENH 660
Fundamentals of Air and Water Pollution
Department Research:
ENH 691
Currt Tpc in ENH Occp Hlth Sft (Min 2 hrs))
ENH 699
Department Elective:
School Wide Requirements:
PUH 627
Internship:

PUH 627
Internship
Total Hours:
42
ENH 697
Masters Level Project Research
3
Internship
Total Hours:
MPH in Industrial Hygiene

This track is designed to provide an intensive educational experience for
students without previous experience but who have a strong commitment
to occupational health and safety and hazardous substances. Calculus,
although not required, is highly recommended. In addition to didactic
coursework, these tracks require a three-month internship which is
arranged by the program.
The MPH in industrial hygiene combines didactic research instruction
and applied research experience for students with or without previous
work experience. The industrial hygiene program is designed to develop
the students' understanding of the interrelationships between the
basic sciences and the causes and prevention of occupational related
diseases. Graduates of the program will be capable of developing
systematic approaches to identifying and controlling problems in industrial
hygiene, designing and implementing research programs to measure the
level of work exposure to hazardous agents, and instituting necessary
control measures.
The industrial hygiene program is a component of the Deep South Center
for Occupational Health and Safety, one of 16 Education and Research
Centers partially supported by the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Curriculum for Industrial Hygiene: Students must complete the basic
MPH core (17 credit hours) and an additional 42 credit hours of course
work. Included in the curriculum is a three-month internship in which
principles learned in the classroom are put into practice. These are
generally paid positions in industry. More than 60 industries nationwide
have participated in this program.
Requirements
Hours
MPH Core:
17
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 611
EPI 600
HB 600
HCO 600
PUH 695
28
ENH 612
ENH 621
Fund of Industrial Hygiene
ENH 624
Control of Occupational Hazards
ENH 626
Physical Agents
ENH 650

3
1-9
3-9
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MPH in Accelerated Program in Industrial

Hygiene (AIHY)
This track is designed specifically for and limited to graduates of
undergraduate Industrial Hygiene programs financially supported by the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Graduates
of these programs have received basic courses from NIOSH, peerreviewed and approved Industrial Hygiene curricula, and are qualified
to practice Industrial Hygiene. The Accelerated Program in Industrial
Hygiene will broaden the student's public health knowledge and skills
while also preparing students to take leadership roles in Industrial
Hygiene.
Admission
Students who have graduated from a NIOSH funded and ABET
accredited undergraduate Industrial Hygiene program and who meet
the minimum requirements for admission to the School of Public
Health. ABET is the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. Students without
previous experience, but who have a strong commitment to occupational
health and safety, may be admitted. In addition to the general admissions
requirements for the School of Public Health enrollees shall hold a
baccalaureate degree based on a minimum of 120 semester hours
or the equivalent that shall include 63 or more semester-hour credits
in undergraduate or graduate-level courses in science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology, with at least 15 of those at the upper (junior,
senior, or graduate) level and a minimum of 21 semester-hour credits,
or the equivalent, in communications, humanities and social sciences.
Remedial courses, designed to remove deficiencies in the background of
entering students, are inherently at a level lower than expected in college
credit work. Such courses, particularly in the areas of mathematics, basic
science, and communications, cannot be used to meet the minimums in
curricular content requirements.
Curriculum
Students must complete the MPH Core (17 credit hours) and an
additional 30 credit hours for a total of 47 credit hours. Included in the
curriculum is a 3 credit hour (three-month, summer semester) internship
and a 3 credit hour thesis/project requirement. The internships are
generally paid positions in industry or government. Flexibility is offered in
the research experience to allow highly motivated students to graduate
after 12 months of study.
Requirements
Hours
MPH Core:
17
147
4-5
BST 601
Biostatistics
PUH 627
ENH 611
Internship
EPI 600
Total Hours:
HB 600
HCO 600
PUH 695
11
1. The department highly recommends ENH 661 (2 credit hours)

ENH 612
ENH 625
Industrial Hygiene Case Studies
ENH 650

ENH 680
ENH 681
Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluations
MSPH in Environmental Health/Toxicology (ETOX)
ENH 691
Department Research:
ENH 699
1-9
8
PUH 627
Internship
Total Hours:
47
Course List
MPH in Occupational Health and Safety
(also offered fully online)
describe the distribution of chemical, physical, and biological agents

in the environment and in the occupational environment;
apply quantitative methods to measure the concentration or intensity
of these agents;
identify and describe the diseases or other adverse health effects
that may result from exposure to these agents and the risk of those
outcomes;
explain and control interventions to reduce or eliminate exposures to
these agents;
Hours
17
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 611
EPI 600
HB 600
HCO 600
PUH 695
The MSPH program in Environmental Health Sciences/Toxicology is

designed to provide an intensive educational experience for those with
or without previous experience. Environmental health professionals must
be able to recognize, evaluate, and control environmental situations that
may lead to disease. They may also require knowledge in designing and
conducting studies of environmental chemicals to assess the probability
that environmental toxic agents present a risk to humans and/or the
environment and to define safe limits of human exposure to them.
The objectives of the MSPH program are to assure that students will:
Students pursuing the Occupational Health and Safety degree track

must complete a total of 44-45 credit hours including the MPH core
courses listed below.
MPH Core:
MSPH in Environmental Health

Toxicology
MSPH Degree Program Learning Objectives
Designed for working professionals who have a passion for making a

difference, our on-line degree program lets you earn your degree while
you continue in your career. Your learning experience will be enriched
by your experiences in the real world as you and your classmates
focus on the identification and assessment of human health threats
and the prevention of injury and disease related to occupational and
environmental agents.
Requirements
The Environmental Health Department

offers two MSPH programs of study:
3
44-45
1
17
recognize regulatory and management considerations relative to

these agents;
critically evaluate published scientific reports; and
design a sound methodological study to test a new hypothesis,
conduct the study, analyze the resulting data and prepare a report of
the study.
Admission:
Students without previous experience, but who have a strong
commitment to environmental health science may be admitted.
ENH 612
ENH 621
ENH 650

Curriculum:
ENH 670
ENH 680
ENH 681
ENH 691
Students must complete a total of 40 credit hours. Electives are chosen

in consultation with the student's advisor and should be selected to fit the
student's interests, career goals, and academic needs. The degree can
be obtained in 21 months of full-time study.
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Requirements
Hours
MSPH Core:
13
BST 611
Intermediate Statistical Analysis I
BST 612
Intermediate Statistical Analysis II
ENH 611
EPI 610
EPI 610L
Department Track Requirements:
ENH 612
ENH 650

Masters Level Research:

ENH 699
13
1-9
Seminar / Journal Club:
ENH 691
Currt Tpc in ENH Occp Hlth Sft (Minimum 3 hrs)
ENH 790
Seminar: Current Topics in ENH Sciences Research

(Minimum 2 hours)
strong commitment to conduct research (laboratory or field based) as the

MS level.
Curriculum
Students must complete a total of 56 credit hours. Electives are chosen
in consultation with the student's advisor and should be selected to fit the
student's interests, career goals, and academic needs. The degree can
be obtained in 21 months of full-time study.
Requirements
Hours
MSPH Core:
13
BST 611
BST 612
ENH 611
EPI 610
EPI 610L
Department Track Requirements:
26
ENH 612
ENH 621
ENH 624
Control of Occupational Hazards
ENH 625
Industrial Hygiene Case Studies
The Master of Science in Public Health

(MSPH) in Industrial Hygiene
ENH 626
Physical Agents
ENH 650

Curriculum with a concentration in Industrial Hygiene will provide students

with an option for a more concentrated focus on industrial hygiene topics
and a more intensive research experience.
ENH 661L
Environmental Sampling and Analysis Laboratory
ENH 670
ENH 680
Field Interdisciplinary Studies (Minimum of 2 hours)
ENH 681
Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluations (Minimum of 4

hours)
Total Hours:
40
MSPH Degree Program Learning Objectives

The objectives of this degree option are to:
Masters Level Research:

ENH 699
10
1-9
describe the distribution of chemical, physical, and biological agents

in the occupational environment;
Seminar / Journal Club:
ENH 691
Currt Tpc in ENH Occp Hlth Sft (Minimum 3 hours)
apply quantitative methods to measure the concentration or intensity

of these agents;
ENH 790
identify and describe the diseases or other adverse health effects

that may result from exposure to these agents and the risk of those
outcomes;
Internship
ENH 697
2
Internship
3-9
Total Hours:
explain and control interventions to reduce or eliminate exposures to

these agents;
School of Public Health's Environmental Health Sciences' Student

Handbook
recognize regulatory and management considerations relative to

these agents;
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critically evaluate published scientific reports;

and design a sound methodological study to test a new hypothesis,
conduct the study, analyze the resulting data and prepare a report of
the study.
The research aspect of this curriculum is conducted under the
requirements of the UAB Graduate School, and includes: formation of
a research committee, defense of a research proposal, conduct of the
research, preparation of a formal thesis, and presentation and defense of
the thesis.
Admission
Students without previous experience, but who have a strong
commitment to Industrial Hygiene, may be admitted. In addition to
the general admissions requirements for the School of Public Health
enrollees should have a strong background in math and science and a
PhD in Environmental Health Sciences

Prospective students should use this checklist (PhD) to obtain specific
admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate
The PhD program in Environmental Health Sciences prepares scientists
for careers in research, environmental program management, and policy
analysis. Education and research in the identification, evaluation, and
control of hazards to human health are emphasized in this program.
Students may concentrate on a wide variety of areas including exposure
assessment, environmental chemistry, non-point source water pollution,
risk assessment and management, environmental toxicology, and
industrial hygiene. Graduates are qualified to assume upper-level
positions in the public or private sector in management, teaching,
research, or consulting. Graduates are particularly qualified for teaching
or research positions in academic institutions that require sound research

training.
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Directed Research: (minimum 3 hours)

ENH 798
Doctoral Level Directed Res
1-9
Dissertation Research: (minimum 24)
The PhD degree in the Department of

Environmental Health Sciences offer two
PhD curriculum:
ENH 799
24
1-9
Estimated Minimum Credit Hours:
53
PhD Curriculum for students entering

with BA and BS, or unrelated to MPH
PhD for students entering with BA and BS, or unrelated to MPH

PhD for students entering with MS, DVM, DMD, DDS, etc
Admission
Requirements
Hours
Department Track Requirements
Particular emphasis is placed upon students' interest and their

commitment to research. The PhD degree requires an original and
carefully thought out research dissertation. Students with previous
experience and therefore specific ideas for research are particularly
encouraged to apply. The general departmental admission requirements
apply to the PhD applicants; however, a previous master's degree is
also required. Those students who do not have a master's degree in an
appropriate area of environmental health must meet the department's
course requirements for the MSPH in environmental health and
toxicology or industrial hygiene, depending upon the focus of the PhD
dissertation research.
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BST 611
ENH 700
Scientific Basis of Environmental Health
ENH 770
Advanced Topics in Environmental Disasters in PUH
EPI 616
Environmental Epidemiology
GRD 717
Principles of Scientific Integrity
IHY Required Courses:
ENH 680
ENH 763
Aerosol Technology
ENH 701
Environmental Chemistry
ENH 681
Curriculum
Department Seminar and Journal Club:
ENH 790
PhD students are expected to complete courses in 4 areas. The

department track requirements, electives (or required courses specific to
the students program), seminar and journal club hours, and research.
Other courses preparatory to dissertation research will be determined by
the student in consultation with his/her academic advisor.
Directed Research: (minimum 3 hours)

ENH 798
ENH 799
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ENH 700
Scientific Basis of Environmental Health
ENH 770
Advanced Topics in Environmental Disasters in PUH
EPI 616
GRD 717
Electives / IHY Required Courses:
ENH 680
ENH 681
ENH 763
Aerosol Technology
Department Seminar and Journal Club:
Journal Club should be taken 4 times
24
1-9
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Epidemiology
Degree Offered:
Ph.D., M.P.H, M.S.P.H.
Chair:
Donna Arnett Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Phone:
(205) 975-7699
Web site:
www.soph.uab.edu/epi
Department Contact:
Kimberly Hawkins
Department Contact E-mail:
hawkinsk@uab.edu
Master's Programs' Learning Objectives:
Hours
BST 611
ENH 790
1-9
Estimated Minimum Credit Hours:
PhD Curriculum for students entering

with MS, DVM, DMD, DDS, etc
Doctoral Level Directed Res
Dissertation Research: (minimum 24)
Two sets of general requirements are listed below. Students who are
admitted to the PhD program with a BA or BS, or those that a masters
degree from a different specialty, will be required to complete a minimum
of 72 hours. Students entering with a related masters degree will follow
the schedule requiring 53-59 credit hours. The admissions committee will
decide which schedule the student is required to follow. These are also
the minimum number of required hours: additional coursework that the
dissertation committee deems necessary, or additional research hours
needed to complete the dissertation, may increase the total number of
credit hours.
Requirements
Graduates with a Master's degree in epidemiology are expected to:

describe the epidemiology of important diseases, injuries, and causes
of death in a population;
understand and apply the principles of epidemiologic study design
and analysis;
recognize the circumstances in which specific designs are
appropriate for an investigation and to identify strategies to minimize
and prevent bias in studies;
design data collection, entry, and management procedures for
epidemiological studies;
compute and interpret the most common epidemiological measures
of disease occurrence and association and to perform hypothesis
testing and interval estimation on those measures;
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understand and analyze published reports of epidemiologic studies

and critically evaluate the data and conclusions presented.
In addition, graduates of the MSPH degree program are also expected to:
propose a methodologically sound study design for the evaluation of
a new hypothesis; and
manage one or more components of a research project, including
instrument design, database design and management, statistical
analysis and report writing.
Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to the UAB School
of Public Health and must demonstrate their aptitude for biological
sciences and mathematics by virtue of their college transcripts and GRE
scores. The Department of Epidemiology admits MPH students for the
Fall and Spring term each year. Interested applicants should apply at:
www.sophas.org.
MPH Core Sequence Requirement: All MPH core courses MUST

be taken in the first two semesters of enrollment except for PUH 695:
Integrative Experience, which MUST be taken in the last semester of
enrollment or graduation term. MPH students can take the Internship
course (EPI 697) as early as their first Summer term of enrollment.
SOPH Course Requirement: The PUH 627 Writing & Reviewing
Research course (or GRD 727) is offered every semester and MUST
be taken within the first year of enrollment (first Fall, Spring, or Summer
term).
Requirements
Hours
MPH Core Requirement
24
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 600
EPI 610
EPI 610L
EPI 625
HB 600
Entry Term
Deadline
HCO 600
Deadline for All Applications:
July 15 Fall Term; November 1

Spring Term
EPI 697
Internship
PUH 695
Number of Letters of
Recommendation Required:
Three
SOPH Requirements
Entrance Tests:
GRE (TOEFL and WES are also

English.)
PUH 627
Epidemiology Methods Track Requirements
EPI 626
Introduction to Data Analysis with SAS
EPI 627
Data Anal in Epi Studies
Required EPI Electives (Choose one of the following)
For Additional Information
EPI 602
Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
EPI 605
Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
If you have questions please contact Ms. Hawkins at hawkinsk@uab.edu
Electives (Choose from following courses)
EPI 603
Injury-Epidemiologic Principles and Prevention

Strategies
EPI 607
EPI 609

Research
EPI 614
EPI Methods Applied CER
EPI 616
EPI 618
Fieldwork in Public Health
This program is intended for persons who anticipate careers in public

health practice. In addition, students who wish to enter doctoral-level
training should consider majoring in epidemiology at the master's level.
Graduates of the MPH in Epidemiology may assume faculty or research
positions in academia or management positions in government or
industry if they have other professional degrees (e.g., MD, DDS) as well.
Graduates of the program without professional credentials generally
assume mid-level positions in academia, industry or government. The
MPH in Epidemiology typically takes 12 to 18 months to complete.
EPI 621
HIV/AIDS and STDs
EPI 635
Genetics in Public Health
EPI 695
Epidemiology Seminar
EPI 698
Master's Level Directed Research Epidemiology
BST 613
Intermediate Statis Analy III
BST 619
BST 626
Admission: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to the

UAB School of Public Health and must demonstrate their aptitude for
biological sciences and mathematics by virtue of their college transcripts
and GRE scores. The Department of Epidemiology admits MPH students
for the Fall and Spring terms each year. Interested applicants should
apply at: www.sophas.org. International students should also submit a
World Education Services (WES/ECE, or similar) transcript evaluation
along with your application materials. The deadline to apply through
SOPHAS for the MPH program is April 1st each year.
The Department of Epidemiology has the

following Masters of Science in Public
Health Tracks
MPH in Epidemiology (including the 5th

Year)
SOPH Catalog
Curriculum:
Total Hours
1
1-9
3
42
Masters of Science in Public Health in Applied Epidemiology (MSPHEPAP)

Masters of Science in Public Health in Pharmacoepidemiology and
Comparative Effectiveness Research (MSPH-PCER)
Masters of Science in Public Health in Clinical and Translational
Science (MSPH-CTE)
Masters of Science in
Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative
Effectiveness Research
Website: http://www.soph.uab.edu/epi/academics
MSPH in Applied Epidemiology

SOPH Catalog
The MSPH program in Applied Epidemiology is an academic research

degree designed for students who wish to receive education and training
in epidemiologic research methods. Completion of didactic course work
and a thesis research project are required. This degree can be completed
in 12-18 months or 4-5 semesters.
Admission
The online application to the MSPH-Applied EPI program can be
submitted at www.sophas.org. International students should also submit
a World Education Services (WES/ECE, or similar) transcript evaluation
along with your application materials. The deadline date to apply for
admission is April 1st each year. The Department of Epidemiology admits
students in the Fall term each year.
Curriculum
A total of 42 credit hours must be earned to receive the MSPH in
Applied Epidemiology degree. Of these 42 total hours, 22 hours are
taken to complete the Core requirement (9 semester hours of masters
level project research EPI 699 is included in the 22 core credit hours).
Students then complete 11 hours of Applied EPI Track courses, 4 hours
of a required EPI Elective, and 5 hours of track-specific relevant elective
credits. Students must consult their academic advisor for approval of
track-specific relevant elective creditsl. During the last term of enrollment
or final term of graduation, the student is required to complete his/her
final thesis project and presentation. The final thesis paper is required to
be of publishable quality.
Requirements
Hours
MSPH Core Requirements
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The MSPH-PCER program is an academic research degree that is

designed to provide students with special training in Epidemiology
research methods as applied to Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative
Effectiveness Research. This MSPH track will present introductory and
advanced topics relevant to the field of Pharmacoepidemiology and
will include material on information sources used for research in these
fields, sources of bias, study designs, analytical approaches, issues
of interpretation of research results, and relevant policy and regulatory
activities. All trainees will complete a final thesis during their last term
of enrollment or graduation term, that typically will be in the form of
one or more papers suitable for publication and addressing a topic in
Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative Effectiveness Research. A
number of databases are available for trainee projects.
Admission
The online application to the MSPH-PCER program can be submitted
at www.sophas.org. International students should also submit a World
Education Services (WES/ECE, or similar) transcript evaluation along
with your application materials. The deadline date to apply for admission
is April 1st each year. The Department of Epidemiology admits students
in the Fall and Spring terms each year.
Curriculum
A total of 43 credit hours must be earned to receive the MSPH in
Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative Effectiveness Research.
Of these 43 total hours, 22 hours are taken to complete the Core
requirement (9 semester hours of required masters level project research
EPI 699 is included in the 25 core credit hours). Students then complete
10 hours of PCER Track courses, 4 hours of a required Epidemiology
chronci disease or infectious disease course, and 7 hours of TrackSpecific relevant electives (with the advisor's approval). During the last
term of enrollment or final term of graduation, the student is required
to complete his/her final thesis paper and presentation. The paper is
expected to be of publishable quality.
BST 611
BST 612
EPI 610
Requirements
EPI 610L
MSPH Core Requirements (22 hours)
EPI 625
BST 611
BST 612
1-9
BST 613
11
EPI 610
Masters Level Research Requirements

EPI 699
Master's Level Project Research Epidemiology
Applied EPI Track Requirements
Hours
EPI 626
EPI 610L
EPI 627
Data Anal in Epi Studies
EPI 625
BST 625
Masters Level Research Requirements
BST Advanced Elective
EPI 699
Required EPI Elective (Choose from the following 2 courses)
PCER Track Requirements
EPI 602
EPI 609
EPI 605

Research
EPI 614
EPI Methods Applied CER
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EPI 626
GRD 717
Required EPI Elective ( Choose from the following 2 courses)
EPI 602
Track-Specific Relevant Electives (5 hours)

Total Credit Hours
Master's Level Project Research Epidemiology
9
1-9
10
152
Epidemiology
Track-Specific Relevant Electives
Total Credit Hours
43


in which the student is trained, and senior mentoring in the politics and
research programs and projects. The program consists of a core set of
courses common to all students, plus research elective and focus elective
courses that reflect the academic interest of the student. At this time, the
program can accommodate students with specific interest in Biostatistics
(CRBS), Epidemiology (CTE), and Health Behavior (CRHB).
Curriculum
The MSPH in Clinical and Translational Science consists of 42 semester
hours. Of these, 26 hours are required, including 9 hours of specific
Biostatistics courses and 8 hours of specific Epidemiology courses. The
MSPH requires a research project; students must complete a minimum of
9 hours of masters research credits. Students then complete 8 hours of
Clinical Research track requirements, and 8 hours of approved elective
credits.
MSPH-CTE Coursework
Hours
Required Core Courses (22 hours)

BST 611
BST 612
EPI 610
EPI 610L
EPI 625
Master's Level Directed Research Epidemiology
EPI 605
Track-Specific Relevant Electives
Minimum Credit Hours Required
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PhD in Epidemiology
There is a growing interest in medical and other health science schools

in developing the clinical research skills of faculty members and fellows.
This interest has been fueled by increased support from the NIH to
prepare such individuals to meet the demand for clinical investigators
in the field. Locally, the Schools of Medicine and Public Health have
combined efforts to create a training program for young faculty members
and fellows from a variety of disciplines.
EPI 698
SOPH Catalog
Masters Level Research
EPI 602
Track-Specific Relevant Electives: Students should consult their

advisor to identify courses relevant to their needs and interests.
MSPH in Clinical and Translational

Science
Requirements
Required EPI Electives (Choose one of the following courses)
9
1-9
Clinical Research Track Requirements (Choose one of the following

courses)
EPI 607
BST 625
The PhD program emphasizes epidemiologic study design and data

analysis. The program is designed to prepare exceptionally qualified
individuals for a career of research and teaching. Admission is
competitive. Applicants should have earned a Master of Public Health
(MPH), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), Master of Science
(MS) degree or equivalent, with a strong background in epidemiology
and statistics. Students who complete the degree will master the
skills required for conducting independent research in epidemiology,
with a firm background in epidemiology, biostatistics, and information
management. Specific areas of concentration include chronic disease,
infectious disease, molecular epidemiology, and injury epidemiologic
methods.Further details of the program may be obtained by contacting
the Program Director, Dr. Paul Muntner at pmuntner@uab.edu.
You may also contact the Program Coordinator, Kimberly Hawkins at
hawkinsk@uab.edu, or (205) 975-9749.
Admission
Interested students should apply on-line at ApplyYourself. Please
submit all academic transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, GRE
scores, your personal goals/career goals statement, a current copy
of your CV/resume, etc... along with your application for admission.
International students should also submit a World Education Services
(WES/ECE, or similar) transcript evaluation along with your application
materials. The Department of Epidemiology admits PhD students in
the Spring for matriculation in the Fall semester only. The application
deadline is April 1st each year (Feb. 1st to be consided for financial
assistance).
Curriculum
To earn the PhD degree in Epidemiology students must complete a
minimum of 60 total credit hours of academic course work. Of this
60 credit hour minimum, 18 semester hours are required and include
Biostatistics and Epidemiology courses. 24 semester hours must
be earned in doctoral level didactic Epidemiology courses and/or
advanced Biostatistics courses. Students must also complete at least 12
semester hours of directed research (EPI 798) and 12 semester hours
of dissertation research (EPI 799). Additionally, students must complete
at least two semesters in candicay (of EPI 799) before being allowed to
graduate.
Requirements
Hours
Required Courses
18
BST 621
BST 622
EPI 703
EPI 680
EPI 704
Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
GRD 717
EPI 710
Analysis of Case Control Studies
EPI 720
Analysis of Follow-Up Studies
At least two additional doctoral level Epidemiology courses - Select

from the following:
EPI 713
Cancer Epiemiology and Control
EPI 721
HIV/AIDS and STDs
EPI 731
Genetic Epidemiology
EPI 731L
Genetic Epidemiology Lab
EPI 781
Special Topics in Epidemiology Research
EPI 788
Principles and Methods in Molecular Epidemiology
Department Contact E-mail:
jebrown@uab.edu
Web site:
http://www.soph.uab.edu/hb
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Program Information and Objectives

Program Information and Objectives The Department of Health Behavior
aims to train health promotion specialists/behavioral scientists to conduct
research, develop and evaluate programs, implement and disseminate
programs and integrate ethical, cultural and social justice topics as they
address the publics health.
At least one advanced level Biostatistics course

BST 625
BST 623
BST 640
Nonparametric Methods
BST 670
Sampling Methods
BST 660
Applied Multivariate Analysis
BST 671
Meta-Analysis
BST 723
Theory of Linear Models
BST 735
Advanced Inference
BST 740
Bayesian Analysis
BST 750
Stochastic Modeling
BST 760
Generalized Linear and Mixed Models
Health Behavior MPH and PhD students learn to use theories and
methods from the social and behavioral sciences to develop programs
that encourage - healthy behaviors. They learn state-of-the-art
techniques and methods for research and program evaluation. Doctoral
students study these topics in depth as they apply their knowledge
and skills to conducting research and writing funding proposals and
manuscripts. Students have opportunities to become involved in
faculty research projects on a broad range of health issues including
obesity prevention, family and adolescent health issues, prevention and
control of addictive behaviors, sexual health risks including HIV/AIDS
prevention and treatment, community based health promotion, health
communication, and dissemination and implementation science.
Degree Programs
At least one of the following doctoral courses:

ENH 722
Integrated Biomedical Science for Environmental Health

III
HB 714
Survey Research Methods
HCO 711
Child Health and Development: Womb to Young to

Adulthood
MPH Health Behavior
Required Doctoral Seminars
EPI 790
Doctoral Seminar in Epidemiology
Doctoral Level Research
24
EPI 798
Doctoral Level Directed Research Epidemiology
1-9
EPI 799
1-9
At least one course related to Research Ethics and Scientific

Integrity
Coordinated MPH/PhD in Health Behavior and Psychology or

Sociology
Coordinated MPH/MSN in Health Behavior
MSPH Clinical Research
Ph.D. Health Education & Health Promotion
Admissions Information
HCO 670
Social and Ethical Issues in Public Health
GRD 717
Minimum Credit Hour
MPH Fast Track (5th Year)
60
Electives (with advisor's and/or instructor's approval to complete all total

hours required)
At least one doctoral level course in an area of medicine or in
one of the major areas of Public Health other than EPI and BST
must be taken.
Deadline for All Application:
July 15 Fall Term; November 1

Spring Term
Number of Letters of
Recommendation Required:
Three
Entrance Tests
GRE (TOEFL and WES are also

English.)
Comments
For additional information

please contact Julie Brown,
M.S. (jebrown@uab.edu, phone
205-975-8075
EPI 790 must be taken at least 2 times

Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity courses do not count
toward the required 24 credit hours of didactic course work.
Health Behavior
MPH Degree

Degrees Offered:
M.P.H.; M.S.P.H.; Ph.D.
Department Chair:
Kevin Fontaine, Ph.D.
Phone:
(205) 934-6020
Department Contact:
Julie Brown. M.S.
Department of Health Behavior Student Handbook

School of Public Health Catalog
MPH Programs
The major instructional goal of the department is: to train health
promotion specialists/behavioral scientists to conduct research, develop
and evaluate programs, implement and disseminate programs and
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integrate ethical, cultural and social justice topics as they address the
publics health.
Admissions: Students are admitted separately to the MPH and MSN

degree programs and must meet admission requirements in both the
School of Public Health and the School of Nursing.
The Department of Health Behavior offers the following MPH degrees

* See the School of Nursing Catalog for the requirements for the MSN
portion of the dual MPH/MSN degree.
MPH
MPH Fast Track (5th Year)
Requirements
MPH/MSN
Hours
MPH Core
MPH/PhD in Psychology or Sociology
19
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 600
MPH in Health Behavior (including the

MPH Fast Track Program)
EPI 600
HB 624
HCO 600
Students in the MPH in Health Behavior are taught methods to identify

and understand factors that affect behaviors related to personal and
community health and to develop and evaluate intervention programs that
promote healthy lives. Students are required to complete an internship.
The internship is three credit hours and takes place following the
completion of core course work.
PUH 695
Health Behavior Track

HB 636
Developing Interventions to Promote Public Health
HB 641
Research Methods in Behavioral Science
HB 643
Health Program Evaluation
HB 697
Internship
The MPH program admits students with a bachelors degree. Students

in this track take 43-46 credit hours. The number of credit hours you are
required to complete is determined before admission by examining your
education and professional experiences. The MPH may be completed in
four semesters.
HB Elective
NUR 604
Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
The MPH Fifth-year program admits students who are juniors at UAB.
Students in this track take 43-46 credit hours. You generally complete
this program one year after you complete your undergraduate degree.
NUR 606
Translating Evidence into Practice
Requirements
20
Biostatistics
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 624
HCO 600
PUH 695
HB 697
Internship
1
3-9
Departmental Track Requirements
HB 636
HB 641
HB 643
3
43-47
Admission: Applicants to this program must first be admitted to the PhD

program of interest. Applicants must meet the minimum requirements for
admission into the School of Public Health.
Coursework in Psychology
3-6
Requirements
3-6
MPH Core
Hours
21
PY 716
Intro to Statistics
43-47
PY 717
Applied Statistical Methods
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 624
HCO 600
PUH 695
Coordinated MPH/MSN in Health Behavior

The Coordinated MSN (School of Nursing)/MPH (Health Behavior)
degree program is offered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Nursing. This program enables you to obtain an MPH in Health
Behavior simultaneously with a MSN from the School of Nursing.
The MPH degree requires a minimum of 43-46 credit hours.
This dual degree program is offered in cooperation with the UAB

Departments of Psychology and Sociology; and the University of
Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Department of Psychology. This program enables
students to obtain an MPH degree in Health Behavior simultaneously with
a PhD in Psychology or Sociology.
SOPH Requirements
Total Hours
Coordinated MPH/PhD in Health Behavior

and Psychology or Sociology
Behavioral Science Electives
Total Hours
BST 601
PUH 627
3-6
Required Nursing Courses for Health Behavior Track*
Hours
MPH Core
SOPH Requirements
PUH 627
3
3-9
1
12
HB 636
HB 641
HB 643
HB 697
Internship
Health Behavior/Psychology Electives*

SOPH Requirements
3
3-9
6
3-6
PUH 627
Total Hours
3
42-47
Coursework for Sociology

* One course can be from the doctoral program & must be approved as a
behavioral science elective
Requirements
Hours
MPH Core
21
SOC 703
Regression Analysis
SOC 704
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 624
HCO 600
PUH 695
12
HB 636
HB 641
HB 643
HB 697
Internship
3
3-9
Health Behavior/Sociology Electives*
SOPH Requirements
PUH 627
3-6
Total Hours
3
43-47
Critically evaluate published research.

Admission: Applicants should possess a medical or other health
science professional degree. They may be in their final years of
training as residents or fellows or hold positions as junior faculty
members.Applicants must meet the minimum requirements for admission
into the School of Public Health. The Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) is required for applications to all MSPH programs in the School
of Public Health. The GRE may be waived at the discretion of the
committee, for applicants who have been pre-screened by the clinical
investigator training grant committee of the School of Medicine. The
applicant must produce three letters of reference and a letter stating that
he/she will be guaranteed sufficient release time from clinical duties to
be able to attend classes regularly and fulfill course requirements in a
timely manner. A medical/health sciences mentor should be identified and
a setting where the student can gain experience in conducting clinical
research. A faculty member within the School of Public Health will be
assigned as an advisor based on the stated interests of the applicant.
Curriculum: The MSPH in Clinical Research consists of a minimum of 41
credit hours. Of these, 14 hours are required, including 9 hours of specific
biostatistics courses and 5 hours of specific epidemiology courses.
Students then select at least 9 credit hours from a list of approved
Masters Research electives, complete 9 hours of focus specific electives
in Health Behavior, and take at least 9 hours of (698 level) Masters
Research to fulfill the MSPH requirement for conducting a research
project.
Requirements
Hours
Coursework
Required Core Courses

MSPH Clinical Research

In response to interest in medical and other health science schools in
developing the clinical research skills of faculty members and fellows, the
Schools of Medicine and Public Health have combined efforts to create a
training program for young faculty members and fellows from a variety of
disciplines.
in which the enrollee is trained, and senior mentoring in the politics and
research programs and projects. The program consists of a core set of
courses common to all students, plus research elective and focus elective
courses that reflect the academic interest of the student. Graduates will
be able to do the following upon completion of the program:
Design, conduct, and evaluate clinical research studies;
Understand issues of data collection and study management;
Follow appropriate policies and procedures relating to the utilization
of human subjects in clinical research;
Demonstrate an understanding of the ethics of research on human
subjects;
Prepare competitive applications for extramural research funding;
Prepare manuscripts for publication in the scientific literature; and
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BST 611
BST 612
BST 625
EPI 607
EPI 680
Masters Research Electives: Six credit hours should be selected by

faculty advisor and student
BST 619
BST 626
BST 626L
ENH 650

EPI 625
EPI 703
EPI 704
Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
HCO 677
Focus Specific Courses:

HB 624
HB 636
HB 641
HB 643
Masters Directed Research: Nine hours of research in a clinical

setting
HB 698
Total Hours
Master's Level Directed Research Health Education
9
1-9
41
Note that care must be exercised when selecting some of these

courses since some have prerequisites that must be taken earlier in
the sequence of classes or taken concurrently.
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with approved research projects in other academic units at UA or UAB, or

with the CDC, NIH, or other governmental or private agencies.

Prospective students should use this checklist (PhD) to obtain specific
PhD in Health Education and Health

Promotion
The PhD program in health education/promotion provides students
with instruction and research experience to become practitioners and
scientists in health education and health promotion. The program also
combines the resources of academic units from the University of Alabama
at Birmingham (UAB School of Public Health, Department of Health
Behavior, UAB- School of Education, Department of Human Studies),
and the University of Alabama (UA College of Human Environmental
Sciences, Department of Health Science), and utilizes the research
expertise common to schools of public health along with the didactic,
professional emphasis found in other health education programs. The
specific objectives of the program are to enable the students to:
Develop the skills to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate health
education/promotion intervention programs;
Comprehensive Exam
Doctoral students are required to take comprehensive examinations
before proposing a dissertation. At a minimum, the exams cover the
scientific and theoretical basis of health education and health promotion,
the design and evaluation of health promotion programs and research
methods in health promotion. Prior to taking the comprehensive exams,
the student must have completed the Health Education/Promotion
Core Courses. Students will be eligible to take part one after completing
12 hours of the core courses.
Doctoral Dissertation
The doctoral dissertation is designed to provide students with a
comprehensive and original research experience, and it requires the
completion of a minimum of 12 hours of dissertation credit. Students
complete credits for the dissertation after completing coursework and
comprehensive exams, and being admitted to candidacy.
All PhD students must meet the graduation requirements of their
department and the Graduate School.
Develop theoretical knowledge from social and behavior sciences;
Requirements
Develop the knowledge and skills to become independent

researchers;
Health Education/Promotion Core Courses

HB 740
Advanced Health Program Evaluation Seminar
Complete a substantive research experience integrating the first three

objectives.
HB 724
Advanced Social and Behavioral Science Theory
HB 750
Advanced Theoretical and Scientific Basis of Health

Education and Promotion
HB 760
Planning and Administration of Health Education and

Promotion Programs
HB 771
Seminar in Health Education/Health Promotion Session I
HB 772
Seminar in Health Education/Health Promotion Session

II
HB 773
Seminar in Health Education/Health Promotion Session

III
Admission to Ph.D. program in the SOPH

Department of Health Behavior
Student applications are reviewed by the faculty in the Department of
Health Behavior. Applicants should meet the admissions requirements
of the graduate school, including submission of scores on the Graduate
Record Exam (GRE). Admission to the program is competitive. Evidence
of scholarship, a clear statement of career goals and research interest,
professional recommendations, and professional experience are among
the factors receiving strong consideration. Candidates for admission must
have completed a masters degree from an accredited institution in public
health, health education or a related field.
The PhD program requires completion of a minimum of 67 hours of
graduate credit, satisfactory performance on comprehensive exams,
and completion of a doctoral dissertation.
Specific courses needed for completion of the advanced research
and statistical methods requirement may vary and require approval
by the student's academic advisor. Specific courses for the social
science concentration are selected by the student and his/her academic
advisor. Students may transfer a minimum of 12 credits from comparable
graduate courses completed previously if those courses were not used to
complete another degree, are graduate level, and a grade of at least a B.
Research Internship
A research internship is required. The internship gives students an
opportunity to engage in a meaningful research experience by working
with ongoing faculty research projects. The internship may be carried out
in any one of the three academic units contributing to the PhD program or
Hours
Advanced Research and Statistical Methods Courses

BST 611
or EPR 609
Statistical Methods and Research in Education: Intermediate
BST 612
or EPR 710
Computer Applications and Advanced Statistical Meth
12
16
3
Qualitative or Mixed Methods Research
EPI 610
EPI 610L
HB 741
Clinical Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
Evaluation/ Research Methods/Statistics Electives

Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives
Directed Research
HB 798
Doctoral-Level Directed Res
HB 799
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Total Hours
Health Care Organization and

Policy
6
9
12-15
1-9
12-15
1-9
67-73
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translating research into policy and practice. Students will be exposed to

complex practical problems facing public health practitioners and policymakers. This program, housed within the Department of HCOP has three
concentrations:
Requirement
Fulfilled By:
Degree Offered:
M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Dr.PH.
Department Chair:
Meredith Kilgore, Ph.D.
Phone:
205-934-3748
Website:
http://www.soph.uab.edu/hcop
1. Public Health Management
Department Contact:
Brenda Campbell
2. Maternal and Child Health Policy
bcampbel@uab.edu
3. Outcomes Research

(Dr.P.H., M.P.H, M.S.P.H.)
Admissions
Requirement
Fulfilled By:
Program Information
July 15, Fall Term; November 1,

Spring Term
Research and instructional foci in this department include health

economics, public health administration and planning, health policy,
outcomes research and health services evaluation.
Programs in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy
(HCOP) are designed to provide training and education at the master's
level for those desiring a professional career in the analysis of health
services policy options, outcomes research, maternal and child health
policy or in the management of public health programs. The didactic
programs of the department require that students master the major
concepts of:

Required:
Three
Entrance Tests:
GRE (TOEFL and WES also

English.)
http://www.soph.uab.edu/catalog
SOPH Admissions:
http://www.soph.uab.edu/graduate/
prospective
Health economics,
Public health management and planning,
Master in Public Health - Health Care

Organization and Policy
Health policy,
Outcomes research,
Health services evaluation, and
Policy and leadership in maternal and child health
The department offers Master of Public

Health (MPH) degree options:

The collected laws, regulations, and approaches taken to making
decisions and implementing policy to protect the health of communities
and populations. Public health policy issues include a wide range of
topics including health care reform, insurance reform, prevention of
communicable diseases, food safety, and stem cell research.
MPH in Health Care Organization (HCOP)

MPH in General Theory and Practice (GTP)
MPH in Health Policy (HPOL)
MPH in Public Health Preparedness Management and Policy (PHPM)
MPH in Maternal and Child Health Policy and Leadership (MCPL)
MSPH in Outcomes Research (OR)
Coordinated MPH-JD in Public Health and Juris Doctor (PHJD)
Coordinated MPH-MBA in Public Health and Business Administration
(PHBA)
Coordinated MPH-OD in Public Health and Optometry (PHOD)
Coordinated MPH-MPA in Public Health and Public Administration
(PHPA)
The Department of Health Care Organization and Policy provides training

and education at the masters and doctoral level. At the masters level,
programs are available for those desiring a career in the analysis of
health services policy or in the management of public health services
resources. At the doctoral level, programs offer rigorous training in
research methods and evidence-based public health practice suitable for
careers in public health leadership or academic settings.
Master of Public Health - HCOP Tracks

Master of Public Health in Health Care Organization (HCOP) - also
offered online
Master of Public Health in General Theory & Practice (GTP)
Coordinated MSPH-PhD in Public Health and Psychology (HCPY)
Master of Public Health in Health Policy (HPOL)
Coordinated MPH-MSN in Maternal and Child Health Policy
Master of Public Health in Public Health Preparedness Management

& Policy (PHPM)
Coordinated MPH-MSW in Maternal and Child Health Policy

Doctoral Program in Health Care Organization and Policy
Doctor of Public Health in Health Care

Organization and Policy (DrPH)
The DrPH degree is the highest professional degree in public health. The
DrPH Program in HCOP develops leaders and research faculty who have
proficiency in data analysis, management, critical thinking, teaching, and
Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health Policy &

Leadership (MCPL) - also offered online
Fast Track Master of Public Health (5th Year Program)
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Master in Public Health in Health Care

Organization (also offered fully online)
MPH in Health Care Organization (including the 5th Year)
The MPH in health care organization is designed to train individuals
for management positions in public health and other health care
organizations. Students are introduced to the public health system and
the fundamental skills necessary for managing health care organizations.
Required coursework includes basic management disciplines and
selected content in economics, finance, marketing, law and insurance.
doctoral level professional degrees and/or five years or more of senior

level experience in public health or a closely allied field may apply to
this program. Students who have been admitted to medical school also
may apply to this program. Applicants with a previously earned doctoral
credential may, upon request, be waived from the requirements to submit
a GRE score.
Core Requirements
Requirements
Hours
Core Requirements
20
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
Describe the economic, legal, organization, and political

underpinnings of the US health system;
HCO 600
HCO 697
Internship
Apply principles of management, finance, marketing, accounting and

strategic planning in health care organizations; and
PUH 695
SOPH Requirement
Apply basic planning and management skills necessary for

successful administration of health care organizations.
PUH 627
Health Care Organization Learning

Objectives
Requirements
BST 601
HCO 601
Health Economics
20
HCO 603
Public Health Policy
Electives
Hours
Core Requirements
Biostatistics
HCO 600
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
HCO 697
Internship
PUH 695
SOPH Requirements
PUH 627
3
3
15
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 613
Health Information Techn Polic
HCO 615
Finance for Health Professionals
HCO 620
Health Insurance & Managed Care
HCO 670
Choose one of the following courses (3 credit hours)
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Master of Public Health in Health Policy

SOPH Catalog
The MPH in health policy is designed to train policy analysts at the
master's level to work in government agencies, voluntary health
organizations, local, state, and federal legislative bodies, managed care
organizations, private industry, and consulting firms. The quantitative
variation emphasizes skills appropriate to an active mid-level research
career.
Requirements
Hours
Core Requirements
HCO 603
HCO 607
Public Health Law
HCO 612
Strategic Management in Health Programs
HCO 618
Management Concepts in Public Health Programs
Total Credit Hours Earned for Degree
43
MPH in General Theory and Practice
20
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
HCO 600
HCO 697
Internship
PUH 695
SOPH Requirement
PUH 627
HCO 601
Health Economics
This program is available to students who prefer a generalist background

rather than a more specialized track with additional course requirements.
The instructional program is formulated by students and their advisors
to meet the specific needs of practicing professionals and to provide a
broad, interdisciplinary review of public health theory and practice.
HCO 603
HCO 687
Empirical Methods for Health Research
HCO 691
Policy Analysis: Modeling & Simulation
BST 619
Admission: Students must meet the general admission requirements

for the Master of Public Health degree program. Only persons with
Total Credit Hours
SOPH Catalog
Electives
3
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and leadership and demonstrate their application in problem solving and

systems development.
MPH in Public Health Preparedness

Management and Policy (PHPM)
SOPH Requirements
Requirements
Hours
MPH Core Requirements
SOPH Catalog
20
BST 601
Biostatistics
This specialized degree covers all hazards preparedness topics including,

event typologies, response organization, leadership and management,
hazard and risk assessment policy development and evaluation and risk
communication.
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
HCO 600
Admission: Applicants must meet the general admission requirements

for the Master of Pubic Health degree program. Applicants with a
previously earned doctoral degree may be waived from the requirement
to submit a GRE score. Students may apply for admission to this program
at any time and once admitted may begin taking classes the next
semester.
HCO 697
Internship
PUH 695
Curriculum: Students in this track take 46 credit hours. The work can
generally be completed in two years. All of the required courses for this
program are offered on weeknights.
Requirements
Hours
Core Requirements
20
SOPH Requirement
PUH 627

HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 605
Fundamental of MCH Part 1:Issues, Program and

Policies
HCO 606
Fundamentals of Maternal and Child Health Part II:

Application of Essential MCH Skills
HCO 618
HCO 625
Advanced Leadership and Practice in MCH Part I Introduction to Leadership
HCO 626
Adv Leadership and Practice in MCH Module II Collaborative Leadership and Advocacy
HCO 627
ADV Leadership and Practice in MCH Module III - Into

the Streets: Lead/Field Experience
BST 601
Biostatistics
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
HCO 600
Departmental Electives
HCO 697
Internship
HCO 603
PUH 695
HCO 608
Reproductive Health
SOPH Requirement
HCO 613
PUH 627
HCO 615
HCO 620
HCO 640
Disaster and Emergency Management
HCO 624
HCO 641
Health Preparedness and Response Policy
Healthy Lifestyles for MCH Populations: Intergrating

Nutrition Physi Activity Comm-based Approach
HCO 643
Emergency Preparredness Exercise, Evaluation &

Communication
HCO 631
Public Health Demography
HCO 670
HCO 670
HCO 672
Perinatal Health: Issues, Data & Policies
HCO 698
Master's Level Directed Research Health Care

ENH 610
Environmental Disasters
EPI 605
Total Credit Hours
1-9
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MPH in Maternal and Child Health Policy

and Leadership (also offered fully online)
SOPH Catalog
The MPH programs in the maternal and child health concentration are
designed to educate individuals who will plan, administer, and evaluate
programs in maternal and child health. The programs provide information
about the special problems faced by women and children, including
children with special health care needs, and their families. The programs
develop and integrate skills from maternal and child health, health policy
Total Credit Hours
3
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Master in Public Health in Health Care

Organization
The MPH in health care organization is designed to train individuals
for management positions in public health and other health care
organizations. Students are introduced to the public health system and
the fundamental skills necessary for managing health care organizations.
Required coursework includes basic management disciplines and
selected content in economics, finance, marketing, law and insurance.
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Objectives
necessary for advanced positions in health management. Also, students

with experience and/or a relevant advanced degree who wish to pursue
a health management credential with broad applicability should seriously
consider this coordinated program.
Describe the economic, legal, organization, and political

underpinnings of the US health system;
Coordinated MPH-JD in Public Health and

Juris Doctor (PHJD)
Admission: Students admitted to this program will have at least a

bachelor's degree. Students are admitted separately to the MPH and
MBA programs. The School of Business should be contacted for MBA
application materials and the School of Public Health should be contacted
for MPH application materials. The GRE will be accepted in lieu GMAT.
An undergraduate calculus course is also required for admission. If an
applicant does not meet this requirement additional information can
be found at MBA Admission website http://www.uab.edu/business/
degrees-certificates/mba/mba-admission.
SOPH Catalog
Requirements
Apply principles of management, finance, marketing, accounting and

strategic planning in health care organizations; and
Apply basic planning and management skills necessary for
successful administration of health care organizations.
The department offers a coordinated Master of Public Health and Juris

doctor degree program in cooperation with the Cumberland School of
Law at Samford University, also located in Birmingham. The purpose of
the program is to offer future attorneys exposure to the broad areas of
public health.
Admission: Students enrolled in this program must be enrolled at the
Cumberland School of Law. In order to be admitted to the coordinated
programs, a student must have a GPA of 2.5 at the end of the first year
of law school. A minimum law school GPA of 2.5 each semester and a
minimum 3.0 GPA each term in public health are required for students to
continue in the coordinated program. Interested students should contact
the Office of Student and Academic Services at the School of Public
Health for MPH application materials and Cumberland Law School for
J.D. application materials.
Requirements
Hours
Core Requirements
19
HCO 620
HCO 611
Child Health and Development:Womb to Young to

Adulthood
HCO 612
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
PUH 695

SOPH Requirements
PUH 690
Public Health Integrative Experience

HCO 601
HCO 603
Health Economics
Electives
HCO 697
3
3
3
1
3
3
6
3
3
3
Internship
3
Internship
Hours
Core Requirements
19
HCO 600
BST 611
BST 612
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
PUH 695
SOPH Requirements
PUH 690
3
3
12
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 603
HCO 613
HCO 620
Electives
Internship
HCO 697
3
Internship
MBA Track Requirements
3
30
MBA 601
Accounting and Finance for Managers
MBA 608
Strategic Cost Analysis and Decision Making
MBA 619
Information Technology and Business Strategy
MBA 621
Topics in Corporate Finance
MBA 631
Management and Organizations
MBA 634
Strategic Management
MBA 637
Operations and Supply Chain Management
MBA 642
Economics for Managers
MBA 651
Marketing Strategy
MBA 662
Quantitative Analysis for Business Managers
MBA Electives
6
76
Transfer of credit for the following law school courses
13
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Coordinated MPH-MBA in Public Health

and Business Administration (PHBA)
SOPH Catalog
This program's purpose is to provide students without relevant advanced
degrees and/or without previous public health experience with those skills
Coordinated MPH-OD in Public Health and

Optometry (PHOD)
SOPH Catalog
Admission: Applicants to the concurrent MPH/OD program must meet
the following requirements: enrollment and good standing in the School of
Optometry, interview by MPH/OD committee in the School of Optometry,
approval and recommendation by the dean of the School of Optometry,
and apply and be accepted for admission to the School of Public Health.
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Curriculum: Students in the concurrent MPH/OD program are expected

to complete the curriculum of the optometry professional program, and
a total of 45 credit hours in the MPH program. Work in the public health
program can be completed over a four-year period, including summers.
Students may begin their MPH program in the summer prior to their
entering the Optometry professional program.
MPA 603
Public & Nonprofit Budgeting
MPA 604
Human Resources Management
MPA 605
Information Management for Government
MPA 606
Foundations of PA Research
MPA 674
GIS for Managers
MPA 697
Graduate Learning Portfolio
Requirements
MPH Concentration Elective (Select 4 courses)
Hours
Core Requirements
HCO 600
BST 611
BST 612
ENH 600
EPI 600
19
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 603
HCO 612
HCO 620
HCO 640
Disaster and Emergency Management
HCO 641
Health Preparedness and Response Policy
HCO 643
Emergency Preparredness Exercise, Evaluation &

Communication

HB 600
PUH 695
SOPH Requirements
PUH 690
21
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 603
HCO 686
Integrative Health Policy Analysis
Internship
HCO 697
Internship
BST 611
BST 612
19-22
3
3
3
EPI 600
HB 600
PUH 695
PUH 690
MPA Core Requirements
The coordinated MPH/MSN degree is designed to address the dynamic

health care needs of women and children. This program prepares nurse
practitioners to participate in the development, implementation, and
evaluation of innovative maternal and child health (MCH) programs
and policies. This dual degree builds on the synergy generated through
two complementary curriculum tracks. In this educational experience,
advanced clinical skill is combined with expertise in program planning and
evaluation.
Admissions: Students are admitted separately to the MPH and MSN
degree programs and must meet admission requirements in both the
School of Public Health and the School of Nursing at UAB.
Requirements
Hours
Core Requirements
ENH 600
SOPH Requirements
64-67
SOPH Catalog
Hours
Admission: Students entering this program must meet the minimum

requirements for admission into the School of Public health. The student
must apply to and be admitted to both programs. The graduate School
should be contacted for MPA application materials and the School of
Public Health should be contacted for MPH application materials.
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Internship
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The MPH/MPA degree program provides students with the knowledge

base of public health and the skills required to work effectively in a
responsible, administrative position in the public sector. Through this
coordinated degree program, students in the MPH program can satisfy
some of their requirements through courses in the MPA program and vice
versa.
HCO 600
HCO 697
SOPH Catalog
Core Requirements
Internship
Coordinated MPH-MSN in Maternal and

Child Health Policy
Coordinated MPH-MPA in Public Health

and Public Administration (PHPA)
Requirements
3
12
3
3
27
MPA 600
Administrative Ethics
MPA 601
The Public Policymaking Process
MPA 602
Administrative Theory and Behavior
19
HCO 600
BST 611
BST 612
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
PUH 695
SOPH Requirements
PUH 690
Department Track Requirments
3
3
15
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 605

Policies
HCO 606

HCO 618
HCO 625
HCO 626
162
HCO 627
ADV Leadership and Practice in MCH Module III - Into

the Streets: Lead/Field Experience
Electives Shared wit hthe School of Nursing - to complete total

required hours
NUR 602
Issues Affecting Advanced Nursing Practice
Coordinated MSPH-PhD in Public Health /

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology)
NUR 612
Advanced Pathophysiology
SOPH Catalog
Internship
HCO 697
3
Internship
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Coordinated MPH-MSW in Maternal and

Child Health Policy (also offered fully
online)
The department offers coordinated Master of Science in Public Health

and PhD degrees in cooperation with the department of Psychology at
the University of Alabama at Birmingham or at the University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa).
Admission: To be considered for this program, students must first be
admitted to the PhD program in clinical psychology at UAB or in the PhD
in psychology at the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa). Students must
meet the admission criteria for the School of Public Health and remain in
good standing in their PhD program.
SOPH Catalog
The MPH/MSW degree program is coordinated between the School of
Social Work at the University of Alabama (MSW) and the Department of
Health Care Organization and Policy (HCOP). The coordinated program
prepares social workers for interdisciplinary practice in public health
programs concerned with the promotion and improvement of the health
of diverse populations, including women, children, and families. Students
who have been admitted to the MSW program in the School of Social
Work and wish to pursue the coordinated degree option should contact
the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy. Students will
attend classes in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
Admissions: Students who choose the coordinated degree plan will
be required to first secure admission to the University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa) School of Social Work (for the MSW) and, at the end of
the first semester, to apply separately to the Department of Health Care
Organization and Policy (for the MPH). Acceptance in the MSW program
does not automatically insure acceptance into the MPH program and vice
versa.
Students receiving a MSPH are required to complete a 13 hour online

course entitled "Overview of Public Health" by the end of their second
semester. Students with prior public health education (coursework in
each of the public health core disciplines) may be waived from this
requirement by permission of the Associate Dean.
Prospective students should use this checklist (M.S.P.H.) to obtain
specific admissions requirements on how to apply to Graduate School.
Prospective students should use this checklist (Dr.P.H.) to obtain specific
Requirements
Hours

BST 612
EPI 610
EPI 610L
PhD Track
Requirements
Hours
Core Requirements
10
BST 611
0
21
HCO 601
Health Economics
19
HCO 670
HCO 600
HCO 677
BST 611
HCO 687
BST 612
HCO 691
ENH 600
HCO 721
EPI 600
Clinical Decision Making and Cost Effectiveness

Analysis
HB 600
HCO 722
Cost-Effectiveness Research Methods
PUH 695
Electives (Selected by faculty advisor & student)
SOPH Requirements
Masters-Level Research
PUH 690
HCO 699
15
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 605

Policies
HCO 606

HCO 612
HCO 619
Social Work in Public Health
Social Work course to be counted toward total MPH hours
Internship
HCO 697
Internship
3
43
Master's Level Project Research Health Care

Total Hours
3
9
1-9
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MSPH in Outcomes Research

SOPH Catalog
The health care field is placing increasing emphasis on the identification
and measurement of clinical decision making and cost/utility analysis.
Continuing pressure for the development and measurement of both
efficient and effective protocols and health care policies is the driving
force underlying this emphasis. Increasingly, employers are seeking
qualified analysts to study treatment effectiveness. Graduates of this
track will work in clinical settings, government agencies, managed care

organizations, insurance companies, health associations, pharmaceutical
firms, and consulting firms analyzing cost effectiveness, utilization and
treatment effectiveness.
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doctoral seminars (HCO 796), comprehensive examination (HCO 797),

practicum (HCO 793), dissertation proposal/protocol development (HCO
798), and dissertation research (HCO 799).
Program Admission Requirements
Admission
An MPH or equivalent degree in public health in required.
The track is open to students with a bachelor's degree and strong

mathematics preparation. An undergraduate grade point average of a 3.0
on a 4.0 scale and a minimum combined score of 1080 on the verbal and
quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination General Test
(GRE) is desirable for admission consideration.
Applicants with advanced non-public health degrees can be admitted

directly into the DrPH program but must successfully complete the
MPH and concentration-specific prerequisite courses.
Students receiving a MSPH are required to complete a 3 hour Online

course entitled "Overview of Public Health" by the end of their second
semester. Students with prior public health education (coursework in
each of the public health core disciplines) may be waived from this
requirement by permission of the Associate Dean.
Applicants with only a bachelor's degree but with an exceptional

academic record or rich professional experience will be considered.
They must be admitted into the MPH program prior to applying to the
DrPH program and complete the MPH program before being fully
accepted into the DrPH program.
Requirements
Hours
10
BST 611
BST 612
EPI 610
Outcomes Research Track
4
21
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 621
Clinic Decisions/Cost Analysis
HCO 622
Cost Effect Resear Mthds
HCO 670
HCO 677
HCO 687
HCO 691
Electives (Selected by faculty advisor & student)
Master's Level Project Research Health Care

Total Hours
Experience in public health research is required. Applicants must

submit GRE scores taken within 5 years. Both the score and the
percentile on each of the verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing
sections of the examination will be evaluated. A minimum of 1100
(550 on each of the verbal and quantitative sections) or 156 verbal
and 146 quantitative (new GRE score) is expected.
International applicants whose native language is not English or who
did not complete a degree at an English-speaking institution must
submit a TOEFL with TWE test score. The minimum acceptable
score is (Paper Based) 550, (Computer Based) 213, and (InternetBased) 79-80.
Other aspects of an applicant's record, such as educational
achievement, professional experience, and clarity of career goals are
helpful in determining admissibility.
Masters-Level Research
HCO 699
Applicants with a MPH or equivalent degree not in their concentration

will take the necessary concentration prerequisites only.
9
1-9
Outcomes Research Curriculum

Requirements
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Program Description
The DrPH degree is the highest professional degree in public health.
The DrPH Program develops leaders and research faculty who have
proficiency in data analysis, management, critical thinking, teaching, and
translating research into policy and practice. Students will be exposed to
complex practical problems facing public health practitioners and policymakers. Three tracks are available within the DrPH program:
Outcomes Research
Public Health Management
Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Policy - Funded, in part, by a
federal MCH training grant - The MCH Policy & Leadership Program
Hours
MPH Prerequisites (Does not count towards total degree hours)
18-19
HCO 600
BST 611
BST 612
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
PUH 695
HCO Concentration Prerequisites (Does not count toward total

degree hours)
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 670
HCO 720
Health Insurance and Managed Care
Concentration Core
3
15
HCO 721
Clinical Decision Making and Cost Effectiveness

Analysis
The DrPH program must be completed within 7 years. Students who

have not successfully completed their comprehensive examinations
within 5 years will be subject to dismissal from the program. A minimum
of 42 credit hours, exclusive of HCO courses 793 and 796-799, are
required to complete the degree. Students will complete at least 15
credit hours of analytical or methodological courses, at least 15 hours
of concentration-core courses, and at least 12 hours of any 700-level
electives (as approved by advisor). Students must also complete the
HCO 722
Cost-Effectiveness Research Methods
HCO 777
Patient-Based Outcomes Measures
HCO 791
Policy Analysis:Modeling & Simulation
Electives Methods Course 700 level as approved by advisor

Methods Core
3
15
BST 613
HCO 728
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Public

Health
164
HCO 781
Research Methods ans Study Design
HCO 787
HCO 788
Longitudinal Meth Hlth Ser Res
Electives
Doctoral Seminar
DrPH Practicum, Directed Readings, Dissertation Protocol

Development & Research
HCO 797
HCO 798
HCO 799
HCO 799
Dissertation Research HCOP
3
3-9
Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Policy

Curriculum
Doctoral Seminar (1 hour in each Fall & Spring Semester - 1st 2

years only)
HCO 793
Doctoral Level Directed Research Health Care

12
Must be 700 level & may be selected from anywhere within the university
with advisor approval
HCO 796
HCO 798
12
DrPH Practicum
Directed Readings
3-6
BST 611
3-9
BST 612
ENH 600
EPI 600
HB 600
PUH 695
The Public Health Integrative Experience ( Optional)
Concentration Prerequisites (Does not count toward total degree

hours)
14
3-9
Hours
MPH Prerequisites (Does not count toward total degree hours)
18-19
Public Health Management Curriculum

Requirements
Hours
MPH Prerequisites (Does not count towards total degree hours)

HCO 600

Requirements
19
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 605

Policies
HCO 606

HCO 600
BST 611
BST 612
HCO 618
ENH 600
HCO 625
EPI 600
HB 600
HCO 626
PUH 695
HCO Concentration Prerequisites (Does not count toward total

degree hours)
15
Concentration Core
15
HCO 703
Public Health Policy - Doctoral Level
HCO 601
Health Economics
HCO 708
Reproductive Health
HCO 603
HCO 711
HCO 670
Child Health and Development: Womb to Young to

Adulthood
HCO 686
Integrative Health Policy Analysis
HCO 713
HCO 772
Perinatal Hlth Issues
HCO 720
Health Insurance and Managed Care
Concentration Core
HCO 706
Strategic Mgmt Theory/Research
15
Methods Core
3
15
BST 613
HCO 728

Health
HCO 713
HCO 715
HCO 718
Mgt Concepts in Pub Hlth Progs
HCO 781
HCO 787
15
HCO 788
AH 715
Research in Organizational Theory
Methods Core
BST 613
Electives
HCO 728

Health
with advisor approval
HCO 781
HCO 787

years)
HCO 788
Electives
12
with the advisor approval
years only)
HCO 796
Doctoral Seminar

HCO 796
HCO 793
DrPH Practicum
3-6
HCO 797
Directed Readings
3-9
1
12
HCO 793
DrPH Practicum
3-6
HCO 797
Directed Readings
3-9
HCO 798

HCO 799
1
12
Doctoral Seminar

3
3-9
For more information please contact Brenda Campbell, Program

Coordinator.
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These courses, seminars and workshops are offered to improve the
academic and professional communication skills of graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, and other UAB research staff with the goals
of supporting scholarship, research integrity, productivity, effective
communication, and the development and refinement of professional
skills.
Course Descriptions
AAP-Administration Planning Courses
AAP 634. Advanced Administration of Staff Personnel. 0 Hours.
Principles governing personnel management in public school systems.
Prerequisite: Admissin to EdL Doctoral program.
AC-Accounting Courses
AC 502. Income Taxation I. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals and basic concepts of various entities, with emphasis on
federal income taxation of individuals. Enrollment requires permission of
M.Ac. Program Director.
AC 513. Internal Auditing. 3 Hours.
Theory and practice of internal auditing and application of internal
auditing principles and techniques to selected audit problems. Enrollment
requires permission of M.Ac. Program Director.
AC 514. Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting. 3 Hours.
Special features of budgetary and fund accounting as applied to
municipalities, other government units, and to other non-profit entities.
AC 523. External Auditing. 3 Hours.
Study of the external audit function and the essential standards that
govern audit practice. Enrollment requires permission of M.Ac. Program
Director.
AC 530. Financial Accounting III. 3 Hours.
Dilutive securities, earnings per share, investments, accounting for
income taxes, accounting changes and error analysis, statement of cash
flows, retirement benefits, leases and selected disclosures. Enrollment
requires permission of the M.Ac. Program Director.
AC 540. International Accounting: From a User's Perspective. 3
Hours.
Development of international accounting knowledge needed to make
informed decisions in global business environment.
Prerequisites: AC 200 [Min Grade: C] and AC 201 [Min Grade: C]
AC 541. International Accounting: Study Abroad. 3 Hours.
Development of intrnational accounting knowledge needed to make
informed decisions in global business environment through study abroad.
Prerequisites: AC 540 [Min Grade: C]
AC 564. Accounting Internship. 3 Hours.
Work experience enabling students to better integrate academic
knowledge with practical applications by exposure to accounting practice
and business environment.
AC 572. Forensic Accounting and Information Technology Auditing.
3 Hours.
Introduction to the practice of forensic accounting and its relationship to
auditing in settings characterized by extensive reliance on information
technology. An emphasis on audit methodology as applied to accounting
information systems.
AC 573. Fraud Examination. 3 Hours.
Advanced forensic accounting concepts with a primary focus on
occupational fraud and abuse--its origins, perpetration, prevention, and
detection.
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AC 574. Forensic Accounting Practicum. 1-3 Hour.

Work experience requiring the application of forensic accounting
concepts and methods. Preq: C or better in AC 572, AC 573 and LS 571.
Prerequisites: AC 573 [Min Grade: C] and LS 571 [Min Grade: C] and
AC 572 [Min Grade: C]
AC 580. Advanced Financial Accounting. 3 Hours.
Business combinations, consolidated financial statements, multinational
accounting and partherships. Preq: AC430 and graduate standing, and
aproval of M.Ac. program director.
AC 590. Advanced Topics in Accounting. 3 Hours.
Contemporary professional accounting issues.
AC 600. Current Topics Fin. Acct.. 3 Hours.
Consideration of recent pronouncements from various authoritative
bodies such as the FASB and SEC through research projects and case
discussions.
AC 606. Advanced Auditing and Attestation. 3 Hours.
Development of auditing to its present statue; authoritative bodies
influencing auditing; new developments. Preq: Admission to M.Ac.
program or graduate standing and approval of the M.Ac. program
director.
AC 612. Corporate Governance. 3 Hours.
This course examines the process by which individuals inside and outside
a publicly-traded or other complex organization seek to govern the
organizations activities, including boards of directors, shareholders,
management, independent auditors, internal risk managers, and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
AC 620. Tax Entities. 3 Hours.
Basic research tools in taxation; selected parts of Internal Revenue Code
and Regulations; tax planning techniques.
AC 649. Directed Research. 3 Hours.
Supervised study of topics not covered in regular courses.
AC 672. Advanced Information Technology Auditing. 3 Hours.
IT auditing with a focus on the role of IT audit in the financial audit
profession, professional standards, and professional organizations. An
emphasis on IT audit methodology as applied to financial audits and
other public accounting audit services. Preq: Graduate standing, or
permission of the instructor.
AEB-Applied Environ Biotech Courses

AEB 600. Environmental Law. 3 Hours.
AEL-Area Educ Leadership Courses

AEL 590. Research Methods in Education. 3 Hours.
This class provides insights into planning and implementing a research
protocol. Step by step information will be provided to assist students in
answering questions related to designing an action research project.
AEL 602. Advanced Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
Basic concepts, group interaction on selected presentation of assigned
research. Prerequisite: Admission to EdL Doctoral program. 3 hours.
AEL 650. Organizational Theory. 3 Hours.
An exploration of the relationship among concepts, generalizations, and
theoretical models in the behavioral and social sciences. The application
of these to administrative practice in educational settings is addressed.
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Course Descriptions
AEL 651. Educ Strategic and Operational Planning: Theory and

Practice. 3 Hours.
This class will assess current strategies in building plant operations,
safety, bullying prevention, and student success. Candidates will create
operational designs to support student learning based on Building Plant
Operation.
AEL 671. Survey of (the Research on) Instructional Supervision. 3
Hours.
A critical examination, interpretation, and evaluation of significant
current and classical writings in the field of instructional supervision with
particular emphasis on research findings, the emergence of instructional
supervision perspectives, issues, and controversies across the literature,
and applications for supervisory practice and instructional leadership
roles.
Prerequisites: AEL 633 [Min Grade: C]
AH-Administration Hlth Serv Courses

AH 700. Health Economics. 3 Hours.
Economic concepts and their relevance to health care industry; financing
and delivery arrangements employed in U.S. health care system; role
of economic factors in development of public policy and implications of
changes in public policy.
AH 701. Administrative Theory. 3 Hours.
History of, recent contributions to, and current issues in administrative
theory and management; focus on evolution of management thought and
research and on developing areas of research interest that will contribute
to field.
AH 702. Growth and Development of the U.S. Health Care System. 3
Hours.
Historical development of U.S. health care system; implications for
solution of current problems.
AH 703. Philosophy of Science. 3 Hours.
Systems of thought and activities in theory-building process, deriving
hypotheses from literature, understanding scientific theory, philosophy of
science; applications to health services administration.
AH 704. Multivariate Analysis. 3 Hours.
Application of multivariate statistical techniques; emphasis on application
to health-related research questions and interpretation.
AH 705. Health Care Finance. 3 Hours.
Financial management functions, third-party reimbursement,
determination of costs and charges, analysis of financial positions,
working capital management, budgeting, capital expenditure analysis,
and case studies.
AH 706. Strategic Management Theory and Research. 3 Hours.
Current and historically important research in field of strategic
management, including major streams of research, role of strategic
management in management disciplines, relationships to other
disciplines, and pedagogical approaches used in graduate and
undergraduate strategy courses.
AH 707. Research Methods. 3 Hours.
Issues of research design and research methods for organizational
studies and health services research; integration of knowledge from
quantitative courses with areas of research interest in students' chosen
fields.
AH 708. Dissertation Research Methods. 3 Hours.
Advanced focus on research methods frameworks in preparation for
development of dissertation proposal.
AH 709. Accounting for Management. 3 Hours.

Exploration of management accounts that provide financial information
for evidence-based decisions; theories for management accounting.
AH 710. Comparative Health Systems. 3 Hours.
This course allows students to compare the U.S. health care delivery
system will approaches used in other countries and to identify health
system reform efforts occurring in selected global regions. Emphass
will be placed on the role of the health system wihin selected forms of
government and at various levels of economic development.
AH 712. Research in Organizational Behavior. 3 Hours.
Examination of topics and empirical research in organizational behavior;
emphasis on important issues in field, including areas of controversy and
contemporary interest.
AH 714. Marketing Strategy and Research. 3 Hours.
Examination of development of marketing strategy and strategic
management process; exploration of research topics and implications of
literature.
Prerequisites: AH 706(Can be taken Concurrently)
AH 715. Research in Organizational Theory. 3 Hours.
Topics and research in organization and management theory applied
to health services organizations, including organization-environment
relations, population ecology, interorganization relations, and strategic
alliances.
AH 716. Macroenvironmental Analysis. 3 Hours.
Examination of research literature that addresses external and internal
environmental factors affecting strategic management.
Prerequisites: AH 706 [Min Grade: C]
AH 718. Strategic Implementation and Evaluation. 3 Hours.
Examination of current research on role of information systems in
strategic management.
AH 719. Marketing Theory. 3 Hours.
A theoretical approach to the study of marketing and the components of
marketing theory including scientific explanations and analysis.
AH 720. Continuing Seminar. 2 Hours.
Presentations by faculty and Ph.D. candidates concerning issues in
particular areas of specialization. May be repeated for credit.
AH 721. Principles of Applied Research. 3 Hours.
This course covers the following topics: systems of thought and activities
in theory-building process, deriving hypotheses from literature and
understanding their role in addressing health management issues,
understanding scientific theory, ethical issues and principles in applied
research for health services administration.
AH 722. Regression Analysis. 3 Hours.
Various approaches to regression analysis, including ordinary least
squares and probability models, such as logit and probit.
AH 723. Research in Organizational Theory II. 3 Hours.
Advanced organizational theory and concepts applied to healthcare
organizations, including power, leadership, motivation, culture, decision
making, and reward systems with practical applications for healthcare.
AH 724. Research in Organizational Behavior II. 3 Hours.
Study of human behavior theory in organizations is continued with a
focus on methods and theories to understand, analyze, and predict
organizational behavior. Ethical analyses are covered.
AH 725. Financial Management. 3 Hours.
Theories for financial management and their application for data-driven
decision making.
AH 726. Corporate Capital Structure and Analysis. 3 Hours.

Factors that impact capital structure decision making as well as how to
conduct an analysis of the impacts and decisions are explored.
AH 727. Applied Multivariate Statistic. 3 Hours.
This is a survey course on the application of multivariate techniques in
health care management research. The course focuses on application
of multivariate statistical methods to health administration research
questions, with emphasis on interpretation within real healthcare
management problems.
AH 731. Administrative Theory and Practice. 3 Hours.
Administrative theories and principles are used to show the relation of
theory to practice and to demonstrate the significance of administrative
theory in healthcare and evidence-based decision making.
AH 732. Organizational Behavior. 3 Hours.
Theories, models, and research depicting how group and individual
behavior and processes impact the internal dynamics of organizations.
AH 750. Modern Marketing Concepts. 3 Hours.
Marketing theories, research, models, and concepts are discussed and
applied in healthcare organizations.
AH 751. Marketing Policy Seminar. 3 Hours.
AH 775. Strategic Planning and Management Health Care
Organizations. 3 Hours.
Assessment of strategic management literature applied to health services
organizations, exploration of strategy formulation, strategic content, and
implementation and evaluation of topics for health care organizations.
Prerequisites: AH 706 [Min Grade: C]
AH 777. Mixed Methods Research I: Introduction. 3 Hours.
Introduction to mixed methods research: essence of mixed methods
research, rationale for using it, fundamental principles and key
characteristics, major design applications, and means of assessing the
quality of mixed methods inferences.
AH 778. Mixed Methods Research II. 3 Hours.
Knowledge and skills of designing and conducting mixed methods studies
in social and health sciences: types of research problems addressed,
specification of mixed methods purpose statements and research
questions, types of mixed methods designs, data collection and analysis
strategies within mixed methods designs, procedures for reporting
and evaluating mixed methods studies, and visually presenting mixed
methods procedures.
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AH 784. Qualitative Research: A Grounded Theory Approach. 3

Hours.
In-depth knowledge of grounded theory qualitative approach: its historical
origins, philosophical and theoretical foundations, methodological
principles and applications, types of research problems addressed,
specification of the purpose statement and research questions, sampling,
data collection and analysis strategies, establishing credibility and
trustworthiness, and procedures for reporting a grounded theory study.
Structured field experience using NVivo software.
AH 785. Qualitative Research: Analysis and Interpretation. 3 Hours.
Applied knowledge of data analysis and interpretation in qualitative
inquiry as related to its five basic approaches (narrative, case study,
ethnography, grounded theory, and phenomenology). Students will
develop basic skills in using qualitative research software NVivo for data
organization, management and analysis.
AH 786. Qualitative Research: A Case Study and Ethnographic
Approaches. 3 Hours.
In-depth knowledge about case study and ethnographic qualitative
research approaches: historical origins, philosophical and theoretical
foundations, methodological principles and applications, types of
research problems addressed, specification of the purpose statement and
research questions, sampling, data collection and analysis strategies,
establishing credibility and trustworthiness, and procedures for reporting
a case study and ethnography. Structured field experience using NVivo
software.
AH 787. Qualitative Research: A Phenomenological Approach. 3
Hours.
In-depth knowledge about a phenomenological qualitative approach:
its historical origins, philosophical and theoretical foundations,
methodological principles and applications, types of research problems
addressed, specification of the purpose statement and research
questions, sampling, data collection and analysis strategies, establishing
credibility and trustworthiness, and procedures for reporting a
phenomenological study. Structured field experience using NVivo
software.
AH 788. Independent Studies. 3 Hours.
AH 789. Independent Studies. 3 Hours.
AH 790. Independent Study and Research. 1-12 Hour.
Independent Study and Reserch in Administration Health Services. Can
be taken from 1-12 hours graduate credit.
AH 779. Mixed Methods Applications in Community-Based Action

Research. 3 Hours.
Overview of how mixed methods can be applied in designing and
conducting community-based action research studies: communitybased action research, its purposes and cross-disciplinary utilization;
a mixed methods methodological framework for action research; steps
in designing and conducting mixed methods action research studies in
community settings; specific types of mixed methods action research
designs; sampling, data collection, analysis, validation, and evaluation of
mixed methods action research projects.
AH 797. Independent Studies. 1-3 Hour.
AH 780. Strategic Information Systems. 3 Hours.

strategic management and sources available to health care organizations
for strategic decision support.
Prerequisites: AH 706
AHD 705. Health Care Finance. 3 Hours.

Financial management functions, third-party reimbursement,
determination of costs and charges, analysis of financial positions,
working capital management, budgeting, capital expenditure analysis,
and case studies.
AH 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-6 Hour.

Non dissertation research credits. Can be taken 1 to 6 graduate credits.
AH 799. Dissertation Research. 1-6 Hour.
Dissertation Research. Must be admitted to doctoral candidacy. Must
have 2 semesters before graduation.
Prerequisites: GAC D
AHD-Adm Hlth Services Dsc Courses
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Course Descriptions
AHD 706. Strategic Management Theory and Research. 3 Hours.

This course enables students to become well-versed in the healthcare
strategic management scholarly literature; and ultimately contribute to it.
Mastering the healthcare strategy literature requires different skills than
those needed to manage an organization strategically. Thus, this course
focuses on the relevant literature and not on the process of strategic
planning or management.
AHD 727. Applied Multivariate Statistics for Health Administration

Research. 3 Hours.
This is a survey course on the application of multivariate techniques in
health care management research. The course focuses on application
of multivariate statistical methods to health administration research
questions, with emphasis on interpretation within real health care
management problems.
AHD 707. Research Methods. 3 Hours.

This course introduces methods and issues relevant to research in
the business disciplines and in health services. The various business
disciplines and the broad field of health services draw heavily from the
social and behavioral sciences as the basis for much of their theoretical
and empirical work. This course will focus on issues that are relevant
generally to social science research, with the goal of applying that
information to research in health services.
AHD 730. Health Econ & Insurance. 3 Hours.

Development of economic principles and describes system of health
care financing and delivery in the United States, providing a basis for
analyzing health management and policy options.
AHD 710. Comparative Health Systems. 3 Hours.

This course allows students to compare the U.S. health care delivery
system with approaches used in other countries and to identify health
system reform efforts occuring in selected global regions. Empahsis
will be placed on the role of the health system within slected forms of
government and at various levels of economic development.
AHD 735. Healthcare Quality Improvement. 3 Hours.

Policy issues and managerial methods related to quality and safety in
healthcare organizations. Role of senior executives, board members,
physician leaders in quality improvement and in creating a qualityfocused organizational culture. Public and private sector approaches to
quality measurement and improvement.
AHD 711. Health Systems Leadership. 3 Hours.

Evidence based materials used to teach skills to develop an
understanding of leadership theories and application through the use
of fundamental leadership principles proven to be successful in the
healthcare industry.
AHD 775. Strategic Planning and Mgt. 3 Hours.

Assessment of strategic management literature applied to health services
organizations, exploration of strategy formulation, strategic content, and
implementation and evaluation of topics for health care organizations.
AHD 714. Marketing Strategy and Research. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the doctoral student to the study of marketing
strategy through an examination of the literature in the field. The course
is intended to provide a broad background for understanding and
conducting research in this area. As such, it will require students to draw
on their knowledge of other functional and organizational topics as well
as other social sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, and economics) to
better understand the subject of marketing strategy from an academic
and organizational perspective.
AHD 715. Research in Organization Theory. 3 Hours.
Course designed to develop the student's ability to use theory based
research in health-care organizations. This course will cover the
major theoretical perspectives on organizations and will link these to
contemporary empirical studies. Special perspectives on organizations
and will link these to contemporary empirical studies. Special focus in
placed on exploring the link between theory and research exhibited in
this empirical work to enable students to develop the capability of using
theory to guide their own research.
AHD 716. Macro-Environmental Analysis. 3 Hours.
Macro-environmental analysis is strategic in nature and will focus on
specific macro-environmental conditions or policies that may impact
the delivery and financing of health care services and product. Macroenvironmental analysis is traditionally the first step in the development
of a strategic plan; sometiems referred to as external market analysis or
political, economic, social, and technological (PEST) analysis.
AHD 718. Strategic Implementation and Evaluation. 3 Hours.
Examination of types of evaluations and evaluation designs, emphasis
on application of evaluations in organizations; development of indicators;
impact measurement.
AHD 722. Regression Analysis. 3 Hours.
Various approaches to regression analysis, including ordinary least
squares and probability models, such as logit and probit.
AHD 731. Health Policy. 3 Hours.

Exploration of the health policy-making process in the U.S., the impact of
policy decisions (or lack of decisions) on key stakeholders, and needed
research and policy approaches to these issues.
AHD 780. Strategic Information Systemsh. 3 Hours.

strategic management and sources available to health care organizations
for strategic decision support.
AHD 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-6 Hour.
Mentored research to design a study addressing a significant healthcare
delivery problem.
AHD 799. Dissertation Research. 1-6 Hour.
Mentored research to conduct a study addressing a significant healthcare
delivery problem.
ARH-Art History Courses

ARH 507. The Art of Rome. 3 Hours.
Covers Ancient Rome, but focuses on Medieval through early Baroque
painting, sculpture, and architecture. Examines the city of Rome over
time. Also considers the impact of the papacy on the city and its use of
ancient Roman models.
ARH 519. Arts of Death in the Middle Ages. 3 Hours.
The visual culture of death and the afterlife from the Roman catacombs to
cadaver tombs, 300-1500.
ARH 521. Italian Renaissance Art. 3 Hours.
The visual arts of the Italian Renaissance (1300-1550) in their historic
context.
ARH 522. The Birth of Painting: Portable Pictures Across
Renaissance Europe. 3 Hours.
The emergence of modern easel painting, 1300-1600.
ARH 523. Study Abroad: European Art. 3 Hours.
On-site study of art and architecture in Europe.
ARH 524. Northern Renaissance Art. 3 Hours.
The visual arts of the Northern Renaissance (1300-1600) in their historic
context.
ARH 530. Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe. 3 Hours.

Visual culture in eighteenth-century Britain and France including study of
eighteenth-century holdings in the Birmingham Museum of Art.
ARH 531. European Painting in the Seventeenth Century. 3 Hours.
Painting in Europe from Italian and Spanish Baroque through the Dutch
Golden Age.
ARH 535. Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe. 3 Hours.
The visual arts in service of kings, popes, and the people, 1300-1700.
ARH 540. Nineteenth Century Art I: Neoclassicism and Romanticism.
3 Hours.
Painting, sculpture, and graphic arts in Europe, emphasizing France,
1780-1850.
ARH 541. Nineteenth-Century Art II: Impressionism and PostImpressionism. 3 Hours.
Painting, sculpture,and graphic arts in Europe,1860-1900.
ARH 550. American Art to 1900. 3 Hours.
Painting, sculpture, and architecture in the U.S., with an emphasis on
19th century.
ARH 560. Twentieth Century Art to 1945. 3 Hours.
Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and the United States,
1900-1945.
ARH 561. Modern Design. 3 Hours.
History of modern design. Will examine various design disciplines, design
theory, well as the relationships between design, fine art, architecture and
popular culture.
ARH 564. Art Since 1945. 3 Hours.
Painting, sculpture, and architecture, primarily in the United States, 1945
to the present.
ARH 565. Aspects of Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.
Topics in contemporary art, ca. 1970 to the present. Course offerings
will vary from year to year and will study a specific historical moment,
medium, theme, or subject. Prerequisite: ARH 204 or permission of
instructor.
ARH 567. Modern Architecture. 3 Hours.
History of modern architecture, covering examples from the late 18th
century to the present and emphasizing the United States.
ARH 568. Race and Representation. 3 Hours.
History of 20th-century African American art in context of contemporary
theories of identity and in relation to African art. Includes study of objects
in the Birmingham Museum of Art.
ARH 570. Tomb Art in East Asia. 3 Hours.
What is the purpose of a tomb? How do its structure and dcor convey
ancient perceptions of death? Who are the occupants, and how did
they envision their journey into the afterlife? This course is a survey of
the funerary arts of China, Korea, and Japan. By investigating tombs,
shrines, sarcophagi, wall paintings, and grave goods throughout East
Asia, we will gain a deeper understanding of ancient religions, social
structures, ethnic identities, and cross-cultural interactions. Lectures will
be supplemented by several visits to the Museum's Asian collections.
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ARH 571. Topics in Asian Cinema. 3 Hours.

This course offers students an introduction to a vital aspect of
contemporary Asian culture, recognizing that film can be an important
focus of contemporary cultural commentary and critique. The course
presumes no prior knowledge of Asia or cinema and its artistic tradition.
The goal of the course is to view and discuss, as a class, approximately
ten films, emphasizing an understanding of their cultural background and
an appreciation of their aesthetic merits as films and cultural settings in
Asia. Attendance at weekly screenings is mandatory.
ARH 573. Japanese Prints and Printmakers. 3 Hours.
History of Japanese wood-block prints and printmakers from the
seventeenth through the twentieth centuries.
ARH 574. Landscape and Image in East Asia. 3 Hours.
This course surveys the major traditions of landscape art in East Asia.
We will explore the ways in which places and spaces are transformed into
famous places and sacred sites and consider the critical role played by
visual representation in this process. Major topics include the relationship
between landscape and power,cultural memory, literature, mythology,
seasonality, travel, and literati culture. We will examine the functions of
landscape art in various cultural, geographical, and temporal contexts
of East Asia. We will look at landscape painting in China from the Tang
through the Ming dynasties and consider the complex processes of
cultural dissemination and adaptation by looking at the reception of
Chinese landscape painting tradition in Korea and Japan.
ARH 575. Japanese Art. 3 Hours.
Art and culture of Neolithic era through Nineteenth century.
ARH 577. Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200. 3 Hours.
This course looks at the arts of India after 1200, when Indian art and
culture was increasingly influenced and altered by religious and secular
powers from outside the subcontinent. We will examine Islamic art and
architecture under the patronage of various Sultanate traditions, and
finally the Mughals, who expressed their power and piety in monumental
architecture and extensively illustrated books. We will also consider
the influence of Europeans in South Asia, culminating with the colonial
project of the British Raj. Ongoing negotiations between these newlyarriving groups and Indians older, indigenous traditions will be studied.
Throughout the course we will dissect the categories of knowledge about
South Asia and its art that were constructed primarily by the British,
considering, for example, the usefulness of dividing Indias art history into
categories of Hindu, Islamic, European, and etc.
ARH 578. Buddhist Arts of East Asia. 3 Hours.
Survey of art and architecture created for Buddhist religious purposes in
China, Japan, and to a lesser extent Korea and Central Asia. The course
will include a brief overview of Buddhist monuments in South Asia, study
of the iconography of Buddhist images in graphic and sculptural media,
and analysis of a variety of Buddhist styles in painting, sculpture, and
architecture.
ARH 579. Study Abroad: Art and Culture of South Asia. 3 Hours.
This course allows students to become immersed in the art and culture
of Asia through direct experience in the field. Focus will be primarily on
South Asia but may vary with each course offering to include Nepal,
Tibet, and Southeast Asia. Preliminary lectures in Birmingham and
significant written assignments required.
ARH 580. Art Criticism and Theory. 3 Hours.
A topics course on subjects in art criticism and theory. The specific focus
will vary by instructor and may emphasize either non-Western or Western
theories, criticisms, and approaches.
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ARH 581. Special Topics: Early Modern Art. 3 Hours.

Special topics in the arts of the Early Modern period in the Western Art
tradition. Subject will vary with each offering.
ARH 582. Special Topics: Modern Art. 3 Hours.
A special topics course on subjects in the Modern period in the Western
tradition, beginning in the later eighteenth century. Specific course topics
will vary by semester.
ARH 583. Special Topics: Gender and the Visual Arts. 3 Hours.
Topic will vary, depending on instructor. This course will address ways in
which gender has affected the history of artistic practice and patronage. It
will consider such issues as the gendering of pictorial practice and space,
strategies of representing gendered subjects, and the impact of women
as patrons of art and architecture.
ARH 584. Special Topics: Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.
Special topics in the arts of the Contemporary period in the Western art
tradition. Subject will vary with each offering.
ARH 585. Special Topics: Museum Studies. 3 Hours.
Museum operation; organization and preparation of exhibitions;
cataloging objects in collection; experience with UAB Institute of Visual
Art and Birmingham Museum of Art.
ARH 586. Special Topics: South Asian Art. 3 Hours.
Special topics in the arts of South Asia. Subject will vary with each
offering.
ARH 587. Special Topics: Field Study. 3 Hours.
Trips to prominent museums and galleries in United States. Preliminary
lectures in Birmingham and significant written assignments required.
ARH 588. Special Topics: East Asian Art. 3 Hours.
Special topics in the arts of East Asia. Subject will vary with each offering.
ARH 590. Seminar: Art Theory. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Art Theory. Subject will vary with each offering.
ARH 592. Museum/Gallery Internship. 3 Hours.
Through active participation in the daily operations of a museum,
gallery, or art space, students will acquire direct working knowledge
of cooperating art institution. Students will be required to work at the
institution a minimum of 10 supervised hours per week during the term.
Permission of instructor required. May be repeated to a maximum of 6
semester hours.
ARH 593. Seminar: South Asian Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in the arts of South Asia. Subject will vary with each offering.
ARH 594. Seminar: East Asian Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in the arts of East Asia. Subject will vary with each offering.
ARH 595. Seminar: Early Modern Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Early Modern Art. Research seminar focused on topics in the
visual arts of Europe and its colonies 1300-1750. Subject will vary with
each offering.
ARH 596. Seminar: Modern Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Modern Art. Subject will vary with each offering.
ARH 597. Seminar: Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Contemporary Art. Subjects will vary with each offering.
ARH 630. Seminar: Early Modern Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Early Modern Art.
ARH 640. Seminar: Modern Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Modern Art.
ARH 660. Seminar: Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Contemporary Art.
ARH 670. Seminar: South Asian Art. 3 Hours.

Seminar in South Asian Art.
ARH 680. Methods and Approaches to the History of Art. 3 Hours.
This literature-intensive course covers the historiography of the field and
a range of theoretical approaches. Should be taken in the first semester
of enrollment in the M.A. program.
ARH 698. Independent Studies. 2-6 Hours.
Independent Study Topics vary. Permission of instructor required.
ARH 699. Thesis Research. 3,6 Hours.
Thesis Research. Must be admitted to master level candidacy to take this
course. At least 6 graduate credits needed for graduation.
Prerequisites: GAC M
ARS-Art Studio Courses

ARS 500. Drawing-Special Topics 1. 3-6 Hours.
Topics vary each semester. This course provides graduate students
with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources,
concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of drawing.
ARS 501. Drawing-Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.
ARS 502. Drawing-Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.
ARS 505. Drawing. 3 Hours.
Advanced studies in the discipline of drawing. Emphasis on in-depth
individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional
development and portfolio preparation.
ARS 507. Ethnographic Filmmaking. 3-6 Hours.
Students will document and analyze aspects of human social life using
film and video. They will develop an understanding of the visual syntax
and narrative structure of successful ethnographic and documentary films
through discussion and criticism in the classroom as well as through short
film projects of their own.
ARS 510. Painting. 3 Hours.
concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of painting.
ARS 511. Painting-Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.
ARS 512. Painting-Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.
ARS 515. Painting. 3 Hours.
Advanced studies in the discipline of painting. Emphasis on in-depth
ARS 520. Sculpture-Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.
concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of sculpture.
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ARS 521. Sculpture-Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

ARS 555. Graphic Design. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of graphic design. Emphasis on indepth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional
ARS 522. Sculpture Internship. 3 Hours.

ARS 560. New Media-Special Topics. 3 Hours.

concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of new media.
ARS 525. Sculpture. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of sculpture. Emphasis on in-depth
ARS 561. Survey of Animation. 3 Hours.

This graduate course will expand upon creative ability and depth
of expression using digital imaging tools. Students will learn the
fundamental vocabulary of animation, such as spacing and timing, motion
cycles, exaggeration, and staging. Students will apply technical and
aesthetic knowledge in the completion of a series of animation projects,
culminating in a creative student directed final project. Historical context
of animation history and its role in the art world will be given providing
emphasis on experimental and underground animation. In-class video
screenings and readings will accompany each animation project. One on
one tutorials will be provided as necessary.
ARS 530. Ceramic Sculpture. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This graduate course provides students
concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of ceramics.
ARS 531. Ceramics - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.
ARS 535. Ceramics. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of ceramics. Emphasis on in-depth
ARS 562. Fabrication Laboratory. 3 Hours.

This graduate course will expand upon creative ability and depth of
expression using digital imaging tools. Students will be introduced
to software and production tools used for designing and fabricating
objects. This technology will be used in conjunction with sound and
video installations. Fabrication tools may include, but are not limited to,
microcontrollers, laser etching and 3D printing. Students will work in a
collaborative environment to produce unique, customized projects for
sound and video applications. Historical context of digital fabrication is
given through screenings, readings and response papers.
ARS 540. Printmaking-Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of printmaking.
ARS 565. New Media. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of new media. Emphasis on in-depth

ARS 570. Photography-Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of photography.


ARS 545. Printmaking. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of printmaking. Emphasis on in-depth

ARS 550. Graphic Design - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of graphic design.
ARS 575. Photography. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of photography. Emphasis on indepth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional

ARS 580. Art Experiences in the Teaching of Art N-12. 3 Hours.
ARS 532. Ceramics - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.


ARS 590. Studio Problems. 3 Hours.

Students plan a course of study, meeting times and expectations in
cooperation with a faculty member.
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ARS 592. Studio Internship. 3 Hours.

This course will provide students with direct working knowledge of the
studio arts and/or gallery practices through an internship at cooperating
studios, institutions, and businesses specializing in specific disciplines
in the visual arts. The student will be required to work at the cooperating
agency a minimum of 8-15 supervised hours per week during the term.
ARS 595. Art Studio Seminar. 3-9 Hours.
Special topics in studio problems. Subject will vary with each offering.
ASEM-Adv Safety Engineering Courses

ASEM 601. ASEM Seminar. 0 Hours.
Seminar focusing on student research and guest presentations of
various topics of interest to safety and risk management engineers and
personnel.
ASEM 610. Intro to System Safety. 3 Hours.
Best practice in any business sector requires the pursuit of a triple bottom
line - protecting people, planet, and profit. This course provides an
overview of system safety in general and Prevention through Design in
particular and explores their efficacy in helping companies achieve a
bottom line that is socially, environmentally, and financially rewarding.
Topics of inquiry include the processes of hazard analysis and risk
assessment, the concept of "acceptable" risk, the safety decision
hierarchy of controls, safety standards (the mandatory minimum vs.
the voluntary best practice), safety as a cost control strategy, and
the critical elements of a comprehensive, advanced safety program.
Course content is presented within the framework of real-world case
studies from a variety of industry sectors, including, but not limited to,
manufacturing, utilities, and health care and includes several guest
lectures by leaders in the profession. Students apply course content
to their own business environment. Live participation in a weekly 1.5
hour online forum is required. This course's forum is typically held on
Sunday from 1:30-3:00pm CDT. This course must be taken during the
first semester.
ASEM 611. Hazard Analysis & Waste Elim. 3 Hours.
Hazards have the potential to cause harm to people, planet, and profits.
Hazard analysis is a process that begins with the identification of a
hazard and proceeds into an estimate of the severity of harm or damage
that could result if the potential is realized and a hazard-related incident
occurs (ASSE TR-Z790.001 2009). This course examines engineering
techniques utilized to systematically and logically identify and analyze
hazards in the workplace. These techniques include preliminary hazard
list (PHL), preliminary hazard analysis (PHA), system hazard analysis
(SHA), subsystem hazard analysis (SSHA) and others. Students work
in teams to use these techniques to retrospectively analyze a real-world
disaster. Live participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required.
The online forum is typically held on Sunday from 1:30-3:00pm CDT.
Prerequisites: ASEM 610 [Min Grade: C] or EGR 610 [Min Grade: C]
ASEM 612. Engineering Risk. 3 Hours.

Engineering risk is defined both quantitatively and qualitatively as an
estimate of the probability that a hazard-related incident will occur and
of the severity of harm or damage that could result. This course provides
students with tools to assess and reduce safety risks in their own
company. These tools include risk assessment matrices, probabilistic
risk assessment (PRA) measures, including event tree analysis, fault
tree analysis, and other prevention through design concepts. The role
of a structured, formalized decision analysis process in preventing
serious injuries and fatalities is also explored. Students engage in a risk
mitigation decision analysis project, which is specific to their company
and/or business sector. Guest lecturers from diverse industries discuss
their experiences in assessing and managing risk. Live participation in
a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The online forum is typically
held on Sunday from 1:30-3:00pm CDT.
Prerequisites: (ASEM 610 [Min Grade: C] or EGR 610 [Min Grade: C])
ASEM 613. Human Performance and Engineering Design. 3 Hours.
Companies can miss important opportunities to eliminate waste if they
rely primarily on training to prevent human error. This course explores
the historical perspective on human error and serious injury. The
course material will provide a solid understanding of the principles of
occupational biomechanics and human tolerance to injury with focus
on human anthropometry and mechanical work capacity. This course
also includes studies of human reliability, static analysis of systems in
equilibrium and mechanical systems, design and performance. Due to
the quantity of back related injuries and related lost time in the workplace,
back pain and injury is studied along with the effect of vibration on the
human body. Real-world case studies provide for application of the
engineering hierarchy of controls: hazard elimination, hazard substitution,
engineering controls, warnings, administrative behavior controls,
and personal protective equipment. The course also examines the
design aspects of ergonomics, the biomechanical engineering basis
of injury prevention, and the long term economic consequences of
seemingly minor injuries. In semester projects, students perform incident
investigations using biomechanical and other data. After gathering and
analyzing data to determine injury causation, they will identify and redesign error-provocative environments in their own workplaces. Live
participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The online
forum is typically held on Sunday from 1:30-3:00pm CDT.
ASEM 614. Engineering Ethics and Acceptable Risk. 3 Hours.
This course explores the economic, social, and political consequences
of safety risk and considers provocative real world dilemmas: What
is acceptable risk? Are the fundamental canons of engineering ethics
contrary to the concept of acceptable risk? What is the worth of human
life? Students will conduct critical reviews of corporate safety and ethics
policies from market leaders in all major industries as well as their own
company. Real-world case studies provide the framework for exercises
in resolving conflicts of interest and avoiding the dilemma of "whistle
blowing." Live participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required.
The online forum is typically held on Sunday from 3:00-4:30pm CDT.
Prerequisites: ASEM 610 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently) or
EGR 610 [Min Grade: C]
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ASEM 615. Lead thru Climates of Change. 3 Hours.

All progressive companies are moving toward greater sustainability protecting people, planet, and profits. To guide their companies through
these changes and integrate safety into the priorities at the executive
level, safety engineers and professionals must have strong leadership
skills. This course explores engineering leadership best practices,
including the eight steps of transformational leadership - creating a
sense of urgency, creating a guiding coalition, developing a vision and
strategies, communicating the vision, empowering broad-based action,
generating short term wins, consolidating gains and anchoring the
culture. Guest lecturers from diverse industries discuss their experiences
in managing change in today's global business environment. Live
participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The online
forum is typically held on Sunday from 3:00-4:30 CDT.
ASEM 618. Intrapreneurship & Cal Risk. 3 Hours.

Intrapreneurs are innovative change agents inside an existing corporation
-- insider entrepreneurs. This course prepares students to become and/
or identify effective intrapreneurs within their own business environment.
Topics include the history of intrapreneurial success inside technologybased corporations and the fundamentals of recognizing opportunity
and launching a new, promising enterprise within an existing business.
Students also learn to recognize and effectively manage intrapreneurial
risk, including the safety readiness of technology for the market place and
the corporate "immune response" to new ideas and inside innovators.
Case studies of real-world intrapreneurial success and failure provide a
framework for group discussion and student exercises. Live participation
in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The online forum is typically
held on Sunday from 3:00-4:30pm CDT.
ASEM 616. Policy Issues in Prevention through Design. 3 Hours.

This course provides an overview of best practices in four major policy
areas: (1) cost-benefit analysis; (2) corporate culture and the "HR
Department"; (3) standards, codes, and regulations; and (4) strategic
alliance development. Case studies are used to illuminate both the role
of engineers and other safety professionals in shaping public policy on
the local, national and international levels and the ethical challenges
they encounter. The significance of an organization's corporate culture
in developing and implementing advanced safety management plans
is also explored. Students conduct "gap analyses" of their company's
policies by comparing them to best practices and identifying unintended
consequences of poor safety policy in their own business and industry
sector. Students will engage in discussion board posts on contemporary
policy issues and participate in exercises related to federal rulemaking.
Live participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The online
forum is typically held on Sunday from 3:00-4:30pm CDT.
ASEM 619. Capstone Project - Part 1. 3 Hours.

Bringing to bear the competencies acquired through the program,
students develop a proposal, outline, schedule and rough draft of a
comprehensive, advanced safety engineering and management plan
for their business unit/specialty area that is consistent with the ANSI/
AIHA Z10-2005, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
standard. Judicious selection of the Capstone topic and of projects
throughout the ASEM curriculum allows students to build on and use
earlier course products to support their Capstone report. Live participation
in a quarterly 1.25 hour online forum is required. Must be taken during the
penultimate or final semester.
and (ASEM 611 [Min Grade: C] or EGR 611 [Min Grade: C]) and (ASEM
612 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 613 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 614 [Min
Grade: C] and ASEM 615 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 616 [Min Grade: C]
and ASEM 617 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 618 [Min Grade: C]) or (EGR
612 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 613 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 614 [Min
Grade: C] and EGR 615 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 616 [Min Grade: C]
and EGR 617 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 618 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken
Concurrently)
ASEM 617. Crisis Leadership and Safety-Critical Design. 3 Hours.

Unique technical and leadership skills are required to avert or manage
a crisis. This course teaches students those skills in an experiential
learning environment. Case studies of real-world industrial and
environmental disasters provide the framework for exploring critical
human-machine interfaces; crisis communication; coping with people
in recovery and developing and implementing a business continuity
response. Guest lecturers from diverse backgrounds will discuss
their experiences in managing crisis events. Students will engage in
discussion board posts and develop a Business Impact Analysis report
for their work environment or business unit. Live participation in a weekly
1.5 hour online forum is required. The online forum is typically held on
Sunday from 3:00-4:30pm CDT.
ASEM 620. Capstone Project - Part 2. 3 Hours.

Students complete the development of their comprehensive, advanced
safety engineering and management (ASEM) plan, including background
information of the project, an ASEM plan (management and employee
participation, planning, implementation and operation, evaluation and
corrective action and management review), and rollout strategy. Students
must submit completed report with detailed attachments, and orally
present project highlights to the class in a live online classroom setting.
Live participation in a quarterly 1.25 hour online forum is required.
and (ASEM 611 [Min Grade: C] or EGR 611 [Min Grade: C]) and (ASEM
612 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 613 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 614 [Min
Grade: C] and ASEM 615 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 616 [Min Grade:
C](Can be taken Concurrently) and ASEM 617 [Min Grade: C](Can be
taken Concurrently) and ASEM 618 [Min Grade: C] and ASEM 619 [Min
Grade: C]) or (EGR 612 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 613 [Min Grade: C] and
EGR 614 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 615 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 616 [Min
Grade: C] and EGR 617 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 618 [Min Grade: C]
(Can be taken Concurrently) and EGR 619 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken
Concurrently)
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ASEM 628. Electrical Systems Safety. 3 Hours.

There is a subset of occupational hazards characterized as low
frequency, but with very high consequence (potential for catastrophic
loss, fatality or permanent disabling injury). A mishap involving
unintentional exposure or contact with electrical energy is one of the low
frequency/high consequence exposures. We live in an electrical world,
with electrical hazards embedded in nearly every aspect of daily living
at home, at work, in public places, and in recreational activities. This
course explores hazards, risks and context of electrical mishaps coupled
with a systems safety engineering approach to manage the risks. Course
content is presented within the framework of real-world case studies from
a variety of industry sectors, including, but not limited to, manufacturing,
utilities, and health care and includes several guest lectures by leaders
in the profession. Students apply course content to their own business
environment. Live Classes in ASEM-628 are held 3 times per semester
on Sunday from 3:00-4:30 pm CDT. Students are expected to attend 4
Live Classes in ASEM-601 as well.
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Alabama System Cooperative Exc Courses
ACX 520. Co-op Exch: University of Alabama. 1-6 Hour.
ACX 540. Co-op Exch: University of Alabama in Huntsville. 1-6 Hour.
BHS - Biomedical Hlth Sciences Courses

BHS 501. Seminar I. 1 Hour.
The first of a three-course series to prepare students for application,
admission, and success in professional school and the biomedical
workforce. Topics will include study skills, interview skills, and test taking
strategies.
BHS 502. Molecules and Cells. 4 Hours.
Chemical structures and functions of biomolecules and human cells.
The disciplines of biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, and histology
will be integrated to provide a framework for understanding normal and
abnormal cellular states. Topics will include cellular physiology, metabolic
pathways, inheritance, molecular genetics, and basic histology.
BHS 503. Microbiology and Immunology. 4 Hours.

Biology of viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi as well as the natural
human responses to these pathogens. Innate and adaptive immunity will
be explored in the context of pathogenic and non-pathogenic assault.
Introduction to concepts in general pathology including mechanisms of
cell injury and repair, cell adaptation, and inflammation.
BHS 550. Integrated Systems I: Neuroendocrine. 3 Hours.
Integrated study of the nervous and endocrine body systems. The gross
anatomy, histology, and physiology of each system will be examined
through an integrated approach, which will include a study of the
interrelationships of these controlling body systems. Correlations to
disease states and disease treatments will be stressed throughout.
BHS 555. Integrated Systems II: Cardiopulmonary. 3 Hours.
Integrated study of the cardiovascular and respiratory body systems.
The gross anatomy, histology, and physiology of each system will be
examined through an integrated approach, which will include a study
of the interrelationships of these systems and the gross anatomy of the
thorax. Correlations to disease states and disease treatments will be
stressed throughout.
BHS 560. Integrated Systems III: Genitourinary. 2 Hours.
Exploration and integration of the urinary and reproductive systems
of the human body, including development and anatomical features
and differences between males and females. Microanatomy of kidneys
correlated with body fluid homeostasis and urine production, and clinical
disorders of the urinary tract. Male and female reproductive tracts'
structure, function and gametogenesis. Female menstrual cycle at the
level of hormonal regulation, events at the ovary, and changes in the
uterus. Microanatomy and physiology of pregnancy. Diseases associated
with the genitourinary tracts.
BHS 600. Integrated Systems IV: Gastrointestinal. 2 Hours.
Integrated study of the gastrointestinal body system. The gross anatomy,
histology, and physiology of each organ will be examined through an
integrated approach, which will include a study of the gross anatomy of
the abdomen. Correlations to disease states and disease treatments will
be stressed throughout.
BHS 601. Seminar II. 1 Hour.
The second of a three-course series to prepare students for application,
workforce. Topics will include professionalism, cultural competence, and
ethical behavior.
BHS 602. Seminar III. 1 Hour.
The third of a three-course series to prepare students for application,
workforce. Topics will include interpersonal skills and teamwork.
BHS 605. Integrated Systems V: Musculoskeletal and Skin. 3 Hours.
Integrated study of the skeletal, muscular and integumentary body
systems. The gross anatomy, histology, and physiology of each system
will be examined through an integrated approach, which will include a
study of the interrelationships of these systems and the gross anatomy
of the back and limbs. Correlations to disease states and disease
treatments will be stressed throughout.
BHS 610. Clinical Application and Simulation. 2 Hours.
A capstone course to provoke critical thinking about the effects of
disease at various levels of organization on multiple organ systems. The
integration of content throughout the program will be stressed. Activities
will include small-group case studies, simulation, and standardized
patient interactions.
BHS 698. Non-Thesis Research. 4 Hours.

This course will provide students with the opportunity to engage in inquiry
and problem solving in the biomedical sciences. Students may engage
in a research project or literature review on a topic related to health and
disease. A written report will be the culmination of these activities.
BME-Biomedical Engineering Courses

BME 508. Biofluids. 3 Hours.
Application of fluid mechanics in blood flow in the circulatory system;
cardiovascular fluid mechanics, wall shear stress and the development
of atherosclerosis, viscoelastic behavior of the arteries, Non-Newtonian
character of blood.
BME 517. Engineering Analysis. 3 Hours.
Solutions to engineering problems involving ordinary and partial
differential equations; Laplace transform, power series, Bessel functions,
Legendre polynomials, Fourier series, Fourier integral and transform,
Sturm-Liouville and separation of variables.
BME 520. Implant-Tissue Interactions. 3 Hours.
An overview of implant biocompatibility including tissue histology,
histopathology of implant response and the regulatory process for
medical devices.
BME 523. Living Systems Analysis. 3 Hours.
Basic concepts and techniques of measurement processing and analysis
of data from living systems. Statistics, analysis of variance, regression
analysis. Labs include blood flow data acquisition and analysis, implant
biocorrosion testing, evaluation and analysis of cell proliferation and
apoptosis.
BME 535. Tissue Engineering. 3 Hours.
Princiiples underlying strategies for regenerative medicine such as stem
cell based therapy, scaffold design, proteins or genes delivery, roles
of extracellular matrix, cell-materials interactions, angiogenesis, tissue
transplantation, mechanical stimulus and nanotechnology.
BME 542. Principles of Medical Imaging. 3 Hours.
Types of radiation used in medical imaging, physics of interaction of
ionizing radiation with matter, bremsstrahlung, attenuation coefficients,
Compton scatter, nuclear disintegration of radionuclides, generation of
medical radionuclides.
BME 543. Medical Image Processing. 3 Hours.
A lab-based introduction to processing, analysis and display techniques
for medical imaging.
BME 545. Biomedical Optics. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals of light-matter interactions. Principles of biomedical
optical imaging techniques including light spectroscopy, light microscopy,
confocal microscopy, multi-photon microscopy, optical coherence
tomography, and photoacoustic tomography.
BME 550. Computational Neuroscience. 3 Hours.
This course examines the computational principles used by the nervous
system. Topics include: biophysics of axon and synapse, sensory coding
(with an emphasis on vision and audition), planning and decision-making,
and synthesis of motor responses. There will be an emphasis on a
systems approach throughout. Homework includes simulations.
BME 561. Bioelectric Phenomena. 3 Hours.
Quantitative methods in the electrophysiology of neural, cardiac and
skeletal muscle systems.
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BME 562. Cardiac Electrophysiology. 3 Hours.

Semi-quantitative methods in cardiac electrophysiology. Analysis of the
electrocardiogram (ECG), cellular dynamics, propagation in the heart
including spiral waves, and the effect of electric fields on the heart.
BME 571. Continuum Mechanics of Solids. 3 Hours.
Matrix and tensor mathematics, fundamentals of stress, momentum
principles, Cauchy and Piola-Kirchoff stress tensors, static equilibrium,
invariance, measures of strain, Lagrangian and Eulerian formulations,
Green and Almansistrain, deformation gradient tensor, infinitesimal strain,
constitutive equations, finite strain elasticity, strain energy methods, 2-D
Elasticity, Airy Method, viscoelasticity, mechanical behavior of polymers.
BME 580. Biomolecular Modelling. 3 Hours.
Computational methods to understand molecular mechanisms of normal
function and disease related biological phenomena. Fundamentals of
structural biology: genetic sequence to protein structure and function,
nucleic acid membrane structure and function. Major techniques and their
principles and algorithms for biomolecular modeling including molecular
dynamics. Monte Carlo simulations, and electrostatics. Laboratories and
projects will provide students hands-on experience in using different
software packages such as VMD, GROMACS, and APBS.
BME 590. Special Topic in BME. 3 Hours.
Special topics in biomedical areas.
BME 598. Biomedical Product Development. 3 Hours.
Design and development issues of the medical product industry.
Consideration of the impact of legal, regulatory and marketing issues,
business ethics and economics will be addressed.
BME 601. Seminar in Biomedical Engineering. 1 Hour.
Current topics in biomedical engineering technology and applications.
BME 623. Wound Healing. 3 Hours.
Study of principles of healing, methods to enhance, and clinical
applications.
BME 630. Biodesign. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the process of
innovating medical technologies and better prepare them for a career in
the medical technology industry. Students will learn aspects of biomedical
product development from needs finding, invention, intellectual property,
and regulatory processes.
BME 664. Neural Computation. 3 Hours.
This course examines the principal theoretical underpinnings of
computationcomputation in neural networks. Emphasis will be placed
on understanding the relationship between the different approaches:
dynamical systems, statistical mechanics, logic, Kalman filters, and
likelihood/Bayesian estimation.
BME 665. Computational Vision. 3 Hours.
This course approaches the study of biological and artificial vision from
atheoretical perspective. We begin with a comparative survey of visual
systems, and will examine vision algorithms and architectures.
BME 670. Quantitative Physiology. 3 Hours.
Study of physiological problems using advanced mathematical
techniques. Topics covered include: mechanics, fluid dynamics, transport,
electrophysiology of cell membranes, and control systems.
Prerequisites: BME 517 [Min Grade: C] or ME 661 [Min Grade: C] or ME
567 [Min Grade: C] or ME 761 [Min Grade: C]
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BME 676. Fracture Mechanics. 3 Hours.

This course is geared for graduate students in a mechanics curriculum
with an interest in advanced techniques and concepts in fracture
mechanics. The course covers linear elastic fracture mechanics,
including fatigue crack growth, and nonlinear elastic fracture mechanics.
Experimental and computational methods are also introduced.
BME 690. Special Topics in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
BME 691. Individual Study in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
BME 693. Internship in Biomedical Engineering. 1-6 Hour.
BME 697. Journal Club in (Area). 1-3 Hour.
Journal Club in Medical Imaging.
BME 698. Non-Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
BME 699. Master s Degree Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
BME 701. Seminar in Biomedical Engineering. 1 Hour.
Current topics in biomedical engineering technology and applications.
BME 723. Wound Healing. 3 Hours.
Study of principles of healing, methods to enhance, and clinical
applications.
BME 764. Neural Computation. 3 Hours.
This course examines the principal theoretical underpinnings
of computation in neural networks. Emphasis will be placed on
understanding the relationship between the different approaches:
dynamical systems, statistical mechanics, logic, Kalman filters, and
likelihood/Bayesian estimation.
BME 765. Computational Vision. 3 Hours.
This course approaches the study of biological and artificial vision from
a theoretical perspective. We begin with a comparative survey of visual
systems, and will examine vision algorithms and architectures.
BME 770. Quantitative Physiology. 3 Hours.
Study of physiological problems using advanced mathematical
techniques. Topics covered include: mechanics, fluid dynamics, transport,
electrophysiology of cell membranes, and control systems.
Prerequisites: BME 517 [Min Grade: C] or ME 661 [Min Grade: C] or ME
567 [Min Grade: C] or ME 761 [Min Grade: C]
BME 776. Fracture Mechanics. 3 Hours.
This course is geared for graduate students in a mechanics curriculum
with an interest in advanced techniques and concepts in fracture
mechanics. The course covers linear elastic fracture mechanics,
including fatigue crack growth, and nonlinear elastic fracture mechanics.
Experimental and computational methods are also introduced.
BMG 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.

Thesis Research . Must be admitted to master level candidacy and have
a 3 members approved committee. Must take at least 6 hours of 699 to
graduate with MS.
BMG 703. Protein NMR Laboratory Course. 3 Hours.
Principal focus of this course will be on introducing the student to the
practical aspects of protein structual determination. This includes basics
of operating a high field NMR spectrometer(including field-frequency
lock and shinning), introduction to 2D and 3D NMR data collection on
peptides and labeled proteins, assignment of NMR peaks, determination
of structural constraints (distances and angles), and finally 3D structure.
BMG 706. RNA Bio:Metabolism & Action. 3 Hours.
The role of RNA as an intermediate in gene expression has been
clear for many years; however, only recently has the wide array of
cellular functions for this macromolecule become clear. This course will
dicuss 4 key topics in RNA biology: synthesis, decay, catalytic activicy
and regulatory activity. The format will be 1/3 lecture and 2/3 student
presentations. Primary literature applicable to these aspects of RNA
biology will be the basis for discussion. The goal of this course is to equip
students to understand and appreciate the role that RNA plays in diverse,
important cell functions.
BMG 726. Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminars in various topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.
BMG 732. Mechanisms of Enzyme Catalysis. 3 Hours.
BMG 733. Fermentation Technology. 3 Hours.
BMG 734. Protein Structure. 3 Hours.
Emphasis on structural results derived from X-ray crystallographic
analyses.
Prerequisites: CMB 713 [Min Grade: B] and CMB 720 [Min Grade: B]
BMG 741. Advanced Molecular Genetics. 3 Hours.
Mechanisms of gene regulation and rearrangement in bacteria, yeast,
and higher eukaryotes.
BMG 742. Biophysical Aspects of Molecular Structure and Function.
3 Hours.
Major modern biophysical methods used in the elucidation of the
structure-function relationship of biologically important macromolecules.
BMG 744. Protein Mass Spectrometry. 3 Hours.
Protein Spectrometry.
BMG 746. Transcriptional Factor. 3 Hours.
BME 790. Special Topics in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
BMG 747. Connective Tissue Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
BME 791. Individual Study in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
BMG 751. Advanced Virology. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies of selected aspects of virology.
Prerequisites: CMB 730 [Min Grade: B]
BME 793. Internship in Biomedical Engineering. 1-6 Hour.

BME 797. Journal Club in Medical Imaging. 1-3 Hour.
Journal Club in (Area).
BME 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
BME 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
BMG-Biochem Molec Genetics Courses

BMG 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 3-9 Hours.
Non Thesis research credit.
BMG 753. Intro Macromol Crystallography. 3 Hours.

Theoretical and experimental aspects of protein crystallography.
Applications of X-ray diffraction techniques to studying three-dimensional
structures of proteins. 999999.
BMG 757. Physical Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
Physical methods for investigating structures of biological molecules.
Need backgrounf in calculus and physical chemistry.
BMG 760. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. 3 Hours.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
BMG 761. Advanced Eukariotic Molecular Biology. 3 Hours.

Advances Eukaryotic Molecular Biology.
BMG 762. Human Biochemistry and Genetics. 2 Hours.
General mammalian biochemistry for medical students and graduate
students only.
BMG 769. Graduate Student Research Mtg. 1 Hour.
Monthly meeting of all BMG& BSB graduate students. Second year
students and beyond will present their lab research and data. All current
BMG& BSB students are required to present and attend monthly
meetings. Attendance will be monitored. Grades will be awarded
according to presentation and attendance. Course taught fall and spring
semesters.
BMG 770. Journal Club in Metabolism. 1 Hour.
This course will be a literature review course that will cover current and
pertinent recent papers concerning metabolic pathways, regulation of
metabolism, and the impact of various metabolites on gene experssion,
cell growth, and differentiation in health and disease. Participation and
presentation by each student is required.
BMG 771. Dental Biochemistry. 9 Hours.
Survey of human biochemistry, emphasis on areas of interest to dentists.
For dental students only. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
BMG 772. Jnl Clb Prot/Mass Spectro. 1 Hour.
This course will be a weekly journal club in the area of proteomics
and mass spectrometry. Each week, leading papers in the field will
be reviewed by the students in the class. Emphasis will be placed on
papers, which focus on the application of these cutting edge technologies
to specific biological systems and pathways. Over the course of the
semester, a wide range of proteomic applications of mass spectrometry
will be covered from the papers reviewed including quantification of
proteins, post-transitional modification, biomarker discovery, sample
preparation, data analysis, and proteomic experimental design.
BMG 773. Journal Club in Stem Cell Biology. 1 Hour.
Discussion of Stem cell Biology.
BMG 774. Journal Club Cell Signaling. 1 Hour.
The cell signaling journal club will review induction and regulation of
cell signalling. Topics will include phosphorylation (tyrosine, serine, and
threonine residues), signal transduction and cell stimulation by hormones,
cytokines, growth factors and oxidants.
BMG 775. Special Topics in Biochemistry. 2 Hours.
Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics not covered in lecture
courses.
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BMG 782. Advanced Special Topics. 1-5 Hour.

Special Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics not covered in
lectures.
Advanced Special Tiopics in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics not
covered in lectures.
Advanced Special Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics which
are not covered in lectures.
BMG 786. Journal Club in Transcription. 1 Hour.
BMG 790. Journal Club in Developmental Biology. 1 Hour.
BMG 791. Journal CLub in Gene Therapy. 1 Hour.
Journal club in Gene Therapy. Seminar.
BMG 795. Journal Club in Molecular Biology. 1 Hour.
Journal Club.
BMG 796. Journal Club in Advanced Eukaryotic Biology. 1 Hour.
Journal Club.
BMG 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research. 1-14 Hour.
Non Dissertation research credit.
BMG 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research. 1-14 Hour.
BPY-Biophysical Sciences Courses

BPY 598. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
BPY 599. Master s Level Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
BPY 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-10 Hour.
BPY 701. Journal Club in Biophysical Sciences. 1 Hour.
BPY 717. Principles of Scientific Integrity. 1 Hour.
BPY 721. Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory. 2-6 Hours.
BPY 754. Biochemical Kinetics. 3 Hours.
BPY 775. Biochemical Applications of Fluorescence Spectrosc. 3
Hours.
BPY 793. Directed Studies in Biophysical Sciences. 1-6 Hour.
BMG 776. Special Topics in Biochemistry. 1-5 Hour.

lecture courses.
BPY 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.

lecture courses,.
BST 601. Biostatistics. 4 Hours.

Logic and language of scientific methods in life science research; use
of basic statistics in testing hypotheses and setting confidence limits.
Simple and multiple regression and elementary experimental designs. No
prerequisites but a familiarity with basic algebra is important.

lectures.
lectures.
Advanced Special Topics not covered in lecture courses.
BST-Biostatistics Courses
BST 601Q. Biostatistics. 4 Hours.

Logic and language of scientific methods in life science research; use
of basic statistics in testing hypotheses and setting confidence limits.
Simple and multiple regression and elementary experimental designs. No
prerequisites but familiarity with basic algebra is important.
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BST 603. Introductory Biostatistics for Graduate Biomedical

Sciences. 3 Hours.
This course will utilize current statistical techniques to assess and
analyze health science related data.
BST 607. Environmental Sampling and Exposure Assessment. 3
Hours.
Application of statistical techniques including use of lognormal distribution
for environmental and occupational health exposure assessment
problems. Spatial and temporal correlations are discussed and
appropriate analysis techniques are described for these situations using
statistical software packages.
BST 619. Data Collection and Management. 3 Hours.

Basic concepts of study design, forms design, quality control, data entry,
data management and data analysis. Hands-on experience with data
entry systems, e.g., DBASE, and data analysis software, e.g., PC-SAS.
Exposure to other software packages as time permits. Previous computer
experience or workshop on microcomputers highly recommended. NOTE:
If space permits, non-degree graduate students will be permitted to
enroll. All students registered for the course must attend 1st class to
remain enrolled.
Prerequisites: BST 600 [Min Grade: C] or BST 611 [Min Grade: C] or
BST 621 [Min Grade: C]
BST 608. Statistical Modeling in Clinical and Epi Studies. 3 Hours.

Provide an understanding of modeling approaches to address the
challenges of "real Life" data sets in the framework of linear models as
they relate to clinical and epidemiological studies.
Prerequisites: BST 602 [Min Grade: C] and BST 612 [Min Grade: C]
BST 620. Applied Matrix Analysis. 3 Hours.

Vector and matrix definitions and fundamental concepts; matrix
factorization and application. Eigen-values and eigen-vectors, functions
of matrices, singular and ill-conditioned problems.
Prerequisites: BST 622 [Min Grade: C]
BST 611. Intermediate Statistical Analysis I. 3 Hours.

Students will gain a thorough understanding of basic analysis methods,
elementary concepts, statistical models and applications of probability,
commonly used sampling distributions, parametric and non-parametric
one and two sample tests, confidence intervals, applications of analysis
of two-way contingency table data, simple linear regression, and simple
analysis of variance. Students are taught to conduct the relevant analysis
using current software such as the Statistical Analysis System (SAS).
BST 621. Statistical Methods I. 3 Hours.

Mathematically rigorous coverage of applications of statistical techniques
designed for Biostatistics majors and others with sufficient mathematical
background. Statistical models and applications of probability; commonly
used sampling distributions; parametric and nonparametric one and two
sample tests and confidence intervals; analysis of two-way contingency
table data; simple linear regression; simple analysis of variance designs
with equal or proportional subclass members; use of contrasts and
multiple comparisons procedures; introduction to survival analysis;
multivariate methods. Interested students must have a year of calculus
sequence before enrolling in BST 621.
BST 611Q. Intermediate Statistical Analysis I Online. 3 Hours.

analyze public health related data. In addition, students will learn to read
and critique the use of such techniques in published research. Students
will also determine what analytical approaches are appropriate under
different research scenarios.
BST 612. Intermediate Statistical Analysis II. 3 Hours.
This course will introduce students to the basic principles of tools of
simple and multiple regression. A major goals is to establish a firm
foundation in the discipline upon which the applications of statistical and
epidemiologic inference will be built. If prerequisite is not met, permission
of instructor is required.
BST 612Q. Intermediate Statistical Analysis II Online. 3 Hours.
analyze public health related data. In addition, students will learn to read
and critique the use of such techniques in published research. Students
will also determine what analytical approaches are appropriate under
different research scenarios.
BST 613. Intermediate Statis Analy III. 3 Hours.
This course will introduce students to additional general concepts in
biostatistics beyond an introductory level to include study design, power
and sample size estimation, mixed-models, survival analysis, survey
design and interpretation of research results.
BST 622. Statistical Methods II. 3 Hours.

Mathematically rigorous coverage of applications of statistical techniques
designed for Biostatistics majors and others with sufficient mathematical
background. Statistical models and applications of probability; commonly
used sampling distributions; parametric and nonparametric one and
two sample tests and confidence intervals; analysis of contingency
tables; simple linear regression; simple analysis of variance designs with
equal or proportional subclass members; use of contrasts and multiple
comparisons procedures; introduction to survival analysis; multivariate
methods.
BST 623. General Linear Models. 3 Hours.
Simple and multiple regression using matrix approach; weighted and
non-linear regression; variable selection methods; modeling techniques;
regression diagnostics and model validation; systems of linear equations;
factorial designs; blocking; an introduction to repeated measures designs;
Coding schemes.
BST 624. Experimental Design. 3 Hours.
Intermediate experimental design and analysis of variance models using
matrix approach. Factorial and nested (hierarchical) designs; blocking;
repeated measures designs; Latin squares; incomplete block designs;
fractional factorials; confounding. Students should have had matrix
algebra as a prerequisite.
BST 625. Design/Conduct Clinical Trials. 3 Hours.
Concepts of clinical trials; purpose, design, implementation and
evaluation. Examples and controversies presented.
Prerequisites: BST 611 [Min Grade: C] and BST 612 [Min Grade: C] or
BST 621 [Min Grade: C] and BST 622 [Min Grade: C]
BST 626. Data Management and Reporting with SAS. 3 Hours.

A hands-on exposure to data management and report generation with
one of the most popular statistical software packages. Concurrent
registrartion in BST 626L is required. Note: Non-degree graduate
students will be allowed to register if space permits.
BST 626L. Data Management and Reporting with SAS Laboratory. 0
Hours.
A hands-on exposure to data management and report generation with
one of the most popular statistical software packages.
BST 626Q. Data Management and Reporting with SAS. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide an introduction to data management
and reporting using the SAS system. Students who have some PC
computer experience or who have been introduced to SAS are eligible
to take this course. Any student taking this course should be familiar
with simple summary statistics such as the mean, standard deviation,
standard error, median and percentiles as well as proportions. Outside
of familiarity with these basic statistics, no other statistical background is
required. Though not required, some programming background will be
useful as this assures the instructor that the student is familiar with the
logic critical in understanding conditional execution commonly used in
SAS.
BST 631. Statistical Theory I. 4 Hours.
Fundamentals of probability; independence; distribution and density
functions; random variables; moments and moment generating
functions; discrete and continuous distributions; exponential families,
marginal and conditional distributions; transformation and change of
variables; convergence concepts, sampling distributions. Point and
interval estimation; hypothesis and significance testing; sufficiency and
completeness; ancillary statistics; maximum likelihood and moment
estimators; asymptotic properties of estimators and tests; introduction to
Bayesian inference. Prerequisite: Advanced Calculus.
BST 632. Statistical Theory II. 4 Hours.
Fundamentals of probability; independence; distribution and density
functions; random variables; moments and moment generating functions;
discrete and continuous distributions; exponential families, marginal
and conditional distributions; transformation and change of variables;
convergence concepts, sampling distributions. Point interval estimation;
hypothesis and significance testing; sufficiency and completeness;
ancillary statistics; maximum likelihood and moment estimators;
asymptotic properties of estimators and tests; introduction to Bayesian
inference.
BST 640. Nonparametric Methods. 3 Hours.
Properties of statistical tests; order statistics and theory of extremes;
median tests; goodness of fit; tests based on ranks; location and scale
parameter estimation; confidence intervals; association analysis; power
and efficiency.
BST 655. Categorical Data Analysis. 3 Hours.
Logistic regression models; regression diagnostics; proportional odds;
ordinal and polytomous logistic regression; analyses for multi-way tables;
Mantel-Haenszel test; measures of association and of agreement;
loglinear and logit models; ordinal discrete data; matched pairs; repeated
categorical data. BST 612 or equivalent recommended as a prerequisite.
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BST 660. Applied Multivariate Analysis. 3 Hours.

Analysis and interpretation of multivariate general linear models including
multivariate regression, multivariate analysis of variance/covariance,
discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of repeated measures,
canonical correlation, and longitudinal data analysis for general and
generalized linear models. Extensive use of SAS, SPSS, and other
statistical software.
BST 661. Structural Equation Modelling. 3 Hours.
Basic principles of measurements; factor analysis and latent variable
models; multivariate predictive models including mediation mechanisms
and moderators effects;path analysis;intergrative mutivariate covariance
models, methods of llongitudinal analysis.
BST 665. Survival Analysis. 3 Hours.
Design and analysis of clinical trials; sample size computation; properties
of survival distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing for survival
parameters;Kaplan-Meier estimation; exponential tests; Cox proprtional
hazards regression models, parametric survival models.
BST 670. Sampling Methods. 3 Hours.
Simple random, stratified, cluster, ratio regression and systematic
sampling; sampling with equal or unequal probabilities of selection;
optimization; properties of estimators; non-sampling errors; sampling
schemes used in population research; methods of implementation and
analyses associated with various schemes.
BST 671. Meta-Analysis. 3 Hours.
Statistical methods and inference through meta analysis.
Prerequisites: BST 623 and BST 632
BST 675. Introduction to Statistical Genetics. 3 Hours.
This class wil introduce students to population genetics, genetic
epidemiology, microarray and proteomics analysis, Mendelian laws,
inheritance, heritability, test cross linkage analysis, QTL analysis, human
linkage and human association methods for discrete and quatitative traits.
Prerequisites: BST 611 [Min Grade: C] or BST 621 [Min Grade: C]
BST 676. Genomic Data Analysis. 3 Hours.
Algorithms and methods that underlie the analysis of high dimensional
biological data, as well as issues in the design and implementation of
such studies. High dimensional biology includes microarrays, proteomics,
genomic, protein structure, biochemical system theory and phylogenetic
methods. NOTE: Some knowledge of statistics (MTH 180 or BST 621)
also some bio-informatics/high dimensional biology training (CS 640, MIC
753, or BST 675 is required. Interested students are urged to contact the
instructors with concerns regarding assumed knowledge.
Prerequisites: BST 611 [Min Grade: C] or BST 621 [Min Grade: C]
BST 680. Statistical Computing with R. 2 Hours.
This course is mainly focused on R and how to use R to conduct basic
statistical computing. The course contains three themes: R programming,
introduction to high performance computing, and basics of statistical
computing.
Prerequisites: BST 621 [Min Grade: C] and BST 622 [Min Grade: C] and
BST 626 [Min Grade: C] and BST 631 [Min Grade: C] and BST 632 [Min
Grade: C]
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BST 690. Biostatistical Consulting and Applied Problems. 3 Hours.

Students will work individually to address, analyze and present the results
of an applied problem or grant design each week. The presentation of
approaches, solutions and designs will be conducted in a round table
format. Students will be evaluated on the quality of solution and by their
presentation and class participation.
BST 691. Pre-Doctoral Seminar Series. 1 Hour.
BST seminar series.
BST 695. Special Topics. 1-3 Hour.
Special topics in Biostatistics not covered in regular 600 level courses,
but suited for Masters students in Biostatistics and doctoral students in
other related disciplines.
BST 697. Internship in Biostatistics. 3 Hours.
Field Experience under joint direction of appropriate public health faculty
member and qualified specialists working in selected aspects of public
health.
Prerequisites: BST 600 [Min Grade: C] or (BST 611 [Min Grade: C] and
BST 612 [Min Grade: C]) and ENH 600 [Min Grade: C] and EPI 600 [Min
Grade: C] and HB 600 [Min Grade: C] and HCO 600 [Min Grade: C]
BST 698. Non Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
Independent non-thesis research with guidance of appropriate faculty.
BST 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
Thesis Research under the direction of research committee. At least 6
graduate credits needed for graduation.
BST 723. Theory of Linear Models. 3 Hours.
Multivariate normal distributions and quadratic forms; lease square
estimation; nested models; weighted least squares, testing contrasts;
multiple comparision; polynomial regression; maximum likelihood theory
of log linear models will be studied.
BST 725. Advances Clinical Trails. 3 Hours.
This course will provide students with the tools to develp a basic
understanding of the fundamental statistical principles involved in the
design and conduct of clinical trials.
Prerequisites: BST 611 [Min Grade: C] and BST 612 [Min Grade: C] or
Grade: C]
BST 726. Adv Clin Trials II. 3 Hours.
Students will develop a more thorough understanding of the basic
methodology behind important statistical concepts used in the design and
anaylsis of large randomized clinical trials.
Grade: C] and BST 725 [Min Grade: C]
BST 735. Advanced Inference. 4 Hours.
Families of models; likelihood; sufficiency; significance tests; similar
regions; point and interval estimation; invariant tests; asymptotic theory
and large sample inference; LR, score and Wald tests; robust procedures
will be studied.
BST 740. Bayesian Analysis. 3 Hours.

To introduce the student to the basic principles and tools of Bayesian
Statistics and most importantly to Bayesian data analysis techniques. A
major goal is to establish a firm foundation in the discipline upon which
the applications of statistical and epidemiologic inference will be built.
BST 741. Advanced Bayesian Analysis II. 3 Hours.
This course is intended to illustrate advanced Bayesian modeling and
computation for variety of models and problems.
BST 750. Stochastic Modeling. 3 Hours.
Poisson processes; random walks; simple diffusion and branching
processes; recurrent events; Markov chains in discrete and continuous
time; birth and death process; queuing systems; applications to survival
and other biomedical models will be studied.
BST 760. Generalized Linear and Mixed Models. 3 Hours.
Generalized linear models; mixed models; and generalized estimating
equations.
BST 765. Advanced Computational Methods. 3 Hours.
Numerical algorithms useful in biostatistics including likelihood
maximization using the Newton-Raphson method, EM algorithm,
numerical integration using quadratic and Monte-Carlo methods,
interpolation using splines, random variate generation methods, data
augmentation algorithm, and MCMC and Metropolis-Hastings algorithm;
randomization tests; resampling plans including bootstrap and jackknife
will be studied.
BST 775. Statistical Methods for Genetic Analysis I. 3 Hours.
This course will provide a staistical basis for describing variation
in qualitative (disease) and quantitative traits. This will include
decomposition of trait variation into components representing genes,
environment and gene-environment interaction. Resemblance between
relative and heritability will be described. Important topics of discussion
will include oligogenic and polygenic traits, complex segregations
analysis, methods of mapping and characterizing simple and complex
trait loci. NOTE: It is assumed that students are comfortable with
regression theory, covariance, correlation, and likelihood theory.
Interested students are urged to contact the instructors with concerns
regarding assumed knowledge.
BST 776. Statistical Methods for Genetic Anlaysis II. 3 Hours.
This course builds on the knowledge gained in BST 775 with rigorous
mathematical & statistical treatment of methods for localizing genes and
environmental effects involved in the etiology of complex trits using casecontrol and pedigree data. NOTE: Knowledge of SAS and programming
languages such as C++, and basic knoledge of multivariate methods and
Markov chain theory is highly recommended.
BST 793. Post-doc Seminar Series. 3 Hours.
: BST seminar series.
BST 795. Advanced Special Topics. 1-3 Hour.
This course is designed to cover advanced special topics in Biostatistics
that are not covered in regular 700 level courses, but suited for doctoral
students in Biostatistics.
BST 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.

Non-dissertation research with the guidance of appropriate faculty.
Research conducted before admission to candidacy for the doctoral
degree,.
BST 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
Doctoral Level Dissertation Research under the direction of the
dissertation research committee.
BT-Biotechnology Courses
BT 500. Principles of Biotechnology - Nucleic Acid Technology. 3
Hours.
Theories and knowledge required for the development and
commercialization of nucleic acid-based technology for the biotechnology
industry including genes, cloning, detection, therapies, diagnostics, and
analysis.
BT 550. Principles of Biotechnology - Amino Acid Technology. 3
Hours.
Theories and knowledge required for the development and
commercialization of amino acid-based technology for the biotechnology
industry including protein-based therapeutics, diagnostics, vaccines, and
research reagents.
Prerequisites: BT 500 [Min Grade: C]
BT 600. Principles of Biotechnology - Systems Biology &
Pharmacology. 3 Hours.
Theories and knowledge required for the understanding of the science
and technology of systems biology and pharmacology.
BT 650. Applications in Biotechnology I. 1 Hour.
Lab provides the opportunity to set-up, perform, and interpret the results
of various molecular assays. These include, but are not limited to, the
following: nucleic acid isolation, enzymatic manipulation of nucleic acids,
gel electrophoresis, amplifications reactions and hybridization reactions.
Most of the laboratory work will involve a eukaryotic system.
BT 651. Applications in Biotechnology II. 1 Hour.
A laboratory that prepares students for the biotechnology industry by
teaching how recombinant DNA can be used to generate specific proteins
in any protein expression system.
BT 652. Applications in Biotechnology III. 1 Hour.
Laboratory applications required for the research and development of
nucleic acid and amino acid based technology for the biotechnology
industry.
BT 670. Bench to Commercialization I. 3 Hours.
Focus on growth of a biotechnology company from inception through
the early stages of development. Topics will include market assessment,
business plan development, raising capital, and regulatory and
quality systems requirements for drugs, biologics, medical devices or
combination products.
BT 671. Bench to Commercialization II. 3 Hours.
Focus is on the issues and challenges effecting the life cycle of a
biotechnology company and product as it progresses through the
different stages of development including regulatory strategies, financing
strategies, business development, and marketing strategies.
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BT 672. Bench to Commercialization III. 3 Hours.

Focus is on the role of managers and leaders within biotechnology
companies as they undergo constant change. The course will review
effective communication strategies, problem solving tactics, leadership
skills and development of methods to implement change. Students will
focus on developing writing, verbal, and presentation skills through a
series of projects.
BT 676. Innovative Technologies in Biotechnology. 1 Hour.
An overview of new and innovative technologies used in the discovery,
development, and production of biotechnology products. This will
include a series of guest speakers who have successfully discovered
novel technologies and products and transitioned them into early-stage
companies.
BT 695. Biotechnology Internship. 2-4 Hours.
Supervised basic research in areas including molecular biology, protein
chemistry, drug discovery, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative
diseases and cancer. Students are trained in research planning
and execution, problem-solving, team work, and data analysis and
presentation.
BT 698. Non-Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
Non Thesis Research.
BTR- Biotech Regulatory Courses

BTR 605. Biotechnology Regulatory & Quality Systems. 3 Hours.
U.S. and European Union regulatory affairs frameworks and practices
governing the development, approval, manufacturing and surveillance
of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic
products. Regulations covered include investigational new drug
applications (IND), new drug applications (NDA), good laboratory
practices (GLP), good clinical practices (GCP) and current good
manufacturing practices (cGMP).
BTR 615. Applications of Biological Processes in Drug
Development. 3 Hours.
Overview of biological processes and laboratory techniques for discovery,
development and evaluation of therapeutic drugs. Focus on drug
development processes such as gene cloning, culture scale-up,
downstream processing, and product purification. Emphasis on theory
and application of laboratory methods used in drug development.
BTR 620. Food and Drug Law. 3 Hours.
Administrative procedures followed by the FDA. Exposure to enforcement
activities of the FDA, including searches, seizure actions, injunctions,
criminal prosecutions, and civil penalties authorized under the Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and other statutes such as the Public Health
Service Act.
BTR 640. Clinical Development of Drugs, Biologics, Diagnostics,
and Medical Devices. 3 Hours.
Major concepts under which clinical trials are designed and run. Focus
on phases of clinical trial development, role of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Institutional Review Boards, and the Code of Federal
Regulations and ethical principles.
BTR 690. Clinical Trial Implementation. 3 Hours.
Activities involved in running a clinical trial from study initiation to study
close-out. Complex details and issues associated with study initiation, site
and data management, preparation of the final report and study closeout.
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BY-Biology Courses
BY 501. Advanced Biology for Teachers I. 3 Hours.
Basic genetic principles; recent research developments. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor.
BY 502. Botany for Teachers. 3 Hours.
Provides understanding of human structural and functional relationships
essential in modern biology. Corequisite: BY 503.
BY 503. Advanced Biology for Teachers III. 1 Hour.
Laboratory supplementing lecture (BY 502) through use of human
specimens, models, and demonstrations.
BY 504. Life Science for Middle School Teachers. 3 Hours.
Life Science for Middle School Teachers.
BY 507. Microbial Ecology. 3 Hours.
Microorganisms in nature; interactions with each other and with
environment. Independent project required. Prerequisite: BY 271.
BY 511. Molecular Genetics. 3 Hours.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene structure and function. Independent
project required. Prerequisite: BY 271, BY 330 and CH 232.
BY 520. General Endocrinology. 3 Hours.
Roles of endocrine and neuroendocrine chemical messengers in the
control of cellular and physiological processes. Term paper required.
Prerequisite: BY 256 or permission of instructor.
BY 527. Histology. 4 Hours.
Microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues, and organs of animals; correlation
of structure and function. Techniques and methodology. Lecture and
laboratory. Completion of additional independent project required for
graduate credit.
BY 527L. Histology Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Histology Lab required with BY 527 lecture.
BY 531. Advanced Recombinant DNA Technology. 3 Hours.
Manipulation of genes and their regulations, and techniques used
in recombinant DNA technology. Independent project required.
Prerequisites: BY 311, BY 330, CH 233 and CH 460 or 461.
BY 535. Natural History of Vertebrates. 4 Hours.
Adaptations of vertebrates for survival in particular environments. Survey
and classification of local vertebrates. Two lectures, one laboratory or
field trip per week. Independent project required.
BY 535L. Natural History of the Vertebrates Lab. 0 Hours.
Lab must be taken with BY 535 lecture.
BY 565. Limnology. 4 Hours.

Biology of freshwater and estuarine organisms. Lecture, laboratory, and
field trips. Prerequisite: BY 124 and BY 470.
BY 565L. Limnology Lab. 0 Hours.
BY 567. Tropical Ecology. 3 Hours.
An overview of the major tropical ecotypes with emphasis on ecology
of terrestrial, aquatic, and marine tropical organisms. Major portion
of course taught at a tropical field station in the Caribbean. Lectures,
laboratory, and field trips. Library research paper required. Prerequisites:
BY 255 or 256 or 470 and Graduate Standing and Permission of
Instructor.
BY 568. Galapagos Ecology. 3 Hours.
The ecology of the Galapagos Islands, with an emphasis on terrestrial &
marine organisms. Major portion conducted on the Galapagos Islands.
Lecture & field trips. Library research paper required. Prerequisites: BY
255 or 256 or 470 and Graduate Standing and Permission of Instructor.
BY 569. Rain Forest Ecology. 3 Hours.
Overview of physical and environmental factors that structure the
rainforest, biodiversity of life, and interactions of its organisms. A survey
of prominent biota will be conducted. Major portion of course taught in
Costa Rica. Lectures and field trips. Library research paper required.
Prerequisites: BY 255 or 256 or 470 and Graduate Standing and
Permission of Instructor.
BY 570. Ecology. 3 Hours.
Ecosystems and population biology. Lectures. Independent project
required. Prerequisite: BY 255 or 256 or 260 and Graduate Standing.
BY 571. Ecology Lab. 1 Hour.
Preq is BY 570 or concurrent enrollment. Field trips. 1 hour.
Prerequisites: BY 570 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
BY 573. Biochemical Adaptation to the Environment. 3 Hours.
BY 585. Northern Field Studies. 3 Hours.
Ecology of northern coniferous forest and tundra ecosystems. Major
portion of course taught on site in Alaska. Lecture and field trips.
Graduate project/paper required. 3 hours. (Irregular offering).
BY 595. Special Topics in Biology I. 1-4 Hour.
BY 596. Special Topics in Biology II. 1-4 Hour.
BY 597. Investigative Techniques. 2 Hours.
BY 598. MR Lev Non-Thesis Research. 1-10 Hour.
BY 540. Biology of Aging. 3 Hours.

Current understanding of aging, measuring aging changes, theories of
aging and aging changes in various human systems.
Prerequisites: BY 123 [Min Grade: C]
BY 605. Microbial Physiology. 3 Hours.

Microbial structure and function, growth, metabolism, and regulation of
cellular activity. Independent project required. Prerequisites: BY 271 and
3 semester hours of organic chemistry.
BY 552. Field Botany. 4 Hours.

Principles and techniques of plant identification and classification;
consideration of phylogenetic systems. Lecture and field trips.
Independent project required.
BY 607. Microbiology Ecology. 3 Hours.

Microorganisms in nature; interactions with each other and with the
environment. Independent project required.
BY 552L. Field Botany Lab. 0 Hours.

BY 555. Principles of Scientific Investigation. 3 Hours.
Methods of scientific process, experimental design, data interpretation
and presentation, and scientific writing.
BY 560. Advanced Invertebrate Zoology. 3 Hours.
Selected topics. Lecture and student projects. Prerequisite: BY 255.
BY 610. Comparative Animal Physiology. 3 Hours.

Special physical and chemical processes occurring at cell tissue, and
organ levels. Independent projects required.
BY 611. Advanced Human Anatomy. 4 Hours.
This course is a detailed, advanced examination of human anatomy and
histology. In a laboratory setting, students will achieve course objectives
from dissecting a human cadaver, and observing prosected cadavers and
casted models.
BY 615. Eco-Epid. of Arthrpd Brn Dis. 4 Hours.

This course covers the ecology, epidemiology, & control of arthropods
and the pathogens they transmit to humans and animals. Special
emphasis will be placed on emerging and re-emerging pathogens
such as: dengue, yellow fever, bartonella, Rift Valley fever, typhus, &
Chagas disease. The laboratory will reinforce the lectures with handson identification of both arthropods and pathogens. Lecture and Lab.
Independent Project required. 3 hours.
BY 615L. Eclogy & EPI Arthrop Lab. 0 Hours.
BY 616. Cellular Physiology. 4 Hours.
Structure and function of cells and their components at the molecular
level. Laboratory experience using modern equipment and biochemical
methods. Independent project required.
BY 619. Reproductive Physiology. 3 Hours.
Comparative reproductive physiology in animals with emphasis on
mammals. Independent project required.
BY 626. Evolutionary Medicine. 3 Hours.
An evolutionary approach to issues relating to human health and disease.
BY 628. Instruct Bio Labs: Teaching Techniques. 3 Hours.
Student will assist in instruction of an introductory biology laboratory.
Responsibilities will also include preparation of quizzes and practicals
and designing and conducting an instructional laboratory exercise.
BY 629. Evolutionary Biology. 3 Hours.
This course introduces the history of evolutionary thought and modern
evolutionary theory. Discussions cover (but are not limited to) the history
of life, mechanisms of evolutionary change, sexual selection, adaptation,
speciation, and molecular evolution. Students will also be introduced
to historical and contemporary studies of evolution on a wide variety of
topics and organisms. Regular meetings outside of lecture will involve
discussions of classic and contemporary research papers in the field.
BY 632. Biological Information Resources. 3 Hours.
The National Center for Biological Information (NCBI) website is a
treasure house of information and tools for researchers in all areas
of modern Biology. The goal of this course is to provide guidance for
students who wish to become familiar with the NCBI website through
an online learning experience. They will learn many of the features
available at this site and will gain experience using some of the tools. The
course will be taught completely online and will consist of 1) Guidelines
for navigating through NCBI, 2) Study guide questions for students to
answer online, 3) NCBI tutorials with questions to be answered online,
4) Assignments with questions to be answered online, 5) Online exams.
Graduate levels require a graduate project.
Prerequisites: BY 123 [Min Grade: C] or BY 124 [Min Grade: C]
BY 633. Advanced Molecular Genetics. 3 Hours.
Examination of the molecular genetics of eukaryotic organisms,
including genomes, nucleosomes, chromosomes, transcription, splicing,
transposition and signal transduction. The role of molecular biology in
immune diversity and cell growth will also be studied.
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BY 634. Functional Genomics and Systems Biology. 3 Hours.

Systems biology is an inter-disciplinary study underlying complex
biological processes as integrated systems of many interacting
components. This course will give students a foundation in understanding
complex biological interactions at the molecular, network and genomic
level. This course will cover state-of-the-art high throughput established
and novel approaches used in genome sequencing, transcriptomics,
proteomics and metabolomics to obtain, integrate and analyze complex
data. The students will also get familiar with knowledge on experimental
perturbation of genomes, gene regulatory networks, comparative
genomics and evolution, basic bioinformatics. This course will be a
combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current
literature relevant to Functional Genomics and Systems Biology.
Prerequisite: BY210 minimum grade of C.
BY 637. Epigenetics. 3 Hours.
This course provides a survey of the field of epigenetics, introducing
the student to the diverse areas of epigenetic research in a variety of
eukaryotic systems. The course combines lectures with discussion
of primary literature and research talks from invited faculty speakers
working in epigenetics. In addition to providing an overview of the field
of epigenetics, this course emphasizes working with primary scientific
literature and the development of critical reading skills. Additional
assignments are required for graduate credit.
BY 640. Immunology. 3 Hours.
Immune system and functions of host humoral and cellular immune
responses. Mechanisms of antigen and antibody reactions and basic
immunological methods. Term paper required.
BY 642. Experimental Phycology. 4 Hours.
Introduction to algae. Experimental approaches to productivity. Algae as
model systems. Independent project required. Concurrent enrollment in
BY 642 lab required.
BY 642L. Experimental Phycology Lab. 0 Hours.
Lab must be taken concurrently with BY 642 lecture.
BY 645. Neuroanatomy. 4 Hours.
This course will provide detailed lecture and laboratory experiences that
describe the anatomy of the human brain, spinal cord, and peripheral
nervous system. Students will culture rat hippocampal neurons and
map the cerebral and cerebellar cortex on preserved human brains.
Deep brain structures will be identified and their functional significance
explored. Cranial nerves and major peripheral nerves will be described
and identified through cadaveric dissections. Normal pathways will
be contrasted with examples of abnormalities along with the resulting
functional impairments. Graduate credit will be earned through the
completion of additional term papers and/or projects.
BY 646. Techniques in Biological Research. 3 Hours.
Concepts and practical application of techniques pertinent to biological
research.
BY 648. Psychoneuroimmunology. 3 Hours.
Explores communication between neuroendocrine and immune systems.
BY 651. Plant Biology. 3 Hours.
This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of plant
biology including plant diversity, structure, physiology, metabolism,
reproduction, genetics, molecular biology, evolution and ecology. It is
targeted to Biology Majors and Biology Graduate Students. This class
brings together knowledge and methodologies from a number of different
disciplines to provide students with an intensive and comprehensive plant
curriculum from the molecular to the organismal level.
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BY 652. Field Botany for Teachers. 4 Hours.

Principles and techniques of plant identification and classification;
consideration of phylogenetic systems. Lectures and field trips.
BY 682. Seminar in Immunology. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BY 652L. Field Botany Lab. 0 Hours.

BY 684. Seminar in Microbial Ecology. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BY 653. Mycology. 4 Hours.

ungi, including morphology, development, physiology, taxonomy, and
phylogeny. Independent project required. Offered at irregular intervals.
BY 685. Seminar in Cell Biology. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BY 653L. Mycology Lab. 0 Hours.
BY 686. Seminar in Mammalian Development. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BY 655. Biometry. 3 Hours.

Statistical techniques used to analyze and interpret data, with emphasis
on biological applications. Lecture and computer-based laboratory. 3
semester hours. Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
BY 662. Introductory Neurobiology. 3 Hours.
Introduction to biological basis of nervous system function. Comparative
approach applying molecular, cellular, and systems' concepts to nervous
system function is used to examine electrical and chemical signaling,
neural circuitry, and cellular basis of behavior and neural development.
BY 665. Limnology. 4 Hours.
Introduction to ecology of inland waters and estuaries. Lectures and field
trips.
BY 665L. Limnology Lab. 0 Hours.
Lab must be taken concurrently with BY 665 lecture.
BY 667. Population Ecology. 3 Hours.
This course covers the structure and dynamics of populations with an
emphasis on understanding how reproduction, mortality, and dispersal
interact to control fluctuations in population size and structure. Special
emphasis will be placed on the use of models to address specific
applications in conservation biology and natural resource management.
Independent project/paper required. Preqs: BY 570 & graduate stranding
or permission of instructor.
BY 669. Molecular Ecol & Phylogenetics. 3 Hours.
Course surveys processes and patterns of molecular evolution and
methods of phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, amino acid
sequences, and other molecular markers. Additionally, a project/paper
will be required. Graduate level; 3 hours credit.
BY 671. Biochemical Adapt Environment. 3 Hours.
Examination of physiological and biochemical adaptations of organisms
to physical environment.
BY 674. Chemical Ecology. 3 Hours.
Study of chemical interactions between organisms or between organisms
and their environment. Topics include chemical signaling between
organisms, sensing of the chemical environment, and chemical defenses
against predators, pathogens, biofoulers, or competitors. Students will
be introduced to these topics in a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic
habitats, with a special emphasis on marine organisms. Independent
project/paper required. Preq: BY 350 or BY 470/570 & Graduate standing
BY 675. Comparative Developmental Biology. 3 Hours.
Mechanisms of development with emphasis on comparative biology, from
gametogenesis through completion of embryogenesis.
BY 681. Seminar in Physiological Ecology. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 683. Seminar in Physiology. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BY 687. Seminar in Endocrinology. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BY 688. Seminar in Algal Ecophysiology. 1 Hour.
Current research in specific areas.
BY 689. Seminar in Genetics. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 690. Seminar in Cellular Physiology. 1 Hour.
BY 691. Seminar in Botany. 1 Hour.
Current research developments.
BY 692. Seminar in Ecology. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 693. Seminar in Embryology. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 694. Seminar in Microbiology. 1 Hour.
Current research in microbial ecology and microbial physiology.
BY 697. Investigative Techniques. 1-2 Hour.
Application of modern experimental techniques in solving research
problems.
BY 698. Nonthesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
BY 699. Thesis Research. 1-10 Hour.
Prequieite: Admission to candidacy.
BY 732. Biological Information Resources. 3 Hours.
The National Center for Biological Information (NCBI) website is a
treasure house of information and tools for researchers in all areas
of modern Biology. The goal of this course is to provide guidance for
students who wish to become familiar with the NCBI website through
an online learning experience. They will learn many of the features
available at this site and will gain experience using some of the tools. The
course will be taught completely online and will consist of 1) Guidelines
for navigating through NCBI, 2) Study guide questions for students to
answer online, 3) NCBI tutorials with questions to be answered online,
4) Assignments with questions to be answered online, 5) Online exams.
Graduate levels require a graduate project.
Prerequisites: BY 123 [Min Grade: C] or BY 124 [Min Grade: C]
BY 734. Functional Genomics and Systems Biology. 3 Hours.

Systems biology is an inter-disciplinary study underlying complex
biological processes as integrated systems of many interacting
components. This course will give students a foundation in understanding
complex biological interactions at the molecular, network and genomic
level. This course will cover state-of-the-art high throughput established
and novel approaches used in genome sequencing, transcriptomics,
proteomics and metabolomics to obtain, integrate and analyze complex
data. The students will also get familiar with knowledge on experimental
perturbation of genomes, gene regulatory networks, comparative
genomics and evolution, basic bioinformatics. This course will be a
combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current
literature relevant to Functional Genomics and Systems Biology.
Prerequisite: BY210 minimum grade of C.
BY 737. Epigenetics. 3 Hours.
This course provides a survey of the field of epigenetics, introducing
the student to the diverse areas of epigenetic research in a variety of
eukaryotic systems. The course combines lectures with discussion
of primary literature and research talks from invited faculty speakers
working in epigenetics. In addition to providing an overview of the field
of epigenetics, this course emphasizes working with primary scientific
literature and the development of critical reading skills. Additional
assignments are required for graduate credit.
BY 746. Tech in Biological Research I. 3 Hours.
Concepts and practical application of techniques pertinent to biological
research.
BY 751. Plant Biology. 3 Hours.
This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of plant
biology including plant diversity, structure, physiology, metabolism,
reproduction, genetics, molecular biology, evolution and ecology. It is
targeted to Biology Majors and Biology Graduate Students. This class
brings together knowledge and methodologies from a number of different
disciplines to provide students with an intensive and comprehensive plant
curriculum from the molecular to the organismal level.
BY 755. Biometry. 3 Hours.
Statistical techniques used to analyze and interpret data, with emphasis
on biological applications. Lecture and computer-based laboratory. 3
semester hours. Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
BY 763. Electron Microscopy. 4 Hours.
BY 763L. Electron Microscopy Lab. 0 Hours.
BY 767. Population Ecology. 3 Hours.
This course covers the structure and dynamics of populations with an
emphasis on understanding how reproduction, mortality, and dispersal
interact to control fluctuations in population size and structure. Special
emphasis will be placed on the use of models to address specific
applications in conservation biology and natural resource management.
Independent project/paper required. Graduate standing or permission of
instructor.
BY 769. Molecular Ecol & Phylogenetics. 3 Hours.
BY 784. Seminar in Microbial Ecology. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BY 785. Seminar in Cell Biology. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 786. Seminar in Mammalian Development. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 787. Seminar in Endocrinology. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 788. Sem in Algal Ecophysiology. 1 Hour.
BY 789. Seminar in Genetics. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 790. Sem in Cellular Physiology. 1 Hour.
BY 791. Seminar in Botany. 1 Hour.
Current research developments.
BY 792. Seminar in Ecology. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 793. Seminar in Embryology. 1 Hour.
Current research.
BY 794. Seminar in Microbiology. 1 Hour.
Current research in microbial ecology and microbial physiology.
BY 797. Investigative Techniques. 1-2 Hour.
Application of modern experimental techniques in solving research
problems.
BY 798. Nondissertation Research. 1-10 Hour.
BY 799. Dissertation Research. 1-10 Hour.
Prerequisite: Admission to Candidacy.
Birmingham Area Consortium Courses

BCX 510. BACHE: Birmingham Southern. 1-6 Hour.
BCX 530. BACHE: Miles College. 1-6 Hour.
BCX 550. BACHE: Univ of Montevallo. 1-6 Hour.

BACHE: University of Montevallo.
BY 781. Seminar in Physiological Ecology. 1 Hour.

Current research.
BCX 551. BACHE: Univ of Montevallo. 3-6 Hours.

BY 782. Seminar in Immunology. 1 Hour.

Current research.

BY 783. Seminar in Physiology. 1 Hour.

Current research.

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CB 714. Journal Club Calcium Signaling. 1 Hour.

Journal club.
BCX 570. BACHE: Samford Univ. 1-6 Hour.
CB 715. Journal Club Biochemical Approaches to Cell Biology. 1

Hour.
Biochemical Approaches to Cell Biology Journal Club.

CB 716. Journal Club The Molecular Basis of Signalling in the

Nervous System. 1 Hour.
The Molecular Basis of Signalling in the Nervous S.
CAS-College of Arts Sciences Courses
CB 720. Journal Club Developmental Neurobiology. 1 Hour.

Developmental Neurobiology Journal Club.
CB-Cell Biology Courses
CB 721. Cell Biology Laboratory Rotations. 5 Hours.

Laboratory Rotations.
CB 500. BioTeach. 3,6 Hours.

For teachers of science courses. Hands on exrepience. McWane
Center BioTeach is a graduate-level introductory laboratory course in
molecular biology designed for high-school science teachers. UAB faculty
provide a lecture series covering topics that include AIDS, tuberculosis,
cancer, forensic medicine, tropical diseases, neurobiology, human
genetics, sickle cell anemia and ethical issues in genetic research.
Lectures are coupled with hands-on, laboratory training in bacterial
genetics, mutagenesis, DNA cloning, gel electrophoresis, polymerase
chain reaction, DNA sequencing, forensic analysis, and applications of
molecular biology. Science teachers will learn how to incorporate the
laboratory experiments into their own classrooms and labs. BioTeach is a
course in molecular and cellular biology primarily intended for in-service
secondary education teachers, but also includes pre-service teachers.
Students will receive state-of-the-art lectures from top UAB researchers
on subjects that range from the biology of HIV/AIDS to molecular
mechanism underlying hypertension. Each lecture is accompanied
by a laboratory experience that the teachers can take back into their
classrooms. Further, the teachers each develop a lesson plan that
provides a format for teaching each of the BioTeach modules during
a one-week secondary education science classroom experience. The
Course is taught at McWane Science Center and can be taken for 1-6
credit hours, based on the students participation in the course.
CB 601. Dental Gross Anatomy. 8 Hours.
Dental Gross Anatomy 8 hours of graduate credit.
CB 698. Non Thesis Research Cell Biology. 1-15 Hour.
Non thesis research in Cell Biology.
CB 699. Thesis Research in Cell Biology. 1-15 Hour.
Thesis Reseach Cell Biology. Must have 3 member committee approved
by the graduate dean and approved for master level candidacy before
registering for course.
CB 700. Gross Anatomy of the Thorax, Abdomen, & Pelvis for
Teacher Education. 2 Hours.
Human gross anatomy and dissection of the thorax, abdomen, and
pelvis. This course will take current and future anatomy educators
through the complete gross anatomy of the thoracic, abdominal, and
pelvic cavities. Correlations to common medical illnesses and strategies
for anatomy education will be emphasized throughout.
CB 722. Journal Club Vascular Biology. 1 Hour.

Vascular Biology Journal Club. This course will present the latest
understanding of the cellular and molecular biology of the vascular
system, including discussions of cardiovascular control by the brain,
hypertrophy and hyperplasia in the heart and blood vessels and the
regulation of pressor and depressor hormones.
CB 723. Journal Club Membrances and Clycobiology. 1 Hour.
Journal Club Membrances and Glycobiology.
CB 724. Special Topics in Cell Biology. 3 Hours.
Topics in Cell Biology.
CB 728. Advanced Cell Biology. 3 Hours.
The course will cover an introduction to biochemical methodologies used
in contemporary laboratories. Classic publications that illustrate novel
biochemical schemes and address basic questions in cell biology will be
analyzed and discussed.
CB 729. Mechanisms of Signal Transduction. 3 Hours.
This course will cover pathways of signal transduction in development,
growth factor signaling, cytokine signaling in hematopoietic systems,
signaling during inflammation, and mechanisms of signaling termination.
CB 730. Molecular Basis of Conformational Diseases. 3 Hours.
Moecular Basis of Conformational Diseases.
CB 731. Molecular Chaperones and Clinical Potential. 3 Hours.
Class goal is understanding basic mechanisms by which molecular
chaperones recognize, bindand fold non-native polypeptides.
Applications in immunotherapy for cancer treatment will be discussed.
CB 732. Developmental Biology. 3 Hours.
Basic mechanisms of vertebrate development.
CB 733. Advanced Topics in Cell Cycle and Cancer Genetics. 3
Hours.
Regulation of cell cycle and checkpoint control, genome instability, tumor
suppressor genes, oncogenes and cancer epigenetics.
CB 734. Alzheimer s Disease and Related Dementias. 3 Hours.
CB 735. Mechanisms of Writing a Scientific Paper and NIH Grant. 3
Hours.
Mechanisms of Writing a Scientific Paper and NIH Grant.
CB 710. Macromolecular Crystal. 3 Hours.
CB 736. Cell Cycle and Cancer Genetics. 3 Hours.

Cell Cycle and Cancer Genetics.
CB 712. Journal Club Developmental Biology. 1 Hour.

Journal Club in Developmental Biology.
CB 737. Cell-Matrix Interactions and Disease. 3 Hours.

Developmental Biology.
CB 713. Journal Club in Growth Factors. 1 Hour.

Jornal Club in Growth Factors.
CB 738. Selected Topics in Cell Biology. 3 Hours.

CB 740. Research in Cell Biology. 1 Hour.
Research in Cell Biology.
CB 745. Protective/Pathogen T Cell Res. 3 Hours.
CD 614. Periodonal Case Conferences. 3 Hours.
CB 746. Cell Cycle and Cancer Genetics. 3 Hours.

Cell Cycle and Cancer Genetics.
CD 615. Periodontal Literature Review Seminars. 3 Hours.
CB 747. Cell Biology Seminar. 1 Hour.

Seminars in Cell Biology.
CD 617. Maxillofacial Pathology. 3 Hours.
CB 748. Special Problems in Cell Biology. 1-5 Hour.

SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN CELL BIOLOGY.
CB 750. Graduate Gross Anatomy. 6 Hours.
Lectures, demonstrations, and dissection of all systems and regions of
human body.
CB 751. Tissue Injury and Repair. 1 Hour.
CB 752. Graduate Histology. 3 Hours.
Light microscopic features and ultrastructure of cells, fundamental
tissues, and organ systems.
CB 753. Teaching Assist Grad Histology. 1-2 Hour.
CB 755. Graduate Neuroanatomy. 4 Hours.
Gross and microscopic preparations of brain and spinal cord. Functional
significance of tracts and nuclei.
CB 779. Special Problems Neuroanatomy. 1-4 Hour.
Special Problems in Neuroanatomy.
CD 616. Periodontal Board Topics. 1-3 Hour.
CD 618. Maxillofacial Orthognathic Surgery. 3 Hours.

CD 619. Dentoalveolar Surgery. 3 Hours.
CD 620. Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I. 3-6 Hours.
CD 621. POSTGRADUATE MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA. 3 Hours.
CD 622. ORAL and MAXILLOFACIAL MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR. 3
Hours.
ORAL and MAXILLOFACIAL MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR.
CD 623. POSTGRAD OMS SURGERY ANATOMY SEMINAR. 3 Hours.
CD 624. OMS Pathology Seminar. 3 Hours.
CD 625. Design and Analysis in Clinical Dental Research. 3 Hours.
CD 626. Surgical Implants in Dentistry. 3 Hours.
CD 627. Biocompatibility Testing/Biodegradation Phenomena. 3
Hours.
CD 628. Enamel Properties Acid Etching and Adhesion. 4 Hours.
CB 788. Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration Diseases. 1-4

Hour.
Directed Readings.
CD 629. Ceramic Cements Alloy-Ceramic Systems Color Meas. 3

Hours.
CB 790. Developmental Neurobiology. 4 Hours.

Developmental Neurobiology.
CD 631. Polymeric Biomaterials. 3 Hours.
CB 798. Doctoral Non-Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.

Non dissertation research credits.
CD 633. Alloy Systems in Dentistry. 3 Hours.
CB 798B. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.

CB 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research in Cell Biology. 1-15
Hour.
Dissertation research. Must have graduate dean approved 5 member
committee and doctoral approved candidacy to take research credits.
CB 799B. Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
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CD 630. Clinical Biomaterials Research Methods. 3 Hours.
CD 632. Biomaterials Seminar. 1 Hour.
CD 634. Craniofacial Genetics. 3 Hours.

CD 635. Pediatric Dentistry Journal Club. 2 Hours.
CD 636. Hospital Dentistry. 2 Hours.
CD 637. Growth and Development-Genetics. 3 Hours.
CD 638. Current Topics in Dentistry. 1 Hour.
CD 639. Dental Management of Medically Compromised Patient. 2
Hours.
CD 640. Physical Diagnosis. 3 Hours.
CD-Clinical Dentistry Courses

CD 601. Advanced Endodontic Seminar I. 3 Hours.
Special Topics in Endodontics.
CD 602. Special Topics in General Dentistry. 3-6 Hours.
CD 603. Special Topics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 1-12 Hour.
CD 604. Special Topics in Orthodontics. 3 Hours.
CD 605. Special Topics in Pediatric Dentistry. 1-6 Hour.
CD 606. Special Topics in Periodontics. 3-12 Hours.
CD 607. Removable Prosthodontic Seminar. 1-12 Hour.
CD 608. Special Topics in Radiology. 1-6 Hour.
CD 609. Fixed Prosthodontics Seminar. 1-12 Hour.
CD 610. Introduction to Medical Genetics. 3 Hours.
CD 611. Special Topics in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics. 1-6 Hour.
CD 612. Avanced Prosthodontics Clinic First Year Clinic. 1-12 Hour.
CD 613. Special Topics in Hospital Dentistry. 1-6 Hour.
CD 641. Advanced Dental Materials III. 3 Hours.

The resident will develop an in-depth understanding of the clinical
applications and effective manipulation of current dental materials. Dentin
bonding agents, composite resin selection, placement and polymerization
will be covered. An overview of biomaterials for dental implants, and
ceramic materials for prostodontics will also be presented.
CD 642. Biomaterials Book Review. 3 Hours.
The purpose of the book review is to strengthen the basic understanding
of properties and behavior of different dental materials.
CD 643. Adv Clinical Prosth III. 6 Hours.
Advanced Clinical Prosthodontics III will provide students with a breadth
of clinical experience in fixed, removable, implant, surgical, maxillofacial
and other complex prosthodontics.
CD 644. Evidence Based Dentistry. 3 Hours.
Evidence based dentistry will teach students how to use literature as
basis of clinical decisions.
CD 645. PBL: Adv Prosthodontics Topics. 3 Hours.
Topics in Advanced Prosthodontics. Permission of instructor required.
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CD 646. Multidisciplinary Seminars I. 3 Hours.

Multidisciplinary seminars will teach the students how to interact with
other disciplines in an informal setting and learn from these other
disciplines.
CD 679. Fundamentals of Pediatric Dentistry. 1-6 Hour.
CD 647. Treatment Planning Conference. 3 Hours.

Treatment planning conference will teach students how to generate a
succinct and reasonable treatment sequence.
CD 682. Special Topics in Endodontics. 3 Hours.
CD 648. Prosthodontic Case Conference. 3 Hours.

Prosthodontic case conference will teach students how to present
completed treatment, and how to critically and professionally evaluate
treatment outcomes.
CD 684. Advanced Dental Materials II. 3 Hours.

Advanced course in dental materials II.
CD 649. Prosthodontics Lit Review. 3 Hours.

Prosthodontics literature review will teach students how to critically
evaluate literature, and to be familiar with current concepts in
prosthodontics.
CD 680. Dental Clinical Pathology. 3 Hours.

CD 681. Clinical Pedodontics III. 3 Hours.
CD 683. Advanced Dental Materials I. 3 Hours.

Advanced course in dental materials.
CD 685. Advanced Endodontic First Year Clinic. 3 Hours.

CD 686. Advanced Endodontic Second Year Clinic. 3 Hours.
CD 687. Advanced Clinical Dentistry. 3 Hours.
Advanced course in clinical dentistry.
CD 688. Special Pathology. 1 Hour.
CD 650. Advanced Topics in Hospital Dentistry. 1-6 Hour.
CD 689. Conscious Sedation. 3 Hours.
CD 651. Advanced Endodontics Seminar II. 3 Hours.

Advanced Topics in Endodontics.
CD 690. Physiology and Concepts of Occlusion. 3 Hours.
CD 652. Advanced Topics in General Dentistry. 3-6 Hours.

CD 653. Advanced Topics in Oral Surgery. 3-6 Hours.
CD 654. Advanced Topics in Orthodontics. 3 Hours.
CD 655. Advanced Topics in Pediatric Dentistry. 1-6 Hour.
CD 656. Advanced Topics in Periodontics. 1-12 Hour.
CD 657. Advanced Clinical Prosthodontics Second Year Clin. 3-12
Hours.
CD 658. Advanced Topics in Radiology. 1-12 Hour.
CD 659. Advanced Topics Fixed Prosthodontics. 3-12 Hours.
CD 660. Advanced Topics in Maxillofacial Prosthetics. 1-6 Hour.
CD 661. Physical Properties of Biomaterials. 1-3 Hour.
CD 662. Laboratory Methods for Biomaterials Research. 2-4 Hours.
CD 663. Diagnosis and Screening Procedures in Dentistry. 3 Hours.
CD 664. Grand Rounds in Pediatric Dentistry. 2-3 Hours.
CD 665. Maxillofacial Seminar. 3 Hours.
Physiology and Concepts of Occlusion.
CD 666. Clinical Maxillofacial Prosthetics. 1-3 Hour.
CD 667. Selected Topics in Anatomy of the Head and Neck. 3 Hours.
CD 668. Postgraduate Oral Pathology. 3 Hours.
CD 669. Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II. 3 Hours.
CD 670. Board Case Reviews in Pediatric Dentistry. 3 Hours.
CD 671. Case Presentations in Pediatric Dentistry. 1 Hour.
CD 672. Advanced Topics in OMS. 5 Hours.
CD 673. Special Topics in OMS Trauma. 4 Hours.
CD 674. Advanced Topics in OMS - Orthognathic. 4 Hours.
Advanced Topics in OMS - Orthognastic.
CD 675. Special Topics in OMS - Patient Care. 4 Hours.
CD 676. Advanced Topics in Oral Pathology. 4 Hours.
CD 677. Advanced Prosthodontics Third Year Clinic. 3 Hours.
CD 678. Board Preparation in Pediatric Dentistry. 3 Hours.
Review course for pediatric dental residents.
CD 691. Special Topics in Biomaterials Science. 1-6 Hour.

CD 692. Advanced Prosthodontic Seminar. 1-12 Hour.
CD 693. Special Topics in OMS. 5 Hours.
CD 694. Advanced General Dentistry Seminars (I-IV). 1 Hour.
CD 695. Literature Review in Pediatric Dentistry. 3 Hours.
CD 696. Dental Radiology. 3 Hours.
CD 697. Advanced Restorative Technique. 3 Hours.
CD 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
CD 699. Master s Level Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
CD 700. Cranio Deformities. 3 Hours.
Embryology: Review of H&N development. Genetics: Review of H&N
disorders. Cleft lip: Diagnosis and management. Common craniofacial
disorders; Diagnosis and management of Apert's, Crouzons, and
Treacher-Collins, Hemifacial microsomia and other craniofacial disorders.
CD 701. Post-Graduate Micro Surgery. 3 Hours.
To understand the history of microsurgery; materials and instruments;
coagulations and anticoagulants; technique or minor repair and
vascularized tissue transfer.
CD 702. Post-Graduate Esthetic Surgery. 3 Hours.
Understand basic concepts of facial cosmetic surgery and become
competent in diagnosis and treatment planning. The resident should learn
surgery techniques of facial cosmetic surgery.
CD 703. Post-Graduate TMJ Disorders. 3 Hours.
To Understand the anatomy and biomechanics of the TMJ; the
pathological conditions that affect the TMJ; the imaging modalities
that can be utilized to aid in diagnosing TMD; and the various medical
treatment options in managing TMD.
CD 704. Post-Grad Surg Implantology. 3 Hours.
Enrich the resident experience by providing in-depth discussion on the
various surgical modalities that can aid in proper implant placement.
CD 705. Orothognatic Surgery. 3 Hours.
Understand the principle of orthognatic surgery.
CD 706. Board Exam Topics. 3 Hours.
To allow students tiime for study and laboratory activities in preparation of
mock board exam, or the ABP examination.
CD 707. Fundamentals I. 5 Hours.

CD 708. Fundamentals II. 5 Hours.
CD 709. Dentistry & Culture. 3 Hours.
CD 710. Ethics I. 3 Hours.
CD 711. Dental Gross Anatomy. 6 Hours.
CD 712. General Pathology. 3 Hours.
CD 713. Microbiology. 3 Hours.
CD 714. Pharmacology. 3 Hours.
CD 715. Systemic Pathology. 3 Hours.
CD 716. Oral Pathology. 3 Hours.
CD 717. Multidisciplinary Seminars II. 3 Hours.
CD 718. Implant Dentistry Case Conf.. 3 Hours.
CD 719. Implant Evidence Based Dent. 3 Hours.
CD 720. Surgical Placement of Implants. 3 Hours.
CD 721. Oral & Skeletal BiologyJour. 2 Hours.
CD 722. Advanced Craniofacial Growth. 3 Hours.
CD 723. Neuroanatomy. 6 Hours.
CD 724. Cardiovascular & Renal Systems. 6 Hours.
CD 725. Dental Microbiology. 1 Hour.
CD 726. Genetics. 2 Hours.
CD 727. Craniofacial Syndrome Series. 3 Hours.
CD 728. Advanced Oral Pathology. 3 Hours.
CDS-Clinical Diagnostic Sci Courses

CDS 500. Fundamentals of Phlebotomy and Body Fluid Collection. 1
Hour.
An in depth course in phlebotomy covering aspects of safety procedures,
hygiene, capillary puncture, venipuncture, arterial access and
maintenance, intravenous access and maintenance, drug administration
via IV, intramuscular and subcutaneous methods and non-blood
collections of bodily fluids.
CDS 501. Professional Skills I. 0 Hours.
This is the first course in a four course sequence focusing on the
development of behavioral competencies to address the growing
emphasis healthcare is placing on these skills due to their impact on the
delivery of quality care.
CDS 502. Professional Skills II. 0 Hours.
This is the second course in a four course sequence focusing on the
Prerequisites: CDS 501 [Min Grade: P]
CDS 503. Professional Skills III. 0 Hours.
This is the third course in a four course sequence focusing on the
Prerequisites: CDS 501 [Min Grade: P] and CDS 502 [Min Grade: P]
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CDS 504. Professional Skills IV. 1 Hour.

This is the last course in a four course sequence focusing on the
Prerequisites: CDS 501 [Min Grade: P] and CDS 502 [Min Grade: P]
and CDS 503 [Min Grade: P]
CDS 520. Competencies in Genetics for Health Professionals. 2
Hours.
Educates health professional students about core competencies in
genetics to prepare them to integrate genetics knowledge, skills, and
attitudes into routine health care, thereby providing effective and
comprehensive services to individuals and families. This course is based
on the NCHPEG core competencies for health professionals.
CDS 525. First Aid & Healthcare Provider CPR and AED. 3 Hours.
Develops knowledge and skills needed to perform basic first aid and CPR
procedures for adult, child and infant victims according to the American
Heart Association (AHA) Standards.
CDS 535. Medical Genetics Across the Life Span. 1 Hour.
Medical genetics applications in patient care; genetic family and medical
history collection; indications for referral to medical genetics; appropriate
use and interpretation of genetic testing; ethical issues in medical
genetics.
CDS 540. Physics in Bio-Medical Sciences. 3 Hours.
Qualitative and quantitative applied physical concepts pertaining to
medical applications. Selected physical concepts used in biology, human
anatomy, physiology, and medical diagnosis and treatment. Topics
include mechanics, fluids, waves, heat, sound, optics, electricity and
magnetism, radiation, X-rays, MRI, and Nuclear Medicine.
Prerequisites: PH 201 [Min Grade: C] and PH 202 [Min Grade: C]
CDS 550. Introduction to Medical History Taking and Physical
Examination. 3 Hours.
This course introduces the learner on how to conduct a comprehensive
medical history, perform a physical examination, and report the findings in
a systematic and concise format.
CDS 605. Survival Spanish for Health Professionals. 1 Hour.
Health care professionals will be introduced to basic vocabulary, useful
questions and expressions in Spanish needed to communicate in
practical health care situations. Students will participate in speaking
exercises, dialogue, and role-play activities (field-specific scenarios).
CDS 610. Research Design and Statistics. 3 Hours.
This course will introduce the student to clinical research methods and
review concepts involved in descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics
covered include, overview of the research process, literature review,
research hypothesis, research designs, sample selection, measurement
methods, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics.
CDS 625. Analysis of Scientific Publications. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to prepare students to critically evaluate medical/
scientific literature and to write a masters level papers. The ability
to critically analyze scientific publications will be incorporated into the
process of making medical decisions.
CE-Civil Engineering Courses

CE 516. Mechanical Vibrations. 3 Hours.
Free and forced single-degree-of-freedom systems. Multi-degree-offreedom systems. Damped, forced two-degree-of- freedom systems.
Simple continuous systems. CE 215 (Dynamics) and E 220 (Mechanics
of Solids) are prerequisites for this course.
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CE 520. Advanced Mechanics. 3 Hours.

Variation of stress at point including determination of principal and
maximum shear stresses. Basic problems involving symmetrical
deformation; thickwall cylinders, spheres, and rotating disk. Torsions of
noncircular sections. Curved beams. Failure Theories. Unsymmetrical
bending and shear center. CE 220 (Mechanics of Solids) is a prerequisite
for this course.
CE 526. Foundation Engineering. 3 Hours.
Application of principles of soil mechanics to: determine bearing capacity
and settlement of spread footings, mats, single piles and pile groups; site
investigation, evaluate data from field and laboratory tests; estimation
of stresses in soil masses; lateral resistance of piles and pile groups;
retaining walls, sheetpiles and coffer-dams. CE 332 (sSoil Engineering)
and CE 455 (Reinforced Concrete Design) are prerequisites for this
course.
CE 530. Water Supply/Drainage Design. 3 Hours.
Water requirements; wastewater characteristics. Hydraulics and design of
sewers; distribution, and reuse of water. Development of water supplies;
design considerations. CE 337 (Hydraulics) is a prerequisite for this
course.
CE 531. Energy Resources. 3 Hours.
Overview of the various energy resources oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear,
hydro, solar, geothermal, biomass, wind, and ocean energy resources,
in terms of supply, distribution, recovery and conversion, environmental
impacts, economies, policy, and technology. Concepts and opportunities
for energy conservation; including electric power generation, changing
role of electric utilities, transportation applications, and energy use in
developing countries. Field trips.
CE 533. Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management. 3 Hours.
Overview of waste characterizations, regulations, and management
options.
CE 534. Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring. 3 Hours.
Atmospheric pollutants; effects, reactions, and sources. Air pollution
meteorology and dispersion modeling. Ambient monitoring. ME 250
(Introduction to Thermodynamic Sciences) is a prerequisite for this
course.
CE 537. Environmental Experimental Design and Field Sampling. 3
Hours.
Experimental design, sensitivity analyses, water sampling, and flow
monitoring. Receiving water chemical reactions. Field investigations. CE
344 (Civil Engineering Analysis I) is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 544. Civil Engineering Analysis II. 3 Hours.

Sampling and experimental design. Hypotheses testing. Decision
Analyses. Multiple regression analyses. Nonparametric methods.
Analysis of experimental data in civil engineering research; regression,
experimental design, non-parametrical analysis. CE 344 (Civil
Engineering Analysis I) is suggested as a prerequisite for this course.
CE 553. Design of Wood Structures. 3 Hours.
Design and detailing of timber structures. Properties and specifications
for dimension and glulam timber. Design of beams, columns, beamcolumns, connections (nails and bolts), roof diaphragms, and shear walls.
Design of timber structures to meet the requirements of the National
Design Specifications Standards. CE 360 (Structural Analysis) is a
prerequisite for this course.
CE 554. Design of Masonry Structures. 3 Hours.
Design and detailing of masonry structures. Nomenclature, properties,
and specifications for components. Design of assemblages, simple
masonry structures, unreinforced and reinforced elements, and complex
masonry structures. CE 360 (Structural Analysis) is a prerequisite for this
course.
CE 556. Prestressed Concrete Design. 3 Hours.
Principles and concepts of design in prestressed concrete including
elasticand ultimate strength analysis for flexural, shear, bond, and
deflections. Principles of concordancy and linear transformation for
indeterminate prestressed structures. CE 455 (Reinforced Concrete
Design) is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 557. Concrete Technology. 3 Hours.
Properties of concrete in relation to specifying, purchasing, and
evaluating concrete materials. Fresh and hardened concrete properties.
Concrete mix design procedures. Effects of finishing, curing, weather
conditions, and various construction procedures. Ready mix concrete
production and field placement techniques. Specifications writing to
ensure good quality concrete and field inspection procedures. Case
studies of problems in concrete construction. CE 222) (Civil Engineering
Materials Laboratory) is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 560. Structural Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Elastic beam deflections, beam columns, lateral torsional buckling,
column stability, plastic design, plate bending, yield line theory.
CE 561. Introduction to the Finite Element Method. 3 Hours.
Concepts and applications of the finite element method. Development
and applications of basic finite elelements. Software use. CE 220
(Mechanics of Solids) is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 537L. Environmental Experimental Design and Field Sampling

Lab. 0 Hours.
Lab experiences in environmental experimental design and field
sampling.
CE 562. Advanced Structural Analysis. 3 Hours.

Analysis of indeterminate structures using classical and matrix methods.
Use of large-scale computer programs. A grade of C or better in CE 360
(Computer Methods in Civil Engineering) or its equivalent is required.
CE 542. Hwy Materials and Construction. 3 Hours.

Properties of materials used in highway construction. Construction
methods and management. CE 332 (Soil Engineering) and CE 345
(Transportation Engineering) are suggested prerequisites for this course.
CE 564. Structural Dynamics. 3 Hours.

Closed form and numerical solutions to single-degree-of-freedom
structural models. Analysis of multistory frames. Computer application
and semismic analysis. Techniques of modal analysis. CE 215
(Dynamics) and CE 360 (Structural Analysis) are prerequisites for this
course.
CE 543. Pavement Design & Construction. 3 Hours.

Analysis of stresses and strains in pavement systems. Design and
construction of fexible and rigid pavements, base courses and
subgrades. Effects of loading on pavement life.
CE 567. Wind and Seismic Loads. 3 Hours.

Methods for calculating loads on structures caused by extreme winds
and earthquakes. Calculation of wind loads on various types of structures
according to theory and codes. Determination of earthquake loads on
structures using structural dynamics and codes. CE 360 (Structural
Analysis) is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 568. Bridge Engineering. 3 Hours.

Bridge loads, steel beam bridges, composite beam bridges, bridge
bearings, reinforced and prestressed concrete slab and T-beam bridges,
bridge evaluations and ratings, upgrade methodologies; computer
applications. CE 450 (Structural Steel Design) and CE 455 (Reinforced
Concrete Design) are prerequisites for this course.
CE 580. Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment. 3 Hours.
Physical unit operations, and chemical/biological unit processes for
water and wastewater treatment. Design of facilities for treatment.
Treatment and disposal of sludge. CE 236 (Environmental Engineering) is
a prerequisite for this course.
CE 585. Engineering Hydrology. 3 Hours.
Hydrologic principles including hydrologi cycle, precipitation data, and
stream-flow measurements. Applications to engineering problems;
stream-flow analysis and watershed management.
CE 590. Special Topics in (Area). 3 Hours.
CE 600. Sustainable Construction. 3 Hours.
Study of sustainable construction techniques and best practices.
Provides an understanding of the interdependencies between planning,
designing, building, operating, and demolishing the built environment and
their impacts on the natural environment. Course topics will include: (1)
issues of recourse efficiency, economics, ethics, waste, human health,
environmental justice, and industrial ecology; (2) alternative practices that
significantly reduce adverse environemntal impacts of built infrastructure,
and (3) explore past and present thinking of engineering practitioners in
this newly emerging discipline.
CE 601. Construction Methods. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of construction methods, building systems, material
and equipment used in the construction of buildings, earthworks, bridges
and roads. Excavation, formwork, concrete, masonry, and steel erection
methods. Types of foundations that can be used for a project are
presented.
CE 602. Construction Contracting, Bidding, and Estimating. 3 Hours.
Estimation of construction project costs:direct and indirect, labor,
material, and equipment costs. Overhead and profit, bidding, computerbased estimating. Introduction to the U.S. legal system as it applies to
civil engineering and construction. Fundamental concepts of contract
and tort law, claims, risk managmeent, business formation and licensing,
agency, insurance and bonding, and real property.
CE 603. Construction Accounting & Financial Management. 3 Hours.
Covers financial accounting and cost control concepts dealing with the
integration and management of both company and project-level revenue
and expense. It shows how effective cost control methodology and data
are essential to monitoring and controlling current project budgets as well
as developing accurate future bids. Course covers accounting systems
unique to construction companies and financial analysis methods typically
employed; progress payment disbursement; forecasting and trends; cash
flow life cycle theory; computer applications; project funding; and the use
of cost information and associate reports.
CE 604. International Construction Contracts and Law. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of the fundamental aspects of the law that affects
construction and engineering companies as well as the project owners.
Particular emphasis is placed on contract forms and provisions related to
liability for engineering design and construction companies, the roles of
the typical participation in the process, and dispute resolution.
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CE 605. Project Management. 3 Hours.

Presents the theory and practice of project management as a distinct
discipline with applications in time, cost, and performance management.
Managerial, organizational, behavioral and cost benefit aspects of
project management are covered, as well as various applied models
for organizing, executing, and monitoring a project. Basic estimating
techniques to determine cost and time for construction work packages
are discussed followed by scheduling model techniques to include the
Critical Path method (CPM), Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM),
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and Gantt charts.
CE 606. Advanced Project Management. 3 Hours.
Directed study of selected topics in construction management. The
schedule of classes will list topics selected. Topics will include: business
policy and problems relating to construction companies, contractors'
organization, financial management, project management, supervision,
cost analysis and equipment economics, team building, professional
ethics, leadership and topics in construction law.
CE 607. Engineering Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.
Course focuses on the entrepreneurial engineer--a new type of engineer
who needs a broad range of business skills and knowledge above
and beyond a stong science and engineering backgroud. The course
will introduce engineering students to the key aspects of engineering
entrepreneurship including business planning, solving problems, risk
taking, financing, marketing, and entrepreneurial leadership. The
students will also be introduced to the many opportunities and challenges
that accompany starting and operating an entrepreneurial venture.
Entrepreneurial company leaders will present their experiences and share
their leadership styles as part of the course.
CE 608. Green Building Design. 3 Hours.
Quantitative introduction to the principles of "Green Building Design".
Provides students an understanading of the interdependencies between
economics, technology, design, building occupation and the subsequent
impact on the natural environment. Course will emphasize green building
materials, new technologies, and sustainable construction methods.
Course will also include LEED Case Studies (industrial, commercial,
residential, and institutional examples).
CE 609. Advanced Topics in Engineering Law. 3 Hours.
Course will cover advanced topics in engineering law as it relates to
sustainable design and construction practices. Examples include BIM,
crane regulations, safety, international contracts and joint venture, term
sheets, etc.
CE 610. The Engineered Environment. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals of environmental engineering as they apply to the
construction of the built environment and contemporary issues faced
by engineers in developing nations such as Egypt. Topics included Air
pollution, solid waste management, water treatment, environmental
ethics, etc.
CE 612. Theory of Elasticity. 3 Hours.
Equations of linear reduction to plane stress, plane strain, and
generalized plane strain. Airy and Love stress functions in solution of
problems.
CE 615. Theory of Elastic Stability. 3 Hours.
Static stability of bars, beams, trusses, and rigid frames. Dynamic stability
of bars. Energy method applied to bucking problems. General theory of
elastic stability. CE 220 (Mechanics of Solids) is a prerequisite for this
course.
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CE 617. Theory of Plates and Shells. 3 Hours.

Linear theory and solutions of plates and various shapes. Large
deflection theory and solutions of rectangular and circular plates.
Membrane and bending theories of shells. Solutions of problems in
conical, cylindrical, and spherical shell.
CE 621. Transportation Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminar focusing on student research and guest presentations of various
topics of interest to graduate transporation engineering students.
CE 622. Traffic Flow Theory. 3 Hours.
Microscopic and macroscopic traffic flow characteristics. Traffic flow
analytical techniques including car-following models, traffic stream
models, shock wave analysis. Queuing analysis and gap acceptance.
Simulation models for network analysis. CE 345 (Transportation
Engineering) is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 623. Non-Motorized Transportation Design and Planning. 3
Hours.
Urban planning principles that support non-motorized transportation,
local bicycle or pedestrian plans, non-motorized transportation safety
related considerations, non-motorized transportation design including
traffic calming techniques, procedures for capacity analysis of pedestrian
facilities.
CE 624. Simulation Models for Transportation Applications. 3 Hours.
Basic concepts of simulation models for analysis and optimization
of transportation systems. Experimentation with planning simulation
models and traffic models for signal timing and capacity analysis. CE 345
(Transportation Engineering) is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 625. Intelligent Transportation Systems. 3 Hours.
Legal, institutional and planning issues. System architecture,
telecommunication techniques, Advanced User Services, intermodal
systems, deployment programs, cost and benefit evaluation.
CE 628. Construction Management Capstone Case Studies, Part 1. 1
Hour.
Students review case studies involving project planning and risk
assessment or individual topical study.
Prerequisites: CE 669 [Min Grade: C] and CE 670 [Min Grade: C](Can
be taken Concurrently)
CE 631. Environmental Law. 3 Hours.
Law as it applies to the practicing environmental engineer. New and
emerging regulations.
CE 632. Industrial Waste and Wastewater Treatment. 3 Hours.
Solid wastes and wastewaters from various industries. Assessment of
treatability, system design, and equipment selection.
CE 633. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. 3 Hours.
Provides students a quantitative introduction to solid and hazardous
waste characterizations, international regulations, and management
options. course topics to include (1) Solid waste management hierarchy
(reduce, reuse, recycle, recovery, responsible disposal); (2) Dry tomb
lasndfill design; (3) Hazardous waste identification and treatment/
disposal.
CE 636. Stormwater Pollution Management. 3 Hours.
Quality and quantity of stormwater. Receiving water problems and
sources of pollutants. Runoff quality and quantity characterizations.
Erosion control. Selection and design of controls; regulations.
CE 638. Water and Wastewater Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Aquatic chemistry. Chemical behavior of pollutants in receiving waters.
Fate of common pollutants. Chemical kinetics in natural waters.
Photochemical reactions. Modeling of wastewater discharges.
CE 639. Sediment Sources and Controls. 3 Hours.

Erosion and sediment transport areas; design of common erosion control
practices.
CE 640. Wastewater Treatment Engineering. 3 Hours.
Wastewater sources and characteristics. Design and operation of
wastewater treatment facilities, including grit removal, oil and grease
removal, dissolved air flotation, activated sludge process, trickling filters,
and rotating biological contactors, stabilization ponds and aerated
lagoons, anaerobic processes for wastewater treatment and sludge
digestion. Ultimatedisposal of wastewater residues and considerations of
discharge criteria.
CE 641. Civil Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminar focusing on guest presentations of various civil and
environmental engineering topics of interest for CEE Masters students.
Mandatory enrollment once prior to graduation.
CE 646. Traffic Engineering Operations. 3 Hours.
Highway and Intersection capacity analysis, traffic signal timing and
phasing, coordination, freeway operations, non-signalized traffic control
techniques. CE 345 (Transportation Engineering) is a prerequisite for this
course.
CE 648. Urban and Transportation Planning. 3 Hours.
Land use planning for transportation systems; trip generation, trip
distribution, and traffic assignment. CE 345 (Transportation Engineering)
or an equivalent is a prerequisite for this course.
CE 649. Engineering Liability. 3 Hours.
Laws related to liability for engineering design in the context of
productsliability and construction projects; roles and liabilities between
various parties involved in construction projects.
CE 650. Advanced Structural Steel. 3 Hours.
Beams, columns, tension members, and connections; current research.
CE 450 (Structural Steel Design) or its equivalent is required.
CE 655. Advanced Reinforced Concrete. 3 Hours.
Beam, column, and slab actions; current research. CE 455 (Reinforced
Concrete Design) or its equivalency is required.
CE 658. Engineering Management. 3 Hours.
Management techniques for the practicing engineer.
CE 663. Finite Element Methods. 3 Hours.
Theory and applications in structural mechanics. Plane stress, plane
strain, axisymmetric problems, solids, plates, shells, nonlinear systems.
CE 669. Advanced Project Management. 3 Hours.
Skills generally required for sound project management in a variety of
management settings are studied in addition to specific management
issues typically associated with engineering and construction companies.
Students are introduced to the Project Management Institutes Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK). A discussion of corporate organizational structures
and the evolving use of project management processes helps establish
an appreciation for the role of a Project Manager. The elements of a
project and the role and responsibilities of the Project Manager are
studied in depth. Students are also acquainted with risk management
concepts, financial, labor, safety, equipment, contracting issues facing
managers in the engineering and construction environment. Particular
emphasis is placed on individual management strengths and weakness,
team building, and characteristics of successful companies. One of
the primary vehicles for discussion will be small case studies from real
companies and the outside reading of one or two relevant topical books.
CE 670. Const Estimating & Bidding. 3 Hours.
Prerequisites: CE 669 [Min Grade: C] and CE 672 [Min Grade: C]
CE 671. Constr Liability & Contracts. 3 Hours.

This course provides an overview of the fundamental aspects of the laws
that affect construction and engineering companies as well as the project
owners. Particular emphasis is placed on contract forms and provisions
related to liability for engineering design and construction companies, the
roles of the typical participation in the process, and dispute resolution.
Students will learn the importance of contract language negotiations and
the impact of project risk transfer.
Prerequisites: CE 669 [Min Grade: C]
CE 672. Constr Methods and Equipment. 3 Hours.
This course provides students a big-picture understanding of the
construction methods employed to bring the concepts and designs of
architects and engineers to physical reality. The International Building
Code is presented in the course material as are the fundamental
principles of green building and sustainable design. Detailed study of
typical building materials, design details and construction methods are
presented in a logical sequence. Students will understand the planning
and deployment of equipment, materials, labor, and subcontractors using
a variety of building material and system types. This course provides a
necessary baseline knowledge vocabulary and understanding of the role
and activities of the designers, engineers, material suppliers, inspectors
and constructors in the commercial building process.
Prerequisites: CE 669 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
CE 673. Construction Contracting Bidding and Estimating. 3 Hours.
CE 674. Green Bldg Desgn/Construction. 3 Hours.
This course provides an introduction to the emerging trends in green
building sustainable design and construction. The Course will include
instruction suitable to prepare students for the Leadership in Energy
and Environmental (LEED) Green Building Rating System certification
exam.
CE 675. Fundamentals of Financial & Managerial Accounting for
Non-Financial Managers. 3 Hours.
This course provides an extensive overview of financial and managerial
accounting concepts for non-financial managers. Students will learn
the basic elements of accounting (Generally Accepted Accounting
Practices). They will understand how typical financial records and
financial statements are established for companies. Once the basics
are understood, students will study how financial data is used for
internal cost controlling, planning, and budgeting. Fundamental financial
calculations associated with the time value of money, debt instruments,
taxes, inflation, and cash flow estimates are emphasized. Students will
be expected to demonstrate proficiency in the use of Excel business
functions in solving financial problems.
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CE 676. Construction Project Risk Management. 3 Hours.

This course addresses the methodologies employed in the engineering
and construction industries to assist in rational decision making in the
face of uncertainty. The course reviews the fundamentals of common
probabilistic theories and models, data sampling, hypothesis testing
and the basics of Bayesian Decision Theory. In addition, basic financial
analysis tools will be reviewed. Theoretical models will then be applied to
specific examples encountered in engineering and construction decision
making with emphasis on engineering economics applications.
CE 677. Construction Acct & Finance. 3 Hours.
Introduces students to some of the particular accounting needs, practices
and methods unique to construction companies. Students will understand
the details of budget preparation, cost tracking and reporting systems.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of linking detailed
project planning, scheduling with cost accounting and reporting in the
management of individual construction projects and the company as
a whole. A broad overview of financial management of construction
companies and the specific tools used to operate the enterprise are
discussed. Business planning, financing and contracting strategies
suitable for a cyclical demand industry are discussed.
CE 678. Constr Bus Sys & Info Tech. 3 Hours.
The use of information management systems design and construction
operations is studied in detail. Emerging technology and state-ofthe-art equipment and software will be discussed. The importance of
information technology and equipment, and benefit cost tradeoffs for
different company and project sizes will be discussed and investigated
by students. A large portion of the course effort is the student group
investigative topical research project and oral presentation.
CE 679. Constr Methods-Detail & Finish. 3 Hours.
This course is an extension of the concepts and technical terminology
introduced in Construction Methods and Equipment. Topics explored
in this course include green design/sustainable construction, finishing
systems, windows and cladding, HVAC/plumbing, and roofing. The
International Building Code will be examined, as well as fundamental
engineering design, and construction methods. Upon completion,
students will be better equipped to read and understand drawings and
specifications, necessary skills for detailed estimating of cost and time.
CE 680. CM Capstone Studies. 3 Hours.
Students review case studies involving project planning and risk
assessment; or individual topical study, case studies emphasizing
project control and coordination; or individual topical study, case studies
emphasizing technology advancements in construction methods and
project management; or individual topical study.
Prerequisites: CE 669 [Min Grade: C] and CE 670 [Min Grade: C](Can
be taken Concurrently)
CE 681. Environmental Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Chemical equilibrium, acid/base, chemical concepts in pollutant behavior.
Chemical kinetics, redox system, hydrolysis, pesticides, chemical wastes.
CE 682. Water Treatment Engineering. 3 Hours.
Waster sources and charateristics. Design and operations of water
treatment facilities. Including lime softening operations, co-agulation,
flocculation, clarification dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection,
absorption, ion exchange and sludge.
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CE 683. Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes Lab. 3 Hours.

Construction and evaluation of bench-scale treatment processes.
Treatability of water and wastewater. Coagulation of sedimentation,
settleability of biological sludges, aerobic biological treatment,
chemcialtreatment, water softening toxicity, disinfection, and sludge
treatment processes.
CE 684. Construction Project Admin. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the
important business, legal, and management aspects of construction
management with emphasis on administrative procedures. The course
is an extension of Advanced Project Management concepts with specific
focus on the construction management issues facing owners, engineers,
constructors, architects, and students to include the international
business environment.
CE 685. Engineering Hydrology. 3 Hours.
Hydrologic principles including hydrologic cycle, precipitation data,
and stream-flow measurements. Applications to engineering problems;
stream-flow analysis and watershed management. A grade of C or better
in CE 337 (Hydraulics) or its equivalency is required.
CE 686. Engineering Hydrogeology. 3 Hours.
Groundwater movement, natural quality, contamination, and restoration.
Physical and chemical properties of groundwater. Well hydraulics and
flow net analyses. Prevention and control of groundwater contamination.
CE 485 (Engineering Hydraulics) and MA 252 (Differential Equations) are
required.
CE 687. Stormwater Detention Pond Design. 3 Hours.
Stormwater problems and control methods. Urban hydrology prediction
procedures for drainage and water quality studies. Detention pond design
basics, limitations and multiple benefits.
CE 688. Strategic Management and Leadership Applications in a
Global Environment. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to prepare students to face the demanding
management and leadership challenges facing construction and
engineering industry leaders as competition becomes ever more
globalized. The necessity to personally remain trained and relevant
in the changing business environment is emphasized. Strong resume
writing and oral interview skills are emphasized as a necessary skill for
job seekers as well as job providers. Strategic planning, management
and leadership in the built environment requires savvy leaders with
exceptionally developed analytical and communications skills suitable
for multi-disciplinary and multi-national ventures. Every individual and
organization must continually innovate and reinvent to stay competitive.
In a competitive environment, a strong working knowledge of the financial
markets is essential and students are exposed to multiple lessons
presented by financial industry practitioners. Students participate in
a group project designed to reinforce the methodology associated
with preparing and presenting a dynamic business plan. This course
will provide the opportunity for students to discuss and research
these concepts and to recognize the necessity to think independently,
challenge conventional thinking, and visualize alternatives.
CE 689. Building Information modeling (BIM) Techniques. 3 Hours.

This course provides students with an overview of the evolution of BIM
technology in the construction industry followed by hands-on training
in the basic application of contemporary BIM software. Students will
learn basic modeling skills and how to produce graphical presentations.
Advanced applications of BIM technology will be discussed and
demonstrated. Students will be provided with BIM software and will be
required to complete a multi-step BIM model as a term project.
CE 690. Special Topics in (Area). 1-3 Hour.
Special Topics (Area).
CE 691. Individual Study in (Area). 1-4 Hour.
Individual Study (Area).
CE 692. CE Capstone Project. 3 Hours.
This course covers specific contemporary topics related to civil
engineering practice and knowledge. Capstone project using case
studies to apply skills, knowledge, techniques, and concepts developed in
prior courses.
CE 693. Applied Research in CEE. 3-9 Hours.
Research tools, including elements of experimental design and
proposal preparation. Effective communication, literature searches, and
exploratorydata analysis. Prerequisite: persmssion of instructor.
CE 694. Sustainable Construction. 3 Hours.
Provides students an understanding of the interdependencies between
planning, designing, building, operating, and demolishing the built
environment and their impacts on the natural environment. Course
topics will include: (1) Issues of recourse efficiency, economics, ethics,
waste, human health, environmental justice, and industrial ecology; (2)
Alternative practices that significantly reduce adverse environmental
impacts of built infrastructure, and (3) Explore past and present thinking
of engineering practitioners in this newly emerging discipline.
CE 695. International Construction Contracts/Liability. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of the fundamental aspects of the law that affects
construction and engineering companies as well as the project owners.
Particular emphasis is placed on contract forms and provisions related to
liability for engineering design and construction companies, the roles of
the typical participation in the process, and dispute resolution.
CE 697. Master's Project. 3-9 Hours.
A UAB Masters Project must demonstrate evidence of scholarly
study and writing that ultimately contributes to the scientific knowledge
base. This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to
develop original ideas or seek to advance knowledge through theory,
conceptualization, design, testing of tools, instruments, or procedures
relevant to the practice of civil engineering.
CE 698. Non-Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
CE 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
CE 712. Theory of Elasticity. 3 Hours.
Equations of linear reduction to plane stress, plane strain, and
generalized plane strain. Airy and love stress functions in solution of
problems.
CE 715. Theory of Elastic Stability. 3 Hours.
Static stability of bars, beams, trusses, and rigid frames. Dynamic stability
of bars. Energy method applied to buckingproblems. General theory of
elastic stability.
CE 717. Theory of Plates and Shells. 3 Hours.

Linear theory and solutions of plates of various shapes. Large deflection
theory and solutions of rectangular and circular plates. Membrane
and bending theories of shells. Solutions of problems in conical,
cylindrical,and spherical shell.
CE 721. Transportation Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminar focusing on student research and guest presentation of various
topics of interest to graduate transportation engineering students.
CE 722. Traffic Flow Theory. 3 Hours.
Microscopic and macroscopic traffic flow characteristics. Traffic flow
analytical techniques including car-following models, traffic stream
models, shock wave analysis. Queuing analysis and gap acceptance.
Simulation models for network analysis.
CE 723. Non-Motorized Transportation Design and Planning. 3
Hours.
Urban planning principles that support non-motorized transportation,
local bicycle or pedestrian plans, non-motorized transportation safety
related considerations, non-motorized transportation design including
traffic calming techniques, procedures for capacity analysis of pedestrian
facilities.
CE 724. Simulation Models for Transportation Applications. 3 Hours.
Basic concepts of simulation models for analysis and optimization of
transportation systems. Experimentation with planning simulation models
and traffic models for signal timing and capacity analysis.
CE 725. Intelligent Transportation Systems. 3 Hours.
Legal, institutional and planning issues related to Intelligent
Transportation Systems. System architecture, telecommunication
technologies. Advanced User Services, intermodal systems, deployment,
cost benefit evaluation.
CE 731. Environmental Law. 3 Hours.
Law as it applies to the practicing environmental engineer. New and
emerging regulations.
CE 732. Industrial Waste and Wastewater Treatment. 3 Hours.
Solid wastes and waste waters from various industries; assessment of
treatability, system design, and equipment selection.
CE 736. Stormwater Pollution Management. 3 Hours.
Quality and quantity of stormwater. Receiving water problems and
sources of pollutants. Runoff quality and quantity characterizations.
Erosion control. Selection and design of controls; regulations.
CE 738. Water and Wastewater Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Aquatic chemistry. Chemical behavior of pollutants in receiving waters.
Fate of common pollutants. Chemical kinetics in natural waters.
Photochemical reactions. Modeling of wastewater discharges.
CE 739. Sediment Sources and Controls. 3 Hours.
Erosion and sediment transport in urban areas, design of common
erosion control practices.
CE 740. Wastewater Treatment Engineering. 3 Hours.
Wastewater sources and characteristics. Design and operation of
wastewater treatment facilities, including grit removal, oil and grease
removal, dissolved air flotation, activated sludge process, trickling filters,
and rotating biological contactors, stabilization ponds and aerated
lagoons, anaerobic processes for wastewater treatment and sludge
digestion. Ultimatedisposal of wastewater residues and considerations of
discharge criteria.
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CE 741. Civil Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.

Seminar focusing on guest presentations on various civil and
environmental engineering topics of interest for CEE Ph.D. students.
Mandatory enrollment at least once prior to graduation.
CE 749. Engineering Liability. 3 Hours.
Laws related to liability for engineering design in the context of
productsliability and construciton projects; roles and liabilities between
various parties involved in construction projects.
CE 750. Advanced Structural Steel. 3 Hours.
Beams, Columns, tension members, and connections; current research.
CE 755. Advanced Reinforced Concrete. 3 Hours.
Beam, column, and slab actions; current research.
CE 758. Engineering Management. 3 Hours.
Management techniques for practicing engineers.
CE 763. Finite Element Methods. 3 Hours.
Theory and applications in structural mechanics. Plane stress, plane
strain, axisymmetric problems, solids, plates, shells, nonlinear systems.
CE 781. Environmental Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Chemical equilibrium, acid/base, chemical concepts in pollutant behavior.
Chemical kinetics, redox system, hydroloysis, pesticides, chemical
wastes.
CE 782. Water Treatment Engineering. 3 Hours.
Water sources and characteristics. Design and operation of water
treatmentfacilities including lime softening operations, coagulation,
flocculation, clarification, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection,
absorportion, ion exchange, and dluge disposal.
CE 783. Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes Lab. 3 Hours.
Construction and evaluation of bench-scale treatment processes.
Treatability of water and wastewater. Coagulation of sedimentation,
settleability of biological sludge, aerobic biological treatment, chemical
treatment, water softening toxicity, disinfection, and sludge treatment
processes.
CE 786. Engineering Hydrogeology. 3 Hours.
Groundwater movement, natural quality, contamination, and restoration.
Physical and chemical properties of groundwater. Well hydraulics and
flow net analyses. Prevention and control of groundwater contamination.
CE 787. Stormwater Detention Pond Design. 3 Hours.
Stormwater problems and control methods. Urban hydrology prediction
procedures for drainage and water quality studies. Detention pond design
basics, limitations and multiple benefits.
CE 790. Special Topics in (Area). 1-3 Hour.
Special Topics(In Area).
CE 791. Individual Studies (In Area). 1-4 Hour.
Individual Studies(In Area).
CE 793. Applied Research in Civil and Environmental Eng.. 3 Hours.
Research tools, including elements of experimental design and
proposal preparation. Effective communication, literature searches, and
exploratorydata analysis. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
CE 797. Environmental Health Engineering Internship. 6 Hours.
Off-campus internship experience working with industries, utilities or
government agencies.
CE 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
CE 799. Dissertation Research. 1-16 Hour.
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CECM-Construction Egr Mgmnt Courses

CECM 669. Advanced Project Management. 3 Hours.
Skills generally required for sound project management in a variety of
management settings are studied in addition to specific management
issues typically associated with engineering and construction companies.
Students are introduced to the Project Management Institutes Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK). A discussion of corporate organizational structures
and the evolving use of project management processes helps establish
an appreciation for the role of a Project Manager. The elements of a
project and the role and responsibilities of the Project Manager are
studied in depth. Students are also acquainted with risk management
concepts, financial, labor, safety, equipment, contracting issues facing
managers in the engineering and construction environment. Particular
emphasis is placed on individual management strengths and weakness,
team building, and characteristics of successful companies. One of
the primary vehicles for discussion will be small case studies from real
companies and the outside reading of one or two relevant topical books.
CECM 670. Construction Estimating and Bidding. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of typical construction delivery systems and
the planning and contracting associated with each. A broad study of
estimating methodology ranging from rough "ball park" estimates to
detailed unit pricing is presented focusing on labor, equipment, materials,
subcontractors, job conditions, location, overhead and profit. This course
is intended to establish a basic understanding of the estimating process;
and therefore, substantial course focus will be placed on the term group
project.
Prerequisites: (CECM 669 [Min Grade: B] or CE 669 [Min Grade: B])
and (CECM 672 [Min Grade: B] or CE 672 [Min Grade: B])
CECM 671. Construction Estimating and Bidding. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of typical construction delivery systems and
the planning and contracting associated with each. A broad study of
estimating methodology ranging from rough "ball park" estimates to
detailed unit pricing is presented focusing on labor, equipment, materials,
subcontractors, job conditions, location, overhead and profit. This course
is intended to establish a basic understanding of the estimating process;
and therefore, substantial course focus will be placed on the term group
project.
CECM 672. Construction Methods and Equipment. 3 Hours.
Prerequisites: CECM 669 [Min Grade: B] or CE 669 [Min Grade: B]
CECM 673. Project Planning and Control. 3 Hours.

CECM 674. Green Building Design/Construction. 3 Hours.
This course provides an introduction to the emerging trends in green
building sustainable design and construction. The Course will include
instruction suitable to prepare students for the Leadership in Energy
and Environmental (LEED) Green Building Rating System certification
exam.
and (CECM C72 [Min Grade: B] or CE 672 [Min Grade: B])
CECM 675. Advanced Construction and Engineering Economics. 3
Hours.
This course provides an extensive overview of financial and managerial
accounting concepts for non-financial managers. Students will learn
the basic elements of accounting (Generally Accepted Accounting
Practices). They will understand how typical financial records and
financial statements are established for companies. Once the basics
are understood, students will study how financial data is used for
internal cost controlling, planning, and budgeting. Fundamental financial
calculations associated with the time value of money, debt instruments,
taxes, inflation, and cash flow estimates are emphasized. Students will
be expected to demonstrate proficiency in the use of Excel business
functions in solving financial problems.
CECM 676. Construction Project Risk Management. 3 Hours.
This course addresses the methodologies employed in the engineering
and construction industries to assist in rational decision making in the
face of uncertainty. The course reviews the fundamentals of common
probabilistic theories and models, data sampling, hypothesis testing
and the basics of Bayesian Decision Theory. In addition, basic financial
analysis tools will be reviewed. Theoretical models will then be applied to
specific examples encountered in engineering and construction decision
making with emphasis on engineering economics applications.
CECM 677. Construction Accounting and Finance. 3 Hours.
Introduces students to some of the particular accounting needs, practices
and methods unique to construction companies. Students will understand
the details of budget preparation, cost tracking and reporting systems.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of linking detailed
project planning, scheduling with cost accounting and reporting in the
management of individual construction projects and the company as
a whole. A broad overview of financial management of construction
companies and the specific tools used to operate the enterprise are
discussed. Business planning, financing and contracting strategies
suitable for a cyclical demand industry are discussed.
CECM 688. Strategic Management and Leadership Applications in a

Global Environment. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to prepare students to face the demanding
management and leadership challenges facing construction and
engineering industry leaders as competition becomes ever more
globalized. The necessity to personally remain trained and relevant
in the changing business environment is emphasized. Strong resume
writing and oral interview skills are emphasized as a necessary skill for
job seekers as well as job providers. Strategic planning, management
and leadership in the built environment requires savvy leaders with
exceptionally developed analytical and communications skills suitable
for multi-disciplinary and multi-national ventures. Every individual and
organization must continually innovate and reinvent to stay competitive.
In a competitive environment, a strong working knowledge of the financial
markets is essential and students are exposed to multiple lessons
presented by financial industry practitioners. Students participate in
a group project designed to reinforce the methodology associated
with preparing and presenting a dynamic business plan. This course
will provide the opportunity for students to discuss and research
these concepts and to recognize the necessity to think independently,
challenge conventional thinking, and visualize alternatives.
Prerequisites: CE 669 [Min Grade: B] or CECM 669 [Min Grade: B]
CECM 689. Building Information Modeling (BIM) Techniques. 3
Hours.
This course provides students with an overview of the evolution of BIM
technology in the construction industry followed by hands-on training
in the basic application of contemporary BIM software. Students will
learn basic modeling skills and how to produce graphical presentations.
Advanced applications of BIM technology will be discussed and
demonstrated. Students will be provided with BIM software and will be
required to complete a multi-step BIM model as a term project.
CESC-Sustainable Smart Cities Courses

CESC 600. Principles of Sustainable Development. 3 Hours.
The course will begin by discussing the concepts, viewpoints and
fundamentals essential for understanding urban sustainable development
agenda. This will be followed by the evaluation of international
conferences and action items proposed by the scientific / professional
community to advance sustainable smart cities development. You
will review basic earth sciences to better evaluate the impact our
anthropogenic activities have on the natural environment and therefore
how to minimize adverse future outcomes. Throughout the course case
studies of sustainable developments will be used to illustrate the value,
challenges and limitations of this concept. In the end, you will possess
the knowledge base needed to help advance sustainable smart cities
development.
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CESC 602. Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities. 3 Hours.

This course introduces the issues surrounding sustainable development
within cities and explores how the smart city concept can contribute
to the urban sustainable development agenda. The course begins by
considering the key characteristics of contemporary urbanization and
the issues and challenges that these present for sustainability and urban
environmental management. The meaning and nature of sustainability
for cities will be discussed, followed by a consideration of the definitions
of a smart city and a discussion of the key elements of a smart city
including its contribution to both urban governance and the more effective
and efficient management of natural resources. With reference to case
studies the final part of the course will explore and evaluate the role that
smart city processes and applications can play in enhancing the social,
economic and environmental aspects of sustainable development within
urban areas.
CESC 604. Low-Carbon and Renewable Energy Systems for Smart
Cities. 3 Hours.
As the energy infrastructure is arguably the most important feature in
any city energy efficiency and integration of renewable energy sources
within urban areas are central to the smart city concept. This course will
firstly explore why there is a need for the greater use of low carbon and
renewable energy systems within cities, followed by an introduction to
the range of low carbon and renewable energy technologies currently
available. The course will then move on to introduce the concept of the
smart grid and then explore the potential to integrate low carbon and
renewable energy systems into smart grids in order to move towards
cost-effective, efficient and more environmentally friendly energy
provision within cities. Challenges and issues associated with the greater
integration of low carbon and renewable energy systems into energy
infrastructure within large urban areas will also be considered.
CESC 606. Managing Natural Resources and Sustainable Smart
Cities. 3 Hours.
The course examines the challenges of resource use and management
within the context of an urbanizing world, exploring how new concepts
within the smart and sustainable city agenda may contribute to
addressing these challenges. The course begins by considering
contemporary patterns of resource use created by cities in the modern
world at a variety of scales from the local to the global. New approaches
in the form of ecosystem services and urban metabolism in relation to
natural resource management are examined in terms of their contribution
to developing a smart and sustainable city agenda. The course continues
by exploring a selection of key natural resources challenges (e.g. water,
energy, air quality and climate) and the development of new management
approaches and strategies in these areas. The course concludes by
examining the development of integrated environmental management
systems and governance structures within which these new approaches
can be implemented with reference to a series of case studies.
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CESC 608. Green Infrastructure and Transportation. 3 Hours.

The course will begin by discussing the concepts, viewpoints and
fundamentals essential for understanding green infrastructure
development [namely the (re)development of natural and semi natural
areas within an urban district] and sustainable transportation planning.
Discussions will then focus on how; (i) the mixed ecosystems resulting
from the development of green infrastructure can be utilized to support
enhanced human occupation of the urban environment while taking
advantage of passive / natural alternatives and (ii) approaches such as
walkability, smart location, compact development and mixed land use
development can contribute to sustainable transportation planning in
cities. Course case studies of green infrastructure project outcomes (job
creation, enhance property valuation, aesthetics, etc.) and sustainable
transportation planning will be used to illustrate the value, challenges and
limitations to green infrastructure and sustainable transport planning. In
the end, students will possess an expanded knowledge base needed to
help advance the development of sustainable smart cities.
CESC 610. Health and Liveability. 3 Hours.
This course will address the multidisciplinary aspects of urban
environmental quality and its impact on human well-being. It will provide
a critical appreciation of the factors which influence health, well-being and
quality of life within contemporary urban environments, demonstrate the
importance of genomics and health informatics in developing strategies
for improving the health and well-being of urban citizens, explore the
importance of urban design and the contribution of the development
of food smart cities in improving both urban health and liveability, and
understand the increasingly important role of ICT in facilitating delivery
of effective and responsive urban health, well-being and quality of life
strategies.
CESC 612. Green Buildings. 3 Hours.
The course will begin by discussing the concepts, viewpoints
and fundamentals essential for understanding green building and
construction. Discussions will then be focused on how key stakeholders
and their future collaborations can begin to incorporate sustainable
construction practices for the betterment of the project (new construction
and inventory rehabilitation). This will be followed by the evaluation of
sustainable construction rating systems (LEED, BREEAM, etc.) and
how they can be applied to occupied buildings throughout an urban
environment. Modular case studies of sustainable construction projects
(individual structures to entire community developments) will be used
to illustrate the value, challenges and limitations of this concept. In the
end, students will possess an expanded knowledge base needed to help
advance sustainable smart cities development.
CESC 614. Smart Technologies. 3 Hours.
CESC 616. Big Data and Smart Cities. 3 Hours.

The world is becoming increasingly digitally interconnected and this
instrumentation, data collection, interconnection, storage, and analysis
can provide the capacity to radically transform how cities monitor,
manage and enhance their environmental quality and liveability. This
course will provide an introduction to what big data is and how it can
contribute to the smarter, more sustainable management of cities. The
course will begin by discussing the concepts of big data and the big data
revolution, and an overview of the ways in which data can be captured,
stored and analyzed. This will be followed by a consideration of how
big data can be used by city managers to optimize: their use of physical
and digital infrastructures; their sustainable use of natural resources;
citizen service delivery; and citizen engagement, participation and urban
governance. You will also be introduced to some of the challenges
presented by big data, both the technological challenges and the ethical
and social implications associated with collecting, storing and using big
data. Throughout the course case studies of big data in action will be
used to illustrate the value, challenges and limitations of big data in the
smarter, more sustainable management of cities.
CESC 618. Research Methods and Project Planning. 3 Hours.
As a student of smart city processes and urban environmental
management you need to understand the research process which
enables you to take the knowledge and skills which you have learned and
apply it to a specific urban sustainability / environmental management
issue. This course is not intended to provide a training in research
techniques, but rather to make you aware of a wide range of investigative
and analytical methods and techniques using examples drawn from the
areas of smart city approaches, urban sustainability and environmental
management. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and
primary and secondary data collection will be covered. You will be
encouraged to reflect on the research process and its outcomes by
critiquing research papers written from methodological standpoints. You
will then apply this knowledge to create a viable research proposal for
your own Sustainable Smart Cities Masters project. This proposal will
require you to identify and justify for your chosen topic; (i) appropriate
research questions, (ii) methodologies and data sampling / collection
techniques, (iii) ethical and health and safety implications and, (iv) a
timetable of action.
CESC 620. Sustainable Smart Cities Research Project. 3 Hours.
This course will develop skills in both research and technical writing in
the area of applying and/or evaluating sustainable smart cities processes
and policies to a specific urban environmental or sustainability issue. The
research proposal produced as part of the Research Methods and Project
Planning course will be implemented. This will involve further research
into the relevant background and context of a chosen project topic,
implementation and evaluation of appropriate methods for collecting
and analyzing data, observations and information, the ability to present
findings clearly and concisely, and appreciate their significance in relation
to the smart city and sustainable urban management agendas. Research
should be at the forefront of student's chosen sustainable smart cities
research topic and be at a level similar to that required for acceptance
and presentation at a national level conference or symposium on smart
and sustainable cities. For students in relevant employment, projects may
be carried out in your place of work subject to discussions between you,
your employer/line manager, and your project supervisor.
CESE - Stuctural Engineering Courses

CESE 656. Advanced Mechanics of Materials for Structural
Engineering. 3 Hours.
This course will review the basic fundamentals of mechanics of materials
and will extend the concepts to include 3 dimensional stress and strain,
plastic behavior, energy methods, nonlinear behavior, fatigue and
fracture, rectangular linear elastic plates, indeterminate structures and
stability.
CESE 657. Advanced Design of Steel Structures. 3 Hours.
Design of major components in steel-framed buildings, including
composite beams and slabs, beam-columns, moments connections,
bracing members, bracing connections, and column base plates.
CESE 659. Advanced Design of Concrete Structures. 3 Hours.
In this course students will study the behavior and design of continuous
reinforced concrete structures submitted to gravity and lateral loads. The
study will include biaxial loading of columns, continuous one-way beams
and slabs two-way floor systems, and torsion loading.
CESE 660. Prestressed Concrete Behavior and Design. 3 Hours.
The course will explore the characteristics and design of pre-stressed
concrete structural components to include elastic and ultimate strength
analyses for flexural, shear, torsion, deflection, strand bond, and prestress loss.
CESE 662. Advanced Structural Analysis. 3 Hours.
This course explores the structural analysis of indeterminate structures
using classical and approximate methods and structural analysis
software. Specific emphasis is placed on the determination of forces in
typical multistory, rectilinear frames subject to gravity and lateral loads.
In addition to first order analysis, the course included analysis for second
order effects and plastic analysis.
CESE 664. Bridge Engineering. 3 Hours.
This course includes the study of bridge loads, including moving load
analysis; methods for approximate structural analysis, preliminary bridge
design methods, and the structural design of bridge decks and girders.
CESE 665. Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 3
Hours.
This course includes the study of earthquake-induced vibrations of
single and multi-degree-of-freedom systems, such as single and
multistory frames. Emphasis will be placed on structural steel and
reinforced concrete building frames. Response spectrum analysis will be
investigated as well as building codes and static and dynamic lateral load
force procedures.
CH-Chemistry Courses
CH 525. Physical Chemistry I for Graduate Study. 3 Hours.
Thermodynamics and chemical equilibria; and chemical kinetics.
Prerequisites: Calculus II, College Physics II and General Chemistry II.
CH 526. Physical Chemistry II for Graduate Study. 3 Hours.
Quantum mechanics, chemical bonding, and molecular spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: Calculus II, College Physics II and General Chemistry II.
CH 535. Organic Chemistry I for Graduate Study. 3 Hours.
Structure, nomenclature, properties, and reactivity of compounds with
various organic functional groups: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides
and alcohols. Emphasis on the mechanisms of organic reactions and
problem solving. Prerequisite: General Chemistry II.
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CH 537. Organic Chemistry II for Graduate Study. 3 Hours.

Reactions of aromatic compounds and carbonyl containing functional
groups: aldehydes, ketones, acids, esters and amides. Molecules of
biological interest, such as proteins and carbohydrates. Prerequisite:
Organic Chemistry I.
CH 540. Inorganic Chemistry I for Graduate Study. 3 Hours.
Chemical reactivity and descriptive chemistry in terms of structural and
electronic parameters. Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry II and Organic
Chemistry II laboratory with a grade of C or better.
CH 541. Transition Metal Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Atomic structure, chemical bonding characterization and reactivity of
transition metal complexes. Prerequisites: Inorganic Chemistry and
Physical Chemistry II.
CH 550. Instrumental Analysis for Graduate Study. 4 Hours.
Focus on modern analytical chemistry instrumentation including chemical
separations, spectroscopies (atomic absorption, infrared, UV-visible,
fluorescence), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass
spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. Concurrent enrollment in CH 550L
Instumental Analysis Laboratory is required and correlated with lecture
material. Prerequisites: Quantitative Analysis Techniques.
CH 550L. Instrumental Analysis Laboratory for Graduate Study. 0
Hours.
Instrumental Analysis Laboratory . Concurrent enrollment in CH 550
Instrumental Analysis for Graduate Study required.
CH 555. Quantitative Analysis for Graduate Study. 4 Hours.
Principles of analytical measurements, gravimetric analysis,
spectrophotometric analysis, and chromatography, with emphasis
on equilibrium and applications. Lecture and laboratory. Concurrent
enrollment in CH 555L Quantitative Quanitative Analysis Lab required.
Prerequisite: General Chemistry II.
Prerequisites: CH 550 [Min Grade: C]
CH 555L. Quantitative Analysis I for Graduate Study Lab. 0 Hours.
Emphasizing quantitative analysis laboratory. Concurrent enrollment in
CH 555 Quantitative Analysis required.
CH 560. Fundamentals of Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
Overview of biochemical principles; chemistry of aqueous solutions,
biochemical building blocks including amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids,
and nucleotides; structure and function of proteins, membranes and
nucleic acids; enzyme kinetics. Catabolic and anabolic metabolism in
biomolecules, regulation of metabolic processes.
CH 561. Advanced Biochemistry I. 3 Hours.
Advanced study of protein structure and function, enzymology, DNA
structure, prokaryotic replication, transcription, and protein synthesis.
Membrane structure and function, carbohydrate structure and function.
Methods for isolating and characterizing macromolecule structure and
function including chromatography, gel electrophoresis, CD, UV, and
fluorescence spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography
and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
CH 562. Advanced Biochemistry II. 3 Hours.
Continuation of Advanced Biochemistry I focusing on eukaryotic
replication, transcription, translation, regulation of gene expression,
genomics, proteomics, biological signaling. Prerequisites: Successful
completion of CHEM 561.
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CH 563. Biochemistry Laboratory. 3 Hours.

Introduction to modern bioanalytical techniques used for the expression,
isolation and characterization of proteins and other biological
macromolecules. Prerequisites: Quantitative Analysis and Biochemistry
and permission of instructor.
CH 564. Physical Biochemistry Laboratory. 3 Hours.
Physical/analytical approaches (including mass spectroscopy and NMR)
toward determination of macromolecular structures, ligand binding, and
enzymology. Prerequisites: Background in physical chemistry I and II,
quantitative analysis, and biochemistry. Permission of instructor required.
Prerequisites: CH 325 [Min Grade: C] and CH 355 [Min Grade: C] and
CH 461 [Min Grade: C]
CH 565. Structural Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
Principles of macromolecular structure, emphasizing proteins, nucleic
acids, and macromolecular assemblies. Computational methods used to
teach principles and modeling software used for construction of computer
models of proteins and nucleic acids. Lecture and computer Laboratory.
CH 571. Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery. 3 Hours.
An advanced organic course with emphasis on design strategies for
discovering small organic molecule drugs using common macromolecular
drug targets. Examples of successful design for clinically used drug
classes will be presented.
CH 583. Chemistry of Polymers and Polymeric Materials I. 3 Hours.

Basic chemical principles of polymers with the focus on synthesis,
characterization, and applications of synthetic and biological
macromolecules. No laboratory is required. This course sequence
is for BME or Material Science Graduate Students. The laboratory
accompanying Polymer Chemistry I is NOT required for these students.
CH 584. Chemistry of Polymers and Polymeric Materials II. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals of chemical, physical and molecular aspects of polymers
in bulk and solutions. No laboratory is required. The laboratory
accompanying Polymer Chemistry II is NOT required.
CH 600. Foundations of Physical and Analytical Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Molecular thermodynamics and molecular reaction dynamics, chemical
equilibrium and solubility in aqueous/organic solutions, and ligand binding
to macromolecules in aqueous solution. Fall. 999999.
CH 601. Foundations of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Organic Bonding and structure, concerted pericyclic reactions,
stereochemistry, effects of conformation, sterics and electronics on
reactivity; and the study of reaction mechanisms with emphasis on
nucleophilic substitution. Inorganic Bonding and structure including basic
molecular orbital theory, the solid state, Lewis acid-base chemistry,
coordination chemistry, reaction mechanisms for transition metal
complexes and characterization of transition metal complexes.
CH 573. Electron Pushing and Total Synthesis. 3 Hours.

The advanced organic course is aimed to enhance students
comprehension of advanced organic chemistry theory and principles,
and apply them to understand reaction mechanisms and tactic of total
synthesis. It will cover different types of common organic reactions
each week, for example, reactions involving anion intermediates,
cation intermediates, rearrangement, photochemical process, carbonyl
compounds, and other reactive intermediates. Using electron pushing for
mechanistic reasoning will be emphasized.
CH 602. Principles of Chemical Instruction. 1 Hour.

Responsibilities of laboratory instructors, safety regulations, grading,
teaching styles and formats, and instructional objectives. Fall.
CH 574. X-Ray Crystallography. 3 Hours.

Fundamental principles of X-ray crystallography. Students gain enough
information to be able to collect meaningful data and analyze and refine
structures. Students learn how to collect, process and and analyze x-ray
data, focus on heavy atom phasing techniques and use state of the art
software for refinement. Permission of instructor.
CH 612. Polymer Chemistry for Teachers. 3 Hours.

Lecture and laboratory experiences focusing on natural and synthetic
plymers. Morning lectures by polymer chemists with afternoon labs
where polymers are synthesized and studied. Emphasis is on practical
application and new developments in polymer chemistry. Experiments are
suitable for high school science programs.
CH 580. Polymer Chemistry I. 3 Hours.

macromolecules. Includes laboratory. Prerequisites: undergraduate
organic chemistry and permission of instructor and concurrent enrollment
in CH 580L.
CH 613. Introductory Organic Chemistry for Teachers. 3 Hours.

A laboratory, lecture, demonstration course on the nature of carbon
compounds including hydrocarbons, functional groups and their
reactions. Emphasis given to laboratory experiments and demonstrations
suitable for high school students.
CH 580L. Polymer Chemistry I for Graduate Study Laboratory. 0

Hours.
Polymer Chemistry I Laboratory.
CH 581. Polymer Chemistry II. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals of chemical, physical, and molecular aspects of polymers
in bulk and solutions. Prerequisites: undergraduate organic chemistry and
permission of instructor and concurrent enrollment in CH 580L.
CH 581L. Polymer Chemistry II Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Laboratory to accompany CH 581 (Polymer Polymer Chemistry II).
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in CH 581.
CH 610. Laboratory Experiences in Chemistry I. 3 Hours.

Application of simple experiments to high school science programs.
CH 611. Laboratory Experiences in Chemistry II. 3 Hours.
Continuation of CH 602.Application of simple experiments to high school
science programs. 999999.
CH 614. Introductory Biochemistry for Teachers. 3 Hours.

Lecture series covering carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Emphasis
given to practical applications and relationship between chemistry and
biology. Aspects of nutrition are discussed.
CH 615. Introductory Biochemistry for Teachers II. 3 Hours.
Lecture series covering vitamins, minerals, enzymes, biochemical energy
and metabolism. Strong connections between chemistry and biology.
Practical applications are emphasized.
CH 616. Chemical Demonstrations. 3 Hours.
A laboratory-based course exploring the teaching potential of selected
chemical reactions. Teachers perform at least 50 demonstrations in
the laboratory and share ways they can use these in their own classes.
Emphasis on facilitating learning of chemistry.
CH 617. Chemical Demonstrations II. 3 Hours.
At least 50 demonstrations will be performed. Focus is on safe, practical
and effective experiments suitable for high school students.
CH 619. Special Topics in Chemical Education. 3 Hours.

Topics determined by interest of students and faculty.
CH 625. Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy. 3 Hours.
Classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of molecular structure
and bonding. Basic principles and techniques of molecular spectroscopic
methods. Exercises and experiments with computational software and
spectroscopic instrumentation will be conducted.
CH 629. Special Topics in Physical Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Topics determined by interest of s students and faculty. Typical are
computational chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic
resonance. Topics determined by interest of students and faculty.
CH 630. Physical Organic Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Localized and delocalized chemical bonds, stereochemistry, acidity and
basicity, determining organic mechanisms and structure. Fall.
CH 631. Organic Reactions and Their Mechanisms. 3 Hours.
Nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution, free radical substitutions,
additions to carbon-carbon and carbon-hetero multiple bonds, elimination
reactions. Prerequisite: Spring.
CH 632. Organic Reactions and Synthesis. 3 Hours.
Strategy of synthesis, carbon skeletal assembly, selective functional
group interconversion, blocking groups, stereochemical control. Spring.
CH 633. Reactive Intermediates and Conservation of Bonding. 3
Hours.
Behavior of organic molecules in static and reactive situations. Spring.
CH 639. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. 1-3 Hour.
CH 640. Bonding and Structure in Inorganic Compounds. 3 Hours.
Advanced treatment of bonding in main group and transition metal
compounds, and a study of its relationship properties of compounds.
Spring.
CH 642. Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis. 3 Hours.
Study of transition metal organometallic compounds and their
applications as homogeneous catalysts for organic and polymer
syntheses. Summer (alternate years).
Prerequisites: CH 640 [Min Grade: C] or CH 740 [Min Grade: C]
CH 649. Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. 1-3 Hour.
CH 650. Chemometrics. 3 Hours.
Introduction to basic data analysis techniques that include testing
hypotheses, establishing tendencies and correlations, experimental
design, etc. The course is designed to provide a support to a research
chemist in effectively solving everyday problems associated with
production and interpretation of experimental data.
CH 651. Advanced Analytical Chemistry II. 3 Hours.
design, etc. This course is designed to provide a support to a research
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CH 656. Analytical Separations. 3 Hours.

Advanced treatment of distillation, extraction, gas chromatography,
HPLC, TLC, and GC-MS.
CH 659. Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Introduction to thermally initiated physical and chemical processes in
the condensed phase systems such as liquids, crystalline solids, and
glasses (amorphous solids). The course covers the use of calorimetry,
thermogravimetry, and thermomechanical methods for exploring
thermodynamics and kinetics of crystallization, glass transition, solid-solid
and helix-coil transitions, decomposition, polymerization, etc.
CH 661. Biochemistry II. 3 Hours.
Biochemistry II: Structure and function of proteins, membranes,
membrane proteins, and nucleic acids. Ligand binding and enzyme
kinetics. Molecular genetics (replication, transcription, translation) and the
control of gene expression and protein synthesis.
Introduction to modern analytical techniques used for the isolation and
characterization of biological macromolecules.
CH 664. Biophysical Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Common physical methods for understanding the structure and stability
of macromolecules that include several spectroscopic, thermodynamic
and computational methods. Underlying physical principle described,
instrumentation discussed, and examples cited from the literature. Spring.
CH 669. Special Topics in Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
Detailed consideration of areas of special interest.
CH 670. Chemical Literature. 3 Hours.
Use of on-line literature and development of searching techniques.
CH 671. Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery. 3 Hours.
Description. Emphasis on design strategies for small organic drugs
using common macromolecular drug targets. Examples of successful
design for clinically used drug classes will be presented. Prerequisites
include undergraduate organic chemistry (CH235 and CH237) and
undergraduate biochemistry (CH461) or equivalent. 999999.
Prerequisites: CH 325 [Min Grade: C] and CH 237 [Min Grade: C] and
CH 461 [Min Grade: C]
CH 672. Chemistry of Natural Products. 3 Hours.
The principal focus of this course will be the introduction of synthesis and
medicinal chemistry of natural products. Drugs discovery using natural
products, with specific examples in the areas of antibacterials, anticancer,
and analgesic drugs will be introduced. An overview of structural classes,
biosynthetic pathways and application of asymmetric synthesis in the
synthesis of specific examples from each class will be discussed. This
course is intended for undergraduate students at the senior level.
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in CH 580L.
CH 680L. Polymer Chemistry I Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Polymer Chemistry I Laboratory required with CH 680 lecture.
Laboratory to accompany CH 681 (Polymer Chemistry II). Prerequisites:
Concurrent enrollment in CH 681.
CH 700. Foundations Of Physical and Analytical Chemistry. 3 Hours.

Molecular thermodynamics and molecular reaction dynamics, chemical
equilibrium and solubility in aqueous/organic solutions, and ligand binding
to macromolecules in aqueous solution. Fall. 999999.
CH 701. Foundations of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Organic Bonding and structure, concerted pericyclic reactions,
stereochemistry, effects of conformation, sterics and electronics on
reactivity; and the study of reaction mechanisms with emphasis on
nucleophilic substitution. Inorganic Bonding and structure including basic
molecular orbital theory, the solid state, Lewis acid-base chemistry,
coordination chemistry, reaction mechanisms for transition metal
complexes and characterization of transition metal complexes.
CH 702. Principles of Chemical Instruction. 1 Hour.
Responsibilities of laboratory instructors, safety regulations, grading,
teaching styles and formats, and instructional objectives. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor. Fall.
CH 710. Laboratory Experiences in Chemistry I. 3 Hours.
CH 711. Laboratory Experiences in Chemistry II. 3 Hours.
Continuation of CH 710.
CH 712. Polymer Chemistry for Teachers. 3 Hours.
Lecture and laboratory experiences focusing on natural and synthetic
polymers. Morning lectures by polymer chemists with afternoon labs
where polymers are synthesized and studied. Emphasis is on practical
application and new developments in polymer chemistry. Experiments are
suitable for high school science programs.
CH 713. Introductory Organic Chemistry for Teachers. 3 Hours.
A laboratory, lecture, demonstration course on the nature of carbon
compounds including hydrocarbons, functional groups and their
reactions. Emphasis given to laboratory experiments and demonstrations
suitable for high school students.
CH 714. Introductory Biochemistry for Teachers I. 3 Hours.
Lecture series covering carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Emphasis
given to practical applications and relationship between chemistry and
biology. Aspects of nutrition are discussed.

in bulk and solutions. No laboratory is required. This course sequence
accompanying Polymer Chemistry II is NOT required for these students.
CH 715. Introductory Biochemistry for Teachers II. 3 Hours.

Lecture series covering vitamins, minerals, enzymes, biochemical energy
and metabolism. Strong connections between chemistry and biology.
Practical applications are emphasized.
CH 689. Special Topics in Polymer Chemistry. 3 Hours.

Detailed consideration of areas of special interests in polymer chemistry.
Prerequisites: CH 580 [Min Grade: C] and CH 581 [Min Grade: C]
CH 716. Chemical Demonstrations I. 3 Hours.

A laboratory-based course exploring the teaching potential of selected
chemical reactions. Teachers perform at least 50 demonstrations in
the laboratory and share ways they can use these in their own classes.
Emphasis on facilitating learning of chemistry.
CH 691. Seminar. 1 Hour.

Seminars on current topics in chemical research.
CH 692. Seminar Presentation. 2 Hours.
Seminar given by graduate students on current topics in chemical
research.
CH 698. Graduate Research. 1-12 Hour.
Prerequisite: Permission of graduate faculty member. Research hours.
CH 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy and permission of graduate faculty
member. Must have approved 3 member committee and approved
candidacy by the graduate dean before registering for 699.
CH 717. Chemical Demonstrations II. 3 Hours.

At least 50 demonstrations will be performed. Focus is on safe, practical
and effective experiments suitable for high school students.
CH 719. Special Topics in Chemical Education. 2-3 Hours.
CH 725. Molecular Structure and Spectrosocpy. 3 Hours.
Classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of molecular structure
and bonding. Basic principles and techniques of molecular spectroscopic
methods. Exercises and experiments with computational software and
spectroscopic instrumentation will be conducted.
CH 729. Special Topics in Physical Chemistry. 3 Hours.

Topics determined by mutual student-faculty interest. Typical are
computational chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic
resonance.
CH 730. Physical Organic Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Localized and delocalized chemical bonds, stereochemistry, acidity and
basicity, determining organic mechanisms and structure. Fall.
CH 731. Organic Reaction and Their Mechanisms. 3 Hours.
Nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution, free radical substitutions,
additions to carbon-carbon and carbon-hetero multiple bonds, elimination
reactions. Spring.
CH 732. Organic Reaction and Synthesis. 3 Hours.
Strategy of synthesis, carbon skeletal assembly, selective functional
group interconversion, blocking groups, stereochemical control. Spring.
CH 733. Reactive Intermediates and Conservation of Bonding. 3
Hours.
Behavior of organic molecules in static and reactive situations. Spring.
CH 739. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. 3 Hours.
CH 740. Bonding and Structure in Inorganic Compounds. 3 Hours.
Advanced treatment of bonding in main group and transition metal
compounds, and a study of its relationship to the properties of
compounds. Spring.
CH 742. Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis. 3 Hours.
Study of transition metal organometallic compounds and their
applications as homogeneous catalysts for organic and polymer
syntheses. Summer (alternate years).
Prerequisites: CH 640 [Min Grade: C] or CH 740 [Min Grade: C]
CH 749. Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. 1-3 Hour.
design, etc. The course is designed to provide a support to a research
design, etc. This course is designed to provide a support to a research
CH 759. Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Introduction to thermally initiated physical and chemical processes in
the condensed phase systems such as liquids, crystalline solids, and
glasses (amorphous solids). The course covers the use of calorimetry,
thermogravimetry, and thermomechanical methods for exploring
thermodynamics and kinetics of crystallization, glass transition, solid-solid
and helix-coil transitions, decomposition, polymerization, etc.
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CH 761. Biochemistry II. 3 Hours.
Biochemistry II: Structure and function of proteins, membranes,
membrane proteins, and nucleic acids. Ligand binding and enzyme
kinetics. Molecular genetics (replication, transcription, translation) and the
control of gene expression and protein synthesis.
Introduction to modern analytical techniques used for the isolation and
characterization of biological macromolecules.
CH 764. Biophysical Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Common physical methods for understanding the structure and stability
of macromolecules that include several spectroscopic, thermodynamic,
and computational methods. Underlying physical principle described,
instrumentation discussed, and examples cited from the literature. Spring.
CH 769. Special Topics in Biochemistry. 1-3 Hour.
Detailed consideration of areas of special interest.
CH 770. Chemical Literature. 3 Hours.
Use of on-line literature and development of searching techniques.
CH 771. Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery. 3 Hours.
Description. Emphasis on design strategies for small organic drugs
using common macromolecular drug targets. Examples of successful
design for clinically used drug classes will be presented. Prerequisites
include undergraduate organic chemistry (CH235 and CH237) and
undergraduate biochemistry (CH461) or eq.
CH 772. Chemistry of Natural Products. 3 Hours.
The principal focus of this course will be the introduction of synthesis and
medicinal chemistry of natural products. Drugs discovery using natural
products, with specific examples in the areas of antibacterials, anticancer,
and analgesic drugs will be introduced. An overview of structural classes,
biosynthetic pathways and application of asymmetric synthesis in the
synthesis of specific examples from each class will be discussed. This
course is intended for undergraduate students at the senior level.
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CLS-Clinical Laboratory Sci Courses

in CH 780L.
CLS 503. Body Fluids. 1 Hour.

Diagnosis and monitoring of renal and systemic disease through the
physical, biochemical, and microscopic analysis of urine and feces.
Diagnosis of central nervous system and systemic disease through
cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Diagnosis of metabolic and infectious
disease through analysis of peritoneal fluid, synovial fluid, transudates,
and exudates. Fertility testing using semen analysis.
CH 780L. Polymer Chemistry I Laboratory. 0 Hours.

Polymer Chemistry I Laboratory required with CH 780 lecture.
Laboratory to accompany CH 781 (Polymer Chemistry II). Prerequisites:
Concurrent enrollment in CH 781.
CH 784. Chemistry of Polymers and Polymeric Materials II. 3 Hours.
in bulk and solutions. No laboratory is required. This course sequence
accompanying Polymer Chemistry II is NOT required for these students.
CH 789. Special Topics in Polymer Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Detailed consideration of areas of special interests in polymer chemistry.
Prerequisites: CH 580 [Min Grade: C] and CH 581 [Min Grade: C]
CH 790. Introduction to Graduate Research. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course is to acquaint incoming graduate student
with departmental, school and university policies and procedures for
conducting research and teaching undergraduate students. Pass/Fail.
CH 791. Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminars on current topics in chemical research.
CH 792. Seminar Presentation. 2 Hours.
Seminar given by graduate students on current topics in chemical
research.
CH 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
Prerequisite: Permission of graduate faculty member.
CH 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy and permission of graduate faculty
member.Must have graduate dean's approval of 5 member committee.
Must have IRB and graduate dean's approval of candidacy. Need at least
2 semesters of candidacy to graduate.
CLS 500. Health and Safety Management. 1 Hour.

Review of infection control principles focused on bloodborne, airborne,
drug-resistant and opportunistic pathogens, and general health and
safety guidelines and standards.
CLS 504. Lab Analysis of Body Fluids. 1 Hour.

Application of diagnosis and monitoring of renal and systemic disease
through the physical, biochemical, and microscopic analysis of urine and
feces. Diagnosis of central nervous system and systemic disease through
cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Diagnosis of metabolic and infectious
disease through analysis of peritoneal fluid, synovial fluid, transudates,
and exudates. Fertility testing using semen analysis.
CLS 505. Laboratory Management. 3 Hours.
Roles and functions of clinical laboratories and practitioners;
professionalism and ethics; educational methodology and training;
professional and interpersonal communication; behavioral aspects
of management; leadership styles and management theory; teambuilding; legal issues related to employment; recruitment, interview and
selection of personnel; organizational culture and behavioral change;
laboratory operations; safety, governmental regulations, standards
and compliance; marketing, outreach, and business plan; budget,
cost analysis, reimbursement; critical pathways, decision-making,
test utilization; performance improvement, quality assessment; risk
management, evidence-based laboratory medicine.
CLS 506. Laboratory Techniques. 2 Hours.
Overview of issues and skills surrounding working in the modern
laboratory environment; includes safety, collection of specimens,
equipment, mathematics, measurements, microscopy, dilutions, quality
assurance, basic spectrophotometry, phlebotomy, automation of
laboratory testing and lab computers.
CLS 518. Immunology. 3 Hours.
Physiology of immune responses to infectious agents, tumors, transplant;
abnormal responses:hypersensitivity,autoimmunity, immunoproliferative
disorders, and immunodeficiencies; antigen-antibodt reaction;
complement; application of immunologic tests.
CLS 523. Clinical Microbiology. 3 Hours.
Reservoirs, modes of transmission, disease associations, and
morphological and biochemical characteristics of microorganisms
commonly isolated in the clinical laboratory; methods used to isolate and
identify bacteria, parasites, and fungi.
CLS 524. Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
Performance of techniques and tests used in the isolation and
identification of bacteria, fungi, and parasites commonly seen in a clinical
microbiology laboratory.
CLS 526. Instrumentation & Automation. 2 Hours.
Study of the theory and principles of automation and instrumentation
used in laboratories emphasis will be placed on quality control, quality
assurance, instrumentation principles, basic statistics, and the regulatory,
and economic issues encountered in laboratories including, clinical labs,
health labs, government labs, private labs and other laboratories.
CLS 527. Instrumentation and Automation Laboratory. 1 Hour.

Practical application of automation and instrumentation used in
laboratories. Emphasis will be placed on quality control, quality
assurance, instrumentation principles, basic statistics, and the regulatory,
and economic issues encountered in laboratories including, clinical labs,
health labs, government labs, private labs and other laboratories.
CLS 528. Hematology I. 4 Hours.
Systematic examination of blood cells: normal function; recognizing their
microscopic appearance; blood cell disorders; standard and special
clinical hematology laboratory procedures; validation of laboratory data;
interpretation of results, and quality assurance.
CLS 530. Immunohematology. 4 Hours.
Immunogenetics, serological characteristics, and clinical significance
of blood group systems; antibody identification; pretransfusion testing
and problem-solving; donor blood collection; component preparation;
transfusion and cellular therapy; investigation and treatment of immune
hemolytic disorders.
CLS 531. Immunohematology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
Red cell phenotyping, antibody detection and identification,
pretransfusion testing, and laboratory investigation to diagnosis and treat
hemolyticanemias.
CLS 532. Hematology II. 4 Hours.
Structure and function of hematopoietic and lymphatic tissue. Stem
cell differentation, hematopoiesis, erythrocyte and leukocyte kinetics.
Laboratory diagnosis and case management of anemia, lymphoma,
myeloma, acute and chronic cell morphology, cell population scatter plots
and histograms, cytochemistry, immunophenotyping, molecular methods,
and cytogenetics. Hematology laboratory problem solving.
Prerequisites: CLS 528 [Min Grade: C]
CLS 538. Infectious Diseases. 3 Hours.
Pathogenic mechanisms of infectious diseases; normal flora and
pathogens of various body sites; methods for collection, transport, and
culturing different types of clinical specimens; interpretation of cultures.
CLS 539. Infectious Diseases Laboratory. 1 Hour.
Performance and interpretation of direct Gram stains; culturing various
types of clinical specimens for isolation of bacteria; performing and
interpreting tests used in the identification of potential pathogens;
reporting culture results; antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance
testing.
CLS 542. Molecular Diagnostics. 3 Hours.
Study of molecular biochemistry, medical genetics, molecular
pathophysiology, and the theory of molecular tests.
CLS 543. Molecular Diagnostics Lab. 1 Hour.
Practical application of the isolation of nucleic acids, analysis of nucleic
acids and protein, cytogenetics, and the interpretation of various
molecular methods.
CLS 551. Clinical Chemistry. 4 Hours.
Theory of clinical laboratory techniques to identify and quantitate
chemical analytes in body fluids and the correlation of these analytes to
human disease.
CLS 552. Clinical Chemistry Laboratory. 1 Hour.
Performance of laboratory techniques used to identify and quantitate
chemical analytes in body fluids and the correlation of these analytes to
human disease.
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CLS 560. Clinical Correlations. 3 Hours.

Correlate clinical, technical and analytical proficiencies that comprise
clinical laboratory science practice. Analyze and interpret case studies
through selection, application, and interpretation of clinical laboratory
protocols.
Prerequisites: CLS 532 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently) and
CLS 538 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently) and CLS 551 [Min
Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
CLS 570. Professional Development. 1 Hour.
Review of medical technology/ clinical laboratory science body
of knowledge with required comprehensive trial certification final
examination using self-directed online materials. Experience with the
development of a personal certification maintenance plan to meet
requirements defined by national certification agencies in Clinical
Laboratory Sciences.
CLS 595. Clinical Practice. 1-12 Hour.
Directed clinical practice in immunohematology laboratory procedures
and methods, problem-solving, quality assurance, preventive
maintenance, and safety.
CLS 660. Molecular Biotechnology. 3 Hours.
Study of the basic science of DNA and RNA, including their chemistries,
structures and syntheses; repair; genes, operons, genomes and gene
expression; RNA processing and modification; DNA methods and
applications; and RNA methods and applications.
CLS 686. Special Topics in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 1-4 Hour.
Selected advanced topics of current scientific, clinical, and professional
importance; specific topics designed to meet student need and interest.
CLS 698. Master's Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
CLS 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
Implementation of research. Must be admitted to master level candidacy.
Must have approval IRB. Must have a 3 member committee approved by
the graduate dean.
CM-Communication Management Courses

CM 601. Foundations of Communication Management. 3 Hours.
Development of communication models, relationships between models
and research, examination of functions of models and their impact on
human communication in various media. 999999.
CM 602. Source Credibility. 3 Hours.
Theories of ethos, dynamics of credibility in public speaking,
organizational, interpersonal, print and broadcasting contexts. Measures
of credibility and methods for constructing credibility.
CM 603. Message Construction. 3 Hours.
Features of communication messages, including audience, situation,
and culture and their impact on message construction. The principles
underlying the creation of messages in various media.
CM 604. Analysis of Communication Audiences. 3 Hours.
Analysis of the audience and its place in the communication model.
Includes needs and gratification from various media as well as how
messages and feedback are interpreted.
CM 605. Communication Effects. 3 Hours.
Effects of Communication, especially through mass media, as a result
of messages transmitted. Topics include violence, persuasion, and
sexuality.
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CM 607. Seminar in Applied Communication Research. 3 Hours.

Topics include interpersonal communication, small group communication,
organizational communication, and political communication.
CM 609. Communibiology. 3 Hours.
Communication personality traits will be the primary focus of this course.
This course is for graduate students only.
Prerequisites: CM 601 [Min Grade: B]
CM 611. Seminar in Org Communication. 3 Hours.
CM 612. Instructional Communication. 3 Hours.
Communication problems in the classroom. Definition of sign and sign
process. Signs in communicative action.
CM 613. Nonverbal Communication. 3 Hours.
Elements of nonverbal behavior (physical appearance, gestures, space,
voice) which affect communication in person-to-person situations.
CM 614. Seminar: Political Communication. 3 Hours.
CM 615. Intercultural Communication. 3 Hours.
CM 616. Health and Med Communication. 3 Hours.
CM 617. Training and Development in Communication. 3 Hours.
Training and Development in Communication focuses on contemporary
communication knowledge and skills that every trainer should have. The
class will include topics such as: Adult Learners, Designing Curriculia,
Training Content, Methods, Plans, Sessions, Assessment, and Career
Opportunities.
CM 618. Communications Independent Study. 1-6 Hour.
Independent Study. Topics of mutual interest to student and faculty
member.
CM 619. Communication and the Law. 3 Hours.
Communication and the Law focuses on general effects communication
has in the law environment. Conflict, leadership, and use of the law will
be considered.
CM 675. Graduate Internship. 3 Hours.
Professional experience in communication management.
CM 691. Seminar in Communication Models. 3 Hours.
Synthesis of courses on the Shannon-Weaver model of communication,
with contemporary adaptations. Students should learn to carefully critique
reviews of literature, research questions and hypotheses posed by
others.
CM 694. Quantitative Communication Research. 3 Hours.
The study of communication theory from a quantitative perspective. Data
gathering, experimental and quasi-experimental design, field research
and data analysis in applied contexts to be probed.
CM 696. Qualitative Communication Research. 3 Hours.
Study of communication theory from a qualitative perspective. Historical/
critical, participant-observation, and various data gathering methods and
models explored from a theoretical and practical point of view.
CM 698. Master's Applied Project. 3-6 Hours.
Master s Applied Project.
CM 699. Thesis Research. 3 Hours.
Thesis Research.
CMST-Communication Studies Courses

CMST 514. Language and Thought. 3 Hours.
Semiotics and communication. Definition of sign and sign process.
Cognitive processes and communication processes. Signs in
communicative action.
CMST 555. Seminar in Political Communication. 3 Hours.
Emerging cross-disciplinary field of political communication. Literature
and propositions surrounding key approaches, methods, and substantive
areas of inquiry in political communication.
CMST 592. Independent Studies. 1-3 Hour.
Topics of mutual interest to student and faculty member.
CMST 594. Communication Research Methods. 3 Hours.
Emphasis on research questions, design, methodology, data gathering,
and analysis. Practice in conducting, interpreting, and communicating
research findings to public.
CS-Computer Science Courses

CS 501. Programming Languages. 3 Hours.
Study major programming paradigms, their realization in programming
languages, and their impact on application design and implementation.
CS 510. Database Management Systems. 3 Hours.
Relational model of databases, structured query language, normalized
structure of database management systems based on relational model,
and security and integrity of databases.
CS 514. Digital Documents, Security & Intellectual Property. 3 Hours.
To investigate and research various topics in information security that
apply to intellectual property and digital documents. This is a required
course for the Master of Science in Computer Forensics and Security
Management. This course is not available for credit to students pursuing
the MS and PhD Degree in Computer and Information Sciences.
CS 516. Practical Overview of Computer Security (POCS). 3 Hours.
Overview of the information required to obtain an ISC2 security
certification with focus on the 10 domains of the CISSP examination
(which are representative of what every practicing computer security
professional must know). Provides students with a breadth-oriented
review of Computer Security practice. This is a required course for the
Master of Science in Computer Forensics and Security Management.
This course is not available for credit to students pursuing the MS and
PhD Degree in Computer and Information Sciences.
CS 517. Investigating Online Crime. 3 Hours.
his is the "Network Forensics" class. In this class the focus is on the use
of Open Source Intelligence and Network-based data to analyze and
investigate crime. Students work in a hands-on environment looking at
phishing, malware, hacking, and cyber-espionage cases, but also using
Open Source Intelligence techniques to analyze traditional crimes with
online evidence. Tools used in the course include "i2 Analysts Notebook"
and the open-source intelligence tool, Maltego from Paterva. This course
is not available for credit to students pursuing the MS and PhD Degree in
Computer and Information Sciences.
CS 520. Software Engineering. 3 Hours.
Design and implementation of large-scale software systems, software
development life cycle, software requirements and specifications,
software design and implementation, verification and validation, project
management and team-oriented software development.
CS 533. Operating Systems. 3 Hours.

Internal design and operation of a modern operating system, including
interrupt handling, process scheduling, memory management, virtual
memory, demand paging, file space allocation, file and directory
management, file/user security and file access methods. Computer
Networks.
CS 534. Networking. 3 Hours.
Underlying network technology. Interconnecting networks using bridges
and routers. IP addresses and datagram formats. Static and dynamic
routing algorithms. Control messages. Subnet and supernet extensions.
UDP and TCP. File transfer protocols. E-mail and the World Wide Web.
Network address translation and firewalls. Mandatory weekly Linux-based
lab.
CS 534L. Networking Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Project oriented hands-on approach.
CS 535. Network Programming. 3 Hours.
Remote procedure call and client-server mechanisms. Protocol definition
and compilation; client and server stubs, application code; transport
independence; multiple client and server systems. Applications, e.g.,
remote database query and update, image filtering and archiving;
systems programming, and file systems contexts.
CS 536. Network Security. 3 Hours.
Conventional and public-key cryptography. Message encryption and
authentication. Secure communication between computers in a hostile
environment, including E-mail (PGP), virtual private networks (IPSec) and
the World Wide Web (SSL). Firewalls. Mandatory weekly linux-based lab.
CS 536L. Network Security Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Project oriented hands-on approach.
CS 537. Cybercrime & Forensics. 3 Hours.
Overview of all aspects of media forensics including analysis of character
encoding, file formats, and digital media, examination of disk acquisition
and duplication techniques in criminal investigation scenarios.
CS 550. Automata and Formal Language Theory. 3 Hours.
Finite-state automata and regular expressions, context-free grammars
and pushdown automata, turing machines, computability and decidability,
and complexity classes.
CS 555. Probability & Statistics in CS. 3 Hours.
Introduction to Probability and Statistics with applications in Computer
Science. Counting, permutations and combinations. Probability,
conditional probability, Bayes Theorem. Standard probability distributions.
Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Central Limit Theorem.
Regression and correlation. Hypothesis testing. Random number
generation. Random algorithms. Estimating probabilities by simulation.
Genetic algorithms.
CS 591. Special Topics. 1-3 Hour.
Selected Topics in Computer Science.
CS 595. Special Topics. 3 Hours.
Various topics in Computer Science.
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CS 597. Competitive Programming Techniques. 1 Hour.

This course will help students to be more competitive in the ACM
programming contest by exploring numerous problem solving techniques
and algorithms not covered in the traditional curriculum.
CS 598. Practical Work Experience. 1,3 Hour.
Credit for working in the Computer Science field. Does not count toward
M.S. degree.
CS 600. Formal Semantics of Programming Languages. 3 Hours.
Context-sensitive and semantic aspects of programming languages,
denotational semantics, mathematical foundations.
CS 601. Program Verification. 3 Hours.
Proving properties of programs, termination and correctness,
computability and decidability, role of formal methods in software design.
CS 602. Compiler Design I. 3 Hours.
Lexical and syntactical scan, semantics, code generation and
optimization, dataflow analysis, parallelizing compilers, automatic
compiler generation.
Prerequisites: CS 505 [Min Grade: B]
CS 603. Compiler Design II. 3 Hours.
CS 608. Programming Languages Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminar on Programming Languages.
CS 610. Database Systems I. 3 Hours.
This course offers an introduction to the advanced topics of database
management systems. The following topics are addressed: System and
file structure, efficient data manipulation using indexing and hashing,
query processing, crash recovery, concurrency control, transaction
processing, database security and integrity, distributed databases.
CS 611. Database Systems II. 3 Hours.
Relational, hierarchical, and network models; object-oriented databases,
knowledge-based systems; security issues, concurrency control and
distributed databases, query optimization; advanced topics.
CS 612. Knowledge-Based Systems. 3 Hours.
Logic model for deductive databases, top-down and bottom-up
evaluation, conjunctive and disjunctive queries, recursion, query
optimization, universal relation model.
CS 613. Object-Oriented Database Systems. 3 Hours.
Object data model, object-oriented query languages and database
architecture, schema evolution, integration with non-object-oriented
models, query optimization.
CS 614. Distributed Database Systems. 3 Hours.
Distributed DBMS architecture, query decomposition and data
localization, distributed query optimization, transaction management,
concurrency control, multidatabase systems.
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CS 615. Multimedia Databases. 3 Hours.

This course introduces the principles of multimedia databases including
multimedia information processing, modeling, and retrieval. The media
to be considered include text, image, audio and video. At the conclusion
of this course, the students should understand what multimedia data
retrieval is, the principles, which allow the location of relevant information
from amongst a large corpus of multimedia data, and the applications
of multimedia information retrieval. The students should also have the
expertise and competence to design and implement retrieval software for
multimedia data.
Prerequisites: CS 510 [Min Grade: C]
CS 618. Database System Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminar on Database Systems.
CS 620. Advanced Software Engineering. 3 Hours.
Advanced topics in software design, including: Software modularization,
design patterns, formal methods, and software testing.
CS 622. Reflective and Adaptive Systems. 3 Hours.
This course examines the principles of compile-time and run-time
adaptation in several contexts, including: reflection, metaprogramming,
aspect-oriented software development, and metamodeling (applied to
model-driven engineering).
CS 624. Formal Specification of Software Systems. 3 Hours.
Formal methods for software requirements specification, including
VDM, Z, and object-oriented extensions; the relationship among formal
requirements, design, and implementation.
CS 625. Metrics and Performance. 3 Hours.
Computer Systems addressed in this course primarily are web based
systems and capacity planning is a principal theme. However, the
queueing theory and statistical analysis approaches are applicable
to conventional computing systems and, in fact, modeling of these
latter constitute relevant background information that is developed and
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CS 628. Software Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
This is a special topics class that meets once a week to study new
research ideas emerging in the area of software engineering.
CS 629. Software Engineering Research Project. 1-3 Hour.
This is a project-based experimental research course affiliated with the
Masters Specialization in Software Engineering. Can only be taken as
part of a specialization in Software Engineering.
CS 630. Computer Systems. 3 Hours.
Introduction to computer architecture, including memory subsystems,
direct-mapped and set-associative cache and multi-level cache
subsystems, direct-access devices including RAID and SCSI disk drives,
processor pipelining including super-scalar and vector machines, parallel
architectures including SMP, NUMA and distributed memory systems,
Interrupt mechanisms, and future microprocessor design issues.
CS 631. Distributed Systems. 3 Hours.
Object-oriented distributed systems design, distributed software
architecture, data and resource access, communication, client-server
computing, web technologies, enterprise technologies.
CS 632. Parallel Computing. 3 Hours.
Overview of parallel computing hardware, architectures, & programming
paradigms; parallel programming using MPI, Ptureads, and OpenMP;
design, development, and analysis of parallel algorithms for matrix
computations, FFTs, and Sorting.
CS 633. Grid Computing. 3 Hours.

Movitation for developing and using Grid Computing, the evolution of
Grid Computing, and relationship between Grid Computing and other
types of computing such as Cluster Computing, Distributed Computing,
Internet Computing, and Peer-to-Peer Computing. Study technologies
and architectures used to develop Grids.
CS 634. Virtualization. 3 Hours.
Theory and practice of virtualization. Origins, history, technical and
economic motivations. Relationship to network operating systems and
operating system architecture. Simulation, Emulation, Virtualization of
CPUs, networks, storage, desktops, memory, devices, and combinations
thereof. Different approaches to virtualization, including hardware
assists and software-only techniques. Techniques, approaches, and
methodologies for scale-out and scale-up computing, including security,
performance and economic concerns.
CS 636. Computer Security. 3 Hours.
Study of computer security including assurance, authorization,
authentication, key distribution, encryption, threats including phishing
and key logging, and related distributed computing issues. Theory and
practical applications. 999999.
CS 638. Computer Systems Seminar. 1 Hour.
Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Computer Systems.
CS 638A. Computer Systems Seminar. 1 Hour.
CS 638B. Computer Systems Seminar. 1 Hour.
CS 639. Distributed Computing Research Project. 1-3 Hour.
Project based course using distributed parallel computing techniques.
Can only be taken as part of a specialization in Distributed Computing.
CS 640. Bioinformatics I. 3 Hours.
Introduction to computational methodologies in bioinformatics.
CS 641. Bioinformatics II. 3 Hours.
CS 643. Cloud Security. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the security and privacy issues in Cloud
Computing systems. While the cloud computing paradigm gains more
popularity, there are many unresolved issues related to confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of data and computations involving a cloud. In
this course, we examine cloud computing models, look into the threat
model and security issues related to data and computation outsourcing,
and explore practical applications of secure cloud computing.
CS 647. Biomedical Modeling. 3 Hours.
Modeling from biomedical datasets. Acquisition, segmentation;
registration and fusion; construction of shame models; measurement;
illustration modeling techniques for surgical planning.
CS 648. Bioinformatics Seminar. 1 Hour.
Lectures & discussion on topics in Bioinformatics.
CS 649. Bioinformatics Research Project. 1-3 Hour.
Can only be taken as part of a specialization in Bioinformatics.
CS 650. Automata Languages and Computation. 3 Hours.
Formal grammars and automata, Turing machines, computability and
decidability, computational complexity, intractability.
CS 651. Formal Language Theory. 3 Hours.

Parsing and translation theory, formal syntax, proof properties and
complexity measures.
CS 652. Design & Analysis Algorithms. 3 Hours.
Overview of the primary techniques used in the mathematical analysis of
algorithms. The focus is on "average-case" or "probabilistic" analysis.
CS 653. Computational Geometry. 3 Hours.
Basic methods and data structures, geometric searching, convex hulls,
proximity, intersections.
CS 658. Theoretical Foundations Seminar. 1 Hour.
Lectures & discussion on topics in Theoretical Foundations.
CS 660. Artificial Intelligence. 3 Hours.
Programming methodologies, logic foundations, natural language
applications, expert systems.
CS 661. Expert Systems. 3 Hours.
Concepts and architectures, tools, reasoning, evaluations, selected
examples.
CS 662. Natural Language Processing. 3 Hours.
Syntax, semantics, ATNs, logic grammars, language and memory.
CS 663. Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. 3 Hours.
Techniques used in data mining (such as frequent sets and association
rules, decision trees, Bayesian networks, classification, clustering),
algorithms underlying these techniques, and applications.
CS 664. Knowledge Representation. 3 Hours.
Logic, production systems, semantic nets, frames, multiple
representational systems.
CS 665. Neural Networks. 3 Hours.
Theoretical foundations, associative memory, pattern processing,
biological neural nets.
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CS 672. Geometric Modeling for Computer Graphics. 3 Hours.

The formal description of a motion is necessary in computer animation
for graphics, game design, robotics, and many other disciplines. This
course covers various aspects of the design of motions. Typical topics
include position control along Bezier curves, orientation control with
quaternion splines, motion planning, motion capture, camera control,
collision detection, visibility analysis.
CS 673. Computer Vision and Image Processing. 3 Hours.
Image understanding feature extraction, domain-specific knowledge for
high-level vision.
CS 674. 3D Printing. 3 Hours.
3D Printing : design, materials, and aesthetics. Students will do projects
which result in unique artifacts created by 3D printing. Multi-disciplinary
teams are encouraged.
CS 675. Visualization. 3 Hours.
Advanced Computer Graphics techniques aimed at "Scientific
Visualization" applications.
CS 676. Structure from Motion. 3 Hours.
Structure from motion extracts geometric information from a series
of images of an object, either still photographs or video streams. The
position of the camera may also be computed, yielding camera paths.
This topic has powerful applications in many areas, including computer
graphics, computer vision, photography, visualization, and video
augmentation. Projective geometry, multiple view geometry, feature
extraction.
CS 678. Graphics and Image Processing Seminar. 1 Hour.
Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Graphics and Image
Processing.
CS 679. Computer Graphics Research Project. 1-3 Hour.
Can only be taken as part of a specialization in Computer Graphics.
CS 666. Games & Puzzles Seminar. 1 Hour.

Interfaces and Engines for games and puzzles such as Chess, Checkers,
Othello, Rubik's Cube, Go, Sudoku, etc.
CS 680. Numerical Computing Foundations. 3 Hours.

Matrix computations, matrix analysis, solution of linear systems, nonlinear
systems, spectral analysis, least squares.
CS 667. Machine Learning. 3 Hours.

Introduction to machine learning, the design of algorithms that can make
predictions about the future based on past experience. Emphasizes
practical considerations for developing efficient and accurate machine
learning models, and theoretical underpinnings of different learning
algorithms.
CS 681. Simulation Models. 3 Hours.

Model development using popular simulation languages, e.g., Excel or
OpenOffice.org Calc Spreadsheet; interfacing to an animation system
such as Proof Animation or Open_GL.
CS 668. Artificial Intelligence Seminar. 1 Hour.

Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Artificial Intelligence.
CS 688. Shape Modeling Seminar. 1 Hour.

Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Geometric Modeling.
CS 670. Computer Graphics. 3 Hours.

Graphics architectures, geometric transforms, 3-D, object models,
shading, intensity, hidden elements, color, advanced topics.

Selected topics in Computer Science.
CS 671. Shape Design. 3 Hours.

This course covers various aspects of the design of mathematical
descriptions of shape. These geometric models are used in computer
graphics, game design, automobile and aircraft design, robotics,
anatomical modeling, and many other disciplines. Building geometry from
images. Bezier and B-spline curves and surfaces.

CS 682. Simulation Methodolgy. 3 Hours.

Combined continuous and discrete simulation, simulation theory,
modeling environments.


CS 697. Directed Readings. 1-6 Hour.
Selected readings, research and project development under direction
of a faculty member. Must have permission of instructor and graduate
program director.
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CS 698. Master's Plan II. 1-9 Hour.

Masters student registration.
CS 699. Master's Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
Research for M.S. candidates writing a thesis.
CS 700. Topics in Formal Semantics of Programming Languages.
2,3 Hours.
Context-sensitive and semantic aspects of programming languages,
denotational semantics, mathematical foundations.
CS 701. Topics in Program Verification. 3 Hours.
Proving properties of programs, termination and correctness,
computability and decidability, role of formal methods in software design.
CS 702. Topics in Compiler Design I. 3 Hours.
CS 703. Topics in Compiler Design II. 3 Hours.
Advanced topics in compiler design.
CS 708. Programming Languages Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Programming Languages.
CS 710. Topics in Database Systems I. 3 Hours.
This course offers an introduction to the advanced topics of database
management systems. The following topics are addressed: System and
file structure, efficient data manipulation using indexing and hashing,
query processing, crash recovery, concurrency control, transaction
processing, database security and integrity, distributed databases.
CS 711. Topics in Database Systems II. 3 Hours.
Relational, hierarchical, and network models; object-oriented databases,
knowledge-based systems; security issues, concurrency control and
distributed databases, query optimization; advanced topics.
CS 712. Topics in Knowledge-Based Systems. 3 Hours.
Logic model for deductive databases, top-down and bottom-up
evaluation, conjunctive and disjunctive queries, recursion, query
optimization, universal relation model.
CS 713. Topics in Object-Oriented Database Systems. 3 Hours.
Object data model, object-oriented query languages and database
architecture, schema evolution, integration with non-object-oriented
models, query optimization.
CS 714. Topics in Distributed Database Systems. 3 Hours.
Distributed DBMS architecture, query decomposition and data
localization, distributed query optimization, transaction management,
concurrency control, multidatabase systems.
CS 715. Topics in Multimedia Databases. 3 Hours.
This course introduces the principles of multimedia databases including
multimedia information processing, modeling, and retrieval. The media
to be considered include text, image, audio and video. At the conclusion
of this course, the students should understand what multimedia data
retrieval is, the principles, which allow the location of relevant information
from amongst a large corpus of multimedia data, and the applications
of multimedia information retrieval. The students should also have the
expertise and competence to design and implement retrieval software for
multimedia data.
CS 718. Database Systems Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures and discussion on advanced topics in Database Systems.
CS 720. Topics in Advanced Software Engineering. 3 Hours.

Advanced topics in software design, including: Software modularization,
design patterns, formal methods, and software testing.
CS 722. Topics in Reflective and Adaptive Systems. 3 Hours.
This course examines the principles of compile-time and run-time
adaptation in several contexts, including: reflection, metaprogramming,
aspect-oriented software development, and metamodeling (applied to
model-driven engineering).
CS 724. Topics in Formal Specification of Software Systems. 3
Hours.
Formal methods for software requirements specification, including
VDM, Z, and object-oriented extensions; the relationship among formal
requirements, design, and implementation.
CS 725. Topics in Metrics and Performance. 3 Hours.
Computer Systems addressed in this course primarily are web based
systems and capacity planning is a principal theme. However, the
queueing theory and statistical analysis approaches are applicable
to conventional computing systems and, in fact, modeling of these
latter constitute relevant background information that is developed and
exploited for web systems analysis.
CS 728. Software Engineering Seminar. 3 Hours.
This is a special topics class that meets once a week to study new
research ideas emerging in the area of software engineering.
CS 730. Topics in Computer Architecture. 3 Hours.
Introduction to computer architecture, including memory subsystems,
direct-mapped and set-associative cache and multi-level cache
subsystems, direct-access devices including RAID and SCSI disk drives,
processor pipelining including super-scalar and vector machines, parallel
architectures including SMP, NUMA and distributed memory systems,
Interrupt mechanisms, and future microprocessor design issues.
CS 731. Topics in Distributed Systems. 3 Hours.
Object-oriented distributed systems design, distributed software
architecture, data and resource access, communication, client-server
computing, web technologies, enterprise technologies.
CS 732. Topics in Parallel Computing. 3 Hours.
Overview of parallel computing hardware, architectures, & programming
paradigms; parallel programming using MPI, Ptureads, and OpenMP;
design, development, and analysis of parallel algorithms for matrix
computations, FFTs, and Sorting.
CS 733. Topics in Grid Computing. 3 Hours.
Motivation for developing and using Grid Computing, the evolution of
Grid Computing, and relationship between Grid Computing and other
types of computing such as Cluster Computing, Distributed Computing,
Internet Computing, and Peer-to-Peer Computing. Study technologies
and architectures used to develop Grids.
CS 734. Virtualization. 3 Hours.
Theory and practice of virtualization. Origins, history, technical and
economic motivations. Relationship to network operating systems and
operating system architecture. Simulation, Emulation, Virtualization of
CPUs, networks, storage, desktops, memory, devices, and combinations
thereof. Different approaches to virtualization, including hardware
assists and software-only techniques. Techniques, approaches, and
methodologies for scale-out and scale-up computing, including security,
performance and economic concerns.
CS 736. Topics in Computer Security. 3 Hours.

Study of computer security including assurance, authorization,
authentication, key distribution, encryption, threats including phishing
and key logging, and related distributed computing issues. Theory and
practical applications.
CS 738. Computer Systems Seminar. 3 Hours.
CS 738A. Computer Systems Seminar. 3 Hours.
CS 738B. Computer Systems Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Computer Science.
CS 739. Distributed Computing Research. 3 Hours.
Project based course using distributed parallel computing techniques.
CS 740. Topics in Bioinformatics I. 3 Hours.
CS 741. Topics in Bioinformatics II. 3 Hours.
CS 743. Cloud Security. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the security and privacy issues in Cloud
Computing systems. While the cloud computing paradigm gains more
popularity, there are many unresolved issues related to confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of data and computations involving a cloud. In
this course, we examine cloud computing models, look into the threat
model and security issues related to data and computation outsourcing,
and explore practical applications of secure cloud computing.
CS 747. Biomedical Modeling. 3 Hours.
Modeling from biomedical datasets. Acquisition, segmentation;
registration and fusion; construction of shape models; measurement;
illustration modeling techniques for surgical planning.
CS 748. Bioinformatics Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures & discussion on topics in Bioinformatics.
CS 750. Topics in Automata, Languages & Computation. 3 Hours.
Formal grammars and automata, Turing machines, computability and
decidability, computational complexity, intractability.
CS 751. Topics in Formal Language Theory. 3 Hours.
Parsing and translation theory, formal syntax, proof properties and
complexity measures.
CS 752. Topics in Design and Analysis of Algorithms. 3 Hours.
Overview of the primary techniques used in the mathematical analysis of
algorithms. The focus is on "average-case" or "probabilistic" analysis.
CS 753. Topics in Computational Geometry. 3 Hours.
Basic methods and data structures, geometric searching, convex hulls,
proximity, intersections.
CS 758. Theoretical Foundations Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures & discussion on topics in Theoretical Foundations.
CS 760. Topics in Artifical Intelligence. 3 Hours.
Programming methodologies, logic foundations, natural language
applications, expert systems.
CS 761. Topics in Expert Systems. 3 Hours.
Concepts and architectures, tools, reasoning, evaluations, selected
examples.
CS 762. Topics in Natural Language Processing. 3 Hours.
Syntax, semantics, ATNs, logic grammars, language and memory.
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CS 763. Topics in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. 3 Hours.

Techniques used in data mining (such as frequent sets and association
rules, decision trees, Bayesian networks, classification, clustering),
algorithms underlying these techniques, and applications.
CS 764. Topics in Knowledge Representation. 3 Hours.
Logic, production systems, semantic nets, frames, multiple
representational systems.
CS 765. Topics in Neural Networks. 3 Hours.
Theoretical fondations, associative memory, pattern processing,
biological neural nets.
CS 766. Games and Puzzles Seminar. 3 Hours.
Interfaces and Engines for games and puzzles such as Chess, Checkers,
Othello, Rubik's Cube, Go, Sudoku, etc.
CS 767. Machine Learning. 3 Hours.
Introduction to machine learning, the design of algorithms that can make
predictions about the future based on past experience. Emphasizes
practical considerations for developing efficient and accurate machine
learning models, and theoretical underpinnings of different learning
algorithms.
CS 768. Artificial Intelligence Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Artificial Intelligence.
CS 770. Topics in Computer Graphics. 3 Hours.
Graphics hardware, raster images, color, shading, ray casting, triangle
meshes, coordinate frames, transformation matrices, perspective and
orthographic viewing, rasterization, depth buffer, animation, quaternions,
smooth curves (B-spline, Bezier) and surfaces, sampling, texture
mapping, graphics programming.
CS 771. Topics in Shape Design. 3 Hours.
This course covers various aspects of the design of mathematical
descriptions of shape. These geometric models are used in computer
graphics, game design, automobile and aircraft design, robotics,
anatomical modeling, and many other disciplines. Building geometry from
images. Bezier and B-spline curves and surfaces.
CS 772. Topics in Geometric Modeling for Computer Graphics. 3
Hours.
The formal description of a motion is necessary in computer animation
for graphics, game design, robotics, and many other disciplines. This
course covers various aspects of the design of motions. Typical topics
include position control along Bezier curves, orientation control with
quaternion splines, motion planning, motion capture, camera control,
collision detection, visibility analysis.
CS 773. Topics in Computer Vision and Image Processing. 3 Hours.
Image understanding feature extraction, domain-specific knowledge for
high-level vision.
CS 774. 3D Printing. 3 Hours.
3D Printing : design, materials, and aesthetics. Students will do projects
which result in unique artifacts created by 3D printing. Multi-disciplinary
teams are encouraged.
CS 775. Topics in Visualization. 3 Hours.
Advanced Computer Graphics techniques aimed at "Scientific
Visualization" applications.
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CS 776. TPS in Structure from Motion. 3 Hours.

Structure from motion extracts geometric information from a series
of images of an object, either still photographs or video streams. The
position of the camera may also be computed, yielding camera paths.
This topic has powerful applications in many areas, including computer
graphics, computer vision, photography, visualization, and video
augmentation. Projective geometry, multiple view geometry, feature
extraction.
CS 778. Graphics and Image Processing Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Graphics and Image
Processing.
CS 780. Topics in Numerical Computing Foundations. 3 Hours.
Matrix computations and matrix analysis, including solution of linear
systems, solution of nonlinear systems, spectral analysis, quadrature,
and least squares.
CS 781. Topics in Simulation Models and Animations. 3 Hours.
Model development using popular simulation languages, e.g., Excel or
OpenOffice.org Calc Spreadsheet; interfacing to an animation system
such as Proof Animation or Open_GL.
CS 782. Topics in Simulation Methodology. 3 Hours.
Combined continuous and discrete simulation, simulation theory,
modeling environments.
CS 788. Shape Modeling Seminar. 3 Hours.
Lectures & discussion on advanced topics in Geometric Modeling.
CS 796. Directed Readings and Research. 1-9 Hour.
Selected readings, research and project development under direction
of a faculty member. Must have permission of instructor and graduate
program director.
CS 799. Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.
Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy.
Clinic Courses
CRM 671. Clinical Research Study Operations and Site Management.

3 Hours.
This course provides clinical research personnel and advanced practice
nurses with an introduction to principles of study and site management
for the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical research,
and expands concepts related to good clinical practice guidelines.
CRM 672. An Overview of Teaching Principles for Clinical Research
Coordinators and Healthcare Professionals. 3 Hours.
nurses with an introduction and overview of teaching principles that are
applicable to clinical and clinical research venues.
CRM 673. Current Issues in Clinical Research Management. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with an opportunity to expand critical
learning and application of clinical research management topics through
review of current literature and use of available resources.
Prerequisites: (CRM 670 [Min Grade: C] and CRM 671 [Min Grade: C]
and CRM 672 [Min Grade: C]) or (CRM 670 [Min Grade: C] and CRM 671
[Min Grade: C] and CRM 672 [Min Grade: C])
CRM 674L. Practicum Experiences in Clinical Research
Management. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with an opportunity to expand learning
experiences that validate cognitive, affective and psychomotor skill sets
of CRMs; and includes an opportunity to develop additional learning
objectives and practicum experiences that will culminate in a project that
fulfills learning goals.
Prerequisites: (CRM 670 [Min Grade: C] and CRM 671 [Min Grade: C]
and CRM 672 [Min Grade: C] and CRM 673 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken
Concurrently) or (CRM 670 [Min Grade: C] and CRM 671 [Min Grade: C]
and CRM 672 [Min Grade: C] and CRM 673 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken
Concurrently)
DB - Distribution Courses
DB 530. Distribution Operations. 3 Hours.
Concepts of value added, profitability, inventory management,
scheduling, decision support systems, facilities, and warehouse
operations integrated with financial control of distributor operations. Case
studies and industrial speakers.
DB 535. Distribution Policies and Quality Issues. 3 Hours.
Cases incorporating current approaches and procedures for attaining
optimum manufacturer/distributor/customer relationships. Distributor goto-market channel strategies and management, B2B ecommerce strategy
and applications, and strategic account management processes and
systems. Market demand analysis, profitability, sales force strategies,
multi-channel selling models, and other operational strategies and
technologies used by industrial distributors.
CLN 503. Adv CL Clinic Elective. 1 Hour.
DCS-Digital Community Stud Courses
Clinical Research Management Courses
DCS 601. Ethnographic Filmmaking. 6 Hours.

This course is an interdisciplinary course in which students pair up to
produce a short documentary film which represents a community in the
Birmingham area. The course contains four key elements: 1) community
outreach 2) introduction to social science theory and methods, 3) film
theory and the aesthetics of filmmaking, and 4) technical aspects of
camera work and digital video editing. Permission of Instructor.
CRM 670. Clinical Rsearch Ethics, Methods and Clinical Trials. 3

Hours.
nurses with an introduction to historical, cultural, and ethical influences on
clinical research, and introduces concepts related to good clinical practice
guidelines. The course also addresses concepts of scientific integrity,
scientific misconduct, the informed consent process, research methods
and clinical trials.
DCS 650. Media and Public Service. 3 Hours.

This course offers students hands-on experience creating and analyzing
media pieces about community issues, including documentary films,
public service announcements, translation of academic research to lay
audiences, and multimedia grant proposals and reports. Emphasis will be
on communicating effectively in the non-profit sector.
Dentistry - Post Doctoral Courses

EC-Economics Courses
EC 520. Applied Forecasting. 3 Hours.
EC 540. Economics for Educators. 3 Hours.
Students will gain an understanding of both basic economic principles
and entrepreneurship and learn innovative methods of transferring
economic knowledge to elementary and secondary students. Students
will also become well-versed in the National and State standards.
ECE-Early Childhood Educ Courses

ECE 545. Curriculum for Young Children: Math Science and SS. 6
Hours.
Basic knowledge of curriculum and concepts of mathematics, science,
and social studies for young children. Child growth and development as
basis for planning and teaching mathematics, science, and social studies
to young children. Teaching methods and use of instructional media.
Practicum experience required. Prerequisite: Admission to ECE 5th-Year
Program.
Prerequisites: EEC 240 [Min Grade: D] and MA 113 [Min Grade: D] and
MA 114 [Min Grade: D]
ECE 546. Comm Arts/Reading Young Child. 6 Hours.
Nature of reading and language arts experiences for children grades
N-3. Media, materials, experiences, programs, and strategies to facilitate
development of communicative abilities with emphasis on preserving
and maintaining creative expression. Integration of learning in areas of
listening, speaking, reading, composition, literature, handwriting, spelling,
and other communication arts. Laboratory experiences required.
Prerequisites: EDR 440 [Min Grade: D]
ECE 548. Infant/Toddler Development. 3 Hours.
Study of human development within an ecological context from before
birth to three years of age. Course covers social-emotional, physical,
cognitive, language, and creative development of the infant and toddler in
the home and also in programs for very young children.
ECE 549. Edu Environment: Inf/Todd/Par. 3-6 Hours.
Study of infant (or toddler) development as it relates to the organization
of a parent/infant (or toddler) educational program. Information
concerning program management, observation of parent/infant (or
toddler) interaction, development and sequencing of activities, creation
and evaluation of materials, and an examination of techniques and
procedures for parent involvement and education. Actual experience in
working with a parent/infant (or toddler) program will be an integral part of
the course. Prerequisite: ECE 548 or equivalent.
Prerequisites: ECE 548 [Min Grade: C]
ECE 620. Introduction to Curriculum and Teaching. 3 Hours.
Basic knowledge of early childhood curriculum for programs, infant
through third grade, in a variety of settings. Relationship of child
growth and development in planning and implementation of all areas of
curriculum. Prerequisite: Admission to ECE 5th-Year Program.
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ECE 630. Cognitive Curriculum ECE. 3 Hours.

Mathematics and science for children four to eight years of age based on
constructivism. Children's thinking, particularly in physical-knowledged
activities, group games, and situations in daily living.
ECE 631. Program for Young Children. 3 Hours.
Literature for children in nursery school, kindergarten, primary grades;
selection, use, and integration of literature in total curriculum.
ECE 632. Young Children and Their Literature. 3 Hours.
Literature for children in nursery school, kindergarten, primary grades;
selection, use, and integration of literature in total curriculum.
ECE 633. Social Development of the Young Atypical Child. 3 Hours.
Theoretical issues and political, sociological relationship of the atypical
child. Nature, assessment, and intervention of emotional disorder.
Program planning, teaching, and interdisciplinary considerations.
ECE 690. Practicum in Early Childhood Education. 3-6 Hours.
Required of all M.A.Ed. students. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
ECE 691. Practicum Supervision in ECE. 2 Hours.
Supervision of practicum students.
ECE 692. Practicum in Primary Education. 6-9 Hours.
Prerequisite: Permission of advisor and department.
ECE 693. Internship in Early Childhood Education. 3-9 Hours.
Full-time internship for 10 weeks (300 clock hours).
ECE 694. Practicum in ECE for the Young Atypical Child. 3 Hours.
ECE 730. Doctoral Seminar I: Issues in Development Theory. 3
Hours.
Prerequisites: Admission to doctoral program or instructor
permission.Special Topics in Early Childhood and Development Studies.
Specific topic announced in class schedule.
ECE 731. Doctoral Seminar II: Children and Society. 3 Hours.
Prerequisites: Admission to doctoral program or instructor
permission.Special Topics in Early Childhood and Development Studies.
Specific topic announced in class schedule.
ECE 732. Dr Sem III: History of Early Childhood Education. 1-3 Hour.
Survey of historical, philosphical, and sociocultural foundation of early
childhood programs and policies.
Prerequisites: ECE 730 [Min Grade: C] and ECE 731 [Min Grade: C]
ECE 733. Doctoral Seminar IV: Adv Research Design in ECE. 3
Hours.
Evaluation and planning of research in preparation for dissertation.
Prerequisite: At least one course in research, measurement, or statistics.
ECE 734. Logic and Scientific Inquiry. 3 Hours.
Scientific investigation as applied in education. Conceptual issues in
research process. Methods of analysis and presentation. Prerequisite:
Master's degree.
ECE 735. Meaning and Development of Play. 3 Hours.
Nature of play, its importance and how it is nurtured.
ECE 736. Personality Development of the Young Child. 3 Hours.
Theoretical perspectives; review of research, including cross-cultural
studies.
ECE 737. Parent Child and School Interface. 3 Hours.
Historical development of parent involvement. Theoretical bases of
family-school interactions.
ECE 738. The Consultation Process and the Young Child. 3 Hours.
Skills for working with families, teachers, and professionals in community
agencies that serve infants, toddlers, and young children.
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ECE 739. Developing Interpersonal Competence for Leaders. 3

Hours.
Relationships with coworkers and subordinates. Various approaches to
interpersonal relationships.
ECE 740. Research Apprenticeship. 3-6 Hours.
Planning, implementation, analysis, and presentation of research.
ECE 741. Rsearch Study: Design and Implementation. 3 Hours.
Development of rationale, literature search, collection and analysis of
data, and formal written report (according to APA guidelines). Must be
completed before admission to candidacy.
Prerequisites: EPR 607 [Min Grade: C] and EPR 608 [Min Grade: C]
and EPR 609 [Min Grade: C] and ECE 740 [Min Grade: C]
ECE 753. John Dewey and the Early Childhood Curriculum. 3 Hours.
Dewey's philosophy, epistemology; relationship to early childhood
education and development.
ECE 760. Current Issues in Education. 2-3 Hours.
Internship.
ECE 774. Advanced Seminar in Language Development. 3 Hours.
Relationship of thinking and knowing to language development;
strategies for analysis; strengths and weaknesses of techniques of
examining language development.
ECE 790. Internship in Early Childhood Education and Devel. 3-9
Hours.
Internship.
ECE 742. Piaget: Theory and Research I. 3 Hours.

Jean Piaget's theory, application to early childhood education; physical
and social (conventional) knowledge. Representation and memory,
logico-mathematical knowledge. Prerequisite: Master's degree and EEC
672.
Prerequisites: EEC 672 [Min Grade: C]
ECE 791. Field Studies in Early Childhood Education. 1-6 Hour.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
ECE 743. Piaget: Theory and Research II. 3 Hours.

672.
ECE 793. Individual Research in Early Childhood Education. 3

Hours.
Recent research in early childhood education; systematic solutions to
problems in education.
ECE 744. Piaget: Theory and Research III. 3 Hours.

672.
ECE 745. Piaget: Theory and Research IV. 3 Hours.
672.
ECE 746. Contemporary Issues in Science Education. 3 Hours.
Crisis atmosphere surrounding science education in American classroom.
and ECE 732 [Min Grade: C]
ECE 747. Social Development of Young Children. 3 Hours.
Factors influencing socialization of young children.
ECE 748. Research in Infancy. 3 Hours.
Theoretical and empirical evidence relating to psychomotor domain.
ECE 749. Advanced Early Childhood Curriculum. 3 Hours.
Historical, philosophical, psychological, and social thought influencing
curriculum in early childhood education.
ECE 750. Literacy Before School. 3 Hours.
Written language development of preschool children.
ECE 751. School and Literacy Instruction. 3 Hours.
Primary-level literacy instruction and children's literacy development.
Prerequisites: Admission to doctoral program in early childhood education
and two courses in language development. 999999.
ECE 752. Theory/Res Literacy Dev Instr. 3 Hours.
Philosophical and psychological beliefs regarding literacy development.
999999.
ECE 792. Directed Readings in Research. 3 Hours.

Review of research in early childhood education to gain understanding of
conceptual and methodological basis.
ECE 794. Current Research Topics in Early Childhood Educ. 1-3

Hour.
Philosophical aspects of scientific methods in education; functions of
paradigms, theories, and models in inquiry; theory development and
validation; major types of experimental and nonexperimental inquiry
appropriate to study of educational phenomena.
ECE 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
The course provides for supervised research experience under the
direction of a graduate faculty member within the School of Education.
The topic for an ECE 798 course must relate to the discipline or
specializations within early childhood education and child development.
The course is only available to students who have been admitted to the
doctoral program in ECE.
ECE 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
Doctoral research Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy.
ECG-Counseling, Human Services Courses

ECG 600. Intro to Community Counseling. 3 Hours.
Individuals entering the counseling profession to work with community
agencies and organizations are facing a paradigm shift in the way many
traditional counselors think and act. This course addresses the specific
needs of students preparing for contemporary counseling careers in
community/agency settings including the multi-faceted roles and functions
of a professional counselor, the counseling needs of special community
populations, and the professional/ethical issues unique to community
counseling.
ECG 612. Professional Orientation. 3 Hours.
Emphasis on understanding of professional roles and responsibilities;
ethical and legal issues; historical perspectives; preparation standards;
credentialing; trends and issues in the counseling profession.
ECG 613. Foundations of Substance Abuse. 3 Hours.

This course is designed to introduce the student to the counseling
specialization of substance abuse counseling. Students will be
guided through (a) a critical examination of the etiological theories of
substanceabuse, (b) the pharmacological, physiological, psychological,
and behavioral efects of the most common psychoactive drugs, (c) the
role and function of self-help groups, and (d) the role and function of
substance abuse counseling professionals.
ECG 619. Special Issues for School Counselors. 3 Hours.
This course will expose the school counselor-in-training to a variety
of critical incidents. These incidents (situations) will cover a variety of
experiences which will be presented in a seminar environment and
will require the student counselor s expertise and proper response.
Authoritiesfrom the various school systems, law enforcement agencies,
counseling/ mental health agencies, and child protective agencies will
provide knowledge and insight from their perspectives.
ECG 620. Foundations of School Counseling. 3 Hours.
Social, psychological, economic, and philosophic trends leading to
development of guidance programs in American schools. Organization
and administration of guidance services.
ECG 621. Theories of Individual Counseling. 3 Hours.
Educational, vocational, and personal counseling. Observations and
simulations.
ECG 622. Group/Classroom Guidance in Schools. 3 Hours.
The process and practice of group and classroom guidance and
counseling with children (K-12) will be explored.
ECG 623. Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance: M/H School. 3
Hours.
Principles and practices of comprehensive counseling and guidance in
the middle/high school related to curriculum, guidance services, and the
guidanceprogram.
ECG 624. Assessment. 3 Hours.
Assessment in Counseling.
Prerequisites: EPR 590 [Min Grade: C]
ECG 626. Group Counseling: Process and Procedures. 3 Hours.
Theory and Processes of Group Guidance.
Prerequisites: ECG 621 [Min Grade: C]
ECG 627. Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance: M/H School. 3
Hours.
Guidance in Elementary School.
ECG 628. Social and Cultural Diversity. 3 Hours.
Societal Issues in Counseling.
ECG 629. Counseling Families in a Multicultural Society. 3 Hours.
The intent is to facilitate an understanding of family dynamics and cultural
sensitivity. Counseling Families in a Multicultural Society provides
opportunities for students to explore, understand, and appreciate families
from culturally diverse backgrounds. Contents includesfamily and
multicultural theories/concepts related to structure, dynamics, growth
and development, assessment, possible counseling interventions, and
research related to health promotion, maintenance, and restoration of
diverse cultural groups.
ECG 630. Career Development: Vocational and Life Planning. 3
Hours.
Career Development: Theory and Research.
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ECG 631. Suicide Prevention. 3 Hours.

The course will address the epidemiology of suicide, demographic
and incidence information about at-risk groups, risk factors, protective
factors, warning signs, assessment of emergency risk and chronic
risk, intervention strategies, nomenclature, national strategy planning,
prevention advocacy, and attention to the bereaved and complicated
mourning and subsequent postvention. Students will be engaged in
case studies and assessment exercises, research and review into the
literature, hear from guest speakers including advocates and survivors,
journal writing and reflection, exams, and presentations.
ECG 637. Adlerian Family Counseling. 3 Hours.
ECG 638. Practicum I: Clinical Skills and Techniques. 3 Hours.
Practicum: Introduction to the Counseling Process.
ECG 650. Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychological Disorders. 3
Hours.
Counseling the Psychologically Impaired Client.
ECG 651. Human Sexuality for Counselors. 3 Hours.
This course is an overview of a family systems approach to
understanding and treating clinical issues related to human sexuality.
ECG 652. Advanced Counseling Techniques. 3 Hours.
This course will involve the study of theoretical approaches to counseling
which have been demonstrated to be culturally-relevant and conceptually
inclusive of multiple theories and techniques: Ivey's Developmental
Counseling and THerapy (DCT) and Adlerlan Indvidual Psychology
(other techniques will aslo be explored). Selected readings, academic
discussion and clinical application will be stressed. Critical thinking and
active participation are essential. Students will focus on the application
of theoretical information towards a goal of case conceptualizations as a
precursor to effective treatment planning.
Prerequisites: ECG 621 [Min Grade: C] and ECG 638 [Min Grade: C]
ECG 653. Counseling Children and Adolescents. 3 Hours.
This course will review current evidenced based treatment interventions
for children and families. Candidates will learn play therapy techniques,
art therapy techniques, and behavioral interventions including how to
create behavioral contracts, and methods for writing informative treatment
plans. Candidates will aslo learn specific strategies for engaging parents
and siblings in treatment, and will learn specific structural and narrative
based theoretical approaches to family therapy.
ECG 660. Dynamics of Child Sexual Abuse. 3 Hours.
ECG 661. Play Therapy I. 3 Hours.
Counseling children. Counseling theories and techniques appropriate to
working with children are explored. Play Therapy is emphasized.
ECG 662. Play Therapy II. 3 Hours.
Counseling children. Advanced counseling theories and advanced
techniques appropriate to working with children are explored. Play
therapy is emphasized.
ECG 663. Adventure-Based Counseling. 3 Hours.
Improvement of self-concept and social life skills through physical,
spiritual, emotional, and mental development in creative activity outdoors.
Natural environment used as a learning laboratory for leadership,
teamwork, problem solving, decision-making, conflict resolution, and
physical fitness.
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ECG 664. Challge Crse Fund II. 3 Hours.

This course continues introduces students to the background, philosophy,
ethical issues, and risk management required to high ropes facilitation.
Introduces students to a variety of high challenge course initiatives used
for learning and problem solving, trust team building, and self-confidence
and communication skills. How to present high challenge courses
initiatives to diverse groups will be emphasized. Specific attention will
be given to addressing learners of different ages and varying abilities.
Additionally, an overview will be given of how counseling and ropes
courses experiences can be integrated.
ECT 521. Program and Lesson Planning. 3 Hours.

This course focuses on the diagnosis and evaluation of students with
disabilities using a variety of developmentally appropriate curriculumbased assessments, criterion referenced, and norm-referenced tests.
Emphasis is on the interpretation of information from assessments
into Individualized Education Program annual goals and objectives,
transition planning, and Response to Intervention planning. Students will
incorporate data-based decision making, IEP development and lesson
planning to teach students with disabilities.
Prerequisites: ECY 600 [Min Grade: C]
ECG 665. Adventure Processing and Facilitation. 3 Hours.

This course provides the skills necessary for facilitating a variety of client
groups educational, recreational, corporate, and therapeutic indoor
experience programs. The curriculum includes the Experiential Learning
Cycle, stages of group development, leading group discussion, active
listening, frontloading, de-briefing, use of metaphors and transfer of
learning. Activities are used to faciliate leadership, teamwork, problem
solving, descision-making and conflict resolution. This knowlegde will
enhance students' ability to adapt their program to various groups.
How to faciliatate and lead group discssion with diverse groups will be
empasized.
ECT 522. Language and Communication Facilitation. 3 Hours.

This course provides information on communication assessment
and intervention procedures useful for teachers of students with
disabilities. Includes an overview of normal and typical language
development and research on effective naturalistic communication
interventions. Candidates will incorporate data-based decision making,
IEP development and lesson planning to teach students with disabilities.
ECG 666. Orgainzation and Administration of Adventure Education.

3 Hours.
Students will synthesis their experience in adventure leadership,
instruction and programming to explore the details of managing
an adventure program. Topics include risk management for the
administrator, operations and file management, legal issues, accreditation
standards, staff recruitment, hiring and training, marketing and fiscal
management. Special attention will be given to managinf an universally
designed challenge course.
ECG 691. Seminar: Special Topics in the Helping Profession. 3
Hours.
Emerging trends, techniques, and issues in counselor supervision.
ECG 692. Independent Readings in Counselor Education. 1-3 Hour.
ECG 695. Practicum II: Supervised Field Experience. 3 Hours.
ECG 697. Counseling Internship. 3,6 Hours.
A field experience in a counseling setting appropriate to the student
s program, where the student is expected to participate in all of the
activities of the school or agency counseling services, within the
constraints of et hical practice.
ECT-Collaborative Teacher Educ Courses

ECT 520. Formative and Summative Assessment. 3 Hours.
In-depth analysis of testing, assessment, and accountability applied to
special education. Analysis of applied issues such as standards-based
reform, annual yearly progress, response to intervention, and program
effectiveness. Students will incorporate data-based decision making,
[Course is for students in the Alternative Masters Program (AMP) only].
ECT 523. Instructional Methods. 3 Hours.

This course provides information on research-based instructional
strategies for equipping students with disabilities with the skills and
knowledge that will help them thrive in the classroom and beyond the
school day. Particular emphasis will be placed on general instructional
strategies for the acquisition and generalization of skills. In addition,
strategies for implementing individualized and effective programming will
be addressed. Students will incorporate data-based decision making, IEP
development and lesson planning to teach students with disabilities.
ECT 524. Sensory, Health and Physical Methods. 3 Hours.
This course introduces research-based assessment and instructional
strategies for equipping students with sensory, health, and physical
disabilities with the skills and knowledge that will help them thrive in the
classroom and beyond the school day. Students will incorporate databased decision making, IEP development and lesson planning to teach
students with disabilities.
ECT 525. Positive Behavioral Supports. 3 Hours.
This course presents definition and measurement of behavior,
reinforcement strategies, systematic program development, basic formats
for classroom instruction, and techniques for monitoring student progress.
There is an emphasis on procedures for increasing academic and
socially appropriate behavior through simulations and practice exercises.
Students will incorporate data-based decision making, IEP development
and lesson planning to teach students with disabilities.
ECT 526. Assistive and Instructional Technology. 3 Hours.
This course examines the use of computer-based instruction and
management systems to facilitate classroom instruction. The course
includes issues related to the integration of technology into instructional
design, a review and analysis of educational software, an exploration of
educational considerations of technology for individuals with disabilities,
an evaluation of assistive technology options, and an overview of
instructional and managerial computer applications. Students will
ECT 527. Collaborative Processes. 3 Hours.

This course provides a variety of collaborative options for supporting
students with disabilities. These include collaborating with families,
agencies, paraprofessionals as well as other professionals.
ECT 528. Legal Issues and Trends. 3 Hours.
This course explores current laws and trends relating to special
education.
ECT 531. Early Childhood/Elementary School Student Teaching. 3-9
Hours.
These courses are required in UABs Alternative Masters Program (AMP)
for a Master of Arts in Education with Alternative Class A certification
for teaching in the following areas: Collaborate Teacher K-12, Early
Childhood Special Education,Visual Impairments P-12. The purpose
of ECT 531 is to prepare teachers to use Best Practices for teaching
within their content area. As stipulated by the ALSDE Administrative
Code, determining readiness to serve as a certified teacher shall require
competence to teach as demonstrated in an internship of 15 weeks
of full-time student teaching. Collaborative Teacher K-12 and Visual
Impairments P-12 interns will have two placements to satisfy their K-12
and P-12 certification requirements (i.e., 7.5 weeks in a K-5 placement
and 7.5 weeks in a 6-12 placement).
ECT 554. Comm &Technology Apps In Early Childhood Special
Education. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide information on communication
facilitation and assistive and instructional technology applications for
young children with delays or disabilities. The course examines (a) the
use of various communication systems, (b) naturalistic communication
strategies, (c) computer-based instruction and management systems
to utilize assistive and instructional technology, (d) issues related to
the integration of technology into instructional design, (e) a review
and analysis of educational software, (f) an exploration of educational
considerations of technology for young children with delays or disabilities,
(g) an evaluation of assistive technology options, and (h) an overview
of instructional and managerial computer applications. Candidates
will incorporate evidence-based decision-making, IFSP and IEP
development, and program planning to facilitate communication and
provide instruction for young children with delays or disabilities and their
families.
Prerequisites: EDU 500 [Min Grade: C] and ECY 600 [Min Grade: C]
and ECY 635 [Min Grade: C]
ECT 555. Early Primary Curriculum and Methods. 3 Hours.
Universal design, response to intervention, and co-teaching are central
components of this course. This course provides information on providing
evidence-based instructional strategies and support to young children
(K-3) with delays or disabilities. The intent is to equip children (K-3) with
the skills and knowledge that will help them thrive in the classroom, as
well as other settings. Particular emphasis will be placed on applied
teaching strategies for the acquisition and generalization of skills.
Prerequisites: EDU 500 [Min Grade: D] and ECY 600 [Min Grade: D]
and ECY 635 [Min Grade: D] and ECY 637 [Min Grade: D]
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ECT 601. Introduction to Technology in Special Education. 1 Hour.

Provides students with the knowledge and skills to begin the process of
designing a standards-based electronic portfolio. Students will address
the issues regarding the content and construction of electronic portfolios
and the purpose of each stage of development. Issues related to
formatting options will be demonstrated and critiqued. Students will be
required to develop and demonstrate the requisite skills for creating and
filing critical information in a digital format. Students will review numerous
portfolios for discussion. The focus will be a standards based product
which each student will begin during this course.
ECT 620. Formative and Summative Assessment. 3 Hours.
In-depth analysis of testing, assessment, and accountability applied to
special education. Analysis of applied issues such as standards-based
reform, annual yearly progress, response to intervention, and program
effectiveness. Students will incorporate data-based decision making, IEP
ECT 621. Program and Lesson Planning. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the diagnosis and evaluation of students with
disabilities using a variety of developmentally appropriate curriculumbased assessments, criterion referenced, and norm-referenced tests.
Emphasis is on the interpretation of information from assessments
into Individualized Education Program annual goals and objectives,
transition planning, and Response to Intervention planning. Students will
ECT 622. Language and Communication Facilitation. 3 Hours.
This course provides information on communication assessment
and intervention procedures useful for teachers of students with
disabilities. Includes an overview of normal and typical language
development and research on effective naturalistic communication
interventions. Candidates will incorporate data-based decision making,
ECT 623. Instructional Methods. 3 Hours.
This course provides information on research-based instructional
strategies for equipping students with disabilities with the skills and
knowledge that will help them thrive in the classroom and beyond the
school day. Particular emphasis will be placed on general instructional
strategies for the acquisition and generalization of skills. In addition,
strategies for implementing individualized and effective programming will
be addressed. Students will incorporate data-based decision making, IEP
ECT 624. Sensory, Health and Physical Methods. 3 Hours.
This course introduces research-based assessment and instructional
strategies for equipping students with sensory, health, and physical
disabilities with the skills and knowledge that will help them thrive in the
classroom and beyond the school day. Students will incorporate databased decision making, IEP development and lesson planning to teach
students with disabilities.
ECT 625. Positive Behavioral Supports. 3 Hours.
This course presents definition and measurement of behavior,
reinforcement strategies, systematic program development, basic formats
for classroom instruction, and techniques for monitoring student progress.
There is an emphasis on procedures for increasing academic and
socially appropriate behavior through simulations and practice exercises.
Students will incorporate data-based decision making, IEP development
and lesson planning to teach students with disabilities.
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ECT 626. Assistive and Instructional Technology. 3 Hours.

This course examines the use of computer-based instruction and
management systems to facilitate classroom instruction. The course
includes issues related to the integration of technology into instructional
design, a review and analysis of educational software, an exploration of
educational considerations of technology for individuals with disabilities,
an evaluation of assistive technology options, and an overview of
instructional and managerial computer applications. Students will
ECT 627. Collaborative Processes. 3 Hours.
This course provides a variety of collaborative options for supporting
students with disabilities. These include collaborating with families,
agencies, paraprofessionals as well as other professionals.
ECT 628. Legal Issues and Trends. 3 Hours.
This course explores current laws and trends relating to special
education.
ECT 631. Practicum in Collaborative Teaching K-12. 3-9 Hours.
The purpose of ECT 631 is to prepare teachers to use Best Practices
for teaching within their content area. As stipulated by the ALSDE
Administrative Code, determining readiness to serve as a certified
teacher shall require competence to teach as demonstrated in a focused
practicum experience. Field experience is required.
ECT 650. Masters Seminar in Collaborative Teaching. 3 Hours.
A diagnostic and evaluation course designed to ensure that students
have acquired basic competencies in historical, philosophical, legal, and
assessment foundations in special education. Competencies addressed
in this course also include research, writing, speaking, and computer
literacy.
ECT 651. Assessment Foundations in Special Education. 3 Hours.
Designed to prepare special education teachers to assess children
and youth in a manner that reflects federal and state mandates and
regulations. Students are prepared to appropriately select, administer,
and interpret assessment instruments designed to answer questions
related to eligibility determination and, intervention programming.
Prerequisites: ECT 650 [Min Grade: C]
ECT 652. Char of Chldren/Yth w/Learning and Behv Disabilities. 3
Hours.
Details the characteristics, needs, and concerns related to children and
youth with mild learning disabilities, mental retardation, and emotionalbehavioral disorders. Additional issues addressed in the course are due
process, inclusion, collaboration, and diversity as they pertain to these
populations of students. Field experience required.
ECT 653. Characteristics of Students with Low-Incidence
Disabilities. 3 Hours.
Details the characteristics, needs, and concerns related to children and
youth with physical, health, sensory, and communication disabilities.
Additional topics covered include positioning and handling, assessment,
development of health care plans, and transdisciplinary collaboration.
Field experience required.
ECT 654. Communication and Technology Applications In Early

Childhood Special Education. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide information on communication
facilitation and assistive and instructional technology applications for
young children with delays or disabilities. The course examines (a) the
use of various communication systems, (b) naturalistic communication
strategies, (c) computer-based instruction and management systems
to utilize assistive and instructional technology, (d) issues related to
the integration of technology into instructional design, (e) a review
and analysis of educational software, (f) an exploration of educational
considerations of technology for young children with delays or disabilities,
(g) an evaluation of assistive technology options, and (h) an overview
of instructional and managerial computer applications. Candidates
will incorporate evidence-based decision-making, IFSP and IEP
development, and program planning to facilitate communication and
provide instruction for young children with delays or disabilities and their
families.
Prerequisites: ECY 635 [Min Grade: C] or EDU 500 [Min Grade: C] or
ECY 600 [Min Grade: C]
ECT 655. Early Primary Curriculum and Methods. 3 Hours.
Universal design, response to intervention, and co-teaching are central
components of this course. This course provides information on providing
evidence-based instructional strategies and support to young children
(K-3) with delays or disabilities. The intent is to equip children (K-3) with
the skills and knowledge that will help them thrive in the classroom, as
well as other settings. Particular emphasis will be placed on applied
teaching strategies for the acquisition and generalization of skills.
In addition, strategies for implementing individualized and effective
programming in all curricular areas will be addressed. Candidates
will incorporate evidence-based decision-making, design instructional
programs, provide instruction, and monitor the progress of children K-3
with delays or disabilities. The course also focuses on co-teaching and
working as a member of the team along with paraprofessionals, related
service personnel, general educators, and families.
Prerequisites: ECY 635 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 600 [Min Grade: C] or
EDU 500 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 637 [Min Grade: C]
ECT 656. Transition of Adolescents from Sch to Adulthood. 3 Hours.
Provides students with knowledge and skill in secondary content and
methods, including transition from school to adulthood. Issues related
to designing, implementing, and evaluating instruction are presented.
Additionally, this course provides critical information regarding the
informal assessment of the teaching and learning processes. Specific
methods for teaching reading, writing, mathematics, and study skills are
covered. Field experience required.
ECT 657. Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms. 3 Hours.
Provides students with the knowledge and skills to teach learners with
low-incidence disabilities in K-12 settings. Course content addresses
issues related to positioning and handling, Alabama Extended Standards,
IEP development, writing health care plans, assessment, and strategies
for teaching reading, math, and writing.
ECT 658. Curriculum in General Education. 3 Hours.
Prepares students to utilize the general education curriculum as the
foundation for educational programming for children and youth with
special needs. IEP writing, using the general education curriculum,
team planning, state- and district-wide assessments, and curriculum
accommodations and modifications are topics addressed in this course.
Prerequisites: ECT 650 [Min Grade: P] or ECY 635 [Min Grade: C]
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ECT 659. Plan and Manage the Teaching and Learning Environment.
3 Hours.
Prepares students to plan and manage the teaching and learning
environment effectively. The major emphasis of the course is on the
elements of classroom design and preparation. Primary and secondary
academic and behavioral interventions are presented. Outcomes
expected for students are related to the creation and maintenance of
positive, caring classroom communities that facilitate the academic
and social development of children and youth with disabilities. Field
experience required.
Prerequisites: ECT 650 [Min Grade: P]
ECT 674. Advanced Readings and Research in Spec Edu. 3 Hours.

Allows the student to pursue an in-depth investigation of current and
timely issues in the field of special education. The instructor and student
design an individual program of study during the course, based upon
student needs and interests.
ECT 660. Providing Positive Behavior and Social Support. 3 Hours.

Prepares students to plan and manage the teaching and learning
environment effectively. The major emphasis of the course is on the
elements of classroom design and preparation. Primary and secondary
academic and behavioral interventions are presented. Outcomes
expected for students are related to the creation and maintenance of
positive, caring classroom communities that facilitate the academic
and social development of children and youth with disabilities. Field
experience required.
Prerequisites: ECT 650 [Min Grade: P] or ECY 635 [Min Grade: C]
ECT 676. Survey of Pervasive Developmental Disorders. 3 Hours.

An in-depth examination of the characteristics, needs, and other
concerns of children and youth with pervasive developmental disorders.
Topics also include interventions, collaboration, and functional life-skill
programming.
ECT 661. Communication and Collaborative Partnerships. 3 Hours.

Provides an opportunity for students to develop the knowledge, skills,
and ability to work collaboratively with professionals responsible for
services provided to students with disabilities, their families, and their
communities. Emphasis will be placed on blending general education,
special education, and related services. The course consists of a series
of topics and activities that are designed to provide an overview of
collaboration and consultation, present issues related to diversity and
inclusion, and highlight implications for special educators, general
educators, related service personnel, students, the community, and
families. Field experience required.
ECT 670. Practicum in Collaborative Teaching: Grades K-6. 3 Hours.
Students seeking Collaborative Teacher certification, Grades K-6, are
required to complete a practicum experience in a collaborative setting
that includes children who present a wide range of disabilities. This
practicum experience is tailored to the unique needs and experiences of
students seeking this certification.
ECT 671. Practicum in Collaborative Teaching: Grades 6-12. 3
Hours.
Students seeking Collaborative Teacher certification, Grades 6-12, are
required to complete a practicum experience in a collaborative setting
that includes children who present a wide range of disabilities. This
practicum experience is tailored to the unique needs and experiences of
students seeking this certification.
ECT 672. Internship in Collaborative Teaching: Grades K-6. 3,9
Hours.
Students in the 5th-year, nontraditional program are required to complete
a 12-week internship that is to be divided between lower and upper
elementary settings. This internship is designed to assist the prospective
graduate in virtually all teaching responsibilities in collaborative settings.
ECT 673. Internship in Collaborative Teaching: Grades 6-12. 3-9
Hours.
Students in the 5th-year, nontraditional program are required to complete
a 12-week internship that is to be divided between lower and upper
secondary settings. This internship is designed to assist the prospective
graduate in virtually all teaching responsibilities in collaborative settings.
ECT 675. Survey of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. 3 Hours.

Provides teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement
an optimal teaching-learning environment for students with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder who represent diverse backgrounds in
grades K-12.
ECT 677. Combating Child Abuse and Neglect. 3 Hours.

What constitutes child abuse? Perspectives will be offered from those
affected by the tragedy of abuse, including victims, perpetrators, and the
community at large: the family, educational, medical, political and legal
systems. Intervention and prevention strategies will be stressed.
ECT 679. Advanced Legal Aspects of Special Education. 3 Hours.
Provides students with an in-depth examination of legal information
pursuant to individuals with disabilities. The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act and its related amendments, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Improvement Rehabilitation
Act are major federal laws reviewed in this course. Special education
litigation is also addressed during the course.
ECT 685. Comm and Lang for Indiv w/Low Incidence Disibilities. 3
Hours.
This course is designed as an elective to extend the experiences and
knowledge base of students in the area of communication and language
development for individuals with low incidence disabilities. The disabilty
areas of focus will be visual impairments, hearing impairments, dual
sensory impairments, autism,cerebral palsy, and moderate to severe
mental retardation. Students will explore the linkages between speech,
languate and communication and relate them in application to alternative
modes and/or indicators of inner, receptive and expressive language.
There will be traditional academic tasks infused with technology and
assistive technology applications, reinforced by hands-on learning
experiences and field based learning.
ECT 700. ASD: An Introduction. 3 Hours.
Introductory course that focuses on characteristics of children and youth
with autism spectrum disorders; trends and issues connected with autism
spectrum disorders; and effective practices and strategies for structuring,
managing, and promoting social skill development and social interactions
between children and youth with autism spectrum disorders.
ECT 701. ASD: App of Assessment Inform. 3 Hours.
Assessment-centered course that will guide the candidate in assessment,
intervention, and programming for individuals within the autism spectrum.
Candidates will learn to use formal and informal measures to identify
student learning, language, sensory and regulatory needs, to design
student-centered educational programming, write comprehensive
evaluations, and select research based materials that match learner
needs.
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ECT 702. ASD: Meth Mod to Sev Function. 3 Hours.

Methods course, with special emphasis on low-functioning learners an
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Particular attention is given
effective practices and strategies for teaching and promoting functional
and adaptive behavior that will enhance the learners social responsibility
and independent performance of daily activities.
ECT 703. ASD: Meth High Funct Learn- Asp. 3 Hours.
Methods course, with special emphasis on learners with higher
functioning autism spectrum disorders and Asperger Syndrome.
Particular attention is given effective practices and strategies for teaching
and promoting social skill development and proactive social interactions.
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Methods for High Functioning Learners and
Asperger's Syndrome. Field experience required.
ECT 704. ASD: Collaboration-Consultation. 3 Hours.
Focuses on collaborative problem solving, consultation and related issues
linked to educating students with autism spectrum disorders and related
disabilities.
ECT 705. ASD: Sem Adv Mathods. 2 Hours.
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Seminars in Advanced Methods (2 credit
hours) (20 clinical hours) to be taken concurrently with ECT 710: Autism
Spectrum Disorders Practicum.
ECT 710. ASD: Practicum. 3 Hours.
Multi-faceted practicum course that encompasses seminar in advanced
methods through ECT 705. ECT 710 is a series of planned activities
in diverse, integrated school continuums where participants continue
to learn and practice their skills in a regulated program supervised by
master teachers identified in the autism spectrum concentration. The
required High Stakes Artifacts assist the candidates and their supervisors
in evaluating their student teaching competencies. Autism Spectrum
Disorders: Practicum, 5-8 credit hours. Must register for ECT 705 and
ECT 710 at the same time.
ECT 720. Universal Design for Lrn. 3 Hours.
This course covers the following areas: Accommodations/Modifications,
Differentiated Instruction, Behavioral Strategies, Positive Learning
Environments, Student Engagement, and Demonstration Teaching.
ECT 720L. Field Experience. 1 Hour.
ECT 720R. Action Research. 1 Hour.
ECY-Special Education Courses

ECY 535. Foundations of Early Childhood Special Education. 3
Hours.
This is the introductory graduate course in the early childhood special
education program, which is designed to provide an overview of the
field of early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE)
and address policy issues, the importance of collaboration, and future
directions. Candidates must develop competencies in the areas of
historical and philosophical foundations of EI/ECSE, federal, state, and
local laws and legal requirements, characteristics of young children with
known or suspected disabilities, family-professional partnerships, service
delivery options, recommended practices, current policy issues and
trends, and professionalism and ethics. Another important aspect of this
course is professional development and life-long learning. Candidates
must demonstrate a number of research and technology skills such as:
accessing resources to support graduate studies; conducting reviews
of the early childhood special education resources and literature;
using American Psychological Association (APA) professional style
writing; utilizing technology to support graduate studies; and identifying
professional development resources for life-long learning. Course
content and assignments are designed to promote critical thinking,
problem solving skills, evidence-based practice application, and resource
identification.
ECY 536. Early Intervention and Preschool Curriculum and Methods.
3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide candidates with the knowledge,
skills, methods, and attitudes necessary to deliver effective intervention/
education to young children (birth through five) with known or suspected
disabilities and their families from a variety of social, ethnic, and racial
backgrounds. The course will include discussions and readings on
topics central to an adequate understanding of the conceptual and
theoretical foundations underlying current curriculum and methods for
young children. Special emphasis will be placed on supporting families in
all aspects of intervention. Attention will be given to developmentally and
individually appropriate practices that facilitate inclusive environments.
Candidates will be familiarized with instructional strategies and
technologies. Course content and assignments will promote the use
of critical thinking skills, problem solving, and technologies as they
are applied to instructional programs for young children with known or
suspected disabilities and their families. The course objectives will be
assessed through completion of the course requirements and class
participation. The content of this course is based on evidence-based
practices, which integrate the best available research evidence with
professional and family wisdom and values. Emphasized throughout
this course are the following objectives: how to be a member of a
transdisciplinary team in providing instruction, how to respond to cultural
diversity, how to provide services in high-poverty communities and LEAs,
and how to utilize evidence-based practices in all aspects of services.
These priority areas will be addressed throughout the course.
and (ECY 535 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 635 [Min Grade: C])
ECY 537. Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education. 3

Hours.
The purpose of this course is to prepare the candidate with knowledge
and practical applications regarding the screening and assessment
of young children with known or suspected disabilities (ages birth
through eight). Both child-level and family-level assessment procedures
will be emphasized. The candidate completing this course will be
prepared to make professional decisions regarding the screening,
assessment, program planning, and progress monitoring of young
children with disabilities. Course content and assignments will promote
critical thinking and problem solving skills. The content of this course is
based on evidence-based practices, which integrate the best available
research evidence with professional and family wisdom and values.
Emphasized throughout this course are the following objectives: how
to be a member of a transdisciplinary team in providing services in the
natural environment, how respond to cultural diversity, how to provide
services in high-poverty communities and LEAs, and how to utilize
evidence-based practices in all aspects of assessment. These priority
areas will be addressed throughout the course.
ECY 538. Physical and Health Care Support in Early Childhood
Special Education. 3 Hours.
education to young children with physical and health impairments.
The course will include discussions and readings on topics central
to an adequate understanding of the conceptual and theoretical
foundations underlying typical and atypical motor development and
neurodevelopment. Candidates will become proficient in motor skill
facilitation, positioning, handling, feeding and health care support. The
course objectives will be assessed through completion of the course
requirements and class participation.
ECY 539. Transdisciplinary Collaboration and Consultation in Early
Childhood. 3 Hours.
This course is designed for students to develop the knowledge, skills,
and ability to work collaboratively with other professionals who provide
inclusive services to infants and young children with delays or disabilities
and their families. Emphasis will be placed on working as members
of teams, which include families, early childhood special education,
and the related services of physical and occupational therapy. Topics
include teamwork, group decision-making, team process, leadership,
and communication, the evidence that supports these practices, and
how such issues influence services for young children and their families.
A significant portion of content/discussion will focus on the roles and
functions of various disciplines (including family members) as team
members. Case studies will be used in simulations of transdisciplinary
teamwork in action.
ECY 562. Methods and Materials for Teaching Visual Impairments. 3
Hours.
Principles and procedures for developing and implementing curricula for
persons who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind. Field experience
required.
Prerequisites: ECY 600 [Min Grade: D]
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ECY 564. Braille, Orientation and Mobility. 3 Hours.

Principles of teaching reading, transcribing and writing Braille; tests,
curricula and technology for Braille literacy. Fundamentals in teaching
spatial orientation and mobility for persons who are blind, visually
impaired or deaf-blind.
Prerequisites: ECY 600 [Min Grade: D]
ECY 565. Anatomy and Educational Implication of the Eye. 3 Hours.
Knowledge and evaluation of the visual system and use of low vision
devices and other prescriptive devices for persons who are blind, visually
Prerequisites: ECY 600 [Min Grade: C] and ECY 661 [Min Grade: C]
and ECY 662 [Min Grade: C] and ECY 663 [Min Grade: C] and ECY 664
[Min Grade: C]
ECY 572. Early Childhood/Elementary School Student Teaching. 3-9
Hours.
of this course is to prepare teachers to use Best Practices for teaching
within their content area. As stipulated by the ALSDE Administrative
Code, determining readiness to serve as a certified teacher shall
require competence to teach as demonstrated in an internship of 15
weeks of full-time student teaching. Collaborative Teacher K-12 and
Visual Impairments P-12 interns will have two placements to satisfy
their K-12 and P-12 certification requirements (i.e., 7.5 weeks in a K-5
placement and 7.5 weeks in a 6-12 placement). This internship course
is the culminating experience of the entire teacher education program.
During this internship experience, each intern will demonstrate to a
refined degree the abilities fostered throughout the program. A university
supervisor will work individually with each intern and his/her cooperating
teacher to design a plan of action for providing the intern with a total view
of the teaching profession. Each cooperating teacher will be certified in
the teaching field that the intern is student teaching in his/her classroom.
Each cooperating teacher will also hold a masters degree, whenever
possible, and have taught the target subject for at least 3 full years (Note:
the masters degree requirement can be waived with administrative
approval).
ECY 600. Introduction to Exceptional Learner. 3 Hours.
An overview of exceptionality as it pertains to children and adults. Both
high and low incidence populations will be examined. Each area of
exceptionality will be reviewed in terms of etiology, diagnosis, prevalence,
remediation, and educational strategies.
ECY 607. Counseling Parents of Exceptional Children. 3 Hours.
Dynamics of family life and parental and sibling reactions to handicapped
individuals are addressed in this course. Prerequisite: ECY 600.
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ECY 635. Foundations of Early Childhood Special Education. 3

Hours.
This is the introductory graduate course in the early childhood special
education program, which is designed to provide an overview of the
field of early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE)
and address policy issues, the importance of collaboration, and future
directions. Candidates must develop competencies in the areas of
historical and philosophical foundations of EI/ECSE, federal, state, and
local laws and legal requirements, characteristics of young children with
known or suspected disabilities, family-professional partnerships, service
delivery options, recommended practices, current policy issues and
trends, and professionalism and ethics. Another important aspect of this
course is professional development and life-long learning. Candidates
must demonstrate a number of research and technology skills such as:
accessing resources to support graduate studies; conducting reviews
of the early childhood special education resources and literature;
using American Psychological Association (APA) professional style
writing; utilizing technology to support graduate studies; and identifying
professional development resources for life-long learning. Course
content and assignments are designed to promote critical thinking,
problem solving skills, evidence-based practice application, and resource
identification.
Prerequisites: EDU 500 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 600 [Min Grade: C]
ECY 636. Early Intervention and Preschool Curriculum and Methods.
3 Hours.
education to young children (birth through five) with known or suspected
disabilities and their families from a variety of social, ethnic, and racial
backgrounds. The course will include discussions and readings on
topics central to an adequate understanding of the conceptual and
theoretical foundations underlying current curriculum and methods for
young children. Special emphasis will be placed on supporting families in
all aspects of intervention. Attention will be given to developmentally and
individually appropriate practices that facilitate inclusive environments.
Candidates will be familiarized with instructional strategies and
technologies. Course content and assignments will promote the use
of critical thinking skills, problem solving, and technologies as they
are applied to instructional programs for young children with known or
suspected disabilities and their families. The course objectives will be
assessed through completion of the course requirements and class
participation.
Prerequisites: EDU 500 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 600 [Min Grade: C] or
ECY 535 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 635 [Min Grade: C]
ECY 637. Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education. 3

Hours.
The purpose of this course is to prepare the candidate with knowledge
and practical applications regarding the screening and assessment
of young children with known or suspected disabilities (ages birth
through eight). Both child-level and family-level assessment procedures
will be emphasized. The candidate completing this course will be
prepared to make professional decisions regarding the screening,
assessment, program planning, and progress monitoring of young
children with disabilities. Course content and assignments will promote
critical thinking and problem solving skills. The content of this course is
based on evidence-based practices, which integrate the best available
research evidence with professional and family wisdom and values.
Emphasized throughout this course are the following objectives: how
to be a member of a transdisciplinary team in providing services in the
natural environment, how respond to cultural diversity, how to provide
services in high-poverty communities and LEAs, and how to utilize
evidence-based practices in all aspects of assessment. These priority
areas will be addressed throughout the course.
Prerequisites: EDU 500 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 600 [Min Grade: C] and
(ECY 535 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 635 [Min Grade: C])
ECY 638. Physical and Health Care Support in Early Childhood
Special Education. 3 Hours.
education to young children with physical and health impairments.
The course will include discussions and readings on topics central
to an adequate understanding of the conceptual and theoretical
foundations underlying typical and atypical motor development and
neurodevelopment. Candidates will become proficient in motor skill
facilitation, positioning, handling, feeding and health care support. The
course objectives will be assessed through completion of the course
requirements and class participation.
Prerequisites: EDU 500 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 600 [Min Grade: C] or
ECY 535 [Min Grade: C] or ECY 635 [Min Grade: C]
ECY 639. Transdisciplinary Collaboration and Consultation in Early
Childhood. 3 Hours.
This course is designed for students to develop the knowledge, skills,
and ability to work collaboratively with other professionals who provide
inclusive services to infants and young children with delays or disabilities
and their families. Emphasis will be placed on working as members
of teams, which include families, early childhood special education,
and the related services of physical and occupational therapy. Topics
include teamwork, group decision-making, team process, leadership,
and communication, the evidence that supports these practices, and
how such issues influence services for young children and their families.
A significant portion of content/discussion will focus on the roles and
functions of various disciplines (including family members) as team
members. Case studies will be used in simulations of transdisciplinary
teamwork in action.
ECY 662. Meth and Material for Teaching the Visually Impaired. 3
Hours.
Principles and procedures for developing and implementing curricula for
persons who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind. Field experience
required.
ECY 664. Braille, Orientation and Mobility. 3 Hours.

Principles of teaching reading, transcribing and writing Braille; tests,
curricula and technology for Braille literacy. Fundamentals in teaching
spatial orientation and mobility for persons who are blind, visually
ECY 665. Anatomy and Educational Implication of the Eye. 3 Hours.
Knowledge and evaluation of the visual system and use of low vision
devices and other prescriptive devices for persons who are blind, visually
ECY 670. Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education. 3-6
Hours.
Provides individualized field-based experiences to meet the unique
needs of graduate candidates in ECSE. Students complete practicum
experiences in settings that include children who present a wide range
of disabilities within the 0-3, 3-5, 5-8 year age ranges. This practicum
experience is tailored to the unique needs and experiences of each
student.
[Min Grade: C]
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EDA-Art Education Courses

EDA 583. Methods of Teaching Art. 3 Hours.
Preparation to teach art in schools. Learning experiences necessary for
development of essential teaching competencies. Materials and methods
in art studio media, technology skills for art classroom, art history and
criticism, and current issues in art education. Admission to Alternative
Master's Program required.
EDA 584. Methods of Teaching Art Lab. 1 Hour.
Methods of Teaching Art Lab required.
EDA 591. Art Education Final Exhibition. 3 Hours.
M.A. students plan and mount exhibition of work during final year.
Graphicdesign students may prepare public portfolio presentation instead
of exhibition. Art History students prepare a thesis research paper.
Course is an independent study course taken with the student s thesis
advisor.
EDA 651. Innovative Practices in Teaching Art in School. 3 Hours.
Innovative practices in planning, instructing, and evaluating in art
education. Specialized study of contemporary needs in art and art
education.
EDA 680. Art Experiences in the Teaching of Art N-12. 3 Hours.
Concepts, methods, and skills for teaching art.
ECY 672. Internship in Early Childhood Special Edu. 3-6 Hours.

Provides individualized field-based experiences that will meet the unique
needs of ECSE candidates in the 5th year, nontraditional program.
Students complete a 12-week internship in settings that include children
who present a wide range of disabilities within the 0-3, 3-5, 5-8 year age
ranges. This internship experience is tailored to the unique needs and
experiences of each student.
[Min Grade: C]
EDA 690. Internship in Art Education N-12. 3-9 Hours.

For Alternative Master's Program students. Observation and student
teaching in elementary and secondary schools (15 full weeks in school
setting. Approval of internship application required.
ECY 686. Practicum In Special Education: Visually Impaired. 3

Hours.
Clinical experiences with persons who are blind, visually impaired or
deaf-blind in various educational settings; demonstration of curriculum
development, assessment, and teaching in structured situations.
and ECY 664 [Min Grade: C] and ECY 665 [Min Grade: C]
EDC 655. Curriculum Principles and Practices. 3 Hours.

Current curriculum practices; concepts and principles underlying their
development.
ECY 687. Early Childhood/Elementary School Student Teaching. 3-9

Hours.
of ECT 531, ECY 672, and ECY 687 is to prepare teachers to use
Best Practices for teaching within their content area. As stipulated by
the ALSDE Administrative Code, determining readiness to serve as a
certified teacher shall require competence to teach as demonstrated in
an internship of 15 weeks of full-time student teaching. Collaborative
Teacher K-12 and Visual Impairments P-12 interns will have two
placements to satisfy their K-12 and P-12 certification requirements (i.e.,
7.5 weeks in a K-5 placement and 7.5 weeks in a 6-12 placement).
EDC 694. Curriculum Seminar. 1-3 Hour.

Prerequisite: EDC 655 or permission of instructor.
Prerequisites: EDC 655 [Min Grade: C]
ECY 689. Advanced Topics in Special Education. 1-6 Hour.

A group seminar focused on transdisciplinary teaming in early
intervention and early childhood special education. The course is
designed for students representing the discipline of early childhood
special education, general early childhood education, speech-language
pathology, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
EDC-Curriculum Education Courses

EDC 651. Innovative Practices in Curriculum. 3 Hours.
Current issues and special topics in curriculum; topics vary. May be
repeated with different subject areas.
EDC 656. Developmental Prob and Issues in Curriculum Construc. 3

Hours.
Developmental Prob and Issues in Curriculum ConstrucIncludes field
study of curriculum in teachers' own schools.
EDC 695. Coaching for Effective Instruction. 3 Hours.

This course provides research based and standards based practices
to effect instructional change in schools, working collaboratively with
children, teachers, and administration.
EDC 706. The Dynamics of Educational Change. 3 Hours.
Defining roles as change agents; understanding school as unit
undergoing change; guiding perspectives in making changes.
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate school.
EDC 707. Introduction to Teacher Leadership. 3 Hours.
This course is intended to be the first course in the Ed.S. program where
students will begin their teacher leadership project.
EDC 711. Analysis and Evaluation of Teaching. 3 Hours.
Strategies and models for analysis of teaching. Use of data in evaluating
teacher effectiveness. Prerequisite: Master's degree.
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EDC 712. Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction. 3 Hours.

Critical issues and research. Development and discussion of individual
research. Prerequisite: Master's degree.
EDC 713. Educational Issues and Human Diversity. 3 Hours.
Social, economic, and cultural forces contributing to deprivation;
implications for teachers, administrators, and educational staff.
Prerequisite: Master's degree.
EDC 720. Problems and Issues in Education. 3 Hours.
Exploration of problems and issues associated with education. Emphasis
on needs of teachers and implications of the current problems and
issues. Prerequisite: Master's degree.
EDC 725. Advanced Study in Social Studies Curriculum. 3 Hours.
Major problems and issues associated with social studies curriculum and
instructional practices. Prerequisites: Completion of graduate course in
teaching social studies and experience in teaching social studies.
EDC 728. EDS Research Project I. 3 Hours.
Development of research proposal. Proposal must be accepted and
approved by appointed faculty committee.
and EPR 607 [Min Grade: C]
EDC 729. EDS Research Project II. 3 Hours.
Research prpject Prerequisites: EPR 692, EDC 728, EPR 596 or EPR
608, and 12 hours in Ed.S. program.
Prerequisites: EDC 728 [Min Grade: C] and EPR 596 [Min Grade: C]
and EPR 608 [Min Grade: C] and EPR 607 [Min Grade: C]
EDC 731. Curricular Design & Implementation Field Experience. 3
Hours.
Recognizing, assessing, and supporting quality instructional practices;
program evaluation. School-based problem research project and field
experience.
EDC 731L. Field Experience. 1 Hour.
This course covers the following areas: Standards-Based Content
Knowledge, Instructional Strategies, Scope and Sequence of Curriculum,
and Horizontal and Vertical Curriculum Design.
EDC 731R. School-Based Problem Research: Curriculum Design
Implementation. 1 Hour.
This course covers the following areas: Standards-Based Content
Knowledge, Instructional Strategies, Scope and Sequence of Curriculum,
and Horizontal and Vertical Curriculum Design.
EDC 732. Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Instruction. 3
Hours.
Culturally responsive instruction, effective instruction of culturally and
linguistically diverse (CLD) students, strategies to support academic
and linguistic growth of English Learners, outreach to CLD parents and
families, and professional learning communities.
EDC 732L. Field Experience for Culturally and Linguistically
Responsive Instruction. 1-2 Hour.
Field-based experience to accompany EDC 732.
Prerequisites: EDC 732 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
EDC 732R. School-Based Problem Research for CLD Responsive
Instruction. 1 Hour.
Action-research project to accompany Culturally and Linguistically
Responsive Instruction.
Prerequisites: EDC 732 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
EDF-Foundations of Education Courses

EDF 600. Urban Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of the historical, social, political, and economic factors
that shape urban education in America.
EDF 601. The History of American Curricular Thought. 3 Hours.
An examination of American educational history using primary source
documents to provide insight into the evolution of curriculum, policy, and
educational practice.
EDF 602. Critical Social Issues in American Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of contemporary social issues facing American schools,
from politics and policy, school structure, and curriculum to pedagogical
practice. The relationship of the school to society is also addressed.
EDF 603. Philosophy and Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of various philosophical schools of thought, their
application to the field of education, and their relevence to teaching,
learning, and life.
EDF 604. Social Philosophies and Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of various schools of social and political philosophy and
theories pursuant to contemporary educational problems. Topics may
include class structure, the cultural context of schooling, identity politics,
ecological issues, physical and mental health issues, and the history of
social theory related to educational policy and practice.
EDF 605. Educational Foundations and Metropolitan Life. 3 Hours.
The UAB School of Education maintains that specific knowledge,
understandings, attitudes, and skills are necessary for a teacher to
be effective in the urban setting. This knowledge extends beyond the
classroom and embraces the total community and its families. Thus,
effective urban teachers must understand the child, the family, and
the community. The UAB School of Education further maintains that
the successful teacher: must develop ways to cut across home and
school; does not separate academic from social, moral, and emotional
development; and ideally incorporates all of the resources of the school
(including parents) into a common blending of care and education.
EDF 606. Social Movements in Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of how the Progressive education movement, along with
other major social movements in recent history have shaped American
education. The history of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham
and its impact on schools, communities, and the lives of educators and
students are of special interest.
EDF 608. Theories of Knowledge. 3 Hours.
An examination of the various philosophical and cultural conceptions
of knowledge, and how these inform and impact research, educational
practice, andlived experience.
EDF 616. Comparative Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of the cultural forces influencing the structure and
function of education in selected countries.
EDF 620. Culture and American Education:Race Class and Gender. 3
Hours.
An examination of the interlocking influences and socially constructed
meanings and understandings of culture, race, ethnicity, class and
gender in American education.
EDF 624. Ethics and Education. 3 Hours.
The focus of this course is twofold: first, it covers some of the
foundational materials in the philosophy of ethics and their application
to the fie ld of education; second, it looks at the present moral context of
schools and the problems and potentials of morally directed education.
EDF 691. Special Problems in The Foundations of Education. 3

Hours.
EDF 697. Individual Readings in Foundations of Education. 1-3 Hour.
EDF 698. Individual Research in Foundations of Education. 1-3 Hour.
EDF 700. Urban Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of the historical, social, political, and economic factors
that shape urban education in America.
EDF 701. The History of American Curricular Thought. 3 Hours.
An examination of American educational history using primary source
documents to provide insight into the evolution of curriculum, policy, and
educational practice.
EDF 702. Critical Social Issues in American Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of contemporary social issues facing American schools,
from politics and policy, school structure, and curriculum to pedagogical
practice. The relationship of the school to society is also addressed.
EDF 703. Selected Topics In Educational Philosophy. 3 Hours.
An examination of various philosophical schools of thought, their
application to the field of education, and their relevance to teaching,
learning, and life.
EDF 706. Social Movements in Education. 3 Hours.
An examination of how the Progressive education movement, along with
other major social movements in recent history have shaped American
education. The history of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham
and its impact on schools, communities and the lives of educators and
students are of special interest.
EDF 708. Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Administration. 3 Hours.
Ethical Dilemnas in Educational Administration.
EDF 711. Theories of Knowledge. 3 Hours.
An examination of the various philosophical and cultural conceptions
of knowledge, and how these inform and impact research, educational
practice, andlived experience.
EDF 713. History of Educational Philosophy. 3 Hours.
A historically sequenced survey of educational philosophy from
the ancient Greeks, 18th century enlightenment thought, American
pragmatism, and existentialism to postmodernism.
EDF 716. Comparative Education. 3 Hours.
EDF 720. Cult and Amer Educ: Race Class and Gender. 3 Hours.
An examination of the interlocking influences and socially constructed
meanings and understandings of culture, race, ethnicity, class, and
gender in American education.
EDF 724. Ethics and Education. 3 Hours.
The focus of this course is twofold: first, it covers some of the
foundational materials in the philosophy of ethics and their application
to the field of education; second, it looks at the present moral context of
schools and the problems and potentials of morally directed education.
EDF 750. Special Problems in the Foundations of Education. 3-9
Hours.
A topical seminar on special problems and issues in educational
foundations. Can be taken for 3, 6, or 9 credit hours,.
EDF 797. Independent Studies. 3 Hours.
Independent readings under the direction and supervision of EDF faculty.
Doctoral status and the permission of the instructor are required.
EDF 798. Individual Research in the Foundations. 3 Hours.
EDH-Education Honors Courses
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EDL-Educational Leadership Courses

EDL 601. Foundations of Instr. Ldrshp. 3 Hours.
The purpose of the course is to provide a strong foundation in
strengthening knowledge and skills in instructional leadership. The
student will be prepared to become an instructional leader who engages
the school community in developing a shared vision; will plan effectively;
will use critical thinking and problem-solving; will collect, analyze and
interpret data; allocate resources and evaluate results for the purpose of
continuous school improvement. Requires admission to the EDL Masters
Program.
EDL 602. Fld Exp: Found of Inst Ldrshp. 1 Hour.
Through observing, participating, and leading field based experiences
assigned in EDL 601, Foundations of Instructional Leadership students
will gain practical knowledge and skills needed to be effective school
leaders.
EDL 603. Data Driven Decision Making. 3 Hours.
This course prepares the future school leader to effectively use
and interpret data in all form to lead and monitor continuous school
improvement. Students will become conversant with technologies
that enhance classroom instruction. The students will lead in a school
improvement project and conduct a needs assessment for technology
planning. Requires admission to the Master's Program in Instructional
Leadership.
EDL 604. Fld. Exp. in Data Driven Dec.. 1 Hour.
Through observing, participating, and leading field based experiences
assigned in EDL 603, Data Driven Decision Making for School
Improvement, students will gain practical knowledge and skills in using
data and techniques to enhance the leadership of a school.
EDL 605. Residency in Inst. Ledrshp. 6 Hours.
The purpose of the Residency in Instructional Leadership is to give
the future leader authentic experiences in a continuum of observing,
participating, and leading in K-12 schools without the distraction of
teaching responsibilities or other coursework requirements. Class to be
conducted in 10 consecutive days in local school/schools.
Prerequisites: EDL 601 [Min Grade: C] and EDL 603 [Min Grade: C]
EDL 606. Supervision/ Ment. Inst. Staff. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to prepare the future school leader to utilize
knowledge of human resources to accomplish school and system goals.
This involves developing the ability to design and implement effective
professional development and facilitate teaching that will impact student
achievement. A final unit will assist the future leader in seeking mentoring
opportunities for him or herself.
EDL 607. Fld Exp. in Super / Mentoring. 1 Hour.
Through observing, participating and leading field based experiences
assigned in EDL 606, Supervision and Mentoring of Instructional Staff,
students will gain practical knowledge and skills in implementing staff
development, supervisory staff and creating mentoring opportunities for
new teachers and oneself.
EDL 608. Org. & Financial Mgt. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to prepare instructional leaders to develop the
knowledge and skills to apply financial procedures for public schools
in Alabama. An emphasis on strategies to utilize student data as the
impetus for allocating financial resources will be part of the curriculum. In
addition, students will explore guidelines for creating safe school facilities.
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EDL 609. Fld. Exp. in Org & Finc Mgmt. 1 Hour.

Through observing, participating, and leading field-based experiences
assigned in EDL 608, students will gain practical knowledge and skills
in applying financial procedures, allocating resources and creating safe
K-12 schools.
EDL 610. Legal & Ethical Foundations. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is twofold: (1) Candidates will give a
fundamental knowledge of ethical principles based on the Alabama
Educator Code of Ethics and guidelines of the State Ethics Commission
and (2) Candidates will gain a working knowledge of legal principles
established by local, state, and federal legislatures and judicial
requirements.
EDL 611. Fld. Exp. in Legal/Eth Found. 1 Hour.
Through observing, participating and leading field based experiences
assigned in EDL 610 Legal and Ethical Foundations of School
Leadership, students will gain a working knowledge of legal and ethical
principles necessary to employ in K12 school leadership.
EDL 612. Best Prac. Inst. Ldrship. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to prepare instructional leaders who can
create positive learning environments for all students. Special emphasis
will be placed on using data to assess and improve student achievement.
Students will explore the needs of diverse populations and the legal
mandates for providing services to diverse student populations.
EDL 613. Supervision and Curriculum Development. 1 Hour.
Through observing, participating leading field based experiences
assigned in EDL 612, Best Practices for Instructional Leadership for
Diverse Populations, students will gain practical experience needed to
meet the instructional needs of diverse populations.
EDL 614. Planning for Change. 3 Hours.
This course explores the process and school leader's role in effecting
organizational change. Course readings and discussions will help to
develop student knowledge and skill bases in effecting change at the
indiviaual, organization, and systems levels and will examine key issues
in planning for and effecting change amoung stakeholders groups
throughout the school community.
Prerequisites: EDL 611 [Min Grade: C] and EDL 612 [Min Grade: C] and
EDL 613 [Min Grade: C]
EDL 615. Non-Thesis in Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
This course will prepare students for the degree of Master of Education
in the preparation of a master's level thesis. The processed of reviewing
relevant literature and designing a research study will be examined. The
course will culminate in the students' development of a proposal.
EDL 617. Politics of Education. 3 Hours.
Politics of Education. Education leaders learning to take action within
thecomplex maze of political relations within schools, between schools
and their communities, and within levels of government. Prerequisite:
Admissionto Master s level program in EDL or approval by instructor. 3
hours.
EDL 618. Ethics and Leadership. 3 Hours.
Ethics and Leadership. An examination of ethical issues and dimensions
of ethical decision making. Prerequisite: Admission to Master s level
program in EDL or approval by instructor. 3 hours.
EDL 619. School-Based Problem Solving. 3 Hours.
School-Based Problem Solving. An analysis and application of
techniques forschool-based problem solving. Prerequisite: Admission to
Master s level program in EDL or approval by instructor. 3 hours.
EDL 620. Public School Organization and Administration. 3 Hours.
EDL 621. The School Principalship. 3 Hours.

EDL 622. Clinical Supervision:Administrators and Supervisors. 3
Hours.
Clinical Supervision:Administrators and Supervisors.
EDL 623. School Finance. 3 Hours.
In this course students will learn about the process of developing and
monitoring a school budget, Various approaches to budget development
will be examined , including line-item, zero-based, and program-based
budgeting. The course will also explore multiple sources of revenue
for schools, and the processes and guidelines for budget allocation,
procurement, and expenditure.
EDL 625. Education Management. 3 Hours.
Education Management. An overview of education management
techniques for the improvement of the education enterprise and student
learning. Prerequisite: Admission to Master s level program in EDL or
approval by instructor. 3 hours.
EDL 626. Advanced Clinical Supervision:Admin and Supervisors. 3
Hours.
This course will explore the role of school principals, assistant principals,
and other instructional supervisory personnel in working with instructional
staff to improve instruction to affect increased levels of learning for all
students.
Prerequisites: EDL 522 [Min Grade: C]
EDL 630. School and Community. 3 Hours.
EDL 631. Education and the Political Environment. 3 Hours.
EDL 635. Survey of School Law. 3 Hours.
EDL 637. Legal Liability and the Educator. 3 Hours.
EDL 640. Introduction to Community Education. 3 Hours.
EDL 641. Community Education for School Administrators. 3 Hours.
EDL 642. Operation and Admin: Community Education Program. 3
Hours.
EDL 643. Community Resources Workshop. 3 Hours.
EDL 644. Instructional Supervision. 3 Hours.
This course will explore the role of the school principal and other key
school leaders in the process of guiding instructional staff toward
improvement and excellence in instruction. Key instructional processes
will be examined, including planning, pre-observaton conferencing,
observation of instruction, observational strategies and techniques, postobservation conferencing, and planning for professional improvement.
EDL 660. Administrative Leadership I. 3 Hours.
EDL 661. Simulation in Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
This is a course designed to provide practice for prospective school
administrators in observing teachers in the classroom. Emphasis is
placed on developing the skill base of school leaders in observing,
note-taking, and providing meaningful feedback to classroom teachers
regarding the delivery of instruction and student response. Skills are
also developed in assisting teachers in writing their own professional
development plans based upon classroom observation.
EDL 665. Supervision of Instruction in Elementary Schools. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the process of classroom observation and
feedback for prospective school administrators planning for a career in
elementary school leadership. Emphasis is placed on the development
and use of observational strategies and techniques across content areas
and on the development of instructional skills for teachers.
EDL 666. Supervision of Secondary Instruction. 3 Hours.

This course focuses on the process of classroom observation and
feedback for prospective school administrators planning for a career in
secondary school leadership. Emphasis is placed on the development
and use of observational strategies and techniques across content areas
and on the development of instructional skills for teachers.
EDL 670. Theories in Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
In this course leading theories pertaining to the process of learning,
instruction, and leadership will be explored. The course involves readings
of several key theorists in leadership, dicussion of those theories, and
emphasizes the practical application of those theories to the everyday
professional work of school administrators,.
EDL 671. Practicum in Elementary Instructional Supervision. 3
Hours.
In this course, pre-service elementary school administrators will
be required to observe classroom teachers in the act of delivering
instruction. Emphasis is placed on developing specific observational
skills and techniques in observing classroom instruction, note-taking,
and the provision of timely and meaningful feedback for elementary
classroom teachers in order to improve their instructional skills and to
affect increased levels of learning for all students.
EDL 672. Practicum in Secondary Instructional Supervision. 3
Hours.
In this course, pre-service secondary school administrators will
be required to observe classroom teachers in the act of delivering
instruction. Emphasis is placed on developing specific observational
skills and techniques in observing classroom instruction, note-taking,
and the provision of timely and meaningful feedback for secondary
classroom teachers in order to improve their instructional skills and to
affect increased levels of learning for all students.
EDL 675. Administration and Supervision of Student Teaching. 3
Hours.
In this course, pre-service school administrators will explore best
practices in coaching and mentoring student teachers. Key issues of
concern to the effective development of pre-service teachers will be
addressed, including processed of planning for instruction, classroon
management, conferencing with parents, building a familiarity with
curriculm and instructional delivery, and planning for a professional
interview.
EDL 685. Workshop in Administration and/or Supervision. 1-3 Hour.
EDL 690. Internship in Educational Leadership. 1-6 Hour.
This course provides practical, hands-on experience for pre-service
school administrators wherein they shadow practicing school
administrators to observe the many demands and functions of the
role. Students work directly in a school setting with a selected school
administrator, and assume leadership in several leadership projects as
collaboratively identified by the school administrator and student.
EDL 691. Practicum in Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
Practicum in Educational Leasdership.
EDL 692. Individual Readings in Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
EDL 694. Seminar in Educational Leadership. 1-3 Hour.
EDL 695. Community Education Seminar. 1-3 Hour.
EDL 696. Practicum in Community Education. 3-6 Hours.
EDL 698. MR Lev Non-Thesis Res. 3 Hours.
EDL 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
Advanced Research in Educational Leadership.
Prerequisites: EPR 608 [Min Grade: C] and GAC A
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EDL 701. Organizational Leadership and Decision Making I. 3 Hours.

This course provides an introduction for school leaders in the process
of faculitating shared decision-making. Basic concepts of organizational
theory are explored with an examination of how these theories migth
be applied to practice in order to build school leaders' effectiveness
in involving all stakeholder groups in making important school-based
decisions.
EDL 702. Organizational Leadership and Decision Making II. 3
Hours.
This course provides an in-depth examination for school leaders in the
process of facilitating shared decision-making. Selected organizational
theories are explored more deeply with an examination of how these
theories might be applied to practice to build school leaders' effectiveness
in involving all stakeholder groups in making important school-based
decisions. School leaders will develop expertise in the knowledge and
application of a selected organizational theory as applied to decisionmaking.
EDL 703. Theory and Practices of Supervision Leadership. 3 Hours.
Specific leadership and supervisory or management theories will be
explored with an emphasis on how these theories can help to guide and
enhance school leaders' practice. An array of theories will be introduced,
and students will select one or two theories to study more deeply.
Students will be required to examine their own professional practice in
terms of the selected theories and explore how the theorical famework
helped them understand their practice more deeply.
EDL 704. Educational Law and Policy Development. 3 Hours.
In this course, students will take an indepth look at influential court
decisions and legislation that affects the operation of schools and school
districts in modern society. Futhermore, the processes, responsibilities
and multiple roles in the development of school and school district policy
will also be explored.
EDL 705. The Management of Educational Programs and Services. 3
Hours.
In this course, the process and responsibilities of operational leadership
and management will be explored. Oversight resource allocation, facilities
functions, transportation, food service, school-wide discipline and school
safety are among several key topics to be examined.
EDL 706. Current Issues in Community Education. 3 Hours.
EDL 707. International Aspects of Community Education. 3 Hours.
EDL 708. Administration Leadership II. 3 Hours.
EDL 709. Theories of Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
EDL 710. Mentoring for Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
In this course, students will develop their knowledge base and skill sets
in mentoring instructional staff in the development of their own practice
as classroom instructors. Concepts of mentoring as a key process
in professional development of teachers will be examined. Specific
mentoring skills and strategies will be emphasized. Studetns will be
required to examine current mentoring program goals and processes as
well as practice their own skills in mentoring.
EDL 711. Collaborative Problem Solving. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to introduce candidates to the analysis and
application of strategies for school-based problem solving. Course
content will include: an introduction to the basics tenets of change in
schools, learning to use quality tools (TQM), shared decision-making/
group processes/ effective teaming/mentoring & cognitive coaching in
professional development, using data to make decisions, and practical
applications of problem-solving in schools.
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EDL 711L. Collab Probl Solv: Fld Exper. 1 Hour.

The field experience consists of investigating the processes of
collaboration and change that are currently implemented in the
candidates own school district.
EDL 711R. School-Based Problem Research. 1 Hour.
The action research consists of identification of a project, usually within
the candidates own school district, that will require collaboration with a
selected problem-solving team at ones school site.
EDL 712. School System Administration. 3 Hours.
EDL 713. Leadership of Special Education Programs. 3 Hours.
EDL 714. Advanced School Business Management. 3 Hours.
EDL 715. Non-Thesis Research in Education Leadership. 3 Hours.
EDL 716. Workshop in Administration and/or Supervision. 1-6 Hour.
EDL 717. Leading Change Through Action Research. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to strengthen knowledge and skills in
the areas of effective leadership and systemic organizational change.
This course will teach participants the skills and strategies to prepare
for and introduce change in their schools through an identified schoolbased problem solving project. Candidates will be required to lead a
collaborative effort of analyzing and applying strategies and quality tools
in addressing a school-based problem, preferably one that is impacting
student achievement. Course content will include: an introduction to
quality tools (TQM), shared decision-making, group processes, effective
teaming, and using data to make decisions. Co-Requisite: EDL 717L.
EDL 717L. Field Experience for Leading Change Through Action
Research. 1 Hour.
The course is designed to give Ed.S. candidates authentic, practical
experience in leading in a school. A minimum of 20 hours of field
experience, spent in leadership activities correlating to the core course,
at the school site, will be required as the field experience for EDL 717-L.
the Field Experience Course is taken concurrently with the core course.
CoRequisite: EDL 717 -1 hour credit.
EDL 718. Essential Skills for Organizational Leadership. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to strengthen knowledge and skills essential
to effective leadership in the school setting. Candidates will increase
their understanding of and skills in utilizing participatory /shared
decision making; using data focused on student learning to drive the
decision making process; communicating high expectations for student
learning; and enhancing human resource development. Candidates will
demonstrate the ability to analyze various situations involving community
and stakeholder relationships through the structural, human resource,
political, and symbolic frames and devise appropriate courses of action
based on this analysis of school programs. Co-Requisite EDL 718L.
EDL 718L. Field Experience for Essential Skills for Organizational
Leadership. 1 Hour.
The Field Experience Course is taken concurrently with the core course.
CoREquisite: EDL 718 -1 hour credit.
EDL 719. Mentoring & Coaching Skills for School Leaders. 3 Hours.
In an era of ensuring highly qualified teachers through embedded,
research-based staff development, the role of supervision and mentoring
has taken on an unprecedented role in successful schooling. Supervision
and mentoring are at the heart of schooling. In addition, future
school leaders need to understand their own mentoring needs, and
be comfortable with seeking a mentor for themselves. In this course,
candidates will conduct a comprehensive critical examination of
mentoring concepts, both for personal development and for instructional
supervision of classroom teachers. The skills of supervision through
cognitive coaching will be learned and practiced. Implications for
individual and group development and the improvement of instruction
are emphasized. The field experience, EDL 719L will involve candidates
seeking a mentor for themselves, as well as engaging in mentoring a new
teacher. Co-Requisite: EDL 719L.
EDL 719L. Field Experience for Mentoring & Coaching Skills for
School Leaders. 1 Hour.
experience, spent in leadership activities correlating to the core course, at
the school site, will be required as the field experience for EDL 719-L. the
Field Experience Course is taken concurrently with the core course. CoRequisite: EDL 719- 1 hour credit.
EDL 720. Field Project in Educational Leadership. 1-6 Hour.
EDL 721. Administration of Staff Personnel. 3 Hours.
EDL 722. Current Issues in Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
EDL 723. Administration of Educational Programs and Services. 3
Hours.
Administration of Educational Programs and Services.
EDL 724. Educational Leadership Seminar II. 1-3 Hour.
EDL 725. Current Issues and Problems in School Administration. 3
Hours.
This is a seminar type course that explores current issues affecting
the profession of school leadership. Various topics of concern will be
presented and discussed. Multiple guest speakers with expert knowledge
of selected issues may be invited to present in this class. Students will
be required to reflect carefully about their own positions relative to select
issues and problems.
EDL 726. Advanced Clinical Supervision Administrator/Supvis. 3
Hours.
EDL 727. Leading the Adult Learning Community. 3 Hours.
This course is divided into the following conceptual units: a.
EDL 727L. Field Experience for Leading the Adult Learning
Community. 1 Hour.
experience, spent in leadership activities correlating to the core course, at
the school site, will be required as the field experience for EDL 727-L. the
Field Experience Course is taken concurrently with the core course. CoRequisite: EDL 727.
EDL 728. Management of the Learning Organization. 3 Hours.

The purpose of this course is to strengthen knowledge of and skills in
essential management functions within the school or district setting, as
noted in specified ISLLC and Alabama Administrative Code Standards.
The course will focus on practices and procedures that are vital to the
efficient and effective operation of a school or a school district. CoRequisite: EDL 728L.
EDL 728L. Field Experience for Management of the Learning
Organization. 1 Hour.
Co-Requisite: EDL 728.
EDL 729. Advanced Research in Educational Leadership. 1-6 Hour.
EDL 730. Advanced Focus on the Principalship. 3 Hours.
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EDL 732L. Field Experience for Leadership of Special Programs. 1

Hour.
Co-Requisite EDL 732.
EDL 735. Professional Leadership. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of key issues related to professional leadership
from the perspective of the teacher leader. Special emphasis will be give
to the following course themes: Alabama Educator Code of Ethics, ethical
and professional conduct, school law and policy, and adult learning.
EDL 735L. Field Experience/Professional Leaderhip. 1 Hour.
Field-based experience to accompany EDL 735.
EDL 735R. School Based Problem Research Project/Professional
Leadership. 1 Hour.
Action-research project to accompany EDL 735.
EDL 731. Law, Ethics, and Policy for Educational Leaders. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is twofold: 1) Candidates will gain a
fundamental knowledge of ethical principles based on the Alabama
Educator Code of Ethics and the guidelines of the State Ethics
Commission. 2) Candidates will gain a working knowledge of legal
principles established by local, state, and federal legislative and judicial
requirements. Candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding
of legal and ethical principles related to underrepresented populations
within the school setting. Candidates will be able to demonstrate a
knowledge and application of the ethical principles stipulated in the
Alabama Educator Code of Ethics and accompanying legal precepts.
Candidates ability to make sound legal and ethical decisions will be
enhanced through a better understanding of board policies and politics
as well as through reflection on and clarification of personal values and
beliefs. Co-Requisite: EDL 731L.
EDL 746. Practicum in Instructional Leadership. 1 Hour.

[Course required in the Ed.S. program for candidates who completed
the Class A Administrative Certification before 2009, before program
redesign].The course content consists of the Practicum activities chosen
by the candidate from the menu of Critical Leadership Activities from the
Practicum Handbook. The candidate will be required to have a mentor
(the same one as for all coursework) and the mentor will assist the
candidate in selecting meaningful leadership experiences. Candidates
will conduct leadership activities at any time during the four semesters
of the Ed.S. program. Where possible, candidates should acquire
experiences in diverse settings. The experiences may be conducted at
the elementary, middle school, high school, or central office level.
EDL 731L. Field Experience for Law, Ethics, and Policy for
Educational Leaders. 1 Hour.
experience in leading in a school in the area of law, ethics, and policy.
A minimum of 20 hours of field experience, spent in leadership activities
correlating to the core course, at the school site, will be required as the
field experience for EDL 731-L. The Field Experience Course is taken
concurrently with the core course. Co-Requisite: EDL 731.
EDL 750. Issues and Problems in School Finance. 3 Hours.

This is a seminar type course that explores current issues affecting the
financing and funding of schools both locally and across the nation.
Issues such as equity and adequacy in school funding will be examined.
Key legislation issues will also be explored. Multiple quest speakers with
expert knowledge of selected school finance issues may be invited to
present in this class. Students will be required to reflect carefully about
their own positions relative to select issues and problems in school
finance.
EDL 732. Leadership of Special Programs. 3 Hours.

Leadership of Special Programs coalesces the knowledge of and
ability to lead special programs within a school site. Candidates will
apply leadership skills in developing a comprehensive home school
collaborative project and a comprehensive technology integration project.
In addition, candidates will develop curriculum which will align state
standards unique to career and technical education. Emphasis will be
placed on models of communication, problem solving, conflict resolution
and team building principles and skills. Focus will also be placed on best
practices in the development of community information, networking,
public relations, and media. The technology portion of this class will
focus on the total integration of technology into a school community. CoRequisite: EDL 732L.
EDL 748. Current Issues and Problems in School Administration. 3

Hours.
Current Issues and Problems in School Administration.
EDL 752. Advanced Educational Planning. 3 Hours.

EDL 755. Advanced School System Administration. 3 Hours.
EDL 756. Current Legal Problems in Alabama Education. 3 Hours.
EDL 758. Problems in Supervision. 3 Hours.
This is a seminar type course that explores current issues regarding
the effective supervision of schools in the context of recent legislation
and challenges. Issures such as developing school culture and strategic
planning, supervision of instruction, and addressing the demands of an
increasingly diverse clientele will be examined. Professional standards
and expectations for school leaders as supervisors will also be explored.
Multiple guest speakers with expert knowledge of selected school
supervision issues may be invited to present in this class. Students will
be required to reflect carefully about their own positions relative to select
issues and problems in the supervision of schools.
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EDL 760. Advanced Administrative Leadership. 3 Hours.

This is a seminar type course that explores current issues regarding the
effective adminstration and leadership in schools and school districts.
Issues such as standard-based leasership; developing school and district
mission, vision, values, and goals; clinical supervision and professional
development of instructional and supervisory staff to address student
achievement; and addressing the demands of an inreasingly diverse
clientele will be examined. Multiple guest speakers with expert knowledge
in school leadership roles may be invited to present in this class.
Students will be required to reflect carefully about their own positions
relative to leadership in schools and school districts.
EDR 645. Foundations of Reading. 3 Hours.

Early literacy experiences; beginning reading instruction; approaches
to reading instruction; use of semantic, syntactic, and graphophonic
clues; reading comprehension; and organization of reading program.
Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-Year Program. (If EDR 440,
Developmental Reading I, has been taken, no credit will be given for EDR
645.).
EDL 762. Futurism in Community Education. 3 Hours.
EDR 652. Pre and Early Reading Instruction. 3 Hours.

Theoretical bases, procedures, techniques, and materials for prereading
and reading instruction. Prerequisite: Developmental reading course.
EDL 766. Advanced Clinical Supervision for Admin/Supervisor. 3

Hours.
This course is designed to provide building principals and district-level
administrators a chance to examine, in depth, best practices in clinical
supervision of classroom teachers and school administrators. Emphasis
is placed on how to help teachers and school-level leaders improve their
practice in leading for high levels of student achievement. Although it is
not a pre-requisite, this course is designed to build topics covered in EDL
626.
EDL 770. Advanced Administrative Leadership. 3 Hours.
EDL 772. Advanced Technology of Educational Planning. 3 Hours.
EDL 792. Directed Study in Educational Leadership. 3 Hours.
EDL 796. Individual Readings in School Law. 3-6 Hours.
EDL 797. Doctoral Internship in Educational Leadership. 1-12 Hour.
EDL 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
EDL 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
EDR-Reading Education Courses

EDR 540. Developmental Reading I. 1-4 Hour.
Materials and methods. Emphasis on planning balanced program and
understanding reading process. Includes field experiences. Prerequisite:
Admission to 5th-Year Program.
Prerequisites: EEC 660 [Min Grade: C] and EDU 500 [Min Grade: C]
EDR 541. Literature for Adolescents. 3 Hours.
Literary works written for or about adolescents.
EDR 543. Developmental Reading II. 1-4 Hour.
Reading process as it relates to content area materials. Includes field
experience. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
EDR 551. Reading in Content Areas. 1-3 Hour.
Reading process; evaluation of content area materials; analysis of
different content area textbooks; meeting individual differences.
Prerequisites: EHS 600 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
EDR 640. Reading Improvement Workshop. 3-6 Hours.
For inservice teachers of reading. Specific content varies according to
needs of teachers.
EDR 650. Teaching Reading P-12. 3 Hours.

Understanding of reading process. Nature of reading programs;
readiness motivation, methods, skills, assessment, evaluation, materials,
and resources.
EDR 653. Literature for Grades P-12. 3 Hours.

Emphasis on needs of children, selection of books, societal issues in
children's literature.
EDR 654. Assessment Evaluation and Correction Reading Diff. 3
Hours.
Observation, standardized oral and written reading tests, and informal
reading inventories. Selecting learning activities based on diagnostic
data. Prerequisite: Special Education majors only.
EDR 655. Reading Assessment and Evaluation. 3 Hours.
Examines evaluation techniques such as observation, standardized oral
and silent reading tests and informal reading inventories such as miscue
analysis.
EDR 656. Reading Strategies for Students with Reading Diff. 3
Hours.
Development and application strategies for remediating reading
difficulties based on assessment and evaluation data.Prerequisite:
Diagnostic reading course.
EDR 657. Supervision of Reading. 3 Hours.
Supervisor's role in improving reading instruction; methods of supervision
and evaluation. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EDR 659. Research and Problems in Reading. 3 Hours.
For teachers in elementary and early childhood education.
EDR 690. Internship in Reading. 1-3 Hour.
Supervised experience with children with reading difficulties.
Prerequisites: Admission to reading certification program, permission of
instructor and department, and EDR 654.
EDR 691. Practicum in Reading. 3 Hours.
Practicum Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EDR 692. Internship in Supervision of Reading. 3-6 Hours.
Internship Prerequisites: Admission to Reading Supervisor Program, EDR
654 and 657, and permission of instructor.
Prerequisites: EDR 655 [Min Grade: C] and EDR 656 [Min Grade: C]
and EDR 657 [Min Grade: C]
EDR 698. Independent Non-Thesis Research in Reading. 3 Hours.
Research Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EDR 701. Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading. 3
Hours.
Examination of serious reading disabilities; diagnosis, possible
remediation strategies, and development; diagnosis, possible remediation
strategies, and development of remediation plan in lab setting.
Prerequisites: Master's degree and M.A.-level diagnostic reading course
EDR 702. Reading: Theoretical Foundations. 3 Hours.

Relates concepts of learning, development, and linguistics to readinglearning process; emphasis on current theory; implications for program
planning and classroom practice. Prerequisites: EDR 650 or permission
of instructor, and master's degree.
Prerequisites: EDR 650 [Min Grade: C]
EDR 703. Advanced Research in Reading. 3 Hours.
Research Prerequisites: EDR 650 and master's degree.
Prerequisites: EDR 650 [Min Grade: C]
EDR 704. Field Experience in Reading. 3-6 Hours.
Supervised field experiences under direction of qualified reading
consultant or supervisor in school setting. Prerequisites: Admission to
Sixth-Year Program for Reading Teacher and permission of instructor.
EDR 705. Reading Instruction Seminar. 3 Hours.
Examination of trends and issues in field of reading. topics determined
by each class. Prerequisites: Master's degree and 9 graduate hours in
reading or permission of instructor.
EDR 706. Research. 1-3 Hour.
Research Prerequisites: Master's degree and permission of instructor.
EDT-Educational Technology Courses

EDT 610. Computer-Based Instructional Technologies. 3 Hours.
Computer-Based Instructional Technologies. The first course in a series
of three to familiarize classroom teachers with computer-based instruction
technologies as they are applied to educational setters. Students are
introduced to the historical and social context within which computer
technologies are developed, as well as to the knowledge of computer
hardware and software. Students will learn basic skills of microcomputer
operation and applications. 3 hours.
EDT 611. Teaching/Learn with XO Laptops. 3 Hours.
Teaching and Learning With XO Laptops is a field based course,
designed for teachers who teach in XO classrooms. Some sessions of
the course will be conducted in the school setting. This course will cover
major applications of the XO laptop and strategies to integrate the XO
laptop into the K-12 school curriculum.
EDT 620. Current and Emerging Instructional Technologies. 3 Hours.
EDT 630. Curriculum Integration of Technology. 3 Hours.
Curriculum Integration of Technology. This is the third course in a
three- course series designed to provide in-service teachers with
knowledge and skills in the use of computing and other new technologies.
Prerequisite: EDT 610 and EDT 620. 3 hours.
EDT 660. E-Learning. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on e-learning environments. Students will develop
the knowledge and skill to design effective e-learning environments and
explore conceptual frameworks, various e-learning tools, and strategies.
EDU-Education Courses
EDU 500. Education as a Profession. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course is to prepare the alternative fifth-year
candidate with some of the necessary prerequisite knowledge and skills
necesary for success in his or her graduate program.
EDU 525. Stem Applications for the Classroom. 1 Hour.
This course will familiarize teacher candidates with STEM applications
in the classroom, including state initiatives such as Alabama Math and
Science Initiative (AMSTI).
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The purpose of this course is to prepare the prospective Teacher
Education candidate with some of the necessary prerequisite knowledge
and skills necessary for success in the UAB Teacher Education
Program (TEP). Areas addressed in the course include: an examination
of the candidates background experiences and their influence on
choosing teaching as a profession; an introduction to the UAB School of
Education Conceptual Framework and Student Assessment Program;
the completion of several technological proficiencies (obtaining Blazer ID/
e-mail address; sending and receiving e-mail; attaining competency in
use of Blackboard and TaskStream); the development of a TEP Program
Assessment Portfolio and its relationship to the UAB SOE Conceptual
Framework and assessment system; and an introduction to the UAB
School of Education Professional Dispositions Model.
The purpose of this course is to prepare the prospective Teacher
Education candidate with some of the necessary prerequisite knowledge
and skills necessary for success in the UAB Teacher Education
Program (TEP). Areas addressed in the course include: an examination
of the candidates background experiences and their influence on
choosing teaching as a profession; an introduction to the UAB School of
Education Conceptual Framework and Student Assessment Program;
the completion of several technological proficiencies (obtaining Blazer ID/
e-mail address; sending and receiving e-mail; attaining competency in
use of Blackboard and TaskStream); the development of a TEP Program
Assessment Portfolio and its relationship to the UAB SOE Conceptual
Framework and assessment system; and an introduction to the UAB
School of Education Professional Dispositions Model.
EE-Electrical Computer Egr Courses

EE 511. Facilities Engineering. 3 Hours.
General engineering project planning, applying codes and standards,
preliminary design, economic forecasting, environmental planning/
reports, site selection, population displacement, cash flow, specifications
and plans.
EE 512. Practical Computer Vision. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals and applications of computer vision: image preprocessing,
detection, segmentation, registration, classification and recognition,
texture and color, visual tracking.
EE 518. Wireless Communications. 3 Hours.
Wireless communication system topics such as propagation, modulation
techniques, multiple access techniques, channel coding, speech and
video, coding, and wireless computer networks. EE 318 (Methods of
System Analysis) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 523. Digital Signal Processing. 3 Hours.
Digital filter analysis and design. FET algorithms. Applications of DSPs
inengineering problems such as data acquisition, control, and I/O.
Lecture and computer laboratory. EE 318 (Methods of Sytem Analysis) is
EE 526. Control Systems. 3 Hours.
Theory of linear, continuous-feedback control systems using complex
frequency techniques. Block diagram manipulation, performance
measures, stability, root locus, construction and locating roots (positive
and negative feedback), gain adjustment, and altering dynamic
properties. Discrete transforms using z-transform and z-plane root locus.
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EE 527. Industrial Control. 3 Hours.

Power control devices and applications. Relay logic and translation
to other forms. Analog and digital computers. Proportional-integralderivative(PID) control techniques. Modern laboratory instrumentation
and man-machine interface software. Lecture and laboratory. EE 233
9Engineering Programming Method), EE 318 (Methods of System
Analysis), and EE 351 (Electronics) are prerequisites for this course.
EE 531. Analog Integrated Electronics. 4 Hours.
Advanced analysis and design using op-amps, with emphasis on error
analysisand compensation. Applications include signal conditioning for
instrumentation, instrumentation amplifiers, nonlinear and computational
circuits, Butterworth and Chebyshev filter design, power amplifier design,
voltage regulator design, and oscillators. A-to-D and D-to-A conversion
methods. Laboratory exercises emphasizing design techniques. EE 351
(Electronics) is a prerequisite for this course. EE 318 (Methods of System
Analysis) is a prerequisite or may be taken concurrently with the course.
EE 532. Introduction to Computer Networking. 3 Hours.
Introduction to computer networking and engineering standards related
networking. Network hardware, Ethernet, token ring, ISDN, ATM,
networking protocols including TCP/IP protocol suite, Internetworking,
LANS, and typical applications. EE 134 (Engineering Computer Methods)
and a grade of C or better in EE 210 (Digital Logic) are prerequisites for
this course.
EE 533. Engineering Software Solutions. 3 Hours.
Project planning, specification, design, implementation and testing of
software solutions for engineers. Waterfall model of development and
agile development methods will be covered. Lecture and computer
laboratory. Four projects. EE 333 (Engineering Programming using
Objects) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 537. Microprocessor Applications. 3 Hours.
Applications of microprocessors in engineering problems such as data
acquisitions control, and real-time input/output.
EE 538. Intermediate Microprocessors. 3 Hours.
Advanced microprocessor topics including cache design, pipelining,
superscalar architecture, design of control units, microcoding, and parallel
processors. Comparison of advanced, contemporary microprocessors
from Intel and IBM. EE 337 (Introduction to Microprocessors) is a
EE 542. Computer Networking Protocols. 3 Hours.
Hands-on laboratory course covering topics in networking. TCP/IP,
routing, LAN configurations, Windows and Linux configurations, protocol
analysis.
EE 543. Medical Imaging Processing. 3 Hours.
A lab-based introduction to processing analysis and display techniqes for
medical imaging.
EE 544. Real-Time Process & Protocols. 3 Hours.
Hands-on laboratory course covering topics in real-time computer
systems such as algorithms, state-machine implementations,
communication protocols, instrumentation, hardware interfaces,
multitasking, and interrupt handling.
EE 546. Industrial Control Projects for Information Age. 3 Hours.
In-depth group and individual projects in industrial control with emphasis
on information systems applications. Projects in areas such as
programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems, factory
automation, man-machine interface software and hardware, intelligent
control, real-time systems, database applications and distributed
computing. Lecture and laboratory.
EE 547. Internet/Intranet Application Development. 3 Hours.

Focus on the development of applications and models using Internet/
Intranet Technologies such as Java, JavaScript, Conferencing systems,
Dynamic HTML, server side scripting, multi-tier models and XML. Lecture
and computer laboratory. EE 233 (Engineering Programming Method) is
EE 548. Software Engineering Projects. 3 Hours.
Builds on the Object-Oriented concepts covered in EE 333. Coverage
for Unified Modeling Language is expanded and design patterns are
incorporated. Provides a project environment for implementation
of systemsusing Object Oriented techniques. EE 333 (Enginering
Programming using Objects) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 551. Digital Electronics. 3 Hours.
Basics of semiconductor physics and switching behavior of bipolar and
MOS transistors. Properties of CMOS, TTL, and ECL logic families.
Semiconductor memory. IC fabrication. State machine and largescale project techniques. Manual layout of small ICs using LSI Edit.
Laboratory involves measuring device characteristics and designing and
implementing several types of sequential circuits. EE 337 (Introduction to
Microprocessors) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 552. VHDL Digital Systems Design. 3 Hours.
Computer Design Automation using VHDL. Architectural, behavioral and
logical descriptions of digital systems. Logic verification and simulation.
Projects involve designing complex integrated circuits using modern DA
tools. Lecture and laboratory. EE 337 (Introduction to Microprocesors) is
EE 558. Medical Instrumentation. 3 Hours.
Fundamental operating principles, applications and design of electronic
instrumentation used in measurement of physiological parameters. Class
design project. EE 351 (Electronics) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 561. Machinery II. 3 Hours.
Physical principles of DC machines. Mathematical analysis of generator
designs using equivalent circuits and magnetization curves. Calculation of
motor speed, torque, power, efficiency, and starting requirements. Solidstate speed control systems. EE 361 (Machinery I) is a prerequisite for
this course.
EE 571. Power Systems I. 3 Hours.
Components of power systems. Performance of modern interconnected
power system under normal and abnormal conditions. Calculation of
inductive and capacitive reactances of three-phase transmission lines in
steady stated. EE 351 (Electronics) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 572. Power Systems II. 3 Hours.
Modeling of generators, transformers, and transmission lines for system
studies. Introduction to symmetrical components. Calculation of shortcircuit currents due to balanced and unbalanced faults. Determination
of interrupting ratings of circuit breakers. Transient stability of power
systems. Derivation of swing equation and solution by numerical method.
Equal area criterion. Power system design project required.
EE 573. Protective Relaying of Power Systems. 3 Hours.
Operating principles of protective relays. Protection of transmission lines,
generators, motors, transformers, and buses.
EE 574. Industrial Power Systems. 3 Hours.
One-line diagrams/load analysis. Medium and low voltage feeder design,
voltage regulation, and short-circuit analysis. Selection of protective
devices. Grounding and lightning protection. Term project.
EE 585. Engineering Operations. 3 Hours.
Economic, procedural, planning, and control aspects of engineering
projects.
EE 590. Special Topics in (Area). 1-6 Hour.

EE 591. Special Problems in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
Topic assigned with course.
EE 601. Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar. 1-3 Hour.
Consists of research presentations and colloquia delivered by faculty,
research assistants, and invited guests in various state-of-the-art and
popular topics related to Electrical and Computer Engineering. Required
of all full-time Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate students.
EE 610. Technical Communication for Engineers. 3 Hours.
A workshop-oriented course providing students with the opportunity to
produce technical memoranda, a proposal, and a conference and/or
refereed- journal paper and to make oral presentations related to these
work products utilizing appropriate software presentation aids. Successful
performance on a written pre-test required.
EE 621. Random Variables and Processes. 3 Hours.
Theory underlying analysis and design of communication, stochastic
control, data gathering, and data analysis systems. EE 421
(Communication Systems) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 622. Advanced Communication Theory. 3 Hours.
Analysis of performance of analog modulation techniques in presence of
noise. EE 421 (Communication Systems) is also a prerequisite for this
course.
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EE 634. Introduction to Neural Networks. 3 Hours.

Neural network topologies and learning algorithms with an emphasis on
back propagation. Applications and limitations of networks. Designing
networks for specific uses. Individual software project. A grade of C or
better in EE 210 (Digital Logic) is required for this course.
EE 635. Telecommunication Systems. 3 Hours.
System organization and structure; data transmission.
EE 636. Advanced Digital Design. 3 Hours.
Large-scale class project. Sample topics include math coprocessors, text
coprocessors, CRT controllers, and data encryption devices.
EE 639. Advanced Microprocessors. 3 Hours.
Topics covering both hardware and software issues. Individual or group
term project.
EE 640. Object-Oriented Design. 3 Hours.
Study and practice of the object-oriented methodology for developing
software designs. Implementation consequences. Application of objectoriented methodologies to specific problems using an object-oriented
language. A grade of C or better in EE 333 (Engineering Programming
using Objects) or other software design experience using C is required for
this course.
EE 624. Digital Communications. 3 Hours.

Design of digital communications systems.
EE 641. Modern Control Theory. 3 Hours.

State variable models for discrete-time systems. Sampled-data systems.
State feedback and pole placement. State estimation. EE 426 (Control
Systems) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 625. Information Theory and Coding. 3 Hours.

Channel models and block codes, block code ensemble performance
analysis, convolutional codes and ensemble performance, sequential
decoding of convolutional codes.
EE 642. Intelligent Systems. 3 Hours.

Organization and characteristics of intelligent systems. Optimization.
Evolutionary algorithms. Neural network and fuzzy logic algorithms.
Intelligent control.
EE 626. Digital Image Processing. 3 Hours.

Digital image processing fundamentals, image transformations,
image enhancement, image restoration, image compression, image
segmentation, and image presentation. EE 318 (Methods of System
EE 650. Software Engineering. 3 Hours.

Introduces classical software lifecycles and software development
paradigms. Provides state-of-the-art practical experience in proposal
development and software design. Develops integrated skills
drawing experience from computer engineering, computer science,
communication, systems engineering, and problem solving.

video coding, and wireless computer networks.
EE 628. Telecommunications I. 3 Hours.
Advanced topics.
EE 629. Telecommunications II. 3 Hours.
Advanced Topics.
Computer networking fundamentals. Layered network model and
correspondence to real systems. Discussion of Ethernet, Token Ring,
TCP/IP, LAN, and other protocols. Exploration of the Internet and similar
systems. Network application models. Simulation of networks. EE 333
( Engineering Programming using Objects) and a grade of C or better in
EE 210 (Digital Logic) are prerequisites of this course.
EE 633. Experiments in Computer Networking. 3 Hours.
Detailed exploration of particular issues in network protocols and network
application models. Development of series of programs to explore the
details of network protocols and network application models.
EE 651. Software Engineering Large Systems - I. 3 Hours.

Introduces advanced integrated software systems development
paradigms. Notions of process and integrated system views are
extensively covered. Modeling-in-the-large and modeling-in-the-small
are discussed and related to levels in Object Oriented Design and
Programming.
EE 652. Software Engineering Large Systems - II. 3 Hours.
Builds on the advanced integrated software systems development
paradigms covered in EE 651/751. Components are introduced
as elements of large system implementations. In the context of a
design taxonomy, advanced Object Oriented design and development
techniques are reviewed.
EE 653. Electronic Power Switching Circuits. 3 Hours.
Power semiconductor devices. Switching circuit analysis, AC voltage
controllers, controlled rectifiers, DC-to-DC converters, inverters, and
cyclo-converters. EE 351 (Electronics) is a prerequisite for this course.
EE 654. Advanced Electronics with Industrial Applications. 3 Hours.
Phase-lock loops, servos ICs, programmable filters, linear power
devices, and implications of various construction practices. Laboratory
experiments. EE 351 (Electronics) is a prerequisite for this course.
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EE 656. Introduction to Automation and Robotics. 3 Hours.

Automation mechanisms examined from geometrical, component,
control, and application viewpoints. Individual term project with oral report
required.
EE 657. Enterprise Information Architecture Engineering. 3 Hours.
Study and practice of the enterprise architecture engineering for
developing multi-tiered enterprise level systems. Methodologies
for design and implementation of large-scale information systems.
Distributed computing, clients, servers, operating systems, databases are
covered.
EE 661. Advanced Synchronous Machines. 3 Hours.
Effects of synchronous machine design on generated voltage and
harmonics. Time domain modeling and simulation of machine dynamics
for transient stability analysis.
EE 662. Advanced Induction Machines. 3 Hours.
Time domain modeling of induction machines. Simulation of induction
machine dynamics including motor starting transients.
EE 687. Technical Entrepreneurship II. 3 Hours.

EE 687 is the second of a two-course sequence, a continuation of
EE 686. It includes lectures on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship,
strategic planning, finance, marketing, sales, operations, research
and development, manufacturing, and management of technologybased companies. Management teams are formed and ventures are
selected. These ventures are simulated over an extended period of times.
Extensive student presentations and reports are required.
Prerequisites: EE 686 [Min Grade: C]
EE 688. Enterprise Perspectives in Information Engineering. 3
Hours.
Technology entrepreneurship, business processes, measurement of
information systems effectiveness and productivity, building a responsive
information infrastructure. Business system analysis, design, and process
redesign. Reengineering and information systems evolution. Electronic
commerce technical design. Legal considerations and governmental
regulations and requirements. Ethics. Information system engineering.
EE 663. Control of Synchronous Machines. 3 Hours.

Special Topics in (Area).
EE 671. Computer Applications in Power Systems. 3 Hours.

Analysis of power systems operation.
EE 691. Special Problems in (Area). 1-6 Hour.

Special Problems in (Area).
EE 672. Power System Overvoltages. 3 Hours.

Events causing overvoltages, and protection of system.
EE 697. Graduate Project. 3 Hours.

Graduate project for Plan II Masters students.
EE 673. Reliability of Power Systems. 3 Hours.

Component reliability using standard industrial techniques.
EE 698. Non-Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.

Non-Thesis Research.
EE 674. Economic Operation and Control of Power Systems. 3

Hours.
Economic control of thermal generating stations and hydrothermal
stations. Computer control of power systems.
EE 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.

Master's Degree Thesis.
EE 682. Electromagnetic Field Theory I. 3 Hours.

Application of Maxwell's equations to problems of electrical engineering;
boundary-value problems, wave propagation, waveguides, radiation, and
scattering; and surface waves.
EE 701. Electr & Comptr EGR Sem. 1-3 Hour.

Consists of research presentations and colloquia delivered by faculty,
research assistants, and invited guests in various state-of-the-art and
popular topics related to Electrical and Computer Engineering. Maximum
of 3.0 credit hours applicable toward M.S.E.E. degree.
EE 683. Complex Frequency Techniques in Process Control. 3

Hours.
S-plane techniques; characterization of processes; design of controllers.
EE 724. Digital Communications. 3 Hours.

Design of digital communications systems.
EE 684. Engineering Management of Information Resources. 3

Hours.
Management of the engineering of information systems. Management
of information and critical information. Managing information intensive
change, global information technology management. Quality control.
Information flow and use. Information process and improvement. Image
transfer, control and management.
Hours.
transfer, control, and management.
EE 686. Technical Entrepreneurship I. 3 Hours.
First of two-course sequence. Includes lectures on entrepreneurship,
intra-preneurship, strategic planning, finance, marketing, sales,
operations, research and development, manufacturing, and management,
of technologybased companies. Management teams are formed and
ventures are selected. These ventures are simulated over an extended
period of time. Extensive student presentations and reports required.
EE 725. Information Theory and Coding. 3 Hours.

Channel models and block codes; block code ensemble performance
analysis; convolutional codes and ensemble performance; sequential
decoding of convolutional codes.
EE 726. Digital Image Processing. 3 Hours.
Digital image processing fundamentals, image transformations,
image enhancement, image restoration, image compression, image
segmentation, and image presentation. EE 318 (Methods of System
video coding, and wireless computer networks.
EE 728. Telecommunications I. 3 Hours.
Advanced topics.
EE 729. Telecommunications II. 3 Hours.
Advanced Topics.
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Computer network fundamentals. Layered network OSI model and
correspondence to real systems. Discussion of Ethernet, Token Ring,
TCP/IP, LAN, and other protocols. Exploration of the Internet and similar
systems. Network application models. Simulation of networks. EE
210 (Digital Logic) and EE 337 (Introduction to Microprocessors) are
prerequisites for this course.
EE 761. Advanced Synchronous Machines. 3 Hours.

Effects of synchronous machine design on generated voltage and
harmonics. Time domain modeling and simulation of machine dynamics
for transient stability analysis.
EE 733. Experiments in Computer Networking. 3 Hours.

Detailed exploration of particular issues in network protocols and network
application models. Development of series of programs to explore the
details of network protocols and network application models.
EE 763. Control of Synchronous Machines. 3 Hours.
EE 734. Introduction to Neural Networks. 3 Hours.

Neural network topologies and learning algorithms with an emphasis on
back propagation. Applications and limitations of networks. Designing
networks for specific uses. Individual software project. EE 426 (Control
Systems) and a grade of C or better in EE 210 (Digital Logic) are
EE 772. Power System Overvoltages. 3 Hours.

Events causing overvoltages, and protection of system.
EE 740. Object-Oriented Design. 3 Hours.

Study and practice of the object-oriented methodology for developing
software designs. Implementation consequences. Application of objectoriented methodologies to specific problems using an object-oriented
language. Requires a knowledge of software design experience using C.
EE 742. Intelligent Systems. 3 Hours.
Organization and characteristics of intelligent systems. Optimization.
Evolutionary algorithms. Neural network and fuzzy logic algorithms.
Intelligent control.
EE 746. Batch Control. 3 Hours.
Theory, analysis, and synthesis of batch processing control systems.
EE 747. Distributed Control Systems. 3 Hours.
Application of distributed control to process, integration, and operator
interfaces.
EE 748. Process Analyzers. 3 Hours.
Automated analytical techniques for identifying chemical process
streams.
EE 750. Software Engineering. 3 Hours.
Introduces classical software lifecycles and software development
paradigm. Provides state-of-the-art practical experience in proposal
development and software systems design. Develops integrated skills
drawing experience from computer engineering, computer science,
communication, system engineering, and problem solving.
EE 762. Advanced Induction Machines. 3 Hours.

Time domain modeling of induction machines. Simulation of induction
machine dynamics including motor starting transients.
EE 771. Computer Applications in Power Systems. 3 Hours.

Analysis of power systems operation.
EE 773. Reliability of Power Systems. 3 Hours.

Component reliability using standard industrial techniques.
EE 774. Economic Operation and Control of Power Systems. 3
Hours.
Economic control and operation of thermal generating stations and
hydrothermal stations. Computer control of power systems.
EE 782. Multivariable Systems. 3 Hours.
Analysis and design of multiple-output, multiple-input control systems.
Hours.
transfer, control, and management.
EE 788. Enterprise Perspectives in Information Engineering. 3
Hours.
Technology entrepreneurship, business processes, measurement of
information systems effectiveness and productivity, building a responsive
information infrastructure. Business system analysis, design, and process
redesign. Reengineering and information systems evolution. Electronic
commerce technical design. Legal considerations and governmental
regulations and requirements. Ethics. Information system engineering.
Special Topics In (Area).
EE 791. Individual Study in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
Individual Study In (Area).
EE 751. Software Engineering Large Systems - I. 3 Hours.

Introduces advanced integrated software systems development
paradigms. Notions of process and integrated system views are
extensively covered. Modeling-in-the-large and modeling-in-the-small
are discussed and related to levels in Object Oriented Design and
Programming.
EE 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.

Non-Dissertation Research.
EE 752. Software Engineering Large Systems - II. 3 Hours.

Builds on the advanced integrated software systems development
paradigms covered in EE 651/751. Components are introduced
as elements of large system implementations. In the context of a
design taxonomy, advanced Object Oriented design and development
techniques are reviewed.
EEC-Elem Early Childhood Courses
EE 757. Enterprise Information Architecture Engineering. 3 Hours.

Study and practice of the enterprise architecture engineering for
devloping multi-tiered enterprise level systems. Methodologies for design
and implementation of large-scale information systems. Distributed
computing, clients, servers, operating systems, databases are covered.
EE 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.

Doctoral Dissertation Research.
EEC 500. Pedagogy One. 9 Hours.

Develops candidate's knowledge, skills/performance, and dispositions
in the teaching of reading and language arts in the early childhood
and elementary classroom. Refines abilities in instructional planning,
instructional delivery, classroom management, and assessment of
learners in order to address the literacy needs of diverse learners.
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EEC 501. Pedagogy Two. 9 Hours.

Curriculum and field experience of P-6 curriculum in the areas of math,
science, literacy, and social studies. Emphasis is placed on the scope,
sequence, and content of each content area. Extensive field experience
required.
EEC 502. Primary Math Methods. 1-4 Hour.
Materials and methods on emergent numeracy. Field experience
required. Prerequisites: Admission to 5th year program.
EEC 505. Children s Literature in Elem. and Early Childhood. 3
Hours.
Materials and methods. Needs of children, selection of books, societal
issues in children s literature, and role of media in children s literature.
Field experiences required. Admission to 5th-Year Program, EEC 600,
EEC 610, EEC 660.
EEC 506. Language Arts in Elementary and Early Childhood Ed.. 1-4
Hour.
Materials and methods. Communication-based approach in developing
effective language arts program. All aspects of language arts program
addressed. Field experiences required. Prerequisites: Admission to 5thYear Program, EEC 600, EEC 610, EEC 660.
EEC 592. Individual Curriculum Projects:(Area Specified). 3-6 Hours.

Field projects in curriculum modification and improvement of classroom
practice. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EEC 593. Individual Readings. 1-3 Hour.
Individualized readings on special topics. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor.
EEC 594. Field Work in Elementary and Early Childhood Ed.. 1-6
Hour.
Observation and participation experiences with children. Prerequisite:
EEC 600. Transition into P-6 Teaching. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the teaching profession (Alternative Master's Program,
Elementary/Early Childhood Education).
EEC 610. Curriculum Development in ELEM and ECE. 3 Hours.
Curriculum decisions, planning and implementation.
EEC 611. Teacher Roles in Elementary and Early Childhood Ed.. 3
Hours.
Models of instructional roles such as facilitator, program planner,
curriculum designer; models of social roles. Includes practicum
experiences.
EEC 512. Math in EC and Elementary Educ. 1-4 Hour.

Material and methods of teaching mathematics. Emphasizes scope,
sequence, and content of the mathematics program. Computation
skills and problem solving are stressed. Includes field experiences.
Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program, EEC 505, EEC 506, EEC
515.
EEC 612. Models of Teaching. 3 Hours.

Selecting and applying specific teaching strategies. Includes practicum
experiences.
EEC 513. Science in EC and Elem Edu. 1-4 Hour.

Scope, sequence, materials, and methods. Emphasis on teaching
and the development of content and process skills. Field experiences
completed in conjunction with practicum. Prerequisite: Admission to 5thYear Program.
EEC 621. Teaching Language Arts P-12. 3 Hours.

Issues and approaches in teaching early childhood and elementary
school language arts. Implications of research for instruction.
EEC 514. Soc Studies in EC and Elem Edu. 1-4 Hour.

Scope, sequence, and content of elementary school social studies
curriculum. Teaching strategies, program articulation, and instructional
planning. Field experiences completed in conjunction with practicum.
Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
EEC 515. Learning Environments. 3 Hours.
Theoretical approaches that focus on child centered curriculum,
classroom management, discipline strategies and cultural, linguistic,
and developmentally appropriate instruction. Field experience required.
Admission to Alternative Master's Program required.
EEC 540. Advanced Workshop in Education. 1-3 Hour.
May be repeated for total of 9 hours with various topics.
EEC 560. Current Issues in Education. 3 Hours.
Topics announced in class schedule. May be repeated for maximum of 6
hours with different topics.
EEC 565. Teaching Globe and Map Skills. 3 Hours.
Concepts and skills related to understanding functional use of globes
and maps. Teaching strategies and methodologies for teaching concepts
and skills. Curriculum scope, sequence, continuity, and application within
social studies program.
EEC 620. Teaching Mathematics N-6. 3 Hours.

Issues and approaches in early childhood and elementary mathematics;
research and implementation for instruction.
EEC 622. Teaching Social Studies N-6. 3 Hours.

Function and organization of social studies programs in early childhood
and elementary schools. Selection and adaptation of content, resources,
teaching materials, and teaching strategies/methods with emphasis on
current trends.
EEC 623. Teaching Science N-6. 3 Hours.
Issues and approaches in early childhood and elementary science.
Implications of research for instruction.
EEC 625. Critical Pedagogy Advocacy Collaboration. 3 Hours.
Encompasses current issues in education from critical, postmodern, and
feminist perspectives. Issues of advocacy, collaboration, equity, social
justice, racism, sexism, and the marginalization of minorities in education
will be explored. Admission to Graduate School required.
EEC 628. Masters Project. 1 Hour.
Designed for the nontraditional 5th-year student in early childhood and
elementary education. This one-hour seminar must be taken concurrently
with the student's internship experience.
EEC 632. Advanced Children s Literature. 3 Hours.
Designed to explore literature for preschool, kindergarten, and primaryand intermediate-level children. Selection, use, and integration of
literature throughout the total curriculum is stressed. Prerequisites:
Admission to Graduate School or permission of the instructor.
EEC 650. Systematic Reflections About Teaching. 3 Hours.

Theory and practice of reflective inquiry in the elementary classroom
which includes observations, data collection, analysis, and narrative
reporting.Prerequisite: Admission into Graduate School.
EEC 660. Reading in Teaching and Learning. 3 Hours.
Introductory course is designed to assist the student in locating,
analyzing, and synthesizing current research in early childhood and
elementary education.
EEC 670. Studying the Child in School. 3 Hours.
Analysis of child study in school; values and limitations of assessment.
EEC 671. Creative and Affective Experiences. 3 Hours.
Nature and nurture of creativity through creative learning experiences.
Maintaining and preserving creative expression throughout curriculum.
EEC 672. Piaget and Perspectives in Learning. 3 Hours.
Piaget's theory of intellectual or cognitive development; applications to
elementary and early childhood education. Prerequisite: Course in human
growth and development.
EEC 673. Teaching in Diverse Society. 3 Hours.
Examination of effective strategies for working with diverse populations.
EEC 674. Language Development. 3 Hours.
Developmental processes involved in language, relationship to education
programs.
EEC 675. Teaching in the Urban School. 3 Hours.
Methods and materials; evaluation of school and school-related programs
for equalizing educational opportunity.
EEC 676. Discipline and Social Education. 3 Hours.
EEC 677. Readinesss for Learning. 3 Hours.
Preschool and primary level language development and literacy
development; assessment techniques.
EEC 678. Primary Mathematics: A Constructive Approach. 3 Hours.
New ways of teaching primary math based on Piaget's theory about how
children acquire logico-mathematical knowledge.
EEC 680. National Board Portfolio. 3-6 Hours.
Prepares teachers for National Board Candidacy and to support
candidates as they go through the certification process. Students enrolled
in this course may be either precandidates or candidates for National
Board Certification. Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate School and
permission of candidate's advisor and course instructor.
EEC 690. Internship in P-3/3-6. 3-9 Hours.
Supervised teaching in an early childhood (P-3) and an elementary (3-6)
program. The student gradually assumes responsibility for planning
and teaching for the entire class (minimum of 15 weeks). The internship
experience includes supervision in working with professional resource
professionals and parents. Approval of application for Internship in
P-3/3-6 required.
Prerequisites: EDR 540 [Min Grade: C] and EEC 505 [Min Grade: C]
and EEC 506 [Min Grade: C]
EEC 691. Practicum in ECE/ELEM. 3 Hours.
Practicum in Early Childhood Education and Elementary
Education.Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EEC 692. Curriculum Projects. 3-6 Hours.
Field projects in curriculum modifications and improvement of classroom
practice. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EEC 693. Independent Studies. 1-3 Hour.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor as independent study.
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EEC 694. Field Study. 1-6 Hour.

Field study Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EEC 695. Practicum Supervision in ECE/ELE. 2 Hours.
Supervision of practicum students.Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
or advisor.
EEC 696. Internship Seminar. 2 Hours.
Course will accompany the 9 semester hour internship (EEC 690) to
support and extend the efforts of student teaching. The course will focus
on problem-solving related to classroom situations such as classroom
management, grading, professionalism and ethics, legal issues, teacher
rights, and others that occur during the internship. It will be taught in a
seminar style with once-a-week required meetings.
EEC 698. Independent Non-Thesis Research. 3 Hours.
Non Thesis research Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EEC 699. Thesis Research. 6-9 Hours.
Thesis research Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy and permission of
instructor.
EEC 701. Advanced Seminar in Language Development. 3 Hours.
Relationship of thinking and knowing to language development;
strategies for analysis. Prerequisites: EEC 674 or equivalent and master's
degree.
EEC 702. Administration and Supervision Prog Young Children. 3
Hours.
Evaluation, decision making, supportive services, staff development,
community interaction strategies. Prerequisite: Master's degree.
EEC 710. Research. 1-3 Hour.
Research. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EESL-English as Second Languag Courses

EESL 510. Second Language Acquisition. 3 Hours.
An in-depth look at major theories of second language acquisition.
Exploration of learning environments, programs, home language, culture,
and other factors that influence second language acquisition. This
course entails 40 hours of field experiences. Required for the Alternative
Masters.
EESL 512. Curriculum, Program, Policies. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the curriculum, programs, policies, and laws that support
new language learners with respect to legal issues, instructional
strategies, accommodations, assessments, and support networks and
that are grounded in second language acquisition theory. This course
entails 5 days of field experiences in an English learner summer program.
Required for the Alternative Masters in ESL. Prerequisites: EESL 510
[Min Grade: C].
Prerequisites: EESL 510 [Min Grade: C]
EESL 513. Teaching ESL in a Multicultural Society. 3 Hours.
Designed to introduce students to the goals, principles, and practices of
multicultural education and to sensitize students to cultural pluralism in
the United States. Required for the Alternative Masters.
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EESL 515. Grammar and Linguistics for ESL Teachers. 3 Hours.

A critical study of aspects of Modern English grammar and linguistics
that are important for the teaching of English as a Second or Foreign
Language. Students will gain an understanding of the major syntactic and
semantic phenomena important for teaching ESL/EFL, become familiar
with the practical and theoretical literature on teaching English grammar,
participate in practical exercises of grammar correction in writing with
actual ESL students, and develop and compile classroom activities for
teaching points of grammar. Required for the Alternative Masters.
EESL 525. Phonology for Second Language Teachers. 3 Hours.
An introduction to phonology and its application to the teaching of a
second or foreign language. Students learn the phonological structure
of the English language, analyze examples from language learner data,
diagnose pronunciation difficulties experienced by language learners
from different first languages, and identify instructional strategies for
assisting language learners to perceive and produce challenging sounds.
This course entails 10 hours of field experiences. Required for the
Alternative Masters.
EESL 530. Methods and Materials of Teaching ESL. 3 Hours.
Examines traditional and current approaches to teaching English to
speakers of other languages and curriculum materials, texts, and other
resources. This course entails 40 hours of field experiences. Required for
the Alternative Masters.
EESL 540. Teaching ESL Through Reading and Writing. 3 Hours.
Theory, research and practice in reading and writing for second language
learners. Implications for teaching reading and writing skills that allow
second language learners to participate in the full range of academic
situations. This course entails 40 hours of field experiences. Required for
the Alternative Masters.
EESL 560. Research in ESL. 3 Hours.
Primary types of research conducted in second language teaching
and learning and how these methods can be used to inform teaching.
Introduction to classroom-based second language research approaches.
This course entails 30 hours of field experiences. Required for the
Alternative Masters.
EESL 589. Internship Seminar in ESL. 1 Hour.
Provides an opportunity to explore in-depth effective ways to deliver
instruction during the internship experience.
EESL 590. Internship in Second and Foreign Languages, N-12. 6
Hours.
Meets the internship requirements of the state code. Interns are engaged
in the full scope of teaching activities including planning and delivering
lessons, evaluating students, and conducting managerial tasks and other
appropriate duties.
EESL 610. Second Language Acquisition. 3 Hours.
An in-depth look at major theories of second language acquisition.
Exploration of learning environments, programs, home language, culture,
and other factors that influence second language acquisition. This course
entails 8 hours of field experiences at other schools plus 32 hours of
working with English learners at one's own school.
EESL 612. Curriculum, Programs and Policies. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the curriculum, programs, policies, and laws that support
new language learners with respect to legal issues, support networks,
instructional strategies, assessments, and accommodations and that are
grounded in second language acquisition theory. This course entails 3
days of field experiences in an English learner summer program.
EESL 613. Teaching ESL in a Multicultural Society. 3 Hours.

Designed to introduce students to the goals, principles, and practices of
multicultural education and to sensitize students to cultural pluralism in
the United States.
EESL 615. Grammar and Linguistics for ESL Teachers. 3 Hours.
A critical study of aspects of Modern English grammar and linguistics
that are important for the teaching of English as a Second or Foreign
Language. Students will gain an understanding of the major syntactic and
semantic phenomena important for teaching ESL/EFL, become familiar
with the practical and theoretical literature on teaching English grammar,
participate in practical exercises of grammar correction in writing with
actual ESL students, and develop and compile classroom activities for
teaching points of grammar.
EESL 617. Teaching English in a Global Context. 3 Hours.
Provides a sociolinguistic perspective on the globalization of English
and on the emergence and teaching of English as an International
Language. Students explore dialectology, language change, language
diversity, language ideology and power, national language policies,
World Englishes, the growing number of non-native English speakers,
and attitudes of native and non-native English speakers toward the
domination of English.
EESL 620. Special Topics in ESL. 3 Hours.
Overview of institutional structures and instructional accommodations that
support new language learners and also of the legal issues and second
language acquisition theories.
EESL 625. Phonology for Second Language Teachers. 3 Hours.
An introduction to phonology and its application to the teaching of a
second or foreign language. Students learn the phonological structure
of the English language, analyze examples from language learner data,
diagnose pronunciation difficulties experienced by language learners
from different first languages, and identify instructional strategies for
assisting language learners to perceive and produce challenging sounds.
This course entails 8 hours of field experiences.
EESL 627. Teaching Adult Language Learners. 3 Hours.
Introduces goals, principles, and practices for teaching English to adult
learners, addresses the influence of varying backgrounds on adult
language learning, and examines ways to evaluate adults' second
language development. After learning to recognize quality components
in distinct program models, as outlined by TESOL Standards for Adult
Education ESL Programs, students do a critical study of communitybased programs and English for Specific Purposes.
EESL 630. Methods and Materials of Teaching ESL. 3 Hours.
Examines traditional and current approaches to teaching English to
speakers of other languages and curriculum materials, texts, and other
resources. This course entails 40 hours of field experience working with
English learners in one's own school.
EESL 637. Methods Teaching English as an International Language.
3 Hours.
Prepares students to teach English as an International Language by
using methods, strategies, and techniques appropriate for adults in ESL
contexts and for all learners in EFL contexts. Engaged with approaches
aligned with TESOL Standards for ESL/EFL Teachers of Adults, students
plan state-of-the-art curriculum, instruction and assessment for 5 program
settings: adult/community, workplace, college/university, intensive
English, and English as a Foreign Language.
EESL 640. Teaching ESL Through Reading and Writing. 3 Hours.

Theory, research and practice in reading and writing for second language
learners. Implications for teaching reading and writing skills that allow
second language learners to participate in the full range of academic
situations. This course entails 8 hours of field experiences at another
school and 32 hours working with English learners in one's own school.
EESL 647. Teaching New Languages Through Reading and Writing.
3 Hours.
Addresses linguistic, sociocultural, psychological, and educational
factors that affect literacy development of English as an additional
language. Grounded in theoretical and practical aspects of teaching
second language (L2) reading and writing to adolescents and adults in
diverse communities, students learn to implement effective instructional
strategies for promoting literacy in English as an additional language.
To measure attainment of L2 reading and writing skills, students
learn to design and conduct authentic assessments and to administer
standardized assessments.
EESL 650. Strategies for Teaching Math and Science to ELLs. 3
Hours.
Provides knowledge and strategies for making math and science
accessible to ELLs at all grade levels, K-12. Classroom teachers will
learn to make accommodations for teaching ELLs within a sheltered
instruction framework.
EESL 657. Instruction and Assessment: Listening and Speaking. 3
Hours.
Examines how spoken communication is structured so that it is socially
appropriate and linguistically accurate. Students learn principles and
best practices for the contextualized teaching of second language (L2)
listening and speaking skills to adolescent and adult learners. After
exploring the purposes, types, and availability of formal testing tools to
assess the attainment of these skills in English as an additional language,
students also learn to generate and conduct their own tests for assessing
L2 listening and speaking.
EESL 660. Research in ESL. 3 Hours.
Primary types of research conducted in second language teaching
and learning and how these methods can be used to inform teaching.
Introduction to classroom-based second language research approaches.
This course entails 20 hours of field experiences working with English
learners in one's own school or during an English learner summer
program.
EESL 677. Field Studies. 1-3 Hour.
Students participate in field studies related to the teaching of English as a
second or foreign language.
EESL 687. Practicum Seminar: English Language Teaching. 3 Hours.
This inquiry-focused course guides emerging teachers in experiencing
the differentiated facets of working in adult ESL and EFL environments.
Students explore issues related to Intensive English Programs, English
for Occupational Purposes, Program Administration, and English as
an International Language. Students observe classes in regional IEPs,
develop an EOP program, receive hands-on experience in administration,
apply research to various adult EIL teaching situations, and do an indepth study of an EFL context.
EESL 689. Internship Seminar in ESL. 1 Hour.
Provides an opportunity to explore in-depth effective ways to deliver
instruction during the internship experience. Must be taken concurrently
with EESL 690.
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EESL 690. Internship in Second and Foreign Languages, P-12. 3

Hours.
Meets the internship requirements of the state code. Interns are engaged
in the full scope of teaching activities including planning and delivering
lessons, evaluating students, and conducting managerial tasks and other
appropriate duties.
EESL 691. Internship in Second and Foreign Languages. 3-9 Hours.
Meets the internship requirements of the State Code. Interns are required
to engage in the full scope of teaching activities and planning and
delivering lessons, evaluating students, and conducting managerial tasks
and other appropriate duties. Approval of internship applications required.
EESL 697. ESL Practium: Adult Learners. 3 Hours.
A standards-based course offering practical application of the knowledge
and skills learned in other courses for teaching ESL to adult language
learners. After doing structured observations of professional ESL
educators and participating in the corresponding debriefings, novice
teachers engage in the full scope of ESL teaching activities. They plan
and deliver lessons, evaluate learners and their language development,
and conduct managerial tasks and other appropriate duties. Prerequisite:
Approval of practicum application.
EFL-Foreign Language Educ Courses

EFL 585. Teaching Strategy Foreign Lang. 3-4 Hours.
Approaches and methods of teaching and testing foreign language.
Selection and use of audiovisual equipment and materials. Structured
school observations.
EFL 598. Stud Teachng Foreign Lang N-12. 3-9 Hours.
Supervised teaching in foreign languages (N-12). Approval of application
for student teaching required.
EFL 691. N-12 Foreign Language Internship. 3-9 Hours.
Supervised foreign language teaching in elementary and secondary
schools. Approval of application for internship required.
EGR-Engineering Courses
EGR 500. Special Topics in (Study Away). 9 Hours.
Independent studies in various subject and/or service areas outside the
state of Alabama or the continental United States.
EGR 510. ESL in Education. 1-6 Hour.
Course provides students an opportunity to help students in K-12 to
analyze and solve problems using engineering concepts and design
process to engage and excite them about engineering, science, and
technology.
EGR 520. EiSAL. 6 Hours.
This course will allow engineering students the opportunity to
communicate and live in other cultural environments allowing them to
share interdisciplinary engineering design and analysis in a real-world
setting. It will also allow them the opportunity to work in multi-cultural
groups to solve a common problem.
EGR 540. Social Responsibility. 1 Hour.
This course provides students with an understanding of key social and
economic concepts of global health that, together with an understanding
of interprofessional collaboration and community partnerships, will enable
them to participate in developing and implementing sustainable global
health projects in collaboration with local and international community
partners. The course is open to undergraduate and graduate students
who are enrolled in two co-requisite courses that are requirements
for students participating in the interprofessional global health service
learning program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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EGR 541. Interprof Collaboration. 1 Hour.

This course provides students with an understanding of principles of
interprofessional collaboration and community partnerships that, together
with key social and economic concepts of global health, enables them
to participate in developing and implementing sustainable global health
projects in collaboration with local and international community partners.
EGR 542. Interprofessional Project Plan. 1 Hour.
This course provides students with an opportunity to apply principles
of interprofessional collaboration, community partnerships, and global
health in the development of a plan to address a global health problem
in collaboration with a community partner. The course is open to
undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in two corequisite courses that are requirements for students participating in the
global health service learning program at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
EGR 550. ESL: Teaching Experiences. 1 Hour.
This course provides engineering students the opportunity to assist
engineering faculty and students in a tutorial environment by serving as
teaching assistants in engineering service courses.
EGR 590. Special Topics. 6 Hours.
EGR 601. ASEM Seminar. 0 Hours.
Seminar focusing on student research and guest presentations of various
topics of interest to safety nd risk management engineers and personnel.
EGR 610. Introduction to System Safety - Prevention through
Design. 3 Hours.
Best practice in any business sector requires the pursuit of a triple bottom
line protecting people, planet, and profit. This course provides an
overview of system safety in general and Prevention through Design in
particular and explores their efficacy in helping companies achieve a
bottom line that is socially, environmentally, and financially rewarding.
Topics of inquiry include the processes of hazard analysis and risk
assessment, the concept of "acceptable" risk, the safety decision
hierarchy of controls, safety standards (the mandatory minimum vs.
the voluntary best practice), safety as a cost control strategy, and the
critical elements of a comprehensive, advanced safety program. Course
content is presented within the framework of real-world case studies from
a variety of industry sectors, including, but not limited to, manufacturing,
utilities, and health care and includes several guest lectures by leaders
in the profession. Students apply course content to their own business
environment. Live participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is
required. The EGR 610 forum is typically held on Sunday from 1:30-3:00
CDT. EGR 610 must be taken during the first semester.
EGR 611. Hazard Analysis & Waste Elimination. 3 Hours.
Hazards have the potential to cause harm to people, planet, and profits.
Hazard analysis is a process that begins with the identification of a
hazard and proceeds into an estimate of the severity of harm or damage
that could result if the potential is realized and a hazard-related incident
occurs (ASSE TR-Z790.001 2009). This course examines engineering
techniques utilized to systematically and logically identify and analyze
hazards in the workplace. These techniques include preliminary hazard
list (PHL), preliminary hazard analysis (PHA), system hazard analysis
(SHA), subsystem hazard analysis (SSHA) and others. Students work
in teams to use these techniques to retrospectively analyze a real-world
disaster. Live participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required.
The EGR 611 forum is typically held on Sunday from 1:30-3:00 CDT.
Prerequisites: EGR 610 [Min Grade: C]
EGR 612. Engineering Risk. 3 Hours.

Engineering risk is defined both quantitatively and qualitatively as an
estimate of the probability that a hazard-related incident will occur and
of the severity of harm or damage that could result. This course provides
students with tools to assess and reduce safety risks in their own
company. These tools include risk assessment matrices, probabilistic
risk assessment (PRA) measures, including event tree analysis, fault
tree analysis, and other prevention through design concepts. The role
of a structured, formalized decision analysis process in preventing
serious injuries and fatalities is also explored. Students engage in a risk
mitigation decision analysis project, which is specific to their company
and/or business sector. Guest lecturers from diverse industries discuss
their experiences in assessing and managing risk. Live participation in a
weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The EGR 612 forum is typically
held on Sunday from 1:30-3:00 CDT.
Prerequisites: EGR 610 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 611 [Min Grade: C]
EGR 613. Human Performance & Engineering Design. 3 Hours.
Companies can miss important opportunities to eliminate waste if they
rely primarily on training to prevent human error. This course explores
the historical perspective on human error and serious injury. The
course material will provide a solid understanding of the principles of
occupational biomechanics and human tolerance to injury with focus
on human anthropometry and mechanical work capacity. This course
also includes studies of human reliability, static analysis of systems in
equilibrium and mechanical systems design and performance. Due to the
quantity of back related injuries and related lost time in the workplace,
back pain and injury is studied along with the effect of vibration on the
human body. Real-world case studies provide for application of the
engineering hierarchy of controls: hazard elimination, hazard substitution,
engineering controls, warnings, administrative behavior controls,
and personal protective equipment. The course also examines the
design aspects of ergonomics, the biomechanical engineering basis
of injury prevention, and the long term economic consequences of
seemingly minor injuries. In semester projects, students perform incident
investigations using biomechanical and other data. After gathering and
analyzing data to determine injury causation, they will identify and redesign error-provocative environments in their own workplaces. Live
participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The EGR 613
EGR 614. Engineering Ethics & Acceptable Risk. 3 Hours.
This course explores the economic, social, and political consequences
of safety risk and considers provocative real world dilemmas: What
is acceptable risk? Are the fundamental canons of engineering ethics
contrary to the concept of acceptable risk? What is the worth of human
life? Students will conduct critical reviews of corporate safety and ethics
policies from market leaders in all major industries as well as their own
company. Real-world case studies provide the framework for exercises
in resolving conflicts of interest and avoiding the dilemma of whistle
blowing. Live participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required.
The EGR 614 forum is typically held on Sunday from 3:00-4:30 CDT.
Prerequisites: EGR 610 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
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EGR 615. Leading through Climates of Change. 3 Hours.

All progressive companies are moving toward greater sustainability
protecting people, planet, and profits. To guide their companies through
these changes and integrate safety into the priorities at the executive
level, safety engineers and professionals must have strong leadership
skills. This course explores engineering leadership best practices,
including the eight steps of transformational leadership creating a
sense of urgency, creating a guiding coalition, developing a vision and
strategies, communicating the vision, empowering broad-based action,
generating short term wins, consolidating gains and anchoring the
culture. Guest lecturers from diverse industries discuss their experiences
in managing change in today's global business environment. Live
participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The EGR 615
EGR 618. Intrapreneurship & Calculated Risk Taking. 3 Hours.

Intrapreneurs are innovative change agents inside an existing corporation
-- insider entrepreneurs. This course prepares students to become and/
or identify effective intrapreneurs within their own business environment.
Topics include the history of intrapreneurial success inside technologybased corporations and the fundamentals of recognizing opportunity
and launching a new, promising enterprise within an existing business.
Students also learn to recognize and effectively manage intrapreneurial
risk, including the safety readiness of technology for the market place and
the corporate "immune response" to new ideas and inside innovators.
Case studies of real-world intrapreneurial success and failure provide a
framework for group discussion and student exercises. Live participation
in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The EGR 618 forum is
typically held on Sunday from 3:00-4:30 CDT.
EGR 616. Policy Issues in Prevention through Design. 3 Hours.

This course provides an overview of best practices in four major policy
areas: (1) cost-benefit analysis; (2) corporate culture and the HR
Department; (3) standards, codes, and regulations; and (4) strategic
alliance development. Case studies are used to illuminate both the role
of engineers and other safety professionals in shaping public policy on
the local, national and international levels and the ethical challenges
they encounter. The significance of an organizations corporate culture
in developing and implementing advanced safety management plans
is also explored. Students conduct "gap analyses" of their company's
policies by comparing them to best practices and identifying unintended
consequences of poor safety policy in their own business and industry
sector. Students will engage in discussion board posts on contemporary
policy issues and participate in exercises related to federal rulemaking.
Live participation in a weekly 1.5 hour online forum is required. The EGR
616 forum is typically held on Sunday from 3:00-4:30 CDT.
EGR 619. Capstone Project - Part I. 3 Hours.

Bringing to bear the competencies acquired through the program,
students develop a proposal, outline, schedule and rough draft of a
comprehensive, advanced safety engineering and management plan
for their business unit/specialty area that is consistent with the ANSI/
AIHA Z10-2005, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
standard. Judicious selection of the Capstone topic and of projects
throughout the ASEM curriculum allows students to build on and use
earlier course products to support their Capstone report. Live participation
in a quarterly 1.25 hour online forum is required. Must be taken during the
penultimate or final semester.
and EGR 612 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 613 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 614
[Min Grade: C] and EGR 615 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 616 [Min Grade:
C] and EGR 617 [Min Grade: C]
EGR 617. Crisis Leadership & Safety-Critical Design. 3 Hours.

Unique technical and leadership skills are required to avert or manage
a crisis. This course teaches students those skills in an experiential
learning environment. Case studies of real-world industrial and
environmental disasters provide the framework for exploring critical
human-machine interfaces; crisis communication; coping with people
in recovery and developing and implementing a business continuity
response. Guest lecturers from diverse backgrounds will discuss
their experiences in managing crisis events. Students will engage in
discussion board posts and develop a Business Impact Analysis report
for their work environment or business unit. Live participation in a weekly
1.5 hour online forum is required. The EGR 617 forum is typically held on
Sunday from 3:00-4:30 CDT.
EGR 620. Capstone Project-Part 2. 3 Hours.

Students complete the development of their comprehensive, advanced
safety engineering and management (ASEM) plan that was begun in
EGR 619, including background information of the project, an ASEM plan
(management and employee participation, planning, implementation and
operation, evaluation and corrective action and management review),
and rollout strategy. Students must submit completed report with detailed
attachments, and orally present project highlights to the class in a live
online classroom setting. Live participation in a quarterly 1.25 hour online
forum is required. EGR 620 must be taken during the final semester.
and EGR 612 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 613 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 614
[Min Grade: C] and EGR 615 [Min Grade: C] and EGR 616 [Min Grade:
C] and EGR 617 [Min Grade: C]
EGR 642. Technical Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.
EGR 690. Special Topics. 1-4 Hour.
EGR 697. Engineering Grad Internship. 1-6 Hour.
Student works in a professional environment reflective of research
interests pursuant to graduate degree.
EGR 710. Intro to Interdisciplinary EGR. 3 Hours.
Introduces current trends and cutting-edge research in areas related to
engineering that require interdisciplinary approaches.
EGR 711. Methodology for IEGR Research. 3 Hours.
Presents a detailed perspective on methods of approach for
interdisciplinary problems, including experimental design, laboratory
experimentation, physical modeling, simulation, and analysis.
EGR 790. Special Topics. 1-4 Hour.
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EGR 792. Interdisciplinary EGR Seminar. 1 Hour.

Discussions and presentations of research involving engineering
in a number of disciplines. Required for graduate students in the
interdisciplinary engineering Ph.D. program.
EGR 796. Journal Club in Interdisciplinary Engineering. 1 Hour.
Journal club to discuss current research and investigations in areas of
interdisciplinary engineering.
EGR 797. Environmental Health Engineering Internship. 1-6 Hour.
Student works in a professional environment reflective of research
interests pursuant to doctoral degree.
EH-English Courses
EH 501. Tutoring Writing. 3 Hours.
Designed to improve writing skills through understanding theories of
tutoring and to prepare future teachers for tutor training and writing center
development.
EH 502. Writing in Popular Periodicals. 3 Hours.
An exploration of current theory regarding the production, distribution,
and consumption of popular periodicals and practice contributing to these
sources.
EH 503. Business Writing. 3 Hours.
Advanced writing concentration on letters, resumes, and professional
reports.
EH 504. Technical Writing. 3 Hours.
Advanced writing concentrating on short informal and long formal reports.
EH 505. Poetry Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in poetry through critique of student writing. This course
may be taken twice for a maximum 6 semester hours of credit.
EH 506. Poetry Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in poetry through critique of student writing. May be taken
twice for credit.
EH 507. Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in creative nonfiction through critique of student writing.
This course may be taken twice for a maximum 6 semester hours of
credit.
EH 508. Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in creative nonfiction through critique of student writing.
May be taken twice for credit.
EH 509. Fiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in prose fiction through critique of student writing. This
course may be taken twice for a maximum 6 semester hours of credit.
EH 510. Fiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in prose fiction through critique of student writing. May be
taken twice for credit.
EH 511. Novel. 3 Hours.
Techniques of prose fiction: Selections from British, American, European,
and Russian Literature.
EH 512. Poetry: Lyric and Shorter Forms. 3 Hours.
Songs, sonnets, elegies, odes, and dramatic monologues.
EH 515. The Form of Fiction: The Short Story. 3 Hours.

American, Russian, and European short stories emphasizing aesthetics
of form.
EH 516. Modern American Poetry. 3 Hours.
Selections from Frost, Stein, Stevens, Pound, Eliot, Williams, Doolittle,
Jeffers, Moore, McKay, Loy, Toomer, Crane, Hughes, and others.
EH 517. Creative Writing Workshop: Special Projects. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in genres other than poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction
or a special workshop taught by a visiting writer. May be taken twice for
credit.
EH 518. Creative Writing Workshop: Special Projects. 3 Hours.
Advanced work in genres other than poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction
or a special workshop taught by a visiting writer. May be taken twice for
credit.
EH 519. Young Adult Literature. 3 Hours.
Close reading of young adult literature; its form and history, its
assumptions about adolescent psychology, and its literary relationship to
the traditional canon.
EH 520. World Literature I: to 1600. 3 Hours.
Selections in translation from Greek, Roman, and Hebrew classics, other
literature, and from oral tradition.
EH 521. World Literature II: 1600 to Present. 3 Hours.
Selections in translation from European, African, and South American
writers.
EH 522. African Literature. 3 Hours.
Selected novels, short stories, autobiographies, folk tales, drama, essays,
films, songs from pre-colonial Africa to the present, including works by
Emecheta, wa Thiong o, Head, Achebe, Ba, Armah, Laye, Salih, Soyinka,
and Abrahams.
EH 523. African Women's Literature. 3 Hours.
Works by African women from pre-colonial Africa to present.
EH 531. Special Topics in Film. 3 Hours.
In-depth study of a specialized topic in film. The course may focus on
a particular national cinema (American, Italian, Japanese, etc.); one or
moredirectors (Welles, Hitchock, Kubrick, etc.); a development in film
history or genre(the studio system, the French New Wave, the musical,
etc.); or issues in visual representation (film theory; adaptation; sexuality
in film, etc.).
EH 533. Academic Writing. 3 Hours.
Introduction, for students in all disciplines, to the process of scholarly
inquiry and the most common genres of academic writing, including
critiques, bibliographies, proposals, conference presentations, and
articles.
EH 535. Teaching Creative Writing. 3 Hours.
Examines current theory and practice in teaching creative writing,
particularly in secondary schools and introductory college-level classes.
EH 541. Literary Theory and Criticism I: Ancients to 19 ce. 3 Hours.
Introduction to theories of art and literary production in the contexts of
aesthetics and culture from Plato to the end of the nineteenth century.
EH 513. Drama. 3 Hours.

Techniques and problems of drama, classical through contemporary.
EH 542. Literary Theory and Criticism II: 20th Cent-Present. 3 Hours.

Introductin to theories of art and literary production in the contexts of
aesthetics and culture from Russian formalism to the present.
EH 514. Modern British and European Drama. 3 Hours.

Techniques and problems of modern European drama: Ibsen, Shaw,
Chekhov, Synge, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett, and others.
EH 543. Archetype and Myth. 3 Hours.

Recurring images, underlying patterns, and shapes-of-meaning in poetry,
fiction, and fairy tales.
EH 544. Women s Literature and Theory. 3 Hours.

Literary works and theoretical perspectives of Angelou, Chopin, Hong,
Kingston, Hurston, Walker, Woolf, Plath, and others.
EH 545. Special Topics in African-American Studies. 3 Hours.
Investigates writings of colonial and contemporary African American
writers on specific topic.
EH 546. African-American Autobiography. 3 Hours.
Personal narrative by African Americans, including texts by Wheatley,
Douglas, Jacobs, Wilson, Dubois, Johnson, Hurston, Hughes, Wright,
Baldwin, Angelou, and Moody. 3 hours.
EH 547. African-American Dramatic Tradition. 3 Hours.
Development of African American Dramatic Tradition from the nineteenth
century through the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movement to
Contemporary Postmodernism, including Brown, Hurston, Baraka, and
Wilson. 3 hours.
EH 548. African-American Poetry Tradition. 3 Hours.
Development of African American Poetry from its early works to the
present,including Wheatley, Dunbar, Hughes, Brooks, and Angelou. 3
hours.
EH 550. Advanced Grammar. 3 Hours.
Present-day English grammar.
EH 551. Generative Grammar. 3 Hours.
Advanced analysis of English grammar with emphasis on Chomskyan
generative grammar.
EH 552. Grammar and Usage for English Teachers. 3 Hours.
Intensive review of structure of English; usage, punctuation, and style as
these relate to grammar.
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EH 562. American Literature 1820-1870. 3 Hours.

Representative writers such as Alcott, Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville,
Emerson, Fuller, Fern, Harper, Thoreau, Jacobs, Whitman, Stowe, and
Dickinson.
Realism and naturalism: Twain, James, Howell, Crane, Jewett, Wharton,
Dre iser, Norris, and Chopin, among others.
Selected fiction, poetry, and drama of major American writers such as
Eliot, Faulkner, Hemingway, Hurston, o Neill, and Wright.
EH 565. American Literature 1945-Present. 3 Hours.
Selected fiction, poetry, and drama in context of post-war cultural trends
and literary movements.
EH 566. The Slave Narrative and Its Literary Expressions. 3 Hours.
Genre of slave narrative, its critical theories, and its nineteenth- and
twentieth-century literary expressions. Includes Equiano, Jacobs, Wilson,
Douglass, DuBois, Wright, Angelou, and Morrison.
EH 567. Black Women Writers. 3 Hours.
Evolution of Afrocentric feminist consciousness through early and
contemporary writings.
EH 568. The Harlem Renaissance. 3 Hours.
Black writers during Harlem Renaissance movement. Includes Johnson,
Toomer, Murray, Larsen, McKay, Thurman, Reed, and Morrison.
EH 569. Medieval Culture: Literature and Society. 3 Hours.
Exploration through art, literature, and history of dominant themes of
Middle Ages, from Germans to Dante and Chaucer.
EH 553. Advanced History of the English Language. 3 Hours.

Advanced topics.
EH 570. Arthurian Legend. 3 Hours.

King Arthur and his knights in literature from sixth-century history and
formulation of legend in Middle Ages to its use in twentieth century.
EH 554. The Biology of Language. 3 Hours.

Vocal tract and neuroanatomical specializations for language, language
acquisition, genetic language disorders, language and other primates,
and evolution of language.
EH 571. Beowulf in Context. 3 Hours.

An interdisciplinary course in Anglo-Saxon art and culture bearing upon
Beowulf, close study of the Norse analogues of the Old English epic. 3
hours.
EH 556. Visual Rhetoric. 3 Hours.

The nature of public communication is changing. Although words
will never die, images have become a fast and effective medium for
persuasion, and any writer who is interested in public communication
must now have skills in both the analysis and production of visual
rhetoric. Visual Rhetoric offers intensive studies in the rhetorical
characteristics of image communication, especially as it intersects with
verbal communication. Students in this course will learn strategies for
incorporating persuasive images into verbal texts, thus enhancing the
overall impact of any document.
EH 573. Chaucer: Pilgrimage to Canterbury. 3 Hours.

Selections from Canterbury Tales and Chaucer s fourteenth-century
milieu.
EH 557. Writing and Medicine. 3 Hours.

Intensive examination of public discourse focusing on health, illness, and
medical practice and production of texts as health consumers and health
practitioners.
EH 576. Shakespeare. 3 Hours.

King Lear, Othello, and three other plays. Required for English majors.
EH 559. Discourse Analysis. 3 Hours.

Intensive studies in public discourse, with particular emphasis on the
social politics of linguistic choices.
EH 580. The Restoration. 3 Hours.

Dryden, Butler, Rochester, Marvell, Bunyan, Congreve, Wycherley, and
Ethere.
EH 560. American Women Writers before 1900. 3 Hours.

Survey of American Women s Writing before 1900.
EH 581. The Eighteenth Century: Literature and Culture. 3 Hours.

Interdisciplinary exploration of texts that focuses on social, economic, and
political backgrounds. Topics and authors vary.

Representative American writing from colonial period to Washington
Irving.
EH 574. English Renaissance Drama(Excluding Shakespeare). 3

Hours.
Plays by Marlowe, Kyd, Jonson, Tourneur, Webster, Middleton, and Ford.
EH 575. English Renaissance Poetry and Prose. 3 Hours.
Topics vary. Broad survey of period or close analysis of genre, theme, or
author.
EH 578. Milton. 3 Hours.

Selected prose and poetry, including Paradise Lost. 3 hours.
EH 582. The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation. 3 Hours.

Formal and philosophical implications of selected texts. Authors and
topics vary.
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EH 583. British Romanticism. 3 Hours.

Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Hazlitt, Lamb, and
DeQuincy.
EH 585. British Victorian Poetry. 3 Hours.
Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and others.
EH 586. Eighteenth Century British Novel. 3 Hours.
Fielding, Defoe, Sterne, Smollet, and Richardson.
EH 587. Nineteenth Century British Novel. 3 Hours.
Austen, Dickens, Thackeray, Bronte, Trollope, and Eliot.
EH 588. British Novel: The Modern Age. 3 Hours.
Conrad, Lawrence, Joyce, Woolf, Ford, and others. 3 hours.
EH 589. James Joyce. 3 Hours.
Study of James Joyce s fiction through Ulysses.
EH 591. Major Writers. 3 Hours.
See class schedule for topic. May be repeated.
EH 592. Special Topics. 3 Hours.
See class schedule for topic. May be repeated for total of 9 hours.
EH 593. Special Topics in Linguistics. 3 Hours.
See course schedule for topic.
Prerequisites: EH 250 [Min Grade: C] or EH 251 [Min Grade: C]
EH 597. Individual Studies(Non-Thesis Option). 1-3 Hour.
Non-Thesis Research. See Graduate Director for procedure to apply for
this course.
EH 599. Film Thesis. 3 Hours.
Thesis on an independently designed topic within film history or film
aesthetics, allowing the completion of the interdisciplinary film minor.
Prerequisites: EH 210 [Min Grade: C]
EH 600. Seminar: Engineering Communication. 3 Hours.
Strengthens engineering students understanding of and application of
effective communication practices in the workplace. Subjects covered
included techniques of audience analysis; production of problem/solution
formats; analysis and creation of reports, journal articles, and proposals;
and presentation of ideas in written and oral formats.
EH 601. Seminar: Classical Rhetorical Theory. 3 Hours.
Review of Rhetoric from Classical period through Renaissance with
emphasis on the works of Plato and Aristotle.
EH 602. Seminar: Modern Rhetorical Theory. 3 Hours.
Advanced studies in twentieth-century theories of rhetoric; themes
include Marxism, feminism, philosophy, semantics, and ideology.
EH 603. Seminar: Literacy in Communities. 3 Hours.
Examines the theory and practice of literacy instruction in varied cultural
contexts.
EH 604. Research Methods in Composition and Rhetoric. 3 Hours.
Examination of traditional and current methods of research in composition
and rhetoric with practice designing and implementing research tied to
students interests.
EH 610. Seminar: Prosody Poetics and Close Reading. 3 Hours.
Fosters an ability to read poetry closely and analytically; examines
traditional descriptions of poetic form and meter; introduces recent work
in poetic theory and philosophy of poetic composition.
EH 611. Teach Intern in Creative writi. 3 Hours.

Off-campus teaching positions in creative writing in conjunction with
elementary, middle, econdary, and community schools or groups.
Students should contact the Director of Creative Writing for listings of
available positions and application procedures. The Director of Creative
Writing in conjunction with the English Department's Graduate Program
Committee will determine who will be approved for a teaching internship.
Requires admission to the Graduate Program in English, EH 535, and 6
hours of creative writing workshops at the 500 or 600 level.
EH 615. Graduate Poetry Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Extensive work in poetry resulting in a manuscript of publishable quality.
EH 616. Graduate Poetry Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Extensive work in poetry resulting in a manuscript of publishable quality.
EH 617. Graduate Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Extensive work in creative nonfiction resulting in a manuscript of
publishable quality.
EH 618. Graduate Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Extensive work in creative nonfiction resulting in a manuscript of
publishable quality.
EH 619. Graduate Fiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Extensive work in fiction resulting in a manuscript of publishable quality.
EH 620. Graduate Fiction Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.
Extensive work in fiction resulting in a manuscript of publishable quality.
EH 635. Seminar: Middle English Literature. 3 Hours.
Study of writers other than Chaucer, with a concentration on the writings
of the Gawain Poet, the lais and lyrics, and some female writers.
EH 636. Chaucer Seminar. 3 Hours.
Emphasis on the importance of Chaucer as a poet, his contributions to
literature, and his cultural setting. Canterbury Tales and selected earlier
poetry. 3 hours.
EH 638. Seminar: Eighteenth Century British Literature. 3 Hours.
Analysis of the formal and cultural aspects of 18th-century literature;
attention to interdisciplinary aspects of selected texts.
EH 639. Seminar: Nineteenth Century British Literature. 3 Hours.
Intensive exploration of a particular aspect of literature and culture from
the Romantic or Victorian period. Focus varies.
EH 640. Seminar: Twentieth Century British Literature. 3 Hours.
An in-depth examination of selected literary trends in modern English
and Irish literature, focusing especially on the critical and/or theoretical
frameworks by which these trends were defined. Topics vary.
EH 644. Practicum in Teaching Lit.. 3 Hours.
This course focues on the methods and pedagogical philosophy of
teaching English and American literature at the early post-secondary
level. Required admission to the MA program in English or registration as
a non-degree graduate student.
EH 645. Seminar: Bibliography and Methods of Research. 3 Hours.
Emphasis on how materials in Sterne Library may be used effectively.
Includes computer searching, listserve, and the internet. Field trips to
special collections.
EH 646. Seminar: Practicum in Teaching Writing. 3 Hours.
Theory and practice of teaching writing at the postsecondary level.
EH 647. Practicum in Tutoring Seminar. 1 Hour.
English grammar review and effective tutoring strategies. Prerequisites:
students must have been awarded an assistsantship and be scheduled to
tutor in the Writing Center. 1 hour.
EH 648. Seminar: Introduction to Old English. 3 Hours.

Part one of an in-depth study of Anglo-Saxon English culminating in
interpretation of The Dream of the Rood and The Wanderer in the original
alliterative verse. Satisfies the M.A. linguistics requirement.
EH 649. Beowulf Seminar. 3 Hours.
Part two in the Old English sequence, exploring a few shorter works as
well as the epic in close detail.
Prerequisites: EH 648 [Min Grade: C]
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EH 698. Directed Studies Seminar. 1-6 Hour.

See departmental description of the M.A. program for special restrictions
on this course. Prerequisite: Permission of Associate Chair. 1-3 hours.
EH 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
EHS-High School Education Courses
EH 656. Seminar: American Literature 1620-1820. 3 Hours.

Focus on texts reflecting the evolution of American culture from its
colonial period to the early national period.
EHS 556. Classroom Mgt in Sec Schools. 1-3 Hour.

Designed to help teachers build their own personal system of discipline,
consonant with their philosophies and personalities as well as with
realities of students and schools. Emphasis on successful classroom
management techniques.

Centering on writers from the American Romantic Movement to explore
such themes as their use of symbolism, transcendentalism, feminist
approaches, or connections with American landscape art.
EHS 558. Science Technology and Society. 3 Hours.

Explores nature of momentous changes: origin, current status, and future
direction. Emphasis on role of educational community in helping young
people to better understand and deal with various issues raised.
EHS 565. Sec School Curriculum: Math. 3-4 Hours.

Preparation to teach secondary school mathematics: making informed
decisions about curricula, learners, and methodology in mathematics.
Acquainting students with current state and national reforms in
mathematics education. Problem solving, computers and calculators,
and manipulatives in teaching mathematics. Developmental levels and
individual differences of learners. Includes 50 hours of field experiences.
Admission to Alternative Master's Program required.
Prerequisites: EHS 600 [Min Grade: C]
EH 655. Seminar: History of the English Language. 3 Hours.

A study of one or more authors from the following list: O Neill, Faulkner,
Larsen, Frost, Eliot, Stevens.
EH 660. Seminar: American Literature 1945-Present. 3 Hours.
Selected postmodern works in the context of U.S. cultural trends and
literary movements since the Cold War.
EH 677. Seminar: Shakespeare:The Body Gender and Sexuality. 3
Hours.
Investigates languages of the body, sexuality, and gender in seven plays,
as well as historical materials and current criticism and theories of the
body.
EH 690. Major Writers Seminar. 3 Hours.
See class schedule for announcement of subjects. May be repeated for
total of 9 hours credit if focus is on different subjects.
EH 692. Special Topic/Eliot & Allusion. 3 Hours.
Special Topics/ Eliot and Allusion. This class will read the seminal poems
of Eliot's careerd alongside the texts from which he draws his allusions.
We will examine the extent to which the allusions work metonymically
in Eliot's poetry. We will also examine where the allusive metaphors
break down, fail, and contradict each other, and we will examine the
effects of these "failures." Students will compose several reader response
assignments, a term paper and a final exam. Pre-req: Admission to
Graduate School in English or permission of instructor.
EH 693. Special Topics Seminar. 3,6 Hours.
See class schedule for announcement of subjects. May be repeated for
total of 9 hours credit if focus is on different subjects.
EH 694. Seminar: British Literary Themes from the Middle Ages
Through Early 18th Century. 3 Hours.
See class schedule for topic.
EH 695. Seminar: British Literary Themes from Jane Austen to the
Present. 3 Hours.
Recent themes include effects of industrialism, role of women, the
concept of the gentleman, loss of faith, and relation of the artist and
audience. Writers vary.
EH 696. Sem: American Literary Themes from the Puritans to the
Present. 3 Hours.
See class schedule for topic.
EHS 566. Language Arts Methods. 3-4 Hours.

A study of and practicum in the teaching of Language Arts and English
in the secondary school; includes field experiences. Admission to
Alternative Master's Program required.
EHS 567. Secondary Science Methods. 3-4 Hours.
Teaching methods and curricula in secondary science programs. Includes
field experiences. Admission to Alternative Master's Program required.
EHS 568. Secondary Social Sci Methods. 3-4 Hours.
Understanding curriculum design and implementation as it relates to
Social Studies in grades 7-12. Required demonstration of abilities to
make informed decisions concerning what strategies to use with what
students and how best to evaluate the students' progress in achieving
the defined goals of a lesson. Includes field experiences. Admission to
Alternative Master's Program required.
EHS 569. Secondary School Curriculum: Foreign Language. 3
Hours.
Approaches and methods of teaching and evaluating foreign language at
all levels. Includes field experiences. Admission to Alternative Master's
Program required.
EHS 570. Practicum II. 1 Hour.
Field experience in school-based setting.
EHS 571. Special Education Accommodation/Modification Lab. 1
Hour.
Problems and issues in special education and the regular classroom.
EHS 597. Special Problems in Education. 1-3 Hour.
Seminar for seniors and graduate students; individualized readings and
research projects based on student's special interests. May be repeated
for total of 6 hours.
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EHS 599. Field Studies in (Selected Educational Settings). 1-3 Hour.

Field visits to locations of high educational impact, preceded by
organized group meetings to develop background and concepts on which
visits will be based; summation meetings follow visits. Individual projects
and papers prescribed as appropriate. Credit determined by complexity
of area or topic under study and necessary length of time rather than by
distance involved. Cost for travel and other related arrangements to be
announced for each study group.
EHS 600. Secondary Education Curriculum and Methods I. 3 Hours.
Introductory course in Alternative Masters Program for secondary
school education. Developing basic teaching skills and understanding of
interdependence among all levels within school and community. Course
requires 40 hours of field experiences beyond class meetings.
EHS 611. Advanced Special Methods for Teaching Foreign Lang. 3
Hours.
Instructional objectives, classroom learning activities, utilization of
differential pedagogical activities, improved use of source materials, and
material sources. This course requires 50 hours of field experiences.
EHS 612. Teaching English Grades 7-14. 3 Hours.
Curriculum and instruction in English programs. Issues, materials, and
methods. Field experiences required.
EHS 614. Teaching Social and Behavioral Science Grades 7-14. 3
Hours.
Advanced course in methods and materials of teaching social and
behavioral sciences in high school. General philosophy and purpose of
social science disciplines. Field experiences required.
EHS 615. Methods of Teaching Science Grades 7-14. 3 Hours.
Science teaching methods, classroom interaction, current research,
process skills, science/society issues, and cognitive development of
students. Field experiences required.
EHS 616. Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School. 3 Hours.
Philosophical and psychological principles applied to teaching math. Field
experiences required.
EHS 644. Workshop in Teaching. 3 Hours.
EHS 645. Inquiry in the Social Studies. 3 Hours.
Inquiry and discovery techniques through use of simulation, games, role
playing, and other group activities. Social studies projects, programs, and
materials.
EHS 647. Secondary School Programs. 3 Hours.
Innovations, programs, and classroom practices; forces leading to recent
trends.
EHS 650. Teaching the Emerging Adolescent. 3 Hours.
Curriculum, materials, and methods of instruction reflecting needs and
characteristics of age group.
EHS 651. Innovative Practices in Teaching in Secondary School. 3
Hours.
Innovative practices in planning, instructing, and evaluating high school
area studies. May be repeated if taken in different areas of study.
EHS 653. Current Issues in Secondary Education. 3 Hours.
Critical problems affecting teacher and curriculum in grades 6-14.
EHS 680. National Board Seminar for Secondary Education. 3 Hours.

Course involves 18 Saturday seminars during the school year to prepare
teachers for National Board Candidacy and to support candidates as they
go through the certification process. Students enrolled in this course may
be either pre-candidates or candidates for National Board Certification.
EHS 681. Special Topics in Education. 1-6 Hour.
EHS 690. Intern Seminar in Sec Edu. 1-3 Hour.
Observation and teaching in secondary school (15 weeks minimum).
Includes attendance at a weekly seminar on campus. Unconditional
acceptance in Alternative Master's Program and approval of application
for internship required.
EHS 691. Secondary School Internship. 3-9 Hours.
Observation and teaching in secondary school (15 weeks minimum).
Includes attendance at a weekly seminar on campus. Prerequisites:
Unconditional acceptance in 5th-Year Program and approval of
application for internship.
EHS 692. Field Studies (Selected Educational Settings). 1-3 Hour.
Field Studies.
EHS 693. Advanced Field Experience. 3 Hours.
Field Studies.
EHS 695. Secondary School Internship Speech Comm/Theatre. 6
Hours.
Observation and teaching in secondary school (10 weeks or 300
clock hours minimum). Students also attend minimum of five 3-hour
seminars designed to meet specific needs. Prerequisites: Unconditional
acceptance in 5th-Year Program, completion of graduate methods course
9 hours in certification area, at least 9 hours in professional in addition to
methods course, and approval of application for internship.
EHS 697. Individual Readings in Education. 1-3 Hour.
May be repeated for total of 6 hours. Prerequisite: Permission of advisor
and instructor.
EHS 698. Individual Research in Education. 1-6 Hour.
Research Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EHS 699. Thesis Research. 6-9 Hours.
Thesis Research. Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy and permission
of instructor.
EHS 710. Creative Teaching in Secondary School. 1-3 Hour.
Advanced methods and materials for teaching grades.
EHS 720. Individual Research in Education. 3-6 Hours.
Research Prerequisites: Master's degree and permission of instructor.
EMS-Middle School Education Courses

EMS 590. Middle School Internship. 3 Hours.
Observation and teaching in middle school (10 weeks or 300 hours
minimum). Students will attend a minimum of five 3-hour seminars
designed to meet specific needs. Prerequisites: Unconditional
acceptance in the 5th-Year Program and completion of graduate methods
course, 9 hours in academic work, and at least 9 hours in professional
courses in addition to the methods course.
EMS 648. The Middle School. 3 Hours.
Curriculum and principles in middle school education. Development of
middle school from early junior high school movement. Examination of
middle school programs and activities.
EMS 649. Studies in Middle School Education I II III. 1-3 Hour.

Advanced workshops in various phases of middle school program. Phase
I foundations (history, growth and development, philosophy); Phase II,
curriculum; and Phase III, instruction.
EMS 698. Individual Research in Education. 1-6 Hour.
Research in Education. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EMU-Music Education Courses

EMU 502. Methods of Teaching Music N-6. 3 Hours.
Teaching music in the elementary school environment. Investigation of
critical elements in the teaching and learning process as related to music
in grades N-6. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
EMU 503. Methods Teaching Music N-6 Lab. 1 Hour.
Provides public school observation experiences for music education
students enrolled in EMU 502. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
EMU 690. Internship in Music Education. 3-9 Hours.
Internship in Music Education. Weekly seminar attendance required.
Prerequisites: EMU 502 [Min Grade: C] and EMU 503 [Min Grade: C]
and MU 529 [Min Grade: C] or MU 530 [Min Grade: C]
ENH-Environmental Health Sci Courses

ENH 600. Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science. 3 Hours.
This introductory course is designed to teach public health graduate
students the fundamental concepts of Environmental Health Science, the
scientific research methods used to study the interaction between human
health and the environment, and basic issues in the environmental
management of occupational and environmental health problems. Preq:
Admission into the MPH program or permission of instructor. College
level biology and/or chemistry strongly recommended. This course is also
available online with permission of the instructor.
ENH 600Q. Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science Online. 3
Hours.
This introductory course is designed to teach public health graduate
students the fundamental concepts of Environmental Health Science, the
scientific research methods used to study the interaction between human
health and the environment, and basic issues in the environmental
management of occupational and environmental health problems. Preq:
Admission into the MPH program or permission of instructor. College
level biology and/or chemistry strongly recommended.
ENH 601. Environmental Chemistry. 3 Hours.
Chemical concepts applied to pollutant behavior in biosphere; absorption,
leaching, evaporation. Mechanisms of chemical modification in
environmental, photochemical processes, redox systems, hydrolysis;
metabolic transformation of selected pesticides, air contaminants, and
hazardous chemical wastes are also discussed. Preq: General chemistry
and calculus recommended.
ENH 602. Environmental Management. 3 Hours.
Comprehensive introduction to environmental management, with
emphasis on environmental health issues. Cases from both U.S. and
international settings. Key topics include air and water contamination,
hazardous materials, ozone depletion, climate change, risk perception,
risk management, environmental communication, environmental
regulation, and recent strategies for environmental management.
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ENH 603. Management of Occupational Health and Safety Program.

3 Hours.
Provides an overview of management principles as they relate to
occupational safety and industrial hygiene, emphasizing the development
of the "soft" skills. It provides management training as well as
communication techniques for illustrating and justifying changes that
are technically sound. The course will review theoretical and practical
principles of managing safety and industrial hygiene programs. Real
world examples are used to support management theories.
ENH 605. Remote Sensing and Public Hlth. 3 Hours.
Observing global patterns via satellites can help with research endeavors,
this course will focus on the applications of remote sensing to both health
and the social sciences. Hands on experience using satellite remote
sensing will enrich the experience. This course will give students the
chance to learn about a wide rande of remote sensing applications in
both classrooms and lab settings. The course will progress from basic
remote sensing analysis techniques to the point where the students are
responsible for their own research projects.
ENH 608. Real World Remote Sensing. 3 Hours.
This course will give students the chance to learn about a wide range
of advanced remote sensing applications in both classroom and lab
settings. This course will start out with an overview of article publication
preparation and the importance of combining GIS and remote sensing
data. This course will progress to students learning GIS applications and
analytical techniques and how to input their remote sensing data into their
own GIS for additional analysis.
ENH 609. Field Studies in Jamaica. 3 Hours.
This intensive summer course is held in Jamaica and is an overview of
infectious disease surveillance and control with an emphasis on practical
public health field experience.
ENH 610. Environmental Disasters. 3 Hours.
Examines the worldwide problem of toxic disasters, particularly those
involving invisible agents (chemicals, infectious disease agents,
radiation). Theory, case studies, field experience, and current scientific
research are reviewed, and the public health, environmental, human
services and public policy implications of toxic disasters are discussed.
ENH 610Q. Environmental Disasters (Online). 3 Hours.
Examines the worldwide problem of toxic disasters, particularly those
involving invisible agents (chemicals, infectious disease agents,
radiation). Theory, case studies, field experience, and current scientific
research are reviewed, and the public health, environmental, human
services and public policy implications of toxic disasters are discussed.
ENH 611. Environmental & Occupational Exposure Assessment. 3
Hours.
This lecture course is intended to develop an understanding and
appreciation of environmental exposure assessment and its role in
providing the tools and information for toxicology, epidemiology, and
risk management. The course material introduces the general concepts
of first recognizing environmental exposures to chemicals in human
populations, and then using sampling techniques to assess exposures.
This course is available online.
ENH 611Q. Environmental & Occupational Exposure Assessment
Online. 3 Hours.
This course is intended to develop an understanding and appreciation of
environmental exposure assessment and its role in providing the tools
and information for toxicology, epidemiology, and risk management.
The course material introduces the general concepts of first recognizing
environmental exposures to chemicals in human populations, and then
using sampling techniques to assess exposures.
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ENH 612. Assessing & Managing Environmental Risks. 3 Hours.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of
environmental policy, with a focus on demonstrating how toxicology and
exposure measurements are used in environmental risk assessment
and management. Students are presented with the basic elements of a
quantitative risk assessment including hazard identification, exposure
assessment, dose#response assessment, and risk characterization.
Students are taught how municipal, state, federal and international
agencies implement and assess the success of environmental policies,
while taking into consideration the social and economic considerations in
environmental management frameworks. Several examples from local,
federal and international policies will be used to explore the assessment
and management process.
Prerequisites: ENH 611 [Min Grade: C] and ENH 650 [Min Grade: C]
ENH 612Q. Asse and Mang Env Risks. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of
environmental policy, with a focus on demonstrating how toxicology and
exposure measurements are used in environmental risk assessment
and management. Students are presented with the basic elements of a
quantitative risk assessment including hazard identification, exposure
assessment, dose#response assessment, and risk characterization.
Students are taught how municipal, state, federal and international
agencies implement and assess the success of environmental policies,
while taking into consideration the social and economic considerations in
environmental management frameworks. Several examples from local,
federal and international policies will be used to explore the assessment
and management process.
Prerequisites: ENH 611 [Min Grade: C] and ENH 650 [Min Grade: C]
ENH 621. Fund of Industrial Hygiene. 3 Hours.
Chemical, physical and other hazards and stresses found in the work
environment. Recognizing potential hazards by understanding industrial
processes, toxicity of environmental contaminants and occupational
disease processes. Study design and preparation for field evaluation,
conduct of industrial hygiene surveys, and interpretation of survey results.
This is an online course only.
ENH 621Q. Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Online. 3 Hours.
Chemical, physical and other hazards and stresses found in the work
environment. Recognizing potential hazards by understanding industrial
processes, toxicity of environmental contaminants, and occupational
disease processes. Study design and preparation for field evaluation,
conduct of industrial hygiene surveys, and interpretation of survey results.
ENH 622. Industrial Hygiene Applications for Hazardous
Substances. 3 Hours.
This course covers industrial hygiene aspects of hazardous waste
operations, and the regulatory aspects of those operations. Students
will gain knowledge of the OSHA and EPA regulations related to health
and safety issues and will learn about personal safety equipment and
techniques, administrative controls, and hazardous waste sampling.
Prerequisites: ENH 621 [Min Grade: C].
Prerequisites: ENH 621 [Min Grade: C]
ENH 624. Control of Occupational Hazards. 2 Hours.
Importance of engineering controls in reducing occupational health
hazards. Substitution of less toxic substances, modification of work
processes, and design of local exhaust ventilation systems; proper
selections and use of personal protective equipment, especially
respirators, also considered.
ENH 625. Industrial Hygiene Case Studies. 2 Hours.

Integrates students' basic knowledge through consideration of real
work-place situations. Step-by-Step analysis of case reports covering
occupational health problems in representative industrial situations.
Sequential presentation of overview of working conditions, survey
strategies, interpretation of results, and recommendations.
ENH 626. Physical Agents. 2 Hours.
Sources, effects, and control of occupational and environmental noise,
ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and temperature extremes. Review
of exposure standards and introduction of measurement equipment and
techniques.
ENH 630. Environmental Hygiene in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
Environmental hygiene and health problems involving poverty and poor
sanitation. History of the sanitation movement in western and northern
hemispheres; programs aimed at control of diseases.
ENH 636. Evolutionary Medicine. 3 Hours.
This course explores the relatively recent and rapidly expanding field
of evolutionary or Darwinian medicine, which takes an evolutionary
approach to issues related to human health and disease, i.e., a synthesis
of evolution and health sciences. The course is designed as a broad
overview of a number of topics, including infectious diseases and the
arms race between pathogen and host, genetic diseases, aging, nutrition,
cancer,reproductions and development, and behavioral and mental
disorders. Preq: Permission of instructor is required.
ENH 648. Global Perspectives/Disease Prevention and Control. 6
Hours.
Known as the Summer Institutute, this intensive summer course seeks
to train academicians, students and public health practitioners in the
principles of modern public health practice. The goals are for students to
obtain disciplinary expertise in the prevention and control of tuberculosis,
HIV/AIDS/STD's and common chronic diseases in an international
setting, enhance their knowledge base in public policy development and
to build skills in applied epidemiology and biostatistics. NOTE: Students
must be accepted via a special Sparkman Center coordinated application
process and payment of fee.
ENH 649. Global Perspectives/Disease Prevention and Control. 6
Hours.
Known as the Summer Institute, This intensive summer course seeks
to train academicians, students and public health practitioners in the
principles of modern public health practice. The goals are for students to
obtain disciplinary expertise in the prevention and control of tuberculosis,
HIV/AIDS/STD's and common chronic diseases in an international
setting, enhance their knowledge base in public policy development and
to build skills in applied epidemiology and biostatistics. NOTE: Students
must be accepted via a special Sparkman Center coordinated application
process and payment of fees.
ENH 650. Essentials of Environmental and Occupational Toxicology
and Diseases. 3 Hours.
Serves as introductory graduate level course that focuses on multiple
aspects of toxicology and disease processes associated with
environmental and occupational exposures. Students learn basic
terminology and concepts of environmental and occupational toxicology
as well as occupational and environmental disease recognition,
management and prevention. Emphasis is on scientific foundations
rather than on addressing topical issues. The general course orientation
is towards basic principles, organ system physiology, diseases and
prevention.
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ENH 650Q. Env and Occup Tox and Diseases. 3 Hours.

This is an introduction to the students who have passed biology
competency test if their previous educational background was not related
to health or biology. In general, physiological and occupational toxicology
and concepts will be developed as needed. Students are reminded that
lectures serve as a guide to topics presented in class. These topics
should be explored in outside readings. Most reading assignments will
be made in the reference texts. Additional readings may be required.
There will be two times of class presentation. Students will be divided
into groups and present an assigned paper to the class using powerpoint
slides. A brief discussion will follow after presentation.
ENH 670. Fund of Occupational Safety. 3 Hours.

Basic principles of safety and loss control; emphasis on prevention of
losses of people, property, and products in the work place. Developing
competence in human-factors engineering, fire prevention, physical and
behavioral science, product safety, and science of accident prevention.
This course is only offered only.
ENH 651. Risk Assessment of Environmental Hazards. 3 Hours.

Biochemical mechanisms, use of computers to attain toxicity information
and preparation of health hazard assessments.
ENH 680. Field Interdisciplinary Studies. 1 Hour.

Field trips to industries throughout Alabama to observe processes
and interact with other occupational health personnel. Seminars held
with occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, and safety and
ergonomics; students to exchange information on latest developments in
each field.
ENH 660. Fundamentals of Air and Water Pollution. 3 Hours.

The course is an integrated introduction to air and water pollution,
including its sources, transport and effects. The course focuses on the
measurement and characterization of air pollutants and the assessment
of water quality. Emphasis will also be given to the regulatory control
of pollutants and to the technical aspects of engineering controls. The
potential impact of air pollutants on the climate change will also be
emphasized.
ENH 660Q. Fundamentals of Air and Water Pollution. 3 Hours.
An integrated introduction to air and water pollution, including its
sources, transport, and effects. Focus will be on measurement and
characterization of air pollution and the bio-assessment of water quality.
Regulatory control of pollutants and the technical aspects of engineering
controls will also be given emphasis.
ENH 661L. Environmental Sampling and Analysis Laboratory. 2
Hours.
This course is designed to provide the students with a thorough
understanding of the principles and practice of air and water sampling.
The course will focus on contaminant gases, vapors, suspended
particulate material and dissolved chemicals in water. A basic
understanding of chemistry and physics is prerequisite. Working
professionals taking the online version of the MPH in Occupational
Health & Safety track will not be required to participate in the lectures and
laboratory exercises described in the syllabus of the course. However,
slides with lecture commentary will be provided to the students and they
will have to submit responses to the quizzes and homework assignments.
This course is also offered online.
ENH 661Q. Environmental Sampling & Analysis Lab Online. 2 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the students with a thorough
understanding of the principles and practice of air and water sampling.
The course will focus on contaminant gases, vapors, suspended
particulate material and dissolved chemicals in water. A basic
understanding of chemistry and physics are prerequisites. Working
professionals taking the online version of the MPH in Occupational
Health & Safety track will not be required to participate in the lectures and
laboratory exercises described in the syllabus of the course. However,
slides with lecture commentary will be provided to the students and they
will have to submit responses to the quizzes and homework assignments.
ENH 662. Air Sampling and Analysis Lab. 1 Hour.
Air sampling analysis lab.
ENH 670Q. Fund of Occupational Safety Online. 3 Hours.

Basic principles of safety and loss control; emphasis on prevention of
losses of people, property, and products in the work place. Developing
competence in human-factors engineering, fire prevention, physical and
behavioral science, product safety, and science of accident prevention.
ENH 680Q. Interdisciplinary Field Studies Online. 1 Hour.

This course will provide students in occupational safety and health /
industrial hygiene, occupational health nursing, occupational safety and
ergonomics opportunities to develop critical thinking and analytical skills,
provide them with experience in applying discipline-specific knowledge in
a broad occupational health and safety context, and provide experience
in working in interdisciplinary teams. The course consists of an overview
of background and walkthrough survey methodology with emphasis
on job safety analysis, an overview of how to perform effectively in an
interdisciplinary team, a review of information on an occupational site or
process to be evaluated, a walkthrough survey of that site, and a report
of the identified hazards and recommended controls. It is anticipated that
classroom sessions will be offered by web-based platforms on the UAB
and Auburn campuses. There will be a site visit to a workplace selected
by the Deep South Center for OH&S faculty.
ENH 681. Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluations. 2 Hours.
To assist students in developing critical thinking and analytical skills,
of survey methodology and information sources, with emphasis on
job safety analysis, a review of the occupational site or process to be
evaluated and a report of the identified hazards and recommended
controls. Prerequisites: ENH 680 [Min Grade: C. This course is also
offered online.
ENH 681Q. Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluation Online. 2 Hours.
To assist students in developing critical thinking and analytical skills,
of survey methodology and information sources, with emphasis on
job safety analysis, a review of the occupational site or process to be
evaluated and a report of the identified hazards and recommended
controls. Prerequisites: ENH 680 [Min Grade: C].
ENH 691. Currt Tpc in ENH Occp Hlth Sft. 1 Hour.
Development of communication skills through objectively reviewing
scientific literature; presentations and summaries of research or
professional activities. This course is also offered online.
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ENH 691Q. Current Topics in Environmental Health and

Occupational Health and Safety Online. 1 Hour.
Development of communication skills through objectively reviewing
scientific literature; presentations and summaries of research or
professional activities.
ENH 695. Masters Level Seminar. 1 Hour.
Weekly seminar series of Environmental Health Sciences faculty,
postdoctoral fellows, and invited guest lecturers. All PhD candidates in
Environmental Health Sciences are required to attend all of the seminars.
ENH 697. Internship. 3-9 Hours.
Field experience under joint direction of a public health faculty member
and qualified specialist working in selected aspects of public health.
Prerequisites: BST 601 [Min Grade: C] or and ENH 611 [Min Grade: C]
and EPI 600[Min Grade: C] and HB 600[Min Grade: C] and HCO 600[Min
Grade: C].
Prerequisites: BST 601 [Min Grade: C] and ENH 611 [Min Grade: C] and
EPI 600 [Min Grade: C] and HB 600 [Min Grade: C] and HCO 600 [Min
Grade: C]
ENH 697Q. Internship Online. 3 Hours.
Field experience under joint direction of a public health faculty member
and qualified specialist working in selected aspects of public health.
Prerequisites: BST 601 [Min Grade: C] or and ENH 611 [Min Grade: C]
and EPI 600[Min Grade: C] and HB 600[Min Grade: C] and HCO 600[Min
Grade: C].
Grade: C]
ENH 698. Masters Directed Research. 1-9 Hour.
Independent study with guidance of appropriate faculty.
ENH 699. Masters Level Project Research. 1-9 Hour.
Research for project under direction of research project committee.
ENH 700. Scientific Basis of Environmental Health. 3 Hours.
This is an overview course that is intended to provide doctoral students
with a broad understanding of the scientific principles on which
environmental health is based within the context of the interaction of
human activities and ecosystems, and the reciprocal impact of those
interactions on human health and global ecology.
ENH 701. Environmental Chemistry. 3 Hours.
This advanced course covers physical and chemical processes that
determine the dynamic nature of the atmosphere and interrelations with
water and soil. It also covers measurement methods and data analysis
regarding observed concentrations of many key compounds. The course
also covers chemical aspects of current environmental change issues,
as well as reviews risk assessment as applied to tropospheric air quality.
NOTE: Prerequisite of ENH 601 is preferred. Other courses emphasizing
thermodynamics, kinetics and transport phenomena can be used with
permission of instructor.
ENH 702. Advanced Topics in Environmental Management. 3 Hours.
This course extends the grounding of students in environmental
management concepts, issues, and strategies with new course material
on ecosystem management, ecological risk assessments (using case
studies for assessments under TSCA, FIFRA, Non-indigenous species
and CERCLA) and frameworks for integrating science and preventive
public policy, such as the precautionary assessment framework.
Prerequisites: ENH 612[Min Grade: C] NOTE: If course prerequisite of
ENH 612 of is not met, permission of instructor is required.
ENH 705. Special Topics (Readings) in Environmental and

Occupational Health. 1-9 Hour.
Following topics taught on request on individual basis. 1 - 9 hours each
Radiological Health; Air Pollution; Systems Safety; Advanced Toxicology;
Environmental Monitoring; Noise Control; Techniques of Biochemical and
Molecular Toxicology.
ENH 706. Mitochondria Hlth, Disease,Tox. 3 Hours.
Reqquirement This course is designed for doctoral students admitted
to campus-wide PhD programs in the biomedical, basic, and public
health sciences, post-doctoral fellows, medical studetns, residents,
staff and members of the faculty interested in mitochrondial biology.
Students outside the School of Public Health and Joint Health Science
Doctoal Training PRograms must contact the course Director before
enrolling in the course to see if slots are still available. Prerequisite:
Successful completion of doctoral level biochemistry/molecular biology
course Description:The course will consist of didactic lectures by faculty
members on a specific topic in the field of mitochondria biology and
toxicology. These lectures will be complemented by student presentations
of original research article, which are related to the presented subject
matter and that place the discussed topic into the context of human
health, disease, and toxicology. This format will allow for students to gain
a solid understanding of mormal mitochondria physiology, which they can
then use to explore the literature to reveal the importance of mitochondia
dysfunction in human diseases and toxicology responses. This course
will be guided by the course Director and other faculty members who
will assist in the selection of relevant readings and facilitate in-class
discussions among the students.
ENH 710. Grant Proposal Writing in Biomedical Sciences. 1 Hour.
This course will train second-year graduate students in the intricacies of
writing research proposals in the biomedical sciences.
ENH 720. Integrated Biomedical Science for Environmental Health I.
10 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a rigorous
background in the principles of biological chemistry and cellular
physiology. Students should master and include the application
of these principles to research protocols and performance. The
knowledge acquired can then be applied to organ-system physiology,
pathophysiology, pharmacology, and genomics in ENH 721 and ENH
722. (Course is scheduled with IBS 700).
ENH 721. Integrated Biomedical Science for Environmental Health II.
8 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to integrate the anatomic, physiologic,
pathophysiologic and pharmacologic principles of molecular, cellular,
whole tissue and organ physiology. The material mastered in this course
builds upon the basic principles learned in ENH 720 and will facilitate
understanding in genetic-based disorders and genetically generated
animal models of disease provided in ENH 722. (Course is scheduled
with IBS 701).
ENH 722. Integrated Biomedical Science for Environmental Health
III. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to integrate the anatomic, physiologic,
pathophysiologic and pharmacologic principles of molecular, cellular,
whole tissue and organ biology. The material mastered in this course
builds upon the principles learned in ENH 721 and will facilitate
understanding in genetic-based disorders and genetically generated
animal models of disease provided in this course. (Course is scheduled
with IBS 702).
ENH 763. Aerosol Technology. 3 Hours.

Defines properties and behavior of aerosols from industrial hygiene and
environmental perspectives. Reviews fundamental particle descriptions
and critical fluid properties affecting particle behavior. Methods of defining
particle size and particle behavior. Methods of defining particle size and
size distribution and theories of particle kinetics and their application to
particle disposition and collection. Prerequisites: ENH 661 [Min Grade:
C]or permission of instructor.
ENH 770. Advanced Topics in Environmental Disasters in PUH. 3
Hours.
Examines emerging public health challenges posed by incidents involving
chemicals, radiation and biological agents. Students are provided with
the opportunity to undertake guided research on current topics in the field
and discuss their findings with graduate students and faculty members.
Course will be graded by letter. Prerequisites: ENH 610 [Min Grade:
C] NOTE: If course prerequisite of ENH 610 is not met, permission of
instructor is required.
ENH 780. Seminars in Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 1 Hour.
This course will consist of research seminars presented primarily by
leading national and international scientists working in free radical biology
and medicine. These seminars are interactive with questions being asked
throughout the presentation. Preq: Requires permission of instructor.
ENH 781. Journal Club: Mechanisms of Redox Cell Signaling &
Disease. 1 Hour.
This course will consist primarily of student presentations of peerreviewed journal articles and of their research projects. The overall
objective of this course is for the student to develop critical thinking skills
in the analysis of published research in an area related to their own
dissertation research. This course will be graded as Pass/Fail. Preq:
Permission of instructor required.
ENH 782. Free Radical Chem & Biochem. 2 Hours.
This course is for students to gain expertise in the chemical and
biochemical reactions of free radicals as they occur in biological systems.
Students should be able to critically evaluate the literature with respect to
free radical chemistry principles in the experimental design for their own
disseration research. Course wil be graded by letter. Preq: Complemtion
of first year IBS or CMB or permission of instructor.
ENH 783. Free Radical in Health & Disea. 2 Hours.
This course is for students to understand the roles that free radiclas play
in biological systems both in the maintenance of normal physiology via
regulated cell signaling and in contributing to pathology through loss of
this regulation. Students should be able to critically evaluate the literature
with respect to the roles of free radicals in health and understanding into
their own dissertation research. Course will be graded by letter. Preq:
Completio of first year IBS or CMB or permission of instructor.
ENH 790. Seminar: Current Topics in ENH Sciences Research. 1
Hour.
Interactive forum in which graduate students and faculty discuss
dissertation research projects and topics related to the field of
Environmental Health Sciences Research through presentation of journal
articles. Course is designed to develop oral communication skills for
presenting scientific material to peer groups. Presentations by graduate
students are followed by discussion and questions. Preq: Permission of
instructor required.
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ENH 791. Advanced Environmental Health and Toxicology Seminar.

1 Hour.
Facilitates critical review of recent referred publications in toxicology
and presentations of research data. Students exposed to advanced
knowledge and diversified subjects. Preq: ENH 650, ENH 651 or ENH
750 or permission of instructor.
Prerequisites: ENH 650 [Min Grade: C] and ENH 651 [Min Grade: C] or
ENH 750 [Min Grade: C]
ENH 793. DrPH Practicum. 6 Hours.
Field experience course that bridges professional academic preparation
and advanced public health practice. A final grade for the course will be
awarded by the faculty practicum advisor and based upon the practicum
mentor/supervisor's evaluation and the student's final product.
ENH 796. Environmental Toxicology Laboratory Rotations. 3 Hours.
Doctoral laboratory rotations in Environmental Health Sciences. Required
for First and Second year PhD students in the Industrial Hygiene
and Environmental Management and Policy foci. Preq: Permission of
instructor required.
ENH 798. Doctoral Level Directed Res. 1-9 Hour.
ENH 799. Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.
Research for dissertation under the direction of the dissertation
committee. Preq: Must be admitted to candidacy before registering for
this course.
ENT-Technology Entrepreneurshp Courses

ENT 521. Entrepreneurial Market Analysis and Planning. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to help students identify and validate market
opportunities and to develop business ideas and business models
to match those opportunities. Students will learn to analyze markets,
industries and business environments. They will also learn to generate
innovative ideas. Finally, they will learn to develop plans to take their
ideas to market.
ENT 526. Practicum in Commercialization. 3 Hours.
This course offers qualified students the chance to gain first-hand
experience in product commercialization while receiving academic
credit. Students will work in cross-disciplinary teams with undergraduate
senior students in engineering to develop a commercialization plan
corresponding to an original product design.
EPI-Epidemiology Courses
EPI 600. Intro to Epidemiology. 3 Hours.
Principles of epidemiologic thinking. Measures of disease frequency
and association. Determinants of disease and distribution of factors
influencing health and disease in populations. Epidemiology of disease of
public health importance today. This course is a CORE requirement for
non-Epidemiology MPH majors.
EPI 600Q. Introduction to Epidemiology Online. 3 Hours.
Principles of epidemiologic thinking. Measures of disease frequency
and association. Determinants of disease and distribution of factors
influencing health and disease in populations. Epidemiology of disease of
public health importance today. This course is a CORE requirement for
non-Epidemiology MPH majors.
EPI 601. Vaccinology. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the principles underlying disease control and prevention
using vaccines. Review of major vaccine preventable diseases as well as
modern vaccine research endeavors.
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EPI 602. Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases. 4 Hours.

Application of epidemiologic principles to consideration of cancer,
cardiovascular diseases, other chronic diseases. Emphasis on
classification, rates, association, etiology, prevention, and control.
Pertinent literature critically reviewed.
Prerequisites: EPI 600 [Min Grade: C] or EPI 610 [Min Grade: C]
EPI 603. Injury-Epidemiologic Principles and Prevention Strategies.
3 Hours.
Concepts and methods of epidemiology applied to injury; epidemiology
of major injury types, utilization of injury data sets; development and
evaluation techniques of preventive strategies. Preq: EPI 600 or EPI 601
recommended but not required.
EPI 604. Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control: Field Studies
in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
The primary focus of the course is vector ecology and biology, infectious
disease surveillance and control, and water and sanitation in a
developing country, with an emphasis on field and community-based
learning. This class will take place in Jamaica and you must be accepted
by the Sparkman Center for Global Health.
EPI 605. Epidemiology of Infectious Disease. 4 Hours.
Introduction to basic principles of infectious disease epidemiology,
surveillance, and control. This course will also include critical analysis of
the magnitude, distribution, risk factors, and public health significance of
selected infectious diseases in community and institutional settings. While
the primary geographic focus is the U.S., international comparisons and
perspectives will be included. Primary attention is neither on research
methods nor on clinical and patholoci aspects of disease.
EPI 607. Fundamentals of Clinical Research. 3 Hours.
This course will provide an overview of principles and practices related
to the study of determinants and outcomes of medical interventions.
Methods for conducting epidemiologic research in the "clinic", assessing
the validity of diagnostic and screening tests, measuring therapeutic
efficacy and safety, and describing the natural history of disease will be
reviewed. NOTE: Introductory training in epidemiology (e.g., EPI 600 or
EPI 610) is recommended but not required.
EPI 609. Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative Effectiveness
Research. 3 Hours.
This course will provide an overview of epidemiologic methods applied
to the study of utilization and safety of drugs in large numbers of
individuals and an overview of issues and methods used in comparative
effectiveness research on drugs, other medical interventions and medical
care delivery.
Prerequisites: EPI 610 [Min Grade: C] and EPI 610L [Min Grade: C] and
EPI 610. Prin of Epidemiologic Research. 4 Hours.
Concepts and methods of epidemiology. Measures of disease frequency,
study design and analysis, indices of disease and health; overview
of major categories of acute and chronic disease, analysis of the
epidemiologic data sets. Core requirement for Epidemiology majors.
EPI 610L. Principles of Epidemiologic Research - LAB. 0 Hours.
Principles of Epidemiologic Research lab that must be taken with EPI
610.
EPI 610Q. Principles of Epidemiologic Research Online. 4 Hours.

Concepts and methods of epidemiology. Measures of disease frequency,
study design and analysis, indices of disease and health; overview
of major categories of acute and chronic disease, analysis of the
epidemiologic data sets. Core requirement for Epidemiology majors.
EPI 611. Data Management of Epidemiologic and Clinical Study. 4
Hours.
Epidemiology is a combination of a subject matter science and research
methodology. EPI 611 focuses on the latter component. The course
extends knowledge of study designs introduced in EPI 610 as applied
to human populations, including randomized trials and four types of
observational studies (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, ecological).
Since cause-and- effect relations are at the heart of epidemiologic
research, numerous related topics are taught in EPI 611 including
causal inference, bias, and effect modification. Descriptive data analysis
methods are integrated within each type of design. Preq: EPI 610.
Prerequisites: EPI 610 [Min Grade: C]
EPI 611L. Epidemiology Design and Analysis Lab. 0 Hours.
EPI 611 course and lab will focus on the research methodology for
designing, implementing, analyzing and interpreting epidemiologic studies
including randomized clinical trials and observational studies (casecontrol, cohort and cross-sectional).
EPI 614. EPI Methods Applied CER. 2 Hours.
This course will focus on methodological issues pertaining to the design,
analysis, and interpretation of comparative effectiveness research
studies. Special focus will be placed on comparative effectiveness
research studies using a non-experimental design and large data base
analyses.
EPI 615L. Eclogy & EPI Arthrop Lab. 0 Hours.
This lab will provide students the hands on experience to identify both
arthropod and pathogens and is designed to re-enforce the lecture topics
of this class.
EPI 616. Environmental Epidemiology. 3 Hours.
Design and conduct of studies examining health effects of environmental
exposures. Strengths and limitations of research strategies and
interpretation of study results. Areas of interest include air and water
pollution, lead, and biological marker outcomes.
EPI 618. Fieldwork in Public Health. 2 Hours.
Application of public health principles in communicable disease
control and environmental health programs carried out at Jefferson
County Department of Health. NOTE: Students not meeting the course
prerequisites must get Permission of instructor to enroll.
Prerequisites: EPI 605 [Min Grade: C] and EPI 610 [Min Grade: C]
EPI 621. HIV/AIDS and STDs. 3 Hours.
Basic biology and pathogenesis, historical and current trends, domestic
and international epidemiology, determinants of spread, immunogenetics
and host susceptibility, options for prevention, surveillance and control
of sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) and HIV/AIDS. NOTE: Open to
Plan A and second year Plan B students, idividuals with knowledge of
subject matter or permission of instructor.
EPI 623. Intro SAS Sftware. 1 Hour.
The Introduction to SAS Software course will run for seven two-hour
sessions. The first hour will be dedicated to lectures that will include
writing and running SAS codes by the instructor. In the second hour,
students are expected to perform a series of tasks in class.
EPI 625. Quant Methods in Epidemiology. 3 Hours.

An introduction to multivariate techniques and survival analysis as they
pertain to epidemiologic data and critical reading of corresponding
literature, specifically, logistic regression, log-linear modeling, Poisson
regression, life tables, Kaplan-Meier survival curves, and Cox
proportional hazards modeling.
EPI 626. Introduction to Data Analysis with SAS. 2 Hours.
The general content will be basic SAS programming focused on
fundamental statistical procedures. Upon completion of the course, the
student should be able to do simple analysis and programming when
given a SAS data set, and complete exercises from more advanced
classes in epidemiology and biostatistics.
EPI 627. Data Anal in Epi Studies. 3 Hours.
Analyze data from an epidemiologic study, addressing a specific
questions, and prepare a manuscript from the analysis. There are 3
possibilities regarding choice of data: 1) from a list of the instructor's
datasets, 2) public use data, 3) from the student's research. Students
working on an MSPH or another degree project may use data for that
degree-project with approval of their advisor and course master. Upon
completion of the course, the student should be able to analyze data from
an epidemiologic study and prepare a manuscript.
EPI 610 [Min Grade: C] and EPI 611 [Min Grade: C] and EPI 625 [Min
Grade: C] and (BST 626 [Min Grade: C] or EPI 626 [Min Grade: C])
EPI 635. Genetics in Public Health. 2 Hours.
This course will provide a topical overview of issues in public health
genetics. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the
complex issues involved in applying and integrating genetic technology
and information into publuc health.
EPI 640. Cancer Epidemiology. 2 Hours.
This course will address methodologic and substantive issues in cancer
epidemiology. The content will include definition, biological origins
and pathological and clinical aspects of cancern; an introduction to
information sources and methods in cancer epidemiology; the global
burden of cancern; descriptive epidemiology and major risk factors for
various forms of cancer; strategies for cancer prevention and the role of
epidemiology in developing and evaluating those strategies. NOTE: NonDegree students and interested students in other programs and schools
are required to get intructors permission before attempting to register.
EPI 680. Topics in Clinical Research. 2 Hours.
Provide health sciences professionals interested in clinical trials, clinical
epidemiology, and other forms of population research with both essential
principles and specific technical knowledge in a variety of areas relevant
to the conduct of biological and behavioral investigation of human
subjects. NOTE: Limited to health professionals planning clinical research
careers who have been accepted into the MSPH in Clinical Research.
This course begins in the Spring term and extends into the Summer
term. Registration for this course is during the Summer semester. Please
contact the Program Coordinator for the course syllabus and course
schedule.
EPI 681. Special Topics in Epidemiology Research. 3 Hours.
To engage infectious disease research practice encompassing design,
conduct, analysis, and interpretation. Students participate in supervised
research and/or in research design. Doctoral students are expected to
engage in supervised research. NOTE: Permission of instructor as well
as completion of EPI 605 is required for students interested in EPI 681.
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EPI 682. Gorgas Course in Tropical Med. 3-9 Hours.

Hands-on exposure to tropical diseases and emerging pathogens in
various teaching formats: didactic lectures, roundtables, laboratory work,
clinical and hospital rounds, case conferences, computer training, field
fied trips and independent study. Course is held in during the Spring
Term in in Lima, Peru. NOTE:9 hours (3 or Course can be taken for 3,
6 hours are also accepted with or 9 hours; however, evaluation will be
restricted to selected sections of the course). course. Spring (Freedman).
EPI 695. Epidemiology Seminar. 1 Hour.
The purpose of the epidemiology seminar series is to provide a venue
for faculty and students of epidemiology to participate in the presentation
of a variety of topics and concepts related to the field of epidemiology,
biostatisstics and public health.
EPI 696. Masters Epidemiology Seminar. 3 Hours.
Critical evaluation of selected epidemiologic papers from published
literature. Consideration of composition, study design, and validity of
analysis. Editorial review and disposition of manuscripts.
Prerequisites: EPI 610 [Min Grade: C] and EPI 610L [Min Grade: C] and
EPI 611 [Min Grade: C]
EPI 697. Internship. 3 Hours.
Field experience under joint direction of appropriate public health faculty
health.
EPI 698. Master's Level Directed Research Epidemiology. 1-9 Hour.
Independent study with guidance of appropriate public health faculty.
EPI 699. Master's Level Project Research Epidemiology. 1-9 Hour.
Research for project under direction of research committee.
EPI 703. Special Topics in the Epidemiology of Chronic Disease. 3
Hours.
To provide the student with information about grant writing and practice in
preparing a grant proposal for submission. The proposal must relate to an
epidemiologic topic. Human subjects issues are discussed. NOTE: Must
be a doctoral student or obtain permission of instructor to enroll.
EPI 704. Advanced Epidemiologic Methods. 3 Hours.
This course provides an advanced introduction to fundamental
epidemiologic concepts and methods, including causal inference, bias,
and study design. This course is the first course in the sequence of
the three required core epidemiology courses for doctoral students in
epidemiology.
EPI 706. The Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease. 2 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide exposure to the epidemiology of
cardiovascular disease.
EPI 710. Analysis of Case Control Studies. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide doctoral students in epidemiology with
practical experience in the analysis and interpretation of data from casecontrol studies. Specific aims are: To outline a strategy for data analysis
and review relevant methodologic issues and to apply stratified analysis
methods and regression models in the study of diseases of multifactorial
etiology. Preq: Requires permission of instructor.
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EPI 712. Nutritional Epidemiology. 3 Hours.

Nutritional epidemiology will cover core concepts in human nutrition
including nutrient classification, nutrient sources, nutritional deficiencies,
nutritional excesses, recommended daily allowances, basic
anthropometry, dietary assessment methods in free-living populations,
validation of dietary assessment methods, identification of biomarkers of
dietary intake, study designs used in nutritional epidemiology, issues in
the analysis and presentation of dietary data, diet-disease associations,
gene-diet associations and special topics in nutrition (e.g., folic acid and
neural tube defects, fatty acids and the metabolic syndrome, diet and
obesity, vitamin A and immune function, vitamins and mother-to-child
transmission of HIV, etc).
EPI 713. Cancer Epiemiology and Control. 3 Hours.
In this course students will learn what is known about the causes of
cancer and the control measures used to decrease cancer incidence,
decrease cancer mortality, extend cancer survival, and improve quality
of life for cancer patients. Class registration is limited to Epidemiology
Doctoral Students only.
EPI 715L. Eclogy & EPI Arthrop Lab. 0 Hours.
This lab will provide students the hands on expereince to identify both
arthropod and pathogens and is designed to re-enforce the lecture topics
of this class.
EPI 720. Analysis of Follow-Up Studies. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide doctoral students in epidemiology
with practical experience in the analysis and interprestation of data from
follow-up studies. Specific aims are: to outline a strategy for data analysis
and review relevant methodologic issues and to apply stratified analysis
methods and regression modles in the study of diseases of multifactorial
etiology.
EPI 721. HIV/AIDS and STDs. 3 Hours.
The course will cover the epidemiology, prevention and control of
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) including the human immune
deficiency virus (HIV) infection in both the domestic and international
settings. EPI 621 is intended as an elective for second year students
and students who have a graduate degree in the Medical Health
Professions who are enrolled in any degree track in the School of Public
Health. It is considered an elective for the MPH and MSPH programs
in Epidemiology. EPI 721 is intended only for doctoral students in the
School of Public Health.
EPI 731. Genetic Epidemiology. 4 Hours.
This course will cover core concepts of designs, methods and statistical
tools in genetic epidemiology studies for determining the contribution of
genes to disease risk. Methods for incorporating genetic markers into
conventional epidemiologic study desgins as risk factors including genetic
risk models, familial correlations, migration and admixture, quantitaitve
and qualtative traits, association and linkage analyses in family based
designs, allele/haplotype frequency estimation, Hardy Weinberg
Equilibrium and linkage disequilibrium and application in both family and
population based studies will be discussed. Methods for gene-gene and
gene-environment interaction assessment, genome wide association
studies are also presented. Preq:College level genetics course; basic
knowledge of epidemiology (EPI 600 or EPI 610 or equivalent) and
biostatistics (BST 600 or BST 611 or BST 621 or equivalent). Students
not meeting the prerequisites must get permission from the instructor.
Prerequisites: (BST 600 [Min Grade: C] or BST 611 [Min Grade: C] or
BST 621 [Min Grade: C]) and (EPI 600 [Min Grade: C] or EPI 610 [Min
Grade: C])
EPI 731L. Genetic Epidemiology Lab. 0 Hours.

EPI 731 course and lab will cover core concepts of design, methods
and statistical tools in genetic epidemiology studies for determining the
contribution of genes to disease risk.
EPI 781. Special Topics in Epidemiology Research. 3 Hours.
To engage infectious disease research practice, encompassing design,
conduct, analysis, and interpretation. Students participate in supervised
research and/or in research design.NOTE: Doctoral students are
expected to engage in supervised research and must obtain permission
of instructor to enroll in EPI 781.
EPI 788. Principles and Methods in Molecular Epidemiology. 4
Hours.
Molecular biology and its relevance to the epidemiology, etiology and
natural history of human diseases. The course will develop knowledge
and skills in molecular biology, genetics and epidemiology methods,
and facilitate the application of this information to evaluate susceptibility,
etiology, natural history, treatment, and prevention of diseases. 4 hours
(Brown).
EPI 790. Doctoral Seminar in Epidemiology. 2 Hours.
In depth study of several areas of epidemiologic methodology not
covered in other courses. Students responsible for selecting and
presenting topics. Considerable reading and outside preparation
required. NOTE: Requires permission of instructor.
EPI 793. DrPH Practicum. 6 Hours.
EPI 795. Epidemiology Seminar. 1 Hour.
The purpose of the epidemiology seminar series is to provide a venue
for faculty and students of epidemiology to participate in the presentation
of a variety of topics and concepts related to the field of epidemiology,
biostatistics and public health.
EPI 797. Analysis and Presentation of Epidemiologic Data. 2 Hours.
To gain experience with the analysis, interpretation, and presentation of
epidemiologic data by successfully analyzing a data set and presenting
the results in the form of a publication quality manuscript. NOTE:
Restricted to PhD students in Epidemiology. Permission of instructor.
EPI 798. Doctoral Level Directed Research Epidemiology. 1-9 Hour.
EPI 799. Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.
Research for dissertation under direction of dissertation committee.
EPR-Educational Psychology Courses

EPR 510. Measurement and Evaluation in Education ECE. 3 Hours.
For early childhood/elementary education majors only. Basic concepts
and principles of measurement and evaluation of personal and
academic progress in classroom. Elementary descriptive statistics and
measurement techniques used in student evaluation. Quantitative literacy
is a significant component of this course (QEP).
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EPR 511. Measurement and Evaluation in Education Secondary Ed.

3 Hours.
For secondary education majors only. Basic concepts and principles
of measurement and evaluation of personal and academic progress
in classroom. Elementary descriptive statistics and measurement
techniques used in student evaluation. Quantitative literacy is a
significant component of this course (QEP).
EPR 614. Lifespan Human Development. 3 Hours.

The objective of this course is to further students' knowledge of human
development, the multidisciplinary study of how people change and
how they remain the same over time. Topics to be covered will include
developmental theories, biological development, social developing,
language development, cognitive development, young adulthood, and
aging.
EPR 590. Research & Prgm Eval in Coun. 4 Hours.

This course will provide an introduction to major principles, strategies,
and instruments in social science research and program evaluation.
Students will become familiar with (1) basic strategies used to conduct
research; (2) basic methodology for collecting and interpreting data
typically reported in counseling; (3) basic conventions for published
reporting research in his/her field of interest; (4) basic program
evaluation; and (5) the knowledge and skills to become consumers and
producers of counseling research.
EPR 616. Personality Theories. 3 Hours.

This course covers the major theoretical perspectives of the development
of personality.
EPR 594. Introduction to Educational Research Design. 3 Hours.

Introduction to educational research design purposes and characteristics
of research process, types of research approaches and research
designs, procedures for collecting, analyzing and evaluating data, critical
review of published research, reserach ethics and institutional review.
EPR 596. Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Educational
Research. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide a practical introduction to
qualitative research and its application in education, social, and
behavioral sciences.
EPR 607. Microcomputer Applications to Statistical Analysis. 1
Hour.
Excel and SPSS will be used for statistical analyses and data
interpretation. Lab to accompany EPR 608.
Prerequisites: EPR 608 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
EPR 608. Statistical Methods and Action Research. 3 Hours.
This statistics course will cover descriptive and inferential statistics
to include the following: measures of central tendency; measures
of variability; frequency distributions; normal curve of distribution;
probability;sampling; regression; hypothesis testing; and analysis of
variance. Excel and SPSS will be used for statistical analyses and data
interpretation.
EPR 609. Statistical Methods and Research in Education:
Intermediate. 3 Hours.
This course will cover basic inferential techniques including hypothesis
testing and parametric and non-parametric techniques. A significant focus
of this course is on assumptions, rationale, application and interpretation
of various analysis of variance techniques.
EPR 610. Child Psychology. 3 Hours.
This course covers human development through infancy, preschool, and
preadolescence.
EPR 611. Adolescent Psychology. 3 Hours.
This course offers an in-depth examination of selected topics in the
psychological, social, emotional, moral, cognitive, cultural and physical
development of adolescents and how these aspects affect classroom and
school behavior.
EPR 622. Learning Theories. 3 Hours.

This course covers the application of learning theories to educational
practice, behavioral theories, information processing, biochemical basis
of memory and learning, as well as other major learning theories.
EPR 650. Educational and Psychological Testing. 3 Hours.
This course will cover the basic principles, research, and theories on the
testing and measurement of psychological and educational constructs.
Students should expect to complete the course with knowledge of
various techniques for educational and psychological testing, familiarity of
several professionally developed tests, in depth knowledge on one test of
student's choice, and knowledge of measurement theory which includes
reliability and validity.
Prerequisites: EPR 607 and EPR 608
EPR 688. Seminar on Current Issues: Measurement/Eval School. 3
Hours.
EPR 691. Independent Readings in Educational Psychology and
Research. 3 Hours.
Independent Readings in Educational Psychology and Research.
EPR 692. Introduction to Educational Research Design. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to research
in education and social sciences. Course emphases are how to read,
evaluate, and design research.
EPR 695. Survey Methods in Educational Research. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of the basic principles, applications, and types of
survey research in education. Students completing this course should
have basic knowledge of the survey implementation procedures, use
of appropriate sampling techniques and principles of survey instrument
construction. Students should be able to develop reliable survey items,
establish reliability and validity of survey scales and instruments,
and demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to conducting
survey research. Finally, students willlearn how to evaluate and critique
published survey research studies.
EPR 696. Qualitative Research: Inquiry and Analysis. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth insight into the
history, philosophy and applications of qualitative research. The course
provides a structured field experience of designing and conducting
a qualitative small-scale research study within a select qualitative
approach.
EPR 698. Seminar on Current Issues: Measurement and Evaluation
in Schools. 3 Hours.
This course provides advanced training on current issues, policies,
and methods in educational measurement and evaluation relevant to
classroom teachers.
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EPR 700. Data Based Decision Making. 3 Hours.

Provides an overview of key issues related to data-based decision
making for students who are interested in moving into leadership
positions within their own school and school system. Issues such as
Response to Intervention (RTI), progress monitoring, formative and
summative evaluation, basic statistical and measurement issues, and
other related topics.
ES 709. Directed Readings in Geology. 1-3 Hour.

Topic(s) to be determined by interest of student and faculty. Permission
of instructor required.
EPR 700L. Field Experience/Data Based Decision Making. 1 Hour.

Field-based experience to accompany Data Based Decision Making.
ESP-Edu School Psychometry Courses
EPR 700R. School Based Problem Research Project/Data Based

Decision. 1 Hour.
Action-research project to accompany Data Based Decision Making.
EPR 710. Computer Applications and Advanced Statistical Meth. 3
Hours.
Computer Applications and Advanced Statistical Meth.
EPR 719. Internship and Seminar in School Psychology II. 1-6 Hour.
EPR 728. Seminar on Research in Education. 3 Hours.
EPR 790. Mixed Methods Approaches in Action Research. 3 Hours.
Application of mixed methods research to designing and conducting
action research studies involving collecting and analyzing both
quantitative and qualitative data. Types of action research models and
their major characteristics; steps in designing and conducting mixed
methods action research studies; specific types of mixed methods action
research designs; sampling, data collection, analysis, validation, and
evaluation of mixed methods action research projects. Applied knowledge
of designing and conducting a mixed methods action research study.
and EPR 608 [Min Grade: C] and EPR 692 [Min Grade: C]
EPR 792. Mixed Methods Approaches to Educational Research. 3
Hours.
This course will provide an overciew of mixed methods research,
including the history and philosophy of mixed methods research, relevant
emerging literature, types of research problems addressed, types of
mixed methods designs, and the writing and evaluation of mixed methods
studies.
and EPR 596 [Min Grade: C] and EPR 692 [Min Grade: C] and EPR 609
[Min Grade: C]
EPR 793. Doctoral Seminar in Research Evaluation and Design. 3
Hours.
EPR 796. Qualitative Research: Doctoral Seminar. 3 Hours.
ES-Earth Science Courses

ES 502. Earth and Space Science for Middle School Teachers. 3
Hours.
ES 609. Directed Readings in Geology. 1-3 Hour.
Topic(s) to be determined by interest of student and faculty. Permission
of instructor required.
ES 698. Graduate Research. 1-8 Hour.
Topics to be determined by interest of students and faculty. Permission of
graduate faculty member required.
ES 798. Graduate Research. 1-8 Hour.

Topics to be determined by interest of students and faculty. Permission of
graduate faculty required.
ESP 600. Seminar in School Psychomerty. 3 Hours.

This course is a survey of school psychometry ethics, the historical
foundationms, guidelines, and standards, legal issues, roles and
functions, and contemporary professional issues in the field of school
psychometry. Specificitems/ideas of discussion will include roles
and functions of school psychologiests and IDEA 2004 law, NCLB,
confidentiality, NASP code of ethics, and cultural and human diversity.
ESP 627. Practicum in Schl Psychometry. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course is to ensure that the candidate has met
proficiency criteria in areas related to the administration, scoring, and
interpretation of frequently administered standardized instruments
in the following areas: Intellectual/cognitive assessments; Global
achievement assessments; Adaptive behavior assessments; Early
childhood assessments; Behavioral assessments; Vocational/transition
assessments.
Prerequisites: (ESP 600 and ESP 628 and ESP 629)
ESP 628. Indiv Assess Child/Youth I. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to prepare students to access children and youth
in a manner that reflects federal and state mandates and regulations.
Students are prepared to appropriately select, administer, and interpret
cognitive assessment instruments designed to answer questions related
to eligibility determination and, intervention programming.
ESP 629. Indiv Assess Child/Youth II. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to prepare candidates to access children
and youth in a maner that reflects federal and state mandates
and regulations. Candidates are prepared to appropriately select,
administrater, and interpret social/emotional, behavioral, and
achievement assessment instruments designed to answer questions
related to eligibility determination and, intervention programming.
ESP 689. Internship-School Psychometry. 3-9 Hours.
This course is an individualized field-based experience that meet the
intership requirements of the state code. Interns are engaged in the full
scope of School Psychometry activities including individual assessment,
data based decision-making. referral and MEDC meetings, and other
appropriate duties.
FLL-Foreign Languages Courses

FLL 585. Foreign Language Seminar. 3 Hours.
Advanced seminar on broad cultural and cross-cultural topics in foreign
languages; taught in English, readings and assignment in foreign
languages.
FR-French Courses
FR 501. Pre-Revolutionary France (1610-1789). 3 Hours.
Literature, culture, and civilization of seventeenth and/or eighteenthcentury France reflecting the historical and literary ambience in which
Ancient Regime writers, philosopies, and artists worked. Selected works
of representative authors. Conducted in French.
FR 502. Post-Revolutionary France (1789-1913). 3 Hours.

Literature, culture, and civilization of late-eighteenth, nineteenth, and
early twentieth century France illustrating the impact of the French
Revolution on the historical and literary ambience of Europe and the
Americas. Selected works vary according to instructor. Conducted in
French.
FR 503. Fin-de-Siecle France (1895-1940). 3 Hours.
Major authors and art movements of fin-de-siecle France from La Belle
Epoque period through World War I. Selected works of representative
authors. Conducted in French.
FR 504. French Literature since 1940. 3 Hours.
Cultural trends and literary movements from World War II to the present,
including existentialism and the nouveau roman. Selected works of
representative authors. Conducted in French.
FR 505. Francophone Literature. 3 Hours.
French-speaking literature outside France that developed through
colonization, decolonization, revolution, and emigration. Representative
writers from Francophone countries with emphasis on Africa and the
Caribbean. Selected works of representative authors. Conducted in
French.
FR 510. Special Topics in French. 3 Hours.
Seminar on individual authors, specific genres, important literary
movements, or literary discourse/theory. Selections will vary according to
instructor. May be repeated for credit. Conducted in French.
FR 512. French Civilization: Pre-Revolutionary. 3 Hours.
Historical and cultural foundation of France from the conquest of Julius
Caesar to the French Revolution. Conducted in French.
FR 513. French Civilization: Post-Revolutionary. 3 Hours.
The history and myths of France after the French Revolution that
produced French civilization.
FR 590. Study Abroad. 1-6 Hour.
Approved program in a French-speaking country.
FR 599. Individual Studies. 3 Hours.
Individual studies.
FS-Forensic Science Courses

FS 703. Laboratory Rotation III: Drug Analysis. 3 Hours.
FS 704. Laboratory Rotation II: Biological Methods. 3 Hours.
GBS-Grad BIomedical Sciences Courses

GBS 700. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 3 Hours.
Course provides clinical exposure to the evaluation and care of patients
with cognitive disorders through a combination of didactic sessions
and practicum visits, including observation of visits for patients with
developmental and age-related cognitive impairment, neuropsychological
testing, and functional MRI.
GBS 703. Research Analysis & Presentation. 1 Hour.
This course is designed to help graduate students with oral presentation
skills by exposing them to the style of presentation expected in national
meetings. This course is open to any JHS/SOM graduate student, but it is
a required course for all students in the GBS PBMM Theme.
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GBS 704. Introduction to Experimental Medicine. 2 Hours.

This course will consist of interactive lectures, discussions, and scientific
literature reviews demonstrating general principles in biomedical sciences
and how defects in these processes are related to human disease or birth
defects. Faculty will discuss scientific rationale, logic, and approaches
to investigate these processes and provide examples from the primary
literature or research ongoing in their laboratories. This will include
examples of translational studies designed to develop new therapeutic
approaches to treat disease. Students will be evaluated based on written
assignments, participation in discussions, and on a class presentation.
Required for all first year PBMM Theme students.
GBS 705. Biology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 3 Hours.
This course will review how normal cellular maturation, signaling, and
circuitry are disrupted in a wide variety of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Topics will include: Once neurons arrive in their final locations, what
events occur to allow for integration into a network, plasticity of circuits
(including critical periods of plasticity), and balance of excitation and
inhibition? Why is the developing brain sensitive to inflammation, overexcitation, mood stabilizers (as well as antipsychotic medications
and other drugs), and malnutrition? How can disruptions in neuronal
maturation give rise to distinct neurodevelopmental disorders?.
GBS 707. Basic Biochemistry and Metabolism. 2 Hours.
This course is intended to provide students a rigorous background in
the principles of biological chemistry. The principles taught are those
we believe student should master and include the application of these
principles to research protocols and performance. Must be admitted into
one of the Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS) Themes. Required of all
first year GBS students.
GBS 708. Basic Genetics and Molecular Biology. 2 Hours.
This course is intended to provide students with a strong foundation in
basic genetics and basic molecular biology so that students are able
to apply and understand fundamentals in their lab research. Must be
admitted into one of the Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS) Themes.
Required of all first year GBS students.
GBS 709. Basic Biological Organization. 2 Hours.
This course is intended to provide students with exposure to the
fundamentals of basic cell biology and begin to build a foundation
of knowledge that will be needed as the student progress along the
scientific path. Must be admitted into one of the Graduate Biomedical
Sciences (GBS) Themes. Required of GBS first year students.
GBS 710. Cell Signaling. 2 Hours.
This course covers major extracellular and intracellular signal
transduction cascades that regulate animal development and
physiology. Topics include the mitogen activated protein kinase cascade,
transforming growth factor beta, insulin, and cytokines.
GBS 712. Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Developmental Biology.
2 Hours.
The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to the fundamentals
of vertebrate developmental biology. The course will consist of faculty
lectures and research paper discussion groups covering a broad range of
developmental issues from fertilization to organogenesis.
GBS 713. Cell and Matrix Interactions in Disease and Development.
2 Hours.
This course will cover a combination of basic mechanisms underlying
extracellular matrix interactions with cells, and how these go wrong in
several disease processes. It will be a series of seminars, followed in the
final week, with oral student presentations on the disease of their choice
and submission of a one-page summary.
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GBS 714. Developmental Neuroscience. 2 Hours.

The course will utilize the scientific literature and faculty lectures to cover
a broad range of topics related to the mechanisms of building a brain.
The topics covered range from neural induction in early development, to
axonal guidance and synapse formation, to neuro-gial interactions in the
adult nervous system. Grades will be based on two exams and student
participation in class discussions.
GBS 715. Skeletal Development and Disease. 3 Hours.
This class is designed for understanding Cellular and Molecular Signaling
essential for the normal development and remodeling of skeleton and
for learning genetic mechanisms associated with skeletal diseases and
pathology.
GBS 716. Grantsmanship and Scientific Writing. 2 Hours.
The objective of the course is to teach students how to effectively
write grant proposals. This course will provide hands on training in the
preparation of a grant application and demonstrate effective strategies
for assembling a successful proposal. With guidance from the faculty,
the students will write a NIH style proposal on their dissertation research
topic. After the proposal is complete, each grant will be reviewed in a
mock NIH study section. Based on the comments from the study section,
the student will revise the application and submit the proposal to his/her
thesis committee as part of the qualifying examination for admittance
into candidacy. This course is only for advanced students, not first year
students.
GBS 717. Methods and Scientific Logic. 1 Hour.
Methods and Logic in Science is a literature-based class in which
students have to critically analyze primary research publications. The
overall objective is to teach the students to evaluate the primary literature
they will relay on for their careers.
GBS 718. Graduate Histology. 3 Hours.
This course will cover the specialized cell biology and microscopic
anatomy for each of the mammalian organ systems, as well as consider
current research with regards to each system. The objective is to
understand how cells organize into tissues and organ systems and how
these systems function in the body, as well as appreciate the microscopic
appearance of cells, tissues and organs. Student must have completed
the first year of a graduate program and active engagement in research.
GBS 720. Genomic Structure and Function. 2 Hours.
This course will cover a wide variety of topics related to this topic,
including genetic variation and polymorphisms, alternative splicing,
microRNAs, and novel sequencing and microarray technologies.
GBS 721. Genetic Epidemiology. 2 Hours.
This course will cover a wide variety of different bioinformatics
applications, which will be taught through use of available on-line
bioinformatics resources. The topics covered will include: introductions
to large-scale, generic databases at NCBI, European Bioinformatics
Institute, SwissProt, PDB, UniProt and Ensembl; Sequence analysis
systems such as BLAST, ORF-Finder and GENSCAN, Multiple Sequence
Analysis, gene identification in DNA and an introduction to the Human
Genome Project; resources that are used in Microarray Data Analysis;
Protein sequence analysis using Pfam, Prosite, Prints, Blocks, Protein
structure analysis using SCOP, CATH; structural bioinformatics,
secondary structure calculation, homology modeling, structure prediction,
protein folding, protein-ligand docking and molecular dynamics. Class
typically offered Spring Semester, 2nd module.
GBS 722. GGS Bioinformatics. 2 Hours.

This course will cover a wide variety of different bioinformatics
applications, which will be taught through use of available on-line
bioinformatics resources. The topics covered will include: introductions
to large-scale, generic databases at NCBI, European Bioinformatics
Institute, SwissProt, PDB, UniProt and Ensembl; Sequence analysis
systems such as BLAST, ORF-Finder and GENSCAN, Multiple Sequence
Analysis, gene identification in DNA and an introduction to the Human
Genome Project; resources that are used in Microarray Data Analysis;
Protein sequence analysis using Pfam, Prosite, Prints, Blocks, Protein
structure analysis using SCOP, CATH; structural bioinformatics,
secondary structure calculation, homology modeling, structure prediction,
protein folding, protein-ligand docking and molecular dynamics.
GBS 723. Model Systems for Genetic Analyses. 2 Hours.
The course will provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the
different animal models used for analyses of gene function and genetic
pathways. Topics include transgenic and knockout mouse technologies
and strategies, large scale genetic screens in C. elegans and Drosophila,
and modeling human genetic diseases in zebrafish.
GBS 724. Principles of Genetics: Inheritance and Disease. 2 Hours.
Course required for first year GBS GGS theme students and offered
to upper-level students as advanced course. This course will cover
recessive, dominant, X-linked, and mitochondrial inheritance, as well as
basic cytogenetics, chromosome abnormalities, and epigenetics.
GBS 725. GGB Grant Writing. 2 Hours.
The objective of the course is to teach students how to effectively
write grant proposals. This course will provide hands on training in the
preparation of a grant application and demonstrate effective strategies
for assembling a successful proposal. With guidance from the faculty,
the students will write a NIH style proposal on their dissertation research
topic. After the proposal is complete, each grant will be reviewed in a
mock NIH study section. Based on the comments from the study section,
the student will revise the application and submit the proposal to his/her
thesis committee as part of the qualifying examination for admittance into
candidacy.
GBS 726. Advanced Medical Genetics. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on the medical application of advances in genetics
and genomics. Topics include chromosome structure and function
and major types of chromosomal abnormalities, cancer genetics and
cytogenetics, inborn errors of metabolism, current strategies for detection
of mutations associated with genetic disorders, genetic risk assessment
and population genetics, and genomic approaches to diagnosis and risk
stratification.
GBS 727. Advanced Human Genomics. 1-4 Hour.

This course will cover the conceptual basis, major discoveries, and
unsolved problems in human genomics, with an emphasis on disease
applications. The goal is to make students conversant with the structures,
functions, and natural histories of human genomes, the computational
and experimental methods used to establish that knowledge, the
applications of genomics to medical research, and the broader impacts
of genomic research on the community. Each topic will be covered by
an approximately 90-minute lecture from a subject-specific PI coupled
to reading of pieces of primary literature. Students will also participate in
3 student-led journal clubs in which one or more papers are discussed
in detail with the help of the teaching faculty. We will also perform 3
interactive sessions to teach basic computational skills in Unix, Perl and
R. Grading will be determined by: discussion interaction, computational
problem sets due in weeks 4, 6, and 8, and a final project in which
students perform a small but cohesive set of bioinformatic analyses to
address a question of their choosing, subject to approval/discussion
with the teaching faculty. Format: Each of the 7 weeks will include
two, 90 minute lectures performed at UAB. In weeks 2, 4, and 6, we
will convene at HudsonAlpha for four-hour sessions. Each four-hour
session will include ~1 hour of paper discussion, ~1 hour of teaching on
a relevant computational topic, and ~2 hours of hands-on interactive data
manipulation with commonly used data types and computational tools.
Course meets both on UAB Campus and at Hudson-Alpha in Huntsville.
GBS 728. Bio-Nano Technology JC. 1 Hour.
This journal club will focus on the use of biological materials as
paradigms, structural scaffolds, and active elements of nanoscale
materials.
GBS 729. Translational Approaches in Neurodegeneration. 3 Hours.
With the current emphasis on "bench to bedside" strategies, successful
translational research approaches may be helpful for a productive
career in academic and industrial settings. This course uses the field
of neurodegeneration as a vehicle for conceptualization to the failures,
current challenges, and successes of different translational approaches.
This course emphasizes active learning principles by placing students
into scenarios of direct relevance to a career in science (e.g., emulation
of study section discourse, formal critical debate that happens at
international symposia, and informal discussions between colleagues).
GBS 730. Introduction to Neurobiology (Dauphin Island Course). 3
Hours.
Hands on experiments and classroom lectures onsite at the Dauphin
Island Sea Lab. Students live onsite the entire course. Required of first
year Neuroscience Theme students.
GBS 731. Principles of Cellular Neuroscience. 3 Hours.
Overview and study of various aspects of cellular neuroscience. Course
is required for first year GBS Neuroscience Theme students and is
offered as an advanced course for others.
GBS 732. Graduate Neuroscience. 2 Hours.
The module provides the student with an integrated basic and clinical
sciences view of the structure and function of the nervous system in
health and disease. The module is designed to prepare students for
future clerkships by providing them with a working knowledge of the
developing and mature nervous system, with a perspective that ranges
from molecular to behavioral. The neuroanatomical, neurochemical and
neurophysiological aspects of the brain and spinal cord are balanced
by large and small group discussions of the pathology and treatment of
neurological and psychiatric diseases. This course is required for first
year students in the Neuroscience Theme.
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GBS 733. Disease of the Nervous System. 2 Hours.

Major advances have been made in understanding diseases of the
nervous system at a cellular and molecular level. Several new findings
have had direct therapeutic implications and have resulted in the
development of novel drugs or new disease management strategies. This
course intends to review the most common brain and CNS disorders.
GBS 734. Neuroscience Historical Literature JC. 1 Hour.
Discussion of historical neuroscience literature, giving students an
appreciation of the early foundations of neuroscience research. Required
of all first year Neuroscience Theme students.
GBS 736. Cognition Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Journal club exploring various literature on cognition and cognitive
disorders.
GBS 737. Neuro Student Summer Seminar Series. 1 Hour.
This seminar series features neuroscience graduate students presenting
their research to their peers. Required each year for students in the
Neuroscience Theme.
GBS 738. Experimental Design. 2 Hours.
This course is to assist students in the process of designing hypotheses
and experiments in the research lab.
GBS 739. Neuropharmacology. 3 Hours.
Advanced course which will focus on the mechanism of action of
CNS-active drugs. The first one-third of the course will consist of
lectures that emphasize basic principles of neuropharmacology
including neurotransmitter and receptor concepts, pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenomics. The next two-thirds of the
course will focus on the mechanism of action of different drug classes,
including classical behavioral and biochemical studies, as well as genetic
and molecular analyses of drug action. In each section, the instructor
will give an overview lecture followed by student presentations. Student
performance will be evaluated based on homework, oral presentation and
written examination.
GBS 740A. Introduction to Immunology Part 1. 2-4 Hours.
Introductory Immunology is a team-taught survey course that covers
basic concepts of innate and adaptive immunity. These integrated
series of lectures provide a firm foundation in immunology, especially for
those with minimal immunology background, and serve as an important
refresher for the developing immunologist. Required for first year
Immunology Theme students. This is Part 1 of 2.
GBS 740B. Introduction to Immunology Part 2. 2-4 Hours.
Introductory Immunology is a team-taught survey course that covers
basic concepts of innate and adaptive immunity. These integrated
series of lectures provide a firm foundation in immunology, especially for
those with minimal immunology background, and serve as an important
refresher for the developing immunologist. Required for first year
Immunology Theme students. Part 2 of 2.
GBS 741. Lymphocyte Biology. 3 Hours.
This is an ADVANCED course. The purpose of this course is
threefold; 1. to provide students with a basic overview of immunology
and neuroscience in conjunction with a specific focus on how
neuroinflammatory processes affect the brain, 2. to teach students
basic neuroanatomy of the brain, and 3. to have students understand
the clinical implications of neuroinflammatory diseases by attending
rounds with clinicians. How the immune system influences the brain is an
emerging field in neuroscience research.
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GBS 743. Innate Immunity. 2-3 Hours.

The study of innate immunity has made a resurgence in recent years and
its critical role, not only in host defense against invading pathogens, but
in the development of adaptive immune responses is now appreciated.
This course will provide an in-depth look at selected aspects of the innate
immune response including the cellular and molecular components
critical to its development. The course will involve student presentations
on selected topics.
GBS 744. Mucosal Immunology. 2-3 Hours.
The mucosal immune system is essentially the primary site of interaction
between invading pathogens and the immune system. Mucosal immunity
has always been a strength of the immunology community at UAB and is
rarely covered at most other institutions. This class will provide in-depth
analysis of the structural features that distinguish the mucosal immune
system from the peripheral immune system. Features of innate and
adaptive immunity as they relate to mucosal immune responses will also
be covered. The course will involve student presentations on selected
topics.
GBS 745. Neuroimmunology. 2-3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is threefold; 1) to provide students with a
basic overview of immunology and neuroscience in conjunction with a
specific focus on how neuroinflammatory processes affect the brain, 2) to
teach students basic neuroanatomy of the brain, and 3) to have students
understand the clinical implications of neuroinflammatory diseases by
attending rounds with clinicians. How the immune system influences the
brain is an emerging field in neuroscience research and is currently not
being addressed in a graduate or medical course.
GBS 747J. Circadian Clocks Journal Club. 1 Hour.

Circadian Clocks Journal Club. In this journal club, we will bring together
researchers with diverse perspectives, specialized techniques, and
scientific backgrounds in order to develop a take-home message from
recent circadian literature that may be applicable to all of our specific
fields. Nearly all organisms possess an endogenous circadian clock
that governs a wide array of rhythms, from biosynthetic to behavioral,
and synchronizes (entrains) them to the 24-h environmental day-night
cycle. The central circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the
hypothalamus orchestrates rhythms in many peripheral clocks located
throughout the brain and body, resulting in 24-h regulation of many
physiological processes (including sleep and reproduction, metabolism,
organ function, and seasonal behaviors). This regulation allows for a
predictive, rather than purely reactive, homeostatic control. In humans,
dysregulation of the circadian system has been implicated in some
insomnias, cancers, affective disorders, and in aging and cognitive
impairment. The discovery and characterization of oscillating circadian
clock genes during the last decade has been largely due to crosstalk between researchers working on fruitflies and mice; this approach
fueled insights into the likely design principles underlying the intracellular
oscillatory machinery. Similar discussion and collaboration at a systems
level of analysis may lead to new discoveries and approaches. Students
will choose and present papers from any field as long as there is a
circadian component to the paper.
GBS 748. Special Topics. 1-4 Hour.
Varying topics offered to advanced graduate students in the GBS
program.
GBS 746. Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences I. 1-4 Hour.

program.
GBS 749. Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences IV. 2-3 Hours.

program.
GBS 746J. Exercise Medicine Journal Club. 1 Hour.

Exercise training in various forms induces a complex array of coordinated
cellular and molecular processes that improve symptoms and comorbidities associated with numerous chronic conditions including
musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, metabolic, immunologic, and
neurologic disordersand disease risks associated with chronic physical
inactivity are widespread. Understanding the biological mechanisms
underlying exercise-induced adaptations and their clinical utility in
disease treatment and prevention is therefore a truly interdisciplinary
effort. Students will interact with scientists and clinicians from several
disciplines, and will present and discuss the latest and most impactful
exercise-based research in both human and animal model systems.
Attendance is required.
GBS 750. Nerves, Muscles and Bones. 2 Hours.

This course will include an overview of basic cellular physiology
and the neurological and musculoskeletal systems. Neurologic and
neuromuscular diseases such as Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, and
myasthenia gravis will be discussed, along with primary myopathies
(e.g., dystrophinopathies), joint diseases (osteoarthritis, acute arthritis,
arthropathies, fibrosing disorders), and bone diseases (osteoporosis,
osteopetrosis, osteonecrosis).
GBS 747. Special Topics. 1-6 Hour.

program.
GBS 751. Heart, Lung and Kidney. 2 Hours.

Course will introduce the exquisitely integrated cardiovascular,
respiratory, and renal systems. This integration will be reinforced with
examination of numerous disease states (acidosis, hypertension, heart
failure, atherosclerosis/chronic vascular inflammation, genetic and
environmentally-induced pulmonary diseases, chronic kidney disease).
GBS 752. GI, Endocrine and Immune System. 2 Hours.

This four-week course will examine the physiology and pathobiology
of the gastrointestinal tract, followed by sub-modules focused on
endocrinology and immunology. Students will learn how the endocrine
system integrates homeostasis of multiple organ systems through a
comprehensive approachinfluencing all systems examined in the
previous modules. The mechanisms and consequences of abnormal GI
function (e.g., peptic ulcer disease, diarrhea), endocrine dysregulation
(type II diabetes mellitus, gigantism, hyperthyroidism, Cushings
syndrome), and immune dysfunction (HIV, rheumatoid arthritis, type
I diabetes mellitus) will be discussed. The course is divided into
three blocks (GI, Endocrine, & Immune)each with a block leader.
Requirement This course is designed for doctoral students admitted to
the Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS) PhD program and is required
for GBS students in the Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine (PBMM)
theme. GBS students from other themes are welcomed and encouraged
to take this course as an elective. Individuals outside the GBS program
must contact the course director before enrolling in the course to check
availability.
GBS 753. Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine. 2 Hours.
Students entering this fourth module in a series will be expected to
have a thorough understanding of normal and abnormal organ system
function as discussed in the three-modules described above. Lectures
will build on that foundation to cover recent advances in drug design
and development based on approaches of molecular pharmacology
and molecular medicine. In addition, drug targeting strategies that take
advantage of specificity in cellular structure and cell signaling processes
will also be discussed.
GBS 754. Autophangy in Disease and Medicine. 3 Hours.
This advanced course reviews the pathobiology of autophagy and how
it is essential for survival, differentiation, development, and homeostasis
and how it serves an adaptive role to protect organisms against diverse
pathologies, including infections, cancer, neurodegeneration, aging, and
heart disease.
GBS 755. Integrative Bioinformatics. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to equip participants with understanding
of informatics infrastructure for biomedical applications with practical
knowledge on how to program this environment. Specifically, the
participants are exposed to practical use of semantic web and cloud
computing technologies and resources. A successful participation
signifies that the participant is fully equipped to develop informatics
applications that make the most of biomedical data resources and
bioinformatics analytical services.
GBS 756. Cardiometabolic Disease Journal Club. 1 Hour.
The review of recently published articles focused on understanding the
complex gene-environment interactions that contribute towards common
metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular
disease. Articles most commonly reviewed range from the whole
organism (e.g., physiology, energy balance, metabolism, endocrinology,
genetics) to individual cells (e.g., cellular metabolism, signal transduction,
and transcriptional regulation), in both animal models and humans. In
addition, articles investigating novel lifestyle (e.g., diet and/or exercise),
pharmacological (e.g., appetite suppressants), and surgical (e.g., gastric
by-pass) interventions designed to treat cardiometabolic diseases are
routinely discussed.
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GBS 757. Biology of Disease. 3 Hours.

Biology of Disease is a comprehensive course in general pathophysiology
designed for graduate students in the GBS program or other science
related graduate programs. This course will begin with an overview
of general anatomy and histology and then will investigate basic
pathophysiologic principles emphasizing pathogenic mechanisms
and clinically important diseases where current research areas will be
highlighted. The biomedical science students will learn the mechanisms
involved in disease processes and will develop an understanding of
diseases and clinical medicine to help them converse knowledgeably with
medical colleagues and target their research towards clinically relevant
issues. Requirements: It is expected, although not required, that students
will have a background in biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, and
immunology and will have successfully completed the first year GBS
courses.
GBS 758. Cardiovascular Biology. 2 Hours.
The course will consist of didactic lectures given by faculty members
from UAB and guest lecturers from other institutions on a specific topic
in the field of cardiovascular biology, which will then be followed up by
student presentations of original research articles which are related to
the presented subject matter and that place the discussed topic into the
context of human health and disease. This format will allow for students
to first gain a solid understanding of normal and pathological aspects of
cardiovascular physiology, the basic experimental approaches that can
be used in bench to bedside studies and the current perspectives on
a broad range of current hot topics in the field. In addition, the course
will include fundamental concepts of how to: i) review a research paper;
ii) present a journal club article; iii) how to prepare for an post-doctoral
interview. This course will be guided by the Course Director and other
faculty members who will assist in the selection of relevant readings and
facilitate in-class discussions among the students.
GBS 759. Developing Presentation Skills for Microbiological
Research. 1 Hour.
The goal of this course is to provide students with the skills to critically
evaluate and present their research. In initial sessions, students will
learn how to give an effective presentation. Students will then develop
their own presentation with advice from a student advisor as well as the
course director or other faculty members. Following the presentation,
students will address questions from an audience of students and
faculty. The students and faculty will also provide written evaluations
of the presentation. The student advisor will develop skills in critiquing
presentations and introducing a scientific speaker to an audience.
GBS 760. Prokaryotic Genetics and Molecular Biology. 2 Hours.
This course is designed to familiarize students with advanced knowledge
in recombination, transcription, translation, regulation of gene expression,
transport mechanisms and protein export. The students will learn the
fundamental principles how structural components of bacterial cells are
built and how bacteria-specific metabolic pathways can be exploited
by antibiotics. We will also cover state-of-the-art technologies such
as whole genome sequencing, microarray experiments, methods to
analyze protein-protein interactions and the metabolome of bacteria. In
this course, we emphasize the training of critical thinking and foster the
ability of the students to design their own experiments to solve scientific
problems in bacteriology. The goal of the course is to provide a strong
foundation for advanced bacteriology classes and for doing research in
any bacteriology lab.
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GBS 762. Virology. 2-3 Hours.

This course is designed to familiarize students with the general steps
involved in viral lifecycles and use this knowledge as a framework for
understanding the similarities and differences in the lifecycles of (+) and
(-) stranded RNA viruses, DNA viruses, and retroviruses. The course
also covers the role of viruses in oncogenesis, the origin and evolution
of viruses, the innate immune response to viral infections, and the
development of antiviral chemotherapeutics. The goal of the course is to
provide a strong foundation for advanced virology classes and to provide
students with enough background in virology to be comfortable teaching
in a college level microbiology class.
GBS 763. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2-3 Hours.
The course in Bacterial Pathogenesis contains introductory lectures that
provide an overview of major concepts including virulence factors, and
host immune mechanisms. Most of the lectures describe the unique
aspects of specific bacterial (and fungal) pathogens. Although many
of the most important medical pathogens are covered, the course
focuses especially on those bacterial and fungal pathogens studies
most intensively at UAB. Each week students will be given a quiz based
on the lectures of the preceding week. To answer the questions, an
understanding of the lecture material will be needed. The questions are
designed to help the students thinking about hypotheses and concepts
in Bacterial Pathogenesis. The final grade in the course will be based on
these quizzes and the student participation in discussions.
GBS 764. Structural Biology for Micro. 2-3 Hours.
Advanced Course. Structural biology is central to understanding the
function of biological macromolecules and is to relevant to all fields of
modern biological science. This course will provide a basic introduction
to the elements of structural biology including the levels of protein
structure (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary), the basis of structure
determination by X-ray crystallography, NMR, and cryo-electron
microscopy, and will explore the structure/function relationships in select
systems.
GBS 765. Hybrid Structural Techniques as Applied to Cellular &
Molecular Biology. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on the use of X-ray crystallography, Cryo-Electron
microscopy and Image Reconstruction, NMR, and Mass Spectrometry
to obtain structures of biological macromolecules. Each component will
be taught separately. Each module will focus on insuring the student has
a basic understanding of the essential principles of the technique and
its practical application. Examples will generally be drawn virology and
immunology. Students will be actively involved through assigned problem
sets and in class discussion. This material in this course will be targeted
towards second year graduate students and non-specialists.
GBS 766. Inflammation Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Inflammation Journal Club presents the state of the art papers
that fall broadly in the area of inflammation, which include aspects
of basic cellular and molecular mechanisms, animal models and
immunopathology of human diseases including, infectious diseases,
cancer and chronic lung diseases.
GBS 767. Structural Basis of Viral Replication. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on understanding the mechanistic basis of viral
replication through the lens of structural biology. The course will cover
mechanisms of viral entry, transcription, translation, genome replication,
transport, assembly, and exit as well as immune evasion. The focus
will be on systems where a particular step in the replication cycle is
well understood rather than on any particular virus family. Students are
expected to have a basic knowledge of virology and will acquire sufficient
knowledge of the techniques of structural biology to critically analyze
primary literature.
GBS 768. Communicating Science: Reading, Writing and

Presentation. 2 Hours.
This first year graduate level course will teach students how to make
formal scientific oral presentations and how to write a paper for
publication in a scientific journal.
GBS 769. Carcinogens. 3 Hours.
The course covers advanced topics from oncogenes and tumor
suppressor genes to cell cycle and DNA repair.
GBS 770. Pathobiology of Cancer. 2-4 Hours.
Students will gain an understanding of the pathology of cancer in general
and an appreciation of the gross, histologic and molecular pathology of
cancers of multiple organs, including the brain, lungs, breast, prostate,
colon, bone, bone marrow and lymph nodes. The students will learn
the basis of the pathologic classification of cancers of particular organs,
including the gross, microscopic and molecular features that aid in
classification. Then the clinical implications (i.e., prognostication and
treatment) of the classification systems will be discussed. Also, current
controversies and topics of research interest may be introduced. In
addition, several lectures will focus on the epidemiology of cancer and
translational research in cancer, including animal models of cancer.
Course required of all first year CANB Theme students.
GBS 774. Cancer Immunology. 2-3 Hours.
A summary of key signaling pathways that regulate cancer cell
growth, death and behavior will be presented. An intense evaluation of
mechanisms involved in pro-and anti-tumor immunology will be presented
along with theoretical aspects of cancer immunotherapy. Required for first
year CANB Theme Students.
GBS 775. Cancer Treatment. 3 Hours.
Students will study current theories regarding chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, chemoprevention and imaging. Students will also be exposed
to state-of-the-art for each of these treatment/diagnostic modalities.
This course uses a combination of textbook and literature readings and
classroom discussions to provide students with an understanding of the
different classes of drugs used to treat cancer. The course focuses on
the mechanisms of drug action, the basis for selectivity and therapeutic
applications. Traditional as well as novel approaches to therapeutics will
be discussed, as well as the role of drug resistance and strategies for its
management.
GBS 776. Cancer Biology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
This course focuses on current topics in Cancer Biology. Students
take turns presenting a paper from the current literature addressing an
aspects of cancer biology. Topics include cancer genetics and genomics,
cell growth and signaling pathways, cancer metastasis and therapeutics.
Students are expected to actively participate in the critical analysis of
each paper presented.
GBS 777. Cancer Biology Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminars on various topics in cancer biology or other biomedical science
topics. Students will attend a seminar offered by a Joint Health Sciences
department/theme, keeping a journal that includes each seminar date,
title and a brief synopsis of the seminar. The journal will be turned in to
the theme program office mid-semester and at the end of the semester.
GBS 778. Cancer Metastasis. 3 Hours.

The majority of cancer associated deaths are due to complications
arising from metastatic disease. The process of metastasis is highly
selective and is the result of a tumor cell completing a series of complex
interrelated steps. Despite our improved knowledge of this disease,
we still do not fully understand the molecular mechanisms regulating
tumor progression and metastasis. This advanced course will cover basic
mechanisms of how a tumor cell progresses from growth at the primary
site to forming an overt lesion in a secondary organ and techniques used
to study this disease.
GBS 779. Translational Research in Cancer. 3 Hours.
This course covers topics from setting a team, animals, to clinical models.
GBS 780. BSB Lab Methods. 2-3 Hours.
This is a laboratory course, designed ONLY for first year BSB Theme
students, in which students will gain hands-on experience in: cloning
and expression of recombinant proteins, protein purification, mass
spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, crystallography, recombineering to
produce knockout and knockin vectors, gene targeting in murine ES
cells, microinjection of ES cells into blastocysts, genotyping of knockin/
knockout mice, reprogramming of skin fibroblasts into induced Pluripotent
Stem Cells (iPS).
GBS 781. Molecular Enzymology. 2 Hours.
Course intends to touch on the various mechanisms of enzymes in
biological systems. Course required for first year BSB Theme students.
GBS 782. Molecular Genetics. 2 Hours.
Course studying the structure and function of genes at a molecular level.
GBS 783. RNA Biology. 2 Hours.
Course exploring the biology, biochemistry, structure and function of RNA
at a research level. Course required for first year BSB theme students.
GBS 784. Stem Cell Biology. 2 Hours.
This course will explore the derivation, manipulation, and differentiation of
embryonic, fetal, and adult stem cells in both mice and humans. Topics
to be discussed include stem cell self-renewal, teratoma formation,
hematopoietic stem cells, neural stem cells, trans-differentiation, nuclear
transfer, and reproductive and therapeutic cloning. The course will
be a mixture of instructor lectures and interactive journal club style
presentations from the current stem cell literature by the students.
Students will be evaluated based upon their journal article presentations,
participation in class discussions, quizzes, and attendance.
GBS 786J. Journal Club in Structural Biology. 1 Hour.
The journal club will discuss peer-reviewed scientific articles of interest
to the structural biology community. In general, the majority of articles
will contain macromolecular structural data determined by one or more
of the following methods: X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, NMR and
Mass Spectroscopy. It will help students become familiar with our
present understanding of the structure/function for different classes of
macromolecules and gain an appreciation of state-of-the-art biophysical
techniques available to determine macromolecular structures.
GBS 787. Special Topics in Advanced Immunology. 1-4 Hour.
Varying topics offered to advanced graduate students.
GBS 788. Special Topics in Advanced Neuroscience. 1-4 Hour.
Varying topics offered to advanced graduate students.
GBS 789. Evolutionary Developmental Biology. 2 Hours.
The class is aimed at introducing the concepts of evolution and
describing how changes in gene expression and function during
embryonic development represent the central molecular mechanism
underlying evolution.
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GBS 790. Clinical Evaluation of Cognitive Disorders. 2 Hours.

This course will provide clinical exposure to the evaluation and care
of patients with cognitive disorders through a combination of didactic
sessions and practicum visits, including observation of visits for
patients with developmental and age-related cognitive impairment,
neuropsychological testing, and functional MRI.
GBS 791. Graduate Neuroscience Discussion. 1 Hour.
Companion course to GBS 732-Grad Neuroscience and must be taken
the same semester as GBS 732.
GBS 792. CMDB Seminar. 1 Hour.
Seminars on various topics in cellular and molecular biology or other
biomedical science topics. Students will attend a seminar offered by a
Joint Health Sciences department/theme, keeping a journal that includes
each seminar date, title and a brief synopsis of the seminar. The journal
will be turned in to the theme program office at the end of the semester.
GBS 793. Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia Journal Club. 1
Hour.
Journal Club. Discussion of important current research on Alzheimers
disease and frontotemporal dementia, with a focus on basic and
translational science.
GBS 794. Lab Rotation 4. 1-9 Hour.
Rotation for students needing a fourth rotation.
GBS 795. Lab Rotation I. 1-6 Hour.
First rotation for first year GBS Theme students.
Second rotation for first year GBS Theme students.
Third lab rotation for first year GBS theme students.
GBS 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
Lab hours for students in the GBS Theme who have not entered
candidacy.
GBS 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
Lab hours for students in the GBS Theme who have entered candidacy.
GBSC-Grad Biomedical Sciences Courses

GBSC 700. Journal Clubs. 1 Hour.
Journal Clubs.
GBSC 701. Seminars. 1 Hour.
Seminars.
GBSC 702. Protein NMR Lab Course. 3 Hours.
The main purpose of this Course is to make students feel comfortable
with the operation of the state-of-the-art NMR spectrometers. At the
conclusion of the course, students should feel encouraged to incorporate
NMR spectroscopy in their research programs on a regular basis (course
is offered annually). This is a hands-on instruction to students about
putting the sample in the magnet, tuning the probe, magnet shimming,
deuterium lock, pulse calibration, setting up 1D/2D/3D-NMR experiments,
and data processing using Topspin software. The students will utilize
gramicidin-S and 15N/13C-calmodulin as a test samples. They are also
encouraged to bring their own samples from their mentors laboratories.
We will utilize the 500 MHz and 600 MHz NMR spectrometers for this
workshop, with two students at each spectrometer, taking turns in
learning the operation. Course limited to 8 students maximum (i.e., four
students in the morning sessions and four students in the afternoon
sessions).
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GBSC 703. Bioinformatics Courses. 1-6 Hour.

Various Bioinformatics courses.
GBSC 704. Practical Course in Cryo-Electron Microscopy. 2 Hours.
This is a two-week practical course in high resolution electron microscopy
(EM) with emphasis on cryo-EM and the preparation and observation
of frozen-hydrated particulate samples such as protein complexes,
viruses and whole bacterial cells. The first week will cover some
theoretical aspects and general EM theory in morning lectures, followed
by practicals and demos in the afternoon. The second week will consist
of independent, hands-on practical work on the Tecnai F20 cryo-electron
microscope. Students have the opportunity to work on their own samples.
Open to all grad students but especially to those needing cryo-EM for
research. Faculty, postdocs, and technicians may also attend, if space
allows; class size is usually limited to 8.
GBSC 705. Protein Mass Spectrometry. 3 Hours.
Students participating in this course become familiar with standard
analysis of proteins and protein mixtures by analytical mass
spectrometry. This includes the analysis of recombinant and native
isolations of proteins including the analysis of post translational
modifications. The first month of the course will focus on the
fundamentals of mass spectrometry and protein analysis and will be
open to first year students. The second and third months of the course is
followed by an applications section for students who have completed their
first year course requirements. Included topics throughout the course
include, sample preparation, mass spectrometry instrumentation, mass
spectral interpretation, proteomic experimentation, database searching,
analysis of protein modifications, targeted analysis of proteins in complex
mixtures, and structural techniques in mass spectrometry.
GBSC 706. NMR Spectroscopy. 3 Hours.
The main purpose of this course is to provide fundamental understanding
(physics) to graduate students who want to utilize NMR spectroscopy as
a major tool in their structural biology research. Students with elementary
Quantum Mechanics background will gain the optimum benefit from this
course. The course is offered every two years. This course covers basic
NMR Theory and Concepts (Nuclear Spin-1/2, Bloch Equations, FTNMR, Rotating Frame, Various Relaxation Mechanisms, Chemical shits,
J couplings, etc.), Density Matrix Theory, Product Operator Description of
2D- and 3D-NMR, Nuclear Overhauser Effect, Conformational Exchange,
Solomon-McConnel equations, Residual Dipolar Couplings, NMR spectra
of Amino acids, Peptides and Proteins, Solvent Suppression Methods,
Random Coil Chemical shifts, 2D-NMR methods for assignments and
structure calculations of peptides and small proteins, 3D/4D-NMR
methods for assignment and structure studies of large proteins, CYANA
Structure-Refinement calculations, NMR of nucleic acids, Protein
Dynamics, and study of Protein-Ligand complexes including applications
in drug design (STD-NMR, trNOESY, SAR-by-NMR and ILOE).
GBSC 707. Metabolic Regulation of Gene Expression. 3 Hours.

This course will focus on the impact of various metabolites on gene
expression, cell growth, and differentiation in health and disease. The
key topics for discussion will include the types of biologically active
molecules in mammalian tissues, the mechanisms that regulate their
concentrations at different stages of life, and the mechanisms by which
these bioactive molecules regulate gene transcription through binding to
nuclear receptors/transcription factors. Primary literature applicable to
these topics will be the basis for discussion. Each section on a specific
type of signaling molecule will start with an introductory lecture, followed
by student presentations focusing on various aspects of the topic. The
goal of this course is to familiarize students with the mechanisms of
action and diversity of bioactive metabolic compounds that directly affect
the expression of proteins at the level of gene transcription as well as
mRNA translation during development and in adulthood.
GBSC 708. Protein Purification & Characterization. 3 Hours.
Protein purification is the process of isolating a single type of protein
or protein complex from mixture. It is critical for further characterization
of protein function and structure. This course covers currently used
approaches for protein purification and characterization. The format will
integrate classroom lecture with demonstration. The goal of this course is
to equip students with the fundamental knowledge needed to work with
proteins.
GBSC 709. Advanced Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine. 4
Hours.
Patient-specific cell therapies promise to transform medicine in the
next two decades. In order for these regenerative therapies to be safe
and effective, basic mechanisms of stem cell biology must be better
understood. The goal of this course is to provide students with the basic
science foundation to contribute to this field and to provide examples of
translating this information to next generation medical therapies.
GBSC 710. Advanced Chromatin Biology. 3 Hours.
Chromatin biology may hold the keys for discovery of novel cures for
cancer and other chronic genetic diseases. Chromatin state directly
influences the development of regenerative medicine. Over the last
few years, there has been an explosion of new insights into chromatin
biology. This course will focus on four key topics: chromatin structure and
gene regulation, chromatin in cancer biology, chromatin in developmental
biology, and practical approaches in chromatin research. The format will
be 1/3 lecture and 2/3 student presentations. Primary literature related
to these topics will be assigned for discussion. The goal of this course is
to help students to understand the cutting edge knowledge in chromatin
biology and to be able to address questions on chromatin in their own
research.
GBSC 711. Advanced Genetics Study. 1-9 Hour.
Independent Study in Advanced Genetics.
GBSC 712. Evolution of Immunity. 3 Hours.
Every form of multicellular life on earth has the capacity to carry out host
defense. In higher order vertebrates the necessity for immunity against
pathogens has given rise to an elaborate and complex system that
involves a variety of specialized cell types and effector molecules. How
did this complex system evolve? This course will explore immunity across
the animal kingdom with a special emphasis on points of convergent and
divergent evolution of immune mechanisms and strategies.
GBSC 713. Epigenetics Discussion. 1 Hour.

This course provides the student with an exposure to a wide range of
basic epigenetics research topics and will promote scientific literacy,
discussion skills, and critical thinking skills. In addition, students will gain
experience developing lectures and providing constructive criticisms to
their peers.
GBSC 714. Applications of Microscopy. 2 Hours.
This course will provide GBS students and postdoctoral fellows with an
in-depth background in the theory of modern microscopy analyses for
researchers in the biomedical sciences complemented with hands-on
practical exercises. The course will cover a wide range of fundamental
and cutting-edge approaches with training in experimental design and
technical limitations, specimen preparation, diverse uses of bright-field,
simple epifluorescence, single and multiphoton confocal, high resolution,
live-cell, and intravital microscopy. The course will also provide training
in specialized applications such as particle tracking and co-localization,
photo-activation, Ca2+ imaging, FRET, FRAP, FLIM, and TIRF, and
methods for quantitative data analyses. The course will also cover
image preparation for publication and ethical issues related to image
manipulation. Mentor & Course Master Permission is required to take this
course.
GBSC 715. Molecular Basis of Disease. 3 Hours.
This is an advanced, graduate course that explores the molecular
and cellular mechanisms that underlie the causes, symptoms, and
complications of various diseases, including diabetes, autoimmune
diseases, atherosclerosis, and cancer. An integrative approach to the
clinical, pathologic, biochemical, and molecular perspectives of diseases
is introduced. This will help the students to understand how metabolic
pathways, cell cycle regulation, signal transduction, transcription factors,
and protein glycosylation impacts on our ability to understand and treat
human disease. Requirement: This course is designed for graduate
students admitted to campus-wide PhD programs in the biomedical
and basic sciences, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, residents,
staff, and members of the faculty interested in the latest advances and
approaches in understanding and treating human disease. Student must
have successfully completed a doctoral level biochemistry/molecular
biology course.
GBSC 716. Special Topics in Microbiology. 1-9 Hour.
Various topics in Microbiology.
GBSC 717. Protein/DNA Xray Crystallography. 3 Hours.
GBSC 717 is an introductory course in X-ray crystallography for any
student who is interested in learning structural biology. This course is
designed to expound the student not only with theory but also with hands
on training in collecting data and resolving structures in the laboratory.
GBSC 718. Epigenetics. 3 Hours.
Students will learn of changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype
caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA
sequence.
GBSC 719. Pattern Recognition Receptors. 2-3 Hours.
In recent years the study of innate immunity has made a resurgence and
its critical role, not only in host defense against invading pathogens but
in the development of adaptive immune responses, is now appreciated.
This course will provide an in-depth look at selected aspects of the innate
immune response including the cellular and molecular components
critical to its development. A particular focus will be innate immune
mechanisms driven by pattern recognition receptors and their ligands.
The course will involve invited lecturers and student presentations on
selected topics.
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GBSC 720. Journal Club 2. 1 Hour.

This will house various journal clubs, differentiated by Section numbers.
To be considered like a Special Topics course.
GBSC 723. Career Dev Courses. 1-9 Hour.
Various courses relating to Career Development.
GBSC 724. Metabolomics. 3 Hours.
The goal of the course is to provide training on (1) the new vision of the
chemical composition of the metabolome, (2) its impact on phenotypes in
normal health and disease, (3) how to design experiments that (a)reduce
systematic variation and (b) deal with the effects of the microbiome,
(4) recovery of the metabolome from body fluids/excreta, cells and
tissues, (5) analytical methods used in metabolomics, (6) post-acquisition
data processing and univariate and multivariate statistical analysis, (7)
metabolite confirmation, (8) unknown (new) metabolite identification,
(9) pathway analysis, (10) targeted quantitative analysis of specific
pathways, (11) use of stable-isotopically labeled precursors to measure
pathway dynamics, (12) metabolomics in human and animal models
of disease (atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, eye diseases, immune
diseases and neurodegeneration), (13) metabolomics in situ (imaging
mass spectrometry and direct analysis in the clinic and the operating
room) and (14) integration of metabolomics with other 'Omics (genomics,
transcriptomics and proteomics).
GBSC 725. Cancer & Micro Environment. 3 Hours.
The growth and progression of cancer is closely regulated by the
tumor microenvironment. Through this course students will gain a
comprehensive understanding of the tumor microenvironment by studying
topics that include, for example, the cellular and a cellular composition
of the microenvironment, mechanisms of communication between tumor
and host cells and how the tumor microenvironment promotes tumor
growth, metastasis and drug resistance. Students will also learn the in
vitro and in vivo models utilized for studying the tumor microenvironment
and current approaches for targeting the tumor microenvironment for
cancer therapy.
GC-Genetic Counseling Courses

GC 501. Genetics in Medicine. 3 Hours.
Overview of the clinical evaluation and assessment of an individual with a
congenital anomaly, mental retardation and/or genetic condition; includes
introduction to etiology of common genetic conditions, pediatric genetic
counseling, and testing and treatment options for genetic disorders.
GC 504. Prenatal Genetics, Embryology and Teratology. 3 Hours.
Basic concepts of embryology, teratology and physiology as related
to human development and genetic disease and their applications in
prenatal genetic counseling.
GC 505. Principles of Cancer and Adult Genetics and Counseling. 3
Hours.
Genetic mechanisms of cancer syndromes, cancer predisposition, and
adult onset disorders; psychosocial issues related to these conditions that
influence the genetic counseling process.
GC 506. Theory and Practice of Genetic Counseling. 3 Hours.
Development of advanced genetic counseling skills for application in
clinical settings.
GC 510. Introduction to Genetic Counseling. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the field of genetic counseling and the basic principles of
the profession.
GC 560. Genetic Counseling Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Review, presentation and discussion of relevant literature in medical
genetics and genetic counseling.
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GC 600. Advanced Clinical Skills in Genectic Counseling. 2 Hours.

Advanced genetic counseling clinical skills in areas such as
communication, research, industry, and reflective practice.
GC 602. Advanced Topics in Genetic Counseling. 2 Hours.
Exploration of advanced topics in genetic counseling related to clinical
practice and non-clinical professional duties as a genetic counselor.
GC 650. Clinical Laboratory Rotation. 2 Hours.
Exposure to genetic testing protocols, laboratory genetic counseling,
and specimen processing and reporting through rotation in biochemical,
molecular, and cytogenetic laboratories.
GC 651. Clinical Rotation I. 5 Hours.
Initial clinical rotation to establish basic skill sets in genetic counseling.
Supervised and direct patient contact in prenatal, pediatric, adult, cancer,
and specialty clinics will allow students to acquire cases for ABGC
certification.
GC 652. Clinical Rotation II. 2 Hours.
Students utilize intermediate clinical skills in assigned clinical setting.
Students interact with an array of genetic specialists. Supervised and
direct patient contact in prenatal, pediatric, adult, cancer and specialty
clinics will allow students to acquire cases for ABGC certification.
GC 653. Clinical Rotation III. 2 Hours.
Students will apply progressive genetic counseling skills in a clinical
setting. Students will interact with an array of genetic specialists.
Supervised and direct patient contact in prenatal, pediatric, adult, cancer
certification.
GC 654. Clinical Rotation IV. 2 Hours.
Supervised and direct patient contact in prenatal, pediatric, adult, cancer
certification.
GC 655. Clinical Rotation V. 2 Hours.
Supervised and direct patient contact in prenatal, pediatric, adult,
cancer and spcialty clinics will allow students to acquire cases for ABGC
certification.
GC 698. Non Thesis Research. 2 Hours.
Graduate level research project under the supervision of clinical faculty.
GC 725. Advanced Medical Genetics. 3 Hours.
Medical application of advances in genetics and genomics; chromosome
structure and function and major types of chromosomal abnormalities,
cancer genetics and cytogenetics; current strategies for detection of
mutations associated with genetic disorders, genetic risk assessment
and population genetics; genomic approaches to diagnosis and risk
stratification.
GEO-Geography Courses
GEO 590. Special Topics in Geography. 3-6 Hours.
Special topics in Geography. Course content will be determined by topic.
GER-Gerontology Courses
GER 540. Biology of Aging. 3 Hours.
GER 590. Seminar in Sociological Substantive Areas. 1-3 Hour.
GER 593. Educational Gerontology. 3 Hours.
GER 595. Independent Study in Longterm Care. 1-3 Hour.

GER 603. Politics of Aging. 3 Hours.
Analysis of the role of aging in the political process. Focus on political
demands made by elderly, role of aging in political decision making, and
policy outputs relevant to older population.
GER 610. Health and Economics of Aging. 3 Hours.
Overview of economic aspects of aging focusing on the role of health and
health care in the United States. The financing of health care for the aged
will be the primary topic of the course. The economic factors influencing
formal and informal sources of long term care also will be addressed. A
final topic will be the role of health in retirement decisions and pension
policies.
GER 611. Managed Care. 3 Hours.
Examination of factors that influence future direction of managed care.
Changing relationships among major stakeholders. Broad areas of
discussion including marketing dynamics, product characteristics,
reimbursement methodologies, contracting issues, management
information systems, governmnet initiatives, legal and ethical issues, and
future trends. 3.000 Credit Hours.
GER 638. Gerontology and Geriatrics Multidisciplinary Core. 3
Hours.
The curriculum consists of lectures and discussions sessions on the
multidisciplinary treatment of health and aging.
GER 643. Long-Term Care Administration. 3 Hours.
Seminar analysis of effect of chronic conditions and aging on delivery of
health services, nursing homes and alternatives, mental health facilities
and agencies, and rehabilitation facilities and services. Field trips and
individual research projects. 3.000 Credit Hours.
GER 655. Minority Aging. 3 Hours.
GER 665. Geriatric Rehabilitation for the Health Profession. 3 Hours.
Rehabilitation of the eldery person from the perspective of age-related
changes, the impact of selected functional problems, psychosocial
aspects of dereasing function, personal and environmental adaptations,
and the continuing autonomy of the individual.
GER 680. Health Promotion for the Aged. 2 Hours.
Problems and public health solutions for older Americans examined. Subareas of aging are explored; biological, social, behavioral, and economic
aspects of aging.
GER 690. Independent Study in Gerontological Nursing. 1-3 Hour.
GER 691. Seminar in Gerontological Substantive Areas. 1-3 Hour.
Seminar in Gerontological Substantive Areas.
GER 734. International Medical Sociology. 3 Hours.
Cross-cultural, comparative analysis of health and health care delivery
systems in both industrialized and developing countries.
GER 738. Gerontology and Geriatrics Multidisciplinary Core. 3
Hours.
Gerontology and geriatrics multidisciplinary core.
GER 755. Race and Ethnic Relations. 3 Hours.
Income inequality, school and residential segregation, intermarriage, and
interracial crimes.
GER 759. Social Gerontology. 3 Hours.
Structural and behavioral implications of older adulthood. Relationships
of aged to political, economic, educational, medical, religious, and other
structures in society.
GER 760. Sociology of Death and Dying. 3 Hours.

Sociological, social psychological and existential perspectives on
death and dying; recent trends in definition, distribution, and practices
surrounding death and dying.
GER 769. Sociology of the Life Cycle. 3 Hours.
Theories of life; social construction of age categories, aging and family
life, work, careers, and aging; men, women, and life cycle.
GER 777. Demography of Health and Aging. 3 Hours.
Focus on demographic processes, such as mortality, morbidity, migration,
and fertility; how each influences number and proportion of elderly;
how such processes shape age/sex structure; other demographic
characteristics of older people.
GER 780. Medical Sociology. 3 Hours.
Theory and research in medical sociology; systematic overview of
relevant literature.
GER 781. Sociology of Health. 3 Hours.
Subjective experience of illness; predictions of health behavior; social
networks and health.
GER 785. Psychology of Aging. 3 Hours.
Age differences in perception, memory, intelligence, personality,
adjustment, and psychopathology.
GER 786. Aging Seminar. 1 Hour.
Contemporary topics in aging, including basic science, clinical, and
psyco-social issues.
GER 788. Social Medicine. 3 Hours.
Socioenvironmental factors in etiology of disease; social movements and
health policy; medical ethics and broad ethical issues; place of social
science in medical care.
GER 789. Social Medicine Seminar. 3 Hours.
GER 790. Independent Study in Gerontological Nursing. 1-3 Hour.
GER 791. Seminar in Gerontological Substantive Areas. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Gerontological Substantive Areas.
GER 796. Research Seminar in Health and Aging. 3 Hours.
GHS-Global Health Studies Courses

GHS 600. Fundamentals of Global Health. 3 Hours.
This course is one of three intergrated core courses in the UAB
Certificate in Global Health designed to introduce students to the
foundations of global health prgrams, policies and practices.
GHS 604. Infectious Diseases of Global Health Significance. 3
Hours.
The purpose of this course is to equip participants with up-to-dateknowledge on major infections of global importance, and prevention and
control strategies so that infections and large disease outbreaks can be
prevented and/or easily contained.
GHS 605. Disabilities and Global Health. 3 Hours.
This course explores current paradigms and models for defining and
categorizing disability based on various international agreements and
documents.
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GHS 606. Critical Issues in Global Maternal and Child Health. 3

Hours.
This course is an elective module for students enrolled in UAB Certificate
in Global Health program. Mothers and children in developing countries
are among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors of the world's
population. This course defines the Maternal and Child Health (MCH)
discipline, describes the current practices and challenges, and compares
global strategies and potential solutions.
GHS 607. Global Health and Gender. 3 Hours.
Sex and gender are both important determinants of health. Biological sex
and socially constructed gender interact to produce differential risks and
vulnerability to ill health, differences in health seeking behavior, in health
care providers' response and in health outcomes for women and men.
Gender differences in morbidity and mortality represent `avoidable and/
or `unfair inequalities in health. Because gender is socially constructed,
gender-based inequities in health are amenable to policy and program
interventions. This course is designed to help public health students,
policy makers, health care providers and health researchers understand
concepts related to gender and to apply them in an analysis of specific
policies and programs. The course will enable participants to identify
the gendered nature of issues like violence and sexuality and how these
affect health. The course provides participants with support to apply a
gender perspective to program planning, policy analysis, or a research
design as part of their final assignment.
GHS 608. Food and Nutrition in Resource Limited Settings. 2 Hours.
This course will provide to graduate and professional students a general
overview of the facts, research finding underlying nutrition and the
relationships to acute and chronic diseases worldwide and their impact
productivity and economic development.
GHS 609. Environmental Health in Resource Limited Settings. 3
Hours.
Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the complex roles
played by the environment as a major determinant of health and identify
the major environmental health issues confronting populations in a
resource-limited setting.
GHS 610. Refugee Health Care. 3 Hours.
This course is one of the elective courses of the UAB Global Health
Studies Certificate program, and is designed for professionals
undertaking the GHS continuing education certificate as well as UAB
graduate students enrolled in the GHS graduate certificate program. The
course addresses the issues of refugees and the agencies concerned
with their protection, human rights, and coordination and provision of
care.
GHS 611. International NGO Management. 3 Hours.
The course addresses issues for managers of NGOs primarily at the
field level of operation with special emphasis on project management.
It begins with the history of international organizations and their roles
in aid, development, and human rights. It follows with analysis of NGO
organizational structure and function, roles, and the responsibilities of
various stakeholders at the macro and micro level. Project development,
planning, implementation, and evaluation will be addressed. Management
principles and skills will also include budget preparation and staff/human
resource management.
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GHS 617. Global Health: Principles & Practice. 3 Hours.

This course introduces students to the worlds vast diversity of
determinants of good- and ill-health. It examines major global health
policies, and stimulates students to analyze health problems, prevention,
early detection, and treatment priorities in different nations. The course
provides an opportunity to analyze the role of national and international
development agencies and NGOs in global health policy and practice and
to critically appraise health care delivery systems in different parts of the
world. Current and emerging global health priorities are analyzed. New
health challenges brought about by globalization, environmental changes,
and economic development are discussed.
GHS 618. Global Health: Principles & Practices II. 3 Hours.
This course will explore in depth the causality of major diseases in
underdeveloped and developing nations and the creation of health care
systems and social policies to counteract them. This course will also
focus on the interventions targeting the UNs Millennium Development
Goals as they pass the halfway point to achieve them.
GHS 620. Infect Dis Surveillane & Contr. 3 Hours.
The primary focus of the course is vector ecology and biology, infectious
disease surveillance and control, and water and sanitation in a
developing country, with an emphasis on field and community-based
learning. This class will take place in Jamaica and you must be accepted
by the Sparkman Center for Global Health.
GHS 629. Intensive Global Health Training - SIFAT. 3 Hours.
Become a better Global Citizen by learning critical issues on Household
Energy use in the developing world that affect health, environmental
sustainability, gender equity, economics, and the development of millions
of families and communities globally. Learn what you can do to make a
difference. Be a part of the solution for a better world!.
GHS 630. Field Training in World Hunger and Malnutrition: Practical
Skills to Make a Difference. 3-6 Hours.
This two week intensive field training course will take place at SIFATs
176-acre international training campus in Lineville, AL. Students will
attend didactic sessions and participate in hands on activities and
simulations. SIFAT trainers are experienced in international development
and cross-cultural dynamics. On-site Field Training.
GHS 642. Introprofessional Global Health Service Learning I: Project

Planning. 1 Hour.
of interprofessional collaboration, community partnerships, and global
in collaboration with a community partner. The course is open to
undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in two corequisite courses that are requirements for students participating in the
global health service learning program at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
GHS 643. IGHSL2 Project Implementation. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with an opportunity to work in
interdisciplinary teams of 3-8 members (minimum of 2 disciplines) and in
collaboration with a community partner; the groups will apply principles
of interprofessional collaboration, community partnership, and concepts
and theories of global health in the implementation of a plan for a service
project (developed in GHS 642) that addresses a specific global health
problem identified by the community.
Prerequisites: GHS 642 [Min Grade: C]
GHS 649. Interprofessional Global Health Service Learning. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with an opportunity to work in small teams
to address a global health problem in collaboration with a community
partner. The global health problem to be addressed can be at a local site
(with a local agency or partner), a site within the US, or an international
site (with a US or non-domestic agency or partner). Interprofessional
teams of 4-6 graduate and professional students will apply concepts
and theories related to global health, interprofessional collaboration,
team building, leadership, community partnerships, business models,
and appropriate framework for developing and implementing a plan to
address a specific global health problem with a community partner.
GN-German Courses
GN 580. Special Topics in German. 3 Hours.
Topics to be announced. May be repeated for credit.
GN 590. Study Abroad. 1-6 Hour.
Approved program in a German-speaking country.
GHS 640. Social Responsibility in Global Health. 1 Hour.

learning program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
GN 599. Individual Studies. 3 Hours.

Directed Studies.
GHS 641. Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) and Community

Partnerships in Global Health. 1 Hour.
GRD 601. Research Methods in Gerontology. 3 Hours.

This course will cover research methods utilized in the study of
gerontology.
GRD-Graduate School Courses

GRD 600. Core Issues in Aging. 3 Hours.
A multidisciplinary approach will be used to consider dimensions of the
aging process. this course explores individual and societal meanings of
aging and old age through the study of the biological, psychological and
sociological changes accompanying aging as well as current issues and
controversies in the study of aging.
GRD 602. The Health Care of Older Adults. 3 Hours.

This course will define the concepts of of health care of older adults.
GRD 603. Spirituality in Late Life. 3 Hours.

This course will examine theories of aging as related to spiritual
development in late life, research on spirituality and aging, practical
methods for addressing spirituality in work with older persons and the
community, and policy implications of including spirituality in aging
services. A disciplinary approach will be utilized along with an emphasis
on personal and professional development within the context of each
student's primary discipline.
GRD 604. Health Literacy and Aging. 1 Hour.
This course will define the concepts of health literacy and the relationship
of health literacy to competent provision of health care. Individual and
institutional barriers to health literacy will be discussed in addition to
methods to screen and improve health literacy of older adults. Notice The Online version of this course requires students to come to campus
for the first and last class meetings.
GRD 605. Cultural Competency and Aging. 1 Hour.
This course will provide an interdisciplinary overview of factors that may
impact culturally competent care for older adults. The impact of language,
literacy, and socioeconomic status (SES) will be discussed in the context
of cultural competence. Barriers to providing culturally competent health
care will be addressed.
GRD 606. Ethics and Aging. 1 Hour.
This course will provide an overview of ethical dimensions in later life.
Issues related to ethical decision-making in the health professions will be
addressed, including decision making protocols, team functioning, and
issues related to end-of-life care. Social and institutional ethics involving
older adults will also be discussed.
GRD 701. Presentation and Discussion Skills. 3 Hours.
Develops professional communication skills, including public speaking
skills, conversation management, adapting to audience, and overall
comprehensibility. Presentations video-recorded and critiqued by self,
peers, and instructor.
GRD 702. Speech and Discussion Skills for Teachers. 3 Hours.
Adapting to target audiences, students will participate in discussions
on different types of public discourse. Students will incorporate the use
of appropriate visual media and interactive activities to enhance the
understanding of speeches and to adapt these speeches to targeted
audiences. The goal is to help students appreciate the need for and gain
experience in communicating complex ideas orally to audiences as well
as utilizing active listening skills.
GRD 703. Special Topics. 1-4 Hour.
This course addresses topics of current interest related to professional
development.
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GRD 707. Presenting Effectively. 1 Hour.

Provides an overview of giving effective oral presentations in academic
and professional settings. Topics include analyzing audience and
purpose, characteristics of an effective delivery, strategies for planning
and design, handling questions and answers, boosting confidence, and
using technology in presentations. One-day workshop.
GRD 708. Writing Successfully. 1 Hour.
Addresses issues involved in writing academic and professional settings.
Topics include analyzing audience and purpose, addressing common
writing problems, developing effective writing practices, writing for
publication, communicating research to general public, and grammar and
punctuation for writers. One-day workshop.
GRD 709. Writing Fellowships. 3 Hours.
Participants are introduced to ways to construct a biosketch, search
for funding sources, how to construct a fellowship budget, and grantrelated administrative policies. The importance of peer review and how
to respond to review critiques is covered as well as training plans, teambuilding and peer-review skills.
GRD 710. Career Workshop for Graduate Students. 1 Hour.
This workshop introduces a variety of career choices for students working
on advanced degrees in the life sciences. Topics may include sources of
career information, self-assessment, resume construction, interviewing,
using new technologies in job searches, career choices, the hidden job
market, networking, and negotiating.
GRD 711. Special Topics. 1-3 Hour.
This course addresses topics of current interest related to professional
communication, career development, and ethics.
GRD 712. Research Writing and Style. 3 Hours.
Teaches effective strategies of successful writers. Topics include
the different types of writing that students and professionals do
(such as abstracts, proposals, journal articles, progress reports, and
correspondence), publishing, and ethical issues related to writing and
publication.
GRD 713. Mentoring 101. 1 Hour.
This seminar will cover the science and theory on mentoring, including
the mentor-mentee relationship, issues of gender, culture, age, and
other power differentials; contemporary mentoring strategies as they
relate generally and specifically to situations and fields; applying different
mentoring models to real life/workplace.
GRD 714. Pronunciation and Intelligibility Training. 3 Hours.
This course provides opportunities for students to enhance intelligibility in
academic settings.
GRD 704. Specialized Instruction. 1-9 Hour.

This individualized course addresses particular communication needs
of students actively writing theses, dissertations, articles for publication,
grant proposals or pronunciation concerns of second language students.
Individual plans approved by instructor are required.
GRD 715. Preparing TAs to Be Effective Teachers. 2-3 Hours.

Prepares teaching assistants to meet the educational needs of
undergraduate students by developing effective teaching practices.
Topics include preparing to teach, presenting material effectively,
handling questions, handling difficult students and situations, leading
laboratory sections, and ethical issues related to teaching.
GRD 705. Teaching at the College Level and Beyond. 3 Hours.

Introduces many of the basic principles needed to teach effectively at the
college level and addresses current issues relevant to college teaching.
Topics include creating a learning environment, course and syllabus
design, effective lecturing, active learning approaches, evaluation and
grading, and using technology to enhance learning.
GRD 716. Developing a Teaching Portfolio. 2 Hours.

This hybrid course guides students in developing a Teaching Portfolio
for improving teaching practices and enhancing job search potential. The
web-based curriculum introduces essential elements of the portfolio and
guides students in drafting a personal Philosophy of Teaching.
GRD 706. Grants and Fellowships 101. 1 Hour.

Introduces the extramural funding process. Topics include types of
awards, funding sources, components of an application, the review
process, and writing effective grant proposals. One-day workshop.
GRD 717. Principles of Scientific Integrity. 3 Hours.

Surveys ethical issues and principles in the practice of science.
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GRD 718. The Power of Ethical Thinking. 1 Hour.

This all-day workshop offers proactive strategies for avoiding pitfalls in
authorship, co-authorship, and team leadership when disseminating
and publishing research. The workshop is designed to raise research
writers awareness of critical ethical issues that can occur in the
processes of deadline writing, shared authorship, peer review, copyright
adherence, and faithful data/image representation. Students analyze
published case studies for risky writing and publishing practices that
lead to integrity breaches (including group, mosaic, and accidental
plagiarism) and compromised scholarship. More importantly, they
familiarize themselves with best ethical practices to apply to their own
writing and publishing careers.
GRD 719. Introduction to Mentoring & Leadership. 3 Hours.
This course will cover the principles of mentoring and leadership,
focusing on the student's ability to demonstrate, analyze, and evaluate
contemporary mentoring and leadership practices.
GRD 720. Navigating Academia. 3 Hours.
This course provides graduate students new to the U.S. academic
environment with strategies for communicating effectively with instructors
and advisors, classmates and colleagues, in the classroom or meetings,
by telephone or e-mail.
GRD 721. Academic Interactions. 3 Hours.
This course prepares students to interact effectively and confidently
in academic settings such as laboratories, seminars, journal clubs,
and classes. Topics include strategies for handling speaking tasks
of increasing complexity, challenging interactions, and high stakes
situations.
GRD 724. Pronunciation and Intelligibility Workshop. 3 Hours.
By employing speech training method for theater actors, this course
introduces students to strategies to overcome language distance
between English and their native languages, including correct lip-opening
shapes and sizes for the English vowels and feeling the movements of
the articulating system for the correct English consonants.
GRD 725. Advanced Pronunciation and Intelligibility Workshop. 3
Hours.
This advanced course provides guidance and practice for speaking in
longer stretches of speech without losing the clarity of the message. This
course prepares students for thesis and dissertation defenses, lecturing,
and talks given at professional conferences.
GRD 726. Introduction to Research Writing and Style. 3 Hours.
Introduces writers to academic/research writing, including ethics for
authors, fundamental text structures, language and style. Writers analyze
and write short, strategic texts (on their own topics) to construct a
conference abstract and brief supporting narrative; revise and edit texts,
based on peer and instructor feedback, for a draft poster or report. For
anyone new to reporting research.
GRD 727. Writing & Reviewing Research. 3 Hours.
Introduces writers to research writing best practices, criteria for
evaluating writing, plus editing and peer review. Writers analyze and
write short, strategic texts (on their own topics) in 5 research genres
critiques, annotated bibliographies, introductions, empirical, and review
articles based on peer and instructor feedback, for a draft presentation
or proposal. For anyone writing course papers, theses, and/or proposals.
GRD 728. Professional Writing & Publishing. 3 Hours.

Introduces writers to best practices in academic/professional writing
and publishing, plus editing, and peer review. Writers analyze and write
short, strategic texts (in their own topics) in 7 academic/professional
genres: abstracts, scholarly/empirical articles, review/historical articles,
book chapters, opinion, professional philosophy statements, and digital
journalism (writing for the public), based on peer review and instructor
feedback, to produce a draft submission and publishing plan. For anyone
writing for publication (including a dissertation) or teaching writing across
the curriculum.
GRD 729. Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks. 3 Hours.
Introduces writers to a systematic approach to writing a journal article,
including essential structures, stylistic conventions, and smart strategies
for planning and completing projects under a deadline. Writers begin
with their own working manuscripts (unpublished course paper, thesis,
dissertation, etc.), identify a target journal, and draft short, strategic
sections, based on peer review and instructor feedback, to create a final
submission, per authors guidelines. For anyone with active publishing
goals.
GRD 730. Developing Your Professional Image. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to raise student awareness of their professional
image. Topics include professional perception, polishing professional
image, adjusting to professional contexts, and professional image and
social media.
GRD 731. Exploration: Career Development in the Sciences. 3
Hours.
The purpose of this course is two-fold: i) to inform graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows about career options inside and outside of academic
research; and ii) to provide skills in career management planning and
professionalism.
GRD 732. Pathways: Experiential Learning in Science Careers. 3
Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows with experiences, career management, and
networking skills in a specific career path, including business and
entrepreneurship, public policy, research administration, science
communication and academic research, of the trainees choosing.
GRD 733. Managing & Leading Teams. 1 Hour.
This course will cover the latest science in managing and leading teams
across disciplines, focusing on the student's development of team
presentations, peer discussion and review.
GRD 738. Journalism & Academic Writing for Teachers. 3 Hours.
Students will demonstrate a strategic awareness of digital journalism
for public and school use. By reporting the processes, professional
standards, and common academic writing text types, they will be
prepared to guide secondary learners to write for the public and for
college/career readiness. Further, GRD 738 students will demonstrate
graduate-level ability to gather evidence, evaluate sources, cite material,
and review findings from academic and reporting sources.
GRD 740. UAB Prep Scholar Workshop. 2 Hours.
This course will provide writing and other enrichment activities to prepare
UAB PREP Scholars for entry into graduate school.
GRD 741. UAB PREP Scholar Workshop I. 1 Hour.
GRD 742. UAB PREP Scholar Workshop II. 1 Hour.
GRD 750. CIRTL Seminar in Teaching and Learning. 1 Hour.

This CIRTL seminar provides opportunities for students to read and
discuss basics of effective teaching and learning.
GRD 751. CIRTL Seminar in Teaching and Learning II. 1 Hour.
This CIRTL seminar provides opportunities for students to read and
discuss teaching as research projects.
GRD 752. CIRTL Seminar on STEM Teaching. 1-3 Hour.
This CIRTL Network seminar is designed for graduate students and
postdoctoral scholars who plan to teach undergraduate STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses. It addresses a range
of topics focused on enhancing STEM teaching.
GRD 753. CIRTL Seminar on STEM Academic Teaching Careers. 1
Hour.
This CIRTL Network seminar provides an overview of types of academic
teaching positions and addresses topics related to academic careers.
GRD 754. CIRTL Effective STEM Teaching Approaches. 1-3 Hour.
This CIRTL Network course explores effective research-based teaching
approaches for enhancing learning in STEM (science, technology,
engineering, and math) courses. Approaches such as collaborative
learning, team-based learning, flipped classrooms, inquiry science, case
studies, and problem-based learning will be considered.
GRD 755. CIRTL Teaching Practicum. 3 Hours.
This CIRTL course provides students a structured observation and
practicum experience in which they shadow a STEM faculty member as
he/she teaches a semester-long course and engage in a variety of guided
teaching activities.
GRD 756. CIRTL The College Classroom. 1-3 Hour.
This CIRTL Network course provides students with the basics of effective
teaching with an emphasis on the learning-centered classroom and the
interconnected cycle of teaching, assessment, and learning.
GRD 757. CIRTL Effective Use of Technology in Teaching and
Learning. 1-3 Hour.
This CIRTL Network course provides students with strategies and
technological choices and tools for effective use of instructional
technology in their teaching practices.
GRD 758. CIRTL Diversity in the College Classroom. 1-3 Hour.
This CIRTL Network course addresses different aspects of diversity,
particularly in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)
education, with the underlying principle of equitable access and
enhanced learning of all students. Topics include gender, race, culture,
disability, first-generation college students, ethnically diverse students
(men of color, Latino/as, and international students), and learning style/
environment.
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GRD 763. CIRTL Individualized Teaching and Learning Project. 1-3

Hour.
This CIRTL individualized course provides students with opportunities to
engage in teaching and learning projects related to undergraduate STEM
(science, technology, engineering, and math) education. Individual plans
approved by the instructor are required.
GRD 764. CIRTL Individualized Teaching Experience I. 1-5 Hour.
teach and reflect on these experiences in a variety of teaching contexts.
Individual plans approved by the instructor are required.
GRD 765. CIRTL Individualized Teaching Experience II. 1-5 Hour.
teach for more extended periods and to reflect on these experiences in a
variety of teaching contexts. Individual plans approved by the instructor
are required.
GRD 790. Research/Lab Rotation. 1-10 Hour.
Graduate Lab Rotation Used by MD/PhD Students first summer
semester.
General Elective Courses

HA-Health Administration Courses
HA 602. Introduction to Health Care Systems. 3-5 Hours.
U.S. health care system. Historical context; systems theory; analysis
of organizational components; health services personnel; national,
state, and local government roles; financing mechanisms; demography;
mortality and morbidity; quality assurance; political issues; and trends in
progress. Individual and group projects and field trips.
HA 605. Health Policy and Politics in the U.S.. 3 Hours.
Policy-making process in U.S. Review of forces influencing policymaking, legislative process, and evolution of U.S. health policy.
HA 606. Operations Management & Process Improvement in Health
Care Orgainizations. 4 Hours.
Presents an overview of operational management and processes from
the administrative perspective. Provides students with knowledge, skills,
and tools including lean/six sigma, to implement, facilitate, and coordinate
continuous quality improvement activities in health care environments.
HA 607. Decision Science for Health Services Administration. 3
Hours.
Day-to-day operational aspects of health services administration through
use of required readings, case studies, class discussions, and class
assignments.
Prerequisites: HA 602 [Min Grade: C]
GRD 760. CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Project. 3-6 Hours.

This CIRTL course is designed for students who are conducting a
Teaching-as-Research project.
HA 611. Managed Care. 3 Hours.

Examination of factors that influence future direction of managed
care. Changing relationships among major stakeholders. Broad areas
of discussion including market dynamics, product characteristics,
reimbursement methodologies, contracting issues, management
information systems, government initiatives, legal and ethical issues, and
future trends.
GRD 761. CIRTL Special Topics. 1-5 Hour.

This CIRTL course addresses topics of current interest related to college
teaching.
HA 612. Essentials of Health and Human Disease. 3 Hours.

Reviews medical terminology, diseases, and diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures for key body systems and the fundamentals of epidemiology.
GRD 759. CIRTL Teaching-as-Research in STEM Courses. 1-3 Hour.

This CIRTL course introduces Teaching-as-Research project design and
guides students through the TAR planning process.
GRD 762. CIRTL Individualized Seminar. 1-3 Hour.

This CIRTL seminar addresses teaching and learning projects related
to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Individual plans
approved by the instructor are required.
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HA 613. Health Law. 3 Hours.

Selected legal principles and their application to health field. Legal
aspects of corporate liability, medical malpractice, admission and
discharge processes, medical staff bylaws, informed consent, nursing,
patients' rights, medical records, and governmental regulation of
personnel and health facilities.
HA 614. Process Improvement. 3 Hours.
Customer driven process involving team and process thinking and
application of statistical tools to way in which work is accomplished.
Provides students with knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to
implement, facilitate, and coordinate continuous quality improvement
activities in health care environments.
HA 616. Biomedical Ethics. 3 Hours.
Focuses on the examination of various faith traditions, theories, principles
and methods that influence reasoning, analysis and argument in
contemporary health care ethics. Investigation of notable cases, the
application of Modern Moral Theory, and in depth discourse on current
issues in health care ethics (including media) is the cornerstone of the
course.
HA 628. Leadership Development. 3 Hours.

Provide tools for the students' professional development and leadership;
assist students' research for an administrative residency.
HA 631. Organization Theory and Behavior. 3 Hours.
Introduction to organization theory and behavior with applications to
health services organizations. Topics include organizational structure,
organization/ environment relationships, organizational performance,
power and leadership, perception, attitudes, motivation, communication,
and group dynamics.
HA 632. Quantitative Methods in Health Services Admin. 3 Hours.
Selected mathematical, statistical, and computer applications and
statistical techniques applied to decision making in hospitals and health
care organizations.
HA 635. Human Resources Management in Health Services
Administration. 3 Hours.
Human resources management issues, including strategic role of
employee selection, appraisal, rewards, and development, applications
to health care sector, labor relations, and unique aspects of labor law
relevant to health care organizations.
HA 618. Seminar in Health Services Administration. 1 Hour.

This seminar provides an opportunity to reinforce the skills, knowledge,
and abilities that will be required if students are to effectively transitioninto
their administrative residency and professional health management
practice. This will be accomplished by calling on faculty, health care
managers, and other experts to provide brief, intensive seminars,
workshops, fieldvisits, and other related activities.
HA 636. High Performing Healthcare Organizations. 3 Hours.

This course is designed for future managers and leaders of hospitals and
health systems and those who expect to have extensive involvement
in them from the perspective of buyers, insurers, or policy makers. The
course provides students with knowledge about how the best hospitals
and health systems respond to their environment, and how they reach
and implement decisions about future activities.
HA 620. Healthcare Financial Management I. 3 Hours.

Application of financial management techniques to decision making
for health care providers. Financial management functions and
organizations, financial statement analysis, working capital management,
present value analysis, capital budgeting, cost of capital, variance
analysis, financing techniques, and financial analysis case studies.
HA 637. Leadership. 3 Hours.

Individual leadership talents in handling various organizational
challenges, such as leading organization change, building strong culture,
developing effective teams, resolving conflicts, implementing effective
motivational systems, and nurturing a learning organization.
HA 621. Healthcare Financial Management II. 3 Hours.

Analytical and synthetic aspects of financial management tools. Project
method and case studies used to supplement theory.
HA 622. Financial Management for Health Professionals. 3 Hours.
Financial statements, cost allocation, capital budgeting, time value
analysis, reimbursement, financial risk and return, long-term debt
financing, capital structure, cost of capital, and analysis of financial
performance.
HA 623. Application of Health Care Finance Principles. 3 Hours.
This course gives students opportunities to work on finance related
projects in a health care setting. It is intended for Master of Science
in Health Administration students who are pursuing the Health Care
Financial Management Certificate. The students will apply knowledge
they have acquired in previous courses in Health Care Financial
Management.
HA 624. Revenue Cycle Management. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to expose generalist administrators to
information directly related to a modern healthcare revenue cycle and
the impact that this process has on the financial viability for all healthcare
organizations.
HA 625. Strategic Planning and Management. 3 Hours.
Methods for strategic planning and management of health services
organizations. Techniques for determining strategies for unique services,
integration of strategy, structure, and administrative systems.
HA 638. Microcomputers in Health Services Administration. 1-3

Hour.
Application of one or more of major microcomputer software programs.
Focus on programs not covered in other courses which are important to
health care managers. Optional as independent study course devoted to
particular program of interest.
HA 640. Information Systems and Management Science in Health
Services Administration. 3 Hours.
Introductory course that provides basic vocabulary and principles
of modern information architectures. Computer networking and
communication technologies needed to support modern information
infrastructures. Emphasis on management and use of information to
support management decision making.
HA 641. Health Technology Assessment. 3 Hours.
Basic techniques of evaluation of health related drugs, devices, and
procedures. Study of improving outcomes while constraining costs,
making choices among alternative technologies and scientific methods
of doing so. Issues of cost/benefit assessments and social, legal, and
ethical problems raised in technology assessment.
HA 643. Long-Term Care Administration. 3 Hours.
Seminar analysis of effect of chronic conditions and aging on delivery of
health services, nursing homes and alternatives, mental health facilities
and agencies, and rehabilitation facilities and services. Field trips and
individual research projects.
HA 644. Seminar Issues in Ambulatory Care and Medical Group

Management. 3 Hours.
This course provides an overview to the field of ambulatory care and
physician practice management. With the emphasis on outpatient care,
these areasoffer tremendous career potential for graduate students. Man
aspects are similar between the acute care setting and the ambulatory
care environment; however, this course will highlight areas that differ and
how those differences impact doing business. This course builds on many
of the Masters-level introductory courses.
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HAI 613. Health Care Law. 3 Hours.
A study of health care law in the country where the course is being
delivered. Topics will include the formation and termination of the
treatment relationship, liability, malpractice, informed consent, vicarious
liability, admission and discharge requirements, and other topics related
to health care law.
HA 645. Health Economics. 3 Hours.

Economic analysis applied to health services sector; concept of efficiency
applied to production and distribution of health services, health insurance,
government programs, health care personnel, and health services
organizations; current public policy issues; emphasis on student
application of economic principles to health care issues.
HAI 621. Health Care Financial Mgmt II. 3 Hours.

This course will concentrate on the application of financial management
principles and concepts for decision-making in health care organizations,
and will integrate knowledge of health care finance to specific problems.
Students are expected to have a basic understanding of financial
management, managerial and financial accounting, and spreadsheet
models.
HA 655. Seminar: Synthesis of Health Services Administration. 3-4

Hours.
Case method and problem-solving applications. Integration of materials
presented during previous academic coursework. Course offered via
Internet for Executive HA students. 2-3 hours each term of residency.
HAI 650. Shaping Policy in International Healthcare Systems. 3

Hours.
Analyses of policy-making processes around the world, review of forces
influencing policy-making, assessment of political decision processes,
and evolution of health policy formulation.
HA 661. Seminar: Social Issues in Health Services Administration. 3

Hours.
Social issues confronting and influencing health care delivery systems;
maximum student participation in research and conduct of seminar;
optional individual research project.
HAI 655. Synthesis: Applied Concepts in Healthcare Management. 4

Hours.
Integration and application of concepts, principles, and theories of health
services management to generate solutions to real health management
problems.
Prerequisites: HA 631 [Min Grade: C] and HA 620 [Min Grade: C] and
HA 614 [Min Grade: C]
HA 671. Health Care Marketing. 3 Hours.

Introductory survey of marketing concepts as applied to health services
organizations. Consumer behavior, market segmentation, target
marketing, marketing research, management, and control of marketing
mix variables.
HA 672. Health Care Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.
This course provides a overview of the principle components of health
care entrepreneurship, including business planning, raising funds,
and the entrepreneurial activity and promoting innovation in existing
healthcare organizations (intrapreneurial ventures).
HA 675. Health Administration Internship. 3 Hours.
Provides an experience for MSHA students to become more familiar with
a health care organization or the deliver/administration of health care
in a different country; provides an opportunity for students to apply and
integrate knowledge and skills; interactions with health care managers
and executives in a "real world" health care setting; enables students to
explore and clarify their own career goals and to begin the process of
professional development.
HA 680. Health Administration Capstone. 1 Hour.
Helps facilitate the students' transition from the academic learning
environment to the "real world".
HA 690. Administrative Residency. 2-6 Hours.
Structured field experience providing mentoring relationship with
preceptor, observation of management processes within health services
organization, and application of administrative theory and techniques. 2-6
hours each term of residency.
HA 695. Independent Study. 1-6 Hour.
HA 697. Independent Study. 3 Hours.
HAI 671. Healthcare Marketing. 3 Hours.

Survey of marketing concepts and epidemiology, as applied to health
services organizations in an international setting. Builds on concepts
and ideas from organizational behavior, statistics, epidemiology, and
financial management; provides background for strategic planning and
management.
HB-Health Behavior Courses

HB 600. Social and Behavioral Science Core. 3 Hours.
This course is structured to provide students with a basic "starting point"
for developing the required competencies in this area. The course
consists of information delivery (e.g., lectures, readings), practice and
application exercises, and knowledge integration and synthesis activities.
Successful completion of this course will enable you to describe the role
of social and community factors in both the onset and solution of public
health problems; identify the causes of social and behavioral factors
that affect health of individuals and populations; identify basic theories,
concepts and models; apply ethical principles to public health program
planning, implementation and evaluation; specify multiple targets and
levels of intervention; identify individual, organizational and community
concerns, assets, resources and deficits; apply evidence-based
approaches in the development and evaluation of interventions; describe
the merits of social and behavioral science interventions and policies;
describe steps and procedures for the planning, implementation and
evaluation of public health programs; and identify critical stakeholders for
the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs,
policies and interventions. Course will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
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HB 600Q. Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health Online. 3

Hours.
This course is structured to provide students with a basic "starting point"
for developing the required competencies in this area. The course
consists of information delivery (e.g., lectures, readings), practice and
application exercises, and knowledge integration and synthesis activities.
Successful completion of this course will enable you to describe the role
of social and community factors in both the onset and solution of public
health problems; identify the causes of social and behavioral factors
that affect health of individuals and populations; identify basic theories,
concepts and models; apply ethical principles to public health program
planning, implementation and evaluation; specify multiple targets and
levels of intervention; identify individual, organizational and community
concerns, assets, resources and deficits; apply evidence-based
approaches in the development and evaluation of interventions; describe
the merits of social and behavioral science interventions and policies;
describe steps and procedures for the planning, implementation and
evaluation of public health programs; and identify critical stakeholders for
the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs,
policies and interventions. Course will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 602. Alcohol and Drug Abuse. 3 Hours.
History and theory of human substance use and abuse. Empirical
foundations of alcohol and drug abuse, diagnosis, assessment,
treatment, and prevention. Course will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 603. Obesity Prevention & Intervention. 3 Hours.
The aim of this course is to provide students with theoretical and practical
knowledge required to develop, implement, and evaluate obesity
intervention and prevention programs. The course covers both pediatric
and adult obesity intervention and prevention with a focus on lifestyle
(dietary intake, physical activity) and environmental factors. Course will
be graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 604. High Technology Approaches to Health Communications
and Behavior Change Interventions. 3 Hours.
To present students with an initial, in-depth exposure to concepts,
technical skills and research findings associated with the integration of
computer technology and health communications.
HB 605. Physical Activity in Public Health. 3 Hours.
This seminar course is an introduction to research and practice related
to physical activity promotion from a public health perspective and will
describe health benefits, epidemiological data, national recommendations
and plans, and global initiatives related to physical activity. Course will be
graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 606. Food Systems and Policies. 4 Hours.
This course will introduce students to elements of food systems and the
implications of public policies around food.
HB 607. Nutrition of Mothers and Children. 3 Hours.
This course will cover concepts in MCH nutrition at three levels (biology,
epidemiology and prevention/policies/practice)specific to 4 core topics
over-nutrition/obesity; under-nutrition; infant and toddler nutrition; and
pregnancy/fetal nutrition. Half of each class session will be devoted to
interactive discussion.
HB 608. Womens Health and Social Behavior. 3 Hours.
This course examines social and behavioral factors that adversely affect
women's health. Students learn to apply gender specific theories to
design health interventions tailored towards women.
HB 609. African-American Health Issues. 3 Hours.

This is an intermediate level course that focuses on: epidemiological
data illustrating the health risks experienced by African-Americans;
sociocultural factors essential for understanding and enhancing the
health of African-Americans; effective health-related prevention programs
for African-Americans.
HB 610. Health Promo/Disease Prevent:Adv Theory/Practice. 3
Hours.
This course is a comprehensive overview of methods used to develop
health promotion and disease prevention programs. It focuses on
understanding, synthesizing, and applying behavior change theories
to public health program development. The course includes the critical
review of existing assessment measurements, the development of theorybased measures and evaluation principles in the context of intervention
development and implementation.
Prerequisites: HB 600 [Min Grade: C]
HB 611. Mental Illness as a Public Health Issue. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to increase knowledge of mental illness at the
individual, community, and population levels. It also covers historical
and contemporary models and research on the etiology, diagnosis,
assessment, treatment and prevention of mental and other behavioral
health disorders.
HB 614. Cancer Control in the Community. 3 Hours.
Students will learn to apply basic health behavior and program planning
theory and models to develop, plan, implement and assess culturally and
socially appropriate interventions within a public school and/or community
setting. Through service learning, students will have the opportunity to
implement interventions in a community setting intended to promote
healthy nutrition choices, institute exercise practices, lower tobacco
usage and promote the use of skin protection.
Prerequisites: HB 624 [Min Grade: C] or HB 643 [Min Grade: C]
HB 624. Adv Theory Behav Sci. 3 Hours.
Advanced review of selected behavioral science concepts and theories
useful for developing health promotion programs; social cognitive theory
and the transtheoretical model of change are examined in depth. This
course may be required for some MPH students. Course will be graded
by letter. 3 hours.
HB 625. Dissemination and Implementation in Health. 3 Hours.
The course will offer an introduction to dissemination and implementation
science, an interdisciplinary field focused on improving the transition
of evidence-based health practices, programs, and interventions from
research studies into real-world settings. Course will be graded by letter.
3 hours.
HB 627. GIS for Public Health. 3 Hours.
This is an introductory course covering the theory and application of
geographic information systems (GIS) for public health. Through this
course, students will develop basic GIS skills, including GIS operations
such as buffering, geocoding, layering, and spatial queries. Students will
learn how to use those operations to both describe and propose solutions
for public health challenges. The course will address introductory
cartography and basic statistical aspects of spatial analysis. Learning
will occur through lab exercises, case studies and homework exercises.
The course will consist of one hour-long lecture/discussion and two hours
of supervised lab/lecture each week. Course will be graded by letter. 3
hours.
HB 630. Health Communications: Theory and Practice. 3 Hours.

This course is designed to investigate the role of communication theories
and methods in promoting public health and preventing disease. Both
theoretical background in communication and behavioral science and
practical communication/intervention development methods will be
addressed.
HB 635. Communities, Families & Health. 3 Hours.
This course is designed for graduate students in public health and
related fields interested in working with families and communities to
improve health outcomes. It is intended to provide students with a
broader understanding of the structural and psychosocial factors related
to health and well-being. To do so, the course will focus on theoretical
frameworks that draw on an ecological perspective and examine how
factors associated with families, peers, schools, neighborhoods, and
communities influence health. Emphasis will also be placed on the
relevance of individual and community assets for the science of Health
Behavior and the broader public health arena. Course will be graded by
letter. 3 hours.
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HB 660. Adolescent Health: A Social and Behavioral Perspective. 3

Hours.
Designed to provide students with the most current knowledge and
analysis of issues influencing the health and well-being of adolescents.
Theoretical frameworks that draw on an ecological perspective will
provide a better understanding of how families, peers, schools, and
neighborhoods influence risk and protective factors in youth. Emphasis
will be placed on the relevance of adolescent health issues for the
science of Health Behavior and the broader public health arena. Course
will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 665. Family Violence/Child Victimization. 3 Hours.
Introduction: The purpose of this course is for students to gain a
comprehensive knowledge of child maltreatment, family violence,
child and youth victimization, and youth perpetration of violence. The
course will focus on multi-disciplinary theoretical frameworks to explain
family violence and subsequent effects on child/youth/young adult
functioning including behavioral, social, and physical and mental health
consequences.
HB 636. Developing Interventions to Promote Public Health. 3 Hours.

This course is intended to provide students with a comprehensive
understanding of the range and diversity of intervention approaches
to behavior change and their application in public health. Emphasis
will be placed on developing skills for designing interventions: a) in
various public health settings, b) for specific population subgroups, c)
based on determinants identified to be most influential and amenable to
intervention, and d) within the confines of available resources. Students
will also apply previously acquired research methods skills to design
targeted interventions that are salient to needs of particular audiences,
including formative research, theory selection, process evaluation,
implementation tracking and outcome evaluation. This course uses
lecture and seminar format. Course will be graded by letter. Pre-requisite
HB 624. 3 hours.
HB 680. Health Promotion through Radio Outreach. 3 Hours.

Alternative methods for delivering health promotion messages to "hardto-reach" audiences are being explored across the U.S. This course
examines the strategy known as "entertainment education", specifically
in terms of radio programming. Students who enroll will participate on
the "BODYLOVE" script writers group as they learn to apply principals of
behavior change in an "entertainment-education" format. "BODYLOVE"
is a radio drama that is aired across the state of Alabama to education
about risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
HB 638. Public Health Promotion and Aging Seminar. 3 Hours.

Exploration of current problems of the elderly, introduction to broad
principles of health promotion for the elderly and review model health
promotion programs. Course offered on-line.
HB 695. Seminar on Selected Health Behavior Topics. 1,3 Hour.

Seminar covering a variety of health behavior topics. Course will be
graded as Pass/No Pass. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 3 hours.
HB 638Q. Public Health Promotion and Aging Seminar Online. 3

Hours.
Exploration of current problems of the elderly, introduction to broad
principles of health promotion for the elderly and review model health
promotion programs. Course will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 641. Research Methods in Behavioral Science. 3 Hours.
Review of research methodology in behavioral sciences. Formulation
of research questions, causality, experimental and quasi-experimental
designs, reliability and validity, reporting findings. Course will be graded
by letter. 3 hours Preq: Requires permission of instructor.
HB 643. Health Program Evaluation. 3 Hours.
Principles and procedures to evaluate health promotion/disease
prevention programs: data collection methods, instrument-scale
development, measurement, evaluation designs and analysis of case
studies of disease prevention literature on evaluation. Course will be
graded by letter. Prerequisite: HB 641. 3 hours.
HB 692. Principles and Practices of Community Organization. 3

Hours.
Seminar designed as an integrative experience for persons working with
community groups. The focus is on learning to use available resources
and advocating change to maximize community involvement. NOTE:
Requires permission of instructor.
HB 697. Internship. 3-9 Hours.

Field experience under joint direction of appropriate faculty member and
qualified health education specialist. Written report specifying activities,
products, and outcomes of experience submitted upon completion of
internship. Course will be graded as Pass/No Pass. 3 hours.
HB 698. Master's Level Directed Research Health Education. 1-9
Hour.
Independent study with guidance of appropriate faculty. Includes
activities such as literature review and evaluation. Course will be graded
as Pass/No Pass. 1 - 9 hours.
HB 699. Master's Level Project Research Health Education. 1-9 Hour.
Research for project under direction of research project committee.
Course will be graded as Pass/No Pass. 3-6 hours.
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HB 701. Theory-Based Measurement Development. 3 Hours.

The aim of this course is to introduce students to measurement
development based on well-specified behavioral theories. This course will
review and discuss key issues related to measurement development such
as item/scale development, number of factors to retain rotation options
and statistical programs. Prerequisite: Requires knowledge of elementary
probability and statistics for non-statistics majors and BST 611. Course
will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 703. Writing for the Behavioral Sciences. 3 Hours.
The aim of this course is to develop and fine-tune scientific writing
proficiency. In this course, students will read and critique a variety of
books, essays, and articles about science and medicine, and complete
numerous writing assignments and participate in peer review.
HB 706. Energetics: Scientific Foundations of Obesity and Other
Health Aspects. 3 Hours.
The aim of this course is to acquaint individuals doing scholarly work
related to obesity with the fundamental principles of energetics and their
applications, and to use those in assessing the causes and treatment of
obesity. The first part of the course will go over fundamental knowledge
in this area, which will be covered by a midterm examination, and the
second part of the course will go over research applications, which will be
incorporated into the final term paper. Course will be graded by letter. 3
hours.
HB 707. Nutrition of Mothers and Children. 4 Hours.
This course will cover concepts in MCH nutrition at three levels (biology,
epidemiology and prevention/policies/practice)specific to 4 core topics
over-nutrition/obesity; under-nutrition; infant and toddler nutrition; and
pregnancy/fetal nutrition. Half of each class session will be devoted to
interactive discussion.
HB 714. Survey Research Methods. 3 Hours.
This course will provide students with a theoretical and practical
overview of survey research methodology. Topics to be covered include
questionnaire and interview design; tailoring instruments for specific
settings, populations and methods of administration; maximizing reliability
of measurement; construction of scales and indices; sampling theory
and methods, assessing sampling bias, and maximizing response rates.
NOTE: Must have doctoral standing or permission of instructor.
HB 720. Neighborhood Influences on HB. 3 Hours.
To expose students to classical and current theories of neighborhoods
and their affects on development and behavior in such a way that they
will develop an apprreciation for the importance of neighborhood context
and it's impact on development and behavior and the ability to critically
evaluate studies of neighborhoods and neighborhood context, and the
conceptuall tools to be able to incorporate neighborhood (and other)
contextual effects into their own research.
HB 724. Advanced Social and Behavioral Science Theory. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on a thorough examination of theories and
models of behavior change and their applications in both research and
implementation in various fields of health promotion and public health.
Basic knowledge of research methodology and statistics is required.
Course will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 730. Health Communication Research. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to investigate the role of communication theories
and methods in promoting public health and preventing disease. Both
theoretical background in communication and behavioral science and
practical communication/intervention development methods will be
addressed.
HB 736. Advanced Research Intervention Design. 3 Hours.

The aim of this course is to teach doctoral students how to develop,
implement, and evaluate the efficacy of rigorous, theory-based, consumer
driven behavioral interventions. In this course, students will learn
and apply a variety of evidence-based methods and strategies for
developing targeted behavioral interventions to meet the needs of
specific audiences. In addition to the textbook, students will read and
critique a number of scientific articles of interventions that vary widely by
content area, outcome targets, settings and populations. Students will
complete writing assignments and develop a comprehensive research
intervention development, implementation, and evaluation plan.
HB 740. Advanced Health Program Evaluation Seminar. 3 Hours.
Advanced review of evaluation theories, approaches, and methods
for assessing the plans, implementation, and effectiveness of health
promotion programs. Course will be graded by letter. Prerequisite: HB
643 or other master's level evaluation course and a graduate level
multiple regression or multivariate statistics course. 3 hours.
HB 741. Clinical Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences. 3
Hours.
This course provides an overview of the major research methods
and designs used in public health (e.g., survey, prospective cohort,
randomized-controlled clinical trial). Emphasis is given to the
experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational designs as well as
to methods of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. Other topics
include evaluating published research, writing research proposals and
reports, and ethical considerations. 3 hours.
HB 742. Mediation and Moderation in Behavioral Science Research.
3 Hours.
This course is an elective course for doctoral students in public health
and related fields, designed to provide an exposure to statistical
mediation and moderation. Mediation and moderation are central in
social and behavioral science research. Mediation explains and tests
the underlying mechanisms by which the predictor variable affects the
outcome variable, while moderation specifies under what conditions
the predictor affects the outcome. Statistical techniques investigating
mediation and moderation are among the most widely used data
analysis techniques in a variety of disciplines. The primary goal of this
course is to provide students with theoretical concepts of mediation and
moderation and hands-on experience with relevant analytical techniques.
Prerequisite: Students should have taken courses on multiple regression
such as BST 611, BST or other equivalent courses. Course will be
graded by letter. 3 hours.
HB 750. Advanced Theoretical and Scientific Basis of Health
Education and Promotion. 3 Hours.
Provides doctoral students with in-depth examination of history and
philosophy of health education; reviews professional competencies and
outlines major theories of behavior change. Course will be graded by
letter. 3 hours.
HB 760. Planning and Administration of Health Education and
Promotion Programs. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to teach and practice the three basic
phases of comprehensive health education and promotion programs
(planning, implementation and evaluation). Course will be graded by
letter. 3 hours.
Prerequisites: HB 730 [Min Grade: C] and HB 750 [Min Grade: C]
HB 770. Doctoral Studies Seminar. 3 Hours.

The broad intent of the course is to review current issues relevant to
the field of Health Promotion/Health Education, critically examine the
relationship between scholarship, research, ethics and funding and reflect
and discuss theoretical aspects of Health Promotion/Helath Education.
Prerequisites: HB 750 [Min Grade: C] and HB 730 [Min Grade: C] and
HB 760 [Min Grade: C]
HB 771. Seminar in Health Education/Health Promotion Session I. 1
Hour.
The purpose of this course is to teach and practice the three basic
phases of comprehensive health education and promotion programs
(planning, implementation and evaluation). Course will be graded by
letter. 3 hours.
HB 772. Seminar in Health Education/Health Promotion Session II. 1
Hour.
This course is the second in a series of three 1-hour Doctoral Seminar
classes. This seminar series is designed to meet the specific needs of
graduate students by better preparing them for successful completion
of their respective degrees as well as their future as health education
professionals. Course will be graded by letter. Pre-requisite HB 771.
HB 773. Seminar in Health Education/Health Promotion Session III. 1
Hour.
This course is the third of a series of three 1-hour Doctoral Seminar
classes. This seminar series is designed to meet the specific needs of
graduate students by better preparing them for successful completion
of their respective degrees as well as their future as health education
professionals. Course will be graded by letter. Pre-requisites HB 771 &
772. 1 hour.
Prerequisites: HB 771 [Min Grade: C] and HB 772 [Min Grade: C]
HB 798. Doctoral-Level Directed Res. 1-9 Hour.
Independent study with guidance of senior public health faculty. Course
will be graded as Pass/No Pass. 1 - 9 hours.
HB 799. Doctoral Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.
Course will be graded as Pass/No Pass. Prerequisite: Students must be
admitted to candidacy in order to register for this class.1 - 9 hours.
HCM-Health Care Management Courses

HCM 501. Organizational Studies in Health Care Organizations. 4
Hours.
Behavioral science concepts including leadership, managing change,
negotiating and conflict resolution, team building, organizational
assessment, marketing, and entrepreneurship as it relates to healthcare
organizations.
Prerequisites: HCO 330 [Min Grade: C]
HCM 516. Financial Management in Health Care Organizations. 3
Hours.
Overview of financial management functions at the departmental level;
budgeting and cost analysis for department-level operations and capital
expenditures.
Prerequisites: AC 201 [Min Grade: C] and AC 202 [Min Grade: C] and
HCM 330 [Min Grade: C]
HCM 530. Health Care Delivery and Reimbursement. 3 Hours.
Overview of U. S. health care system; current issues in health care policy;
introduction to reimbursement methods for health care facilities and
providers.
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HCM 550. Healthcare Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Seminar. 2 Hours.
Application of Lean Six Sigma tools to increase efficiency, reduce or
eliminate variation, and improve quality and operational processes in
healthcare organizations. Supplemental preparation for the Lean Six
Sigma Green Belt certification examination.
Prerequisites: AHS 403 [Min Grade: C] and AHS 450 [Min Grade: C]
HCO-Health Care Organization Courses

HCO 600. Introduction to Population Based Health Programs. 3
Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with fundamental
concepts and information concerning the provision of public health
services, enhance the student's ability to discuss and analyze population
based interventions appropriate for delivery through the public health
system and instill in the student a willingness to think creatively about the
organization and financing of public health services.
HCO 600Q. Introduction to Population Based Health Programs
Online. 3 Hours.
Introduction to Public Health Systems and Population-based Health
Programs (HCO 600) is part of the UAB School of Public Health core
curriculum. All MPH students, regardless of program affiliation, must
complete this course in order to graduate. The course presents selected
information, concepts, and methods from the field of public health. It
is a survey class that introduces the student to the general topics of
the HCOP department and scholars. Topics concerning the history,
organization, economic underpinnings, and services of the public health
system, as well as the structure, management and current status of the
US health care system are discussed.
HCO 601. Health Economics. 3 Hours.
Economics as systematic way of thinking about use of resources. Tools
of economics applied to issues of organization, delivery, financing, and
outcome of health care. Develops economic principles and describes
system of health care financing and delivery in the United States,
providing basis for analyzing health management and policy options. With
didactic coursework provided in HCO 601, doctoral students prepare a
major paper under instructor's direction.
HCO 602. Narrative Public Health. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to develop communication skills primarily
through written exercises directly relevant to public health. Each exercise
will explore and teach students different formats and techniques for
communicating complex public health information to different audiences,
such as colleagues, the lay public, public officials, or potential future
public health students. NOTE: Only available to School of Public Health
degree seeking students.
HCO 603. Public Health Policy. 3 Hours.
Theoretical framework and concepts used to understand evolution
of public health policies and processes of policy formulation,
implementation, and change. Significance of health policy for public
health practical foundation of knowledge and skills useful in analyzing
and responding to policy environment. Doctoral student will have an
emphasis on independent analysis of health policy issues. Preq: HCO
601 or HCO 701 recommended.
HCO 604. Policy Politics in Public Health. 3 Hours.
The purpose of the course is to explore the many dimensions of public
health policy within the political,cultural, scientific,and social contextsof
American policy formulation and implementation. This course will
exploretraditional public health topics such as access to health care and
environmental safety as well as current events in public health policy
issues.
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HCO 605. Fundamental of MCH Part 1:Issues, Program and Policies.

3 Hours.
This course will focus primarily on public health problems and solutions
of MCH populations in the U.S. In addition to the introductory information
on specific health issues related to children and families, the evolution,
status, and future performance of selected federal, state and community
programs will be analyzed. Course work also includes a review of factors
that influence policy development and program implementation including:
1)research, 2) data issues, 3)current public policy reform movements,
and 4) advocacy. The course will include lectures and discussions.
Students will gain information on the history of MCH and public health,
selected MCH issues for each stage of growth and development, the
importance of family and communities in addressing MCH issues and
federal and state-specific programs and policies that address the needs
of MCH populations.
HCO 605Q. MCH Fundamental I: Issues, Programs and Policies. 3
Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge about
current major Maternal and Child Health (MCH) issues (health, social,
economic, and environmental) and programs and policies designed to
address these issues among women of reproductive age, infants, and
children. This course is required of students seeking the Master of Public
Health (MPH) degree in the Department of Health Care Organization and
Policy's MCH Leadership and Policy Track. Other students interested in
this area are encouraged to register.
HCO 606. Fundamentals of Maternal and Child Health Part II:
Application of Essential MCH Skills. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to basic research
methods used by public health practioners, with a specific focus on their
use in the MCH field and to introduce the needs assessment, program
planning, and evaluation processes specifically related to public health
and finally to provide practical educational experiences to develop skills
in applying several research methods and the range of activities needed
to conduct needs assessments and use the information gathered to plan,
direct, and evaluate public health programs and impact public health
policies.
Prerequisites: HCO 605
HCO 606Q. HCO 606 MCH Fundaments II: Application of Essential
MCH Skills Online. 3 Hours.
This course is taught entirely in online format, with sessions occurring two
times per week for 1 hour and 15 minutes per session. Course sessions
will entail a combination of lectures, group discussions via course
discussion board, small-group activities, and student presentations based
on assigned readings and projects. Active student participation in all
class discussions and presentations is essential. Guest presenters may
be used to address specific topics.
HCO 607. Public Health Law. 3 Hours.
Survey of legal principles governing selected public health problems
as derived from court decisions, statutes, and regulations. Topics
include constitutional limitations on the public power, administrative law,
government regulation of competition, and medical liability.
HCO 607Q. Public Health Law Online. 3 Hours.
Survey of legal principles governing selected public health problems
as derived from court decisions, statutes, and regulations. Topics
include constitutional limitations on the public power, administrative law,
government regulation of competition, and medical liability.
HCO 608. Reproductive Health. 3 Hours.

This course is intended to provide students with a foundation in
reproductive health. It examines reproductive health issues, problems,
policies, programs and services primarily in low-to-middle income
countries.
HCO 608Q. Reproductive Health Online. 3 Hours.
policies, programs and services primarily in low-to-middle income
countries.
HCO 610Q. Health Economics Online. 3 Hours.
system of health care financing and delivery in the United States,
HCO 611. Child Health and Development:Womb to Young to
Adulthood. 3 Hours.
The premise of this course is that an understanding of principles of
development is critical to developing, implementing, and evaluating
effective programs and services for children and women of childbearing
age. Through didactic, experiential, and interactive learning activities
students will explore the processes that influence childrens health and
development and the supports and services that are needed to enhance
those mechanisms. Issues for children and adolescents with special
health care needs and well as typically developing children and youth will
be included in lectures, discussions, and class projects.
HCO 612. Strategic Management in Health Programs. 3 Hours.
Provides a framework for strategic management in health care and public
health organizations and provides opportunities to develop strategic plans
for health care organization. Objectives are: to relate prior knowledge
and experience to specific problem-solving situations; encourage
strategic thinking in decision making in health care organizations; provide
opportunities to engage in and manage a group decision-making process;
gain experience in analyzing the public health environment and prepare a
strategic plan for that environment; and develop implementation plans to
accomplish strategic plans.
HCO 612Q. Strategic Management. 3 Hours.
The overall goal of the course is to provide a framework for strategic
management and an opportunity to develop a strategic plan through a
case study. In addition, the course provides participants an opportunity to
integrate the knowledge and experience they have acquired in previous
courses and health care organizational settings into a broad theory of
management.
HCO 613. Health Information Techn Polic. 3 Hours.
The overall purpose of this course is to familiarize students with current
issues associated with health information technology and their impact on
the U.S. healthcare system.
HCO 613Q. Health Information in Technology & Policy Online. 3
Hours.
The overall purpose of this course is to familiarize students with current
issues associated with health information technology and their impact on
the U.S. healthcare system.
HCO 615. Finance for Health Professionals. 3 Hours.

Financial management of public health care organizations. Emphasis
on time value on money, capital raising methods, cost of capital,
capital budgeting methods and working capital policy. Problem-solving
orientation with applications to public health issues.
HCO 615Q. Finance for Health Professionals Online. 3 Hours.
HCO 618. Management Concepts in Public Health Programs. 3
Hours.
Organization structure, management, finance and budgeting, human
resources, contracts, negotiation, and operations research in public
health settings. Presentation of general principles combined with study of
actual cases from practice. Note:Permission of instructor.
HCO 618Q. Management Concepts in Public Health Online. 3 Hours.
actual cases from practice. Note: Permission of instructor.
HCO 619. Social Work in Public Health. 3 Hours.
Introduction and overview of the field of public health and the
subspecialty of public health social work. Provides practical macro-level
skills and explores the role and functions of social workers within major
public health programs.
HCO 619Q. Social Work in Public Health. 3 Hours.
This course provides information about practical macro-level skills and
increases the knowledge of students regarding the role and functions of
advanced-trained social workers within major public health programs.
HCO 620. Health Insurance & Managed Care. 3 Hours.
Insurance is a mechanism for dealing with the consequences of uncertain
future states of the world. Health insurance and its consequences are
significant reasons why health care markets differ from others. This
course will present the underpinnings of health insurance, the classic
problems of moral hazard and adverse selection, issues in the nature and
effects of competition in the evolving managed care industry, employer
sponsored health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and current topics in
health insurance and managed care.
Prerequisites: HCO 601 [Min Grade: C] or HA 645 [Min Grade: C] or AH
701 [Min Grade: C]
HCO 620Q. Health Insurance & Managed Care Online. 3 Hours.
health insurance and managed care.
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HCO 621. Clinic Decisions/Cost Analysis. 3 Hours.

The objectives of this course are to acquaint public health and other
professionals with techniques of decision making under conditions of
uncertainty and the basics of cost-effectiveness analysis. Topics include
decision analysis, Markov processes, Monte Carlo simulation, valuing
diagnostic tests, and measuring the costs and outcomes of health service
programs. Students who successfully complete the course will be able
to understand the strengths and limitations of these types of analysis
and determine the relevance of research findings to their own areas of
expertise. NOTE: If course work (BST 600 or BST 611 and BST 612) are
not met, then permission of instructor is required.
Prerequisites: BST 611 and BST 612
HCO 622. Cost Effect Resear Mthds. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the design and
implementation of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis.
Prerequisites: HCO 621
HCO 624. Healthy Lifestyles for MCH Populations: Intergrating
Nutrition Physi Activity Comm-based Approach. 3 Hours.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This proposed course will examine healthy
lifestyles from the community viewpoint. Although nutrition is the primary
focus of the course, it will also explore how nutrition and physical activity
are integrated in programs and interventions for healthy lifestyles
for the MCH population. There will be an emphasis on childhood
obesity prevention and intervention. The course will integrate the Life
Course model, illustrating the importance of early intervention as well
as intervention at critical periods. This course will allow students to
design an intervention and develop a policy paper to support MCR
nutrition initiatives. Students will learn community-based strategies for
promoting healthy lifestyles through improved eating and physical activity
behaviors. The application of community-based planning based on "five
comerstones ofa healthy lifestyle" (MCRB and ASTPHND,2008): access,
collaboration, science and research, workforce, and communication will
be included.
HCO 624Q. MCH Nutrition and Physical Activity Online. 3 Hours.
This proposed course will look at nutrition and physical activity from the
community nutrition and physical activity viewpoint. It will explore nutrition
and physical activity in the MCH population and students will become
aware of the different public health venues where current interventions
are occurring as well as where intervention can occur.
HCO 625. Advanced Leadership and Practice in MCH Part I Introduction to Leadership. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the leadership
skills necessary to work effectively at a community, state or regional level
in the capacity of designing and advocating for programs and policies
necessary to promote the health of women, children and families. This
course is required for MPH and DrPH students in the HCOP/Maternal
and Child Health track and is open to students from other tracks and
departments. It is offered as a 3, one-hour course sequence to allow
sufficient time for students to develop the background and skills that build
upon each other. Other faculty members and external guest presenters
will be invited to address specific topics. The course will include lectures,
small group discussions, exercises, individual projects and servicelearning field-based activities. Student presentations are required.
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HCO 625Q. Advanced Leadership and Practice in MCH Part One Introduction to Leadership Online. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the leadership
skills necessary to work effectively at a community, state or regional level
in the capacity of designing and advocating for programs and policies
necessary to promote the health of women, children and families. This
course is required for MPH and DrPH students in the HCOP/Maternal
and Child Health track and is open to students from other tracks and
departments. It is offered as a 3, one-hour course sequence to allow
sufficient time for students to develop the background and skills that build
upon each other. Other faculty members and external guest presenters
will be invited to address specific topics. The course will include lectures,
small group discussions, exercises, individual projects and servicelearning field-based activities. Student presentations are required.
HCO 631. Public Health Demography. 3 Hours.

This course will focus on principles of demography (the study of
population) as related to public health. Course content covers: the
measurement and analysis of fertility, mortality, population size, and
composition;sources and evaluation of demographic data, techniques of
population projection;and determinants and consequences of population
trends and processes with applications for health and health care.
HCO 626. Adv Leadership and Practice in MCH Module II Collaborative Leadership and Advocacy. 1 Hour.
This is the second of a three course sequence designed to equip
students with knowledge and skills needed to provide leadership in the
development and delivery of needed programs and policies to promote
the health and well being of MCH populations.
HCO 632. Readings in Maternal Child Health. 1-3 Hour.

Critical analysis of literature in single area of maternal and child health
under supervision of faculty member.
HCO 626Q. Adv Leadership and Practice in MCH Module II Collaborative Leadership and Advocacy Online. 1 Hour.
This is the second of a three course sequence designed to equip
students with knowledge and skills needed to provide leadership in the
development and delivery of needed programs and policies to promote
the health and well being of MCH populations.
HCO 627. ADV Leadership and Practice in MCH Module III - Into the
Streets: Lead/Field Experience. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course sequence is to provide students with the
leadership skills necessary to work effectively at a community, state or
regional level in the capacity of designing and advocating for programs
and policies necessary to promote the health of women, children and
families.
Prerequisites: HCO 625 and HCO 626
HCO 627Q. Adv Leadership and Practice in MCH Module III - Into the
Streets: Lead/Field Exp Online. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course sequence is to provide students with the
leadership skills necessary to work effectively at a community, state or
regional level in the capacity of designing and advocating for programs
and policies necessary to promote the health of women, children and
families.
HCO 628. Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Public Health.
3 Hours.
HCO 629. Immigrant Health. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of key public
health issues facing immigrant populations in the US, including the
interrelationship between migration processes and health behaviors and
outcomes, health and disease burdens for immigrant subgroups (e.g.,
Latinos, children), health care access and use, and health promotion/
disease prevention.
HCO 630. Introduction to Organization and Policy in Public Health. 3
Hours.
This course is the first of three HCOP departmental core courses for MPH
students matriculating in an HCOP track, including Maternal and Child
Health, Health Care Organization and Health Care Policy. It will substitute
for the general School of Public Health core course for departmental
students.
HCO 631Q. Pubilc Health Demography Online. 3 Hours.

This course will focus on principles of demography (the study of
population) as related to public health. Course content covers: the
measurement and analysis of fertility, mortality, population size, and
composition;sources and evaluation of demographic data, techniques of
population projection;and determinants and consequences of population
trends and processes with applications for health and health care.
HCO 640. Disaster and Emergency Management. 3 Hours.

The course will provide a concerted look into the realm of disaster and
emergency management. Discussions in this course will concentrate
on how disaster and emergency management has changed since 9/11
including new legislation and governmental structures. The course will
culminate with a look at the roles and responsibilities of the public health
system in preparing for and responding to both natural and man-initiated
disasters. This course is intended for advanced MPH or doctoral students
with an interest in prepraredness policy, emergency management, or
public health preparedness.
HCO 641. Health Preparedness and Response Policy. 3 Hours.
Preparedness policy can be defined as the sum of national and
subnational governmental activities with the intent to protect the public's
health and security. Discussions in this course will focus on policy and
policy making in the U.S. and more particlarly on preparedness policy
and its evolution since 9/11. The purpose of this course will be to develop
a skill set that will allow students to frame issues tinto social, cultural,
regional and ethical norms, consider historical and poltical influence
policy choices. Courses is for advanced MPH or doctoral students with
an interest in preparedness policy, emergency, management, or public
health preparedness.
HCO 642. Preparedness and Agriculture. 3 Hours.
This course presents the potential effects of an animal disease outbreak,
whether natural, accidental or deliberate, on the affected communities.
Topics covering the prevention and diagnosis of and the response
to an animal disease outbreak will be presented. Examples of the
interaction of public health with other disciplines will be provided. This
course is designed for MPH students with an interest in preparedness
policy, emergency management, or public health preparedness. NOTE:
It is preferred that this course be completed during the final year of
enrollment; however, any MPH candidate who has completed the entire
core curriculum is eligible to enroll in the course.
HCO 643. Emergency Preparredness Exercise, Evaluation &
Communication. 3 Hours.
This course will provide participants with an understanding of the
psychological processes that occur during crises, how those processes
impact human functioning, and how communication plays a critical role in
the psychological outcomes of crisis situations.
HCO 644. Needs Assessment, Program Planning and Evaluation:

The Public Health Planning Process. 3 Hours.
To introduce the needs assessment, program planning and evaluation
processes specifically related to public health and to provide practical
experiences to develop skills in the range of activities needed to conduct
needs assessments and use the information gathered to plan, direct, and
evaluate public health programs and impact public health policies.
HCO 670. Social and Ethical Issues in Public Health. 3 Hours.
This class examines situations where public health programs or policies
create or become embroiled in social controversies. Topics examined
include: the underlying social conflicts involved in these controversies, the
nature of the types of groups involved, and the ethical dilemmas that face
decision makers in these situations.
HCO 670Q. Social & Ethical Issues in Public Health Online. 3 Hours.
This class examines situations where public health programs or policies
create or become embroiled in social controversies. Topics examined
include: the underlying social conflicts involved in these controversies, the
nature of the types of groups involved, and the ethical dilemmas that face
decision makers in these situations.
HCO 672. Perinatal Health: Issues, Data & Policies. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge related
to perinatal health issues and policies.
HCO 672Q. Perinatal Health: Issues, Data & Policies Online. 3 Hours.
HCO 673. Applied Health Policy:Global Child Health Issues. 3 Hours.
The focus of the course will be on four current and complex policy issues
(2 domestic; 2 international): refugee health; immunization activities and
the link to autism; obesity in children and physical inactivity; and child
labor. Pertinent background information related to international, federal,
state and local policies and systems will be studied. Students should gain
both technical capacity for analysis and an understanding of the health
policy process. This course is intended for advanced MPH or doctoral
students with an interest in health policy, international health, or maternal
and child health.
HCO 675. Improving Health Care Quality and Outcomes. 3 Hours.
Examination of current issues in quality of care and outcomes
management. The course includes a review of past and current
efforts, tools, and theories of quality assessment, assurance, utilization
management, and measuring and improving outcomes.
HCO 677. Patient-Based Outcomes Measurement. 3 Hours.
Detailed examination of patient-based outcomes measurement in the
context of health care delivery systems and health care policy. Topics
include: Theories and development of outcome evaluation instruments;
disease-specific and generic measures of outcome; utility estimation;
mediators and moderators of health outcomes; issues in instrument
selection and administration; methods for evaluating outcomes data; and
uses of outcomes data.
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HCO 680. Aging Policy. 3 Hours.

Providing for the physical and economic well-being of the aging
population is a continual challenge facing society. The objectives of this
course are to develop an understanding of the influence of demographic
changes, economic factors, and public policy on the health status and
health care of the aging population; investigate the work, retirement,
savings, and health insurance decisions facing the elderly; describe
the system of health care financing and delivery arrangements for the
elderly in the United states and other developing countries. NOTE: Basic
biostatistics or equivalent required.
HCO 686. Integrative Health Policy Analysis. 3 Hours.
The aim of this interdisciplinary course is to engage students in critical
thinking about the goals, paradigms, effectiveness and implementation
of health care policy in the United States. The course will incorporate
several concepts from public policy analysis, public policymaking, health
politics, public opinion research, media research, and technical-writing
communication. NOTE: There are no prerequisite course requirements;
however, students are expected to be familiar with the basics of the U.S.
health care system and prior experience in health policy will be useful.
HCO 687. Empirical Methods for Health Research. 3 Hours.
The objectives of the course are to provide thorough treatment of simple
and multivariate regression models, simple binary dependent variable
models, instrumental variables estimators, sample selection and two-part
models, and simple panel data models. Course provides students with
an opportunity to acquire hands-on software. This course is designed for
students who have had limited experience with regression analysis but a
working knowledge of simple statistics, probability distributions, and basic
calculus. Preq: Students should have had an upper level undergraduate
or graduate course in statistics and probability; basic calculus.
HCO 690. Integrative Experience. 3 Hours.
This course has been designed "to synthesize and integrate knowledge
acquired in course work and other learning experiences and to apply
theory and principles in a situation that approximates some aspect of
professional practice" through the analysis of actual cases from the
annals of public health practice, participation in a strategic planning
exercise, and the development of a new case from current and emerging
areas of critical interest to public health. Students working in multidisciplinary groups will demonstrate their ability to apply the general
and specific public health knowledge they have acquired through their
courses of study and effectively apply that knowledge across disciplines
to the effective resolution of public health problems.
HCO 691. Policy Analysis: Modeling & Simulation. 3 Hours.
Training in basic skills necessary to design, test, implement, manage,
present, and critique policy analysis in health care sector. Fundamentals
of policy research design, and linkage between theory and operation.
Various research techniques examined case studies and analyses of
secondary data. Emphasis on choosing appropriate analytical strategies
for particular policy issues. Data analysis using computers and critical
evaluation of technical policy literature. Special topics in econometrics
also addressed. Original policy analytic paper required at end of
sequence. Preq: BST 600 or higher.
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HCO 692. Adv Top Hlth Disparities Rsch. 3 Hours.

The primary aim of this course is to engage students in critical thinking
about the current paradigms for health care disparities research in the
US. As a part of this process, students will be challenged to think about
the social, political, and economic determinants of health disparities for
diverse health care consumers, to identify substantive trends and gaps
in the health disparities literature, and to develop an innovative research
or policy-oriented strategy for reducing health disparities. A secondary
aim is to provide students with a broad overview of health and health
care disparities according to race/ethnicity, gender, and health status.
The three specific racial/ethnic groups are: African Americans, Hispanic/
Latinos, and Asian/Pacific Islanders. The gender classifications include
men and women. The health status groupings include persons with
chronic health problems (such as diabetes or mental health condition,
e.g. schizophrenia).
HCO 694. Special Problems in Policy Analysis. 3 Hours.
Continuation of HCO 693 - Policy Analysis: Modeling and Simulation.
HCO 695. Seminar in Health Care Organization. 3 Hours.
Factors currently influencing finance and administration of public
and private health programs; availability, accessibility, and utilization
by selected population groups. NOTE: Completion of MPH core or
HCO 696. Selected Topics in Public Health Finance. 3 Hours.
Financing of public health programs; sources of revenue (grants and
contracts, tax revenues, and service fees), capital financing, and
management of cash flows Techniques of maximizing revenues in public
health programs.
HCO 697. Internship. 3 Hours.
Field experience under joint direction of faculty member and qualified
specialist working in selected aspects of public health. Written report
specifying activities, products, and outcomes of experience required upon
completing the internship.
HCO 698. Master's Level Directed Research Health Care
Organization and Policy. 1-9 Hour.
HCO 699. Master's Level Project Research Health Care Organization
and Policy. 1-9 Hour.
Research for project under direction of appropriate faculty and/or
research project committee.
HCO 701. Health Economics. 3 Hours.
systems of health care financing and delivery in the United States,
HCO 703. Public Health Policy - Doctoral Level. 3 Hours.

Theoretical framework and concepts used to understand evolution
of public health policies and processes of policy formulation,
implementation, and change.Significance of health policy for public
health practical foundation of knowledge and skills useful in analyzing
and responding to policy environment. Doctoral students will have an
emphasis on independent analysis of health policy issues. Preq: HCO
601 or HCO 701 is recommended.
HCO 704. Advanced Public Health Economics. 3 Hours.
Advanced analysis of economic concepts important to public health
problems; government financing of health services, public health deliver,
utilization of health, and public health services; and perspectives and
policy issues in public health.
Prerequisites: HCO 601 [Min Grade: C] or HCO 701 [Min Grade: C]
HCO 706. Strategic Mgmt Theory/Research. 3 Hours.
AH 706: Strategic Management Theory and Research is to
provide a forum for the introduction of the concepts and issues
ofstrategic management in order to facilitate their imderstanding and
communications. The mission ofthe strategic management track is to
develop highly qualified strategic management scholars and teachers
who are contributing to the field. We accomplish this mission through: Our
strategic management courses, Faculty/student interaction, Publishing
and presenting our work, and Teaching others.
HCO 708. Reproductive Health. 3 Hours.
policies, programs and services, primarily in low-to-middle income
countries.
HCO 711. Child Health and Development: Womb to Young to
Adulthood. 3 Hours.
The premise of this course is that an understanding of principles of
development is critical to developing, implementing, and evaluating
effective programs and services for children and women of childbearing
age. Through didactic, experiential, and interactive learning activities
students will explore the processes that influence childrens health and
development and the supports and services that are needed to enhance
those mechanisms. Issues for children and adolescents with special
health care needs and well as typically developing children and youth will
be included in lectures, discussions, and class projects.
HCO 713. Health Information Techn Polic. 3 Hours.
Expands on content of introductory course in health policy. Insights into
system's attributes; characteristics dictating its structure and function.
HCO 715. Finance for Health Professionals. 3 Hours.
HCO 718. Mgt Concepts in Pub Hlth Progs. 3 Hours.
actual cases from practice.
HCO 720. Health Insurance and Managed Care. 3 Hours.

health insurance and managed care. Preq: HCO 601 or equivalent.
Prerequisites: HCO 601 [Min Grade: C] or HA 645 [Min Grade: C] or AH
701 [Min Grade: C]
HCO 721. Clinical Decision Making and Cost Effectiveness Analysis.
3 Hours.
The objectives of this course are to acquaint public health and other
professionals with techniques of decision making under conditions of
uncertainty and the basics of cost-effectiveness analysis. Topics include
decision analysis, Markov processes, Monte Carlo simulation, valuing
diagnostic tests, and measuring the costs and outcomes of health service
programs. Students who successfully complete the course will be able
to understand the strengths and limitations of these types of analysis
and determine the relevance of research findings to their own areas of
expertise. NOTE: If course work (BST 600 or BST 611 and BST 612) are
not met, then permission of instructor is required.
Prerequisites: BST 600 [Min Grade: C] or BST 611 [Min Grade: C] and
HCO 722. Cost-Effectiveness Research Methods. 3 Hours.
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the design
and implementation of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis.
Specific topics include cost estimation, effectiveness measurement, time
preference, uncertainty, ethical issues, valuing health outcomes, and
ethical issues in cost-effectiveness research. At the end of the course
students will develop and present analysis plans related to their particular
fields of practice. Preq: HCO 721 or permission of instructor.
HCO 723. Management of Complex Health Organizations. 3 Hours.
Complexity as related to management of health organizations. Academic
health centers as models of complex organization. Incentive systems,
organizational politics, and ownership and control within context of high
complex health organizations.
HCO 728. Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Public Health.
3 Hours.
HCO 729. Immigrant Health. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of key public
health issues facing immigrant populations in the US, including the
interrelationship between migration processes and health behaviors and
outcomes, health and disease burdens for immigrant subgroups (e.g.,
Latinos, children), health care access and use, and health promotion/
disease prevention. This course is designed to be taken by doctoral
students in either a DrPH program or a health related PhD program at
UAB. Knowledge of quantitative or qualitative methods and experience
with data analysis will be helpful for completion of the final research
project.
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HCO 740. Disaster and Emergency Management. 3 Hours.

The course will proivde a concerted look into the realm of disaster and
emergency management. Discussions in this course will concentrate
on how disaster and emergency management has changed since 9/11
including new legislation and governmental structures. The course will
culminate with a look at the roles and responsibilities of the public health
system in preparing for and responding to both natural and man-initiated
disasters. This course is intended for advanced MPH or doctoral students
with an interest in preparedness policy, emergency management, or
public health preparedness.
HCO 741. Health Preparedness and Response Policy. 3 Hours.
Preparedness policy can be defined as the sum of national and
subnational governmental activities with the intent to protect the public's
health and security. Discussion in this course will focus on policy and
policy making in the U.S. and more particularly on preparedness policy
and its evolution sice 9/11. The purpose of this course will be develop
a skill set thta will allow studentd to frame issues into social, cultural,
regional, and ethical norms, consider historiacl and political influence
policy choices. Course is form advanced MPH or doctoral students with
an interest in preparedness policy, emergency management, or public
health preparedness.
HCO 742. Preparedness and Agriculture. 3 Hours.
This course presents the potential effects of an animal disease outbreak,
whether natural, accidental or deliberate, on the affected communities.
Topics covering the prevention and diagnosis of and the response to an
animal disease outbreak will be presented. Examples of the interaction
of public health with other disciplines will be provided. This course is
designed for MPH students with an interest in preparedness policy,
emergency management, or public health preparedness. NOTE: It is
preferred that this course is completed during the final year of enrollment;
however, any MPH candidate who has completed the entire core
curriculum is eligible to enroll in the course.
HCO 743. Emergency Preparedness Exercise, Evaluation &
Communication. 3 Hours.
This course will provide participants with an understanding of the
psychological processes that occur during crises, how those processes
impact human functioning, and how communication plays a critical role in
the psychological outcomes of crisis situations.
HCO 772. Perinatal Hlth Issues. 3 Hours.
HCO 773. Applied Health Policy:Global/Child Health Issues. 3 Hours.
The focus of the course will be on four current and complex policy issues
(2 domestic; 2 international ): refugee health; imunication activities and
the link to autism; obesity in children and physical inactivity; and child
labor. Pertinent background information related to international federal,
state and local policies and systems will be studied. Students should gain
both technical capacity for analysis and an understanding of the health
policy process. This course is intended for advanced MPH or doctoral
students with an interest in health policy, international health, or maternal
and child health.
HCO 777. Patient-Based Outcomes Measures. 3 Hours.
This course will provide a detailed examination of patient based
outcomes measurement in the context of health care delivery systems
and health care policy.
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HCO 781. Research Methods ans Study Design. 3 Hours.

This course examines empirical methods utilized in health policy and
management research.
HCO 782. Advanced Casual Inference. 3 Hours.
Casuaul inference involves the methods and thinking one uses to move
from associations to cause-and-effect relationships. This course provides
an intermediate treatment of econometric and biostatistical methods for
the casual inference in public health.
HCO 786. Integrative Health Policy Analysis. 3 Hours.
The aim of this interdisciplinary course is to engage students in critical
thinking about the goals, paradigms. effectiveness and implementation
of health care policy in the United States. The course will incorporate
several concepts from public policy analysis, public policymaking, health
politics, public opinion research, media research, and technical-writing
communication. NOTE: There are no prerequisite course requirements;
however, students are expected to be familiar with the basics of the U.S.
health care system and prior experience in health policy will be useful.
HCO 787. Empirical Methods for Health Research. 3 Hours.
The objectives of the course are to provide thorough treatment of simple
and multivariate regression models, simple binary dependent variable
models, instrumental variables estimators, sample selection and two-part
models, and simple panel data models. Course provides students with
an opportunity to acquire hands-on software. This course is designed for
students who have had limited experience with regression analysis but
a working knowledge of simple statistics, probability distributions, and
basic calculus. Preq: Students must have upper level undergraduate or
graduate coursework in statistics and probability; basic calculus.
HCO 788. Longitudinal Meth Hlth Ser Res. 3 Hours.
This course provides an intermediate treatment of econometric and
biostatistical methods for longitudinal analyses of data in public health.
Prerequisites: HCO 787 [Min Grade: B]
HCO 791. Policy Analysis:Modeling & Simulation. 3 Hours.
Training in basic skills necessary to design, test, implement, manage,
present, and critique policy analysis in health care sector. Fundamentals
of policy research design, and linkage between theory and operation.
Various research techniques examined case studies and analyses of
secondary data. Emphasis on choosing appropriate analytical strategies
for particular policy issues. Data analysis using computers and critical
evaluation of technical policy literature. Special topics in econometrics
also addressed. Original policy analytic paper required at end of
sequence. Preq: BST 600 or higher.
HCO 792. Advanced Topic in Health Disparities Research. 3 Hours.
This primary aim of this course is to engage students in critical thinking
about the current paradigms for health care disparities research in the
U.S.
HCO 793. DrPH Practicum. 3-6 Hours.
Doctoral students are required to complete a 6 hour practicum working in
a public health agency or organization.
HCO 795. Directed Readings. 1-5 Hour.
The purpose of this course is to assist students in preparing literature
reviews, manuscripts, or to complete other activities as deemed
appropriate by the faculty member. Final objectives will be based upon
the work between the student and advisor.
HCO 796. Doctoral Seminar. 1 Hour.

Doctoral students will be introduced to advanced topics in public health
policy and practice, health services research methods and management
research. In addition, topics directly related to doctoral studies (article
critques, literature reviews, manuscript preparation, dissertation protocol
development, etc.) will be discussed.
HCO 797. Directed Readings. 3-9 Hours.
The primary aims of this seminar are to engage students in critical
thinking about current issues in management research, public health
policy and public health practice and to expose students to state-of-theart methodological issues in health services research.
HCO 798. Doctoral Level Directed Research Health Care
Organization and Policy. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is for students to develop dissertation
research protocols that will be presented to their dissertation committee
for final approval. Final objectives will be based upon the work between
the student and advisor.
HCO 799. Dissertation Research HCOP. 3-9 Hours.
HE-Health Education Courses

HE 502. Mental Health and Stress Management. 3 Hours.
Fundamental concepts of mental illness with emphasis on etiology,
symptomology, treatment, and prevention of mental illness. Includes
elementary skills, dynamics of stress, and contemporary methods of
stress management.
HE 508. Drug Use and Abuse. 3 Hours.
Concept, manifestation, and causes of addiction. Major drug
classificationsand their effects. Potential of drug education as preventive
mechanism.
HE 521. Health Communication. 3 Hours.
Skills appropriate for selected health problems; problem solving and
referrals.
Prerequisites: HE 141 [Min Grade: C] or HPE 200 [Min Grade: C] or HE
222 [Min Grade: C] and HE 342 [Min Grade: C]
HE 523. Human Sexuality. 3 Hours.
Biological, sociological, psychological, and moral aspects of human
sexuality. Includes biological overview, behavioral variations, research in
sexuality, social issues, sexual decision making, sexuality of special.
HE 532. Administration of Health and Fitness Programs. 3 Hours.
Administrative theory and practice related to health and fitness programs
in various components of programs, materials, and service personnel.
Design instrument and methodology.
HE 598. Issues in Women s Health. 3 Hours.
HE 601. Current Readings in Health Education. 1-3 Hour.
Review of literature in health education. Development of annotated
bibliography pertinent to professional practice.
HE 606. Issues in Disease Control. 3 Hours.
HE 610. Foundations of Health Education. 3 Hours.
Explores issues related to history, ethics, settings, agencies and
organizations, literature, philosophy, theory,and roles and responsibilities
relevant to health education and health promotion.
HE 621. Health Communication. 3 Hours.
Skills appropriate for selected health problems; problem solving and
referrals.
Prerequisites: HE 610 [Min Grade: C]
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HE 631. Planning and Implementing Health Education. 3 Hours.

Content and process planning and implementing programs in health
education and health promotion. Sociological, psychological, and
epidemiological foundations of health promotion programs. Development
of practical skills for school, occupational, clinical, and community
settings. A comprehensive program planning assessment will reinforce
quantitative literacy in the profession. Quantitative Literacy is a significant
component of this course.
HE 710. Planning and Admin of Health Ed and Promotion Programs.

3 Hours.
Planning and Admin of Health Ed and Promotion Programs.
Prerequisites: HE 605 [Min Grade: C] or HB 750 [Min Grade: C] or HE
705 [Min Grade: C]
HE 632. Admin Health/Fit Programs. 3 Hours.

Administrative theory and practice related to health and fitness programs
in various components of programs, materials, and service personnel.
Design instrument and methodology.
HE 731. Health Education Planning and Promotion. 3 Hours.
HE 640. Content Issues I. 3 Hours.

Drug, death, human sexuality, nutrition, international health,legislation,
and physical and spiritual dimensions of health. Decision making and
problem solving. Implication of research, computer applications.
HE 641. Content Issues II. 3 Hours.
Selected health issues. Personal characteristics of population (age, sex,
emotional well-being) and external factors (societal and environmental);
interventions and other approaches and solutions.
HE 642. Health Behavior and Health Education. 3 Hours.
Students will examine the determinants of successful client-professional
interactons. This includes learning about the interaction between clients
culture and health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Students
willcritique consumer health information using multiple media. Case
studies andweb-based exercises assist students to consider health
behaviors across settings and population groups.
Prerequisites: HE 610 [Min Grade: C] or KIN 637 [Min Grade: C]
HE 689. Methods and Materials for Planning Health Ed Prog. 3
Hours.
Ethical, theoretical, and practical aspects of health education; teaching
techniques, decision-making skills, curricular development, organization
skills, and techniques.
HE 690. Ethical Problems and Principles in Hlth Education. 3 Hours.
HE 691. Special Topics in Health Education. 3-6 Hours.
HE 692. Supervised Research in Health Education. 3-6 Hours.
Prerequisites: EPR 608 [Min Grade: C] or EPR 609 [Min Grade: C]
HE 693. Advanced Field Experience in Health Education. 3-6 Hours.
HE 697. Evaluation of Health Education Programs. 3 Hours.
This course provides the graduate health education student with
the competencies, knowledge and skills to plan and to implement
an evaluation of health promotion-disease prevention for a defined
population at risk.
HE 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
HE 700. Health Education Seminar. 1 Hour.
HE 701. Special Topics in Health Education. 3-6 Hours.
HE 702. Supervised Research in Health Education. 3-6 Hours.
Prerequisites: EPR 608 [Min Grade: C] or EPR 609 [Min Grade: C]
HE 705. Advanced Theoretical and Scientific Basis of Health. 3
Hours.
Advanced Theoretical and Scientific Basis of Health.
HE 720. Eval. of Health Educ./Health Promotion Programs. 3 Hours.

Evaluation of Health Education Programs.
HE 730. Advanced Theoretic/Scientif Basis of HP and HE. 3 Hours.
HE 732. Evaluation of Health Education Programs. 3 Hours.

HE 740. Evaluation Resh. Meth. in Hlth Educ/Hlth Prom.. 3 Hours.
Evaluation of Health Education PRograms.
HE 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
HI-Health Informatics Courses

HI 600. Analysis and Design of Health Information Systems. 4 Hours.
Requirements, concepts, methods, and tools in analyzing, modeling, and
designing health information systems with emphasis on clinical systems.
HI 601. Databases and Data Modeling. 4 Hours.
Concepts of data modeling, data architectures, and data administration.
Study of various models with application to current health information
projects. One hour required weekly in Health Informatics Computer Lab
applying database skills.
HI 602. Clinical and Administrative Systems. 4 Hours.
Foundations of clinical information use starting with information collection,
processing (e.g., decision making) and recording. All aspects of clinical
information use in inpatient and outpatient facilities. Special emphasis on
the clinician's work to support enterprise-wide health care delivery.
HI 620. Security and Privacy in Health Care. 4 Hours.
Security and privacy issues, legislation, regulations, and accreditation
standards unique to health care domain. Technical security of networks,
databases, audit mechanisms and control.
HI 630. Strategic Planning and Contracting for Health Information
Systems. 4 Hours.
Theory, practice, and processes needed for strategic planning of
integrated health information systems. Assessing benefits of enterprisewide information integration and tactics needed to realize these benefits.
Steps needed for developing strategic plans that are aligned with goals
of health care institutions using case studies and in team projects.
Development of a Request for Proposal (RFP) based on strategic plans.
Critique and practice of skills needed to negotiate contracts with vendors.
HI 632. Quantitative Methods for Health Informatics. 3 Hours.
Selected mathematical and statistical techniques and computer
applications applied to decision making in hospitals and health care
organizations. Introduction to selected analytic and visualization software
and techniques used to measure and evaluate healthcare outcomes.
HI 640. Intro to Health Informatics and Health Care Delivery. 3-4
Hours.
History and current status of information systems in health care and
health care information systems. Information architectures, administrative
and clinical applications, strategic planning, security, and benefits
realization.
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HI 650. Foundations of Healthcare User-Based Design. 3 Hours.

Exploration of models of cognition and human performance and their
application to healthcare information, patient safety, and technology.
Prerequisites: HI 600 [Min Grade: C] and HI 601 [Min Grade: C] and HI
602 [Min Grade: C] and HI 620 [Min Grade: C] and HI 630 [Min Grade: C]
and HI 640 [Min Grade: C]
HI 651. Foundations of Healthcare User-Based Research. 3 Hours.
Overview of interaction design research theories, implementation
models and assessment of end-user mental models. Designing for
healthcare teams, workflow considerations, contextual inquiry and
distributed cognition models. Emphasis on analysis of modeling users,
designing scenarios and requirements, and incorporating qualitative and
quantitative research methods into the design of healthcare IT products
and services; usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and web analytics.
HI 652. Design Thinking for Healthcare. 3 Hours.
Methodological approaches to principles of human-centered design,
including quantifying end-user satisfaction with a healthcare-related
device or interface, iterative prototyping, developing integrative thinking
and empathy within a multi-disciplinary organization, contextual inquiry,
brainstorming techniques and end-to-end walk-throughs.
602 [Min Grade: C] and HI 620 [Min Grade: C] and HI 630 [Min Grade:
C] and HI 640 [Min Grade: C] and HI 660 [Min Grade: C] and HI 661 [Min
Grade: C]
HI 653. Managing the User-Centered Development Process. 3 Hours.
Methodological approaches to principles of human-centered design,
including quantifying end-user satisfaction with a healthcare-related
device or interface, iterative prototyping, developing integrative thinking
and empathy within a multi-disciplinary organization, contextual inquiry,
brainstorming techniques and end-to-end walk-throughs.
Grade: C]
HI 654. Directed Healthcare User Experience Project. 6 Hours.
Rigorous project that provides opportunity for focused investigation
of User Experience problem in real-world setting and for application
of problems solving methodologies for development and execution
of solutions. Investigation and application of theory through practical
implementation project.
Grade: C] and HI 686 [Min Grade: C] and HI 687 [Min Grade: C]
HI 660. Healthcare Requirements Analysis. 3 Hours.
Approach to, identification, documentation and presentation of common
health informatics problems. A focus on identifying root problems and
unambiguous metrics for post-evaluation to ensure final deliverable
meets intended need. Exposure to project management methodologies
and six sigma processes to facilitate the logic needed for troubleshooting
data problems in healthcare.
HI 661. Advanced Database Design and SQL for Healthcare. 3 Hours.

Study of common healthcare data structures and environments. Creation
of database components; in-depth SQL coding; data warehouse designs;
tools such as TOAD, SQL Explorer, Management Studio.
Grade: C] and HI 686 [Min Grade: C]
HI 662. Healthcare Business Intelligence. 3 Hours.
Exposure to typical business intelligence (BI) toolsets and identification
of business objects. Building of the metalayer involved in a business
intelligence system and exposure to BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports,
SSRS.
HI 664. Directed Data Analytics Design Project. 6 Hours.
Rigorous project that provides opportunity for focused investigation
of healthcare data problems in real-world settings and for application
of problem-solving methodologies for development and execution of
solutions. Investigation and application of theory through practical
implementation project.
Grade: C] and HI 661 [Min Grade: C] and HI 662 [Min Grade: C]
HI 668. Leadership Theory. 1 Hour.
Exploration of the theoretical nature of leadership. Emphasis is on the
application of theories of leadership in healthcare settings.
HI 687. Leadership Development. 1 Hour.
Completion of a guided leadership inventory, guest lecturers from
industry leaders across multiple disciplines in healthcare to provide
context-specific insight on leadership topics.
HI 688. Leadership Advocacy. 1 Hour.
Understanding internal and external advocacy relationships, practices
and resources in the field of health informatics and information
management.
HI 694. Special Topics in Health Informatics. 1-3 Hour.
Study of selected topics in health informatics. May be repeated for credit.
HI 695. Independent Study in Health Informatics. 1-4 Hour.
Opportunity to investigate, perform activities and/or conduct a project
related to a narrow topic in Health Informatics that corresponds with the
current research of HI faculty, including medical informatics, nursing
informatics, computer and communication sciences, library science, etc.
May be repeated for credit.
HI 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 2-8 Hours.
Focused investigation of informatics problem in real-world setting and
for application of problem solving methodologies for development and
execution of solutions.
HI 699. Master's Level Thesis Research. 4-8 Hours.

Original research in health informatics and interpretation of results.
Demonstrates student's acquaintance with literature of field and
competency in proper selection and execution of research methodology.
Recommended for students planning to pursue a doctoral degree. May
be repeated for credit (8 hours maximum credit allowed).
HIM-Health Information Mgmt Courses

HIM 615. Development of the Electronic Health Record. 4 Hours.
Computer based patient record theory; EHR implementation; migration of
paper-based records and clinical applications to EHR; overview of clinical
terminologies, vocabularies and classification systems for the EHR.
HIM 618. Legal and Regulatory Environment for the Electronic
Health Record (EHR). 4 Hours.
Examination of legal issues related to electronic-based health
information; computer and communication technologies, including
privacy, security, electronic data interchange and compliance related
issues; policy, regulatory and related concerns; interpretation and
implementation of enterprise information policies.
HIM 650. Resrch Methods for HIM Pract. 4 Hours.
Study of design concepts and information systems to support clinical
and health services research and investigation. Introduce major national
research policy-making bodies, their research protocols and their
management of information. Facilitate student development as members
of a research team.
HIM 665. Health Data Analytics for Performance Improvement. 4
Hours.
HIM role in data analysis and use of comparative data from internal and
external sources for improving performance measures in health care
organizations; benchmarking performance measures; public reporting of
data; methods used to improve quality scores.
HIM 680. Applied Project I. 3 Hours.
Application of research theories and concepts to health information
management problem; includes topic selection, literature review, IRB
approval, and design of data collection instrument.
HIM 681. Applied Project II. 3 Hours.
Application of research theories and concepts to health information
management problem; includes data collection management, analysis,
interpretation and display; preparation of final written report and oral
presentation.
HIM 682. Seminar/Implementation Strategies for the Electronic
Health Record. 2 Hours.
Using innovative teaching methods and techniques identify ways to
educate and train health information management staff to use information
(clinical, demographic, and financial) contained in the electronic medical
record to promote data accuracy and integrity supporting quality and
patient safety in the healthcare environment.
HMG-Hughes Med Grad Fellowship Courses

HMG 701. Hughes Med Grad Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Weekly journal club seminar for faculty and students in the Hughes
Med-Grad Fellowship Program. Students will present updates on thesis
research and/or recent papers from peer reviewed journals. Faculty are
encouraged to attend.
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HMG 702. Phenotyping Human Disease. 2 Hours.

Introduction to the study of human disease and translational research.
The course will consist of several 2-week modules, each covering a
different disease. Each module will consist of two types of lectures.
During the first week of each module, a physician scientist will discuss
human patients and case studies of the disease. In the second week of
each module, a basic science researcher will discuss the animal models
used to study the same disease.
HMG 703. Quantitative Methods. 2 Hours.
The primary goal of this course is to teach statistical methods by
describing clinical data that led to specific hypotheses and then discuss
the different statistical tools needed to test these hypotheses. Each
lecture will focus on how a particular statistical method was applied
to the analysis of a particular disease. In addition, important historical
manuscripts related to medical statistics will be used as examples of this
integrated approach.
HMG 704. Modeling Human Disease. 2 Hours.
Introduction to the study of disease-based research. Format will consist
of clinical-pathobiological conference-style experience where students
will present patient cases and researchers will discuss molecular basis of
each disease.
HMG 705. Vocabulary in Drug Discovery. 2 Hours.
This course will enable the student to follow the pipeline of drug
discovery from target selection to FDA approval. Additional lectures will
cover cancer drugs and targets, mechanisms of drug action, chemical
synthesis, drug screening, lead development, metabolism, bioavailability,
preclinical efficacy and toxicity assessment, and will emphasize issues of
clinical trial design.
HMG 706. Hughes Med-Grad Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Journal Club for students in the Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship Program.
Students will present updates on their thesis research and/or a recent
paper from a journal. Faculty are encouraged to attend.
HMG 707. Vocabulary in Clinical Research. 1 Hour.
Students will be exposed to basic topics in clinical research and learn the
details involved in designing cliniclal trials. Students will also sit in as adhoc members of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the UAB General
Clinical Research Center and learn about the review process for human/
clinical research trials.
HMG 714. Modeling Human Disease II. 2 Hours.
Introduction to the study of disease-based research. The format will
consist of clinical-pathobiological conference-style experience where
students will present patient cases and researchers will discuss molecular
basis of each disease. This course is designed for 2nd year students that
are expected to provide more of a leadership role (coordinate faculty/
patient presentations).
HMG 724. Modeling Human Disease III. 2 Hours.
basis of each disease. This course is designed for 3rd year students that
are expected to serve as group leaders and facilitate discussion.
HRP-Hlth Related Prof - Honors Courses

HRP 501. Honors Seminar I. 1 Hour.
An overview of health care systems with current system-wide issues such
as health care financing, reimbursement issues, security and privacy of
health related information, and bioethics.
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HRP 502. Honors Seminar II. 1 Hour.

A continuation of HRP 501 with an emphasis on health care leadership
issuessuch as managing group dynamics, negotiating, conflict
management, and decision making models.
HRP 510. Honors Project. 1-3 Hour.
Development and completion of a researchable project for presentation
and publication under the direction of a faculty mentor. Two to four
terms required for a minimum accumulation of 4 semester hours. Written
research paper submitted and grades assigned upon completion of the 4
semester hours.
HRP 575. Introduction to Healthcare Simulation for Quality and
Safety. 1-2 Hour.
Introduction to the use of simulation-based training and systems
for improving patient safety and quality, including exploration of
immersive, procedural, and in situ modalities. Instructional methodologies
include didactics, technology-enhanced simulations, and team-based
assignments in the simulation environment.
HRP 650. Management and Leadership Skills for Clinical
Professionals. 1-3 Hour.
Leadership concepts and management principles as employed by clinical
professionals in health care organizations. Focus on effective approaches
to communication, change and conflict management, performance and
financial management, and cultural competence.
HY-History Courses
HY 601. Historiography. 3 Hours.
Seminar on various theoretical perspectives and methodologies of
professional historians. What historians do, how they do it, and why.
HY 602. Historical Research and Writing. 3 Hours.
Methods of historical research, including research in primary sources,
and the distinctive characteristics of historical writing.
HY 612. Seminar in Early America. 3 Hours.
Topics and issues in the history and historiography of Colonial North
America, circa 1500-1775.
HY 613. Seminar in the Civil War Period. 3 Hours.
Specialized themes and military, political, social, and economic
developments related to the Civil War; particular emphasis on the South,
1860-1865.
HY 614. Seminar in Recent American History. 3 Hours.
Topics in the politics of modern America.
HY 615. Seminar in American Myths American Values. 3 Hours.
Recommended for students teaching at the secondary-education level
and for traditional history students alike. Examines the major myths that
inform, and that are informed by, traditional American values and how
both shape social relationships.
HY 621. Seminar in Old South History. 3 Hours.
Subjects pertaining to the Old South era to Reconstruction.
HY 622. Seminar in New South History. 3 Hours.
Subjects pertaining to the New South era since Reconstruction.
HY 623. Seminar in Alabama History. 3 Hours.
Specific social, political, and economic aspects of Alabama History.
HY 631. Seminar: Topics in American History. 3 Hours.
Historical topics of American History, (e.g. Conservatism, Crime and
Punishment).
HY 632. Seminar in U.S. Urban History. 3 Hours.
Topics in Urban History.
HY 633. Seminar in American Constitutional and Legal History. 3

Hours.
Study of major trends and cases in the history of American law, with
special emphasis on the interpretation of the American Constitution by
the Supreme Court.
HY 634. Seminar in African American History. 3 Hours.
Selected topics related to the African-American experience.
HY 635. Seminar in American Social History. 3 Hours.
A reading and research seminar examining the history of the structure
and power of social groups in America.
HY 637. Seminar in U.S. Labor History. 3 Hours.
Development of labor force and movements in U.S. 19th and 20th
centuries.
HY 638. Seminar in Civil Rights History. 3 Hours.
An analysis of history and historiography of Civil Rights Movement in
America since the 19th century.
HY 639. Seminar in Women's History. 3 Hours.
An analysis of the changing economic, political, and social roles of
women from colonial period to the present.
HY 641. Seminar in Latin American History. 3 Hours.
Issues in history of Latin America since the late 18th century; economic
development, dependency and popular resistance, role of the Catholic
Church,social revolution, and nationalism.
HY 650. Seminar: Topics in European History. 3 Hours.
Seminar in Historical topics in European History.
HY 651. Seminar in Medieval Europe. 3 Hours.
Examine political, economical, and religious interaction in the world prior
to 1500.
HY 652. Seminar in the Renaissance. 3 Hours.
Special attention given to the new urban context of society, culture,
politics, art, and religion.
HY 653. Seminar in Modern Europe. 3 Hours.
Reformation to the present; major topics such as soceity and politics,
warfare, religious trends, state-building, and industrialization.
HY 654. Seminar in British History. 3 Hours.
Focuses on a particular period or problem in British history. Reading and
discussion of current publications on the topic.
HY 655. Seminar in Russian/Soviet History. 3 Hours.
Analysis of primary sources and secondary works dealing with political
and social history of Imperial Russia or Soviet Union and their succesor
states.
HY 656. Seminar in French History. 3 Hours.
Seminar dealing with various periods and issues in the history of France.
HY 670. Eminar in Pre-Modern History. 3 Hours.
Examine political, economical, and religious interaction in the
Mediterranean or Middle Eastern world prior to 1500.
HY 671. Seminar in Asian History. 3 Hours.
Topics in Asian History.
HY 672. Seminar: Topics in World History. 3 Hours.
Seminar in historical topics of world history.
HY 673. Seminar in World Environmental History. 3 Hours.
Comparative examination of cultures and their relationship with the
natural environment in a modern world context.
HY 674. Seminar in Comparative History. 3 Hours.

Explores through reading and research varied issues in comparative
history;revolution, war, slavery, labor cities, industrialization, and social
and cultural topics.
HY 675. Seminar-World Economic History. 3 Hours.
This seminar examines the diverse social, political and ecological
contexts in which humans have provided for their material needs.
HY 681. Directed Readings in History. 3-6 Hours.
Individually designed course of readings in various fields. May be
repeated. Only two directed reading courses will count toward degree
requirements for history majors.
HY 682. Internship in Public Hist/SL. 1-3 Hour.
Individually designed program that places students in local historical
museums and sites to gain professional experience in public history.
Service Learning.
HY 683. Seminar in Public History. 3 Hours.
Explores the diverse approaches and methods of presenting history to
public audiences, museums, historic sites, architectural preservation,
documentary editing, and archival preservation.
HY 693. Seminar: Special Topics in History. 3 Hours.
Seminar exploring the historiography of a specialized topic in history.
HY 694. Seminar: Special Topics in Hy. 3 Hours.
Seminar exploring the historiography of a specialized topic in history.
HY 698. Non-Thesis Research. 3-6 Hours.
Individual research project.
HY 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
Research culminating in master's thesis in history.
HY 771. Special Projects in History. 1-3 Hour.
Open only to those who hold the M.A. degree.
Healthcare Quality Safety Courses

HQS 600. Introduction to Clinical Quality Improvement. 4 Hours.
Clinical quality improvement theory; classes of outcomes; process
management; management tools and modeling techniques for
improvement of clinical processes and decision-making.
HQS 605. Evaluating and Designing Quality improvement Models. 3
Hours.
Application of analytical and decision tools to determine appropriate
enterprise models for quality improvement, including problem
identification, selection of metrics, analytical approaches, prioritization
criteria, and post-implementation evaluation.
Prerequisites: HQS 600 [Min Grade: C]
HQS 610. Quantitative Methods, Measurement, and Tools for Quality
Improvement. 4 Hours.
Statistical process control techniques applied to clinical and patient
service processes, including Lean and Six Sigma methodologies;
data system design concepts applied to clinical and financial data for
managing health care business processes.
HQS 615. Collaborative Analytics for Quality and Safety
Improvement. 3 Hours.
Survey of analytics used by HCO improvement project teams; emphasis
on conceptual understanding of analytics approaches to investigate and
resolve organizational quality and safety issues.
Prerequisites: HQS 600 [Min Grade: C] and HQS 610 [Min Grade: C]
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HQS 625. Fundamentals of Patient Safety. 4 Hours.

Nature and science of medical error; strategies for design of safetycritical systems; hazard analysis and risk assessment in health care
organizations; design elements of safety programs and high reliability
systems.
HQS 630. Leadership of High Reliability Healthcare Organizations. 3
Hours.
Applying concepts of high reliability organizations to create an
organizational culture that supports strong, functional, and safe
patient care environments resulting in quality clinical care and patient
satisfaction.
HQS 635. Healthcare Policy and Regulation. 3 Hours.
External drivers for quality and safety improvement in healthcare
organizations, particularly policies and regulations affecting
reimbursement. Discussion and analysis of key federal legislation and
regulations promulgated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission.
Prerequisites: HQS 600 [Min Grade: C] and HQS 630 [Min Grade: C]
HQS 698. Integrative Capstone Experience/Non-Thesis Project. 3-6
Hours.
Investigation of a process or safety improvement opportunity in a
healthcare organization to propose a solution; application of the concepts
and tools presented in the program courses. A written project report is
required.
IBS-Integrative Biomedical Sci Courses

IBS 700. Biological Chemistry and Cellular Physiology. 10 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students a rigorous background
in the translational principles of biological chemistry and cellular
physiology. The principles taught here are those that all students
in the biomedical sciences should master. The students will then
apply the knowledge acquired in IBS-I to organ-system physiology,
pathophysiology, and pharmacology.
IBS 701. Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Disease. 8 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to integrate physiological,
pathophysiological and pharmacological principles of tissue and whole
organbiology. Students will use an organ-system based approach to
understand physiological processes in normal and diseased settings and
the rational pharmacological approach in treating these disorders. The
material masteredin IBS-II will facilitate understanding in genetic-based
disorders and genetically-generated animal models of disease provided in
IBS-III.
IBS 702. Genetics and Genetic Disease. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide a molecular understanding
of genetically-based human diseases and the role that animal models
play in studying human disease. Students will be provided a basic
background in genetics and a thorough analysis of the importance of
altered gene productsin diesases. Also covered is an analysis of the role
of infectious agents in diesase, emerging diseases, and new technologies
in understandingthe role of gene products in physiology, pathophysiology
and therapy.
IBS 703. Biology of Neoplasia. 3 Hours.
Advanced graduate elective surveying cancer from molecular
mechanisms to whole animals. Clinical Correlates also included. Coreq:
IBS or CMB first-year courses or related courses.
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IBS 706. Mitochondrial basis of Human Disease. 2 Hours.

Provides an interactive forum for faculty and students to discuss recent
advancements in the field of mitochondrial biology with particular
emphasis on the important role of mitochondrial dysfunction in human
disease.
IEM 612. Project Leadership. 3 Hours.

This course teaches the fundamental concepts of leading projects. The
course will consider all aspects of project leadership including the use
of standard methodologies. Best practices will be reviewed along with
practical insights based on real-world project leadership experience.
IBS 707. Cancer Biology. 2 Hours.

Provides a comprehensive coverage of molecular and cellular aspects of
carcrmogenesis as well as clinical issues related to human cancer.
IEM 620. Technical Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.

This course is an introduction to entrepreneurship that begins with the
development of personal insights and work habits that are fundamental to
success within any organization.
IBS 708. Modern Drug Design and Development. 2 Hours.

This course takes a translational look at drug discovery from the
fundamentals to detect the potential of anticancer compounds to the
implementation of clinical studies.
IBS 709. New Perspective in Cardio Bio. 2 Hours.
Course will consist of didaetic lectures given by faculty members from
UAB and guest lectures from other institutions on a specific topic in the
filed of cardiovascular biology.
IBS 711. Principles of Toxicology. 2 Hours.
Introduces the interdisciplinary filed to toxicology by laying the foundation
for understanding how chemicals can have an adverse effect on living
organisms and the mechanisms by which chemicals exert their topic
effects.
IBS 798. Non-Dissertation research. 1-4 Hour.
Non-dissertation research. Only open to first-year IBS students.
IEM-Information Egr Mgmnt Courses

IEM 601. Introduction to IEM. 1 Hour.
This course is an introduction to Information Engineering and
Management with a focus on readiness for graduate study. Program
requirements and expectations will be presented. Software and
collaboration tools will be introduced. Library access and resources will
be reviewed and teams will perform learning exercises to demonstrate
proficiency with the available tools.
IEM 602. Leading Collaborative Teams. 1 Hour.
This course will focus on building, leading, and evaluating collaborative
teams. Topics will include managing geographically-dispersed teams,
team communication, accountability, running effective meetings,
facilitation skills, building consensus, and handling common problems.
IEM 603. Communication for Technology Executives. 1 Hour.
This course will address communication issues unique to organizational
executives. Topics will include functioning as the public face of the
organization, working with the media, when to seek professional advice,
and effective crisis management.
IEM 610. Communication for Technology Professionals. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on recognizing, developing, and putting into practice
effective communication skills. Lectures provide insights into presentation
structure, style, and content. Self-evaluation exercises combined with
personal coaching will help clients improve their professional speaking
and presentation skills.
IEM 611. Leading Technical Organizations. 3 Hours.
This course will use case studies, assigned readings, guest lecturers,
research projects, and discussion of current issues in technology to
develop executive-level behaviors and thought-processes as preparation
for starting or leading a technology organization.
IEM 625. Technology and Innovation. 3 Hours.

This course examines technological innovation as an element of
organizational strategy. Topics include the nature and management of
innovation, aligning technical teams with overall organizational strategy,
and the role of innovation in launching and sustaining technology
ventures.
IEM 630. Systems Engineering. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the systems engineering lifecycle and its
application to the design of complex systems. Topics include systems
thinking, managing complexity, problem definition, solution design,
solution implementation, quality assurance, and measuring effectiveness.
IEM 631. Operational Decision-Making. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the critical role of information and analytical
methods in optimizing operational decisions. A core set of analytical tools
will be presented and discussed. Topics will include decision analysis,
optimization, modeling, simulation, and data analysis.
IEM 645. Financial Concepts for Entrepreneurs. 3 Hours.
This course introduces financial concepts including the interpretation of
financial statements, managing cash flow, time value of money, capital
budgeting, and investment analysis.
IEM 646. Strategic Planning. 3 Hours.
This course will examine the nature of strategic thinking and the
challenges of achieving strategic alignment. Topics will include the
strategic planning process and methods for assessing strategic success.
IEM 690. Special Topics in Area. 1-3 Hour.
IEM 695. IEM Design Project. 3 Hours.
This course is focused upon a final design project that incorporates the
technical and entrepreneurial coursework taken previously. Projects will
be assessed based on their technical design and financial justification.
IH-International Health Courses

IH 600. Global Health: Principles and Practice. 3 Hours.
IH 601. Tropical and Infectious Diseases. 3 Hours.
IH 603. Reproductive Health in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
This course shall concentrate on those reproductive health concerns that
fall within the childbearing years, are of major public health interest, and
for which action and intervention are likely to bring about positive change.
The course covers the key components of reproductive health including
health pregnancy and safe motherhood, sexual health, fertility regulation,
access to and the delivery of quality services, as well as methods for
examining and improving reproductive health and care.
IH 608. Project Planning in International Health. 3 Hours.

This course is designed to equip students with skills in conceptualizing,
developing, implementing, and evaluating small-scale projects in global
health. Students will be guided through the process of identifying and
investigating a global health problem, designing and implementing
an intervention to solve the problem, and evaluating the impact of the
intervention.
IH 609. Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control. 3 Hours.
Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control: Jamaican Field Studies.
IH 610. Environmental Hygiene in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
IH 612. Nutrition in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
IH 613. Nutrition Immunity and Infection. 3 Hours.
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INAC-Study Away - Accounting Courses

INAH-Study Away - Art History Courses
INAH 500. Study Away Art History. 15 Hours.
This course takes place via reciprocal exchange and has been evaluated
by the UAB Department of Art and Art History as satisfying degree
requirements at the graduate level.
INAN-Study Away - Anthropology Courses

INAN 500. Study Away Anthropology. 15 Hours.
by the UAB Department of Anthropology as satisfying Anthropology
degree requirements at the graduate level.
IH 615. Seminar Series in Global Health. 1 Hour.

IH 618. Public Health Demography. 3 Hours.
This courses teaches students how to use demographic data, methods,
and perspectives to make sense of demographic developments
and to solve practical problems, with an emphasis on public health.
Students are introduced to the methods of demographic analysis,
the principles of population dynamics, major demographic trends and
patterns, their causes and consequences. In the process, students will
develop competency in demography and an understanding of the health
implications of major population issues in the contemporary world.
IH 621. HIV/AIDS and STDs. 3 Hours.
IH 650. Global Perspectives/Disease Prevention and Control. 6
Hours.
Current Issues in Nutrition and Oral Health.
INAR-Study Away - Art Studio Courses

INAT - Study Away = Astronomy Courses
INBE - Study Away - Biomed Egr Courses
INBU - Study Away - Business Courses
INBY-Study Away - Biology Courses
INBY 500. Study Away Biology. 15 Hours.
by the UAB Department of Biology as satisfying degree requirements at
the graduate level.
IH 651. Global Perspectives/Disease Prevention and Control. 6

Hours.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES/DISEASE PREVENTION and CONTROL.
INCH-Study Away - Chinese Courses
IH 680. Gorgas Course in Tropical Medicine. 3-9 Hours.
INCM 500. Study Away Communication Studi. 15 Hours.

by the UAB Department of Communication Studies as satisfying degree
IH 697. Internship. 3-9 Hours.

Preceptorship.
IH 698. Master s Level Directed Research. 1-9 Hour.
INCM-Study Away - Comm Studies Courses
IH 699. Master s Level Project Research. 1-9 Hour.
INCS-Study Away - Computer Sci Courses
IH 701. Tropical Infectious Diseases. 3 Hours.

Tropical and Infectious Diseases.
INCY-Study Away - Chemistry Courses
IH 703. Reproductive Health in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.

This course shall concentrate on those reproductive health concerns
that fall within the childbearing years, are of major public health interest,
and for which action and intervention are likely to bring about positive
change. The course covers the key components of reproductive health
including healthy pregnancy and safe motherhood, sexual health, fertility
regulation, access to and the delivery of quality services, as well as
methods for examining and improving reproductive health and care.
INCY 500. Study Away Chemistry. 15 Hours.

by the UAB Department of Chemistry as satisfying degree requirements
at the graduate level.
IH 710. Advanced Readings in International Health. 1-3 Hour.

Advanced Seminar in International Health.
INED-Study Away - Education Courses
IH 712. Nutrition in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.

IH 713. Nutrition Immunity and Infection. 3 Hours.
IH 798. Doctoral Level Directed Research. 1-9 Hour.
INDC-Study Away - Digital Comm Courses

INEC-Study Away - Economics Courses
INEE - Study Away - Elec Egr Courses

INEH-Study Away - English Courses
IH 799. Dissertation Research International Health. 1-9 Hour.

Dissertation Research.
Prerequisites: GAC A
INEH 500. Study Away English. 15 Hours.

by the UAB Department of English as satisfying degree requirements at
the graduate leve.
INAB-Study Away - Arabic Courses
INES - Study Away - Earth Sci Courses
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INEV-Study Away - Env Studies Courses
INSC-Study Away- Sociology Courses
INFN - Study Away - Finance Courses
INSP-Study Away - Spanish Courses
INFR-Study Away - French Courses
INSP 500. Study Away Spanish. 15 Hours.

by the UAB Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures as
satisfying degree requirements at the graduate level.
INFR 500. Study Away French. 15 Hours.

by the UAB Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures as satisfying
INGN-Study Away - German Courses

INGN 500. Study Away German. 15 Hours.
by the UAB Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures as satisfying
INTL-Study Abroad Courses

INTL 500. Special Topics in Study Away. 15 Hours.
by the appropriate UAB Academic Department as satisfying degree
INTR-Career Serv Internshp Exp Courses
INHY-Study Away - History Courses
IS-Information Systems Courses
INHY 500. Study Away History. 15 Hours.

by the UAB Department of History as satisfying degree requirements at
the graduate level.
IS 591. Intro Networking / Comp Prog. 3 Hours.

Intended for candidates for the MS in Info Systems MG who do not have
enterprise systems and programming experience or training, this course
serves as an introduction for the non-programmer to an environment
within which application developers develop software.
INIS-Study Away - Intl Stud Courses

INIT-Study Away - Italian Courses
INJP-Study Away - Japanese Courses
INMC-Study Away - Mass Comm Courses
INME-Study Away - Mech Egr Courses
INME 500. Study Away Mechanical Eng. 15 Hours.
by the UAB Department of Mechanical Engineering as satisfying degree
INMG-Study Away - Management Courses

INMG 500. Study Away Management. 15 Hours.
This course takes place via reciprocal exchange and has been
evaluated by the UAB Department of Management as satsfying degree
INMK-Study Away - Marketing Courses

INMK 500. Study Away Marketing. 15 Hours.
by the UAB Department of Marketing as satisfying degree requirements
at the graduate level.
INMU-Study Away - Music Courses

INPC-Study Away - Physics Courses
INPE-Study Away - Phys Educ Courses
INPH-Study Away Philosophy Courses
INPS-Study Away - Polit Sci Courses
INPY-Study Away - Psychology Courses
IS 592. Systems Analysis and Database. 3 Hours.

This course is designed to improve your understanding of how
information technology, data storage and data retrieval are used to
create information systems. Topics include systems theory, the Systems
Development Lifecycle, collecting system requirements, data and
systems modeling, and system security.
IS 599. Directed Readings. 1-3 Hour.
Readings and independent study in selected areas.
IS 611. Info Tech and Bus Strategy. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to improve your understanding of business
strategy and the information technology that supports and shapes it.
Information technology spans all business functions. We will study
both the challenges and the opportunities that are the result of this
pervasiveness.
IS 612. IT Governance and Management. 3 Hours.
This course introduces the concept of IT governance and will expose
students to various IT governance frameworks. Particular focus will
be given to the IT Governance Institutes COBIT framework, ITIL and
ISO standards. Students will have an advanced understanding of the
various IT governance frameworks, their application in an organizational
setting and the managerial issues associated with different governance
structures.
IS 613. Info Security Mgmt. 3 Hours.
Primary objectives of the course are for the student to develop an
understanding of key information security concepts, develop an
understanding of how people, technology, and organizational policies
should be developed and managed to safeguard an organization's
information resources, learn how to manage under uncertainty and risk,
develop policies and procedures to make information systems secure,
and learn how to audit and recover from security breaches.
IS 615. Soc Media/Virtual Communities. 3 Hours.

This course focuses on how social media and virtual communities are
changing business in fundamental ways. The course helps students gain
practical facility in the use of social media tools and learn meta-skills
like how to use new social media tools, how to use filters to make sense
of social media, and how to curate news and reports in a manner that
contributes to business knowledge and intellect.
IS 616. Web Analytics. 3 Hours.
The Web Analytics course introduces technologies and tools used to
realize the full potential of web sites. Focus is on collection and use of
web data such as web traffic and visitor information to design web sites
that will enable firms to acquire, convert, and retain customers.
IS 617. Intro to Business Intelligence. 3 Hours.
Covers topics of knowledge management and business intelligence from
an organizational IT perspective. The content includes discussion of and
readings on the nature of knowledge; knowledge discovery, generation,
capture, transfer, sharing, and application; and includes discussion of
the core IT capabilities necessary to deliver Business Intelligence in
organizations. The development and use of data warehouses and data
marts to support business analytics is discussed.
IS 618. Tech Based Project MG. 3 Hours.
The course provides the foundation for the management and successful
execution of projects of many types applying PMBOK, or the PMI
Project Management Body of Knowledge. The objective is to provide
students with an understanding of how to manage technology-oriented
projects. A combination of skill development in the general area of project
management and application of those skills in evaluating case studies
involving technology projects will be used.
IS 620. Attack and Penetration. 3 Hours.
Covers the concepts of network vulnerabilities from a hacker's
perspective. Addresses the latest cutting edge attacks and common
attacks still prevalent. Students will explore legal issues associated with
computer network attacks. The course also provides students with the
knowledge they need to design, build, and operate network systems to
prevent, detect, and respond to attacks.
IS 621. Incident Resp./Bus. Continuity. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with the knowledge necessary to prepare
for and respond to computer security incidents. Topics include incident
response preparation, detection, reaction, recovery, and maintenance.
Computer-related disaster recovery and business continuity planning are
also addressed.
IS 622. CISSP I. 3 Hours.
The goal of the CISSP I course is to prepare the professional for the
challenging security exam CISSP by covering the syllabus as defined in
the Commmon Body of Knowledge (CBK). The CISSP I course covers
the first 5 CISSP domain areas.
IS 623. CISSP II. 3 Hours.
The goal of the CISSP II course is to prepare professionals for the
challenging security exam CISSP by covering the syllabus as defined in
the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK). The CISSP II course covers the
second 5 CISSP domain areas.
IS 630. Web Development. 3 Hours.
In this course, we will discuss concepts, principles, and methods related
to the design and implementation of web applications. We will also
build basic understanding and technical skills of both client and server
technologies.
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IS 631. Web Interface Design/Content. 3 Hours.

This course provides an introduction to the study of human-computer
interaction, user interface design, and content creation. Course readings
focus on developing both a strong theoretical understanding of the field
and practical user interface design skills, and creating compelling content.
Students will work on several design projects, including paper designs
and implemented prototypes. Students will also participate as usability
experts in evaluating the designs of others.
IS 632. Advanced Web Development. 3 Hours.
This course introduces students to more advanced skills in web design
and gives students real-life experience in web development. As a major
part of this course, students will work together as a team to build a
complex website. In addition, students will review skills learned in the
basic Web Design course.
IS 633. Mobile Applications. 3 Hours.
In this course, we will discuss concepts, principles, and methods related
to the design and implementation of mobile applications. Emphasis is
placed on developing web content and creating applications for mobile
devices, including internet/business practices and techniques for delivery
on mobile platforms.
IS 640. Tech Plans & Capital Budgeting. 3 Hours.
This course will cover financial techniques and metrics that IT managers
should be familiar with, including topics such as measuring returns on
IT investments, categories of IT investments, defining and quantifying
expected benefits, managing the IT investment portfolio, and budgeting
for IT expenditures.
IS 641. Leadership in IT. 3 Hours.
The Leadership in IT course will prepare students for leadership roles in
IT related careers. The course will provide students with the knowledge,
skills, and foundation in Leadership necessary to be effective in
organizational settings, and develop an understanding of the components
that make leadership successful.
JHS-Joint Health Sciences Courses

JHS 500. BioTeach. 6 Hours.
For teachers of science courses. Hands on exrepience. McWane Center.
JS-Justice Sciences Courses

JS 500. Drugs and Society. 3 Hours.
This course teaches students the pharmacological effects and different
categories of drugs. Different theories of drug use are discussed as well
as the historical development of drug laws including different methods
of regulating drug use. Various harms associated with drug use are
discussed as well as the consequences of drug prohibition.
JS 501. Legal Research and Writing. 3 Hours.
Foundation in the elements of legal research and writing, with an
emphasis on developing and writing a legal brief.
JS 502. Introduction to Computer Forensics. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the use of analytical and investigative techniques in
criminal or civil litigation to identify, collect, examine and preserve
evidence/information magnetically stored or encoded.
JS 503. Restorative Justice. 3 Hours.
Introduction to, and analysis of, movement in criminal justice to
institutionalize peaceful approaches to harm, problem-solving and
violations of legal and human rights. Includes discussion of specific
programs, critical evaluation of these programs, and analysis of future
directions of the movement.
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JS 504. Serial Killers. 3 Hours.

Examination of the psychology and sociology of serial killers; case
studies and agency responses to these offenders.
JS 507. Special Topics in Criminal Justice. 3 Hours.
In-depth analysis of substantive topic in criminal justice or criminology
including contemporary issues, ethics, historical review, or related topics.
Varies by semester and by Instructor. May be repeated twice for credit.
JS 508. Juvenile Delinquency. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the nature, scope, and causes of illegal behavior by
juveniles, and societal responses to that behavior.
JS 511. Juvenile Justice System. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the evolution and operation of specialized agencies
and procedures to address juvenile law-breaking, including emerging
problems and solutions.
JS 512. Juvenile Law. 3 Hours.
Review and analysis of emerging statutory and case law in American
juvenile justice.
JS 513. The Legal Profession. 3 Hours.
Weekly seminars conducted by accomplished practitioners in civil
litigation, criminal prosecution, criminal defense, labor and employment
law, products liability, domestic relations, military justice, environmental,
indigent legal aid, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques.
JS 515. Investigating Online Crimes. 3 Hours.
Introduction to cyber investigative techniques, involving focused analysis
of email and websites; Examination of legal process and preparing
evidence in cyber crime cases. (Also CS591).
Prerequisites: JS 502 [Min Grade: C]
JS 545. Juvenile Corrections. 3 Hours.

Examination of historical and contemporary efforts to reduce juvenile
delinquency with particular attention to innovative programs and
evaluation of their effectiveness.
JS 550. Questioned Death Investigation. 3 Hours.
Examination of forensic pathology as used in local medical examiners
offices.
JS 560. Violence: An American Tradition. 3 Hours.
The course examines violence as an American tradition. Although the
class examines historical acts of violence as catalysts for social change,
the emphasis will be on destructive or negative violence, -- criminal
violence. The class examines many different acts of violence in society as
well as policies and prevention strategies.
JS 565. Cold Case Analysis. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the methods used in analyzing unsolved cases, including
innovative uses of technology, 3rd party investigators, and "teams.
JS 566. Spatial Analyses & Crime Mapping. 3 Hours.
This skills-based class will introduce students to the application of
geographic information systems (GIS) to crime-related topics and issues.
JS 567. Forensic Toxicology. 3 Hours.
Discussion of drugs and poisons occurring in biological evidence,
including the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of drugs
and poisons, evidence collection and handling, selection of the most
appropriate evidence, and analytical methods of detection.
JS 572. Molecular Genetics for Forensic Scientists. 3 Hours.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene structure and function. Independent
project required.
JS 524. Serial Killers in Cross-National Settings. 3 Hours.

Examines serial homicide in cross-national settings including offender
disorders; crime scene analysis; significance of victims; and offender
classification process.
JS 583. Patterns in Crime. 3 Hours.

Examination of the major correlates of crime and criminality,including
age, race, sex, and socio-economic status, examination of major sources
of information from which data on crime correlates are gathered.
JS 530. Ethics and Computer Forensics. 3 Hours.

Overview of different systems of ethics; the role of ethics in computer
forensics, cybercrime investigation, and information security; examination
of ethical issues facing professionals involved in computer forensics,
cybercrime investigation, and information security.
JS 592. Study Away in Criminal Justice. 3 Hours.

Affords students the opportunity engage in academic study outside of
the U.S. to examine substantive topics in crime and justice. Students
spend time at a destination point, where they engage with students and
faculty members in classroom and research settings at partner postsecondary institutions, experience immersion in foreign culture, and
engage in comparative analysis of policies and programs relating to crime
and justice.
JS 537. CyberCrime and Forensics. 3 Hours.

Overview of all aspects of media forensics including analysis of character
encoding, file formats, and digital media; examination of disk acquisition
and duplication techniques and application of these techniques in criminal
investigation scenarios.
JS 540. White Collar and Corporate Crime. 3 Hours.
Introduction to, and analysis of, illegal/deviant behavior occurring in
organizational settings, including crimes committed by and against
complex organizations.
JS 542. Race, Crime, Gender and Social Policy. 3 Hours.
Examination of how the subordinate status of minority groups (African
Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Women) affects interaction
with the justice system as offenders, victims, and professionals.
JS 600. Pro-Seminar in Criminal Justice. 3 Hours.

Critical analysis of formal and informal processing of offenders by criminal
justice agencies, including police, courts, and corrections; effectiveness
and future directions.
JS 601. Seminar in Criminological Theory. 3 Hours.
Classic and contemporary theoretical explanations of crime and
criminality.
JS 603. Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration. 3 Hours.
Theories of organizational structure, motivation, and management
applied to criminal justice agencies.
JS 543. Women and the Criminal Justice System. 3 Hours.

Evaluation of the changing role of women in the justice system as victims,
offenders and professionals.
JS 604. Seminar in Criminal Justice Policy. 3 Hours.

Origins, formulation, implementation, and evaluation of criminal justice
policy; classic and contemporary examples of policy innovations.
JS 544. Law and Society. 3 Hours.

Examination of how law is used to facilitate or regard social change,
social control, and social conflict in society.
JS 605. Seminar in Research Design. 3 Hours.

Quantitative methods of empirical research emphasizing criminal justice/
criminological applications; current research methodologies relating to
analysis of issues involving crime and criminal justice.
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JS 606. Seminar in Data Analysis. 3 Hours.

Bivariate and multivariate analyses and intepretation of results from
substantive research.
JS 695. Graduate Independent Study (Non-Thesis). 1-6 Hour.

Independent study in a substantive area of interest under the direction of
a faculty member.
JS 650. Advanced Questioned-Death Investigation. 3 Hours.

Examination of forensic pathology as used in local medical examiners
offices.
JS 696. Graduate Internship in Criminal Justice. 1-6 Hour.

Field experience in criminal justice agency setting. May be repeated for a
maximum of 6 hours credit.
JS 653. Advanced Investigation of Fires and Explosions. 3 Hours.

Introduction to arson investigation including overview of specific
techniques used in case investigation.
JS 697. Graduate Plan II Research Project. 1-6 Hour.

Independent study in a student's substantive area of interest under the
direction of a faculty member.
JS 670. Elements of Forensic Science. 3 Hours.

Introduction to philosophical considerations and historic landmarks in
the discipline; overview of major sub-disciplines in forensic science;
examination of the role of expert witnesses and their importance.
JS 698. Directed Research (Non-Thesis). 1-6 Hour.

Independent study in a student's substantive area of interest under the
direction of a faculty member.
JS 671. Conventional Criminalistics. 3 Hours.

Exploration of basic methodologies and approaches for identifying,
collecting, and analyzing trace and pattern evidence, including an
overview of microscopy.
JS 672. Advanced Conventional Criminalistics. 3 Hours.
Examination of advanced methods for the analysis of trace and pattern
evidence.
JS 673. Forensic Drug Analysis. 3 Hours.
Discussion of the isolation, identification, and quantification of commonly
abused drugs and common poisons; interpretation of findings and
correlation with legal applications.
JS 674. Biological Methods in Forensic Science. 3 Hours.
Examination of biological evidence in crime laboratory, including
identification of bloodstains and semen stains, and DNA typing of blood,
bloodstains, and other body fluids.
JS 675. Law Evidence and Procedure. 3 Hours.
Overview and examination of the legal aspects of physical evidence,
including rules of evidence, procedural rules, and the role of expert
witnesses.
JS 676. Advanced Biological Methods in Forensic Science. 3 Hours.
Discussion of current issues and trends in forensic DNA analysis,
including advanced analysis of biological evidence samples.
JS 677. Adv. Drug Chem. & Toxicology. 3 Hours.
Discussion of relevant analyses conducted for drugs and poisons
occurring in biological evidence; examination of the pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic properties of detected substances.
JS 679. Seminar in Forensic Science. 2-3 Hours.
Review of forensic science in the literature. Review, discussion, and
presentation of forensic science research.
JS 680. Graduate Internship in Forensic Science. 3-6 Hours.
Field experience in a forensic science laboratory.
JS 686. Special topics in Criminal Justice. 3 Hours.
JS 693. Graduate Practitioner Internship in Criminal Justice. 1-6
Hour.
Internship specifically arranged for pracitioners internship credit for the
criminal justice major.
JS 694. Graduate Distance Internship in Criminal Justice. 1-6 Hour.
Internship with agency that is occurring more than 100 miles from
Birmingham.
JS 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.

Admission to candidacy and successful defense of thesis proposal.
Joint Community College Courses

KIN - Kinesiology Courses
KIN 500. Organization & Admin of PE. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to
increase his/her knowledge of problems and issues involved in the
organization and administration of physical education programs in
elementary and secondary schools.
KIN 509. Assessment in Physical Education. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to investigate the basic concepts of
measurement and evaluation as applied to physical education. Through
lecture and laboratory experiences students will acquire knowledge and
skills related to the assessment and interpretation of student status,
teacher effectiveness, and program effectiveness.
KIN 511. Elementary School Physical Education. 3 Hours.
Nature and content of a developmentally appropriate elementary physical
education program.
KIN 520. Fitness and Motor Skill Acquisition. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity
to acquire the knowledge and the skills necessary to analyze and
appropriately teach motor skills and design developmentally appropriate
fitness activities for adolescents.
KIN 520L. Sport Skill Proficiency. 1 Hour.
Acquire the knowledge and the skills necessary to teach the critical
elements needed to perform all basic sport skills. Students will
demonstrate skill proficiency in the sport skills as well as the ability to
teach others to perform the skills.
KIN 585. Advanced Exercise Testing and Prescription. 3 Hours.
This course studies participant screening, risk stratification, and exercise
assessment/testing and prescription to apparently healthy, special and
diseased populations. Successful communication, programming and
management principles for health/fitness settings will also be examined.
Prerequisites: (KIN 400 [Min Grade: C] or PE 400 [Min Grade: C]) or
(KIN 637 [Min Grade: B] or PE 637 [Min Grade: B])
KIN 589. Physical Education Instructional Strategies. 3-6 Hours.
This course will focus on information to help potential physical educators
attain teaching skills and knowledge necessary to design, implement and
evaluate developmentally appropriate K-12 physical education programs.
Students will gain hands-on experience with students in elementary,
middle and high school settings.
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KIN 601. Introduction to Sports Administration. 3 Hours.

This course will explore the field of sport administration. Students will
learn about the many skills needed to be an effective administrator.
KIN 607. Principles of Coaching. 3 Hours.
This course will explore the principles of coaching regarding sport
psychology, sport pedagogy, sport physiology, and sport management.
KIN 615. Sport Facility Planning. 3 Hours.
Principles of planning and managing sport facilities and events.
KIN 618. The Olympic Games. 3 Hours.
The Olympic Games will be investigated through a brief analysis of the
history of the Ancient Olympic Games, an in-depth analysis of the Modern
Olympic Games and the development of their global social, economic,
political and cultural significance.
KIN 623. Philosophical Perspectives in Sport Administration. 3
Hours.
This course will address conceptual skills of an administrator beyond
management skills, including addressing current trends and issues in
education, physical education and athletics.
KIN 630. Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills. 3 Hours.
Analysis of motor skills in children, youth, and adults.
Prerequisites: KIN 307 [Min Grade: C] or PE 307 [Min Grade: C]
KIN 631. Foundations of Physical Education. 3 Hours.
Basic foundations of physical education in the school setting.
KIN 632. Supervision of Physical Education. 3 Hours.
Principles of supervising and maintaining a physical education program.
KIN 635. Principles of Management in Sports. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to give students an overview of the duties,
responsibilities and problems facing athletic administrators in today's
sports-conscious society.
KIN 636. Current Readings in Physical Education. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to assist the student in locating, analyzing, and
synthesizing professional literature relative to current trends, issues and
research in physical education.
KIN 637. Physiology of Exercise I. 3 Hours.
Basic content related to exercise physiology.
KIN 638. Physiology of Exercise II. 3 Hours.
Advanced content related to exercise physiology.
KIN 639. Exercise Prescription for High Risk Populations. 3 Hours.
Advanced Techniques in Exercise Testing.
KIN 640. Advanced Techniques in Conditioning the Athlete. 3 Hours.
Strategies for conditioning the athlete.
Prerequisites: KIN 400 [Min Grade: C] or PE 400 [Min Grade: C] or KIN
637 [Min Grade: C] or PE 637 [Min Grade: C]
KIN 641. Advanced Planning/Management of Fitness Facilities. 3
Hours.
Advanced knowledge and skills needed for successful management,
marketing, operational leadership, evaluation, and planning principles of
commercial, corporate, clinical, and community health/fitness facilities.
KIN 642. Practicum in Physiology. 3 Hours.
Field-based experience in physiology.
Prerequisites: (KIN 637 [Min Grade: C] or PE 637 [Min Grade: C]) and
(KIN 638 [Min Grade: C] or PE 638 [Min Grade: C])
KIN 643. Curriculum Development in Physical Education. 3 Hours.

This course focuses on the development of curricula in physical
education grades K-12. Principles of curriculum development, existing
curriculum models and current trends and contemporary issues related to
curriculum development as discussed.
KIN 645. Advanced Motor Development. 3 Hours.
Motor development in children and youth.
KIN 647. Teaching Strategies and Issues in K-12 PE. 3 Hours.
This course is to update graduate students who are currently teaching
physical education or seeking initial certification regarding new teaching
strategies and methodologies as well as current state and national issues
affecting K-12 physical education programs.
KIN 649. Adapted Physical Education. 3 Hours.
This course will prepare students for making wise and informed decisions
about curriculum and placement options for students with disabilities in
physical education settings.
KIN 650. Social Aspects of Sport. 3 Hours.
This course is a study of sport from a sociological perspective. Physical
Educators, Coaches, and the sport novice alike will benefit from
discussion that stimulates critical-thought concerning sport and how it
relates to social life in modern culture. This course will help students
view sport as more than just a reflection of the world in which they live.
A global, issues-oriented approach to study the role of sports in society,
sport- related controversies and the issues that cause them.
KIN 651. Issues and Problems in Coaching. 3 Hours.
This course is an introductory study of issues and problems, or dilemmas,
that often arise in sport, physical activity and recreation programs
and could potentially result in legal situations. Students in this course
will benefit from discussion and case studies from the professional
literature that can help them effectively manage sport-related programs
and ultimately avoid legal problems. This course will approach issues
and problems from a practical perspective as they relate to the legal
duties of individuals who coach in youth, recreation, interscholastic,
or intercollegiate settings. The course will include a study of current
issues and problems in sport, physical activity and recreation through
examination and critical analysis.
KIN 652. Measurement and Evaluation of Athletes. 3 Hours.
This course is primarily designed to help athletic coaches locate, select,
and construct quality sport skill tests. Additional attention will be given
to body composition, fitness, and psychological assessment of athletes.
Students will review reasons why coaches should measure and evaluate
athletes, and survey sound testing procedures.
KIN 653. Plan/Conduct Act Prog for Indiv with Disabilities. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and
skills needed to meet the unique fitness and physical activity needs of
individuals with various disabilities. Through class discussions and course
assignments, students will learn to design and implement personal
training/fitness programs and disability sports/recreation programs for
individuals with disabilities based on assessments of health related
strengths and needs.
KIN 655. Motor Learning. 3 Hours.
Principles of teaching and learning motor skills.
KIN 656. Advanced Sport Psychology. 3 Hours.
Psychological principles of sports.
KIN 663. Adventure-Based Counseling. 3 Hours.

physical fitness.
KIN 697. Advanced Field Experience in Kinesiology. 1-6 Hour.

Culminating field experience in Kinesiology.
KIN 664. Challenge Crse Fund II. 3 Hours.

KIN 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.

Kinesiology Thesis Research.
KIN 665. Adventure Processing and Facilitation. 3 Hours.

learning. Activities are used to facilitate leadership, teamwork, problem
solving, decision-making and conflict resolution. This knowledge will
How to facilitate and lead group discussion with diverse groups will be
emphasized.
KIN 666. Organization and Administration of Adventure Education. 3
Hours.
Students will synthesize their experience in adventure leadership,
instruction and programming to explore the details of managing
an adventure program. Topics include risk management for the
administrator, operations and file management, legal issues, accreditation
standards, staff recruitment, hiring and training, marketing, fiscal
management. Special attention will be given to managing an universally
designed challenge course.
KIN 672. Advanced Treatment of Athletic Injuries. 3 Hours.
Advanced treatment of athletic injuries.
KIN 674. Advanced Sports Nutrition. 3 Hours.
Nutritional needs of athletes.
KIN 690. Seminar in Sports Administration. 3 Hours.
Overview of administration of sports programs.
KIN 693. Advanced Field Experience in Physical Education. 3-6
Hours.
Advanced Field Experience in Physical Education.
KIN 694. Special Projects in Kinesiology. 1-6 Hour.
Special topics course in kinesiology.
KIN 695. Problems in Physical Education. 3-6 Hours.
Examination of current trends and problems in physical education.
KIN 696. Elementary/Secondary Physical Education Internship. 9
Hours.
This internship provides an opportunity for physical education students
to participate in actual class for 15 weeks. Interns teach at two levels;
elementary and either middle or high school. Student teaching is a
culminating practical experience during which interns will likely be called
upon to synthesize and apply all knowledge and skills acquired during
previous coursework.
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KIN 698. Coaching Internship (Individual Sport). 3 Hours.

Culminating internship in coaching.
Prerequisites: KIN 607 [Min Grade: C] or PE 607 [Min Grade: C] or KIN
407 [Min Grade: C] or PE 407 [Min Grade: C]
KIN 710. Special Topics in Physical Education. 3 Hours.

Special topics course in physical education.
KIN 715. Advanced Field Experience in Physical Education. 3-6
Hours.
Within your current teaching environment, demonstrate your teaching
practice and attainment of the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards.
KIN 718. Practicum in Exercise Physiology. 3 Hours.
Practicum in Exercise Physiology.
KIN 720. Research Design and Methodology. 3 Hours.
Research and design methods in kinesiology.
KIN 726. Supervised Research in Physical Education. 3-6 Hours.
Completion of research project in the field of physical education.
KIN 728. EdS Thesis Research. 3-6 Hours.
Completion of indepth research in the field of kinesiology.
KIN 729. Physical Education Seminar. 3 Hours.
This course involves the development of thesis or research project
presentation.
LCB - FLC in Business Courses

LCPH - FLC in Public Health Courses
LING-Linguistics Courses
LING 594. Special Problems in Linguistics. 1-3 Hour.
LING 595. Special Problems in Linguistics. 1-3 Hour.
LS-Legal Studies Courses

LS 557. Business Law for Accountants. 3 Hours.
The mechanics and application of the Uniform Commercial Code with
emphasis on sales, commercial paper, and secured transactions;
legal principles regarding trusts and estates, insurance, and business
organization; and expanded treatment of the law of contracts. 999999.
LS 571. Legal Elements of Fraud Investigation. 3 Hours.
Key legal principles and courtroom procedures relevant to forensic
accounting, and survey of related topics--criminology theories, evidence
management, and litigation services.
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MA-Mathematics Courses
MA 501. History of Mathematics I. 3 Hours.
Development of mathematical principles and ideas from a historical
viewpoint, and their cultural, educational and social significance; earliest
origins through Newton and Leibnitz.
Prerequisites: MA 125 [Min Grade: C] or MA 225 [Min Grade: C]
MA 502. History of Mathematics II. 3 Hours.
Development of mathematical principles and ideas from a historical
viewpoint, and their cultural, educational and social significance; Newton
and Leibnitz through early 20th century.
Prerequisites: MA 501 [Min Grade: B] or MA 311 [Min Grade: B]
MA 511. Integrating Mathematical Ideas. 3 Hours.
This course will integrate ideas from algebra, geometry, probability, and
statistics. Emphasis will be on using functions as mathematical models,
becoming fluent with multiple representations of functions, and choosing
the most appropriate representations for solving a specific problem.
Students will be expected to communicate mathematics verbally and in
writing through small group, whole group, and individual interactions.
MA 512. Connect Ma to SC and Tech. 3 Hours.
This course will extend the idea of functions as mathematical models
introduced in MA 511 and extend the families of functions that are used
as models. Specific models from the earth, life, and physical sciences will
be introduced. The role of probability and statistics in model-building will
be emphasized. Students will be expected to communicate mathematics
verbally and in writing through small group, whole group, and individual
interactions.
MA 513. Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers. 3
Hours.
Problem solving experiences, inductive and deductive reasoning,
patterns and functions, some concepts and applications of geometry
for elementary and middle school teachers. Topics include linear and
quadratic relations and functions and some cubic and exponential
functions. Number sense with the rational number system including
fractions, decimals and precents will be developed in problem contexts.
An emphasis will be on developing algebriac thinking and reasoning.
Recommended that 2 years of high school algebra or MA102 has been
completed before taking course.
MA 514. Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers. 3
Hours.
Problem solving experiences, inductive reasoning, concepts and
applicationsof geometry and proportional resoning for elementary and
middle school teachers. Topics include analysis of one, two and three
dimensional featureof real objects, ratio and proportionality, similarity
and congruence, linear, area, and volume measurement, and the
developement of mathematically convincing arguments. An emphasis will
be on developing thinking and reasoning.
MA 515. Probablistic & Stat Reasoning. 3 Hours.
Descriptive and inferential statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis
testing. Reasoning with probability and statistics is emphasized.
MA 516. Numerical Reasoning. 3 Hours.

Develop understandingof numberand improve numerical reasoning skills
specifically with regard to place value, number relationship that build
fluency with basis facts, and computational proficiency; developing a
deep understanding of numerous diverse computational algorithms;
mathematical models to represent fractions, decimals and percents,
equivalencies and operations with fractions, decimals and percents;
number theory including order of operations, counting as a big idea,
properties of number, primes and composites, perfect, abundant and
significant numbers, and figurate numbers; inductive and deductive
reasoning with number.
MA 517. Extending Algebraic Reasoning. 3 Hours.
Extending Algebraic Reasoning Extending algebraic and functional
reasoning to polynomials, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions;
problem-solving involving transfer among representations (equation,
graph, table); proof via symbolic reasoning, contradiction, and algorithm;
interpretation of key points on graphs (intercepts, slope, extrema);
develop facility and efficiency in manipulating symbolic representations
with understanding; appropriate use of technology and approximate
versus exact solutions; functions as models. Prerequisite: MA 313.
MA 519. Special Topics for Teachers. 1-4 Hour.
With permission of instructor, may be used as continuation of any of MA
513 through 518. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
MA 534. Algebra I: Linear. 3 Hours.
Abstract vector spaces, subspaces, dimension, bases, linear
transformation,matrix algebra, matrix representations of linear
transformations, determinants.
Prerequisites: MA 124 [Min Grade: C] or MA 126 [Min Grade: C] or MA
226 [Min Grade: C]
MA 535. Algebra II: Modern. 3 Hours.
Groups, homomorphism, quotient groups, isomorphism theorems, rings
and ideals, integral domain, fields. As time permits, Galois theory, semigroups, models, or other areas of algebra may be included.
Prerequisites: MA 434 [Min Grade: C]
MA 540. Advanced Calculus I. 3 Hours.
Introduction to real numbers, sequences and series of real numbers;
functions and continuity; differntiation. This course is taught as a do-ityourself course and will meet for 4 hours per week.
MA 541. Advanced Calculus II. 3 Hours.
Integration; sequences and series of functions; uniform vs. pointwise
convergence; some elementary and special functions. This course is
taught as a do-it yourself course and will meet 4 hours per week.
MA 544. Vector Analysis. 3 Hours.
Review and applications of multiple integrals, Jacobians and change
of variables in multiple integrals; line and surface integrals; theorems
of Green, Gauss, and Stokes with application to the physical sciences;
computation in spherical and cylindrical coordinates.
Prerequisites: MA 227 [Min Grade: C] or EGR 265 [Min Grade: C]
MA 545. Complex Analysis. 3 Hours.
Analytic functions, complex integration and Cauvchys theorem, Taylor
and Laurent series, calculus of residues and applications, conformal
mappings.
MA 553. Transforms. 3 Hours.

Theory and applications of Laplace and Fourier transforms.
MA 554. Intermediate Differential Equations. 3 Hours.
Topics from among Frobenius series solutions, Sturm-Liouville systems,
nonlinear equations, and stability theory.
MA 555. Partial Differential Equations I. 3 Hours.
Classification of second order partial differential equations; background
on eigenfunction expansions and Fourirer series; integrals and
transforms; solution of the wave equation, reflection of waves; solution
of the heat equation in bounded and unbounded media; Laplace s
equations, Dirichlet and Neumann problems.
MA 556. Partial Differential Equations II. 3 Hours.
Classification of second order partial differential equations; background
on eigenfunction expansions and Fourirer seriers; integrals and
transforms;solutions of the wave equations, reflection of waves; solution
of heat equation in bounded and unbounded media; Laplace s equations,
Dirichlet and Neumann problems.
MA 560. Scientific Programming. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the computational skills needed to
attempt serious scientific computational tasks. Computers and floating
point arithmetic; the UNIX operating system and an introduction to the
compiled programming languages FORTRAN (including FORTRAN
90 and its revisions), and C and C++, in the context of solving systems
of linear equations and systems of differential equations arising rom
practical situations; use of debuggers and other debugging techniques,
and profiling; use of callable subroutine packages such as differential
equation routines; MATLAB; Python; typesetting with TeX.
MA 561. Modeling with Partial Differential Equations. 3 Hours.
Practical examples of partial differential equations; derivation of partial
differential equations from physical laws; introduction to MATLAB
and its PDE Tool-box, and COMSOL using practical examples; an
overview of finite difference and finite element solution methods;
specialized modeling projects in topics such as groundwater modeling,
scattering of waves, medical and industrial imaging, continuum
mechanics and deformation of solids, Fluid mechanics including
the class boat race, financial derivative modeling, and acoustic and
electromagnetic wave applications. Written project reports required for all
homework assignments. Quantitative Literacy and Writing are significant
components of this course (QEP). Pre-requisite: MA227 [Min Grade C], or
MA 562. Intro to Stochastic Differential Equations. 3 Hours.
Stochastic differential equations arise when random effects are
introduced into the modeling of physical systems. Topics include
Brownian motion and Wiener processes, stochastic integrals and the Ito
calculus, stochastic differential equations, and applications to financial
modeling, including option pricing.
MA 563. Operations Research I. 3 Hours.
Mathematical techniques and models with application in industry,
government, and defense. Topics usually chosen from dynamic linear,
and nonlinear programming; decision theory; Markov chains; queuing
theory; inventory control; simulation; network analysis; selected case
studies.
301
MA 564. Operations Research II. 3 Hours.

Mathematical techniques and models with application in industry,
government, and defense. Topics usually chosen from dynamic linear,
and nonlinear programming; decision theory; Markov chains; queuing
theory; inventory control; simulation; network analysis; selected case
studies.
MA 565. Partial Differential Equations: Finite Diff. Meth.. 3 Hours.
Review of difference methods for ordinary differential equations
including Runge-Kutta, multistep, adaptive stepsizing, and stiffness;
finite difference versus finite element; elliptic boundary value problems,
iterative solution methods, self-adjoint elliptic problems; parabolic
equations including consistency, stability, and convergence, CrankNicolson method, method of lines; first order hyperbolic systems and
characteristics, Lax-Wendroff schemes, method of lines for hyperbolic
equations.
MA 567. Gas Dynamics. 3 Hours.
Euler s equations for inviscid flows, rotation and vorticity, Navier-Stok.
Prerequisites: MA 252 [Min Grade: C] and (MA 360 [Min Grade: C] or
MA 560 [Min Grade: C])
MA 568. Numerical Analysis I. 3 Hours.
Introduction to Matlab, integration, interpolation, rational approximation,
splines, numerical methods for ordinary differential equations, ordinary
differential equation and modeling, minimization of functions.
MA 569. Numerical Analysis II. 3 Hours.
MA 570. Differential Geometry I. 3 Hours.
Theory of curves and surfaces: Frenet formulas for curves, first and
second fundamental forms of surfaces. Global theory; abstract surfaces,
manifolds, Riemannian geometry.
MA 571. Differential Geometry II. 3 Hours.
Theory of curves and surfaces: Frenet formulas for curves, first and
second fundamental forms of surfaces. Global theory; abstract surfaces,
manifolds, Riemannian geometry.
MA 572. Geometry I. 3 Hours.
The axiomatic method; Euclidean geometry including Euclidean
constructions,basic analytical geometry, transformational geometry,
and Klein s Erlanger Program; introduction to fractal geometry. Course
integrates intuition/ exploration and proof/explanation.
225 [Min Grade: C]
MA 573. Geometry II. 3 Hours.
Analytical geometry, Birkhoff s axioms, and the complex plane; structure
and representation of Euclidean isometries; plane symmetries; nonEuclidean (hyperbolic) geometry and non-Euclidean transformations;
fractal geometry; algorithmic geometry. Course integrates intuition/
exploration and proof/explanation. Project and report or oral presentation
required.
MA 574. Intro to Topology I. 3 Hours.
Separable metric spaces, basis and sub-basis, continuity, compactness,
completeness, Baire category theorem, countable products, general
topological spaces, Tychonov theorem.
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MA 575. Intro to Topology II. 3 Hours.

Separable metric spaces, basis and sub-basis, continuity, compactness,
completeness, Baire category theorem, countable products, general
topological spaces, Tychonov theorem.
MA 584. Mathematical Finance. 3 Hours.
The notion of no arbitrage. Interest, compounding, bonds. Review of
mean, variance, and covariance. Portfolio management: risk and return.
Forwards and Futures. Put-call parity. Martingales and conditional
expectation. The binomial model. Fundamental theorems of asset pricing.
Brownian motion (heuristics). Ito's formula and Girsanov's theorem
(heuristics). The Black-Scholes-Merton formula. Interest rates. The
binomial model for stochastic interest rates.
MA 585. Intro to Probability. 3 Hours.
Probability spaces, combinatorics, conditional probabilities and
independence, Bayes rule, discrete and continuous distributions, mean
value and variance, moment generation function, joint distributions,
correlation, Central Limit Theorem, Law of Large Numbers, random
walks, Poisson process.
Prerequisites: MA 227 [Min Grade: C] and MA 260 [Min Grade: C]
MA 586. Mathematical Statistics. 3 Hours.
Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance and covariance, maximum likelihood estimates, linear regression, tests of
fit,robust estimates and tests.
MA 587. Advanced Probability. 3 Hours.
Foundation of probability, conditional probabilities, and independence,
Bayes theorem, discrete and continuous distributions, joint distributions,
conditional and marginal distributions, convolution, moments and moment
generation function, multivariable normal distribution and sums of normal
random variables, Markov chains.
MA 590. Mathematics Seminar. 1-3 Hour.
This course covers special topics in mathematics and the applications of
mathematics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisites
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
MA 592. Special Topics in Mathematics. 1-3 Hour.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.

vary with topics.
vary with topics.
MA 598. Reasearch in Mathematics. 1-12 Hour.
vary with topics.
MA 599. Research in Mathematics. 1-12 Hour.
vary with topics.
MA 610. Intro to Set Theory. 3 Hours.
Set theory, products, relations, orders and functions, cardinal and ordinal
numbers, transfinite induction, axiom of choice, equivalent statements.
MA 631. Linear Algebra. 3 Hours.
Vector spaces and their bases; linear transformations; eigenvalues
and eigenvectors: Jordan canonical form; multilinear algrbra and
determinants; norms and inner products.
MA 632. Abstract Algebra. 3 Hours.
Propositional and predicate logic; set, relations, and functions; the
induction principle; Groups, in particular symmetry groups, permutations
groups, and cyclic groups; cosets and quotient groups; group
homomorphisms; rings, integral domains, and fields; ideals and rings
homomorphisms; factorization; polynomial rings.
MA 642. Calculus of Several Variables. 3 Hours.
Functions of several variables; total and partial dervatives; the Implicit
function Theorem; integration of differential forms; Stokes's Theorem.
Prerequisites: MA 541 [Min Grade: B]
MA 645. Real Analysis I. 3 Hours.
Abstract measures and integration; positive Borel measures; Lp-spaces.
MA 646. Real Analysis II. 3 Hours.
Complex measures and the Radon-Nikodym theorem; differentiation;
integration on product spaces and Fubini s theorem.
MA 648. Complex Analysis. 3 Hours.
The algebraic and topological structure of the complex plane; analytic
functions; Cauchy's integral theorem and integral formula; power series;
elementary functions; and their Riemann surfaces; isolated singularities
and residues; the Laurent expansion; the Riemann mapping theorem.
MA 650. Differential Equations. 3 Hours.
Separable, linear, and exact first order equations; existence and
uniqueness theorems; continuous dependence of solutions on data
and initialconditions; first order systems and higher order equations;
stability for two-dimensional linear systems; higher order linear systems;
boundary value problems; stability theory.
MA 655. Partial Differential Equations. 3 Hours.

This course covers first order partial differential equations, elliptic
equations, parabolic equations, and hyperbolic equations.
MA 660. Numerical Linear Algebra. 3 Hours.
Vector and matrix norms; the singular value decomposition; stability,
condition numbers, and error analysis; QR factorization; least squares
problems; computation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors; interative
methods.
MA 661. Modeling With PDE. 3 Hours.
Practical examples of partial differential equations; derivation of partial
differential equations from physical laws; introduction to MATLAB and
its PDE Toolbox, and other PDE packages such as FEMLAB using
practical examples; brief discussion of finite difference and finite element
solution methods; introduction to continuum mechanics and classical
electrodynamics; parallel programming using MPI and the mathematics
department Beowulf system; specialized modeling projects in topics such
as groundwater modeling, scattering of waves, medical and industrial
imaging, fluid mechanics, and acoustic and electromagnetic applications.
MA 663. Operations Research I. 3 Hours.
Mathematical optimization techniques. Formulation, solution, and analysis
of problems arising from business, engineering, and science.
MA 664. Operations Research II. 3 Hours.
Mathematical optimization techniques. Formulation, solution, and analysis
of problems arising from business, engineering, and science.
MA 665. Partial Differential Equations: Finite Differential Methods. 3
Hours.
Review of difference methods for ordinary differential equations including
Runge-Kutta, multi-step, adaptive step-sizing, and stiffness; finite
difference versus finite element; elliptic boundary value problems;
iterative solution methods, self-adjoint elliptic problems; parabolic
equations including consistency, stability, and convergence, CrankNicolson method, method, method of lines; first order hyperbolic
systems and characteristics Lax-Wendroff schemes, methods of lines for
hyperbolic equations.
455 [Min Grade: C] or MA 555 [Min Grade: C]
MA 668. Numerical Analysis I. 3 Hours.
Integrals, interpolation, rational approximation, numerical solution of
ordinary differential equations, iterative solution of algebraic equations in
single variable, least squares. Gaussian elimination for solution of linear
equations.
MA 669. Numerical Analysis II. 3 Hours.
Integrals, interpolation, rational approximation, numerical solution of
ordinary differential equations, iterative solution of algebraic equations in
single variable, least squares. Gaussian elimination for solution of linear
equations.
MA 670. Topology I. 3 Hours.
Definition of topologies; closure; continuity; product topology; metric
spaces; quotient spaces.
303
MA 671. Topology II. 3 Hours.

Connectedness, completeness and compactness (in particular in metric
spaces); countability and separation axioms; Tychonoff s theorem;
homotopy;partitions of unity. PreRequisite: MA670 with a grade of B or
Permission of Instructor.
MA 675. Differential Geometry. 3 Hours.
Local and global theory of curves and surfaces; Fenchel s theorem;
the first and second fundamental forms; surface area; Bernstein s
theorem; Gauss theorema egregium; local intrinsic geometry of surfaces;
Riemannian surfaces; Lie dervatives; covariant differentiation; geodesics;
the Reimanncurvature tensor; the second variation of arclength; selected
topics in theglobal theory of surfaces.
MA 687. Advanced Probability. 3 Hours.
Foundation of probability, conditional probabilities, and independence,
Bayes theorem, discrete and continuous distributions, joint distributions,
conditional and marginal distributions, convolution, moments and moment
generation function, multivariable normal distribution and sums of normal
random variables, Markov chains.
This course covers special topics in mathematics and the applications
of the mathematics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Prerequisites vary with topics.
vary with topics.
MA 698. M Lev Non-Thesis Res. 1-12 Hour.
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MA 699. Research for Thesis. 1-12 Hour.

MA 740. Advanced Complex Analysis. 3 Hours.
mathematics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisites:
Having passed the Qualifying Exam or permission of instructor.
MA 745. Functional Analysis I. 3 Hours.
Normed and Banach spaces; inner product and Hilbert spaces; linear
functionals and dual spaces; operators in Hilbert spaces; theory of
unbounded sesquilinear forms; Hahn-Banach, open mapping and closed
graph theorems; spectral theory.
MA 746. Functional Analysis II. 3 Hours.
vary with topics.
MA 747. Linear Operators in Hilbert Space. 3 Hours.
Hilbert space; Bessel s inequality; Parseval s formula; bounded and
unbounded linear operators; representation theorems; the Friedrichs
extension; the spectral theorem for self-adjoint operators; spectral theory
for Schrodinger operators.
MA 748. Fourier Transforms. 3 Hours.
Fourier transform and inverse transform to tempered distributions;
applications to partial differntial equations.
MA 750. Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations. 3 Hours.
vary with topics.
MA 753. Nonlinear Analysis. 3 Hours.
Selected topics including degree theory, bifurcation theory, and
topological methods.
MA 755. Advanced Partial Differential Equations. 3 Hours.
vary with topics.
MA 760. Dynamical Systems I. 3 Hours.
Continuous dynamical systems; limit sets; centers of attraction;
recurrence; stable and wandering points; flow boxes, and monotone
sequencesin planar dynamical systems; Poincare-Bendixson theorem.
MA 776. Advanced Differential Geometry. 3 Hours.

vary with topics.
MA 781. Differential Topology I. 3 Hours.
A study of differentiable structures on manifolds, primarily from a global
viewport: smooth mappings including diffeomorphisms, immersions and
submersions; submanifolds and transversality.
Prerequisites: MA 645 [Min Grade: B] and MA 675 [Min Grade: B]
MA 782. Differential Topology II. 3 Hours.
A continuation of MA 781, with further applications such as Morse
Theory.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
vary with topics.
MA 761. Dynamical Systems II. 3 Hours.

Discrete dynamical systems; hyperbolicity; symbolic dynamics; chaos;
homoclinic orbits; bifurcations; attractors(theory and examples).

vary with topics.
MA 770. Continuum Theory. 3 Hours.

Pathology of compact connected metric spaces; inverse limits; boundary
bumping theorem; Hahn-Muzukiewicz theorem; composants; chainable
and circle-like continua; irreducibility; separation; unicoherence;
indecomposability.
MA 798. Non-Dissertation Research and Preparation for Comp. 1-12

Hour.
MA 772. Complex Analytic Dynamics. 3 Hours.

Riemann surfaces; interation theory of polynomials, rational functions
and entire functions; fixed point theory; Mandelbrot set; Julia sets; prime
ends; conformal mappings.
MA 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.

MA 774. Algebraic Topology. 3 Hours.

Covering spaces; introduction to homotopy theory; singular homology,
cohomology.
MBA-Master of Business Admin Courses

MBA 601. Accounting and Finance for Managers. 3 Hours.
Decision oriented survey course of the principles of both financial
accounting and financial management. Broad study of the basic
concepts and tools of financial accounting and finance from both the
theoretical and practical perspectives. Topics include financial reporting
responsibilities of management, analysis and interpretation of financial
statements, and the application of time value concepts to the valuation of
stocks, bonds, and capital projects.
MBA 608. Strategic Cost Analysis and Decision Making. 3 Hours.
Determination and use of cost data for decision making, control, and
evaluation of performance, and formulation of goals and budgets. The
strategic context of managerial decision making is emphasized.
MBA 612. Corporate Governance. 3 Hours.
This course examines the process by which individuals inside and outside
a publicly-traded or other complex organization seek to govern the
organizations activities, including boards of directors, shareholders,
management, independent auditors, internal risk managers, and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
MBA 613. Information Security Management. 3 Hours.
Develop an understanding of key information security concepts. Develop
an understanding of how people, technology and organizational policies
should be developed and managed to safeguard an organization's
information resources. Learn how to manage under uncertainty and risk.
Develop policies and procedures to make information systems secure.
Learn how to aduit and recover from security breaches.
MBA 614. Social Media and Virtual Communities in Business. 3
Hours.
This course focuses on how social media and virtual communities are
changing business in fundamental ways. Students gain practical facility
in the use of social media tools and learn meta-skills like how to use new
social media tools, how to use filters to make sense of social media, and
how to curate news and reports in a manner that contributes to business
knowledge and intellect.
MBA 616. Web Analytics. 3 Hours.
The Web Analytics course introduces technologies and tools used to
realize the full potential of web sites. The course focuses on collection
and use of web data such as web traffic and visitor information to design
web sites that will enable firms to acquire, convert, and retain customers.
MBA 617. Introduction to Business Intelligence. 3 Hours.
Business Intelligence is an umbrella term describing a wide range of
events and activities, hardware and software systems, and methods and
algorithms that revolve around a central theme-using data to improve
business decision making. This course is an introductory level exposition
to this exciting new field with the emphasis of providing a descriptive
understanding to the folowing major components of business intelligence:
data warehousing, business performance management, data mining, and
business intelligence implementation.
MBA 618. Technology Based Project Managment. 3 Hours.
Equips students with the fundamental principles of project management
required for successfully implementing IT solutions.
MBA 619. Information Technology and Business Strategy. 3 Hours.
Designed to improve students' understanding of business strategies
and the technology management practices that support them, this
course focuses on understanding the basic concepts and terminology of
information technology and developing insight into the role of information
technology in the strategy and management of organizations.
305
MBA 621. Topics in Corporate Finance. 3 Hours.

An advanced course in finance with emphasis on special topics such as
financial planning, working capital management, leasing, hybrid financing,
real options, and international capital budgeting. Case studies are used.
Prerequisites: MBA 601 [Min Grade: C] or MBA 601 [Min Grade: C]
MBA 622. Portfolio Theory and Construction. 3 Hours.
Theoretical and practical aspects of investments and portfolio
management. Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 623. Mergers and Acquisitions. 3 Hours.
In-depth examination, study, and analysis of current issues and problems
in selected areas of finance. Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 624. Global Financial Management. 3 Hours.
Financial analysis and decision-making in international context. All
traditional areas of corporate finance explored. Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 625. Real Estate Decision Analysis. 3 Hours.
Master's level course designed to provide students with the tools and
analytical framework for making real estate decisions. Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 626. Credit Markets and Instruments. 3 Hours.
Detailed coverage of the credit markets (Money and Bond markets) of the
U.S. and an introduction to the international aspects of those instruments.
Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 627. Financial Risk Analysis and Management. 3 Hours.
Exploration of issues in the measurement, analysis, and management of
financial risk including interest rate, exchange rate, and commodity price
risks. Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 628. Valuation Seminar. 3 Hours.
A blend of theory and practice to gain knowledge and skills in the
valuation of businesses and interests therein. Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 629. Treasury Management. 3 Hours.
Multi-disciplinary approach to analysis of financial statements and
working capital management. Financial planning, corporate liquidity, and
short-term financial policy issues. Preq: MBA 621.
MBA 631. Management and Organizations. 3 Hours.
Course focuses on both the internal organizational environment,
specifically organizational behaviors, and externally, the legal, ethical,
and social environment both domestically and internationally. Students
will be able to identify policy issues externally from the legal, social, and
ethical environment. Students will also gain an understanding of internal
organizational behavior.
MBA 634. Strategic Management. 3 Hours.
The integration of management, finance, accounting, marketing,
economics, production, information technology, and decision making
concepts through the study of business policy and strategy. Must be in
last term in the MBA program to register.Permission of advisor required.
MBA 635. International Business Policy. 3 Hours.
Problems and strategic considerations of firms engaged in international
business. Preq: MBA 631.
MBA 636. Human Resource Administration. 3 Hours.
Critical management theory as applied to human resource problems such
as employment, employee education and training, labor management,
health and safety, compensation, and human resources research. Preq:
MBA 631.
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MBA 637. Operations and Supply Chain Management. 3 Hours.

Concepts and principles necessary to manage the operations and
supply chain function in both service and manufacturing organizations.
Topics include planning, controlling, directing , and organizing of
people, facilities, and materials involved in operations and supply chain
management.Global considerations also presented.
MBA 638. Managerial Communication Skills. 3 Hours.
An advanced business communications course for MBA students
focusing on the verbal and nonverbal communication skills required of
managers in today's business environment.
MBA 641. Macroeconomics Analysis and Decision Making. 3 Hours.
Macroeconomic analysis; modern theory of aggregate demand
and supply; forecasting and link between business firm and micro
environment. Preq: MBA 662.
MBA 642. Economics for Managers. 3 Hours.
Enables students to understand core microeconomic and macroeconomic
concepts and how economics theory can be used to direct managers in
understanding economic forces and making rational global and domestic
economic decisions.
MBA 645. Game Theory in Industrial Organization. 3 Hours.
Introduces students to the logic of game theory, in the context of selected
topics in the theory of industrial organization. Emphasis will be on
applying game-theoretic logic to generic business issues, studied as
cases. Preq: MBA 642.
MBA 651. Marketing Strategy. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on planning, implementing, and controlling strategic
marketing activities. The objective is for students to understand the
concepts and processes that guide marketing strategy decision making
and to be able to apply these concepts and processes to organizations.
Marketing strategy is examined in the context of uncertain competitive
environments and from a global perspective.
MBA 652. Sales Management. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the strategic role of an effective sales force in the
organization's total marketing effort and business strategy. Students learn
to formulate, implement, and evaluate a sales program. Topics include
developing sales goals, creating a sales organizational structure, building
a sales program, leading and motivating the sales force.
MBA 653. Marketing Analysis and Decision Making. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals of market-based management and the impact of marketing
decisions on profitability. Core themes include customer value, customer
satisfaction and marketing performance metrics. Students acquire an
understanding of important marketing tools by applying them to key
marketing mix decisions.
MBA 654. International Marketing. 3 Hours.
Examination of international marketing activities, including environmental
issues, marketing strategy, and tactical considerations in entering foreign
markets. Preq: MBA 651.
MBA 658. Applied Marketing Research. 3 Hours.
This course covers the fundamentals of the marketing research process,
including problem definition, research design, research performance,
collecting, inputting and analyzing data using IBM SPSS software,
interpretation of statistical results into managerial insights, and the
presentation of those results to business managers.
Prerequisites: MBA 662 [Min Grade: C]
MBA 662. Quantitative Analysis for Business Managers. 3 Hours.

Covers a wide range of toppics in quantitative analysis for managerial
decision making. The goal is to provide students with essential analytical
skills needed to make better business decisions with an emphasis on
proficiency using Microsoft Excel.
MBA 671. Health Care Marketing. 3 Hours.
This class is designed for master level students seeking employment in
the healthcare industry. The primary objective of this course is to provide
students with a comprehensive overview of the marketing fundamentals
in the health care environment. This course also examines health care
organizations as customers in a B2B environment.
MBA 673. Technology Venture Business Planning. 3 Hours.
The business plan is the DNA or genetic map of a technology venture.
It is the foundation for the capital raise, as well as the roadmap for
operational milestones. Unfortunately, most business plans focus
on internal strategy rather than a comprehensive assessment of the
competitive landscape. Therefore, particular attention will be paid to
market research and competitive analysis. Preq: MBA 650 or HA 671.
MBA 676. MBA Internship. 3 Hours.
Offers qualified graduate students the chance to gain first-hand
experience in a local business while receiving academic credit. Preq:
MBA 631 and MBA 651.
MBA 681. From Idea to IPO. 3 Hours.
This course is specifically designed to give graduate students in
business, medicine, and engineering a deeper understanding of the
issues involved in determining how to take the right idea from the
laboratory to the marketplace.
MBA 690. Special Topics. 3 Hours.
Selected topics in business:graduate level.
MBA 691. MBA Internship. 1-3 Hour.
Individualized study directed by faculty member. Requires permission of
instructor.
MCH-Maternal and Child Health Courses

MCH 600. Issues in Maternal and Child Health. 3 Hours.
Examination of current issues affecting the health of women throught
the childbearing years, children from infancy through adolescence, and
family systems. A framework for the identification of needs, influences,
and strategies are developed for analysis and problem solving.
MCH 602. Child Health and Development: Womb to Young
Adulthood. 3 Hours.
Focus on the key developmental processes that influence health
outcomes from the prenatal period through early childbearing years.
Processes and outcomes will be linked to MCH programs, resources, and
barriers relevant to these populations.
MCH 603. Reproductive Health in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
Examines key areas of reproductive health including contraception
and family planning, sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases,
unwanted pregnancies, health pregnancy and safe motherhood, and
adolescent reproductive health. Measurement, prevalence, determinants
and consequuences of reproductive health problems. Issues of survey
design, research methods, and analysis. Development, implementation,
and evaluation of reproductive health policies and services to low-tomiddle income countries.
MCH 604. Principles of Public Health Surveillance. 3 Hours.

Introduction to principles and methods of public health surveillance as a
fundamental epidemiologic activity for disease monitoring, prevention,
and control. Emphasizes application of surveillance methods to problems
in MCH. Note: Only open to graduate non-degree seeking students as
space permits.
MCH 605. Basic Research Methods for Maternal and Child Health
Practitioners. 3 Hours.
Course provides an introduction to basic research methods with a specific
focus on their use in the field of Maternal and Child Health (MCH). The
course purpose is to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills
related to the review, assessment, and conduct of data-based research.
MCH 606. Basics of Community Evaluation: An Integrated Approach.
3 Hours.
Facilitates development of knowledge and skills related to the use of a
conceptual framework for evaluating community-oriented and communitybased initiatives of projects of programs. Primary focus is on applying
and integrating knowledge and skills in collaborative and participatory
community evaluation. NOTE: In lieu of HB 641 or MCH 605, any public
health core quantitative course or equivalent may be considered as a
prerequisite.
Prerequisites: MCH 605 [Min Grade: C] or HB 641 [Min Grade: C]
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MCH 612. International Children's Rights & Social Justice: Global

Perspectives. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to familiarize students with public health and
legal issues with regard to children globally. The course will provide
background on international law and international human rights law, and
international treaties focused particularly on children, followed by the role
of public health in achieving these rights and lessening the gap between
theory and practice. NOTE: Only available to School of Public Health
degree seeking students.
MCH 613. Child Day Care as Prevention and Intervention: A
Developmental Perspective. 3 Hours.
To introduce students to basic principles of child development within a
public health frame of reference using child care settings as exemplars
of how these principles are applied in programs for children and their
families.
MCH 614. Public Health Demography. 3 Hours.
Principles of demography (the study of population) as related to
public health. The measurement and analysis of fertility, mortality,
migration, population size, and composition. Sources and evaluation of
demographic data, techniques of population projection. Determinants and
consequences of population trends and processes, with applications for
health and health care.
MCH 607. Nutrition in Maternal Child Health. 3 Hours.

Major nutrition issues within each of the MCH life cycle stages will
be presented and discussed, beginning with women's reproductive
health including family planning and preconception risk reduction, and
continuing through pregnancy, infancy, the preschool and childhood
years, and adolescence. Nutritional needs of children with special health
care problems will also be addressed.
MCH 617. Global Health: Principles and Practice. 3 Hours.

This course introduces students to the historical perspective of public
health in its global context, examines major policies and themes,
and analyzes health problems and prevention priorities in different
national contexts. The role of international health agencies is analyzed,
including their successes and constraints. NOTE: Requires permission of
instructor.
MCH 608. Project Planning in International Health. 3 Hours.

Global health professionals require skills to identify and delineate
problems that face communities in which they work, and the ways
to solve them. Often, this requires them to conduct small-scale
investigations of their own, either as managers working on specific health
projects, or as consultants hired to provide technical expertise. To help
students develop these skills, this course provides support for them to
work through the process considering in depth, a specific health problem
and formulating a scientifically valid and local relevant investigation
around it. NOTE: Requires permission of instructor.
MCH 619. Social Work in Public Health. 3 Hours.

Introduction and overview of the field of public health and the
subspecialty of public health social work. Provides practical macro-level
skills and explores the role and functions of social workers within major
public health programs. Note: Requires permission of instructor.
MCH 609. Needs Assessment, Program Planning and Evaluation:

The Public Health Planning Process. 3 Hours.
To introduce the needs assessment, program planning, and evaluation
processes specifically related to public health and to provide practical
educational experiences to develope skills in the range of activities
needed to conduct needs assessments and use the information gathered
to plan, direct, and evaluate public health programs and impact public
health policies.
Prerequisites: MCH 600 [Min Grade: C]
MCH 610. Intro to Public Health. 3 Hours.
Introduction to public health as a profession and discipline which focuses
on populations, population health and society's role in monitoring and
achieving good health and quality of life. Among the greatest successes
in public helath in the 20th Century are those related to the improvements
in health for women, infants and children. Using primary sources,
this course will introduce public health to students by reviewing these
achievements and presenting the various disciplines within public
health that have collaborated to make the improvements possible. The
importance of the appropriate use of data and the scientific method in
problem solving for public health is also stressed.
MCH 658. Readings in MCH. 1-3 Hour.

Critical analysis of literature in single area of maternal and child health
under supervision of faculty member.
MCH 660. Fieldwork in Maternal and Child Health. 3 Hours.
Field experience under joint supervision of MCH faculty and agency
professionals. Placements in MCH-related programs, and public and
private health agencies. Preq: Permission of advisor.
MCH 661. Extended Field Work in Maternal Child Health. 6 Hours.
Full time three-month placement in a Maternal and Child Health or related
organization. Usually during the summer. Must complete 2 semesters
of full-time course work before registering for this course. Permission of
instructor.
MCH 670. Policy Design and Advocacy for Maternal and Child Health
Professionals. 2 Hours.
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MCH 695. Public Health Integrative Expe. 3 Hours.

In additon to sastisfying the MPH culminating experience requirement
this course will provide an opportunity to integrate the knowledge and
competencies from the MPH coursework. The course emphasizes the
data-driven and applied nature of pubic health practice. The coursework
will be problem-based and focused on a community health planning
process and prevention of a health problem. Topical areas will be based
on a student self-assessement of the achievement of the required
competencies in each of the MPH core disciplines. Students will conduct
systematic reviews of relevant literature, perform basic data analysis, and
apply other planning and evaluation techniques for a specific global or US
population.
BST 612 [Min Grade: C]) and ENH 600 [Min Grade: C] and (EPI 600 [Min
Grade: C] or EPI 610 [Min Grade: C]) and HB 600 [Min Grade: C] and
HCO 600 [Min Grade: C]
MCH 697. Internship. 3-9 Hours.
Field experience under joint direction of appropriate public health faculty
health.
MCH 699. Project Research in Maternal and Child Health. 1-9 Hour.
Research under the direction of faculty member.
MCH 702. Child Health and Development: Womb to Young
Adulthood. 3 Hours.
Focus on the key developmental processes that influence health
outcomes from the prenatal period through early childbearing years.
Processes and outcomes will be linked to MCH programs, resources, and
barriers relevant to these populations.
MCH 703. Reproductive Health in Developing Countries. 3 Hours.
Examines key areas of reproductive health including contraception
and family planning, sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases,
unwanted pregnancies, health pregnancy and safe motherhood, and
adolescent reproductive health. Measurement, prevalence, determinants
and consequences of reproductive health problems. Issues of survey
design, research methods, and analysis. Development, implementation,
and evaluation of reproductive health policies and services to low-tomiddle income countries.
MCH 707. Nutrition in Maternal and Child Health. 3 Hours.
Major nutrition issues within each of the MCH life cycle stages will
be presented and discussed, beginning with women's reproductive
health including family planning and preconception risk reduction, and
continuing through pregnancy, infancy, the preschool and childhood
years, and adolescence. Nutritional needs of children with special health
care problems will also be addressed.
MCH 710. Perinatal Epidemiology. 3 Hours.
Contemporary issiues in perinatal epidemiology, identification of data
sources, analysis and interpretation of data. Measurement, etiology, and
prevention of infant mortality emphasized. NOTE: Requires permission of
instructor.
MCH 711. Adolescent Sexuality. 3 Hours.
Comprehensive review of the causes and consequences of adolescent
sexuality, pregnancy, and parenting. Demographics and time trends;
relationship to other problem behaviors of adolescence. NOTE: Only
advanced doctoral students (second year and above) can register;
masters students must obtain permission of instructor.
MCH 712. Diversity and Cultural/ Linguistic Competency Associated

with Health Access, Utilization/Disparities. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to facilitate the opportunity for students
to learn about, research, and analyze information specific to the links
between sociocultural, race/ethnicity and geographic diversity and
indicators of health care access, utilization, and recognized disparities.
This course will have an applied policy focus, emphasizing the link
between information (data), policy development, and evidence/solutionbased practice. NOTE: Permission of instructor required if course work
indicated as prerequisites are not met.
Grade: C] and MCH 610 [Min Grade: C]
MCH 713. Child Day Care as Prevention and Intervention. 3 Hours.
MCH 714. Secondary Data Analysis for Public Health Practitioners. 3
Hours.
To provide (1) and introduction to the analysis of secondary data related
to the field of maternal and child health, (2) an opportunity for students to
undertake an investigation of a research hypothesis using a secondary
dataset, and (3) an introduction to evaluating the appropriateness
of statistical analyses employed in published journal articles. Preq:
MPH Core, MCH 605 or BST 619 and EPI 626/627 or BST 626/627 or
MCH 720. Comparative Maternal and Child Health in Developing and
Developed Nations. 3 Hours.
Health problems and solution strategies for mothers and children of third
world. Comparisons drawn from developed countries illustrate successes
and failures in MCH practices.
MCH 793. DrPH Practicum. 6 Hours.
MCH 795. Directed Readings for Doctoral Students in Maternal and
Child Health. 1-3 Hour.
Critical analysis of literature in an area of maternal and child health.
Student develops annotated bibliography and reports literature review.
Student seminar presentation may be required.
MCH 796. Doctoral Seminar in MCH. 1 Hour.
Range of theoretical and practical research, programmatic, advocacy,
service, and policy issues, and leadership.
MCH 797. Directed Readings for DrPH Comprehensive Exam in
Maternal Child Health. 3 Hours.
Assists students in preparing for the comprehensive exam. Doctoral
students may register in the quarter in which they prepare for and take
their comprehensive exam.
MCH 798. Dissertation Protocol Development in Maternal and Child
Health. 3 Hours.
Assists students with their dissertation protocol development. doctoral
students may register for this course during the period in which they are
preparing their doctoral dissertation protocol.
MCH 799. Dissertation Research in Maternal and Child Health. 1-9
Hour.
NOTE: Must be admitted to candidacy before registering for this course.
MCHW-Maternal and Child Health Courses

MCHW 605. Basic Research Methods for Maternal and Child Health
Practitioners. 3 Hours.
This course provides an introduction to basic research methods with
a specific focus on their use in the field of Maternal and Child Health
(MCH). The course purpose is to facilitate the development of knowledge
and skills related to the review, assessment, and conduct of data-based
research.
ME-Mechanical Engineering Courses

ME 511. Intermediate Fluid Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Applications of fluid dynamic principles to engineering flow problems
such as turbo-machinery flow and one-dimensional compressible flow.
Vorticity, potential flow, viscous flow, Navier-Stokes solutions, and
boundary layers. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics or equivalent is a
recommended prerequisite for this course.
ME 521. Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics Basics. 3
Hours.
Governing equations for fluid flows, classifications of flow regimes, and
approaches to analyze fluid flow problems. Introduction to Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD), mesh generation, boundary conditions, numerical
solution of equations governing fluid flows, and visualization. Hands-on
exercises using a commercial CFD solver.
ME 530. Vehicular Dynamics. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the fundamentals of mechanics and analytical methods
for modeling vehicle dynamics and performance. Topics include tireroad interaction modeling, vehicle longitudinal dynamics and traction
performance, lateral dynamics, handling, stability of motion and rollover,
as well as, contribution of the drivetrain system, steering system and
suspension configurations to the dynamics of a vehicle. Software
applications, projects, and exposure to hardware and systems are
used to reinforce concepts. Dynamics or equivalent is a recommended
ME 545. Combustion. 3 Hours.
Evaluation of the impact of fuel characteristics and operating conditions
on the performance of coal-fired electric utility steam-raising plant
and the prospects for continued reliance on coal as fuel for electric
power generation. The phenomena emphasized are the behavior of
turbulent jets; ignition, devolatilization and combustion of coal particles;
radiative heat transfer and the effect of ash deposits on heat transfer;
formation of air pollutants and their removal from combustion products;
integrated gasification combined cycle; and capture and sequestration
of carbon dioxide. Thermodynamics II, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics,
and Introduction to Heat Transfer or equivalents are recommended
ME 548. Internal Combustion Engines. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals of reciprocating internal combustion engines: engine
types, engine components, engine design and operating parameters,
thermo-chemistry of fuel-air mixtures, properties of working fluids,
ideal models of engine cycles, engine operating characteristics, gasexchange processes, fuel metering, charge motion within the cylinder,
combustion in spark-ignition and compression ignition engines. Software
applications, projects, and exposure to hardware and systems are used
to reinforce concepts. Dynamics and Thermodynamics II or equivalents
are recommended prerequisites for this course.
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ME 549. Power Generation. 3 Hours.

Application of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer to
conversion of useful energy. Includes terrestrial and thermodynamic
limitations, fossil fuel power plants, renewable energy sources, and direct
energy direct energy conversion. Thermodynamics II or equivalent is a
ME 554. Heating, Ventilating & AC. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals and practice associated with heating, ventilating, and
air conditioning; study of heat and moisture flow in structures, energy
consumption, and design of practical systems. Introduction to Heat
Transfer or equivalent is a recommended prerequisite for this course.
ME 555. Thermal-Fluid Systems Design. 3 Hours.
Comprehensive design problems requiring engineering decisions and
code/Standard compliance. Emphasis on energy system components:
piping networks, pumps, heat exchangers. Includes fluid transients
and system modeling. Introduction to Heat Transfer is a recommended
ME 564. Introduction to Finite Element Method. 3 Hours.
Concepts and applications of finite element method. Development and
applications of basic elements used in engineering mechanics. Use of
finite element analysis software. Application of finite element concept
to several areas of mechanics. Mechanics of Solids or equivalent is a
ME 575. Mechanical Vibrations. 3 Hours.
Development of equations of motion for free and forced single-degree-offreedom (SDOF) systems. Multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Transient
response, support motion and vibration isolation for SDOFs. Vibration
absorbers, generalized mass and stiffness, orthogonality of normal
modes, and root solving and Gauss elimination procedures. Chelosky
decomposition and Jacobi diagonalization methods.
ME 577. Systems Engineering. 3 Hours.
Exposure to the field of systems engineering, mission design,
requirements development, trade studies, project life cycle, system
hierarchy, risk analysis, cost analysis, team organization, design
fundamentals, work ethics, compare and evaluate engineering
alternatives, systems thinking.
ME 590. Special Topics in (Area). 1-4 Hour.
ME 611. Advanced Fluid Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Fundamental laws of motion for viscous fluid, classical solutions of the
Navier-Stokes equations, inviscid flow solutions, laminar boundary layers,
and stability criteria.
ME 613. Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 Hours.
Review of governing equations of fluid dynamics, mathematical behavior
of partial differential equations, basic aspects of discretization, basic
CFD techniques, basic grid generation, coordinate transformations,
advanced numerical schemes, future CFD methodology. A knowledge of
a computer language is required.
ME 614. Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 Hours.
Finite Volume Scheme, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Method of
Characteristics, Upwind Schemes, Flux Vector Splitting, Flux Difference
Splitting, Explicit and Implicit Schemes, Flux Jacobians, Newton Method,
Boundary Conditions, Weak Solutions, TVD, PISO Methods.
ME 615. Introduction to Turbulent Flows. 3 Hours.
Characteristics of turbulence, length and time scales, energy cascade,
vorticity stretching, Reynolds averaging technique, Closure problem,
Boussinesq hypothesis, Eddy viscosity concepts, introduction to zero-,
one-, and two-equation models, Reynolds stress model.
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ME 642. Statistical Mechanics. 3 Hours.

Explanation of macroscopic thermodynamic and transport properties,
based upon classical and quantum mechanical descriptions
of elementary particles, atoms, and molecules. Analysis of the
distributions of these objects over their allowed energy states and the
relationships between those distributions and macroscopic properties.
Thermodynamics II or equivalent is a recommended prerequisite for this
course.
ME 679. Advanced Finite Element Analysis. 3 Hours.

applications of various elements used in engineering mechanics. Use
of finite element analysis software. Application of finite element concept
and model development to fluid, heat transfer, and solid mechanics
problems. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Introduction to Heat Transfer,
and Mechanics of Solids or equivalents are recommended prerequisites
for this course.
ME 650. Transport Phenomena. 3 Hours.

Laminar flow transports: momentum transfer (Couette/Poiseuille flows),
energy transfer (free/forced convections and conductions), and mass
transfer; equation of state, turbulence, chemical reactions, and numerical
methods solving transport equations. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
and Introduction to Heat Transfer or equivalents are recommended
ME 680. Numerical Mesh Generation. 3 Hours.

Mesh generation strategies, error analysis, and their role in field
simulation systems and engineering applications, Structured and
Unstructured meshing algorithms including algebraic, elliptic, parabolic,
hyperbolic, advancing front, and Delaunay triangulation methods,
computer aided geometry techniques and surface mesh generation
schemes.
ME 661. Math Methods in EGR I. 3 Hours.

Mathematical theory and solutions methods to problems in engineering
including advanced ordinary differential equations; euigenvalue problems;
multi-variable calculus and implicit functions; curve, surface ad volume
representation and integration; Fourier integrals and transforms;
separation of variables and transform techniques for solution of
partial differential equations. Differential Equiations or equivalent is
recommended as a prerequisite for this course.
ME 682. Computer-Aided Geometry Design. 3 Hours.

Bezier curves, polynomial interpolation, splines, NURBS, tensor product
Bezier surfaces, composite surfaces, differential geometry, parametric
curves and surfaces, decimation and refinement algorithms.
ME 662. Math Methods in EGR II. 3 Hours.

Mathematical theory and solution methods to problems in engineering
including Scalar and vector field theory advanced partial differential
equations, analysis using complex variables, conformal mapping,
complex integral calculus, Green's functions, perturbation methods,
and variational calculus. Math Methods in EGR I or equivalent is
ME 665. Computational Methods in EGR. 3 Hours.
Applications of computers to solution of problems in engineering,
including matrices, roots of equations, solution of simultaneous
equations, curve fitting by least squares, differentiation and integration,
differential and partial differential equations. Differential Equations
and Computational Engineering or equivalents are recommended
ME 670. Intro to Continuum Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals and application of mechanics principles to problems in
continuous media. Matrix and tensor mathematics, fundamentals of
stress, kinematics and deformation of motion, conservation equations,
constitutive equations and invariance, linear and nonlinear elasticity,
classical fluids, linear viscoelasticity. Mechanics of Solids and Differential
Equations or equivalents are recommended prerequisites for this course.
This course will give students an initial exposure to the field of systems
engineering as it applies to space missions. Students will learn key
topics related to spacecraft and mission design, including requirements
development, trade studies, the project life cycle, system hierarchy, risk
analysis, and cost analysis. The concepts presented in this course will be
demonstrated with examples from current NASA missions. The students
will also be exposed to concepts regarding team organization, design
fundamentals, and work ethics. They will learn that systems engineering
is iterative and will develop judgment that will allow them to compare and
evaluate engineering alternatives. They will learn to discuss systems
engineering methods and processes as well as engage in systems
thinking.
ME 686. Design Optimization Techniques. 3 Hours.

Methods of numerical optimization techniques applied to engineering
design. Methods for optimization of constrained and unconstrained,
single and multiple variables, multiobjective functions. Surrogate-based
statistical optimization and multidisciplinary optimization framework.
ME 688. Fluid-Structure Interactions. 3 Hours.
Modeling and simulation of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) phenomena
using computational methods. The Arbitrary Lagrangian Euleriean (ALE)
formulation, a variety of interpolation methods, mesh movement and time
mapping algorithms. Solution of FSI problems using interface codes.
ME 689. Enabling Technology Tools. 3 Hours.
Computational methods and tools for simulations and modeling of
mechanical and biomedical applications. Numerical geometry, numerical
mesh generation, and scientific visualization tools will be introduced and
applied.
ME 690. Special Topics in (Area). 1-4 Hour.
ME 691. Individual Study in (Area). 1-4 Hour.
Individual Study In (Area).
ME 693. Journal Club in Mechanical Engineering. 1 Hour.
ME 694. Seminars in Mechanical Engineering. 1 Hour.
ME 698. Non-Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
ME 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
ME 711. Advanced Fluid Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Fundamental laws of motion for viscous fluid, classical solutions of the
Navier-Stokes equations, inviscid flow solutions, laminar boundary layers,
and stability criteria.
ME 713. Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 Hours.
Review of governing equations of fluid dynamics, mathematical behavior
of partial differential equations, basic aspects of discretrization, basic
CFD techniques, basic grid generation, coordinate transformation,
advanced numerical schemes, future CFD methodology. A knowledge of
a computer language is required.
ME 714. Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 Hours.

Finite Volume Scheme, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Method of
Characteristics, Upwind Schemes, Flux Vector Splitting, Flux Difference
Splitting, Explicit and Implicit Schemes, Flux Jacobians. Newton Method,
Boundary Conditions, Weak Solutions, TVD, PISD Methods.
ME 715. Introduction to Turbulent Flows. 3 Hours.
Characteristics of turbulence, length and time scales, energy cascade,
vorticity stretching, Reynolds averaging techniques. Closure problem,
Boussinesq hypothesis, Eddy viscosity concepts, introduction to zero-,
one-and two-equation models, Reynolds stress model.
ME 742. Statistical Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Explanation of macroscopic thermodynamic and transport properties,
based upon classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of
elementary particles, atoms, and molecules. Analysis of the distributions
of these objects over their allowed energy states and the relationships
between those distributions and macroscopic properties.
ME 750. Transport Phenomena. 3 Hours.
Laminar flow transports: momentum transfer (Couette/Poiseuille flows),
energy transfer (free/forced convections and conductions), and mass
transfer; equation of state, turbulence, chemical reactions, and numerical
methods solving transport equations.
ME 761. Math Methods in EGR I. 3 Hours.
Mathematical theory and solutions methods to problems in engineering
including advanced ordinary differential equations; euigenvalue
problems; multi-variable calculus and implicit functions; curve, surface
ad volume representation and integration; Fourier integrals and
transforms; separation of variables and trsnform techniques for solution
of partial differential equations. Differential Equiations or equivalent is
ME 762. Math Methods in EGR II. 3 Hours.
Mathematical theory and solution methods to problems in engineering
including Scalar and vector field theory advanced partial differential
equations, analysis using complex variables, conformal mapping,
complex integral calculus, Green's functions, perturbation methods,
and variational calculus. Math Methods in EGR I or equivalent is a
recommended prerequistie for this course.
ME 765. Computational Methods in EGR. 3 Hours.
Applications of computers to solution of problems in engineering,
including matrices, roots of equations, solution of simultaneous
equations, curve fitting by least squares, differentiation and integration,
differential and partial differential equations. Differential Equations
and Computational Engineering or equivalents are recommended
ME 770. Intro to Continuum Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Fundamentals and application of mechanics principles to problems in
continuous media. Matrix and tensor mathematics, fundamentals of
stress, kinematics and deformation of motion, conservation equations,
constitutive equations and invariance, linear and nonlinear elasticity,
classical fluids, linear viscoelasticity. Mechanics of Solids and Differential
Equations or equivalents are recommended prerequisites for this course.
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This course will give students an initial exposure to the field of systems
engineering as it applies to space missions. Students will learn key
topics related to spacecraft and mission design, including requirements
development, trade studies, the project life cycle, system hierarchy, risk
analysis, and cost analysis. The concepts presented in this course will be
demonstrated with examples from current NASA missions. The students
will also be exposed to concepts regarding team organization, design
fundamentals, and work ethics. They will learn that systems engineering
is iterative and will develop judgment that will allow them to compare and
evaluate engineering alternatives. They will learn to discuss systems
engineering methods and processes as well as engage in systems
thinking.
ME 779. Advanced Finite Element Analysis. 3 Hours.
applications of various elements used in engineering mechanics. Use
of finite element analysis software. Application of finite element concept
and model development to fluid, heat transfer, and solid mechanics
problems. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Introduction to Heat Transfer,
and Mechanics of Solids or equivalents are recommended prerequisites
for this course.
ME 780. Numerical Mesh Generation. 3 Hours.
Mesh generation strategies, error analysis, and their role in field
simulation systems and engineering applications. Structured and
unstructured meshing algorithms including algebraic, elliptic, parabolic,
hyperbolic, advancing front, and Delaunay triangulation methods,
computer aided geometry techniques and surface mesh generation
schemes.
ME 782. Computer-Aided Geometry Design. 3 Hours.
Bezier curves, polynomial interpolation, splines, NURBS, tensor product
Bezier surfaces, composite surfaces, differential geometry, parametric
curves and surfaces, decimation and refinement algorithms.
ME 786. Design Optimization Techniques. 3 Hours.
Methods of numerical optimization techniques applied to engineering
design. Methods for optimization of constrained and unconstrained,
single and multiple variables, multiobjective functions. Surrogate-based
statistical optimization and multidisciplinary optimization framework.
ME 788. Fluid-Structure Interactions. 3 Hours.
Modeling and simulation of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) phenomena
using computational methods. The Arbitrary Lagrangian Euleriean (ALE)
formulation, a variety of interpolation methods, mesh movement and time
mapping algorithms. Solution of FSI problems using interface codes.
ME 789. Enabling Technology Tools for Scientists and Engineers. 3
Hours.
Computational methods and tools for simulations and modeling of
mechanical and biomedical applications. Numerical geometry, numerical
mesh generation, and scientific visualization tools will be introduced and
applied.
ME 790. Special Topics in ME. 1-6 Hour.
ME 791. Individual Study. 1-6 Hour.
Individual Study in (Area).
ME 794. Seminars in Mechanical EGR. 1 Hour.
Seminars in areas of mechanical engineering.
ME 796. IEGR Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Journal club to discuss current research and investigations in areas of
interdisciplinary engineering.
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ME 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.

ME 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
MESC-Marine Environmental Sci Courses

MESC 506. Marine Biology for Teachers. 6 Hours.
MESC 516. Physiology of Marine Animals. 4 Hours.
MESC 538. Marine Zoogeography. 4 Hours.
MESC 539. Oceanology of the Gulf of Mexico. 4 Hours.
MESC 541. Benthic Community Structure. 4 Hours.
Benthic Comunity Structure.
MESC 543. Plankton. 4 Hours.
MESC 550. Marine Plant and Animal Interactions. 2 Hours.
Marine Plant and Animal Interactions.
MESC 560. Marine Geophysical Processes. 3 Hours.
MESC 565. Estuarine Biology. 4 Hours.
MESC 570. Field Marine Science. 2 Hours.
MESC 580. Marine Paleoecology. 4 Hours.
MESC 592. Seagrass Ecosystems. 2 Hours.
MESC 595. Phytoplankton Ecology and Physiology. 2 Hours.
Phytoplankton Ecology and Physiology.
MESC 611. Marsh Ecology. 4 Hours.
Habitat analysis, natural history studies, and population dynamics of
selected marsh organisms. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldwork.
MESC 612. Marine Ecology. 4 Hours.
Bioenergetics, community structure, population dynamics, predation,
completion, and speciation in marine ecosystems. Lecture, laboratory,
and fieldwork.
MESC 614. Advanced Marine Ecology. 2 Hours.
Mechanisms controlling the distribution of marine organisms. Major
concepts in marine ecological theory.
MESC 615. Coastal Ornithology. 4 Hours.
Coastal and pelagic birds, with emphasis on ecology, taxonomy, and
distribution. Lecture, laboratory and field trips.
MESC 618. Benthic Ecology. 2 Hours.
Factors controlling life cycles of marine benthic organisms and
organization of their communities.
MESC 619. Marine Microbial Ecology. 3 Hours.
Survey of the types of microorganisms found in the marine environment
and their interactions with each other and their environment.
MESC 620. Coastal Ecosystems Dynamics. 2 Hours.
Investigation of the structure and function of a variety of coastal
ecosystems and evaluation of energy and nutrient processing in
disparate ecosystems.
MESC 621. Marine Plankton. 3 Hours.
Taxonomy and biology of marine phytoplankton, bacterioplankton and
zooplankton.
MESC 622. Chemical Oceanography. 3 Hours.
An in-depth examination of the chemistry of seawater and its relationship
with biological, geological and physial processes in the oceans.
MESC 623. Geological Oceanography. 3 Hours.

Historic and current consequences of both geophysical and classic
geological processes as they relate to the marine environment. Tectonic
theory, sedimentary processes, stratigraphy, micropaleontology, erosion,
and the formation of hydrocarbons.
MESC 625. Physical Oceanography. 3 Hours.
Physical properties of the world's oceans. Waves, tides, circulations,
fluctuations, and interactions of the sea with the atmosphere and
landmasses.
MESC 626. Biological Oceanography. 3 Hours.
Chemical, physical and geological patterns and processes important in
the interaction of organisms and the sea.
MESC 627. Fisheries Oceanography. 2 Hours.
Examination of the relationships between fish life history, recruitment
dynamics and harvest potential, and local-, meso-, and global-scale
oceanography processes.
MESC 629. Fisheries Techniques. 3 Hours.
Current biological and technological methodologies for studying fishes
and aquatic habitats, with emphasis on study design and integration
across subdisciplines.
MESC 630. Marine Biogeochemical Process. 2 Hours.
Understanding how biogeochemical processes regulate ecosystem
function in the marine environment.
MESC 631. Sediment Biogeochemistry. 3 Hours.
Sediment biogeochemical processes and their effects on nutrient cycles,
plant production, and animal distribution.
MESC 632. Ocean Variability and Global Change. 2 Hours.
Examination of large-scale, spatial and temporal variability in the earth/
ocean system.
MESC 633. Marine Biogeography & Paleobio. 3 Hours.
Overview of the time course of evolutionary changes in marine
ecosystems and the role of historical factors influencing the distribution of
marine organisms. Lecture and field trip.
MESC 634. Marine Resource Management. 2 Hours.
Management of marine resources, development of legislation, and
impacts of management on human resources.
MESC 635. Marine Analytical Instrumenta. 3 Hours.
Overview of the major analytical tools available to marine scientists.
MESC 636. Oceanographic Experiences. 1-3 Hour.
Participation in an oceanographic research cruise. Research project
report.
Two-week field exercise at selected sites along the Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic shoreline of North America. Pretrip lectures and readings.
MESC 692. Seagrass Ecosystem Ecology. 2 Hours.
Ecology of seagrass systems of estuarine environments.
MESC 693. Seminar in Marine Science. 1 Hour.
Current research.
MESC 694. Directed Studies on Marine Topics. 1-6 Hour.
Research on Marine Topics.
MESC 696. Special Topics in Marine Science. 1-6 Hour.
MESC 714. Advanced Marine Ecology. 2 Hours.
Mechanisms controlling the distribution of marine organisms. Major
concepts in marine ecological theory.
MESC 716. Physiology of Marine Animals. 4 Hours.
MESC 718. Benthic Ecology. 2 Hours.

Factors controlling life cycles of marine benthic organisms and
organization of their communities.
MESC 736. Oceanographic Experiences. 1-3 Hour.

Participation in an oceanographic research cruise. Research project
report.
MESC 719. Marine Microbial Ecology. 3 Hours.

Summary of the types of micro-organisms found in the marine
environment and their interactions with each other and their environment.
MESC 738. Marine Zoogeography. 4 Hours.
MESC 720. Coastal Ecosystems Dynamics. 2 Hours.

Investigation of the structure and function of a variety of coastal
ecosystems and evaluation of energy and nutrient processing in
disparate ecosystems.
MESC 721. Marine Plankton. 3 Hours.
Taxonomy and biology of marine phytoplankton, bacterioplankton and
zooplankton.
MESC 722. Chemical Oceanography. 3 Hours.
An in-depth examination of the chemistry of seawater and its relationship
with biological, geological and physical processes in the oceans.
MESC 723. Geological Oceanography. 3 Hours.
Historic and current consequences of both geophysical and classic
geological processes as they relate to the marine environment. Tectonic
theory, sedimentary processes, stratigraphy, micropaleontology, erosion,
and the formation of hydrocarbons.
MESC 725. Physical Oceanography. 3 Hours.
Physical properties of the world's oceans. Waves, tides, circulations,
fluctuations and interactions of the sea with the atmosphere and
landmasses.
MESC 726. Biological Oceanography. 3 Hours.
Chemical, physical and geological patterns and processes important in
the interaction of orga.isms and the sea.
MESC 727. Fisheries Oceanography. 2 Hours.
Examination of the relationships between fish life history, recruitment
dynamics and harvest potential and local-, meso-, and global-scale
oceanographic processes.
MESC 729. Fisheries Techniques. 3 Hours.
Current biological and technological methodologies for studying fishes
and aquatic habitats, with emphasis on study design and integration
across sub-disciplines.
MESC 730. Marine Biogeochemical Process. 2 Hours.
Understanding how biogeochemical processes regulate ecosystem
function in the marine environment.
MESC 731. Sediment Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
Sediment biogeochemical processes and their effects on nutrient cycles,
plant production and animal distribution.
MESC 732. Ocean Variability & Global Cha. 2 Hours.
Examination of large-scale, spatial and temporal variabiltiy in the earth/
ocean system.
MESC 739. Oceanology of the Gulf of Mexico. 4 Hours.

MESC 741. Bethnic Community Structure. 4 Hours.
MESC 743. Plankton. 4 Hours.
MESC 750. Marine Plant and Animal Interactions. 2 Hours.
Marine Plant and Animal Interactions.
MESC 760. Marine Geophysical Processes. 3 Hours.
MESC 765. Estuarine Biology. 4 Hours.
Two-week field exercise at selected sites along the Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic shorelines of North America. Pre-trip lectures and readings.
MESC 780. Marine Paleoecology. 4 Hours.
MESC 792. Seagrass Ecosystems Ecology. 2 Hours.
Ecology of seagrass systems of estuarine environments.
MESC 793. Seminar in Marine Science. 1 Hour.
Current research.
MESC 794. Directed Studies on Marine Topics. 1-6 Hour.
Research on marine topics.
MESC 795. Phytoplankton Ecology and Physiology. 2 Hours.
MESC 796. Special Topics in Marine Science. 1-6 Hour.
MG-Management Courses
MG 518. Quality Management. 3 Hours.
MG 521. Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.
MGE-Medical Genetics Courses

MGE 520. Human Genetic Problems(M.S. Students). 3 Hours.
Human Genetic Problems(M.S. Students).
MGE 598. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
MGE 599. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
MGE 600. Fatty Acid Metabolism and Genetics. 3 Hours.
This course will cover the role of genetics, physical activity, and
envirnment(nutrition,drugs) in determination of human diseases
associated with exceaa fat. We will cover both rare mongenic and
common mulitgenic-complex traits of dysfunctional fat metabolism.
These mechanisms are involved in develpment of human diseases
such as sudden infant death, cardiovascular disease, obesity, metabolic
syndrome and diabetes.
MGE 620. Human Genetic Problems. 3 Hours.
MESC 733. Marine Biogeography & Paleobio. 3 Hours.

Overview of the time course of evolutionary changes in marine
ecosystems and the role of historical factors influencing the distribution of
marine organisms. Lecture and field trip.
MGE 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
MESC 734. Marine Resource Management. 2 Hours.

Management of marine resources, development of legislation, and
impacts of management on human resources.
MGE 700. Advanced Human Genetics. 3 Hours.

Human Genetics.
MESC 735. Marine Analytical Instrument. 3 Hours.

Overview of the major analytical tools available to marine scientists.
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MGE 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.


This course will cover topics related to biochemical genetics, systems
biology and genetic networks, and epigenetics.
Human Genetics.
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MGE 703. Basic Statistics. 3 Hours.

To provide understanding and a working knowledge of the basic
approach to the conduct of research. Specifically, the course is
designed to familiarizestudents with data collection and management,
computer analysis of data using selected statistical tests. The course
will provide students with the main statistical approaches used in biomolecular research and should enhancetheir ability to communicate with
statisticians or editors reviewing the results of their experiments.
MGE 704. Medical Genetics Experiences for Graduate Students. 2
Hours.
MGE 705. Introduction to Medical Genetics. 2 Hours.
MGE 706. Medical Genetics-Health Professionals. 2 Hours.
MGE 707. Grant Writing. 2 Hours.
Grant Proposal Writing.
MGE 708. Metabolism and Genetics. 3 Hours.
This course will cover the role of genetics, physical activity, and
environment (nutrition, drugs) in determination of human diseases
associated with excess fat. We will cover both rare monogenic and
common multigenic-complex traits of dysfunctional fat metabolism.
These mechanisms are involved in development of human diseases
such as sudden infant death, cardiovascular disease, obesity, metabolic
syndrome, and diabetes.
MGE 709. Human Genetics. 8 Hours.
The course will provide the student with in-depth knowledge of human
genetics and genomics, with an emphasis on problem-solving and
approaches to the study of human disease.
MGE 710. Medical Cytogenetics. 3 Hours.
MGE 715. Human Biochemical Genetics. 3 Hours.
MGE 717. Principles of Scientific Integrity. 1 Hour.
MGE 720. Human Genetic Problems(Ph.D. Students). 5 Hours.
Human Genetic Problems(Ph.D. Students).
MGE 725. Advanced Medical Genetics. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on the medical application of advances in genetics
and genomics. Topics include chromosome structure and function
and major types of chromosomal abnormalities, cancer genetics and
cytogenetics, inborn errors of metabolism, current strategies for detection
of mutations associated with genetic disorders, genetic risk assessment
and population genetics, and genomic approaches.
MGE 730. Human Molecular Genetics: A Laboratory Introductio. 3
Hours.
MGE 731. Human Molecular Genetics I. 3 Hours.
MGE 735. Human Gene Mapping. 2 Hours.
MGE 750. Chromosome Struc, Func, Dynami. 2 Hours.
This is a comprehensive Human Cytogenetics Course, which will cover
all aspects of Human Clinical Cytogenetics including: Chromosome
Structure and Function,.
MGE 751. Biochemical Genetics. 2 Hours.

Inherited enzyme deficiencies in metabolic pathways are often referred
to as inborn errors of metabolism or inborn metabolic disorders. Inborn
metabolic disorders are individually rare diseases; however, they
collectively include over 1000 distinct conditions and have a significant
impact in medicine. Inborn errors include disorders involving metabolism
of carbohydrates, amino acids, hemoglobin, metals, nucleotides, and fatty
acids, as well as lysosomal, peroxisomal, and mitochondrial diseases.
While the definition of inborn errors can be broadened to include
additional conditions such as cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and even cancer,
these lectures will primarily focus on inherited defects of intermediary
metabolism. The scientific specialty of biochemical genetics focuses
on the study, diagnosis, and treatment of inborn metabolic disorders
and involves a variety of approaches, ranging from small analyte
analysis to in vitro enzyme activity assays. This course will introduce
students to the general concepts associated with metabolic disorders and
biochemical genetics, including disorder classification, pathophysiological
mechanisms, diagnostic approaches, laboratory methods, and patient
care.
MGE 752. Molecular Genomics. 2 Hours.
The expansion of our knowledge on the molecular basis of human
inherited disorders drives diagnostic clinical laboratories to establish
innovative approaches for mutation detection, improve on existing
technologies and implement novel technologies for the benefit of the
patients. This course will cover the principles of numerous genetic
testing methodologies in approximately the chronological order of their
discovery including both targeted and high-throughput approaches.
The second part of the course will be devoted to the application of
molecular diagnotics mainly in the field of monogenic disorders, but will
also discuss the emerging applications in the field of common disorders
and pharmacogenomics.
MGE 754. Animal Model Systems. 2 Hours.
Students will learn about the use of animal models and genetic
techniques for understanding genes and pathways important in human
health and disease. Animal models covered will include mouse,
Drosophila, and C. elegans. Techniques to be discussed will include
genetic mapping of quantitative traits, generation of transgenic and
knockout mice, and large-scale mutagenesis screens.
MGE 755. Systems Biology and Genetic Networks. 2 Hours.
We will consider systems biology approaches in the context of the
human genome project, and with an emphasis on simple model systems.
Technologies, biological concepts, and the underlying motivation for
this emerging area will be discussed using examples available in the
literature. The central focus of systems biology is to acquire a more
global and quantitative understanding of how living organisms function as
complex genetic systems, and how this might provide a more complete
understanding of phenotypic traits.
MGE 756. Epigenetics. 2 Hours.
Epigenetic regulation provides an additional level of transcriptional
regulation. This course will address the basic principles of Epigenetics
and its involvement in many different biological processes.
MGE 780. Medical Genetics Seminar. 1 Hour.
MGE 785. Journal Club in Medical Genetics. 1 Hour.
MGE 790. Special Topics in Medical Genetics. 1-6 Hour.
MGE 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
MGE 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
MIC-Microbiology Courses
MIC 700. Adv Course in Autoimmunity. 3 Hours.
The objective of this course is to provide students with extensive
knowledge of the genetic, cellular and molecular basis of autoimmunity.
The course will focus on specific autoimmune diseases to illustrate
how deregulation of key pathways of innate and adaptive immunity
can lead to the breakage of immune tolerance and the development
of autoimmune disease. Lectures will detail cellular and molecular
immune mechanisms that affect specific pathologies. Students will learn
how the use of experimental mouse models and genetics have led
to current concepts of human disease susceptibility and autoimmune
pathogenesis. Basic principles of innate and adaptive immunoregulation
will be applied to understanding autoimmune pathophysiology. Finally,
existing and potential therapeutic approaches to the treatment of
autoimmune diseases and their relationship to pathophysiologically
relevant components of innate and adaptive immunoregulation will be
discussed. The format of the course is divided into faculty lectures,
student presentations and in-class discussions.
MIC 701. Inflammation Journal Club. 1 Hour.
MIC 709. Topics in Profession Dev. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to give students a broader awareness of issues
critical to professional development. Topics to be discussed include
issues of grant preparation, manuscript preparation, oral and poster
presentations, scientific review, and professional comportment.
MIC 710. Development of Communication Skills for Biological. 1-2
Hour.
MIC 711. Escherichia coli and Salmonella:cell and mol biology. 3
Hours.
Escherichia coli and Salmonella:cell and mol biology.
MIC 712. Physiology and Pathogenicity of Mycobacteria. 1 Hour.
This journal club will focus on the molecular mechanisms of important
physiological processes and host-pathogen interaction of mycobacteria,
in particular of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The students will gain insight
in the latest developments in the field and will also learn how to present
and discuss scientific publications. Special emphasis will be on the critical
discussion of the published data.
MIC 713. Advanced Topics in Virology. 3 Hours.
The upper-level graduate school course, Advanced Topics in Virology,
is intended to provide students with in-depth knowledge on topics
related to advanced virology. For the spring semester 2010, this
course will focus on virus-host interactions. Topics to be discussed
will include: host factors that affect viral replication, viral regulation
of host processes, RNA interference, adaptive and innate immunity,
mechanisms of pathogenesis, and co-evolution of viruses with their hosts.
Class will consist of both faculty lectures and student presentations,
which will emphasize information obtained from the primary literature
and understanding the experimental approaches used to study
these interactions. Grades will be based on oral presentations, class
participation and written exercises.
MIC 718. Respiratory Tract Pathogens. 3 Hours.
This course will examine major bacterial and fungal pathogens that infect
the respiratory tract in humans, each using different mechanisms in
attempts to avoid host defenses. Classes will consist of an introduction to
each topic provided by the faculty preceptor followed by critical analysis
of primary literature in the form of presentations by individual students.
MIC 724. Virology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Virology Journal Club.
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MIC 725. Char Of Biol Macromol Using Analytical Ultracentrifugati. 3

Hours.
MIC 730. Epidem for the Lab Sci. 3 Hours.
MIC 733. Adv Course in Immunology and Leukocyte TraffickingIm. 3
Hours.
Adv Course in Immunology and Leukocyte TraffickingIm.
MIC 734. Microbiology Lab Rotations. 5 Hours.
MIC 737. Mucosal Immunology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
MIC 740. Protective/Pathogen T Cell Res. 3 Hours.
The objective of this class is to provide students with detailed information
regarding the complexity and diversity of T cell responses, and their
beneficial and detrimental effects. Topics that may be covered include: T
cell selection and ontogeny; the maintenance of nave T cells; generation
of effector cells; T cell memory; immunopathogenesis and infection;
vaccination; the role of innate immunity in directing T cell responses; T
cell help; regulatory T cell subsets; autoimmunity; Th1 vs. Th2 vs Th17
cells; T cell responses and inflammation. The format of the class will
primarily be based upon student presentations of scientific manuscripts
and class discussions.
MIC 741. Topics in Professional Develop. 2 Hours.
The scientific enterprise is an increasingly competitive endeavor. This
course will provide graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with
the opportunity to enhance their skills in statistics, oral and written
presentations, university-level teaching, grant writing, professionalism,
and career development. The course includes a seminar series, didactic
lectures, and oral and written presentations.
MIC 743. Post-Trns Mech Adv Course. 3 Hours.
MIC 745. Micro for dental students. 5 Hours.
MIC 750. Innate Immunity Advanced Course. 3 Hours.
Experimental Microbial Pathogenesis.
MIC 751. Pathogenesis of Gram-Pos Bact.. 3 Hours.
This course will cover several major Gram-Positive Pathogens, including
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus
aureus, and Group B Streptococci. Based on class interest other grampositive pathogens may be included. The format of the course will be
presentation of pre-selected papers by students with discussion. The
grade will be based on students presentations and participation in
discussions.
MIC 753. Practical Application of Sequence Analysis Softwar. 3
Hours.
MIC 756. Topics in Prokaryotic Biology. 3 Hours.
Advanced Virology.
MIC 757. Protein Folding and Association Adv Course. 3 Hours.
Annual Review of Immunology Advanced Course.
MIC 758. Topics in Prokaryotic Biology Adv. Course. 3 Hours.
Topics in Prokaryotic Biology Adv. Course.
MIC 759. Adv Post-Trans Reg Mech. 3 Hours.
The Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms advanced course
examines different aspects of gene regulation with an emphasis on
mRNA processing, localization and turnover mechanisms, protein
localization and turnover mechanisms, and various aspects of
translational control (including siRNA and miRNA). An emphasis will
be placed on reading papers that utilize a wide range of experimental
approaches to study these processes. Grades will be based on oral
presentations, class participation, a grant proposal, and participation in a
study section held at the end of the course. Preq: None.
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MIC 760. Inflammation & Autoimmunity Journal Club. 1 Hour.

The purpose of this Journal Club is to provide a weekly forum for
Students to present and discuss the latest research related to the cellular
and molecular basis of autoimmunity and autoimmune disease. The
topics of papers will include the roles of specific immunoregulatory celltypes and molecular mediators in immune tolerance and autoimmune
disease. The latest basic science and clinical applications will be
presented, including studies in animal models and their relevance to
human autoimmune diseases.
MIC 770. RNA Viruses Journal Club. 1-2 Hour.
MIC 771. RNA Silencing (RNAi) Jrnl Club. 1 Hour.
Virus Structure Journal Club.
MIC 772. Bacterial Pathogenesis Journal Club. 1 Hour.
MIC 773. Parasitology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
MIC 774. Hybrid Str Tech Cell/Mole BY. 3 Hours.
This course provides an introduction to structural biology with focus on Xray crystallography, Cryo-Electron microscopy and Image Reconstruction,
NMR, and Mass Spectrometry as applied to biological systems. Each
component will be taught separately by Drs. Walter, Dokland, Saad, and
Prevelige, respectively, and will concentrate on providing the student
with a basic understanding of the essential principles of the technique
as well as its practical applications. Examples will generally be drawn
from virology and immunology. Students will be actively involved through
assigned problem sets and in-class discussion.
MIC 775. Structural Basis of Viral Repl. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on understanding the mechanistic basis of viral
replication through the lens structural biology. The course will cover
mechanisms of viral entry, transcription, translation, genome replication,
transport, assembly, and exit as well as immune evasion. The focus
will be on systems where a particular step in the replication cycle is well
understood rather than on any particular virus family. Students will be
expected to have a basic knowledge of virology and acquire sufficient
knowledge of the techniques of structural biology to critically analyze
primary literature.
MIC 777. Biol Neurodev Disorders/Ln/Mem. 3 Hours.
Investigation into disorders of the nervous system that begin during fetal
development, infancy and/or childhood. Topics covered will include:
autism, epilepsy, learning and memory. The course will consist of faculty
lectures from basic and clinical investigators, student presentations
and clinical observations of testing, evaluation and diagnosis of
developmental disorders in children.
MIC 778. Primary Immune Deficiencies. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on the major classes of human primary
immunodeficiency disorders to reveal fundamental mechanisms of normal
immune responsiveness in humans. The course will cover inherited
defects of both innate and immune system function, including adhesion
and chemotactic defects, myeloid cell differentiation and function
defects, defects of activation and regulatory complement proteins,
disturbed cytolytic function in NK and CD8 T cells, impaired development
of antigen-specific receptors, severe combined immunodeficiency
syndromes, disorders of B and T cell development, and disturbed
antigen presenting cell function. Readings will include both studies of the
diseases as manifested in human patients and in animal models. Classes
will consist of an introduction to each topic followed by critical analysis of
primary literature.
MIC 780. Research Experience for Medical Students. 5 Hours.
Selected Readings in Molecular Cell Biology.
MIC 782. Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms. 3 Hours.

This course will focus on theoretical and practical aspects of protein
folding and assembly and will draw heavily from current literature as
well as seminal papers. Topics to be covered will be determined by
student interest but may include: protein folding & stability, kinetics and
thermodynamics of protein folding and assembly, the nature of protein
folding intermediates, the design and stabilization of folded proteins,
protein aggregation in vitro, protein mis-folding diseases, chaperones,
natively unfolded proteins and computational approaches to protein
folding. The techniques used to study protein folding and association will
also be covered. Approximately 40% of the class will focus on the control
of biological assembly by examining biological recognition processes,
controlled conformational switching, kinetics and thermodynamics of
assembly and polymerization.
MIC 785. Biology of Parasitism Discussion Group. 1 Hour.
The Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms examines different
aspects of gene regulation with an emphasis on mRNA processing,
localization and turnover mechanisms, protein localization and
turnover mechanisms, and various aspects of translational control
(including siRNA and miRNA). An emphasis will be placed on reading
papers that utilize a wide range of experimental approaches to study
these processes. Grades will be based on oral presentations, class
participation.
MIC 786. Retrovirology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
MIC 787. Mucosal Immunology Adv Crse. 3 Hours.
Mucosal Immunology - Advanced Course.
MIC 789. Structural Immunology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
MIC 791. Advanced Topics in Virology. 3 Hours.
The upper-level graduate school course, Advanced Topics in Virology,
is intended to provide students with in-depth knowledge on topics
related to advanced virology. For the spring semester 2010, this
course will focus on virus-host interactions. Topics to be discussed
will include: host factors that affect viral replication, viral regulation
of host processes, RNA interference, adaptive and innate immunity,
mechanisms of pathogenesis, and co-evolution of viruses with their hosts.
Class will consist of both faculty lectures and student presentations,
which will emphasize information obtained from the primary literature
and understanding the experimental approaches used to study
these interactions. Grades will be based on oral presentations, class
participation and written exercises.
MIC 794. Structural Virology Jrnl Club. 1 Hour.
Protein Targeting Journal Club.
MIC 796. Neuroimmunology Jrnl Club. 1 Hour.
Complement Journal Review.
MIC 797. Cellular and Molecular Immunology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
MIC 798. Non-Dissertation Research in Molecular Cell Biolog. 1-15
Hour.
MIC 799. Dissertation Research in Molecular Cell Biology. 1-15 Hour.
MK-Marketing Courses
MK 520. Sales Management. 3 Hours.
Management of personal sales force including recruiting, selecting,
training, compensating and evaluating sales personnel; planning,
implementing and controlling selling strategies. Preq: MBA 650. 3 credit
hours.
MK 521. Entrepreneurship and Marketing Planning. 3 Hours.

Deals with the starting, managing and nurturing a new business venture.
Emphasis on development of marketing/ business plans including market/
industry/competitor analysis. Project based course.
MK 530. Industrial Distribution Operations. 3 Hours.
Concepts of value added, profitability, inventory management,
scheduling, decision support systems, facilities, and warehouse
operations integrated with financial control of distributor operations. Case
studies and industrial speakers.
MK 535. Industrial Distribution Policies and Quality Issues. 3 Hours.
Cases incorporating current approaches and procedures for attaining
optimum manufacturer/distributor/customer relationships. Methods for
planning, implementing, and controlling distribution strategies. Market
demand analysis, profitability and multi-branch operations, quality
assurance, TQM concepts, and forecasting. Pre- or coreq: MK 530.
Prerequisites: MK 530 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
MK 540. Small Business Consulting and Research. 3 Hours.
Applied field work integrating functional business fields of management,
finance, accounting, marketing, economics, production policy, and
decision making related to small business enterprises.
MPA-Master of Public Admin Courses

MPA 600. Administrative Ethics. 3 Hours.
Theories and principles of ethics. Understanding ethical issues and use
of ethical principles in resolving ethical dilemma in public organizations.
MPA 601. The Public Policymaking Process. 3 Hours.
Public Policy as a decision-making process. Examines environmental and
organizational factors, the choice of alternatives, and the implementation
and evaluation of public policy, with applied references to specific
functional areas e.g. housing, pollution, energy and transportation.
MPA 602. Administrative Theory and Behavior. 3 Hours.
Theories of organization, management and administration. Examines
both institutional and behavioral Survey of Public Administration. Explores
differences between public and private sector organizations. Examines
both institutional and behavioral elements as they apply to public
agencies. Covers topics such as budgeting, personnel, ethics, federalism
and other fundamentals of public administration.
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MPA 607. Quantitative Methods for PA. 3 Hours.

Using a pragmatic and applied approach, this course introduces statistical
techniques used to analyze data in the social sciences including simple
and multiple regression. Pre-requisite MPA 606.
Prerequisites: MPA 606 [Min Grade: C]
MPA 662. State and Local Government Administration. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of state and
local government administration. Introduces key concepts related to state
and local government political structures and institutions; regional, state
and county economic performance and state/local government finance.
MPA 664. Women in Public Administation. 3 Hours.
Studies in the leadership of women in public service. Focus on theoretical
and professional development of women in government and nonprofit
administration.
MPA 665. Crisis Management. 3 Hours.
Management and coordination of institutions to respond, plan, and
mitigate crises. Focus on the role of managers in managing short and
long term crises.
MPA 666. City County Management. 3 Hours.
Study of the typical nature of local government and the importance of
local-state-federal relations, regional cooperation, and the nonprofit and
public-private partnership in providing local government services.
MPA 667. Administrative Law. 3 Hours.
Explanation of law in society and the legal setting of public administration.
Examination of substantive areas of the study of law including regulatory
process, administrative adjudication, the administrative procedures acts,
administrative due process, judicial review, liability and citizen's rights.
MPA 668. Intergovernmental Relations. 3 Hours.
The various relations among governments in the U.S. system. Focus on
understanding the interactions, attitudes, and behavior of elected officials
and bureaucrats of two or more units of government functioning in their
public capacities.
MPA 671. Marketing and Fundraising. 3 Hours.
The use of marketing and fundraising strategies for nonprofits.
Incorporates both theory and practice as students learn the fundamentals
of marketing and resource development and apply them to hands-on
projects in local nonprofit agencies.
MPA 603. Public & Nonprofit Budgeting. 3 Hours.

Examines the institutions, principles and techniques of governmental
budgeting, including the practices and fundamental concepts of public
budgeting, the budgeting process and financial management.
MPA 672. Nonprofit Management. 3 Hours.

The day-to-day challenges faced by managers of nonprofit agencies,
including the challenge of fund raising, balancing competing values as
related to efficiency, effectiveness and equity.
MPA 604. Human Resources Management. 3 Hours.

Examines the major concepts, theories, procedures and themes needed
for effective management of human resources in the public and nonprofit
sectors. Topics include merit and civil service systems, organized public
labor, recruitment, classification, performance appraisal, disciplinary and
grievance procedures, training and staff development, diversity and antidiscrimination policy and strategies, ethics/morality and personnel law.
MPA 673. Community Planning and Organization. 3 Hours.

Examines various aspects of nonprofit health organizations including
history of these agencies, sources of revenue, fund raising and
marketing practices, accomplishments and achievements, criticisms and
controversies, and the role of volunteer leadership.
MPA 605. Information Management for Government. 3 Hours.

The course is designed to introduce information and related technologies
and how it affects people and government in a democracy. Students are
exposed to information theory and modern day information technology
tools to understand, interpret and manage governmental operations.
MPA 606. Foundations of PA Research. 3 Hours.
An introduction to research methodology presenting quasi-experimental
and experimental research designs, exposition of qualitative and basic
survey methods, and basic data analysis.
MPA 674. GIS for Managers. 3 Hours.

Examines the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using GIS
software. It integrates theory and socioeconomic applications of GIS in
the public and nonprofit sector.
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MPA 675. Equity and Diversity in Public Policy. 3 Hours.

Examines equity and diversity as concepts that affect both the internal
dynamics of the public workplace as well the external effect on
citizens as public administrators create policies and programs. The
course addresses issues of cultural competency and teaches public
administrators to recognize and understand equity issues that may arise
based on diversity of race, gender, ethnicity, age, physical ability, religion,
and sexual preference in the creation of public policies and programs in
order to ensure that illegal forms of discrimination are minimized.
MPA 678. Strategic Planning. 3 Hours.
Presents the strategic planning process as it is utitilized in contemporary
settings. Focuses on how the strategic planning process is applied in the
public and nonprofit sectors.
MPA 681. Local Government Planning. 3 Hours.
This course examines the historical roots of modern land use planning
and explores contemporary issues in planning such as sprawl and smart
growth.
MPA 682. Economic Development. 3 Hours.
The course is devoted to understanding economic development practices
in the United States. It focuses on how market forces combine with noneconomic variables to influence the economic development process.
Theories and case studies drawn from various disciplines, particularly
economics and public finance, will be used to understand the economic
development process.
MPA 683. Public Managerial Economics. 3 Hours.
Application of microeconomic theory to real life problems faced by
managers. Emphasis on understanding the complex real life social and
economic challenges using economic priciples and applying economic
decision criteria in solving problems.
MPA 684. Grants Management. 3 Hours.
Covers the essentials of grant-writing and the management of grants.
MPA 685. Special Topics in Public Administration. 3 Hours.
Special topics seminar based on the research and substantive interests
of the MPA faculty and students.
MPA 689. Program Evaluation. 3 Hours.
Analytic tools for evaluating public and nonprofit programs and services.
MPA 690. Seminar in Public Services Issues. 3 Hours.
Examines starting and maintaining a faith-based service organization
(FBSO). Topics include role of faith/spirituality, mission, governance,
setting, staffing, funding, church/FBSO issues, state/federal involvement,
cooperative ventures with other FBSOs, networking.
MPA 695. Special Topics in Public Administration. 3 Hours.
Explores special topics in public administration.
MPA 696. Independent Study in Public Administration. 1-3 Hour.
One-on-one learning experience between student and an instructor.
Permission of Program Director required.
MPA 697. Graduate Learning Portfolio. 3 Hours.
Graduation Research Paper - Capstone project. Permission of MPA
Director required.
MPA 698. Internship in Public Administration. 3 Hours.
Supervised field placement in government or a nonprofit agency for
directed work experience arranged by the internship coordinator and as
per the guidelines in the internship manual. Permission of MPA director
required.
MPA 699. Thesis Research. 3-6 Hours.

Research and writing of thesis. Permission of MPA Director required.
MSE-Material Science Egr Courses

MSE 501. Materials Processing. 3 Hours.
Processing of metals, glasses, ceramics, and composites. Powder,
casting, welding, rapid solidification, and other advanced approaches.
MSE 502. Frontiers of Materials. 3 Hours.
Recent advances in materials technology and application. Novel
processing, structures, properties, and performance issues.
MSE 505. Frontiers of Automotive Materials. 3 Hours.
Advanced lightweight automotive materials, manufacturing and modeling
techniques. Technology advancements in cost-effective carbon,
glass and related reinforcements; "green" and sustainable materials,
crashworthiness and injury protection of occupants and pedestrians,
metal castings, heavy truck, mass transit, fuel cell and hybrid vehicles.
Students taking this class will receive a GATE certificate of training in
automotive materials technologies upon successful completion.
MSE 508. Nanomaterials. 3 Hours.
The emphasis of this course will be to introduce the basic tools of
nanotechnology, building blocks of nanostructured materials, the
behavior of materials with nanoscale structures and their technological
applications, including automotive, medical, and electronic, etc. MSE 280
is recommended.
MSE 509. Principles of Metal Casting. 3 Hours.
Production and evaluation of cast ferrous metals (gray iron, ductile iron,
steel) and non-ferrous metals (brass, bronze, aluminum). Design of
castings and molds. Laboratory on the gating, risering and molten metal
treatment, analysis and handling techniques required to produce high
quality castings.
MSE 509L. Principles of Metal Casting. 0 Hours.
Production and evaluation of cast ferrous metals (gray iron, ductile
iron, steel) and non-ferrous metals (brass, bronze, aluminum). Design
of castings and molds. Laboratory on the gating, risering and molten
treatment, analysis and handling techniques required to produce high
quality castings.
MSE 513. Composite Materials. 3 Hours.
Processing, structure, and properties of metal-, ceramic-, and polymermatrix composite materials. Roles of interfacial bond strength,
reinforcement type and orientation and matrix selection in physical and
mechanical properties of composite materials.
MSE 530. Polymeric Materials. 3 Hours.
Processing methods, structure/engineering/property relationships, and
applications of polymeric materials.
MSE 530L. Polymeric Materials Lab. 0 Hours.
Introduction to polymeric chemistry laboratory.
MSE 533. Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials. 3 Hours.
Principles, applications, and limitations of ultrasonic vibrations, acoustic
emission, radiographic, magnetic particle, eddy current, and other
nondestructive testing methods. Intelligent sensors and health monitoring
of real structures.
MSE 562. Composites Manufacturing. 3 Hours.
Principles of manufacturing and processing of polymeric matrix
composites. Production techniques including filament winding, pultrusion,
and liquid infusion techniques combined with design, environmental and
manufacturing issues of polymer matrix composites.
MSE 564. Metals and Alloys. 3 Hours.

Microstructures, properties, heat treatment, and processing of ferrous and
nonferrous materials.
MSE 564L. Metals and Alloys Lab. 0 Hours.
Laboratory component of MSE 564 and must be taken concurrently.
MSE 565. Characterization of Materials. 4 Hours.
Theory and practice of materials characterization, with emphasis on
optical metallography, quantitative metallography, scanning electron
microscopy, crystallography, and x-ray diffraction. Specific application in
metals and ceramics considered.
MSE 565L. Characterization of Materials Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Laboratory component for Characterization of Materials.
MSE 570. Ceramic Materials. 3 Hours.
Structure, processing, properties, and uses of ceramic compounds
and glasses. Mechanical, thermal, and electrical behavior of ceramic
materials in terms of microstructure and processing variables.
MSE 574. Metals and Alloys II. 3 Hours.
Production and physical metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys
including: steel alloys, inoculation and production of ductile, gray,
compacted and malleable iron; advanced heat treatments of steel and
iron; conventional and ultra-high strength aluminum alloys; wrought and
cast copper alloys; wrought and cast magnesium alloys.
MSE 584. Electronic, Magnetic and Thermal Properties of Materials.
3 Hours.
Fundamentals of electron band structure, mechanisms behind rectifying
junctions, transistors, and other electronic devices. Magnetic and thermal
properties of materials.
MSE 590. Special Topics in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
Special Topics in Area.
MSE 601. Materials Science and Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
Required of all full-time masters students.
MSE 603. Thermodynamics of Materials. 3 Hours.
Atomistic and classical approaches to the understanding of the
thermodynamics of solids, phase transformations, chemical reactions,
and alloy systems.
MSE 614. Process Quality Engineering. 3 Hours.
Application of the concepts and tools of total quality to develop,
implement, and maintain an effective quality assurance system in a
materials processing and manufacturing environment. Students will
be exposed to probability models, statistical tools, linear and multiple
regression, DOE, TQM and six sigma.
MSE 615. Nucleation and Growth. 3 Hours.
Nucleation, growth and phase transformations in materials. The roles of
heterogeneities, boundaries, temperature and free energy are addressed.
MSE 616. Microstructural Processes. 3 Hours.
Theory and application of the principal microstructural processes in
materials, including recrystallization, grain growth, coarsening, and
sintering.
MSE 623. Solidification. 3 Hours.
Planefront, cellular, and dendritic growth of single and polyphase alloys
as applied to normal and directional solidifcation. Influence of epitaxy and
convection on solidification structures.
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MSE 630. Soft Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and

Applications. 3 Hours.
This course deals with the synthesis and characterization of high
molecular weight polymers using a range of polymerization reactions.
Polymerization techniques will include addition, condensation and
copolymerization. The associated kinetic and mechanistic studies will be
presented. Characterization of solution properties, molecular weight and
molecular structure will also be covered.
MSE 631. Polymer Structure and Morphology. 3 Hours.
Application of x-ray and electron diffraction, light, electron and atomic
force microscopy to crystal structure and morphology of polymers.
Morphology-processing-property relationships, deformation mechanisms
and orientation characterization.
MSE 632. Polymer Processing. 3 Hours.
Introduction to polymer processing. Design and analysis of plastic
products and processes based on knowledge of the composition and
physical and rheological behavior of the polymers. Product properties will
be correlated with processing-induced morphology.
MSE 633. Adv Mech of Deformation. 3 Hours.
Basics and intermediate mechanics of deflection of beams and columns,
mechanics of impact, failure theories, plastic deformation of materials,
fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep and vibration. The topics will be
supported by industry relevant case studies.Suggested prerequisites
included Mechanics of Solids (CE 220) and Mecvhanical Behavior (MSE
382).
MSE 634. Design/Manf Tech for Automotive Applications. 3 Hours.
Basics of lightweight materials, avenues on automotive component
designs, emerging processing technologies in lost foam casting,
thermoplastic composites and testing methodologies.
MSE 635. Advanced Mechanics of Composites. 3 Hours.
Classical lamination theory, analysis and failure of reinforced composite
material systems, anisotropic elasticity, stress analysis and design
of laminated composites including 3D effects, stress concentrations,
free-edgeeffects, hygrothermal behavior, adhesive and mechanical
connections.
MSE 636. Engineering Fibers. 3 Hours.
Processing-microstructure-properties of different fibrous materials: natural
polymeric fibers (jute, sisal, silk, etc.), synthetic polymeric fibers (aramid
and polyethylene, etc.), metallic fibers, and high performance ceramic
fibers (alumina and silicon carbide). Application of Weibull statistics to
strength of fibrous materials, techniques of mechanical testing of fibers
and applications of fibers in various fields.
MSE 637. Quantitative Microscopy. 3 Hours.
Quantitative description of microstructural features. Relationships
between microstructural characteristics and properties.
MSE 643. Scanning Electron Microscopy. 3 Hours.
Characterization of materials using scanning electron microscopy.
Microscope construction and operation, interaction of electrons and
signal production, imaging, and x-ray spectroscopy addressed.
MSE 643L. Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Laboratory component of Scanning Electron Microscopy course.
MSE 644. Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction. 3 Hours.
Characterization of materials using diffraction. Crystallographic
descriptions and databases, diffraction theory, X-ray diffractometer
construction and operation, and experimental techniques are addressed.
Comparisons of diffraction techniques are made.
Prerequisites: (MSE 643 [Min Grade: C] or MSE 743 [Min Grade: C])
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Course Descriptions
MSE 644L. Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory. 0

Hours.
Laboratory component of Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction course.
MSE 653. Phase Diagrams. 3 Hours.
Analysis and interpretation of binary, ternary, and more complex phase
diagrams including thermodynamic basis and construction.
MSE 667. Process Modeling/Simulation for Lightweight Mtls. 3
Hours.
Theory and practice of analytical methods and computational modeling
for manufacturing processes of metals, ceramics, polymers and
composites. Applications on processes such as metal cutting, welding,
casting, massive forming, solidification, rapid prototyping, injection
molding and resin transfer molding.
MSE 668. Applied Finite Element Analysi. 3 Hours.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used widely for design optimization and
failure prediction in automobile, energy, aerospace, and other industries.
This course primarily looks at how practically to set up static structural
models and get meaningful results. The focus will be on applying loading
and boundary conditions, good meshes, convergence of results, and
correct interpretation of results. Students will learn how to set up models
using programs such as Pro/Engineer and ANSYS.
MSE 690. Special Topics In (Area). 1-6 Hour.
MSE 691. Individual Study in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
MSE 698. Non-Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
Non-Thesis Research.
MSE 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
MSE 701. Materials Science and Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
Materials Science and Engineering Seminar. Required of all full-time
doctoral students.
MSE 703. Thermodynamics of Materials. 3 Hours.
Atomistic and classical approaches to the understanding of the
thermodynamics of solids, phase transformations, chemical reactions,
and alloy systems.
MSE 713. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. 3 Hours.
Microstructural effects on deformation mechanisms responsible for
mechanical behavior of engineering materials.
MSE 714. Process Quality Engineering. 3 Hours.
Application of the concepts and tools of total quality to develop,
implement, and maintain an effective quality assurance system in a
materials processing and manufacturing environment. Students will
be exposed to probability models, statistical tools, linear and multiple
regression, DOE, TQM and six sigma.
MSE 715. Nucleation and Growth. 3 Hours.
Nucleation, growth and phase transformations in materials. The roles of
heterogeneities, boundaries, temperature and free energy are addressed.
MSE 716. Microstructural Processes. 3 Hours.
Theory and application of the principal microstructural processes in
materials, including recrystallization, grain growth, coarsening, and
sintering.
MSE 723. Solidification. 3 Hours.
Planefront, cellular, and dendritic growth of single and polyphase alloys
as applied to normal and directional solidification. Influence of epitaxy
and convection on solidification structures.
MSE 730. Soft Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and

Applications. 3 Hours.
This course deals with the synthesis and characterization of high
moelcular weight polymers using a range of polymerization reactions.
Polymerization techniques will include addition, condensation and
copolymerization. The associated kinetic and mechanistic studies will be
presented. Characterization of solution properties, molecular weight and
molecular structure will also be covered.
MSE 731. Polymer Structure and Morphology. 3 Hours.
Application of x-ray and electron diffraction, light, electron and atomic
force microscopy to crystal structure and morphology of polymers.
Morphology-processing-property relationships, deformation mechanisms
and orientation characterization.
MSE 732. Polymer Processing. 3 Hours.
Introduction to polymer processing. Design and analysis of plastic
products and processes based on knowledge of the composition and
physical and rheological behavior of the polymers. Product properties
will be correlated with processing-induced morphology.
MSE 733. Adv Mech of Deformation. 3 Hours.
Basics and intermediate mechanics of deflection of beams and columns,
mechanics of impact, failure theories, plastic deformation of materials,
fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep and vibration. The topics will be
supported by industry relevant case studies.Suggested prerequisites
included Mechanics of Solids (CE 220) and Mecvhanical Behavior (MSE
382).
MSE 734. Design/Manf Tech for Automotive Applications. 3 Hours.
Basics of lightweight materials, avenues on automotive component
designs, emerging processing technologies in lost foam casting,
thermoplastic composites and testing methodologies.
MSE 735. Advanced Mechanics of Composites. 3 Hours.
Classical lamination theory, analysis and failure of reinforced composite
material systems, anisotropic elasticity, stress analysis and design
of laminated composites including 3D effects, stress concentrations,
free-edgeeffects, hygrothermal behavior, adhesive and mechanical
connections.
MSE 736. Engineering Fibers. 3 Hours.
Processing-microstructure-properties of different fibrous materials: natural
polymeric fibers (jute, sisal, silk, etc.) synthetic polymeric fibers (aramid
and polyethylene, etc.), metallic fibers, and high performance ceramic
fibers (alumina and silicon carbide). Application of Weibull statistics to
strength of fibrous materials, techniques of mechanical testing of fibers
and applications of fibers in various fields.
MSE 737. Quantitative Microscopy. 3 Hours.
Quantitative description of microstructural features. Relationships
between microstructural characteristics and properties.
MSE 743. Scanning Electron Microscopy. 3 Hours.
Characterization of materials using scanning electron microscopy.
Microscope construction and operation, interaction of electrons and
signal production, imaging, and x-ray spectroscopy addressed.
MSE 743L. Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Laboratory component for Scanning Electron Microscopy course.
MSE 744. Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction. 3 Hours.
Characterization of materials using diffraction. Crystallogrphic
descriptions and databases, diffraction theory, X-ray diffractometer
construction and operation, and experimental techniques are addressed.
Comparisons of diffraction techniques are made.
Prerequisites: (MSE 643 [Min Grade: C] or MSE 743 [Min Grade: C])
MSE 744L. Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory. 0

Hours.
Laboratory component for Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction course.
MSE 753. Phase Diagrams. 3 Hours.
Analysis and interpretation of binary, ternary, and more complex phase
diagrams including thermodynamic basis and construction.
MSE 767. Process Modeling/Simulation for Lightweight Mtls. 3
Hours.
Theory and practice of analytical methods and computation modeling for
manufacturing processes of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.
Applications on processes such as metal cutting, welding, casting,
massive forming, solidification, rapid prototyping, injection molding, and
resin transfer molding.
MSE 768. Applied Finite Element Analysi. 3 Hours.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used widely for design optimization and
failure prediction in automobile, energy, aerospace, and other industries.
This course primarily looks at how practically to set up static structural
models and get meaningful results. The focus will be on applying loading
and boundary conditions, good meshes, convergence of results, and
correct interpretation of results. Students will learn how to set up models
using programs such as Pro/Engineer and ANSYS.
MSE 790. Special Topics in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
Special Topics In (Area).
MSE 791. Individual Study in (Area). 1-6 Hour.
MSE 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
MSE 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
MSTP-Med Science Traning Prog Courses

MSTP 794. Translational Research Seminar. 1 Hour.
This course will consist of a series of seminars on the broad topic of
Translational Research. The seminars are designed to review different
specific areas of Translational Research in a "case study" approach.
Invited speakers will choose a "case" of a particular scientific concept
or candidate drug that is being developed or has been translated into
an approved therapy with clinical impact. The speaker will attempt to
highlight the milestones along the developmental pathway, including
their own contributions, but focus on the overall development of the field
over a significant period of time. An appreciation for the key elements
that determine success in translating basic biomedical understanding
into medical practice, include a combination of science, financial, and
often political issues, that are often only clearly apparent in hindsight.
By understanding the specifics of a number of different actual cases of
successful completion of translational projects, students will become
more aware of the issues in translational research beyond the specific
scientific facts. Open only to MD/PhD Students.
MSTP 795. Continuing Clinical Education. 1 Hour.
This course will consist of three components. The first will be interactions
with a Physical Diagnosis Mentor to maintain History and Physical
Diagnosis skills learned in the MS1 and MS2 years. The second will
be interactions with a Clinical Specialty Mentor to increase exposure
to various medical specialties and give advice for MD/PhD students to
help guide their future residency choices. The third will be a translational
medicine journal club in conjunction with the Internal Medicine ABIM
Research Pathway Residents and Fellows.
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MSTP 796. Anatomy Lab TA Opportunity. 1 Hour.

From 23 TOTAL dissections between the MS1 and MS2 years, students
choose any 6 dissections to teach depending on their availability.
Course receives 2 weeks of elective credit. Overview: MS4 students
will serve as Anatomy Teaching Associates for MS1 and MS2 students
during scheduled lab times to make preclinical training more robust
and clinically relevant. Course benefits for MS4 students: - Smallgroup anatomy training aimed to improve knowledge of anatomy &
dissection skills. - Teaching & mentoring experience of students with
less clinical experience. - Flexible schedule: Preferred dissections may
be changed up to 1 week before the preclinical scheduled lab time.
Format: - Students will attend a 1-hour orientation session addressing
effective teaching techniques on August 19th at 3:00p. (accommodation
for absence can be made on a case-by-case basis). - The week prior
to their chosen dissections, students will receive 2 hours of small group
training in SOM lab under the directions of trained UAB Anatomist and
Course Director Dr. Resuehr. During this training, students will perform
the relevant cadaveric dissection which will be saved for demonstration
during the preclinical lab. - Tas will be assigned to a group of preclinical
students during their scheduled lab time to help answer questions.
Particular emphasis will be placed on providing preclinical students
with clinical correlates. Learning Objectives: - Dissect and identify all
associated structures of their chosen dissections emphasizing the relation
of structures to each other and common pathologies. - Understand
common anatomical variations (if applicable). - Understand anatomically
relevant information pertaining to clinical procedures. - Understand
geriatric changes. - Mentor and teach students with less experience.
MSTP 798. MSTP Non-Dissertation Hours. 1-8 Hour.
Laboratory research pre-qualification. Only open to MSTP students.
MSTP 799. MSTP Dissertation Hours. 1-8 Hour.
Dissertation research. Only open to MSTP students.
MU-Music Courses
MU 510. Music Technology Workshop. 1-3 Hour.
MU 521. Foundations of Graduate Study in Music. 3 Hours.
Examines the history and contemporary philosophy of music education in
the public schools.
MU 529. Choral Tech and Materials. 3 Hours.
Advanced study of the techniques of choral conducting including
appropriate gestures, score study, performance practice, choral diction,
voice building for choirs, literature selection, rehearsal techniques and
working with various types of instrumental accompaniment.
MU 530. Methods of Instrumental Music. 3 Hours.
A study of the instrumental music environment, with an emphasis on
administrative topics, materials and literature.
MU 545. Modal Counterpoint. 3 Hours.
Important characteristics of vocal polyphonic writing based on modal
scales with emphasis on style of Palestrina and other Renaissance
composers.
MU 548. Orchestration. 3 Hours.
Scoring techniques for orchestra, band, and other instrumental groups.
MU 551. Topics in Music Theory. 3 Hours.
Aspects of music theory and analysis. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: MU 322 [Min Grade: C] and MU 325 [Min Grade: C]
MU 555. Form and Analysis. 3 Hours.
Principles and techniques of organization in tonal music; analytical
methods.
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Course Descriptions
MU 558. Contemporary Techniques. 3 Hours.

Techniques and materials employed in contemporary music, including
nonfunctional and nontertian harmony, polyharmony, atonal and serial
music, microtones, sound-mass composition, and contemporary notation.
MUP 571. Private Lessons: Trumpet. 1-2 Hour.

Private instruction in trumpet.
MU 561. Music Literature Seminar. 3 Hours.

Selected topics concerning specific periods, genres, and forms. May be
repeated for credit.
MUP 573. Private Lessons: Trombone. 1-2 Hour.

Private instruction in trombone.
MU 564. American Music. 3 Hours.

Music in the United States from colonial times to the present.
MU 565. The Evolution of Jazz. 3 Hours.
Origins and survey of jazz types and styles. Lectures, recordings, and
readings.
Prerequisites: MU 165 [Min Grade: C]
MU 566. Music in World Cultures. 3 Hours.
Characteristics of musical styles found in various cultures throughout the
world.
MU 599. Independent Studies. 1-3 Hour.
Directed studies in music. Permission of Department Chair based on
written proposal submitted to registration.
MU 615. Technology in Music Instruction. 3 Hours.
Explores ongoing innovations in technology as applied to music
instruction.
MU 629. Music Research. 3 Hours.
A study of music research, including both qualitative and quantitative
techniques.
MUP-Music Courses
MUP 520. Concert Choir. 1 Hour.
Performs choral music representing a variety of periods and styles.
MUP 520L. Concert Choir Learning Lab. 0 Hours.
MUP 521. Chamber Singers. 1 Hour.
Advanced choral group. Performs variety of choral music representing
different periods and styles. By audition only. Advanced music-reading
skills required. May be repeated for credit.
MUP 535. Wind Symphony. 1 Hour.
Performs finest concert band literature. Open to students of all majors.
MUP 536. Jazz Ensemble. 1 Hour.
Performs classic and contemporary jazz, swing, and rhythm and blues.
MUP 540. Private Lessons: Voice. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in voice.
MUP 550. Private Lessons: Piano. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in piano.
MUP 561. Private Lessons: Flute. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in flute.
MUP 562. Private Lessons: Oboe. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in oboe.
MUP 563. Private Lessons: Clarinet. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in clarinet.
MUP 564. Private Lessons: Saxophone. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in saxophone.
MUP 566. Private Lessons: Bassoon. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in bassoon.
MUP 572. Private Lessons: French Horn. 1-2 Hour.

Private instruction in french horn.
MUP 574. Private Lessons: Euphonium. 1-2 Hour.

Private instruction in euphonium.
MUP 575. Private Lessons: Tuba. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in tuba.
MUP 580. Private Lessons: Percussion. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in percussion.
MUP 591. Private Lessons: Violin. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in violin.
MUP 592. Private Lessons: Viola. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in viola.
MUP 593. Private Lessons: Cello. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in cello.
MUP 594. Private Lessons: Bass. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in bass.
MUP 595. Private Lessons: Guitar. 1-2 Hour.
Private instruction in guitar.
NA-Nursing Anesthesia Courses

NA 600. Research Methods and Statistics. 3 Hours.
This online course will introduce the student to clinical research methods
and review concepts involved in descriptive and inferential Statistics.
Topics covered include, overview of the research process, literature
review, research hypothesis, research designs, sample selection,
measurements methods, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics.
NA 601. Gross Anatomy. 4 Hours.
Structure and function of human body examined through laboratory
dissection, lecture, models, and preceptorials. Laboratory sessions
complement lecture presentations through regional dissection of thorax,
abdomen, pelvis, perineum, back, and extremities with special emphasis
on head and neck. Emphasis on radiological anatomy and clinical
correlations.
NA 620. Anesthesia Pharmacology I. 5 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the nurse anesthesia student with
knowledge of various non-anesthetic pharmacological agents and
their anesthetic implications. This is accomplished through lectures,
presentations, and reading assignments.
NA 621. Anesthesia Pharmacology II. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the nurse anesthesia student with
a basic pharmacologic foundation of medications used during an
anesthetic. Included are the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
doses, side effects, uses and effects on various patient populations.
This is accomplished through lectures, presentations, and reading
assignments.
NA 630. Nurse Anesthesia Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
Chemistry and metabolism of biologically important compounds and
common pathways of metabolism. Regulation and chemical structure of
electrolytes, pH balance, and biochemical nutrition.
NA 640. Principles of Anesthesia. 4 Hours.

The study of basic principles and monitoring techniques as they relate to
the delivery of anesthesia. Topics include a review of physics principles,
infection control, and various patient monitoring techniques the nurse
anesthesia student will need in order to provide anesthesia. Topics also
include a review of airway and various other basic anesthetic principles.
NA 645. Professional Aspects of Anesthesia. 2 Hours.
Psychosocial, ethical and legal aspects, department organization and
management, and history of anesthesia.
NA 646. Legal Issues and Practice Management. 1 Hour.
This online course review(s) the malpractice and quality assurance
concerns in the practice of anesthesia. Emphasis on how to avoid
malpractice suits through appropriate departmental quality assurance
programs.
NA 650. Regional Anesthesia. 2 Hours.
Commonly used regional techniques including spinals, epidurals, upper
extremity blocks to include brachial plexus and bier blocks, and ankle
blocks in relation to technique, positioning and pharmacology of local
anesthetics.
NA 660. Obstetrical Anesthesia. 1 Hour.
Online course is of the basic concepts concerning physiological
changes that accompany pregnancy and their implication on anesthesia
management of pregnant patients.
NA 661. Anesthesia for Extremes of Age. 3 Hours.
This online course focuses on the principles of anesthetic management in
the pediatric and geriatric patient.
NA 670. Anesthesia Pathophysiology I. 3 Hours.
Detailed review of diseases and major systems with emphasis on
pulmonary and cardiovascular systems. Specialized or advanced
anesthetic management techniques for physiological and pathological
states encountered in surgical patients.
NA 671. Anesthesia Pathophysiology II. 3 Hours.
Continuation of Anesthesia Pathophysiology I. Major system emphasis
on renal, endocrine, neurological, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal
systems.
NA 672. Clinical Practicum I. 6 Hours.
Operating room experience providing for application of theoretical
principles of anesthesia management. Clinical course sequence provides
anesthesia care for more complex surgical procedures.
NA 673. Clinical Practicum II. 12 Hours.
NA 674. Clincial Practicum III. 12 Hours.
NA 675. Clinical Practicum IV. 11-12 Hours.
NA 676. Clinical Practicum V. 10 Hours.
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NA 678. Advanced Electrocardiography. 1 Hour.

Supplements content from pathophysiology and advanced practice
courses relative to cardiovascular electrophysiology and its implication in
perioperative period.
NA 680. Anesthesia for Surgical Specialties. 3 Hours.
Review of major surgical specialties with emphasis on orthopedic,
neurological, ENT, head and neck, gynecological, thoracic, open heart/
vascular, urological, transplant and plastic procedures. Advanced
anesthetic management technique for specialized surgical procedures.
NA 695. Special Topics. 3 Hours.
Review of specialty concepts as presented in Anesthesia
Pathophysiology I, Anesthesia Pathophysiology II, and Anesthesia for
Surgical Specialties.
NA 698. Graduate Project. 2 Hours.
Plan, organize, synthesize and execute a state of the art paper on some
relevant topic in anesthesia that meets the qualifications for submission
to a peer reviewed journal.
NAH-Nursing - Adult Health Courses

NAH 621. Advanced Adult Gerontology Nursing I. 4-5 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to introduce essential concepts in the safe
and effective provision of advanced practice nursing. The focus of this
course is to prepare the student to implement the role of the Advanced
Practice Nurse. The emphasis of this course is on the acquisition of the
knowledge and skills necessary to deliver safe and effective care to adult/
gerontology patients.
Prerequisites: (NUR 612 [Min Grade: B] or NUR 612 [Min Grade: B])
and (NUR 613 [Min Grade: B] or NUR 613 [Min Grade: B]) and (NUR
614L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 614L [Min Grade: B]) and (NUR 616L [Min
Grade: B] or NUR 616L [Min Grade: B])
NAH 622. Advanced Adult Gerontology Nursing II. 3-5 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to integrate prior theoretical and practical
knowledge for diagnoses and management of the health and illness
of adult/gerontology patients. The focus of this course is on health
promotion and disease prevention and management strategies from interprofessional domains. The emphasis of this course is to examine current
evidence that supports the delivery of safe and high quality evidencebased care to adult/gerontology patients.
Prerequisites: (NAH 621 [Min Grade: B] or NAH 621 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NAH 685L [Min Grade: P] or NAH 685L [Min Grade: P])
NAH 623. Advanced Adult Gerontology Nursing III. 5 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to synthesize in-depth knowledge and
theoretical concepts as related to advanced practice nursing. The focus
of this course is on the utilization of complex models and systems of
practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to adults/gerontology
patients. The emphasis of the course is on the critical analysis of the
evidence for applications that optimize health outcomes.
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NAH 685L. Practicum I: Adult/Gerontology Nurse Pracitioner. 2-3

Hours.
The purpose of this course is to demonstrate management strategies
and apply selected practice models for the delivery of high quality care
to adult/gerontology patients. The focus of this course is on the delivery
of health care services to adult/gerontology patients. The emphasis of
this course is on promoting the progression of competence within the
Advanced Practice Nursing role.
NAH 686L. Practicum II: Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner. 2-3
Hours.
The purposes of this course are to prioritize management strategies
and apply selected practice models for delivery of care to adult/
gerontology patients. The focus of this course is to provide the student
with opportunities to integrate in depth diagnostic and management
skills to provide care for adult/gerontology patients. The emphasis of this
course is on the formulation and management of individualized treatment
plans based on diagnostic findings and current practice models.
NAH 692L. Residency: Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner. 2-6
Hours.
The purpose of this course is to enhance acquired management
strategies and the use of best practice models in the delivery of high
quality evidence-based care to adult/gerontology patients. The focus of
this course is to evaluate progress toward achievement of professional
competencies. The emphasis is on the incorporation of evidence and
concepts from previous coursework and clinical practice to improve the
health status of adult/gerontology patients.
NBB-Nursing - Biobehavioral Courses

NBB 760. Biobehavioral Foundations in Nursing Research. 3 Hours.
Focuses on biobehavioral interactions among psychological and cognitive
domain, social and environmental domain and biology as they affect
health outcomes. The emphasis will be placed on the theories and
concepts of each domain of biobehavioral interactions.
NBB 761. Biobehavioral Research: State of the Sciences. 3 Hours.
Focuses on in-depth exploration and critical analysis of current
biobehavioral interaction research including conceptual and
methodological issues. Examines the effectiveness of interventions
on biobehavioral domains and health outcomes and identifies future
directions for research.
NBB 762. Biobehavioral Research Seminar. 1-3 Hour.
Focuses on in-depth understanding of a selective area of biobehavioral
research. Biological interactions with psychological, cognitive, social
and environmental domains will be included in relation to actual and
potential health outcomes. Current understanding in a selective area
of biobehaviorlal research will be critically analyzed for conceptual and
methodological issues.
NBL-Neurobiology Courses
NBL 700. Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Neruobiology. 3
Hours.
Topics in Neurobiology.
NBL 701. Topics in Neurobiology II. 3 Hours.

Topics in Neurobiology II.
NBL 703. Nuerobiology Seminar Series. 1 Hour.
Current research topics in neurobiologypresented by visiting scholars and
campus faculty.
NBL 707. Cognition & Cognitive Disorder. 1 Hour.
NBL 711. Medical Neuroscience. 5 Hours.
NBL 712. Graduate Medical Neuroscience. 2 Hours.
This course is typically the companion course to GBS 732 however
students can enroll independently. The course is an intense discussion
course of current topics in neuroscience research covering a range of
topics from development to disease pathogenesis. Students without
formal neuroscience coursework are encouraged to consult with the
instructor before enrolling.
Prerequisites: GBS 731 [Min Grade: C]
NBL 713. Graduate Neuroscience. 4 Hours.
The module provides the student with an integrated basic and clinical
sciences view of the structure and function of the nervous system in
health and disease. The module is designed to prepare students for
future clerkships by providing them with a working knowledge of the
developing and mature nervous system, with a perspective that ranges
from molecular to behavioral. The neuroanatomical, neurochemical and
neurophysiological aspects of the brain and spinal cord are balanced
by large and small group discussions of the pathology and treatment of
neurological and psychiatric diseases.
NBL 715. Lab Rotation I. 1-6 Hour.
NBL 716. Lab Rotation II. 1-6 Hour.
NBL 717. Lab Rotation III. 1-15 Hour.
NBL 718. Lab Rotation IV. 3-6 Hours.
NBL 720. Membrane Excitability Biophysics. 3 Hours.
The course will consist of 7 topics covered over 8 weeks (including
course orientation): Properties of lipid bilayers, Ions in solution, Ion
channel permeability and selectivity, Ligand-dependent channel gating,
G-protein-coupled receptor kinetics, Transporters and Pumps, and
Voltage-dependent channel gating. For each topic a faculty member
will present an overview lecture and students will present a single minilecture on a more focused concept within the topic. The mini-lecture
will be based on published literature and should be discussed before
presentation with the topic leader. It should be a formal PowerPoint
lecture lasting a maximum of 20 min.
NBL 723. Experimental Design. 1 Hour.
In depth and specialized training for our Roadmap Scholars in hypothesis
development, experimental design and scientific writing. During this
course, Roadmap Scholars will develop an NRSA, or similar, grant
proposal.
NBL 725. Seminar Practice in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.
1 Hour.
The course will provide guidance and practice in the presentation of
research seminars. It will also provide a forum for students to become
actively involved in listening to seminar presentations and partcipating in
speaker questioning. Once during the course each student will present
a 50 minute seminar describing his/her current research, during which
the other students and participating faculty will ask questions and provide
comments and suggestions. Following the presentation the student will
receive a constructive critique from the faculty.
NBL 729. Mechanisms of Signal Transduction. 1-3 Hour.
NBL 730. Neurobiology of Disease. 3 Hours.

Major advances have been made in understanding diseases of the
nervous system at a cellular and molecular level. Several new findings
have had therapeutic implications and have resulted in the development
of novel drugs or new disease management strategies. This course
intends to review the most common brain and CNS disorders. It will offer
a brief clinical introductionto the disease, but will emphasize reviewing
current knowledge of the disease at a cellular and molecular level.
The course will be taught by several UAB professors who have active
research programs directed at studying nervous sys. diseases. The
course is designed for advanced graduate and medical students who
have a good neurobiology background with NEUR702/NBL750/NBL7.
NBL 735. Statistics for Biomedical Science. 3 Hours.
NBL 740. Mechanisms of Memory. 4 Hours.
This course integrates the molecular, cellular, systems, and medical
components of the core curriculum with an emphasis on cognition and
cognitive disorders. Thus, the course covers topics ranging from genes
and molecules to human behavior, using cognitive function and clinical
cognitive disorders as the unifying theme, with a focus on learning and
memory and disorders of these processes.
NBL 741. Writing and Presenting. 1 Hour.
Roadmap Scholars will be expected to attend and present posters
or talks describing their research at international meetings, such
as the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. We will develop
a course to assist the students in writing their abstracts, as well as
designing their presentation for the meeting. This course will assist the
Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars in developing their presentation skills
as neuroscientists.
NBL 743. Methods in Neuroimaging. 3 Hours.
Cognitive neuroscience research has provided valuable insights into
the workings of the human brain. The techniques used in cognitive
neuroscience span from postmortem brain studies to neuroimaging
studies. The ability to perform neuroimaging studies on awake human
individuals engaged in cognitive, social, sensory, and motor tasks has
produced a conceptual revolution in the study of human cognition. This
course will comprehensively examine the methods and techniques in
neuroimaging with the primary goal of building fundamental knowledge
in the concepts and techniques of neuroimaging. By the end of the
course, students will have gained basic knowledge in the field and
will be able to read and critically assess scientific journal articles that
make use of a variety of neuroimaging methods. The secondary and
implicit goal of this course is to create and nurture, in students, a
genuine interest in neuroscience and neuroimaging. The course will
explore techniques, such as single and multi cell recordings, deep brain
stimulation, electroencephalography, functional magnetic resonance
imaging, and diffusion tensor imaging. This course will be an apt venue
for graduate students interested in neuroscience research to build a
platform for continuing studies.
NBL 745. Professional Development Course. 1 Hour.
Todays researchers, scientists, and academics face an increasingly
competitive world. We will create a professional development course for
our UAB Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars to provide support for their
aspiration to become independent and successful neuroscientists.
NBL 751. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 3 Hours.
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NBL 752. Developmental Neuroscience. 3 Hours.

The course will utilize the scientific literature and faculty lectures to cover
a broad range of topics related to the mechanisms of building a brain.
The topics covered range from neural induction in early development, to
axonal guidance and synapse formation, to neuro-gial interactions in the
adult nervous system. Grades will be based on two exams and student
participation in class discussions.
NBL 753. Introduction Lab Meth Cell Neurophys/Mole Neurobio. 4
Hours.
NBL 754. Cell Biology of the Nervous System. 3 Hours.
THIS COURSE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN INVESTIGATION
INTO THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF NERVE CELLS.
EMPHASIS IS ON CELL TRAFFICKING, VIROLOGY, AND GENETICS
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO NEURONS AND GLIA.
NBL 755. Mind/Brain. 3 Hours.
NBL 758. Synaptic Dynamics. 3 Hours.
A student-driven discussion of the molecular and physiological properties
of synapses, this course explores the molecular physiology underlying
the control of neurotransmitter release and the postsynaptic response.
Quantal theories of synaptic transmission will be discussed with respect
to anatomical and physiological differences between central synapses
and the neuromuscular junction. Synaptic plasticity mechanisms will also
be discussed.
NBL 770. Glial Biology in Medicine. 3 Hours.
This course will cover the role of astrocytes, oligo-dentrocytes and
microglia in both the normal development and function of the nervous
system, and also their role in injury and disease. Presentations will be
student led, with the assistance of the faculty.
Prerequisites: NBL 700 [Min Grade: C] or CMB 754 [Min Grade: C] or
NBL 712 [Min Grade: C]
NBL 772. Special Topics i n Neurobiology II. 3 Hours.
This course will draw on the cutting edge knowledge, expertise and
information provided by the spring Neurobiology Seminar program.
There will be two one-hour meetings per week. Prior to each seminar,
students will discuss a review article pertinent to the seminar topic, and
a recent research paper from the speaker's lab. Following the seminar,
new findings presented will be discussed. Students will also have the
opportunity (optional) of meeting the speaker at lunch prior to the seminar
or at a post-presentation reception.
NBL 773. Neuronal Signaling Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Understanding how the brain works at the molecular level requires
appreciation of the complex neuronal signaling pathways that regulate
everything from differentiation to synaptic transmission. Small changes in
even a single pathway can result in complex downstream consequences
and disease development. This journal club focuses on understanding
the neuronal signaling pathways underpinning brain function in health
and disease.
NBL 774. Stem Cell Biology. 1-3 Hour.
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NBL 775. Special Topics in Neurobiology III. 1 Hour.

The aging process is amazing. One person could choose to not exercise,
eat fatty foods with abandon, and engage in other risky behaviors but still
live to 100 relatively disease free. Meanwhile another develops dementia
in their 70s after living a life doing all the right things for their body.
Often in our desire to prevent and treat disease, we do not spend time
studying normal aging process, and thus we dont understand the system
we are working within. To effectively target disease requires a thorough
understanding not only of disease mechanism but also of how the brain
changes during aging. Even when the cognitive aging process does not
directly result in development of disease, the changes that occur effect
quality of life and could be targeted for intervention. This journal club will
focus on exploring papers investigating how the aging process impacts
the brain.
NBL 776. Special Topics in Neurobiology IV. 1 Hour.
This course covers different topics that have to do with Neurobiology.
NBL 777. The Biology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 3 Hours.
Investigations into disorders of the nervous system that begin during
fetal development, infancy and/or childhood. Topics covered will
include: autism, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, metabolic disorders,
genetic disorders, epilepsy, learning and memory. The course will
consist of faculty lectures from basic and clinical investigators, student
presentations and clinical observations of testing, evaluation and
diagnosis of developmental disorders in children. Prerequisites:
Introductory neurobiology course. Students: advanced graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, medical students and residents.
NBL 778. Autism and Dev Disease Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Autism and Dev Disease Journal Club.
NBL 779. Journal Club Topics. 1 Hour.
NBL 780. Selected Topics in Neurobiology I. 3 Hours.
NBL 781. Selected Topics in Neurobiology II. 1 Hour.
NBL 782. Neuroimaging Journal Club. 1 Hour.
The Neuroimaging Journal Club was created to encourage the discussion
of papers and research related to brain imaging. Modalities discussed
including but not limited to magnetic resonance imging (MRI), functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI),
magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and electroencephalography
(EEG).
NBL 783. Principles of Scientific Integrity. 1 Hour.
NBL 784. Synaptic Transmission and Ion Channel Journal Club. 1
Hour.
Synaptic Transmission & Ion Channels Journal Club.
NBL 785. Neurobiology Journal Club-Synaptic Plasticity. 1 Hour.
NBL 786. Cell Death Mech Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Discussion and critical evaluation of seminal or current papers on a
broad topic of cell death methanisms in health and diseases, with special
emphasis on autophagic mechanisms impact on cell death.
NBL 787. Neurodegenerative Disease Journal Club. 1 Hour.
The course will consist of topics related to molecular mechanisms of
neurodegenerative disorders. This is a Journal Club style class. Students
will read and discuss recent manuscripts (published within the past 6-12
months) that are relevant to specific focuses, mechanisms, models of
neurodegenerative disorders. Each week a student will be responsible to
briefly present (10 minutes) a manuscript related to a specific topic.
NBL 788. Biology of Glial Cells Journal Club. 1 Hour.

This journal club covers contemporary primary articles on the biology of
glial support cells, their role in normal brain function and Neurological
disease.
NBL 789. Neurobiology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
NBL 790. Lab Methods. 1 Hour.
This course will describe different methodological approaches used in
research. The objective is to empower students with sufficient knowledge
that they will be able to draw upon these techniques when appropriate in
their current and future research careers. The course is Pass/Fail, and
is graded based on attendance and critiques of the presentations (no
exams, no papers, no required reading). Auditors are welcome.
NBL 791. Developing Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills. 1 Hour.
One of the key skills that every graduate student needs is the ability
to think critically and to analyze data. Many graduate students have
not been instructed in how to read the scientific literature, so NBL791
will include sessions for the Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars on
how to read and critique a scientific paper. We will select examples of
well-constructed journal articles and help the students to learn how to
understand, interpret, and evaluate the findings.
NBL 792. Neuro Lab Bench. 3 Hours.
This course is about preparing students in work pertaining to the
preparation of PhD candidates in the neurosciences for collecting data
from the nervous system: 3 credits. No prerequisites required. It is
expected that the student has access to and familiarity with computers.
Books: Lab Math, A handbook of Measurements, Calculations, and other
Quantification Skills for Use at the Bench by Dany Spencer Adams.
NBL 793. Special Topics in Neuroscience. 1 Hour.
This course focuses on the different topics that have to do with
Neurobiology.
NBL 798. Non-Dissertation Research in Neurobiology. 1-12 Hour.
Research hours in the lab.
NBL 799. Dissertation Research in Neurobiology. 1-12 Hour.
Research hours in the lab.
NCA-Nursing - Critical Care Courses

NCA 616. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures for Advanced
Acute Care Nursing Practice. 2 Hours.
obtain advanced knowledge of and to learn advanced clinical skills in
diagnostic or therapeutic procedures related to the role of the advanced
practice nurse in acute and critical care. Specific content and skills in this
course will focus on procedures associated with diagnostic and evaluative
monitoring of acutely or critically ill patient. COREQ: NCA 621.
NCA 617. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures II for Advanced
Nursing Practice. 1 Hour.
This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to obtain
advanced knowledge of and to learn advanced clinical skills in diagnostic
or therapeutic procedures related to the role of the advanced practice
nurse in acute and critical care. Specific content and skills in this course
will focus on therapeutic procedures commonly used in the acute and
critical care setting. COREQ: NCA 622.
Prerequisites: NCA 616 [Min Grade: B]
NCA 621. Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing Practice I. 4-5

Hours.
knowledge and skills necessary to deliver safe and effective care to the
emancipated minor (age 13 and older), adult, and geriatric populations.
and (NUR 614L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 614L [Min Grade: B]) and (NUR
616L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 616L [Min Grade: B])
NCA 622. Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing Practice II. 3-4
Hours.
of the emancipated minor (age 13 and older), adult, and geriatric
populations. The focus of this course is on health promotion and
disease prevention and management strategies from inter-professional
domains. The emphasis of this course is to examine current evidence that
supports the delivery of safe and high quality evidence-based care of the
emancipated minor (age 13 and older), adult, and geriatric populations.
Prerequisites: (NCA 621 [Min Grade: B] or NCA 621 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NCA 685L [Min Grade: P] or NCS 685L [Min Grade: P])
NCA 623. Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing Practice III. 3-5
Hours.
practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to the emancipated
minor (age 13 and older), adult, and geriatric populations. The emphasis
of the course is on the critical analysis of the evidence for applications
that optimize health outcomes.
Prerequisites: NCA 622 [Min Grade: B](NCA 622 [Min Grade: B] or NCA
622 [Min Grade: B]) and (NCA 686L [Min Grade: P] or NCS 686L [Min
Grade: P])
NCA 685L. Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing: Practicum I. 1-3
Hour.
and apply selected practice models for the delivery of high quality
care to the emancipated minor (age 13 and older), adult, and geriatric
populations. The focus of this course is on the delivery of health care
services to the emancipated minor (age 13 and older), adult, and geriatric
populations. The emphasis of this course is on promoting the progression
of competence within the Advanced Practice Nursing role.
and (NUR 614L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 614L [Min Grade: B]) and (NUR
616L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 616L [Min Grade: B])
NCA 686L. Adult Gero Acute Care Nursing: Practicum II. 3 Hours.
The purposes of this course are to prioritize management strategies and
apply selected practice models for delivery of care to the emancipated
minor (age 13 and older), adult, and geriatric populations. The focus
of this course is to provide the student with opportunities to integrate
in depth diagnostic and management skills to provide care for the
emancipated minor (age 13 or older), adult, and geriatric populations.
The emphasis of this course is on the formulation and management of
individualized treatment plans based on diagnostic findings and current
practice models.
(NCA 685L [Min Grade: P] or NCA 685L [Min Grade: P])
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NCA 692L. Residency: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing. 3-6

Hours.
quality evidence-based care to the emancipated minor (age 13 or
older), adult, and geriatric population. The focus of this course is to
evaluate progress toward achievement of professional competencies.
The emphasis is on the incorporation of evidence and concepts from
previous coursework and clinical practice to improve the health status of
the emancipated minor (age 13 or older), adult, and geriatric population.
(NCA 686L [Min Grade: P] or NCA 686L [Min Grade: P])
NCC-Nursing - Child/Adolescent Courses

NCC 613. Acute & Continuing Care Pediatric Pharmacology. 1 Hour.
This course is a supplementary course for Acute and Continuing Care
Nurse Practitioner students to provide them with information necessary
to safely and competently prescribe medications for infants, children
and adolescents. It complements the infromation provided in NUR 613
Pharmacology and Therapeutics but focues on the unique physiologic
and metabolic characteristics of this population.
NCC 621. Advanced Pediatric Nursing I - Acute Care. 4-5 Hours.
knowledge and skills necessary to deliver safe and effective care to
children, adolescents and their families.
NCC 622. Advanced Pediatric Nursing II - Acute Care. 2-4 Hours.
knowledge for diagnoses and management of the health and illness of
children, adolescents and their families. The focus of this course is on
health promotion and disease prevention and management strategies
from inter-professional domains. The emphasis of this course is to
examine current evidence that supports the delivery of safe and high
quality evidence-based care to children, adolescents and their families.
Prerequisites: (NCC 621 [Min Grade: B] or NCC 621 [Min Grade: B])
and (NCC 685L [Min Grade: P] or NCC 685L [Min Grade: P])
NCC 623. Advanced Pediatric Nursing III - Acute Care. 4-5 Hours.
of this course is on the utilization of complex models and systems
of practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to children,
adolescents and their families. The emphasis of the course is on the
critical analysis of the evidence for applications that optimize health
outcomes.
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NCC 685L. Clinical Practicum I: Advanced Pediatric Nursing - Acute

Care. 2-3 Hours.
to children, adolescents and their families. The focus of this course is
on the delivery of health care services to children, adolescents and their
families. The emphasis of this course is on promoting the progression of
competence within the Advanced Practice Nursing role.
NCC 686L. Clinical Practicum II: Advanced Pediatric Nursing - Acute
Care. 2-3 Hours.
and apply selected practice models for delivery of care to children,
adolescents and their families. The focus of this course is to provide
the student with opportunities to integrate in depth diagnostic and
management skills to provide care for children, adolescents and
their families. The emphasis of this course is on the formulation and
management of individualized treatment plans based on diagnostic
findings and current practice models.
NCC 688L. Child/Adolescent Acute and Continuing Care Nurse
Practitioner Practicum III. 2 Hours.
This course prepares the student in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
role. The student develops the Pediatric NP role with patients/clients
by providing pediatric health care services to clients (i.e. individuals,
families, groups) emphasizing the promotion of health and the prevention
of disease throughout the course of clinical experiences over two
or three academic terms. Further, the student continues to apply
knowledge and current research findings to the management of actual
and potential health problems, which include common diseases and
human responses to disease. It is anticipated that the student will
be increasingly independent and skilled as each clinical experience
progresses, allowing him/her to become more proficient and to contribute
to the management of more complex health problems. The following
elements are integrated into the course: critical thinking, professional
presentations, research utilization, scientific integrity and ethics, human
diversity and social issues. The advanced practice role emphasis in this
course encompasses a trajectory of the nurse practitioner experience
from novice to beginning expert, including interdisciplinary collaboration,
coach, educator, consultant roles. Prerequisite: NCC 622 and NCC 686L.
Corequisite: NCC 623.
Prerequisites: (NCC 622 [Min Grade: B] and NCC 686L [Min Grade: P])
or (NCC 622 [Min Grade: B] and NCC 686L [Min Grade: P])
NCC 692L. Clinical Practicum III: Advanced Pediatric Nursing Acute Care. 3-6 Hours.
quality evidence-based care to children, adolescents and families. The
focus of this course is to evaluate progress toward achievement of
professional competencies. The emphasis is on the incorporation of
evidence and concepts from previous coursework and clinical practice to
improve the health status of children, adolescents and their families.
NCH-Nursing -Child Health Courses

NCH 760. Child Health Theories and Concepts. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on selected theories and concepts related to child
health, child health nursing and child health nursing education. Emphasis
will be on the theoretical underpinnings of the theories and concepts,
major theorists associated with the theories and concepts, measurement
strategies and instruments, and implications for research, education, and
practice.
NCH 761. Emerging Issues in Child-Health Nursing. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on emerging issues in child health, child health
nursing and child health nursing education. Emphasis is on current
thought, state of the science and research related to topics which affect
the health and lives of infants, children, and adolescents. Pivotal MCH,
public health resources and the latest research and information will be
used to guide discussion.
NCL-Nursing-Clinical Nur Lead Courses

NCL 620. Systems in Population-based Care I. 3-5 Hours.
integrate in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical concepts
required to measure and improve healthcare quality, outcomes and
safety. The student will focus on 5 roles required for the beginning
Clinical Nurse Leader: Clinician, Member of Profession, Interdisciplinary
Healthcare Team Manager, Outcomes Manager and Lifelong Learner.
The course explores theories of change, complexity, horizontal and
lateral leadership, microsystems and decision-making and their
relationship to nursing and the health care system. The following
elements are integrated into this course: critical thinking, research,
scholarly writing, scientific integrity, ethics, cultural diversity, and social
issues. Prerequisite: NUR 600 and NUR 643. Corequisite: NCL 685L.
Prerequisites: (NUR 600 [Min Grade: C] and NUR 643 [Min Grade: C]
and NUR 518L [Min Grade: P])
NCL 621. Systems in Population-based Care II. 3 Hours.
develop additional knowledge of theoretical and practical concepts
required to measure and improve healthcare quality, outcomes and
safety. The student will focus on the four additional roles required for the
beginning Clinical Nurse Leader: Information Manager, Systems Analyst/
Risk Manager, Advocate, and Educator. The student will be expected
to expand proficiency of previously learned Clinical Nurse Leader roles:
Clinician, Member of a Profession, Team Manager, Outcomes Manager
and Lifelong Learner. At the completion of this course the student will
have explored all of the nine CNL roles as defined by the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing's White Paper. The following elements
are integrated into this course: critical thinking, research, scholarly
writing, professional presentation, scientific integrity and ethics, cultural
diversity, and social issues. Prerequisite: NCL 620 and NCL 685L.
Corequisite: NCL 686L.
Prerequisites: NCL 620 [Min Grade: B] and NCL 685L [Min Grade: P]
and (NUR 512 [Min Grade: B] or NUR 612 [Min Grade: B])
NCL 685L. CNL Practicum I. 2-3 Hours.

This course provides the student, at an introductory level, the opportunity
to observe and apply in a clinical setting five of the nine CNL role
functions: Clinician, Member of a Profession, Team Manager, Outcomes
Manager and Lifelong Learner. The student will use these skills to
focus on improving quality of care and patient safety. The student will
be expected to utilize principals of critical thinking, evidence based
research, scientific integrity and ethics, cultural diversity, and social
issues to achieve above objectives. Prerequisite: NUR 600 and NUR 643.
Corequisite: NCL 620.
Prerequisites: NUR 600 [Min Grade: C] and NUR 643 [Min Grade: C]
NCL 686L. CNL Practicum II. 2 Hours.
Building on the preceding practicum, this course provides the student
the opportunity to observe and apply in a clinical setting the remaining
four of the CNL role functions. This course will focus on the student
developing the CNL roles of information manager, systems analyst/
risk manager, advocate, and educator. The student will be expected to
expand proficiency of the previous CNL roles of clinician, professional,
interdisciplinary team manager, outcomes manager and lifelong learner.
The student will use this knowledge and skill to evaluate, design and
implement interventions to improve quality of care and patient safety.
At the completion of this course the student will have explored all of
the nine CNL roles as defined by the American Association of Colleges
of Nursing's White Paper. Prerequisite: NCL 620 and NCL 685L.
Corequisite: NCL 621.
Prerequisites: NCL 620 [Min Grade: B] and NCL 685L [Min Grade: B]
NCL 692L. CNL Capstone Practicum. 5 Hours.
This course provides the student the opportunity to integrate and
apply in an intensive clinical rotation the nine CNL roles. The student
will be expected to expand their proficiency in the roles of advocate,
professional, team manager, information manager, systems analyst/risk
manager, clinician, outcomes manager, educator and lifelong learner.
The student will use these skills to design, implement, evaluate, and
disseminate plans of care to improve quality and patient safety. At the
completion of this course the student will demonstrate, at novice level,
the nine CNL roles as defined by the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing's White Paper.
Prerequisites: NCL 620 [Min Grade: B] and NCL 685L [Min Grade: P]
NCS-Nursing - Clinical Spec Courses

NCS 616. Foundations of Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice. 1 Hour.
This graduate speciality course is designed to give the Clincial Nurse
Specialist student the theoretical underpinnings of the role of the
CNS. Parameters of Clincial Nurse practice will be explored through
discussion and in-class simulations of practice dilemmas. Course
work will include information on the background of the Clinical Nurse
Specialist, information on the logistics of advanced practice as it relates
to the CNS role, and information on devising assessment strategies for
practice problems. This course includes integration of critical thinking,
scholarly writing, human diversity, ethics, health care economics and
social issues.
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NCS 617. Phenomenon of Concern to Advanced Practice Nurses. 1

Hour.
This graduate specialty course focuses on phenomena of concern to
advanced practice nurses and is designed to give the Clinical Nurse
Specialist student the theoretical underpinnings of selected non-disease
based causes of illness. Clinical/didactic information regarding symptoms,
functional problems, and risk behaviors will be included to assist the
student operationalize the role of the CNS in the patient/client sphere
of influence, the nurse/nursing service sphere of influence, and the
organization sphere of influence.
NCS 685L. Prac I: Clinical Specialization in Adult Health Nursing. 1,2
Hour.
This course is the first clinical practicum in the Clinical Nurse Specialist
option. The student is provided the opportunity to develop the CNS role
with a focus on the care of non-disease based etiologies of symptoms,
functional problems, and risk behaviors among patients/ clients within a
defined specialty. This practicum may include experiences in outpatient
or inpatient settings. The student is expected to design evidencebased interventions for acute and/or chronic health problems commonly
occurring within a defined specialty area. The following elements
are integrated into this course: critical thinking, health promotion and
disease prevention, research, ethics, cultural diversity, and social issues.
Students arrange their own clinical sites with assistance/approval from
clinical faculty. Prerequisite: NUR 614L. Corequisite: NCA 621.
614L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 614L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 614 [Min
Grade: B] or NUR 614 [Min Grade: B])
NCS 686L. Practicum II: Clinical Specialization in Adult Health
Nursing. 1-2 Hour.
This course further prepares the student in the Clinical Nurse Specialist
role. The student continues to apply knowledge and current research
findings to the management of selected acute and chronic health
problems commonly occurring in the target population. While focusing
on the care of acutely ill clients, the student develops the CNS role
with nursing personnel through identifying and defining problems and
opportunities; identifying and articulating factors contributing to resource
management needs and outcomes; developing innovative solutions; and
evaluating the effect of solutions. Students arrange their own clinical sites
with assistance/approval from clinical faculty. Prerequisite: NCA 621 and
NCS 685L. Corequisite: NCA 622.
Prerequisites: (NCS 685L [Min Grade: P] or NCS 685L [Min Grade: P])
and (NCA 621 [Min Grade: B] or NCA 621 [Min Grade: B])
NCS 687L. Practicum III: Clinical Specialization in Adult Health
Nursing. 1-2 Hour.
This course further prepares the student in the Clinical Nurse Specialist
role. The student continues to apply knowledge and current research
findings to the management of selected acute and chronic health
problems commonly occurring in the target population. While focusing
on the care of acutely ill clients, the student develops the CNS role
with nursing personnel through identifying and defining problems and
opportunities; identifying and articulating factors contributing to resource
management needs and outcomes; developing innovative solutions;
and evaluating the effect of solutions. An Objective Structured Patient
Experience held during this course will determine if the student can
progress into 6 hours of the final residency course, NCA 692L. Students
arrange their own clinical sites with assistance/approval from clinical
faculty. Prerequisite: NCS 686L. Corequisite: NCA 623.
(NCS 686L [Min Grade: P] or NCS 686L [Min Grade: P])
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NCS 692L. Residency in Clinical Specialization. 2-4 Hours.

This course is the culminating experience for the student to practice in
the role of the CNS. This course emphasizes the application of previously
learned theories and knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. The
student will implement the role of the CNS to manage the health care of
adult clients, teaching, nurses and clients, discussing employment issues
and evaluating products for use in clinical practice. Students arrange
their own clinical sites with assistance/approval from clinical faculty.
A comprehensive examination is given during this residency course.
Failure to pass the comprehensive examination will delay graduation.
Prerequisite: NCA 623 and NCA 687L.
Prerequisites: (NCA 623 [Min Grade: B] and NCS 687L [Min Grade: P])
or (NCA 623 [Min Grade: B] and NCS 687L [Min Grade: P])
NCV-Nursing - Cardiovascular Courses

NCV 630. Advanced Cardiovascular Nursing. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide a conceptual base for student
to diagnose and treat human responses to actual and/or potential
cardiovascular health problems with concomitant biophysical,
psychological, sociocultural and spiritual environmental variables.
Emphasis is placed on patients with cardiovascular health problems
and the selection and utilization of concepts and theories relevant to
advanced cardiovascular nursing. Political influences on cardiovascular
health are explored. May be taken as an elective.
NCV 631. Electrocardiography for Advanced Nursing Practice. 3
Hours.
Concepts presented in the course include the biophysical, psychological,
developmental, and adaptive nature of the human being as it relates to
the formation, function, and regulation of the cardiac electrical system.
Concepts of cardiovascular adaptation to biophysical and psychosocial
variables are emphasized. Explanations for electrophysiologic and
electrocardiographic phenomena are offered, as are nursing and medical
interventions for cardiac electrical abnormalities. Content focuses on
the concepts of electrophysiology and electrocardiography, interpreting
cardiac electrical abnormalities, and analyzing the various medical and
nursing therapies for the electrical abnormalities and their applications to
the practice of advanced nursing. May be taken as an elective.
NDP-Nursing - Dual Pediatric Courses

NDP 613. Dual Option Pediatric Pharmacology. 2 Hours.
This course is a supplement to the current pharmacology course, NUR
613, required of all MSN Advanced Practice students. The content is
specific to infants, children and adolescents with their unique physiologic
and metabolic characteristics. Pre or corequisite: NUR 613,.
Prerequisites: NUR 613 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently) or
NUR 613 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently)
NDP 621. Dual Option Pediatric I. 4-5 Hours.

This course provides a theoretical and practical base for students to
diagnose and manage primary, acute, and continuing health problems of
children and adolescents. Content includes management strategies from
the domains of nursing, medicine, and pharmacological therapeutics,
and emphasizes direct care to children, adolescents and their families.
This course utilizes an on-line lecture/discussion and case study format
to assist the student in the clinical assessment and decision-making to
provide direct patient care to children, adolescents and their families
within the scope of practice of primary and acute care child/adolescent
nurse practitioners. The student is expected to apply the concepts and
theories discussed in class to the care of children and adolescents
during the clinical course taken in conjunction with this course. The
following elements are integrated into this course: critical thinking, crisis
management, health promotion and disease prevention, research, ethics,
cultural diversity, cultural competence, and social issues.
NUR 613 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently) and (NUR 614L
[Min Grade: B] or NUR 614L [Min Grade: B])
NDP 622. Dual Option Pediatric II. 3-5 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the students with opportunities to
integrate in-depth knowledge of management of acute and continuing
health care problems, family crises, case management, education
and consultation roles and skills and procedures required by children,
adolescents and their families who experience chronic, complex and
life-threatening health problems. Students will have the opportunity to
develop strategies to present information about acute and continuing
health care problems to peers and colleagues. The following elements
are incorporated into the course: critical thinking, crisis management,
health promotion and disease prevention, scientific integrity and ethics,
human diversity, cultural competence, social issues and professional role
development.
Prerequisites: (NDP 621 [Min Grade: B] or NDP 621 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NDP 685L [Min Grade: P] or NDP 685L [Min Grade: P])
NDP 623. Dual Option Pediatric III. 4-5 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical and practical base for students
to diagnose and manage chronic health problems of children and
adolescents. Additionally, students will be provided with opportunities
to integrate in-depth knowledge of management of chronic health care
problems, family crises, case management, education and consultation
roles and skills and procedures required by children, adolescents and
their families who experience chronic, complex health problems. Content
includes management strategies from the domains of nursing, medicine,
and pharmacological therapeutics, and emphasizes direct care to
children, adolescents and their families. This course utilizes an on-line
lecture/discussion and case study format to assist the student in the
clinical assessment and decision-making to provide direct patient care
to children, adolescents and their families within the scope of practice of
primary and acute care pediatric nurse practitioners. Students will have
the opportunity to develop strategies to present information about chronic
health care problems to peers and colleagues. The student is expected to
apply the concepts and theories discussed in class to the care of children
and adolescents during the clinical course taken in conjunction with this
course. The following elements are integrated into this course: critical
thinking, crisis management, health promotion and disease prevention,
research, ethics, cultural diversity, cultural competence, and social
issues.
NDP 624. Dual Option Pediatric IV. 3-5 Hours.

This course provides a theoretical and practical base for students to
diagnose and manage critical illnesses in children and adolescents.
Additionally, students will be provided with opportunities to integrate indepth knowledge of management of critical health care problems, family
crises, case management, education and consultation roles and skills
and procedures required by children, adolescents and their families
who experience critical and complex health problems. Content includes
management strategies from the domains of nursing, medicine, and
pharmacological therapeutics, and emphasizes direct care to children,
adolescents and their families. This course utilizes an on-line lecture/
discussion and case study format to assist the student in the clinical
assessment and decision-making to provide direct patient care to
children, adolescents and their families within the scope of practice of
primary and acute care pediatric nurse practitioners. Students will have
the opportunity to develop strategies to present information about critical
health care problems to peers and colleagues. The student is expected to
apply the concepts and theories discussed in class to the care of children
and adolescents during the clinical course taken in conjunction with tthis
course. The following elements are integrated into this course: critical
thinking, crisis management, health promotion and disease prevention,
research, ethics, cultural diversity, cultural competence, and social
issues.
Prerequisites: NDP 623 [Min Grade: B] and NDP 687L [Min Grade: P]
NDP 685L. Dual Option Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum I. 3
Hours.
This course prepares the student in the Dual Option Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner role. The student develops the NP role with patients/clients
by providing health care to individual children, adolescents, families,
and groups at any point of the continuum of health statuses in acute
and continuing care settings. The student continues to apply knowledge
and current research findings to the management of actual and potential
health problems, which include acute and chronic health problems
and human responses to disease in children, adolescents and their
families. The following elements are integrated into the course: critical
thinking, professional presentations, research utilization, scientific
integrity and ethics, human diversity, cultural sensitivity and social
issues. The advanced practice role emphasis in this course provides
experiences for the developing Dual Option Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
including interdisciplinary collaboration, case management, educator, and
consultant roles.
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NDP 686L. Dual Option Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum II. 3

Hours.
role. The student develops the Pediatric NP role with patients/clients by
providing pediatric health care services to clients (Le. (i.e. individuals,
coach, educator, consultant roles.
NDP 687L. Dual Option Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum III. 3
Hours.
coach, educator, consultant roles.
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NDP 688L. Dual Option Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum III. 3

Hours.
NDP 688L prepares the student in the Dual Option Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner role. The student develops the NP role with patients/clients
by providing health care to individual children, adolescents, families,
and groups at any point of the continuum of hearlth statuses in acute
and continuing care settings. The student continues to apply knowledge
health problems, which include acute and chronic health problems
and human responses to disease in children, adolescents and their
families. The following elements are integrated into the course: critical
thinking, professional presentations, research ulitization, scientific
integrity and ethics, human diversity, cultural sensitivity and social
issues. The advanced practice role emphasis in this course provides
experiences for the developing Dual Option Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
including interdisciplinary collaboration, case management, educator, and
consultant roles.
(NDP 685L [Min Grade: P] or NDP 685L [Min Grade: P]) and (NDP 622
[Min Grade: B] or NDP 622 [Min Grade: B]) and (NDP 686L [Min Grade:
P] or NDP 686L [Min Grade: P]) and (NDP 623 [Min Grade: B] or NDP
623 [Min Grade: B]) and (NDP 687L [Min Grade: P] or NDP 687L [Min
Grade: P])
NDP 692L. Residency: Dual Option Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. 4-8
Hours.
This course prepares the student in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner role
to be a beginning expert in the diagnosis and management of pediatric
patient problems. In the residency, the student is expected to continue
to grow toward becoming an independent practitioner, specializing in the
care of children. The student further develops the pediatric NP role with
patients/clients by providing pediatric health care services to clients (i.e.
individuals, families, groups) emphasizing the promotion of health and the
prevention of disease. Further, the student continues to apply knowledge
health problems, which include common diseases and human response
to disease.
NFA - RN First Assist Courses

NFA 620. Surgical Techniques. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on the expanded functions unique to the RNFA
role during operative and invasive procedures. The course includes
the recommended content of the Core Curriculum for the RN First
Assist and is designed to develop the beginning knowledge and skills
needed for safe RNFA practice. Surgical practice and techniques such
as sterile technique, positioning and draping, using instruments and
medical devices, providing exposure, handling and cutting tissue,
providing hemostasis, and suturing will be emphasized in a (hands on)
laboratory experience. The course will be taught in a blended distance
accessible format and on campus 4-5 day intensive session in an animal
surgical laboratory. This format will enable each student to apply surgical
principles and techniques to a swine surgical model. Students without
operating room experience will be required to take the 4 credit hours (5
day intensive) and students with operating room experience will take 3
credit hours (4 day intensive). Admission to the ACNP/RNFA graduate
program or RNFA post masters option required.
NFA 621. Advanced Perioperative Nursing I. 3 Hours.

This course prepares the advanced perioperative student to develop
a theoretical knowledge base for advanced perioperative nursing. The
course includes the recommended content of the Core Curriculum for
the RN First Assist and is designed to develop the theoretical knowledge
needed for safe RNFA practice. Content includes an in depth review
of anatomy and physiology of surgical client, and prevention of injury.
Knowledge of comprehensive perioperative nursing, which serve as the
foundation for critical, technical, and clinical decision making in RNFA
role at the advanced level. Selective literature, which evidences best
practice strategies of the RNFA role and considerations of vulnerable
populations requiring surgical interventions, will also be examined in
selective surgical specialties. The following elements are integrated into
the course: critical thinking, research utilization, ethics, human diversity,
and social issues. The advanced perioperative practice role emphasis in
this course continues the trajectory of the RNFA as a beginning expert
and includes role components such as interdisciplinary collaborator,
educator, and consultant. Admission to the ACNP/RNFA graduate
program or RNFA post masters option required.
NFA 622. Advanced Perioperative Nursing I: Practicum. 1-3 Hour.
This course prepares the advanced perioperative student to function in
the expanded role of first assistant to the surgeon. In this practicum, the
student is expected to continue to grow toward becoming a competent
advanced perioperative nurse, specializing in problems requiring
surgical interventions and management and the full scope of RNFA
practice. Further, the student continues to apply, knowledge and
current research findings to the management of actual and potential
health problems, which include common surgical diseases and human
responses to disease. The following elements are integrated into the
course: critical thinking, research utilization, scientific integrity and
ethics, human diversity, and awareness of social and professional
issues. The advanced perioperative practice role emphasis in this course
continues the trajectory of the RNFA as a beginning expert and includes
role components such as interdisciplinary collaborator, educator, and
consultant. Prerequisite: NFA 620 and NFA 621.
Prerequisites: (NFA 620 [Min Grade: B] and NFA 621 [Min Grade: B]) or
(NFA 620 [Min Grade: B] and NFA 621 [Min Grade: B])
NFH-Nursing - Family Courses

NFH 621. Family Nurse Practitioner I. 3-5 Hours.
pediatric, adult and elderly populations.
NFH 622. Family Nurse Practitioner II. 3-4 Hours.

apply selected practice models for delivery of care to pediatric, adult and
elderly populations. The focus of this course is to provide the student with
opportunities to integrate in depth diagnostic and management skills to
provide care for pediatric, elderly and adult populations. The emphasis
of this course is on the formulation and management of individualized
treatment plans based on diagnostic findings and current practice
models.
Prerequisites: (NFH 621 [Min Grade: B] or NFH 621 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NFH 685L [Min Grade: P] or NFH 685L [Min Grade: P])
NFH 623. Family Nurse Practitioner III. 5 Hours.
integrate in-depth knowledge of health assessment and management
skills to provide care for clients with commonly occuring chronic and
complex health problems with diverse cultures over the life span.
Students will also have the opportunity to develop strategies to market
the nurse practitioner role, to creat a specific practice position and to
explore strategies to market their role in family health care. The following
elements are integrated into the course: critical thinking, health promotion
and disease prevention, scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity
and social issues and professional role development.
Prerequisites: NFH 622 [Min Grade: B]
NFH 623L. Family Nurse Practitioner III. 5 Hours.
practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to pediatric, adult,
and elderly populations. The emphasis of the course is on the critical
analysis of the evidence for applications that optimize health outcomes.
NFH 685L. Practicum I: Family Nurse Practitioner. 3 Hours.
to pediatric, adult and elderly populations. The focus of this course is
on the delivery of health care services to pediatric, adult and elderly
populations. The emphasis of this course is on promoting the progression
NFH 686L. Practicum II: Family Nurse Practitioner. 3 Hours.
apply selected practice models for delivery of care to pediatric, adult and
elderly populations. The focus of this course is to provide the student with
opportunities to integrate in depth diagnostic and management skills to
provide care for pediatric, adult and elderly populations. The emphasis
of this course is on the formulation and management of individualized
treatment plans based on diagnostic findings and current practice
models.
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NFH 692L. Residency: Family Nurse Practitioner. 3-6 Hours.

quality evidence-based care to pediatric, adult and elderly populations.
The focus of this course is to evaluate progress toward achievement
of professional competencies. The emphasis is on the incorporation of
evidence and concepts from previous coursework and clinical practice to
improve the health status of pediatric, adult and elderly populations.
NFH 760. Family Health/Caregiving Across The Lifespan. 3 Hours.
The reciprocal relationship between family functioning and health is
well known. The family plays an important and substantial role in the
well-being of individuals and in turn, family relationships and functioning
are significantly influenced by the health behaviors and status of family
members. Families continue to be the major source of caregiving across
the lifespan and a rapidly growing body of research speaks to the positive
and negative correlates of family caregiving for persons with crisis,
chronic or terminal health problems. The study of caregiving within
the context of the family lifespan offers the student an opportunity to
understand health and illness within a framework of human development,
interaction, and adaptation, as well as cultural and gender norms.
NFH 761. Theory Development In Family Health And Caregiving. 3
Hours.
This is a survey course in which students develop skill in evaluating
selected theories for their current or potential relevance to research
on family health, individual health in the context of the family, and
family caregiving processes in health and illness. Students become
conversant with a range of family and caregiving theories toward the
goal of assessing their relevance for further knowledge development in
family health and caregiving processes. Students will evaluate whether
empirical findings refute or support traditionally accepted or theoretically
based knowledge; they will review empirical literature to draw conclusions
regarding emerging theories, associated constructs and hypotheses;
and they will propose testable theoretically-derived hypotheses and
theoretically-driven family focused interventions aimed at altering health
status of families.
NFH 762. Family Research Methods. 3 Hours.
This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop skill
in the critical analysis and application of family research methods as
a foundation for conducting family research. In this course, students
analyze and apply research findings and acquire and apply the
knowledge necessary to implement family research studies. Students
examine the utilization of exploratory, descriptive, longitudinal,
and experimental designs in family studies, apply techniques for
strengthening designs and address instrumentation, sampling, data
collection, and analysis issues particular to family research. Experience
is gained in instrument evaluation and selection, decision-making
regarding level of variable formation, model validation through multiple
measurement, and selection of appropriate statistical tests to capture the
complexity and dynamic nature of the family.
NGN-Nursing - Gerontological Courses

NGN 630. Advanced Practice Gerontology Nursing. 2 Hours.
This course is desigend to provide students in all advanced practice
nursing tracks with the ability to integrate knowledge of gerontology and
geriatrics with other specialy knowledge concerning the management
of health care of adults. The emphasis in the course is on providing
students with the background to apply this knowledge with elders and
their families.
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NGN 631. Gerontology and Geriatrics for Advanced Nursing

Practice. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to
integrate knowledge of gerontology and geriatrics with previously
acquired knowledge concerning the management of health care of adults.
It is the required support course for students in the gerontological nurse
practitioner option and may be taken as an elective by students in other
options. In this course students acquire knowledge of gerontology and
geriatrics that is relevant to the nursing and medical management of
health care of elders. This knowledge is applied in the required clinical
course.
NGN 692L. Residency: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner. 1-4 Hour.

This course is the third of three clinical practicum courses and is
designated as the culminating practical experience for Gerontology
nurse practitioner students. This course encourages the student to
apply knowledge and theories from the core courses as well as previous
clinical and clinical support courses. A comprehensive examination is
given during this residency course. Failure to pass the comprehensive
examination will delay graduation. Students arrange their own clinical
sites with assistance/approval from clinical faculty. Prerequisite: NGN
686L.
Prerequisites: NAH 686L [Min Grade: P] or NAH 686L [Min Grade: P]
NGN 632. Chronic Health Conditions for Advanced Nursing Practice.

3 Hours.
This is a required support course for students in the gerontological nurse
practitioner option, and may be taken as an elective by students in other
options. In this course students acquire knowledge of a variety of clinical
topics that are relevant to the nursing and medical management of health
care of persons with complex chronic disorders such as urinary/fecal
incontinence, chronic wounds and psychiatric disorders. The course is
designed to provide students with the opportunity to integrate knowledge
of selected chronic conditions with previously acquired knowledge
concerning the management of health care of patients.
NGN 731. Advanced Practice Gerontological Nursing I. 3 Hours.

This course is designed to provide DNP students who are already adult,
adult acute, and/or family nurse practitioners and who are delivering care
to a majority of gerontological patients, with an advanced theoretical and
empirical knowledge of aging. This level of specialized gerontological
nursing knowledge is beyond what would be obtained in an acute, adult,
or family nurse practitioner program. The content in NGN 731Q and
NGN 732Q satisfies the ANCC didactic requirements for a secondary
certification as a gerontological nurse practitioner under the alternative
eligibility requirements. This course and NGN 732Q should be considered
for students interesting in a secondary licensure and is not intended
for initial licensure as an advanced practice gerontological nurse.
Documentation of clinical hours required by the ANCC is incumbent
upon the student, not the UASON. Questions concerning the alternative
eligibility requirements may be addressed by course faculty or by the
ANCC registrar.
NGN 685L. Practicum I: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner. 2 Hours.

This is the first of two gerontological practica courses for the dual adult/
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner specialty. In selected clinical settings
students are expected to integrate the knowledge and competencies
gained from foundation courses and didactic content to further develop
the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner role. This course allows the student
to develop the role by providing health care services to individuals,
families, and groups, while emphasizing the promotion of health and
prevention of disease. The student addresses the management of
actual and potential health problems including common diseases and
human responses to diseases. The following elements are integrated
into the course: critical thinking, professional presentations, research
utilization, scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity, and social
issues. Prerequisite: NUR 614L. Corequisite: NAH 621.
Prerequisites: NUR 614L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 614 [Min Grade: B] or
NUR 614 [Min Grade: B]
NGN 686L. Practicum II: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner. 2 Hours.
This is the second of two gerontological practica courses for the
dual adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner specialty. In selected
clinical settings students are expected to integrate the knowledge and
competencies gained from foundation courses and didactic content
to further develop the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner role. This
course allows the student to develop the role by providing health
care services to individuals, families, and groups, while emphasizing
the promotion of health and prevention of disease. It is anticipated
that the student will be increasingly independent and skilled as the
clinical experience progresses, allowing the student to contribute more
toward the management of health problems. The advanced practice
role emphasis in this course encompasses a trajectory of the nurse
practitioner experience from novice to beginning expert, and includes
role components such as interdisciplinary collaborator, coach, educator,
and consultant. The following elements are integrated into the course:
critical thinking, professional presentations, research utilization, scientific
integrity and ethics, human diversity, and social issues. Prerequisite: NAH
621 and NGN 685L. Corequisite: NAH 622.
Prerequisites: (NAH 621 [Min Grade: B] and NAH 658L [Min Grade: P])
or (NAH 621 [Min Grade: B] and NAH 621 [Min Grade: P])
NGN 732. Advanced Practice Gerontological Nursing II. 3 Hours.

This course is designed to provide DNP students who are already adult,
adult acute, and/or family nurse practitioners and who are delivering care
to a majority of gerontological patients, with an advanced theoretical and
empirical knowledge of aging. This level of specialized gerontological
nursing knowledge is beyond what would be obtained in an acute, adult,
or family nurse practitioner program. The content in NGN 731Q and
NGN 732Q satisfies the ANCC didactic requirements for a secondary
certification as a gerontological nurse practitioner under the alternative
eligibility requirements. This course and NGN 731Q should be considered
for students interesting in a secondary licensure and is not intended
for initial licensure as an advanced practice gerontological nurse.
Documentation of clinical hours required by the ANCC is incumbent
upon the student, not the UASON. Questions concerning the alternative
eligibility requirements may be addressed by course faculty or by the
ANCC registrar.
NHSA-Nursing and Health Admin Courses

NHSA 616. Nursing Financial Management. 4 Hours.
Nurse leaders play an important role in managing the financial
responsibilities for providing high quality care. This course explores
health care economics and health care policy as it applies to access,
costs, and quality, current and future mechanisms for financing health
care services, and organization and unit level budgeting principles.
Content will include creating, monitoring, and analyzing a budget,
interpreting financial information, and capital budgeting. Corequisite:
NHSA 617L.
NHSA 617L. Nursing Financial Management Practicum. 2-3 Hours.

This course provides a practical base for students to apply financial
concepts in a health care organization. Students will work with healthcare
administrators to create, monitor, and/or analyze budgets, examine
revenue cycle for opportunities for improvement, and develop a business
case for a new product or service. Students arrange their own clinical
site(s) with assistance/approval from clinical faculty.
NHSA 618. Human Resource Management. 3 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical basis for students to learn and apply
human resources and organizational concepts, theories, and behaviors.
The course will facilitate the individual growth and development of
the nurse leader. Content includes human resource management
issues; recruitment and retention; staff development; roles clarification;
leadership development and succession planning; teamwork and
collaborative practice; conflict management; performance management;
cultural competence and the work environment; personnel policies,
standards, and laws; and decision making and governance models.
Students will begin developing a professional portfolio. Successful
completion of field experience is required.
NHSA 620. Nursing and Health Systems Administration I. 3 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical base for students to develop the role
of nursing and health systems administrator at the unit level. Emphasis
is placed on the development of the knowledge and skills necessary
for implementing the management role. Students will develop specific
administrative competencies to include the ability to: understand self
and others, communicate effectively, develop subordinates, manage
conflict, monitor personal and individual performance, manage projects,
delegate effectively, manage time and stress, foster a productive work
environment, live with change, and build and maintain a power base.
Content builds on the theoretical foundations of leadership, organizational
behavior, and capital management applied to the structure of nursing
and health organizations, patient care delivery and classification
systems, staffing, budgeting, quality standards and improvement, risk
management, leadership development, strategic planning, and change
management. The following elements are integrated into this course:
critical thinking, research, scholarly writing, professional presentation,
scientific integrity and ethics, cultural diversity, and social issues. The
role emphasis of this course is that of beginning nurse manager. Prereq:
Admission to the Nursing and Health Systems Administration option.
Prerequisites: NUR 601 [Min Grade: B] and (MBA 609 [Min Grade: C] or
HCO 615 [Min Grade: C]) and (MBA 632 [Min Grade: C] or HA 631 [Min
Grade: C]) and NUR 602 [Min Grade: C]
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NHSA 621. Nursing and Health Systems Administration II. 2,4 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical and experiential base for students
to develop and implement the role of nursing and health systems
administrator at the division/ department level. Emphasis is placed on
the synthesis of knowledge and skills from the disciplines of nursing and
business management that is necessary to apply when assuming the
middle management role. Students will develop specific administrative
competencies to include the ability to manage collective performance,
design and organize projects, negotiate agreement and commitment,
and create change. Content includes analysis of administrative roles and
functions, strategies for coordination of quality care within and across
departments and systems, strategies for service as an expert resource,
business planning, cost and productivity, redesigning practice to achieve
goals, models of practice and service delivery, utilization of consultants,
managing product/service lines, and utilization of research for improving
nursing processes and patient care outcomes. The following elements
are integrated into this course: critical thinking, research, scholarly
writing, professional presentation, scientific integrity and ethics, cultural
diversity, and social issues. The role emphasis of this course is that of
mid-level manager. Prerequisite: NHSA 620. Corequisite: NHSA 685L.
Prerequisites: NHSA 620 [Min Grade: B]
NHSA 622. Nursing and Health Systems Administration III. 2 Hours.
This course continues to provide a theoretical and experiential base
for students to develop and implement the role of nursing and health
systems administrator at the executive level. Through seminar
discussion and with an executive level preceptor, emphasis is placed
on the application, synthesis, and integration of knowledge and skills
necessary for effective and efficient management of human and material
resources, while incorporating the ethical, social, legal, financial, and
economic aspects of health care delivery, health policy, and regulatory
requirements for both staff and the organization. Students will develop
specific administrative competencies to include the ability to manage
organizational performance, manage across functions, present ideas,
think creatively, and develop a vision, mission, strategic plan, and set
goals. Content includes health care regulation and policy, practice
plans and financing, internal and external environmental influences
on nursing and health care systems, information system development
and management, quality improvement, and managed care systems.
The following elements are integrated into this course: critical thinking,
research, scholarly writing, professional presentation, scientific integrity
and ethics, cultural diversity, and social issues. The role emphasis of
this course is that of chief nurse executive. Prerequisite: NHSA 621 and
NHSA 685L. Corequisite: NHSA 686L.
NHSA 630. Health Services Marketing Management. 3 Hours.
The redesign of healthcare organizations has mandated larger spans
of control for nurse managers with expertise and leadership skills in
organizational, human resource, and financial management. The need for
the integration of clinical skills with business know-how has been fueled
by a more diverse work force with direct responsibility for non-nursing
staff, an increased emphasis on customer service and risk management,
and the ability to design and implement care delivery models that
extend beyond the walls of the organization into the community and its
stakeholders. Health systems across the country (and internationally),
including home health agencies, managed care entities, public and
private sector hospitals, long-term and ambulatory care facilities, and
insurance companies, are searching for advanced level nurses for
management and executive level positions.
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NHSA 631. Advanced Quality and Patient Safety. 3-4 Hours.

This course examines current issues in quality improvement and patient
safety activities. The course includes a review of past and current
efforts, tools, and theories of quality assessment, assurance, utilization
management, and measuring and improving outcome. In addition, the
course looks at new initiatives to improve quality and safety through
regulation, reporting and financial incentives.
NHSA 632. Nursing and Health Systems Administration I. 2-4 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical base for students to develop the
role of nursing and health systems administrator. Emphasis is placed
on development of knowledge and skills necessary for implementing
the management role. Students will develop specific administrative
competencies to include the ability to: understand self and others;
communicate effectively, develop subordinates, manage conflict,
monitor personal, individual, and team performance, manage projects,
delegate effectively, manage time and stress, foster a productive work
environment, live with change, and build and maintain a power base.
Content builds on the theoretical foundations of leadership, organizational
behavior, financial management, patient care delivery, quality standards
and improvement, risk management, leadership development, and
change management. The following elements are integrated into
this course: critical thinking, research, scholarly writing, professional
presentation, scientific integrity and ethics, cultural diversity, and social
issues. The role emphasis of this course is for entry and mid-level nurse
leaders. Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing and Health Systems
Administration option.
Prerequisites: NHSA 616 [Min Grade: B] and NHSA 617L [Min Grade: P]
and NHSA 618 [Min Grade: B] and NHSA 631 [Min Grade: B] and NHSA
681L [Min Grade: P]
NHSA 633. Nursing and Health Systems Administration II. 3-4 Hours.
This course offers a theoretical base for students to develop and
implement the role of nursing and health systems administrator at the
service line/division or higher level. Emphasis is on the synthesis of
knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines including nursing and
business necessary when assuming a mid-level to senior level leadership
role. A primary focus of this course is to develop the nurse leader as an
expert to influence patient care, systems and community outcomes in a
variety of settings such as ambulatory clinics, long-term care, acute care,
community, managed care and policy-making. Content includes strategic
management, health care policy and regulation, internal and external
environmental assessments, disaster preparedness, and organizational
and professional accountability. The following elements are integrated
into this course: critical thinking, research, scholarly writing, professional
presentation, scientific integrity and ethics, cultural diversity, and social
issues. The role emphasis of this course is mid-level to senior level
leadership roles. Prerequisite: NHSA 632 and NHSA 682L. Corequisite:
NSHA 683L.
NHSA 640. Economics for Nursing. 3 Hours.
Nurses care for people and caring is the central concept of modern
nursing. Yet caring takes many forms, including caring about the
economics of services provided. Changes in payment systems,
organizational structure and the U.S.healthcare market have led to new
interests in the economics of care delivery. Nurses play a major role in
this care delivery, as clinicians, administrators and scholars. Topics for
the completely on-line course include a basic introduction to economics
as it applies to nursing, the nursing labor and service markets and critical
professional economic issues facing nursing today.
NHSA 681L. Advanced Quality and Patient Safety Practicum. 2-3

Hours.
This course provides an experiential base for students to develop and
implement the role of nursing and health systems quality and outcomes
manager within a healthcare organization. Students will analyze
outcomes measurement and quality improvement in a health care setting
from a strategic perspective and engage, as leaders and participants,
in efforts to improve the quality of health services. Students arrange
their own clinical sites with assistance/approval from clinical faculty. Corequisite: NHSA 631Q Advanced Quality and Patient Safety.
NHSA 682L. Nursing and Health Systems Administration I
Practicum. 2-4 Hours.
This course is the third of four required practicum courses for the
nursing and health systems administration student. Students in this
course will synthesize theoretical concepts for administration practice
and apply knowledge and skills obtained in masters core courses and
prerequisite support courses to meet the objectives of the course.
Students will arrange their own clinical site(s) with assistance/approval
from clinical faculty. Co-requisite: NHSA 632Q Nursing and Health
Services Administration I. Prerequisite: NHSA 616, NHSA 617L, NHSA
618, NHSA 631 and NHSA 681L. Corequisite: NHSA 632.
and NHSA 618 [Min Grade: B] and NHSA 631 [Min Grade: B] and NHSA
681L [Min Grade: P]
NHSA 683L. Nursing and Health Systems Administration II
Practicum. 3 Hours.
This course is the last of four practicum courses for the nursing and
health-systems administration student. Students in this course will
synthesize theoretical concepts for administration practice and apply
knowledge and skills obtained in masters core courses and prerequisite
support courses to meet the objectives of the course. Emphasis is placed
on the synthesis of knowledge and skills from the disciplines of nursing
and business management that is necessary to apply when assuming a
mid- or senior level management/leadership role. Students will arrange
Prerequisite: NHSA 632 and NHSA 682L. Corequisite: NHSA 633.
NHSA 685L. Nursing and Health Systems Administration Practicum
I. 1-2 Hour.
This course is the first of two required application courses for the nursing
and health-systems administration student. Students in this course will
synthesize theoretical concepts for administration practice and apply
knowledge and skills obtained in masters core courses and prerequisite
support courses to meet the objectives of the course. Students arrange
Prerequisite: NHSA 620. Corequisite: NHSA 621.
NHSA 686L. Nursing and Health Systems Administration/Quality

Management Practicum II. 4 Hours.
Nursing and Health Systems Administration/Quality and Outcomes
Management in Health Systems: This course provides an experimental
base for students to develop and implement the role of nursing and
health systems administrator and quality and outcomes manager at the
executive level. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis of knowledge and
skills from the disciplines of nursing and business management that is
necessary to apply when assuming a management and leadership role.
Students will analyze outcomes measurement and quality improvement in
a health care setting from a strategic perspective and engage, as leaders
and participants, in efforts to improve the quality of health services.
clinical faculty. Prerequisite: NHSA 621 and NHSA 685L. Corequisite:
NHSA 622.
NHV - Nursing - HIV/AIDS Care Courses

NHV 631. Advanced HIV/AIDS Care Nursing I. 5 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for students to
diagnose and manage the health needs of the HIV/AIDS care patient and
family in the delivery of culturally competent care across the life span.
Content includes multidisciplinary management strategies to holistic
healthcare delivery as it applies to administration of culturally competent
HIV/AIDS care. This course will utilize discussion, online activities for
application of class content, readings, lecture and guest lecture approach
to supplement text readings and online delivery of didactic content.
Student/teacher/class communication will occur through email, chat
room, WebCT bulletin board postings, telephone, fax and postal service.
The students are expected to apply culturally competent and palliative
care theories to clinical assessment and decision-making strategies in
order to provide direct patient care to the HIV/AIDS care patient and
family. Critical thinking, research, ethics, cultural competence, disease
management, complication prevention and healthcare delivery will be
employed as it applies to chronic disease management and quality of life
for the HIV/AIDS patient and family. Throughout this course students will
apply concepts and theory to view the patient and family as bio-psychosocio-cultural beings who are adapting and evolving to an ever-changing
internal and external environment.
Prerequisites: (NUR 612 [Min Grade: B] and NUR 613 [Min Grade: B])
or NUR 614 [Min Grade: B]
NHV 632. Advanced HIV/AIDS Care Nursing II. 4 Hours.
skills to provide care for patients with commonly occurring HIV/AIDS care
problems. Students will also have the opportunity to develop strategies
to market the advanced practice nurse role, to create a specific practice
position, and to explore strategies to market their role in health care. The
following elements are integrated into the course: critical thinking, health
promotion, disease prevention, and HIV/AIDS care, scientific integrity
and ethics, human diversity and social issues, and professional role
development.
Prerequisites: NHV 631 [Min Grade: B] or NHV 631 [Min Grade: B]
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NHV 685L. Practicum I: Advanced HIV/AIDS Care. 3 Hours.

NHV 685L allows the student to develop the Advanced HIV/AIDS Care
role by providing health and palliative care services to clients across the
lifespan, families, and groups while emphasizing the promotion of health,
the prevention of disease and the palliative care for life altering conditions
throughout the course of clinical experiences over two academic terms.
Further, the student continues to apply knowledge and current research
findings to the management of actual and potential health problems,
which include common diseases and human responses to disease. It is
anticipated that the student will be increasingly independent and skilled
as each clinical experience progresses, allowing him/her to become
more proficient and to contribute to the management of more complex
health problems. The following elements are integrated into the course:
critical thinking, professional presentations, research utilization, scientific
integrity and ethics, human diversity and social issues. The advanced
practice role emphasis in this course encompasses a trajectory of the
nurse practitioner experience from novice to beginning expert, and
includes role components such as interdisciplinary collaborator, coach,
educator, and consultant.
NMD - Nursing - Diabetes Mnmgt Courses

NMD 621. Advanced Management of Diabetes I. 3 Hours.
A variety of management strategies will be presented from multiple
healthcare disciplines. The perspectives of the multi-disciplinary team
in assisting persons to achieve self-care goals is an important theme
throughout this course as are the current controversies, issues, and
research findings underlying present approaches to treatment and
patient/family education. Topics presented are based on the curriculum
blueprint of the American Diabetes Educators Program recommendations
for the ANCC/AADE Advanced Diabetes Management certification
examination for clinical nurse specialist and/or nurse practitioners. The
topics addressed in this course include: recognition of early signs of
diabetes mellitus, self glucose monitoring, diabetes among: minorities,
and those residing in rural settings. Pre-req: NUR 600, NUR 614, NCA
621 and NCA 685L or equivalent or ANCC certifcation as a Nurse
Practitioner.
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NMD 622. Advanced Management of Diabetes II. 3 Hours.

This online course is the second in a program of study focusing on
advanced diabetes management across the lifespan. Two didactic and
three clinical courses are offered that will provide a multi-disciplinary
framework for the identification of those at risk for or who already
possess the metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, frank type 1 or 2
diabetes mellitus and/or the associated complications. A variety of
management strategies will be presented from multiple healthcare
disciplines. The perspectives of the multi-disciplinary team in assisting
persons to achieve self-care goals is an important theme throughout
this course as are the current controversies, issues, and research
findings underlying present approaches to treatment and patient/family
education. Topics presented are based on the curriculum blueprint
of the American Diabetes Educators Program recommendations
for the ANCC/AADE Advanced Diabetes Management certification
examination for clinical nurse specialist and/or nurse practitioners.
Topics presented will be based on the curriculum of the American
Diabetes Educators Program recommendations for the Certified Diabetes
Educator. These topics include: family planning, gestational diabetes,
poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), orthopedic sequelae of diabetes,
transplantation, glucose monitoring, insulin pump and other advanced
diabetes technologies, diabetes in: rural minorities, elderly, children;
diabetes in persons with disabilities, insurance issues, cultural issues,
economic issues, mood disorders, eating disorders, hypoglycemia,
pain management, foot care, risks of ESRD, hypertension, obesity,
dental concerns and provider reimbursement issues regarding diabetes
education services.Prerequisite: NMD 621 and NMD 685L or ANCC
certification as a nurse practitioner.
Prerequisites: NMD 621 [Min Grade: B] or NMD 621 [Min Grade: B]
NMD 685L. Practicum I: Advanced Management of Diabetes. 3
Hours.
NMD 685L allows the student to begin the development of the Advanced
Diabetes Management role by providing health care services to clients
across the lifespan (i.e., individuals, families, groups) in a variety of
settings and emphasizing the promotion of health and the prevention of
disease. Further, the student applies knowledge and current research
findings to the management of actual and potential health problems,
which include common diseases and human responses to disease.
It is anticipated that the student will be increasingly independent
and skilled as each clinical experience progresses, allowing him/her
to become proficient and to contribute to the management of more
complex health problems. The following elements are integrated into
the course: critical thinking, professional presentations, research
utilization, scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity and awareness
of social and professional issues. The advanced practice role emphasis
in this course begins the trajectory of the NP experience from
novice to beginning expert, and includes role components such as
interdisciplinary collaborator, coach, teacher, manager, researcher, and
consultant. .Students arrange their own clinical sites with assistance/
approval from clinical faculty. Corequisite: NMD 621.
NMT-Nuclear Medicine Tech Courses

NMT 601. Introduction to MRI Clinic. 2 Hours.
Overview of patient management, MRI screening and safety procedures,
quality assurance procedures and FDA guidelines.
NMT 602. Introduction to Nuclear Medicine, Patient Care &

Communication Skills. 3 Hours.
Overview of professional organizations and nuclear medicine; hospital
organization; medical terminology; medical records; communication skills,
health law and medical ethics; basic patient care theory.
Prerequisites: AHS 350 [Min Grade: C]
NMT 605. Corss-Sectional Anatomy. 3 Hours.
Integration of the knowledge of gross anatomy with the identification and
location of structures in cross-sectional images. Computed Tomography
(CT), Magnetic Resonance (MR), and Diagnostic Ultrasound (US).
Prerequisites: BY 115 [Min Grade: C] and BY 116 [Min Grade: C]
NMT 610. Medical Radiation Physics. 4 Hours.
Overview of basic medical radiation physics concepts and experiments.
Prerequisites: MA 106 [Min Grade: C] and PH 201 [Min Grade: C] and
PH 202 [Min Grade: C]
NMT 621. Nuclear Medicine Insturmentation I. 4 Hours.
Theory and experiments on radiation detection instrumentation;
calibration; maintenance standards; practical uses of gaseous detectors,
scintillation detectors, and multichannel analyzers; quality assurance
testing for nuclear medicine instrumentation including GM detectors,
ionization chambers and scintillation detectors.
Prerequisites: MA 180 [Min Grade: C] and PH 201 [Min Grade: C] and
NMT 622. NMT Instrumentation II. 3 Hours.
Applies computer fundamentals to the acquisition and processing of
nuclear medicine patient data. Quality control of SPECT and PET camera
systems.
Prerequisites: NMT 621 [Min Grade: C]
NMT 623. CT Instrumentation. 3 Hours.
Theoretical principles of Computed Tomography (CT); CT
instrumentation, data acquisition, data processing, and image quality.
NMT 624. Physics/Instrumentation of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
3 Hours.
Fundamental physical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance,
including structure of atom, concept of resonance, Larmor frequency,
gyromagnetic ratio, T1 and T2 and methods of generating magnetic
fields.
NMT 631. Nuclear Medicine Anatomy & Physiology - Procedure I. 4
Hours.
Study of the utilization of nuclear medicine procedures including skeletal,
respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems.
Anatomy and relevant concepts in physiology are reviewed and applied
to each procedure.
NMT 632. Nuclear Medicine Anatomy & Physiology - Procedures II. 4
Hours.
Study of the utilization of nuclear medicine procedures including nuclear
cardiology, oncology, central nervous and hematopoietic systems and
applications of position emission tomography. Anatomy and relevant
concepts in physiology are reviewed and applied to each procedure.
NMT 633. Computed Tomography Procedures. 3 Hours.
Overview of CT positioning criteria, specific selections, and options
in protocols. Understanding concepts in advanced CT including
interventional imaging, positron emission tomography and special
procedures.
NMT 634. MRI Scanning and Sequence. 3 Hours.

Overview of basic MRI theory; imaging sequences, parameter
optimizations, and imaging procedures, flow imaging, and MR
spectroscopy.
NMT 641. Regulations, Radiation Protection/Biology and Lab. 4
Hours.
Overview of principles and methods of radiation protection, radiation
biology and ionizing radiation regulations.
NMT 660. Radiopharmacy, Pharmacology & Lab. 3 Hours.
Overview of fundamentals of radiopharmacy and experiments including
radionuclide generator design, elution and operation, labeling and
quality control of Tc-99m labeled compounds, unit dose preparation;
radiopharmaceutical design, IND process, MIRD, contrast media and
pharmacology.
NMT 694. Computed Tomography Clinical Practice. 10 Hours.
Directed clinical practice: CT instrumentation quality control; applied
application of CT procedures.
NMT 698. Non-Thesis Research. 4 Hours.
Directed research for a non-thesis masters degree project.
NNE-Nursing - Neonatal Courses

NNE 613. Neonatal Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the analysis and utilization of principles of
pharmacology and pharmacokinetics for the purpose of planning,
implementing, and evaluating theraputic pharmacological interventions
within the specified population. The unique characteristics of the neonatal
population, related to therapeutic needs, as well as drug absorption,
metabolism and excretion are defined.
NNE 614L. Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced
Nursing Practice. 4 Hours.
This course is designed to provide students with an advanced level
of skill and knowledge in critical thinking, procedures and skills, and
diagnostic reasoning for conducting health assessments and planning
care for wholistic, adaptive human beings. The following elements are
integrated into the course: professional presentations, critical thinking,
scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity and social issues.Pre or
Corequisite: NUR 612.
NNE 621. Advanced Neonatal Nursing I. 3-5 Hours.
neonates, infants, and young toddlers up to two years of age.
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NNE 622. Advanced Neonatal Nursing II. 4-5 Hours.

of neonates, infants, and young toddlers up to the age of two. The
focus of this course is on health promotion and disease prevention and
management strategies from inter-professional domains. The emphasis
of this course is to examine current evidence that supports the delivery
of safe and high quality evidence-based care to neonates, infants, and
young toddlers up to the age of two.
Prerequisites: (NNE 621 [Min Grade: B] or NNE 621 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NNE 684L [Min Grade: P] or NNE 684L [Min Grade: P])
NNE 623. Advanced Neonatal Nursing III. 4-5 Hours.
practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to neonates, infants,
and young toddlers up to the age of two. The emphasis of the course
is on the critical analysis of the evidence for applications that optimize
health outcomes.
Prerequisites: NNE 622 [Min Grade: B](NNE 622 [Min Grade: B] or NNE
622 [Min Grade: B]) and (NNE 685L [Min Grade: P] or NNE 685L [Min
Grade: P])
NNE 684L. Practicum I: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. 2-3 Hours.
and apply selected practice models for the delivery of high quality care to
neonates, infants, and young toddlers up to the age of two. The focus of
this course is on the delivery of health care services to neonates, infants,
and young toddlers up to the age of two. The emphasis of this course
is on promoting the progression of competence within the Advanced
Practice Nursing role.
NNE 685L. Practicum II: Neonatal Nurse Practioner. 2-3 Hours.
and apply selected practice models for delivery of care to neonates,
infants, and toddlers up to the age of two. The focus of this course is to
provide the student with opportunities to integrate in depth diagnostic and
management skills to provide care for neonates, infants, and toddlers
up to the age of two. The emphasis of this course is on the formulation
and management of individualized treatment plans based on diagnostic
NNE 686L. Practicum III: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. 1-3 Hour.
This course is the second of two practicum courses that will be followed
by a residency. In selected clinical settings, students are expected to
integrate the knowledge and competencies gained from foundation
courses to begin to further develop the NNP Role. Students and faculty
cooperatively arrange clinical sites. Prerequisite: NNE 622 and NNE
685L. Corequisite: NNE 623.
Prerequisites: NNE 622 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently) or
NNE 622 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently)
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NNE 692L. Residency: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. 1-6 Hour.

quality evidence-based care to neonate, infant, and young toddler up to
the age of two. The focus of this course is to evaluate progress toward
achievement of professional competencies. The emphasis is on the
incorporation of evidence and concepts from previous coursework and
clinical practice to improve the health status of neonate, infant, and young
toddler up to the age of two.
NNI-Nursing - Informatics Courses

NNI 621. Conceptual Basis for Informatics Practice. 3 Hours.
This course is based on the concepts underpinning nursing informatics
practice as delineated in the American Nurses Association s Scope
and Standards of Nursing Informatics Practice. Students will explore
theories of adult education, communication, systems, decision making,
human-computer interaction and the concepts of data, information and
knowledge. They will have the opportunity to learn how these theories
and concepts are utilized in informatics practice.Prerequisite: NUR 643.
Prerequisites: NUR 643 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
NNI 622. The Information System Life Cycle. 3 Hours.
This offering is designed to be the culminating course of the nursing
informatics specialist curriculum. This course ties together all previous
course work together in an application based review of the information
system life cycle from systems analysis to system evaluation and
maintenance. The course is designed to be taken in conjunction with a
clinical experience in which the student will be exposed to aspects of the
hands on application of course content.
Prerequisites: NUR 643 [Min Grade: C] and NNI 621 [Min Grade: B]
NNI 685L. Nursing Informatics: Practicum I. 2 Hours.
This course provides an experimental base for students to develop
and implement the role of the informatics nurse specialist. Emphasis is
placed on the synthesis and application of the theories and concepts
that provide the basis of informatics practice. Students will develop the
ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary groups, identifying areas for the
design and implementation of administrative and clinical technological
applications. Students will spend 100 hours during the semester working
with a clinical informatics specialist in practice.Students and faculty
cooperatively arrange clinical sites. Prerequisite: NNI 621.
Prerequisites: NNI 621 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently)
NNI 686L. Nursing Informatics: Practicum II. 2 Hours.
This course provides an experimental base for students to develop
and implement the role of the informatics nursing specialist at the
organizational level. Students will be paired with a nursing informatics
specialist working on aspects of system analysis, design, implementation
and evaluation. This experience requires the student synthesize
knowledge gained in all previous courses in the curriculum. This course
includes 100 hours of clinical practice and is designed to function as the
clinical capstone to the NNI curriculum.A comprehensive examination is
given during this residency course. Failure to pass the comprehensive
examination will delay graduation. Students and faculty cooperatively
arrange clinical sites. Prerequisite: NNI 685L.
Prerequisites: NNI 621 [Min Grade: B]
NNS-Nursing - Neuroscience Courses

NNS 630. Advanced Neuroscience Nursing. 3 Hours.
This course emphasis is placed on integration of knowledge from the
neuroscience and knowledge from general pathophysiology with insights
gained through clinical experience. NNS 630 add to student's theoretical
base for managing disorders related to episodic and chronic dysfunction
of the neurosystem. Emphasis is placed on knowledge of neuroscience
underlying the role of the nurse practitioner clinical nurse specialist.
This course is also designed to provide students with opportunities to
integrate knowledge of ethical issues and future trends into advanced
neuroscience nursing practice.
NOM-Nursing - Outcomes Measure Courses

NOM 611. Creativity, Resources and Problem Solving Tools for
Health Care Quality. 2 Hours.
This course provides an introduction to concepts, theories/schools of
thought, and resources in the areas of outcomes measurement and
quality management; addresses systems thinking, creativity, and quality/
problem solving tools. Admission to the MSN Program or permission for
course instructor.
NON-Nursing - Oncology Courses

NON 630. Advanced Adult Oncology Nursing. 3 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical base for students to diagnose and
manage acute oncology health problems of adults. Emphasis is placed
on integration of knowledge of pathophysiology, clinical assessment,
and nursing and medical management.Taught only if sufficient students
indicate interest.
NPA-Nursing - Palliative Care Courses

NPA 626. Palliative Care for Advanced Nursing Practice I. 3 Hours.
This course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for students to
diagnose and manage the health needs of the palliative care patient and
family in the delivery of culturally competent care across the life span.
Content includes multidisciplinary management strategies to holistic
healthcare delivery as it applies to administration of culturally competent
palliative care. This course will utilize discussion, online activities for
application of class content, readings, lecture and guest lecture approach
to supplement text readings and online delivery of didactic content. The
students are expected to apply culturally competent and palliative care
theories to clinical assessment and decision-making strategies in order
to provide direct patient care to the palliative care patient and family.
Prerequisite: NUR 614L. Corequisite: NPA 685L.
Prerequisites: NUR 614L [Min Grade: B] and NUR 613 [Min Grade: B]
(Can be taken Concurrently) or NUR 613 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken
Concurrently)
NPA 627. Palliative Care for Advanced Nursing Practice II. 3 Hours.
skills to provide care for patients with commonly occurring palliative care
problems. Students will also have the opportunity to develop strategies
to market the advanced practice nurse role, to create a specific practice
position and to explore strategies to market their role in health care. The
following elements are integrated into the course: critical thinking, health
promotion, disease prevention and palliative care, scientific integrity
and ethics, human diversity and social issues and professional role
development. Corequisite: NPA 686L.
Prerequisites: (NPA 626 [Min Grade: B] or NPA 626 [Min Grade: B])
NPA 685L. Practicum: Palliative Care for Advanced Nursing Practice

I. 3 Hours.
This course allows the student to develop the Culturally Competent
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner role by providing health and palliative
care services to clients across the lifespan, families and groups while
emphasizing the promotion of health, the prevention of disease and the
palliative care for life altering conditions throughout the course of clinical
experiences over two academic terms. Further, the student continues to
apply knowledge and current research findings to the management of
actual and potential health problems, which include common diseases
and human responses to disease. Students arrange their own clinical
sites with assistance/approval from clinical faculty. Prerequisite: NUR
614L. Corequisite: NPA 626.
Prerequisites: NUR 614L [Min Grade: B] or NUR 614 [Min Grade: B]
NPA 686L. Practicum: Culturally Competent Palliative Care Nurse
Practitioner II. 3 Hours.
This course allows the student to develop the Culturally Competent
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner role by providing health and palliative
care services to clients across the lifespan, families and groups while
emphasizing the promotion of health, the prevention of disease and
palliative care for life altering conditions throughout the course of clinical
experiences over two academic terms. Further, the student continues to
apply knowledge and current research findings to the management of
actual and potential health problems, which include common diseases
and human responses to disease. An Objective Structured Patient
Experience held during this course will determine if the student can
progress into 6 hours of the final residency course, NCA 692L. Students
arrange their own clinical sites with assistance/approval from clinical
faculty. Prerequisite: NPA 621 and NPA 685L. Corequisite: NPA 622.
Prerequisites: NPA 685L [Min Grade: P] or NPA 685L [Min Grade: P]
NPA 692L. Residency: Culturally Competent Palliative Care Nurse
Practitioner. 3-6 Hours.
This course prepares the student in the Culturally Competent Palliative
Nurse Practitioner role to be a beginning expert in the diagnosis and
management of client's health problems. During residency, the student
is expected to continue growth toward becoming an independent
practitioner, specializing in the culturally competent care of clients from
across the lifespan. The student further develops the Palliative Care
Nurse Practitioner role with patient/clients by providing health care
services to clients (i.e. individuals, families, groups) emphasizing the
promotion of health, prevention of disease and/or palliation of symptoms
of life-altering diseases. A comprehensive examination is given during
this residency course. Failure to pass the comprehensive examination
will delay graduation. Students arrange their own clinical sites with
assistance/approval from clinical faculty. Prerequisite: NPA 622 and NPA
686L.
Prerequisites: (NPA 627 [Min Grade: B] or NPA 627 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NPA 685L [Min Grade: P] or NPA 685L [Min Grade: P]) and (NPA 686L
[Min Grade: P] or NPA 686L [Min Grade: P])
NPE-Nursing - Pediatrics Courses

NPE 613. Primary Care Pediatric Pharmacology. 1 Hour.
This course is a supplement course for Primary Care Practitioner
students to provide them with information necessary to safely and
competently prescribe medications for infants, children and adolescents.
It complements the information provided in NUR 613 Pharmacology
and Therapeutics but focuses on the unique physiologic and metabolic
characteristics of this population.Pre or corequisite: NUR 613.
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NPE 621. Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care I. 4-5 Hours.

primary care pediatric patients and their families.
NPE 622. Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care II. 2-4 Hours.
of primary care pediatric patients and their families. The focus of this
course is on health promotion and disease prevention and management
strategies from inter-professional domains. The emphasis of this course
is to examine current evidence that supports the delivery of safe and high
quality evidence-based care to primary care pediatric patients and their
families.
Prerequisites: (NPE 621 [Min Grade: B] or NPE 621 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NPE 685L [Min Grade: P] or NPE 685L [Min Grade: P])
NPE 623. Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care III. 4-5 Hours.
practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to primary care
pediatric patients and their families. The emphasis of the course is on
the critical analysis of the evidence for applications that optimize health
outcomes.
NPE 685L. Practicum I: Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care.
2-3 Hours.
to primary care pediatric patients and their families. The focus of this
course is on the delivery of health care services to primary care pediatric
patients and their families. The emphasis of this course is on promoting
the progression of competence within the Advanced Practice Nursing
role.
NPE 686L. Practicum II: Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care.
2-3 Hours.
and apply selected practice models for delivery of care to primary
care pediatric patients and their families. The focus of this course is to
provide the student with opportunities to integrate in depth diagnostic
and management skills to provide care for primary care pediatric patients
and their families. The emphasis of this course is on the formulation
and management of individualized treatment plans based on diagnostic
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NPE 687L. Practicum III: Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. 2

Hours.
coach, educator, consultant roles. Prerequisite: NPE 622 and NPE 686L.
Corequisite: NPE 623.
Prerequisites: (NPE 622 [Min Grade: B] and NPE 686L [Min Grade: P])
or (NPE 622 [Min Grade: B] and NPE 686L [Min Grade: P])
NPE 692L. Practicum III: Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care
Residency. 1-6 Hour.
quality evidence-based care to primary care pediatric patients and
their families. The focus of this course is to evaluate progress toward
achievement of professional competencies. The emphasis is on the
incorporation of evidence and concepts from previous coursework and
clinical practice to improve the health status of primary care pediatric
patients and their families.
NPN-Psyc Mental Hlth Nur Prac Courses

NPN 613. Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing. 3
Hours.
This course will provide advanced knowledge of psychobiological
information in conjunction with the use of psychopharmacological
interventions with patients. This course will focus on the
pharmacokinetics and clinical management including prescription of
medications for psychiatric disorders. Prerequisite: NUR 613, NPN 621
and NPN 685L.
Prerequisites: (NUR 613 [Min Grade: B] and NPN 621 [Min Grade: B]
and NPN 685L [Min Grade: P]) or (NUR 613 [Min Grade: B] and NPN 621
[Min Grade: B] and NPN 685L [Min Grade: P])
NPN 621. Advanced Psychiatric Nursing I. 4-5 Hours.
and effective provision of advanced practice psychiatric nursing. The
focus of this course is to prepare the student to implement the role of the
Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse. The emphasis of this course is on
the acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver safe and
effective care to a psychiatric population across the lifespan.
NPN 622. Advanced Psychiatric Nursing II. 3-5 Hours.

psychiatric patients across the lifespan. The focus of this course is on
health promotion and disease prevention and management strategies for
psychiatric patients from inter-professional domains. The emphasis of this
course is to examine current evidence that supports the delivery of safe
and high quality evidence-based care to psychiatric patients across the
lifespan.
Prerequisites: (NPN 621 [Min Grade: B] or NPN 621 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NPN 685L [Min Grade: P] or NPN 685L [Min Grade: P])
NPN 623. Advanced Psychiatric Nursing III. 4-5 Hours.
theoretical concepts as related to advanced practice psychiatric nursing.
The focus of this course is on the utilization of complex models and
systems of practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to
psychiatric patients across the lifespan. The emphasis of the course is on
the critical analysis of the evidence for applications that optimize health in
psychiatric patients across the lifespan.
NPN 685L. Practicum I: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. 3 Hours.
apply selected practice models for delivery of care to psychiatric and
substance use patients across the lifespan. The focus of this course is
to provide the student with opportunities to integrate in depth diagnostic
and management skills to provide care for psychiatric patients across
the lifespan. The emphasis of this course is on the formulation and
management of individualized treatment plans based on diagnostic
NPN 686L. Practicum II: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. 3 Hours.
to psychiatric patients across the lifespan. The focus of this course is
on the delivery of health care services to psychiatric patients across the
lifespan. The emphasis of this course is on promoting the progression of
competence within the Advanced Practice Nursing role.
NPN 692L. Residency: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. 1-6 Hour.
quality evidence-based care to psychiatric patients across the livespan.
The focus of this course is to evaluate progress toward achievement
of professional competencies in advanced practice psychiatric nursing.
The emphasis is on the incorporation of evidence and concepts from
previous coursework and clinical practice to improve the health status of
psychiatric patients across the lifespan.
(NPN 686L [Min Grade: B] or NPN 686L [Min Grade: B])
NPP- NUR - Pediatric Pulmonary Courses

NPP 685. Interdisciplinary Pediatric Pulmonary Care I. 3 Hours.
This course provides the trainee with the opportunity to analyze ideas,
concepts and theories relative to the delivery of healthcare to pediatric
pulmonary patients. Emphasis will be focused on the acquisition of indepth knowledge of all aspects of the well child. Chronic respiratory
disease is presented as the model to demonstrate the effects of chronic
illness of the child and family. Trainees are introduced to basic respiratory
anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures and various treatment
modalities. Throughout the term, trainees will be expected to apply the
knowledge and skills acquired to selected clinical assignments.
NPP 686. Interdisciplinary Pediatric Pulmonary Care II. 3 Hours.
NPP 686 provides the traninee with the opportunity to analyze ideas,
concepts and theories relative to the delivery of healthcare to pediatric
pulmonary patients. Emphasis will be focused on the acquisition for indepth knowledge of all aspects of the well child. Chronic respiratory
disease is presented as the model to demonstrate the effects of
chronic illness on the child and family. Trainees are introduced to basic
respiratory anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures and various
treatment modalities. Throughout the term, trainees will be expected to
apply the knowledge and skills acquired to selected clinical assignments.
NPR-NUR Promo/Protect/Rest Hlt Courses

NPR 760. Conceptual Foundations for Promoting, Protecting, and
Restoring Health. 3 Hours.
This course will be focused on theories, concepts and research related
to promoting, protecting and restoring health. Students are expected
to analyze cultural, social, racial and gender influences on health and
research related to health promotion, protection and restoration.
NPR 761. Interventions to Promote, Protect, and Restore Health. 3
Hours.
This course will be focused on in-depth exploration and critical analysis
of current intervention research including conceptual and methodological
issues. In addition, the course will be focused on designing research to
evaluate the outcomes of interventions designed to promote, protect or
restore health on individuals or community groups.
NRM-Nursing - Research Methods Courses

NRM 750. Foundations of Quantitative Research. 3 Hours.
This course is a survey of quantitative research methods and the first
required research core course in the PhD doctoral nursing program. The
course is designed to prepare PhD doctoral nursing students with the
research knowledge and skills to: (1) critically evaluate research; (2) use
the process of research to examine questions identified in one's own
nursing practice; and (3) contribute to expansion of nursing's knowledge
base. This course will include integration of the following elements and/or
activities: critical thinking, critique and synthesis of quantitative research
literature in a focused area of interest, scholarly writing, scientific integrity
and ethics, human diversity, and social issues. Students will apply
criteria for the critique of research to assess the design, methods and
validity of research findings. Students will be exposed to various critique
frameworks for both quantitative and qualitative research. Strategies for
conducting both systematic and integrated reviews will be addressed.
The advanced practice role emphasis of this course is that of investigator,
research collaborator, and content expert in a selected practice field.
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NRM 752. Responsible Conduct of Research. 2 Hours.

This course will examine a wide range of historical and modern
treatises that have shaped ethical practices and medical ethical theories
both in the United States and globally. The course will emphasize
comparing and contrasting various world views of ethical research
practice from a cultural and global perspective. The content will focus
on ethical principles such as respect for persons, autonomy, justice
and rights-based codes. In addition, the expectations and regulations
of Institutional Review Boards will be examined with an emphasis on
developing effective strategies to expedite approval of student research
applications. In addition, students will complete and provide proof of
current completion of the UAB IRB training course as an initial pass/fail
learning activity. This course will also include integration of the following
elements and/or activities: critical thinking, informatics, collaboration,
scholarly writing, preparing/giving professional presentations, theory
evaluation and application, human diversity, cultural competence, global
concerns and health disparity issues. The advanced role emphasis of this
course is that of investigator, research collaborator, and content expert in
a selected practice field.
NRM 770. Designs for Nursing Studies I. 3 Hours.
Designs For Nursing Studies I. In this course, special emphasis is placed
upon the beginning phases of the research process, including formulation
of research questions/aims, integration of theory and/or conceptual
framework in the development of research, the critique and review of
knowledge that support an identified area of research, and the discussion
of the type of research design. Cultural implications and ethical standards
for research will be addressed.
NRM 771. Methods/Measurement In Nursing Research. 3 Hours.
Instrumentation in nursing research involves measurement of biological,
psychological and/or sociological aspects of human systems. This
course is an overview of the theories, principles and techniques that yield
reliable and valid measurement of human systems. Opportunities will be
provided to evaluate the psychometric properties of selected measures
and strategies. This course is designed to aid the student in writing the
measurement section of a research proposal in the focal area. 999999.
NRM 772. Designs of Nursing Studies II. 3 Hours.
Designs for Nursing Studies II. This course focuses on sampling,
collection of data, data analysis plans, presentation of findings,
conclusions in various research designs and the reintegration of the
findings into the body of knowledge in an indentified area of research.
Ethical and cultural issures relateded to the conduct of research will be
addressed. Students will develope a research proposal.
NRM 773. Qualitative Research Methods. 4 Hours.
This core course focuses on sampling, design, analysis plans,
presentation of results, findings, and conclusions in various research
designs and the reintegration of the findings into the body of knowledge
in an identified area of research. Ethical and cultural issues related to the
conduct of research are also examined.
NRM 774. Designs and Methods for Research of Vulnerable
Populations With Health Disparities. 3 Hours.
This course is designed for doctoral level students in nursing and
other health-related disciplines. Special emphasis is placed on critical
analysis of health disparities research, and the integration of theory
and empirical evidence in designing studies of vulnerable populations
such as minorities and other underserved populations. Issues of race,
gender, age, ethnicity, social class and cultures are examined in
relation to research design and successful implementation of research
studies. Intervention approaches commonly used in health disparities
research will be evaluated and ethical issues of relevance to vulnerable
populations will be explored.
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NRM 777. Mixed Methods Research I: Introduction to the Field. 3

Hours.
The course will provide students with an introduction to the field of
mixed methods research. The course will focus on understanding what
constitutes mixed methods research, its fundamental principles, and
the main trends, issues, and debates involved in the application of
this research approach. Students will examine the process of mixed
methods research, including its definition, rationale for using it, the key
characteristics, major design applications, and means of assessing the
quality of mixed methods inferences. In addition, students will learn
how the mixed methods research process is shaped by personal,
interpersonal, and social contexts and how mixed methods intersects with
other quantitative and qualitative research approaches and designs.
Prerequisites: (NRM 750 [Min Grade: B] or NRM 750 [Min Grade: B])
and (NRM 773 [Min Grade: B] or NRM 773 [Min Grade: B])
NRM 781. Quantitative Measurement in Research. 3 Hours.

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with the knowledge
of how to best measure bilogical, psychological and/or sociological
variables within individuals, families, and/or systems. This course
includes an overview of the theories, principles and techniques that
yield effective operationalization in order to obtain valid and reliable
measurements.
Prerequisites: NRM 750 [Min Grade: B]
NRM 778. Mixed Methods Research II: Designing and Conducting a

Mixed Methods Study. 3 Hours.
Building on the foundation knowledge received in Mixed Methods
Research I, the course will provide students with knowledge and skills
of designing and conducting mixed methods studies in social and
health sciences. The topics will include types of research problems
addressed, specification of mixed methods purpose statements and
research questions, types of mixed methods designs, data collection
and analysis strategies within mixed methods designs, and procedures
for reporting and evaluating mixed methods studies. Students will get
applied knowledge of choosing an appropriate mixed methods design,
following the steps in designing and conducting a mixed methods study,
and visually presenting mixed methods procedures employed in the
study. Students will develop a proposal for a mixed methods study with
the major emphasis on the study methodology.
and (NRM 773 [Min Grade: B] or NRM 773 [Min Grade: B]) and (NRM
777 [Min Grade: B] or NRM 777 [Min Grade: B])
NRM 783. Foundations of Qualitative Research. 3 Hours.

The purpose of this course is to examine research traditions that guide
the collection and analysis of qualitative data in the development
of science. Included are naturalistic, conceptual, interpretive and
analytical research methods such as phenomenology, grounded theory,
ethnography, descriptive inquiry and narrative inquiry.
Prerequisites: NUR 751 [Min Grade: B] and NRM 750 [Min Grade: B]
NRM 779. Mixed Methods Application in Community-Based Action

Research. 3 Hours.
The course will provide students with a detailed overview of how mixed
methods can be applied in designing and conducting community-based
action research studies. The topics will include: community-based action
research, its purposes and cross-disciplinary utilization; a mixed methods
methodological framework for action research; steps in designing and
conducting mixed methods action research studies in community settings;
specific types of mixed methods action research designs; sampling, data
collection, analysis, validation, and evaluation of mixed methods action
research projects. Students will get applied knowledge of choosing an
appropriate mixed methods action research design, of applying the steps
to designing and conducting a mixed methods action research study, and
visually presenting the procedures employed in the study. Students will
develop a proposal for a mixed methods action research study with the
major emphasis on the study methodology.
NRM 780. Application of Research Design Principles I. 3 Hours.
In this course, special emphasis is placed upon the beginning phases of
the research process, including formulation of research questions/aims,
integration of theory and/or conceptual framework in the development of
research, the critique and review of knowledge that support an identified
area of research, and the discussion of the type of research design.
Cultural implications and ethical standards for research will be addressed.
NRM 782. Application of Research Design Principles II. 3 Hours.

This course focuses on proposal development to include design,
sampling, data collection, and data analysis plans for a focal area of
interest. Ethical and cultural issues related to the conduct of research will
be addressed.
Prerequisites: NRM 780 [Min Grade: B] and NRM 783 [Min Grade: B]
and NST 778 [Min Grade: B] and NST 758 [Min Grade: B]
NRM 785. Qualitative Research: Analysis and Interpretation. 3

Hours.
The course will provide students with applied knowledge of data analysis
and interpretation in qualitative inquiry. Students will understand the
nature of qualitative data and explore different approaches to qualitative
data analysis. The course will provide a structured experience of learning
how to analyze, interpret, display and report qualitative data and results
within five basic approaches to qualitative inquiry (narrative, case study,
ethnography, grounded theory, and phenomenology). Students will
develop basic skills in using qualitative research software NVivo for data
organization, management and analysis.
NRM 798L. Research Immersion. 3-6 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide the student the opportunity to
participte as a member of an established and funded research team.
Research team members will mentor students taking part in relevant
research experiences. Students will be expected to participate in
various research activities including, but not limited to, research team
meetings, consent of study participants, intervention implementation,
data collection, data base management, data analysis, and manuscript
preparation. Students will apply concepts and principles from research
core courses in their research immersion experience. As part of an
established funded research team, students will explore various research
team roles and responsibilities. Additionally, students will take the
opportunity to learn about and participate in various components of the
UAB research enterprise. Through the research immersion experiences,
students will learn about sources and mechanisms of research funding
and strategies for dissemination of research findings. As appropriate,
students will participate as a member of an established funded research
team in preparation and dissemination of reports of research findings.
Students will also have the opportunity to work with research team
members in analysis, interpretation of findings and in the development
manuscripts, research presentations and posters for dissemination.
NS-Natural Sciences/Math Courses
NST- NUR - Statistical Methods Courses

NST 758. Inferential Statistics I. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide an underpinning for the
understanding of statistical methods and findings. Students will gain
an understanding of common statistical models and applications of
probability, sampling distributions, parametric and non-parametric one
and two sample tests, confidence intervals, applications of analysis of
two-way contingency table data, simple linear regression, and simple
analysis of varience.
Prerequisites: NST 778 [Min Grade: B]
NST 772. Data Mining and Statistical Learning I. 3 Hours.
NST 772 is an elective course for PhD students. This is the first course
in a two-course series that provides further exposition of advanced
statistical analysis and data mining techniques for students interested in
doing research that involves considerable quantitative analysis in their
dissertation and/or future professional work.
NST 773. Data Mining/Stats Learning II. 3 Hours.
NST 773 is an elective course for PhD students. This is the second
course in a two-course series that provides further exposition of
advanced statistical analysis and data mining techniques for students
interested in doing research that involves considerable quantitative
analysis in their dissertation and/or future professional work.
Prerequisites: NST 772 [Min Grade: B] or NST 772 [Min Grade: B]
NST 775. Introduction to Statistical Software Packages: SPSS and
SAS. 2 Hours.
Special emphasis of this laboratory course will be on the use of the
statistical packages, SAS and SPSS, in the creation of the data files, data
entry, manipulation of data, descriptive analysis and selected statistical
techniques.
NST 776. Linear Models For Clinical Nursing Research. 3 Hours.
Linear Models For Clinical Nursing Research. This course is designed
as a survey course on the application of advanced General Linear Model
and related techniques in health care research. The course will focus
on application to research questions of importance to nursing, with an
emphasis on practice-related problems.
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NST 780. Statistical Model II - Topics in Multivariate Analysis. 3

Hours.
This course will extend concepts introduced in NST 779: Statistical
Modeling I - Linear Models into multivariate applications. This course is
designed as a survey course on the application of common multivariate
methods, with emphasis on health-related data.
NTC-Nursing - Teaching Courses

NTC 650. Instructional Strategies For Teaching in Nursing. 3 Hours.
This course is required for students in the Teacher in Nursing Certificate
program and maybe chosen as an elective course by other graduate
students. The content is general and applicable to a variety of teaching
situations and learners. The course is an introduction to a systematic
approach to developing and implementing adult learning experiences.
This course emphasizes the application of a systematic approach
(assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating) to the design of
an educational unit. The focus will be on assessing learning needs,
identifying learning objectives, selection of resources, and development
of teaching strategies for different learner populations.
NTC 652. Program and Curriculum Development. 3 Hours.
This course is a required for students in the Teaching Nursing Certificate
program and may be chosen as an elective course by other graduate
students. The content is general and applicable to course, educational
program, and/or curriculum development. The course is an introduction
to the educational development process. This course emphasizes the
basic components of program/curriculum development, philosophy,
goals, planning learning experiences, implementing learning experiences,
and evaluation of the curriculum or an educational program. The focus
is on an understanding of program/curriculum determinants (learning,
knowledge, man, society) and their impact on curriculum and educational
program planning. The impact of philosophy, organizing framework,
goals, learning experiences, and evaluation on curricular and program
design and development will be discussed.
NST 778. Data Management. 2 Hours.

A hands-on exposure to data management with common statistical
software packages, including concepts of types of variables, data
entry and cleaning, importing and converting datasets, merging and
concatenating datasets, sorting, sub-setting, and producing reports and
descriptive statistics.
NTC 654. Evaluation of Instruction in Nursing. 3 Hours.

This course is a required for students in the Teacher in Nursing
Certificate program and may be chosen as an elective course by other
graduate students. The content is general and applicable to a variety
of health related educational settings and learners. This course is
an introduction to educational testing and measurement, teaching
effectiveness, and clinical performance appraisal. This course provides
an overview of evaluation techniques that enable nurses to plan and
implement a variety of education related evaluation approaches, including
test construction, item analysis, teaching effectiveness, and clinical
performance appraisals. Emphasis will be placed on classroom and
clinical evaluation of learning and on the use of technology for evaluation
purposes. Prereq: Admission to Graduate Studies in the School of
Nursing or as a non-degree post-baccalaureate student or by permission
of instructor;knowledge of statistics and writing measurable educational
ofjectives int eh domains of knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
NST 779. Statistical Modeling I - Linear Models. 3 Hours.

This course is designed as a survey course on the application of General
Linear Models and Logistic Regression, with emphasis on health-related
problems. These techniques are covered in detail including appropriate
diagnostic and remedial measures.
NTC 656. WebCT for Instructors and Designers. 3 Hours.

Provides students with an advanced level of skill and knowledge of
WebCT. Students are introduced to WebCT tools in a sequence that
will permit development of a new course using WebCT as a learning
management system.This course is offered only when sufficient interest
by students is generated.
NST 777. Multivariate Statistical Methods For Clinical Nursing

Research. 3 Hours.
Multivariate Methods For Clinical Nursing Research. This course
is designed as a survey course on the application of multivariate
techniques in health care research. The course will focus on application
of multivariate statistical methods to nursing-related research questions,
with emphasis on interpretation within clinical nursing research problems.
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NTC 658. Simulation and Classroom Technologies for Student

Learning. 2 Hours.
Designed to introduce graduate nursing students to the use of technology
and simulation in nursing education. Students will be introduced to
simulationas an educational strategy addressing issues related to the
development implementation and evaluation of simulations. The use of
technology available to enhance the educational environment will also
be explored. Students will analyze advantages and disadvantages of
various technologies and determine appropriate application of these
technologies.
NTC 660. Foundations of Evidence-Based Nursing Education. 3
Hours.
Designed to prepare graduate nursing students to understand the
concepts fundamental to nursing education. Students will be expected
to analyze the effects of student and faculty diversity, legal and ethical
issues, evidence-based practice on nursing education.
NTC 683L. Teaching Practicum in Nursing. 1-3 Hour.
This course is a required practicum for students in the Teacher in
Nursing Certificate program and may be taken as an elective course
by other graduate students who are concurrently enrolled in one or
more NTC courses. The practicum provides an opportunity for students
to concurrently or retrospectively implement the knowledge and skills
acquired in NTC 650, NTC 652, and NTC 654 to selected teaching
(classroom and clinical) situations. This course provides opportunities
for students to integrate previously or concurrently acquired knowledge
concerning teaching, curriculum, and/or evaluation into selected
classroom and clinical situations. This practicum course allows students
to assume limited responsibilities in classroom and clinical teaching while
under the guidance of an instructor and/or preceptor. Students will be
expected to meet all the course objectives upon completion of the three
credit hour practicum. The practicum should involve both didactic and
clinical teaching.Students arrange their own clinical sites with assistance/
approval from clinical faculty. Prerequisite: Admission to Graduate
Studies in the School of Nursing or as a non-degree post-baccalaureate
student. Prerequisite: NTC 650, NTC 652, and NTC 654.
Prerequisites: (NTC 650 [Min Grade: C] and NTC 652 [Min Grade: C]
and NTC 654 [Min Grade: C]) or (NTC 650 [Min Grade: C] and NTC 652
[Min Grade: C] and NTC 654 [Min Grade: C])
NTC 692L. Residency: Nurse Educator. 3-6 Hours.
A comprehensive examination is given during this residency course.
Failure to pass the comprehensive examination will delay graduation.
clinical faculty. Prerequisite: NTC 650, NTC 652 and NTC 654.
Prerequisites: (NTC 650 [Min Grade: B] or NTC 650 [Min Grade: B]) and
(NTC 652 [Min Grade: B] or NTC 652 [Min Grade: B]) and (NTC 654 [Min
Grade: B] or NTC 654 [Min Grade: B])
NTC 760. Transitions to Academic Nursing Education. 3 Hours.
This course provides content relevant to the role of the nurse educator
in an academic setting. The course includes information on nurse
educator competencies, trends in higher education, the nature of our
students in the 21st century, and strategies for building a successful
nurse-educator career, including building collegial relationships and
integrating the teaching, research, and service missions of the university
into one position. This course may be included in a program of study as
an elective, or taken as a non-degree student. NTC 760 may also be
taken by students in the Nurse Educator track in the MSN program.
NTR-Nutrition Sciences Courses

NTR 500. Communications in Nutrition. 1 Hour.
This course is designed to enable students to communicate effectively
with the public via blogs, media interviews, traditional written education
materials, social media, and websites. Emphasis in all of these areas of
communication will be on translating scientific evidence into accurate and
engaging communications for consumers and the press.
NTR 579. Obesity in the 21st Century. 3 Hours.
Overview of the facts and research findings underlying the understanding
of obesity, its co morbidities, and its consequences in the population.
NTR 589. Internship Practicum. 1-12 Hour.
Clinical experience in food service management and nutritional care in
facilities throughout community; specific objectives vary depending on
rotation.
NTR 601. Advanced Medical Nutrition. 3 Hours.
Roles of nutrition in relationship to health; prevention of disease and
correction of disorders due to nutritional imbalance throughout life cycle;
disease states and their nutritional management; biochemical, clinical,
and dietary assessment of nutritional status; drug-nutrient interactions;
inborn errors of metabolism.
NTR 604. Principles and Practice of Nutrition Support. 3 Hours.
Critical review of current methods of providing nutrition support for
critically ill patients; theory integrated with clinical practice.
NTR 611. Advanced Food System and Resource Management. 3
Hours.
Management systems and their application to hospital food service; legal
aspects of dietetic practice; quality assurance, departmental planning,
and organization.
NTR 612. Research and Technology Applications in Dietetics. 3
Hours.
Utilization of internet technology and research design in dietetics practice.
NTR 618. Nutritional Biochemistry. 6 Hours.
Metabolism and function of nutrients; biosynthesis of vitamins and their
cofactors; human requirements for energy, amino acids, minerals, and
vitamins; current human nutritional problems.
NTR 621. Applied Statistics to Nutrition Sciences I. 3 Hours.
This course has been designed to introduce students to statistical
methods and approaches used to test hypotheses in the field of nutrition.
Students will learn statistical tools that will equip them to analyze data,
and will apply their knowledge to data sets addressing scientific questions
related to nutrition and the application of nutrition to health.
NTR 622. Recent Advances In Nutrition Cancer Research. 3 Hours.
Critical evaluation of effects of genetics and environmental factors,
especially nutrients, on development and prevention of obesity,
atherosclerosis and cancer.
NTR 623. Applied Statistics to Nutrition Sciences II. 3 Hours.
This course has been designed to expose students to advanced
statistical methods and approaches used to test hypotheses in the field of
nutrition. Students will learn statistical tools that will include longitudinal
data, clustering methods, and treatment of covariates in statistical
analyses. The course will equip students to analyze data, and will apply
their knowledge to data sets addressing scientific questions related to
nutrition and the application of nutrition to health.
Prerequisites: NTR 621 [Min Grade: C]
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NTR 625. Human Nutr Through the Life Cy. 3 Hours.

This course will examine the role of nutrition and dietary factors on the
growth, development, and maintenance of health throughout the human
life cycle. Nutritional guidelines/recommendations, special nutritional
needs, physiology, and nutritional health concerns for each stage of the
human lifecycle beginning with preconception and continuing throughout
adulthood and aging will be addressed.
NTR 693. Clinical Practicum: Pediatric Nutrition. 1-6 Hour.

Clinical experiences in normal growth patterns in children; nutritional
needs in health and disease; medical problems of pediatric patients; diet
therapy.
NTR 626. Consumer Issues in Nutrition. 3 Hours.

This course examines contemporary nutritional issues that affect
consumers. Focus will be on the translation of science to public policy,
consumer communications, and food choices.
NTR 695. Special Problems in Nutrition. 1-3 Hour.

Applications in clinical areas; clinical rotations; review of current literature.
NTR 630. Maternal Child Hlth Ped Nutrit. 4 Hours.

Public health and interdisciplinary approach to pediatric and maternal
and child nutrition; translation of evidence based approaches to pediatric
nutrition, including prevention and intervention.
NTR 631. Community Interventions for Healthy Lifestyles. 3 Hours.
Community-based strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles through
improved eating and physical activity behaviors; emphasis on childhood
obesity prevention and intervention; integration of the Life Course model.
NTR 633. Laboratory Instruments and Methods in Nutrition
Research. 1-3 Hour.
Individualized instruction in theory and use of laboratory instruments
specific to a student's research project.
NTR 636. Scientific Methods. 3 Hours.
Approaches for nutrition investigation; design of experiments and
research proposals.
NTR 637. Applied Research in Nutrition Sciences. 3 Hours.
Introduction to research methodologies and application of research
related to nutrition and dietetics using practical application of qualitative
and quantitative research and evaluation methods in community and
health-related settings.
NTR 650. Body Composition and Energy Metabolism. 3 Hours.
Methods of measurement of body composition and energy expenditure
and their relationship to health and disease.
NTR 680. Journal Club in Clinical Nutrition. 1 Hour.
Review, discussion, and critique of current literature in clinical nutrition.
NTR 685. Pediatric Pulmonary Care: An Interdisciplinary App. 1-3
Hour.
Theory and practice of interdisciplinary health care delivery to pediatric
clients at risk for or compromised by pulmonary disease by team
representing medicine, nutrition, nursing, social work, and physical
therapy.
NTR 694. Clinical Practicum: General Clinical Research. 1-6 Hour.

Clinical experiences in a multi-disciplinary research facility involving
human subjects.
NTR 696. Clinical Practicum: Nutr Support of Pediatric Clin. 1-6

Hour.
Observation of and participation in interdisciplinary team delivery of
health care to pediatric patients with pulmonary disease; variety of
settings utilized, including neonatal intensive care, medical/surgical
pediatric acute care, and pediatric pulmonary clinics; emphasis on
optimizing nutritional support to pediatric patients with pulmonary
dysfunction.
NTR 697. Clinical Practicum: Nutrition Support Service. 3-6 Hours.
Observation of and participation in interdisciplinary team delivery of
nutrition support to critically ill hospitalized patients and ambulatory
patients.
NTR 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
Project designed to meet student's particular interest in nutrition and
dietetic field; review of current literature; limited research and paper
required.
NTR 699. Master's Level Thesis Research. 1-9 Hour.
Projects designed individually to meet student's particular interest within
nutrition and dietetic field; emphasis on research approach to problem
solving, including review of current literature in topic area.
NTR 701. Advanced Medical Nutrition. 3 Hours.
Role of nutrition and its relationship to health, prevention of disease, and
correction of disorders due to nutritional imbalance throughout the life
cycle. Emphasis on nutrition assessment and current research, including
biochemical clinical, dietary, and anthropometric measurements.
NTR 704. Principles and Practice of Nutrition Support. 3 Hours.
Critical review of current methods of providing nutrition support for
critically ill patients; theory integrated with clinical practice.
NTR 708. Nutrition Immunity and Infection. 3 Hours.
Impact of nutrition on immune function and effects of infection on
nutritional status.
NTR 690. Seminar. 2 Hours.

Review of current literature and research in nutrition.
NTR 711. Clinical Nutrition. 4 Hours.

Nutritional biochemistry, nutrient requirement, sources, toxicities.
Nutritional aspects of growth, development, pregnancy, chronic diseases,
and the hospitalized patient.
NTR 691. Clinical Practicum: Nutritional Aspects of Mental. 1-6 Hour.

Evaluation of nutritional status, feeding behavior, and food habits of
retarded children; nutritional care; functioning in interdisciplinary team;
field trips to agencies serving retarded children.
NTR 718. Nutritional Biochemistry. 6 Hours.

Metabolism and function of nutrients; biosynthesis of vitamins and their
cofactors; human requirements for energy, amino acids, minerals, and
vitamins; current human nutritional problems.
NTR 692. Clinical Practicum: Community Nutrition. 1-6 Hour.

Clinical experiences in health care delivery systems with nutrition
components; methods of determining nutritional status of most vulnerable
groups; nutrition education of community; current community nutrition
issues; food fads, weight control, food misinformation, and nutrition
legislation.
NTR 720. Trace Elements in Human Nutrition I. 2 Hours.

NTR 721. Trace Elements in Human Nutrition II. 2 Hours.
NTR 722. Recent Advances in Nutrition and Cancer Research. 1-3
Hour.
Review of recent advances in nutrition and cancer research; emphasis
on advances in biomarkers of nutritional exposure; modification of cancer
risk by gene-nutrient interactions.
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NTR 723. Assessment of Nutritional Status in Populations. 3 Hours.

Theoretical and hands-on instruction in methods of assessment of
dietary intakes, body composition, and biochemical levels of macroand micronutrients. Proper techniques for collecting measurements and
review of computer software packages that specialize in analysis of
specific measurements.
NTR 724. Research Strategies for the Study of Diet, Energetics and
Cancer. 2 Hours.
Overview of dietary, physical activity, nutritional status, and body
composition assessment as applied to research design and
implementation of cancer-related studies in both animals and humans.
NTR 725. Human Nutr Through Life Cycle. 3 Hours.
Nutritional guidelines/recommendations, special nutritional needs,
physiology, and nutritional health concerns for each stage of human
lifecycle beginning with preconception and continuing throughout
adulthood and aging will be addressed.
NTR 726. Consumer Issues in Nutrition. 3 Hours.
This course examines contemporary nutritional issues that affect
consumers. Focus will be on the translation of science to public policy,
consumer communications, and food choices.
NTR 728. Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar. 1 Hour.
Presentations related to cancer prevention and control and participation
on cancer research review boards. Required for pre- and post-doctoral
fellows in the NCI-supported R25 Cancer Prevention and Control Training
Program.
NTR 733. Laboratory Instruments and Methods in Nutrition
Research. 1-3 Hour.
Instruction in theory and use of selected laboratory instruments (selected
according to student's need related to research project).
NTR 734. Laboratory Methods in Vitaminology. 3 Hours.
Vitamin determinations in clinical and other specimens: theory;
procedures; practical exercises.
NTR 736. Scientific Methods. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the students with the knowledge
necessary to plan, design, and undertake research on topics related to
nutrition science.
NTR 737. Research Concept Development. 1 Hour.
NTR 738. Human Investigations: Ethics Rights and Regulations. 1
Hour.
Procedures, regulations, and ethics pertaining to conduct of human
investigations, informed consent, human use committees, internal review
boards.
NTR 742. Nutritional and Toxicological Aspects of Food Safe. 2
Hours.
NTR 743. Macronutrients. 3 Hours.
NTR 744. Vitamins: Nutritional Clinical and Biochemical A. 2 Hours.
NTR 745. Origin of Cancer: Microenviron. 1 Hour.
This course is a journal club that will provide insights into the importance
of the matrix microenvironment in tumorigenesis. Tumorigenesis is the
process by which intiated cells form tumors.
NTR 746. Nutritional Aspects of Aging. 2 Hours.
NTR 747. Molecular Biology and Nutrition Sciences. 3 Hours.
Overview of molecular biology applications in nutrition science research.
Examination of basic molecular biology techniques, current usage
of molecular biology to solve nutrition problems, and application of
biotechnology to study disorders with nutritional component.
NTR 750. Body Composition and Energy Metabolism. 3 Hours.

Methods of measurement of body composition and energy expenditure
and their relationship to health and disease.
NTR 755. Teaching Practicum in Nutrition Sciences. 3 Hours.
Students will apply the concepts that they learned from the graduate
teaching certificate program of UAB Center for the Integration of
Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) to formal teaching instruction.
Students will serve as co-teachers, working with a Nutrition Science
faculty course-master to participate in teaching activities of a specified
course.
NTR 760. Foundations of Nutrition Research. 1 Hour.
NTR 769. Race, Nutrition and Health. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the identification, measurement and exploration of
etiological factors that underlie racial/ethnical disparities in health
outcomes.
NTR 778. Special Topics in Nutrition Sciences. 1-5 Hour.
NTR 779. Obesity in the 21st Century. 3 Hours.
General overview of the facts and research findings underlying the
understanding of obesity, its co morbidities, and its consequences in the
population.
NTR 788. Advanced Nutrition Seminar. 1 Hour.
NTR 789. Diabetes and Energy Metabolism Seminar.. 1 Hour.
Discussions on the latest research involving energy metabolism issues
with diabetes through the presentation and discussion of scientific peerreviewed articles.
NTR 791. Advanced Clinical Nutrition Diagnosis and Treatments. 4
Hours.
Clinical rounds with nutrition support team; clinical nutrition research
procedures related to human nutrition.
NTR 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
NTR 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
NUR-Nursing Courses
NUR 501. Foundations of Professional Nursing. 4 Hours.
This course focuses on the practice of professional nursing as an
evidence-based, goal-directed activity for assisting patients to achieve
optimal health by meeting basic human needs, providing holistic
care, and engaging in health promotion. Concepts of communication,
interpersonal relationships, and nursing process as clinical decisionmaking strategies are introduced. Chronic and long-term internal
and external environmental variables that affect the health of adults
are explored. The professional roles of caregiver and advocate are
developed in diverse learning experiences.
NUR 502L. Foundations of Clinical Practice. 3 Hours.
In this practicum component of Foundations of Professional Nursing,
students are guided in the application of content studied in the theoretical
portion of the course. Competencies needed by the nurse generalist in
the care of adult patients are introduced and practiced. Critical thinking
and clinical decision-making skills utilized by the nurse caregiver are
emphasized in diverse health care settings.
NUR 503. Nursing Care of Older Adults. 3 Hours.

NUR 503 focuses on the unique needs of older adult patients who
require nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings. The older adult
as a heterogeneous, holistic person is emphasized in light of current
and future health care needs. Concepts of healthy aging and care in
the preventive, restorative, acute, and chronic domains are explored.
The professional role of the nurse as advocate is developed in diverse
learning activities.Prerequisite: NUR 505, NUR 506L, ,NUR 515 and NUR
516L. Corequisite: NUR 507, NUR 508L, NUR 509, NUR 510L, NUR 517
and NUR 518L.
and NUR 506L [Min Grade: P]
NUR 504L. Concepts and Skills for Professional Nursing. 2 Hours.
NUR 504L provides basic nursing skills that will form the foundation
for more complex knowledge and skills in subsequent nursing
courses. Current nursing trends, legal, ethical (e.g., confidentiality,
documentation), quality, safety, and health concepts are reinforced
throughout the course. The role of caregiver is presented as an integral
part of the health care team. Learning experiences occur in the nursing
skills laboratory. Although knowledge and skills in this course are focused
on the adult population, many of the concepts are transferable to care
of patients across the lifespan. Admission to the School of Nursing is
required.
NUR 505. Nursing Care of Adults. 4 Hours.
This course focuses on patients across the adult lifespan who require
nursing care in chronic and acute health care settings. Internal and
external environmental variables that have implications for interventions
that promote risk reduction and health are examined. Emphasis is placed
on evidence-based clinical decision-making in promoting health, meeting
physiological needs, and providing holistic care during illness and at
end of life. The professional roles of the nurse are further developed in
increasingly complex learning experiences.
NUR 506L. Clinical Practice With Adult Patients. 4 Hours.
In this practicum, students apply content learned in the companion theory
course, Nursing Care of Adults. Competencies needed by the nurse
generalist in the care of adult patients are developed in increasingly
complex learning experiences. Critical thinking, clinical decision-making,
and leadership skills utilized by the nurse caregiver in a variety of health
care settings are emphasized.
NUR 507. Promoting Healthy Childbearing and Childrearing
Families. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the practice of professional nursing as an
evidence-based, goal-directed activity for assisting childbearing and
childrearing families to achieve optimal health by meeting basic human
needs, providing holistic care, and engaging in health promotion.
Concepts of communication, interpersonal relationships, and nursing
process as a clinical decision-making strategy are reinforced. Chronic
and acute internal and external environmental variables that affect the
health of women during pregnancy, neonates, children, and adolescents
are explored. The professional roles of caregiver and educator are
developed in diverse learning experiences.
Prerequisites: NUR 505 [Min Grade: C] and NUR 506L [Min Grade: P]
and NUR 515 [Min Grade: C] and NUR 516L [Min Grade: P]
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NUR 508L. Clinical Practice with Childbearing and Childrearing

Families. 3 Hours.
In this practicum, students apply content learned in the companion theory
course, Promoting Healthy Childbearing and Childrearing Families.
Competencies needed by the nurse generalist in the care of childbearing
and childrearing families are developed in increasingly complex learning
experiences. Critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and leadership
skills utilized by the nurse caregiver in primary and secondary healthcare
settings are emphasized.
NUR 509. Nursing in Communities. 2 Hours.
In this theory course, students will analyze theories, processes, issues,
demographic data, and epidemiological trends that affect population
aggregates within communities. Emphasis is on increasing knowledge of
professional roles to promote nursing care focused on illness and injury
prevention, health promotion, health maintenance, health education and
coordination of care for aggregate groups in diverse community settings.
NUR 510L. Clinical Practice in Communities. 2 Hours.
In this practicum course, students will apply community and public health
concepts in the care of individuals, families, groups, and communities
in diverse clinical settings. Emphasis is on increasing knowledge of
professional roles to promote nursing care focused on illness and injury
prevention, health promotion, health maintenance, health education
and coordination of care for aggregation groups in diverse community
settings.
NUR 512. Pathophysiology for the Advanced Generalist. 3 Hours.
NUR 512 is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to build
upon existing knowledge of basic physiology. Emphasis is placed on
the use of critical thinking to apply physiologic principles in explaining
adaptations to pathogenic changes in the systems discussed. Admission
to the School of Nursing is required. Corequisite: NUR 501, NUR 502L,
NUR 504L, NUR 513 and NUR 514L.
NUR 513. Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Advanced
Generalist. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on the analysis and utilization of principles of
pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics for the purpose
of planning, implementing and evaluating therapeutic pharmacological
interventions. The unique characteristics of special populations related to
therapeutic needs, as well as drug absorption, metabolism and excretion
are defined. Corequisite: NUR 501, NUR 502L, NUR 504L, NUR 512 and
NUR 514L.
NUR 514L. Health Assessment for the Advanced Generalist. 3
Hours.
This course is designed to provide the advanced generalist nursing
student with the skills and knowledge to support critical thinking and
diagnostic reasoning while conducting health assessments and planning
nursing care for holistic, adaptive human beings across the lifespan.
The following elements are integrated into the course: critical thinking,
scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity, and social issues.
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NUR 515. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 2 Hours.

Content in this course will emphasize communication and therapeutic
nursing interventions for patients experiencing mental disorders. The
course focuses on the use of critical thinking and clinical decisionmaking skills in the promotion, maintenance and restoration of optimum
mental health of individuals and families. Emphasis is placed on the
independent and collaborative roles of nursing in identifying risk factors
for mental disorders, assessing mental health status, and designing and
implementing psychobiological and psychosocial interventions associated
with expected therapeutic outcomes.
NUR 516L. Clinical Practice in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 2
Hours.
This clinical course focuses on promotion, maintenance, and restoration
of mental health of individuals and families. Clinical experiences provide
students with opportunities to utilize skills in the therapeutic use of self,
critical thinking, and nursing process with patients in psychiatric mental
health clinical settings.
NUR 517. Leadership in Professional Nursing. 2-4 Hours.
This course focuses on leadership and management theories and
models, resource allocation and management, delegation, conflict
resolution, legal implications of practice, managed care, evaluation of
practice, continuous quality improvement, healthcare systems, and
contemporary issues in the workplace. Students assimilate the above
information to use as a basis for practicing the leadership role in the
companion residency course.
NUR 518L. Synthesis Practicum in Nursing. 4-5 Hours.
This course focuses on direct and indirect clinical performance in the
areas of nursing process and leadership, evidence-based practice, and
the demonstration of professional nursing role behavior as the transition
is made from student role to practicing nurse professional.
NUR 530. Pharmacology and Disease Process for the Advanced
Generalist I. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to introduce pathophysiological and
pharmacokinetic concepts and processes. The course emphasizes the
application of principles of pathophysiology and pharmacotherapies
related to homeostasis and regulation, oxygenation, protection and
movement.
NUR 531. Pharm & Disease Pro Adv Gen II. 3 Hours.
Emphasis is on the application of principles of pathophysiology and
pharmacotherapies to the concepts of homeostasis and regulation,
oxygenation, protection and movement, and reproduction.
NUR 533. Spirituality in Health Care. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on spirituality, including a greater understanding
of different spiritual traditions, personal spiritual development, and the
incorporation of spirituality into professional practice. The content will
examine spirituality and health from the perspective of the major world
religions and spiritual practices. The impact of spirituality on illness
and healing will be examined. Spiritual care, including assessment
and selected interventions, legal and ethical issues will be discussed
with respect to individuals and families of varying developmental
stages, socio-cultural backgrounds, and life situations. Students will
be challenged to explore their own spirituality and its impact on their
personal and professional lives. A foundation in computer utilization
and accessing resources through use of the internet is strongly
recommended.
NUR 534. Living With Loss. 3 Hours.

This course includes loss, grief, body-image changes, loss due to chronic
conditions, and loss of life in childhood and adulthood explored from the
viewpoint of a health-care professional.
NUR 557. Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing for
RNs. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on leadership and management theories and
models, resource allocation and management, delegation, conflict
resolution, legal implications of practice, managed care, evaluation of
practice, continuous quality improvement, healthcare systems, and
contemporary issues in the workplace. Emphasis is placed on the
integration of all professional role behaviors, application of research, and
leadership/management skills. For students enrolled in 557, this course is
a transition course into the RN-MSN option for baccalaureate degree RN
Mobility students. Evaluation methods for the course will be different from
those used for students enrolled in NUR 457.
Prerequisites: NUR 574 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently) and
NUR 597 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
NUR 574. Transition to Professional Nursing Practice for RNs. 4
Hours.
Using an online format, this course is designed to enhance the registered
nurse's knowledge of the role of the professional nurse in meeting the
healthier needs of society. Historical, legal, political, and ethical issues
affecting the profession will be examined. The relationship between
selected issues, trends, and theories and professional nursing practice
will be analyzed. Students will examine behaviors related to various
roles of the professional nurse, including caregiver, teacher, advocate,
research consumer, and counselor. Additionally, this course addresses
communication skills necessary to a professional nurse including writing
and computer literacy. For students enrolled in NUR 574, this course is a
transition course into the RN-MSN option for post-baccalaureate degree
RN Mobility students.
NUR 587. Supplemental Academic Course for Support (SACS). 1-3
Hour.
The purpose of this distance-accessible course is to introduce a
structured format for students to review nursing concepts and processes
related to a specific patient population. The course focuses on the role
of the nurse as caregiver. Emphasis is on test-taking strategies and the
review of didactic content to strengthen the student's knowledge base.
NUR 597. Community and Public Health Nursing for RNs. 4 Hours.
This course is designed for RN students to build on existing clinical
expertise and knowledge, broaden exposure to different roles of the
professional nurse in the areas of community and public health, and
apply knowledge learned throughout the BSN curriculum to meet the
needs of population aggregates. Emphasis is on professional nurse
role development focused on illness and injury prevention, health
promotion, health education, public health preparedness and advocacy
for population aggregates across the life span. For students enrolled in
NUR 597, this course is a transition course into the RN-MSN option for
post-baccalaureate degree RN Mobility students.
Prerequisites: NUR 574 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
NUR 600. Research and Statistics for Advanced Practice. 4 Hours.

This course is designed to prepare masters students with the research
knowledge and skills to (1) use current research findings to improve
practice, (2) use the process of research to examine questions identified
in nursing practice, and (3) participate in collaborative research. This
course will include integration of the following elements: critical thinking,
current technologies for data management and statistical analysis,
scholarly writing, scientific integrity and ethics and human diversity.
Statistical procedures examined will include univariate and bivariate
statistics, parametric and nonparametic procedures and selected
epidemiological measures. Prerequisite: Under-graduate statistics.
Prerequisites: NUST A or MA 180 [Min Grade: C] or PY 214 [Min Grade:
C] or MA 480 [Min Grade: C] or QM 214 [Min Grade: C] or JS 120 [Min
Grade: C] or (NUR 517 [Min Grade: C] and NUR 518L [Min Grade: P])
NUR 601. Role Development for Advanced Nursing Practice. 3
Hours.
This course is designed to prepare graduate nursing students to
understand the concepts of advanced nursing practice and advanced
practice nursing. Students will be expected to differentiate between
advanced nursing practice and the practice of other nurses and health
care providers. Concepts from a variety of models and theories from
nursing and other disciplines will be discussed, and examples of how
these concepts may be applied in advanced nursing practice will be
offered. The concept of cultural competence will be explored as will its
application when interacting with people from diverse ethnic and racial
groups.
NUR 602. Issues Affecting Advanced Nursing Practice. 3 Hours.
This course prepares graduate nursing students to incorporate
management and leadership skills in the practice arena. The health care
environment and culture, selected organizational, economic, and financial
theories, strategic planning, change theory, health care marketing and
information and quality management will be explored in the context
of contemporary issues such as bioterrorism and health care policy
and regulation. This course will also include integration of the following
elements: critical thinking, scholarly writing, research, theory evaluation
and application, scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity and social
issues.
NUR 603. Primary Health Care in Low Resource Countries. 3 Hours.
This course is designed for the Advanced Health Care Provider who
plans to deliver primary health care in countries considered to be low
resource areas as designated by the World Health Organization. These
students will study the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and
management of infectious and parasitic diseases throughout the global
community. In addition, nutritional deficiencies and obstetric problems
will be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on those health problems
which are not common in high resource countries. Implementation of the
World Health Organization's Integrated Management standards will be
included in the study of each disease as they apply to adults adolescents,
and children. Potential personal safety issues for world travelers, and
information designed to alleviate these issues will be studied. Each
student will focus on a specific country or global area for a more in-depth
learning experience.
NUR 604. Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice Roles. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the foundation
for an in-depth understanding of advanced nursing practice leadership.
The focus of the course is on the principles and standards of advanced
nursing practice. The emphasis of the course is on inter-professional
collaboration in healthcare.
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NUR 605. Research for Evidence-Based Practice. 3 Hours.

This core course is designed to prepare masters nursing students with
the research knowledge and skills to (1) use current research findings to
improve practice, (2) use the process of research to examine questions
identified in one's own nursing practice, (3) develop an evidencebased advanced nursing practice, and (4) contribute to expansion of
nursing's knowledge base. This course will also include integration of the
following elements and/or activities: critical thinking, informatics, current
technologies for data management and statistical analysis, collaboration,
evaluation and application, scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity,
and social issues. The advanced-practice role emphasis of this course
is that of investigator, research collaborator, and content expert in a
selected practice field. A graduate course in inferential statistics and a
solid foundation in computer utilization and accessing scientific sources
by internet is required.
NUR 606. Translating Evidence into Practice. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge
and skills to evaluate and interpret evidence that supports application in
practice. The focus of the course will be on the management and analysis
of health care evidence and translation for practice. The emphasis of the
course will be on evidence-based practice, safety and quality, informatics,
emerging technologies, data management, applied statistics, evaluation
and trend analysis.
and (NUR 612 [Min Grade: B] or NUR 612 [Min Grade: B]) or MA 180
[Min Grade: C] or MA 480 [Min Grade: C] or PY 214 [Min Grade: C] or PY
216 [Min Grade: C] or QM 214 [Min Grade: C] or JS 120 [Min Grade: C]
or (NUR 517 [Min Grade: C] and NUR 518L [Min Grade: C])
NUR 607. Interprofessional Global Health Service Learning I. 1 Hour.
of interprofessional collaboration, community partnerships,and global
in collaboration with a community partner. Students apply concepts
and theories related to global health, interprofessional collaboration,
team building, community partnerships, and the ecological framework
developing a plan to address a specific global health problem with a
community partner. The course focuses on planning a service learning
project that will benefit a community partner. The project is planned and
carried through by an interprofessional team. The course is primarily
experiential, with students' time spent on planning the project and
learning leadership and project planning skills.
NUR 608. Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) and Community
Partnerships in Global Health. 1 Hour.
Working in interdisciplinary teams, students apply concepts and theories
related to global health, interprofessional collaboration, team building,
community partnerships, and the socioecological framework to develop
a plan to address a specific global health problem with a community
partner.
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NUR 609. Radiology for Advanced Practice. 3 Hours.

This course provides nurse practitioners and other mid-level providers
with an introduction to radiography. The course provides the novice the
opportunity to incorporate radiographic studies into working through a
differential diagnosis. The course utilizes various common radiographic
techniques including plain films, computed tomography and magnetic
resonance imaging.
NUR 610. Health Care Systems for Advanced Nursing Practice. 3
Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students an opportunity to
evaluate health care systems that influence advanced nursing practice.
The focus of the course is on organizational theories of business practice
and health care economics. The emphasis of the course is on the
incorporation of business, legal, political, and organizational concepts in
advanced nursing practice.
Prerequisites: NUR 606 [Min Grade: B] and NUR 613 [Min Grade: B]
and NUR 614 [Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently) and NUR 616L
[Min Grade: B](Can be taken Concurrently)
NUR 611. Management of Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 and 2). 3 Hours.
This course will provide a multi-disciplinary framework for the
identification of those at risk or who already possess the metabolic
syndrome, frank type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications. A variety
of management strategies will be presented from the perspectives of
multiple healthcare disciplines. The perspectives of the multi-disciplinary
team in assisting persons to achieve self-care goals are an important
theme throughout this course as are the current controversies, issues
and research findings underlying present approaches to treatment and
patient/family education.
NUR 612. Advanced Pathophysiology. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to
build upon existing knowledge of basic physiology and pathophysiology.
Emphasis is placed on the use of critical thinking to apply physiologic
principles in explaining adaptations to pathogenic changes in the systems
discussed.
NUR 613. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on analysis and utilization of principles of
pharmacology and pharmacokinetics for the purpose of planning,
implementing, and evaluating therapeutics pharmacological interventions.
The unique characteristics of special populations related to therapeutic
needs, as well as drug absorption, metabolism, and excretion, are
defined.
NUR 614. Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced
of skill and knowledge in critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning for
conducting health assessments and planning care for holistic, adaptive
human beings. The following elements are integrated into the course:
professional presentations, critical thinking, scientific integrity and ethics,
human diversity, and social issues.
Prerequisites: NUR 612 [Min Grade: B] or NUR 612 [Min Grade: B]
NUR 614L. Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced

of skill and knowledge in critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning for
conducting health assessments and planning care for holistic, adaptive
human beings. The following elements are integrated into the course:
professional presentations, critical thinking, scientific integrity and ethics,
human diversity, and social issues.Pre or corequisite: NUR 612.
NUR 615. Sexuality Issues in Health and Illness: A Lifespan
Approach. 3 Hours.
This course includes the ethical, social, biological, and psychological
concepts of human sexuality.
NUR 616L. Focus on Advanced Nursing Practice Specialization. 2
Hours.
The purpose of this course will be the study of specialty track specific
topics. The focus of the course will be on providing foundational materials
for specialized areas of advanced nursing practice. Emphasis is on
exploring specific advanced nursing practice competencies.
NUR 617. Interprofessional Ethical Issues in Clinical Genetics. 2
Hours.
This course will incorporate basic knowledge of clinical genetics and build
knowledge of ethical and legal issues related to genetics. The course
focuses on interprofessional collaboration and team development of
solutions and approaches for cases from clinical practice. Examination
of clinical genetic competencies according to professional standards is
highlighted.
NUR 618L. Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning. 4 Hours.
A modular organ system approach utilizing case studies will be used
to pull together basic principles from pathophysiology, pharmacology
and physical/health assessment to develop clinical diagnostic reasoning
skills necessary for the nurse practitioner. This course is designed to
provide students with an advanced level of skill and knowledge in critical
thinking and diagnostic reasoning to apply in the subsequent clinical
nursing courses. Students will utilize the knowledge and skills learned in
NUR 618QL as they diagnose and manage the care of clients with acute,
chronic, and episodic health problems throughout the life span.
NUR 619. Health Issues in Culturally Diverse Populations in the
United States. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with an overview of health issues and
health disparities confronting culturally diverse populations in the United
States. The course also addresses genetic, cultural, historical and
demographic factors that influence these health issues and disparities,
implications for culturally effective health care, and for development of
health policy.
NUR 620. Social Responsibility in Global Health. 1 Hour.

learning program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Working in
interdisciplinary teams, students apply concepts and theories related to
global health, interprofessional collaboration, team building, community
partnerships, and the socioecological framework to develop a plan to
NUR 630. Principles of Epidemiology. 3 Hours.
This course is intended to provide the advanced practice nurse with a
working knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics as they relate to
nursing practice. Additionally, phenomena along the wellness continuum
will be discussed. The Natural History of Disease Model will be applied to
the study of health and illness in human populations.
Prerequisites: NUR 600 [Min Grade: C]
NUR 633. Growth and Development. 3 Hours.
The content of this course is centered on major theories of development
including physiological, psychoanalytic, social, stimulus-response,
cognitive and moral. Current areas and findings of research are
investigated and research designs and methods are critiqued. Selfselected in depth studies are made and shared. Contributions of
the study of development to the functional practice of nursing are
demonstrated.
NUR 634. Perspectives in Global Health Leadership. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding
of global aspects of health care leadership. The course will focus on
identification of characteristics of global health care leaders, leadership
theories, and strategies to develop one's own personal leadership
abilities. The course will provide students with a unique opportunity to
interact with health care leaders from countries around the world, and
develop projects related to an aspect of global health care leadership of
interest to each student.
NUR 637. Genetic Principles and Issues. 3 Hours.
NUR 639. Complementary Therapies and Integrative Hlth Care. 3
Hours.
The focus of this elective course is on holistic nursing utilizing
complementary and alternative therapies and integrative health care as
an emerging paradigm in the health care arena. This course will examine
both the concepts of integrative health care and major complementary
therapies, including theoretical basis and research support, actions,
uses, contraindications, and side effects. The socio-cultural, economic,
legal and ethical issues associated with complementary therapies will
be included as well as standards for practice and available resources.
Students will be encouraged to explore ways in which they can counsel
patients regarding complementary therapies as well as potential inclusion
of the therapies in their own practice.
NUR 641. Herbals and Nutritional Supplements. 3 Hours.
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NUR 642. Health Education and Social Welfare in a Global

Community. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a cross-cultural
experience in which they will spend time in a selected global community
while learning about health, educational and social welfare issues.
Students will participate in pre-trip seminar in Birmingham or on-line prior
to travel. The seminar(s) will focus on an overview of the course, a model
of assessing culture and an overview of selected global community's
culture. Students will also participate in seminars on a variety of health,
education and social welfare topics provided by the course instructor and
by resource persons from the selected global community.
NUR 643. Introduction to Nursing Informatics. 3 Hours.
The organizing framework for this course is based on the three concepts
that form the theoretical basis of nursing informatics, data, information
and knowledge. Students will explore how data can be organized into
information for the generation of knowledge through the design, selection
and implementation of clinical information systems. The course has two
sections: theory and laboratory. The theoretical content will focus on
the collection, organization, analysis and dissemination of information
in nursing and healthcare. Laboratory work will familiarize the student
with computer applications designed to manage nursing and healthcare
information.
NUR 644. Principles of Developmental Care Newborn Infants. 3
Hours.
Provides students with an overview of principles of individualized
developmental care for newborns and infants. The course also addresses
principles of family-centered care as a key component of developmental
care. Students review concepts and theories related to molecular
biology, fetal, infant and family development, psychology and sociology
in assessing and planning care to promote optimal development of high
risk infants and families. Students explore roles of nurses and other
interdisciplinary team members in developmental care are assessed, and
develop plans to promote organizational change in order to incorporate
developmental care principles in a clinical setting.
NUR 667. Psychosocial Aspects of Evidence-Based Practice in
Chronic Illness. 3 Hours.
This course is organized around the concepts of evidence-based
practice, psychosocial nursing and chronic illness. The chronic illness
trajectory across the individual s and family s life span and the needs
of vulnerable populations with attention to disparity of care and cultural
competence of involved health care providers is included. This course is
designed to provide the undergraduate student with the basic knowledge
and skills needed to provide evidence-based interventions and the
graduate student to analyze needs for development of interventions to
address the psychosocial needs of those with chronic illness.
NUR 670. Occupational Health Management Principles. 1 Hour.
This course provides the student with a working knowledge of
management topics specific to planning, directing, and evaluating
occupational health services.
NUR 671. Principles and Practice of Occupational Toxicology and
Disease. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to build
upon existing knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology. Emphasis
is placed on the use of critical thinking to assess risk, determine effects,
and plan strategies to minimize effects of toxicant exposure and
occupational diseases in worker populations.
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NUR 674L. Evaluation and Management of Occupational Health and

Safety Programs. 1,2 Hour.
The aim of NUR 674QL is to provide the occupational health student with
a working knowledge of program planning and managerial processes
in occupational settings. This graduate course is designed to give
the masters student an opportunity to actively explore factors which
influence the delivery of occupational health and safety services and
to critically evaluate the role functions of managers of those services.
Decision-making processes related to financial management and
resource allocation, along with management of health and safety
programs, will be emphasized. Planning for and implementing a worksite
occupational health and safety intervention in industry at the aggregate
level will be a major part of the course.
NUR 686. Honors Seminar III: Project Implementation. 3 Hours.
This required course for Honors Program students provides opportunities
for implementation of an innovatie evidence-based practice strategy
which integrates human responses to health and illness and professional
practice roles. Course content includes clinical or research experiences in
innovative practice approaches, discussions of implications for evidencebased practice and professional nursing roles, and guidelines for
preparation of manuscript and presentations. Professional expectations
include dissemination of findings through a public forum and collaboration
with agencies for integration of findings into practice.
NUR 690. Independent Study in Nursing. 1-6 Hour.
Course allows concentration on a selected topic of interest relevant to the
Program of Studies.
NUR 691. Independent Study in Clinical Nursing. 1-6 Hour.
Course provides for clinical learning activities which are in addition to
the activities in the regular clinical sequence of a given option. Students
apply or test out theories and knowledge obtained in established or
independent study theory courses.
NUR 692. Clinical Practicum in Genetics. 1-2 Hour.
Course provides students with the opportunity to apply concepts related
to Genetic Principles and Issues in a clinical practicum experience.
Students will work with an approved preceptor in a clinical site that
provides genetic services to prenatal clients and in a site that serves
children with known or suspected genetic disorders. Students will
conduct genetic assessments, apply the nursing process to develop
culturally-appropriate and ethical plans of care, participate as a member
of an interdisciplinary team and use genetic counseling principles in
interactions with families and children who have known or suspected
genetic problems. Students will also implement an educational program
related to genetics for nurses in a clinical or community setting.
NUR 697. Department of Transportation Medical Examiner
Certification Review Course. 1 Hour.
The purposes of this course are to: (1) introduce and asssist the student
to gain mastery of the regulations and guidelines set forth by the
U.S. Department of Transportation related to medical fitness for duty
determination of commercial motor vehicle drivers; and (2) provide the
student with an opportunity to demonstrate competency in conducting a
DOT medical examination in the laboratory setting.
NUR 698. Research Practicum. 1-2 Hour.

This graduate course is designed to give the masters nursing student
an opportunity to actively participate in the research process. This
practicum course allows students to assume limited responsibilities in
the development, execution, and/or dissemination of a research study by
performing selected roles within the research team. It is acknowledged
that given the limited time allotted to the practicum, students may only
have the opportunity to participate in one phase of a study due to the
extended period usually required to initiate and conduct a study, or to
compile the data to present results to target audiences. This course
may include integration of the a wide range of experiences such as:
using informatics, data management, using statistical analysis software
programs, scholarly writing, and preparing or giving presentations to
professional or lay audiences. The advanced practice role emphasis of
this course is that of investigator and research collaborator.
NUR 699. Thesis Research. 1-4 Hour.
The thesis is the result of original research work undertaken by the
student and the interpretation of those results. The document should
also demonstrate the candidates acquaintance with the literature of the
field and with proper selection and execution of research methodology.
The physical form of the thesis must comply with published departmental
and university guidelines for theses and dissertations. The student works
under the guidance of a major professor with a committee of faculty
members. However, the obligations of research, accuracy, writing, and
quality rest with the student. A public defense of this work is expected.
A minimum of four hours of credit is required for completion of thesis
hours, although a variable number of hours may be taken per term as
necessary. The advanced practice role emphasis of this course is that of
investigator, research collaborator, and author.
NUR 700. Clinical Data Management and Analysis. 3 Hours.
This required course provides students with the knowledge base to
understand, collect, manage, and measure clinical data. Students
will explore data collection and management processes, levels of
measurement, basic statistics, and measurement for improvement in
order to effectively use clinical data. Data entry exercises employed
through analytical tools and statistical software packages will allow the
students to practice and apply the basic data management and analysis
skills needed for the evaluation of clinical data and evidence-based
practice.
NUR 701. Writing for Publication. 3 Hours.
This course concerns the development of skills in writing, editing, and
preparing manuscripts for publication from initial idea to submission of
a publishable manuscript. The course emphasizes a writing process
that encourages productivity and collegial peer review. Legal and
ethical aspects of authorship prepare students for responsible practices
expected of scholars. Students should have mastered basic writing
skills, e.g., grammar, syntax, and computer skills, prior to enrolling in this
course.
NUR 706. Theory Building in Nursing. 4 Hours.

This course focuses on the nature of knowledge in practice disciplines
with an emphasis on philosphy of science as an underpinning for
knowledge development and research; approaches to theory, statement,
and conceptual development, and criteria for evaluation of theory.
Students examine a variety of sources regarding the nature and modes
of theory, model, and concept development in practice disciplines.
They select research literature in their substantive area for isolation
of concepts, theories, and research contexts to assess congruence
between theoretical and operational systems, and suggest ways to
remedy problems. They interpret research reports in their substantive
area from a theory develpment and testing perspective, providing a visual
schematic representation of their analysis. Through group interation, they
formulate conclusions about the state of the art and forecast directions
for theory development as a basis for practice. Each student develops a
personal philosophy of science. Admission to PhD program in nursing or
NUR 729. Evidence-Based Practice Design and Translation. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with models for
evidence-based practice (EBP) design and improvement translation.
Students learn to formulate clinical questions in answerable format, and
search for and identify best research evidence. The focus of the course
is to evaluate and critically appraise evidence for rigor and applicability
to the clinical problem and is designed to improve clinical outcomes.
Students will translate the evidence into practice environments for safe,
high-quality care. Students will gain access to information that will support
optimal clinical decision-making. Improvement translation sciences will
also be introduced.
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NUR 734L. Advanced Experiential Clinical Course. 1-6 Hour.

This course provides the opportunity for DNP students to demonstrate
excellence in providing complex care and leadership in healthcare
settings.
NUR 735. Population Health in Advanced Practice Nursing. 3 Hours.
This course for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program prepares the
student to implement specialty population-based disease prevention and
health promotion activities to achieve national and international goals of
improving worldwide health status. The course focuses on a spectrum
of issues affecting health, which include emerging infectious diseases,
emergency preparedness, disparities in health and healthcare services,
and the impact of behavior and lifestyle choices on health. 3 credit hours
(Essentials V and VII).
NUR 736. Application of Best Practices. 3-4 Hours.
This course prepares the student to evaluate interdisciplinary clinical
and health systems for best practices and outcomes in a specialty area.
Students acquire the knowledge, skills and tools to support, promote,
and implement evidence-based specialty practice in nursing and health
care delivery systems to improve health outcomes. Emphasis is on the
synthesis, critique, and application of evidence to support quality clinical
and organizational practices.
NUR 730. Current Topics in Nursing. 1-3 Hour.

A special topic seminar with variable focus.
NUR 737. Interdisciplinary Leadership and Role Development for

Practice Excellence. 3 Hours.
This course is a required core DNP course that focuses on organizational
and systems leadership and knowledge and skills critical to role
development in independent and inter- and intra-disciplinary practice.
Content includes communication, conflict resolution, collaboration and
negotiation, leadership, and team functioning to maximize success in
the establishment of safe, effective patient-centered care in complex
environments.
NUR 731. Philosophical, Theoretical, and Conceptual Foundations

for Advanced Practice Nursing. 3 Hours.
This required core course in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program
provides an understanding of the use of theory and conceptual
foundation to guide the complexity of specialty nursing practice at the
doctoral level. The content is derived from the philosophical and scientific
underpinnings of nursing, natural, and psycho-social sciences.(on-line)
(Essential I).
NUR 738L. Scholarly Project Development. 2-3 Hours.

NUR 738L is a 3-hour seminar designed to assist the student in selecting
an area of interest within a practice specialization, and in demonstrating
professional competencies related to that area of interest. The student
will document previously acquired abilities and competencies in a
professional portfolio. Students will participate in the seminar to obtain
guidance, be involved in discussion, and receive peer suggestions about
the portfolio and project plans.
Prerequisites: NUR 736 [Min Grade: C]
NUR 732. Design and Statistical Methods for Advanced Practice

Nursing. 3 Hours.
This required core course for the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program
provides the student with the basis to search, retrieve, and manipulate
statistical data. The focus of this course is on quantitative and qualitative
methodologies, research design, and data analysis. The content provides
essential knowledge for evaluation of research to guide evidence-based
practice at the highest level. (Essential III).
NUR 739L. Scholarly Practice Project. 1-7 Hour.

This required course is the capstone clinical course in all advanced
practice tracks. The student presents evidence of achievements and
competencies in a professional portfolio. The practice residency is
completed in a specialty area of the students choice. One credit hour
of each semester of the residency is devoted to classroom seminar.
The seminar focuses on the aspects of the final practice project and
interventions that promote health, prevent illness and disability, and
alleviate health disparities. Small group sessions are formed for students
who are at similar stages of completion of the course requirements. The
final project is selected and planned by the student and the advisor and
is implemented during this course. The student completes the project,
evaluates the outcomes, disseminates the findings, and makes a formal,
scholarly presentation to faculty and peers. (Essentials I, VIII).
NUR 733. Informatics for Advanced Practice Nursing. 3 Hours.

This course focuses on the collection, organization, analysis, and
dissemination of information in nursing and health care. Students are
introduced to the specialty of nursing informatics, the information system
life-cycle, telemedicine, and the use of technology to enhance nursing
care delivery and patient safety. Also, students learn how to design, use,
and manipulate large and small patient databases for the analysis of
patient outcomes. (Essential IV).
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NUR 740. Health Policy and Politics: Implications in Health Care. 3

Hours.
This required core course in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program
focuses on the basic principles of health policy and the influence of the
political process as a systematic approach to health care in the United
States and internationally. The course prepares students to assume
complex leadership roles in order to advance specialty practice and
health. This course focuses on the unique challenges of engaging
and influencing health care policy in the U.S. and internationally.
It is designed to develop skills, techniques, and approaches to the
critical analysis of health policy proposals, health policies, and related
issues from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health
professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums. The
health policy framework is analyzed from a governmental, institutional,
and organizational perspective. (Essentials I, II, III and V).
NUR 741. Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program
(CPCTP): Research Intensive. 2 Hours.
Grants process and proposal writing in healthcare research using NIH
predoctoral and postdoctoral applications. Strategies for successful
proposal preparation include the production of elements required in
PHS-398 research grant proposal.
NUR 742. Writing the Career Development Grant Proposal. 1 Hour.
The purpose of this course is to prepare PhD students in the foundations
of writing grants for external funding. The course addresses the grants
process and proposal writing in healthcare research using the NIH predoctoral application as a template. Strategies for successful proposal
preparation including development of elements required in NIH research
grant proposal are covered.
and NRM 752 [Min Grade: B] and NRM 753 [Min Grade: B]
NUR 743. Evidence-Based Practice Strategies. 3 Hours.
This course is a required core Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
course, which expands on foundational evidence-based practice
concepts to refine a problem statement and derive a searchable and
answerable clinical question. Content includes conducting a systematic
review of the literature to guide the selection of methods, strategies,
tools and metrics needed to complete a successful scholarly project. The
course also addresses targeted strategies for disseminating evidence
associated with scholarly projects.
NUR 744. Program Evaluation and Methods. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to synthesize knowledge related to
translational/implementation science models and strategies to improve
health outcomes. The emphasis in the course is the use of program
evaluation as a strategic planning tool to achieve positive changes
in health status, to initiate quality improvement, to engage in risk
anticipation, management and to facilitate organizational and system
level changes.
and NUR 743 [Min Grade: B]
NUR 750. Quantitative Research Methods. 3 Hours.

This course is a survey of quantitative research methods and the first
required, research core course in the doctoral nursing program. The
course is designed to prepare doctoral nursing students with the research
knowledge and skills to: (1) use current research findings to improve
practice, (2) use the process of research to examine questions identified
in one's own nursing practice, and (3) contribute to expansion of nursing's
knowledge base. This course will also include integration of the following
elements and/or activities: critical thinking, synthesis of quantitative
research literature, scholarly writing, scientific integrity and ethics, human
diversity, and social issues. The advanced practice role emphasis of this
course is that of investigator, research collaborator, and content expert
in a selected practice field. Students must have a solid foundation in
computer utilization and accessing scientific sources by Internet.
NUR 751. Philosophical Foundations of Science. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the concept
of truth, and scientific worldviews used to confirm or refute truth over
the course of history and during specific periods of social and political
contexts. The overall desired student outcome of students participating
in the course is demonstrated skill in analysis and application of diverse
approaches to knowledge development to research.
NUR 752. Responsible Conduct of Research: A Cross-Cultural
Perspective. 2 Hours.
This course will examine a wide range of historical and modern treatises
that have shaped ethical practice in the dominant western culture as well
as medical ethical theories in other cultures. The course will emphasize
comparing and contrasting various world views of ethical research
practice from a cultural and global perspective. The content will focus
on the pillars of liberal political theory which include respect for persons,
autonomy, justice and rights-based codes. In addition, the expectations
and regulations of Institutional Review Boards will be examined with an
emphasis on developing effective strategies to anticipate procedural
problems and expedite approval of student research applications. In
addition, students will complete and provide proof of current completion
of the UAB IRB training course (within 12 months) as an initial pass/fail
learning activity. This course will also include integration of the following
elements and/or activiities: critical thinking, informatics, collaboration,
evaluation and application, human diversity, cultural competence, global
concerns and health disparity issues. The advanced role emphasis of this
course is that of investigator, research collaborator, and content expert in
a selected practice field.
NUR 753. Nursing as a Scientific Discipline. 2 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the
processes of knowledge development and contributions of nursing to
scientific knowledge. The course focuses on multiple ways of knowing
and strategies for expanding knowledge to meet changing societal needs.
Students will have an opportunity to appraise different modes of inquiry
that contribute to knowledge development as well as integrate different
scientific perspectives into a trajectory of research within nursing and
multidisciplinary contexts.
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NUR 754. Issues in Leadership and Health Policy. 3 Hours.

This graduate core course is designed to prepare doctoral nursing
students with adanced theory in health care leadership and analysis of
health policy: (1) examine theories of leadershp behavior to improve
the delivery and or provision of nursing care, (2) examine aspects of
leadership in policy analysis and advocacy, (3) develop an evidencebased foundation for practice as a nursing leader and (4) contribute
to the improvement of patient care across the health care continuum
through leadership. This course will also include integration of the
following elements and /or activities: critical thinking, informatics,
current technologies for information retrieval and data management,
collaboration, scholarly writing, preparing/giving professional
presentations, theory evaluation and application, scientific integrity
and ethics, human diversity, cultural competence and health disparity
issues. The advanced role emphasis of this course is that of research
team leader, academic administrator, health policy advocate and
content expert in a selected practice field. Admission to the Doctorate of
Philosophy (PhD) Program of the School of Nursing.
NUR 760. Scientific Dissemination. 1 Hour.

The purpose of this course is to provide the student an understanding of
why dissemination is essential for scientific advancement, with particular
emphasis on peer-reviewed journals. To accomplish this, students
will be provided with the basic components of writing a peer-reviewed
manuscript for publication. Students will be provided a framework for
how to generate a detailed outline for a scientific manuscript. Topics to
be addressed include but are not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism,
referencing guidelines (e.g., Endnote), and strategies for improving
dissemination productivity. Additional topics to be addressed include:
rules and responsibilities of authorship, copyright and conflict of interest,
how to select a journal (i.e., impact factors, pros and cons of open
access journals), the role of the editor and reviewers, the importance of
adhering to journal guidelines and instructions, how and why to contact
the editor, how to negotiate electronic submission portals, the peer-review
process, how to respond to journal reviewers' feedback, and monitoring
production details after the article is accepted (i.e., reviewing galley
proofs, communication with production staff).
NUR 755. Critical Analysis of Theories, Models, and Frameworks. 3

Hours.
The purpose of this course is to identify the underlying concepts and
theories that will serve as the basis of conducting research in a focused
area. Through literature review and discussion students will challenge
each other to link the most relevant theory(s) including physiological,
behavioral, and other theories of health and illness to their developing
research questions. Students will perform a concept analysis relevant to
their proposed area of research focus in order to begin to understand the
complexity and issues of measurement and testing that they will face as
they undertake rigorous study.
NUR 790. Independent Study in Nursing. 1-9 Hour.

Independent Study in Nursing.
NUR 756. Applied Statistical Analysis Techniques. 4 Hours.

This required core course in the Doctor of Philosophy program is
intended to provide the student with the basis to search, retrieve,
and manipulate statistical data. It provides an underpinning for the
understanding of research methods and findings, and supports clinical
scholarship practice.
NUR 757. Health Services Research in Nursing. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to introduce health services research
to a nursing audience. Students will gain an understanding of the
domains of health services research, to include organizational systems
research, patient outcomes research, improvement science, and program
evaluation through analyzing studies that seek to answer contemporary
problems in our health care system, particularly as they apply to nursing
aspects of patient care. They will have the opportunity to identify
critical problems in health care delivery, pose research questions and
hypotheses, explore existing and innovative indicators and sources of
data, and develop skill in analyzing such data. Students will also develop
an appreciation for the broad implications of health services research in
nursing.
NUR 758. Research and Health Policy. 3 Hours.
This graduate core course is designed to prepare PhD nursing students
for designing research and translating evidence so as to influence health
policy. This course will include integration of the following elements
and/or activities: critical thinking, informatics, current technologies for
information retrieval and data management, collaboration, scholarly
writing, preparing/giving professional presentations, theory evaluation
and application, scientific integrity and ethics, human diversity, cultural
competence and health disparity issues.
NUR 791. Independent Study in Clinical Nursing. 1-9 Hour.

Independent Study in Clinical Nursing.
NUR 798. Research Practicum. 1-9 Hour.
Research Practicum. The research practicum is a series of course credits
taken throughout the student's doctoral coursework to provide continuous
experience under the supervision of the mentor.
NUR 799. Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.
Dissertation Research - Prerequisites: Comprehensive Examination and
admission to candidacy.
NWH-Nursing - Womens Health Courses

NWH 631. Women's Health for Advanced Nursing Practice I. 3-5
Hours.
women.
NWH 632. Women's Health for Advanced Nursing Practice II. 3-5
Hours.
women. The focus of this course is on health promotion and disease
prevention and management strategies from inter-professional domains.
The emphasis of this course is to examine current evidence that supports
the delivery of safe and high quality evidence-based care to women.
Prerequisites: NWH 631 [Min Grade: B] or NWH 631 [Min Grade: B]
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NWH 685L. Practicum I: Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner.

1-3 Hour.
and apply selected practice models for the delivery of high quality care to
women. The focus of this course is on the delivery of health care services
to women. The emphasis of this course is on promoting the progression
(NAH 685L [Min Grade: P] or NAH 685L [Min Grade: P]) and (NWH 631
[Min Grade: B] or NWH 631 [Min Grade: B])
NWH 686L. Practicum II: Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner. 3
Hours.
apply selected practice models for delivery of care to women. The focus
of this course is to provide the student with opportunities to integrate
in depth diagnostic and management skills to provide care for women.
The emphasis of this course is on the formulation and management of
individualized treatment plans based on diagnostic findings and current
practice models.
Prerequisites: (NWH 632 [Min Grade: B] or NWH 632 [Min Grade: B])
and (NWH 685L [Min Grade: P] or NWH 685L [Min Grade: P])
NWH 692L. Residency: Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner. 1-6
Hour.
The purpose of this course is to refine management strategies and
best practice models in the delivery of high quality care to women. The
focus of this course is to evaluate progress toward achievement of
professional competencies. The emphasis is on incorporation of evidence
and concepts from previous coursework and clinical practice to improve
the health status of women.
Prerequisites: NWH 686L [Min Grade: P] or NWH 686L [Min Grade: P]
National Student Exchange A Courses

NSEA 500. NSE Level V Special Topics. 15 Hours.
NSEA 600. NSE Level VI Special Topics. 15 Hours.
OB-Oral Biology Courses

OB 500. Graduate Cariology. 3 Hours.
OB 522. Biochemistry of Connective Tissue and Bone. 3 Hours.
OB 525. Current Issues in Nutrition and Oral Health. 3 Hours.
OB 563. Saliva as a Diagnostic Fluid. 3 Hours.
OB 590. Oral Biology Seminar. 1-2 Hour.
OB 598. MR Lev Non-Thesis Res. 3-6 Hours.
OB 599. Thesis Research. 3-6 Hours.
OB 600. Graduate Cariology. 3 Hours.
OB 601. Caries Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Introduce students communication skills in areas of scientific reading,
presentation and use of scientific material.
OB 602. Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry. 3 Hours.
OB 603. Oral Inflammation and Periodontal Disease. 3 Hours.
Provides a fundamental knowledge base for understanding the initiation
and progression of oral inflammation and how these processes mediate
tissue destruction and bone loss.
OB 604. Clinical Applied Dent Material. 3 Hours.
OB 607. Prenatal Craniofacial Growth and Development. 3 Hours.
PRENATAL CRANIOFACIAL GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT.
OB 608. Special Topics in Oral Biology. 1 Hour.
OB 611. Saliva:Composition and Function. 3 Hours.
OB 616. Postgraduate Oral Histology. 3 Hours.
OB 620. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 3 Hours.
OB 622. Biochemistry of Connective Tissue and Bone. 3 Hours.
Biochemistry of Connective Tissue and Bone.
OB 625. Current Issues in Nutrition and Oral Health. 3 Hours.
Current Issues in Nutrition and Oral Health.
OB 627. Surgical Implants in Dentistry. 3 Hours.
OB 630. Introduction to Clinical Trials/Epidemiology. 3 Hours.
OB 631. Ethics in Biomedical Research. 1 Hour.
OB 632. Special Topics on Mucosal Immunology. 3 Hours.
OB 633. Research Design and Methodology. 3 Hours.
National Student Exchange B Courses
OB 634. Oral Biology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
NSEB 4930. Special Topics in Spanish Literature. 3 Hours.

This course takes place through the National Student Exchange
Program. All credits have been reviewed and approved by UAB
Academic Departments for equivalency. Topics This course takes place
through the National Student Exchange Program. All credits have been
reviewed and approved by UAB Academic Departments for equivalency.
Independent readings, research, or project. (Course focus for this
semester: detective fiction.).
OB 657. Prenatal Craniofacial Growth and Development. 3 Hours.

PRENATAL CRANIOFACIAL GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT.
NSEB 500. NSE Level V Special Topics. 15 Hours.

NSEB 600. NSE Level VI Special Topics. 15 Hours.
OB 663. Saliva as A Diagnostic Fluid. 3 Hours.

OB 690. Oral Biology Seminar. 1 Hour.
OB 696. Research Skills Enhancement. 2 Hours.
OB 697. Journal Club - Frontiers in Biomedical Research. 1 Hour.
OB 698. MR Lev Non-Thesis Res. 1-6 Hour.
OB 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
ONC-Oncology Courses
ONC 621. Advanced Practice Nursing for Oncology Care. 3 Hours.
and effective provision of advanced oncology practice nursing. The
focus of this course is to prepare the student to implement the role of
the Advanced Practice Nurse in the oncology setting. The emphasis of
this course is on the acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary to
deliver safe and effective care to adult oncology patients.
ONC 622. Cancer Assess, Diag, Managemnt. 2 Hours.
knowledge for diagnoses and management of oncological problems
in adult oncology patients. The focus of this course is on assessment,
diagnosis and management strategies for common oncology illnesses
from inter-professional domains. The emphasis of this course is to
examine current evidence that supports the delivery of safe and high
quality evidence-based care to adult oncology patients.
Prerequisites: ONC 621 [Min Grade: B] or ONC 621 [Min Grade: B]
ONC 623. Effects Cancer & Cancer Therap. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to synthesize how in-depth knowledge
and theoretical concepts are related to advanced practice nursing. The
focus of this course is on the utilization of complex models and systems
of practice to deliver high quality evidence-based care to adult oncology
patients. The emphasis of this course is on the critical analysis of the
evidence for applications that optimize health outcomes.
Prerequisites: (ONC 621 [Min Grade: B] or ONC 621 [Min Grade: B])
and (ONC 622 [Min Grade: B] or ONC 622 [Min Grade: B]) and (ONC
685L [Min Grade: B] or ONC 685L [Min Grade: B])
ONC 685L. Practicum I - Oncology Nurse Practitioner. 2 Hours.
to adult oncology patients. The focus of this course is on the delivery
of health care services to adult oncology patients. The emphasis of
this course is on promoting the progression of competence within the
Advanced Practice Nursing role.
ONC 686L. Practicum II - Oncology Nurse Practitioner. 2 Hours.
The purposes of this course is to prioritize management strategies and
apply selected practice models for delivery of care to adult oncology
patients. The focus of this course is to provide the student with
opportunities to integrate in-depth diagnostic and management skills to
provide care for adult oncology patients. The emphasis of this course is
on the formulation and management of individualized treatment plans
based on diagnostic findings and current practice models.
and (ONC 622 [Min Grade: B] or ONC 622 [Min Grade: B]) and (ONC
685L [Min Grade: P] or ONC 685L [Min Grade: P])
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ONC 692L. Residency - Oncology Nurse Practitioner. 3 Hours.

quality evidence-based care to adult oncology patients. The focus of
this course is to evaluate progress toward achievement of professional
competencies. The emphasis is on the incorporation of evidence and
concepts from previous coursework and clinical practice to improve the
health status of adult oncology patients.
and (ONC 622 [Min Grade: B] or ONC 622 [Min Grade: B]) and (ONC 623
[Min Grade: B] or ONC 623 [Min Grade: B]) and (ONC 685L [Min Grade:
P] or ONC 685L [Min Grade: P]) and (ONC 686L [Min Grade: P] or ONC
686L [Min Grade: P])
OPT-Optometry Courses
OPT 500. Spanish for Eye Care. 1 Hour.
OPT 501. Global Visual Health. 1 Hour.
OPT 502. Adv Develop Vision& Learning. 1 Hour.
OPT 503. Advanced Contact Lenses. 2 Hours.
OPT 507. Advanced Diabetes Care. 1 Hour.
OPT 511. Spanish for Eye Care. 1 Hour.
OPT 512. Advanced Contact Lenses. 1 Hour.
OPT 513. Interprof Collab Global Health. 1 Hour.
This course provides students with an understanding of principles
of interprofessional collaboration and community partnerships that,
together with key social and economic concepts of global health, enables
learning program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Working in
interdisciplinary teams, students apply concepts and theories related to
global health, interprofessional collaboration, team building, community
partnerships, and the socioecological framework to develop a plan to
OPT 527. Advanced Vision and Learning. 1 Hour.
OT-Occupational Therapy Courses

OT 595. Occupations and Health: Groups and Communities I. 1
Hour.
A service-based learning model, pairing students with community
partners to provide opportunities to reflect upon the facilitating and
inhibiting nature of group and community settings. The course will
also provide opportunity to consider the domains and contexts of both
occupation and its influence on health, well-being, and lifestyle. The
course aims to facilitate self-awareness through reflection of personal
values, family, and roles as aspects of development of personality type
and sense of self, as well as emphasizing cultural diversity competence
and clearance of institutional administrative requirements for off campus
experiences.
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OT 596. Occupations and Health: Groups and Communities II. 1

Hour.
inhibiting nature of group and community settings. In addition, the course
will allow the opportunity to consider the domains and contexts of both
occupation and its influence on health, well-being, and lifestyle. The
course introduces the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and
application of the Occupational Therapy Process for clients at the groups
and communities level. Service-based learning is introduced, and a
number of service-based experiences are coordinated as a means to
introduce the existing community partnerships.
Prerequisites: OT 595 [Min Grade: C]
OT 597. Occupations and Health: Groups and Communities III. 2
Hours.
inhibiting nature of group and community settings. The course will
allow for consideration of the domains and contexts of both occupation
and its influence on health, well-being, and lifestyle. The course will
facilitate use of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and
the Occupational Therapy Process when working with groups and
communities. An emphasis on establishing rapport with the partners and
initiating the evaluation process (i.e., development of the occupational
profile, beginning the analysis of occupation, generating project ideas
including outcomes, and development of a working hypothesis for the
focus of the intervention plan).
Prerequisites: OT 595 [Min Grade: C] and OT 596 [Min Grade: C]
OT 598. Occupations and Health: Groups and Communities IV. 1
Hour.
inhibiting nature of group and community settings. In addition, the
course will allow for consideration of the domains and contexts of
both occupation and its influence on health, well-being, and lifestyle.
Application of the Practice Framework and Occupational Therapy
Process is continued, with emphasis on completion of evaluation,
development of an intervention plan including selecting desired outcomes
and goals, identifying possible intervention approaches and specific
interventions, and potential discharge recommendations and plan.
Prerequisites: OT 595 [Min Grade: C] and OT 596 [Min Grade: C] and
OT 597 [Min Grade: C]
OT 599. Occupations and Health: Groups and Communities V. 2
Hours.
inhibiting nature of group and community settings and to consider the
domains and contexts of both occupation and its influence on health,
well-being, and lifestyle. Application of the Practice Framework and
Occupational Therapy Process with emphasis on reassessment and
discharge recommendations and public dissemination of the project via
poster presentation.
OT 597 [Min Grade: C] and OT 598 [Min Grade: C]
OT 605. Therapeutic Skills. 3 Hours.

Group theory and group dynamics are presented. Basic group and
individual client-therapist interaction skills are introduced, including:
selecting a theory base, designing groups, writing group protocols,
analyzing group activities, implementing specific group techniques, and
evaluating progress of group members. Methods of establishing rapport,
giving feedback, and employing therapeutic use of self are emphasized.
OT 606. Frameworks for Occupational Therapy Practice. 3 Hours.
Introduction to fundamental concepts of Occupational Therapy
frameworks, theory, philosophy, conceptual models and models of
practice.
OT 607. Analysis of Occupational Performance. 3 Hours.
Introduction to intervention techniques commonly used in occupational
therapy practice; activity analysis and synthesis; application of typical
growth and development in relationship to different age groups and
populations.
OT 609. Barriers to Occupational Performance. 3 Hours.
Exposure to content specific to human disease processes, injuries, and
developmental or inherited abnormalities within body systems that affect
individual's occupational performance.
OT 610. Mental Health Diagnosis Across Life Span. 3 Hours.
Examines developmental and psychiatric conditions that result from
disease, congenital, traumatic, environmental or social processes.
Relationships among disease or disorder, impairments, activity limitations
and participation restrictions are emphasized in terms of the impact upon
occupational performance.
OT 620. Found of Occupation: A&P. 4 Hours.
Designed to provide Occupational Therapy students a fundamental
knowledge of human anatomy. An emphasis will be placed on the
musculo-skeletal and peripheral nervous systems to enhance the
understanding of conditions that will likely be encountered in the practice
of Occupational Therapy.
OT 622. Introduction to Occupations of Infants, Children and
Adolescents. 3 Hours.
Aspects of common pediatric diagnoses seen by occupational
therapists; process of occupational therapy evaluation birth through
adolescence, addressing needs through a holistic approach; assessment
of occupational performance and occupational performance issues
related to adaptation and life satisfaction.
OT 623. Found of Occup: Neuroscience. 3 Hours.
Advanced study of structure and function of central nervous system
augmented with client examples.
OT 624. Occupations of Infants, Children and Adolescents. 4 Hours.
Evaluation, intervention planning, implementation, and specific
intervention strategies across diagnostic categories for children, birth
through adolescents using a holistic approach. Focus on components of
occupational performance and occupational performance issues related
to adaptation and life satisfaction.
OT 625. Occupations of Adults and Older Adults I. 4 Hours.
This course addresses aspects of evaluation, intervention planning,
implementation, and specific intervention strategies across diagnostic
categories in adult and elder rehabilitation. Occupational therapy
addresses client needs using a holistic approach that incorporates all
aspects of an individual's lifestyle. This course will focus on occupational
areas of work, play, and leisure addressing components of occupational
performance and contexts and how these areas affect occupational
performance.
OT 630. Fieldwork Preparatory. 1 Hour.

Knowledge and ideas in preparation for upcoming fieldwork experiences
throughout the program.
OT 631. Found of Occup: Biomechanics. 3 Hours.
Basic kinesiological principles and functional movement patterns of the
human body during occupational performance. Study of principles and
techniques for obtaining data about the status of the client's joint range of
motion and muscle strength.
OT 632. Fieldwork Experience I. 1 Hour.
Fieldwork experience to enrich the didactic coursework through direct
observation and participation in selected aspects of the occupational
therapy process with emphasis on increasing awareness of better
therapeutic use of self, occupational barriers and decision making skills
when working with clients. An in class forum for exchange of ideas
and experiences will be conducted after participating in the clinical
experience.
OT 633. Fieldwork Experience II. 1 Hour.
Forum for exchange of ideas and experiences; detailed case study/
inservice on modality and interventions chosen from client census during
previous term's Level I Fieldwork experience.
Prerequisites: OT 630 [Min Grade: C] and OT 632 [Min Grade: C]
OT 634. Seminar in Professional Readiness. 2 Hours.
Forum for exchange of ideas and experiences; student, faculty, and
alumni presentations on variety of topics.
OT 642. Research Design in Occupational Therapy. 1-3 Hour.
Review of research methodologies appropriate for use in clinical practice;
topics include sampling, data management, and IRB training and
approval. Students will design, implement, and document final projects.
OT 643. Data Analysis in Occupational Therapy Research. 1-3 Hour.
Review of data management and data analysis using SPSS Student
Version to design, implement, analyze and document student final
projects.
OT 644. Project Dissemination - Professional Writing and
Presentation. 1-3 Hour.
Review documentation of project outcomes, writing for publication, and
professional presentations to design, implement, analyze and, document
student final projects.
OT 647. Leadership in Occupational Therapy. 3 Hours.
To develop leadership competencies for the occupational therapist
to enable understanding of personal development and organizational
change dynamics.
OT 653. Using the Literature for Evidence Based Practice. 3 Hours.
History of and rationale for evidence-based practice, introduction to
typologies of evidence, search of data bases, developing questions for
occupational therapy practice, critiquing evidence, analyzing bodies of
evidence developed in response to research questions, and integrating
evidence into practice.
OT 655. Qualitative Research Methods for Health Profession. 2
Hours.
Explores the paradigm of qualitative research including the role it has in
the development of a deeper understanding of client populations and the
development of theory in occupational therapy. Research design, data
collection strategies, and methods of analysis will be discussed.
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OT 658. Foundations of Professional Education. 4 Hours.

Introduction to occupational therapy post-professional education.
Concepts introduced include the World Health Organization International
Classification of Function, OT Practice Framework, aspects of continuing
competency, American Psychological Association writing framework,
and the American Occupational Therapy Association Professional
Development Tool.
OT 660. Seminar: Interdisciplinary Svcs/Devel Disabilities. 1-2 Hour.
Synthesis of team-based approaches to intervention for infants, children,
and youth with known or suspected disabilities.
OT 661. Well-being and Health Through Occupation. 3 Hours.
Critical analysis of the patterns of participation of occupation and its
influence on the health and well-being in the lives of individuals, groups
and populations across the lifespan, identifying contextual factors
which facilitate and or inhibit this participation. Evaluate and critique
the evidence which supports the relationship between occupation,
health promotion, lifestyle choices, and prevention of injury and disease,
utilizing occupational therapy models and approaches to practice while
considering contexts.
OT 662. Upper Extremity Function in Occupation. 4 Hours.
This course will provide the opportunity to consider the occupational
therapy process related to the design, fabrication, application, fitting, and
training in the use of orthotics, prosthetics, and other modalities. Students
will consider and apply the foundational knowledge, underlying principles,
indications, contraindications, and precautions necessary for evidencebased practice.
OT 663. Occupations of Communities, Organizations, & Systems of
Practice. 2 Hours.
This course will introduce students to the relationship between
occupation, health promotion, lifestyle and health within communities,
using occupational therapy models of practice to frame this critique.
The course provides opportunities to evaluate and critique the evidence
base for current and emerging areas of occupational therapy practice
within communities. Students will critically evaluate current occupational
therapy practice and identify potential service gaps. Students will critically
discuss strategies for the development of occupational therapy services,
emphasizing the business-related aspects of working with communities.
Funding will be a significant obstacle for occupational therapists working
with communities. For this reason, the course will provide information
on business plans, grant and foundation monies and opportunities for
students to plan monetarily for a project.
OT 665. Occupations of Adults and Older Adults II. 4-5 Hours.
This course addresses aspects of evaluation, intervention planning,
implementation and specific intervention strategies across diagnostic
categories in adult and elder rehabilitation. Occupational therapy
addresses client needs using a holistic approach that incorporates all
aspects of an individual's lifestyle. This course will focus on occupational
areas of work, play, and leisure addressing components of occupational
performance and contexts and how these areas affect occupational
performance.
OT 667. Research Methods. 3-4 Hours.
Research ethics, descriptive, exploratory and experimental design, basic
statistical concepts, and discussion of various types of research to enable
students to critically analyze and use scientific literature to improve
practice. Emphasis on understanding components of the research report
and concepts associated with judging of internal and external validity.
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OT 668. Mental Health Practice in Adulthood. 4 Hours.

Examines psychiatric conditions that result from disease, congenital,
traumatic, environmental or social processes. Relationships among
impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions are
emphasized in terms of the impact upon occupational performance.
Evaluation, intervention planning, and intervention are studied.
OT 690. Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation III. 3 Hours.

Techniques for selecting, developing, and applying interventions to
enhance occupational performance. Topics covered include activities
of daily living with and without vision, functional mobility, diabetes, selfmanagement, and driving and transportation.
OT 673. Engagement in Occupation Thru Technology I. 3 Hours.

Introduction to the relationship between occupation, health promotion,
lifestyle, and health within communities, using occupational therapy
models of practice to frame this critique. Evaluation and critique of the
evidence base for current and emerging areas of occupational therapy
practice and identification of potential service gaps.
OT 691. Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation IV. 3 Hours.

Students demonstrate ability to apply knowledge gained in the previous
foundation courses to select and interpret evaluations and design
interventions for adults with vision impairment. Format includes: a
three-day on-campus intensive to provide review and synthesis of key
evaluation and intervention principles for working with persons with
age-related vision impairment and brain injury; practicum in diabetes
self-management, prescribed optical devices and assistive technology;
influence of policy and regulation on practice; ethical reasoning and
advocacy; professional development and continuing professional
competence.
OT 689 [Min Grade: C] and OT 690 [Min Grade: C]
OT 674. Engagement in Occupation thru Technology II. 3 Hours.

Designed to acquaint the student with assessments used in evaluation of
clients for assistive technology, specific intervention strategies, elements
of safety related to assistive technology, the education of clients and
families and other key people in the context of the user.
OT 675. History and Theory of Occupation. 2 Hours.
Historical survey of occupation, occupational meaning, and purposeful
activity as used by occupational therapists in study of occupational nature
of human beings across life span.
OT 677. Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation I. 3 Hours.
Information on the topics of low vision rehabilitation including
demographics and characteristics, settings and provider systems,
anatomy and physiology of the eye and visual system, medical conditions
causing low vision and common co-occurring secondary health
conditions, low vision evaluation and screening, contribution of low
vision on occupational performance and environmental interaction,
and intervention strategies used by the occupational therapy generalist
working in low vision.
OT 679. Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation II. 3 Hours.
Techniques for selecting, developing, and applying interventions
to enhance occupational performance. Topics covered include
assistive technology and computer modifications, reading, writing, and
environmental assessment/modification.
OT 685. Advanced Fieldwork Experience I. 10 Hours.
Full time supervised practice experience designed to develop entry level
professional skills consisting of a 3-month experience.
OT 686. Advanced Fieldwork Experience II. 10 Hours.
Full time supervised practice experience designed to develop entry level
professional skills consisting of a 3-month experience.
OT 688. Occupation & Health: Groups and Community. 1-2 Hour.
This course will provide opportunities to reflect upon the facilitating and
inhibiting nature of group and community settings and to consider the
domains and contexts of both occupation and its influence on health,
well-being, and lifestyle.
OT 689. Foundations in Treatment of Visual Impairment from Brain
Injury. 3 Hours.
Evaluation and intervention for adults experiencing occupational
limitations due to visual processing impairment from acquired brain injury.
Topics include neuroanatomy of the visual processing system, evaluation
and intervention for deficits in visual acuity, visual field oculomotor
function, and visual attention and cognitive processing.
OT 692. Special Topics in OT. 1-3 Hour.

Readings for in depth study of specialized topics.
OT 693. Design and Implementation of Low Vision Rehabilitation
Programs in the Healthcare System. 2 Hours.
In this course, students complete steps to implement a viable low
vision rehabilitation program using the medical rehabilitation model.
Topics covered: procedures and issues unique to low vision programs;
identifying the target population and services; establishing a program
structure; developing the rehab team, evaluation tools and treatment
materials.
OT 695. Foundations in Treatment of Visual Impairment from Brain
Injury II. 2 Hours.
Application of selecting appropriate evaluations and interventions for
clients with visual processing impairment from brain injury. Includes
creation of decision trees and completion of a series of case analyses.
OT 698. Master's Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
This lab-based course introduces students to the skills and requirements
necessary for participation in the portfolio process. Specifically, the
course aims to orient the student to the steps toward portfolio completion,
intorduce critical thinking and reflective learning methods, and provide
students with foundational experiences for self-directed learning.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
OT 699. Master's Level Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
Elements of proposal and development of thesis/project; thesis and
institutional review board procedures; student presentation, group
discussion, recommendations, and critique. Admission to candidacy
required.
PA-Surgeon's Assistant Courses

PA 601. Human Gross Anatomy. 4 Hours.
Course provides a comprehensive survey of the gross anatomy of the
human along with functional and applied anatomy as it relates to common
clinical findings. It utilizes a lecture format and cadaver dissection
laboratory sessions.
PA 601L. Human Gross Anatomy Lab. 0 Hours.
Human cadaver dissection laboratory for PA 601.
PA 602. Medical Physiology. 4 Hours.

Course emphasizes the normal function and control of various systems
within the human body. The principles taught will serve as a foundation
for understanding the etiology, management and prevention of disease
processes.
PA 603. Pharmacology I. 3 Hours.
Course provides students with the pharmacologic knowledge needed
to begin practice as primary care physician assistants. Delivery is via
classroom lecture and supplemented with intermittent case studies
requiring students to critically evaluate medical conditions and choose
safe and effective medications in treating those conditions.
PA 604. Pharmacology II. 3 Hours.
Second and final course in a series that provides students with the
pharmacologic knowledge needed to begin practice as primary care
physician assistants. Delivered via classroom lecture and supplemented
with intermittent case studies requiring students to critically evaluate
medicalconditions and choose safe and effective medications in treating
those conditions.
Prerequisites: PA 603 [Min Grade: C]
PA 605. Pathology. 3 Hours.
Course is designed to describe the pathologic processes involved in
common disorders and diseases; introduce students to the principals
of clinical medicine and clinical problem solving; and provide students
with the background needed for the clinical courses taught later in the
curriculum.
PA 606. Clinical Medicine I. 4 Hours.
Introductory course in human disease and is designed to describethe
pathologic processes involved in common disorders and diseases. It
introduces students to the principles of clinical medicine and clinical
problem solving as well as providing them with the background needed
for the medical courses taught later in the curriculum.
Prerequisites: PA 601 [Min Grade: C] and PA 602 [Min Grade: C] and
PA 605 [Min Grade: C] and PA 610 [Min Grade: C]
PA 607. Clinical Medicine II. 6 Hours.
Course presents the diagnosis and management of the most common
clinical problems seen by primary care practitioners. This last course
employs an organ systems approach incorporating relevant anatomy,
physiology, pharmacology, pathology, radiology and nutrition into each
section.
PA 608. Surgical Disease I. 3 Hours.
Course introduces students to common surgical disorders with early
emphasis on physiologic changes, medical requirements and evaluation
of patients before, during, and after surgery. It also provides basic
instruction in the diagnosis, management, and complications associated
with common surgical gastrointestinal and urogenital disorders.
PA 609. Surgical Disease II. 3 Hours.
Course delivered via didactic instruction and focuses on the pre-operative
evaluation and diagnosis, and post-operative management and treatment
of common disorders of the heart, lungs, and vascular systems.
PA 610. Clinical Lab Medicine. 3 Hours.
An introduction to laboratory diagnostics with an emphasis on pathology,
microbiology, hematology, and clinical chemistry. Course utilizes lecture
format, specimen handling in a clinical laboratory as well as cost effective
diagnostic algorithms in problem-based case scenarios.
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PA 610L. Clinical Laboratory Medicine Lab. 0 Hours.

Lab for PA 610 Clinical Laboratory Medicine.
PA 611. History and Physical Examination I. 2-3 Hours.
First course in a series of two that provides students with the skills
necessary to elicit a comprehensive medical history, perform a complete
physical examination and systematically report thier findings. A variety
of teaching formats are utilized including: lectures, small group activities,
video productions, and simulated patients.
PA 611L. History and Physical Examination I Lab. 0 Hours.
Laboratory required for PA 611 History and Physical Examination I.
PA 612. History and Physical Examination II. 3 Hours.
Final course in a two-part series that will provide students with the
skillnecessary to elicit a comprehensive medical history, perform a
complete physical examination and systematically report their findings.
PA 612L. History and Physical Examination II Lab. 0 Hours.
Laboratory component for PA 612.
PA 613. Surgical Techniques. 3 Hours.
Provides didactic instruction and appliad technical skills in surgical
techniques and various invasive medical procedures. An animal sugery
laboratory, using live pigs is an essential component.
PA 614. Operating Room Techniques. 2 Hours.
Final course in a series providing didactic instruction and applied
technical skills in surgical techniques and various invasive medical
procedures. PA 614 places students in operating rooms in Birmingham
area hospitals where they are taught the basics in surgical first assisting.
PA 615. Intro to the Profession. 1 Hour.
Course is designed to introduce students to the Physician Assistant
profession and to prepare them to practice as professionals in a
physician/PA/patient team. It will cover roles and responsibilities of thePA
including their expected legal and moral behavior, their understanding
of laws governing their practice and their ethical responsibilities in being
health care professionals. The course will also teach students to respect
the health, safety, welfare, and dignity of all human beings and to assess
their own personal capabilities and limitations, striving always to improve
thier medical practice.
PA 616. Electrocardiography. 1 Hour.
Course presents the basic concepts needed to interpret the
electrocardiogram and will provide opportunities to develop interpretive
skills through analysis of rhythm strips and 12-lead electrocardiograms.
Upon completeion of the course, students will be able to systematically
interpret basic rhythm strips and 12-lead electrocardiograms.
PA 617. Applied Behavioral Medicine. 2 Hours.
Course introduces students to human behavior, strategies and issues
surrounding health education and theoretical models of how to change
human behavior. This knowledge will enable students to incorporate
health promotion and disease prevention strategies in their daily clinical
practice to the benefit of their patients.
PA 618. Risk Management. 1 Hour.
Course provides an introduction to the legal, political and professional
issues affecting physician assistant practice.
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PA 619. Fundamentals of Clinical Research. 3 Hours.

Course provides students with the foundation of epidemiologic
measuresthe reason for patterns of disease occurrence, the principles
of medical surveillance, the methods for investigating disease outbreaks
and the principles of diagnostic tests. Students will review study designs,
the roles of variability and bias in the interpretation of scientific literature
and the principles of clinical decision-making based on the medical
literature.
PA 620. Analysis of Professional Literature. 2 Hours.
This course is designed to prepare students to critically evaluate medical
literature and use as basia for making medical decisions.
PA 621. Clinical Services I. 4 Hours.
Supervised clinical practice experience in an assigned healthcare
organization.
PA 622. Clinical Services II. 4 Hours.
organization.
PA 623. Clinical Service III. 4 Hours.
organization.
PA 624. Clinical Services IV. 4 Hours.
organization.
PA 637. Special Topics in Physician Assistant Studies. 2-4 Hours.

Selected advanced topics of current scientific, clinical and professional
PA 638. Senior Seminar I. 3 Hours.
This course is the first in a tree course series designed to provide didatic
instruction to prepare students for Physician Assistant Program.
PA 639. Senior Seminar Series II. 3 Hours.
This course is the second in a three course series designed to provide
didactic instruction to prepare students for the Physician Assistant
National Certification Exam (PANCE). The content areas for this
course include common problems in the musculoskeletal, HEENT,
reproductive, endocrine, and neurologic systems. Course instruction
will consist primarily of student PowerPoint presentations. Each student
will be expected to give two 25 - 30 minute lectures on pre-assigned
topics and prepare an accompanying one page outline summarizing
important points. Student lectures may be supplemented by case-based
presentations and professional development lectures.
PA 640. Senior Seminar III. 2 Hours.
This course is the third in a three course series designed to provide
didactic instruction to prepare students for the Physician Assistant
National Certification Exam (PANCE). The content areas for theis
course include common problems in the psychiatric, substance abuse,
genitourinary, anemia, leukemia and skin disorders.
PA 625. Clinical Services V. 4 Hours.

organization.
PA 698. Presentation of Res Project. 1 Hour.

Oral and visual presentations and structured discussion of research
papers developed in PA 620.
Prerequisites: PA 619 [Min Grade: C] and PA 620 [Min Grade: C]
PA 626. Clinical Service VI. 4 Hours.

organization.
PAT-Pathology Courses
PA 627. Clinical Service VII. 4 Hours.

organization.
PA 628. Clinical Service VIII. 2 Hours.
organization.
PA 629. Clinical Service IX. 4-5 Hours.
organization.
PA 630. Clinical Service X. 4 Hours.
organization.
PA 631. Clinical Service XI. 4 Hours.
organization.
PA 632. Clinical Services XII. 4 Hours.
organization.
PA 633. Special topics in Physician Assistant Studies. 2-4 Hours.
Selected advanced topics of current scientific, clinical, and professional
PA 634. Simulated Clinical Concepts. 1 Hour.
Laboratory simulated clinical experience to provide supervised practice in
clinical skills, practical procedures, teamwork, patient management, and
decision making in preparation for the students clinical year.
PAT 777. Autopsy Experience. 1 Hour.

The purpose of offering an optional autopsy experience for PhD graduate
students in MCP is to provide education of the thought processes
and investigation involved in determining the pathological basis and
causes of disease. It is anticipated that this experience will broaden the
appreciation of the application of pathology as study of the science of
disease.
Prerequisites: PAT 700 [Min Grade: C]
PAT 790. Special Topics (Doctoral Level). 1-6 Hour.
PAT 791. Advances in Molecular and Cellular Pathology. 1 Hour.
PAT 795. CmBD Jrnl Clb: Bone and Cartilage: Bio and Disease. 1
Hour.
CME approved Journal Club occurs once a month and is sometimes
replaced by outside speakers. Topics are coordinated with the Visiting
Expert/Speaker program. It is co-directed by Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
and Xu Cao, PhD who select select the topic and presenters. Topics
include one basic and one clinical at each session and are selected to
encourage scientific cross-talk between clinical and basic investigators.
PAT 796. Advanced Skeletal Biology. 1 Hour.
This course will be divided into a series of modules. Each module will
consist of didactic sessions followed by group discussion and a review of
the literature relevant to skeletal biology.
PAT 798. Research Problems (Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation). 1-15
Hour.
PAT 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
PCD-Pharmaceutical Design Courses

PCD 700. Intro to Drug Design. 3 Hours.
PCD 701. Medicinal Chemistry. 3 Hours.
PCD 721. Lab Research. 5 Hours.
PCD 780. Pharmaceutical Design Journal Club. 1 Hour.
PCD 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
PE-Physical Education Courses

PE 500. Organization & Admin of PE. 3 Hours.
increase his/her knowledge of problems and issues involved in the
organization and administration of physical education programs in
elementary and secondary schools. Pre-requisites/Co-requisites: PE 136
or equivalent.
Prerequisites: PE 136 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently) or PE
136 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
PE 509. Assessment in Physical Education. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to investigate the basic concepts of
measurement and evaluation as applied to physical education. Through
lecture and laboratory experiences students will acquire knowledge and
skills related to the assessment and interpretation of student status,
teacher effectiveness, and program effectiveness. Concurrent enrollment
in PE 589 and admission to the Alternative Masters Program.
PE 511. Elementary School Physical Education. 3 Hours.
Nature and content of a developmentally appropriate elementary physical
education program.
Prerequisites: PE 136 and PE 305
PE 520. Fitness and Motor Skill Acquisition. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity
to acquire the knowledge and the skills necessary to analyze and
appropriately teach motor skills and design developmentally appropriate
fitness activities for adolescents.
Prerequisites: PE 136 [Min Grade: C] and PE 305 [Min Grade: C]
PE 520L. Sport Skill Proficiency. 1 Hour.
Acquire the knowledge and the skills necessary to teach the critical
elements needed to perform all basic sport skills. Students will
demonstrate skill proficiency in the sport skills as well as the ability to
teach others to perform the skills.
Prerequisites: PE 305 [Min Grade: C]
PE 585. Principles of Exercise Leadership. 3 Hours.
This course studies participant screening, risk stratification, and exercise
assessment/testing and prescription to apparently healthy, special and
diseased populations. Successful communication, progamming and
management principles for health/fitness settings will also be examined.
Prerequisites: PE 400 [Min Grade: C] or PE 637 [Min Grade: B]
PE 589. Physical Education Instructional Strategies. 3 Hours.
This course will focus on information to help potential physical educators
attain teaching skills and knowledge necessary to design, implement and
evaluate developmentally appropriate K-12 physical education programs.
Students will gain hands-on experience with small groups of students in
elementary, middle and high school settings. Prequisite: Admission to
AMP or permission of instructor. Co-Requisite: PE 509.
PE 601. Introduction to Sports Administration. 3 Hours.
PE 607. Principles of Coaching. 3 Hours.
PE 615. Sport Facility Planning. 3 Hours.
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PE 618. The Olympic Games. 3 Hours.

The Olympic Games will be investigated through a brief analysis of the
history of the Ancient Olympic Games, an in-depth analysis of the Modern
Olympic Games and the development of their global social, economic,
political and cultural significance.
PE 623. Philosophical Perspectives in Sport Administration. 3
Hours.
This course will address conceptual skills of an administrator beyond
management skills, including addressing current trends and issues in
education, physical education and athletics.
PE 630. Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills. 3 Hours.
PE 631. Foundations of Physical Education. 3 Hours.
PE 632. Supervision of Physical Education. 3 Hours.
PE 635. Principles of Management in Sports. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to give students an overview of the duties,
responsibilities and problems facing athletic administrators in today's
sports-conscious society.
PE 636. Current Readings in Physical Education. 3 Hours.
PE 637. Physiology of Exercise I. 3 Hours.
PE 638. Physiology of Exercise II. 3 Hours.
PE 639. Exercise Prescription for High Risk Populations. 3 Hours.
Advanced Techniques in Exercise Testing.
PE 640. Advanced Techniques in Conditioning the Athlete. 3 Hours.
Prerequisites: PE 400 [Min Grade: C] or PE 637 [Min Grade: C]
PE 642. Practicum in Physiology. 3 Hours.
Prerequisites: PE 637 [Min Grade: C] and PE 638 [Min Grade: C]
PE 643. Curriculum Development in Physical Education. 3 Hours.
PE 645. Advanced Motor Development. 3 Hours.
PE 647. Teaching Strategies and Issues in K-12 PE. 3 Hours.
Teaching Strategies and Issues in Elementary PE.
PE 649. Adapted Physical Education. 3 Hours.
PE 650. Social Aspects of Sport. 3 Hours.
This course is a study of sport from a sociological perspective. Physical
Educators, Coaches, and the sport novice alike will benefit from
discussionthat stimulates critical-thought concerning sport and how it
relates to social life in modern culture. This course will help students
view sport as more than just a reflection of the world in which they live.
A global, issues-oriented approach to study the role of sports in society,
sport- related controvercies and the issues that cause them.
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PE 651. Issues and Problems in Coaching. 3 Hours.

This course is an introductory study of issues and problems, or dilemmas,
that often arise in sport, physical activity and recreation programs
and could potentially result in legal situations. Students in this course
willbenefit from discussion and case studies from the professional
literature that can help them effectively manage sport-related programs
and ultimatelyavoid legal problems. This course will approach issues
and problems from a practical perspective as they relate to the legal
duties of individuals whocoach in youth, recreation, interscholastic,
or intercollegiate settings. The course will include a study of current
issues and problems in sport, physical activity and recreation through
examination and critical analysis.
PE 652. Measurement and Evaluation of Athletes. 3 Hours.
This course is primarily designed to help athletic coaches locate, select,
and construct quality sport skill tests. Additional attention will be given
to body composition, fitness, and psychological assessment of athletes.
Students will review reasons why coaches should measure and evaluate
athletes, and survey sound testing procedures.
PE 653. Plan/Conduct Act Prog for Indiv with Disabilities. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and
skills needed to meet the unique fitness and physical activity needs of
individuals with various disabilities. Through class discussions and course
assignments, students will learn to design and implement personal
training/fitness programs and disability sports/recreation programs for
individuals with disabilities based on assessments of health related
strengths and needs.
PE 655. Motor Learning. 3 Hours.
PE 656. Advanced Sport Psychology. 3 Hours.
PE 666. Orgainzation and Administration of Adventure Education. 3

Hours.
Students will synthesis their experience in adventure leadership,
instruction and programming to explore the details of managing an
adventure program.Topics include risk management for the administrator,
operations and file management, legal issues, accreditation standards,
staff recruitment, hiring and training, marketing, fiscal management.
Special attention will be given to managing an universally designed
challenge course.
PE 672. Advanced Treatment of Athletic Training. 3 Hours.
Advanced Treatment of Athletic Injuries.
PE 674. Sport Performance and Nutrition. 3 Hours.
PE 690. Seminar in Sports Administration. 3 Hours.
PE 693. Internship in Sports Administration. 3-6 Hours.
PE 694. Special Projects in Physical Education. 1-6 Hour.
PE 695. Problems in Physical Education. 3-6 Hours.
PE 696. Elementary/Secondary Physical Education Internship. 9
Hours.
Supervised Research in Physical Education.
PE 697. Advanced Field Experience in Physical Education. 3-6
Hours.
PE 698. Coaching Internship (Individual Sport). 3 Hours.
PE 699. Thesis Research. 1-6 Hour.
PE 663. Adventure-Based Counseling. 3 Hours.

physical fitness.
PE 710. Special Topics in Physical Education. 3 Hours.
PE 664. Challange Crse Fund II. 3 Hours.

PE 720. Research Design and Methodology. 3 Hours.

PE 665. Adventure Processing and Facilitation. 3 Hours.

learning. Activities are used to faciliate leadership, teamwork, problem
solving, descision-making and conflict resolution. This knowlegde will
How to faciliatate and lead group discssion with diverse groups will be
empasized.
PH 502. Instructional Physical Science. 4 Hours.

Modern Physics for Teachers.
PE 715. Advanced Field Experience in Physical Education. 3-6

Hours.
PE 718. Practicum in Exercise Physiology. 3 Hours.
PE 726. Supervised Research in Physical Education. 3-6 Hours.

PE 728. EDS Thesis Research. 3-6 Hours.
PE 729. Physical Education Seminar. 3 Hours.
PH-Physics Courses
PH 502L. Instructional Physical Science Laboratory. 0 Hours.

Design of Physical Science Labs and Detailed Instructional Plans.
PH 505. Studies in Physics Teaching II. 3 Hours.
Development of new curricula, apparatus, and techniques of presentation
of concepts in physics. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PH 507. Physical Science for Teachers I. 3 Hours.
Concepts of physical science. Laboratory includes evaluation of
experiments and equipment for lecture demonstrations. Prerequisite:
PH 508. Physical Science for Teachers II. 3 Hours.

Concepts of physical science. Laboratory includes evaluation of
experiments and equipment for lecture demonstrations. Prerequisite:
PH 520. Introduction to Methods in Theoretical Physics I. 3 Hours.
Vector calculus. Curvilinear coordinate systems; commonly encountered
ordinary differential equations and special functions; complex variables
and contour integration partial differential equations, including solutions
by Green function methods. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Prerequisites: PH 222 [Min Grade: C] and MA 252 [Min Grade: C]
PH 525. Applications of Contemporary Optics I. 3 Hours.
Applied geometrical optics. Refraction and reflection, paraxial optics,
thick lens, matrix theory, optical aberrations, optical systems, and optical
design using computer simulations.
Prerequisites: PH 222 [Min Grade: C]
PH 526. Applications of Contemporary Optics II. 3 Hours.
Applied wave optics. Fresnel equations, optical interference, optical
interferometry, coherence, diffraction, lasers, and Gaussian beam
propagation.
PH 527. Geometrical Optics. 4 Hours.
Properties of optical systems. Lenses, mirrors, and stops; aberrations;
rays and wave fronts, optical instruments; aspheric components.
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PH 550. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I. 3 Hours.

Principles of quantum mechanics; their application to particle waves,
angular momentum, tunneling, radiation, and selection rules; perturbation
and variational methods.
PH 551. Introductory Quantum Mechanics II. 3 Hours.
Principles of quantum mechanics; their application to particle waves,
angular momentum, tunneling, radiation, and selection rules; perturbation
and variational methods.
PH 552. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics III. 2 Hours.
PH 553. Solid State Physics I. 3 Hours.
Properties of crystal lattices, lattice dynamics, lattice imperfections, and
bonding energies; electronic properties of dielectrics, semiconductors,
and metals; ferroelectric, magnetic, and optical properties of solids.
PH 554. Solid State Physics II. 3 Hours.
Properties of crystal lattices, lattice dynamics, lattice imperfections, and
bonding energies; electronic properties of dielectrics, semiconductors,
and metals; ferroelectric, magnetic, and optical properties of solids.
PH 557. Introduction to Nuclear Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 527L. Geometrical Optics Lab. 0 Hours.

Geometrical Optics Lab.
PH 561. Classical Mechanics I. 3 Hours.

Kinematics and dynamics, including central forces, rotating coordinate
systems, and generalized coordinates; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian.
Prerequisites: PH 222 [Min Grade: C] and MA 252 [Min Grade: C]
PH 528. Physical Optics. 4 Hours.

Interference and diffraction phenomena; emission, propagation, and
absorption of radiation; polarization and dispersion; stimulated emission.
PH 562. Classical Mechanics II. 3 Hours.

Kinematics and dynamics, including central forces, rotating coordinate
systems, and generalized coordinates; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian.
PH 528L. Physical Optics Lab. 0 Hours.

Physical Optics Lab.
PH 571. Atomic and Molecular Physics. 3 Hours.

Applications of quantum mechanics to structure and spectra of atoms
and small molecules; use of symmetry in understanding and describing
molecular vibrations and bonding.
PH 529. Applications of Contemporary Optics III. 3 Hours.

Applied optical interactions with materials linear and nonlinear
polarization phenomena, optical properties of materials, anisotropic
optics, electro-optics, and nonlinear optics.
PH 532. Statistical Thermodynamics I. 3 Hours.
Statistical basis of laws of thermodynamics; ensembles and partition
functions; quantum statistics of ideal gases, including photons and
electrons; applications to solids, real gases, liquids, and magnetic
systems; transport theory.
PH 533. Statistical Thermodynamics II. 3 Hours.
Statistical basis of laws of thermodynamics; ensembles and partition
functions; quantum statistics of ideal gases, including photons and
electrons; applications to solids, real gases, liquids, and magnetic
systems; transport theory.
PH 545. Electromagnetic Theory I. 3 Hours.
Electromagnetic theory approached from standpoint of fields and using
Maxwell's equations.
Prerequisites: PH 420 [Min Grade: C] or MA 444 [Min Grade: C]
PH 546. Electromagnetic Theory II. 3 Hours.
Electromagnetic theory approached from standpoint of fields and using
Maxwell's equations.
PH 575. Intro to Biophysics I. 3 Hours.

Application of physical techniques and analytical methods of selected
biological problems. Permission of instructor.
PH 576. Intro to Biophysics II. 3 Hours.
Application of physical techniques and analytical methods of selected
biological problems. Permission of instructor.
PH 580. Classical Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 581. Laser Physics I. 3 Hours.
Physical principles of laser operation and design. Spontaneous and
stimulated emission, population inversion, light amplification, laser
resonators, Q-switching, mode-locking, pulse shortening techniques,
spectral narrowing, and tunable lasers. Individual types of lasers will be
considered. Practical applications of lasers will be treated in detail.
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PH 582. Laser Physics II. 3 Hours.

Physical principles of laser operation and design. Spontaneous and
stimulated emission, population inversion, light amplification, laser
resonators, Q-switching, mode-locking, pulse shortening techniques,
spectral narrowing, and tunable lasers. Individual types of lasers will be
considered. Practical applications of lasers will be treated in detail.
PH 583. Atomic and Nuclear Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 584. Atomic and Nuclear Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 585. Laser Spectroscopy. 3 Hours.
Practical applications of lasers and modern techniques and
instrumentation in laser spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: PH 222 [Min Grade: D]
PH 586. Semiconductor Materials in Modern Technology. 3 Hours.
Brief review of electronic materials with emphasis on traditional
and cutting edge Si technology. Competing and complementary
semiconductors covered in standard lecture and seminar style. Materials:
compound and tertiary semiconductors, organic semiconductors,
wide bandgap semiconductors. Applications: optical and chemical
sensors, microwave electronics, high power electronics, lasers. Specific
applications/ materials determined by student interest.
Prerequisites: PH 352 [Min Grade: C] or EE 351 [Min Grade: C] or CH
326 [Min Grade: C]
PH 587. Nanoscale Science and Applications. 3 Hours.
Nanoscale Science and Applications. Physics of electronic, mechanical,
and biological properties of materials at the nanoscale level approaching
one billionth of a meter. The applications of nanoscale materials in
electronic, mechanical, and biomedical systems will be emphasized.
Special tools in synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials will be
discussed.
PH 589. Applications of Modern Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 590. Preparations for Teaching. 1-3 Hour.
This class is intended to help teaching assistants prepare for successful
teaching experiences. The course will emphasize a foundation of
practical knowledge related to expectations and duites shared by
teachers in higher education, as well as an opportunity to read, reflect,
and discuss current research related to teaching and learning at the
university level.
PH 591. Advanced Physics Laboratory I. 1-4 Hour.
Laboratory investigation of topics of modern physics. Permission of
instructor.
PH 592. Advanced Physics Laboratory II. 1-4 Hour.
instructor.
PH 593. Advanced Physics Laboratory III. 1-4 Hour.
instructor.
PH 594. Computers in Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 595. Computers in Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 597. Special Topics in Physics. 1-3 Hour.
PH 610. Classical Mechanics I. 3 Hours.

Applications of methods of LaGrange, Hamilton, Poisson, and HamiltonJacobi to such classical problems as central force, small oscillation, and
rigid body motions.
PH 635. Statistical Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Interpretation of macroscopic phenomena from microscopic principles;
fundamental laws of statistical mechanics; applications to simple
equilibrium systems, phase transitions, and transport problems.
PH 650. Electromagnetic Theory I. 3 Hours.
Boundary value and Green function methods for solving potential
problems; fields in dielectric, magnetic media, and radiation fields.
PH 651. Electromagnetic Theory II. 3 Hours.
Boundary value and Green function methods for solving potential
problems; fields in dielectric, magnetic media, and radiation fields.
PH 652. Electromagnetic Theory III. 3 Hours.
Electromagnetic Theory.
Structure and dynamics of solids; optical, magnetic, and transport
properties.
Structure and dynamics of solids; optical, magnetic, and transport
properties.
PH 655. Advanced Solid State Laboratory. 1-3 Hour.
Thin film X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy in materials
characterization, electron paramagnetic resonance, and thin film
deposition.
PH 671. Quantum Mechanics I. 3 Hours.
Discrete and continuous spectra; central force problems; angular
momentum and spin; systems of identical particles; perturbation theory;
scattering theory.
PH 672. Quantum Mechanics II. 3 Hours.
scattering theory.
PH 673. Applications of Quantum Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Scattering theory, density matrix, and polarization; applications to atomic
and nuclear reactions.
Topics of current interest, such as theoretical physics, computational
physics, experimental techniques. May be repeated for credit. 1-12 hours.
PH 698. Nonthesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
PH 699. Research for Thesis. 1-12 Hour.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy. 1-12
hours.
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PH 710. Advanced Classical Mechanics I. 3 Hours.

Analysis of dynamics, including rigid body motion, featuring the LaGrange
formulation, introduction to the Hamiltonian, formulation, Poisson
brackets, analyses in nonrelativistic applications.
PH 752. Classical Electrodynamics III. 3 Hours.

Classical Electrodynamics.
PH 711. Advanced Classical Mechanics II. 3 Hours.

Analysis of dynamics, including rigid body motion, featuring the LaGrange
formulation, introduction to the Hamiltonian, formulation, Poisson
brackets, analyses in nonrelativistic applications.

Properties of electrons and photons in crystal lattices; electromagnetic
interactions with solids; lattice defects.
PH 715. Advanced Statistical Mechanics. 3 Hours.

Applications of statistical laws to modern topics such as quantum fluids,
critical phenomena, and nonequilibrium systems.
Prerequisites: PH 533 [Min Grade: C] or PH 635 [Min Grade: C]
PH 716. Advanced Statistical Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Applications of statistical laws to modern topics such as quantum fluids,
critical phenomena, and nonequilibrium systems.
PH 732. Growth and Characterization of Thin Films I. 3 Hours.
Basics of vacuum science. Methods of thin film deposition. Nucleation,
evolution of microstructure and surface morphology of thin films.
Simulation of growth processes. Thin film characterization techniques
(SEM/SIM, TEM, SPM, SPS/AES, XRD, optical and and mechanical
measurements). Demonstrations on thin-film deposition and basic
characterization of tilm microstructure and properties. Prerequisites:
PH 553/653 and PH554/654 or permission of instructor. Lecture and
demonstration. 3 semester hours.
Prerequisites: (PH 453 [Min Grade: C] or PH 553 [Min Grade: C]) and
(PH 454 [Min Grade: C] or PH 554 [Min Grade: C])
PH 733. Growth and Characterization of Thin Films II. 3 Hours.
Basics of vacuum science. Methods of thin film deposition. Nucleation,
evolution of microstructure and surface morphology of thin films.
Simulation of growth processes. Thin film characterization techniques
(SEM/SIM, TEM, SPM, XPS/AES, XRD, optical and mechanical
measurements). Demonstrations on thin-film deposition and basic
characterization of film microstructure and properties. Prerequisites:
PH553/653 and PH554/654 or permission of instructor. Lecture and
demonstrations. 3 semester hours.
Prerequisites: (PH 453 [Min Grade: C] or PH 553 [Min Grade: C]) and
(PH 454 [Min Grade: C] or PH 554 [Min Grade: C])
PH 745. Molecular Spectroscopy. 3 Hours.
Infrared, Raman, and ultraviolet techniques applied to study of molecular
properties, including rotation-vibration spectra and spectra of crystalline
solids.
PH 746. Theoretical Nuclear Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 747. Theoretical Nuclear Physics. 3 Hours.
PH 750. Classical Electrodynamics I. 3 Hours.
Static and time-varying fields in vacuum and in matter, radiation fields,
solutions and implications of Maxwell's equation utilizing advanced
mathematical methods.
PH 751. Classical Electrodynamics II. 3 Hours.
Static and time-varying fields in vacuum and in matter, radiation fields,
solutions and implications of Maxwell's equation utilizing advanced
mathematical methods.

Properties of electrons and photons in crystal lattices; electromagnetic
interactions with solids; lattice defects.
PH 755. Advanced Solid State Physics III. 2 Hours.

Advanced Solid State Physics II.
PH 760. Methods of Mathematical Physics I. 3 Hours.
Vector and tensor analysis; differential and integral equations; Green
functions; variational techniques; linear operator theory; Fourier and
Laplace transforms.
PH 761. Methods of Mathematical Physics II. 3 Hours.
Vector and tensor analysis; differential and integral equations; Green
functions; variational techniques; linear operator theory; Fourier and
Laplace transforms.
PH 762. Computational Physics I. 3 Hours.
Numerical techniques for solution of differential, integral, and matrix
equations of physics; computer simulations of physical phenomena;
optimization problems.
Prerequisites: PH 545 [Min Grade: C] and PH 551 [Min Grade: C] and
PH 771. Quantum Mechanics I. 3 Hours.
scattering theory.
PH 772. Quantum Mechanics II. 3 Hours.
scattering theory.
PH 773. Applications of Quantum Mechanics. 3 Hours.
Scattering theory, density matrix, and polarization; applications to atomic
and nuclear reactions.
PH 791. Physics Seminar I. 1 Hour.
Topics of current interest in physics, presented by graduate students,
faculty, and visitors. Required each term of all full-time graduate students.
PH 792. Physics Seminar II. 1 Hour.
Topics of current interest in physics, presented by graduate students,
faculty, and visitors. Required each term of all full-time graduate students.
PH 793. Scientific Communications I. 1 Hour.
Scientific writing exercises and recent topics in physics presented by
graduate students in order to provide experience in written and oral
scientific communication.
PH 794. Scientific Communications II. 1 Hour.
Scientific writing exercises and recent topics in physics presented by
graduate students in order to provide experience in written and oral
scientific communication.
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Topics of current interest, such as group theory, medical physics,
computational methods, biological physics, materials physics, optics, and
space physics. May be repeated for credit.
PH 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
PH 799. Research for Dissertation. 1-12 Hour.
Admission to candidacy.
PHL-Philosophy Courses
PHL 517. Principles of Scientific Integrity. 3 Hours.
Principles of Scientific Integrity - Survey of ethical issues and principles in
the the practice of science. Permission of Instructor Only.
PHL 590. Directed Readings. 1-3 Hour.
Directed Readings in special areas or topics in philosophy; honors thesis
supervision. Permission of Instructor.
PHL 770. Philosophy of Science. 3 Hours.
Philosophy of Science - Overview of philosophy of science with attention
to foundational debates in social sciences, and social constructivist views
of scienfific knowledge. Permission of Instructor Only.
PHL 790. Problems ProSeminar. 3 Hours.
Philosophic problems of current interest in graduate and professional
education. Specific issues in cognitive science, the arts, or ethics and
public policy may be selected for analysis. Content varies depending
upon instructo and student demand.
Philosophic problesm of current interest in graduate and professional
policy may be selectd for analysis. Content varies depending upon
instructor and student demand.
Philosophic problems of current interest in graduate and professional
public policy may be selected for analysis. Content variesdepending upon
isntructor and student demand.
PHR-Pharmacology Courses
PHR 701. Adv Prin Pharm-Sys&Pharmacok 1. 3 Hours.
PHR 702. Adv Prin Pharm-Sys&Pharmacok 2. 3 Hours.
PHR 720. Laboratory Rotation in Pharmacology. 1-12 Hour.
PHR 735. Nucleotide Metabolism and Chemotherapy. 3 Hours.
Principles, characteristics and therapeutics of nucleotide metabolism.
This course is designed for second year and above graduate students.
PHR 744. Protein Mass Spectrometry. 3 Hours.
PHR 752. Pharmacokinetic Analysis. 1 Hour.
The course will provide a detailed introduction to the analysis of
pharmacokinetic data preferably generated as part of the students
research. Descriptions of the use of appropriate analytical programs and
the interpretation of pharmacokinetic data will be the major focus of this
course.
PHR 754. Model Sys for Drug Discovery. 2 Hours.

This course will focus on the use of different genetically tractable model
systems and their roles in drug discovery and drug development. The
course will discuss the properties, benefits and deficiencies of major
model systems used in drug discovery including yeast, zebrafish,
xenographs, and genetically modified mouse strains.
PHR 790. Advanced Pharmacology Seminar. 1 Hour.
PHR 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
PHR 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
PHY-Physiology and Biophysics Courses

PHY 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research in Cellular and
Molecular Physiology. 1-10 Hour.
Master level nonthesis research hours.
PHY 699. Master Level Thesis Research in Cellular and Molecular
Physiology. 1-10 Hour.
Master Level Thesis Research Hours Must be admitted to master level
candidacy to take this course.
PHY 700. Medical Physiology. 8 Hours.
General principles of organ system physiology 999999.
PHY 701. Physiology for Graduate Students. 3 Hours.
Physiology for graduate students.
PHY 702. Physiology for Optometry Students. 6 Hours.
General principles of organ system physiology.
PHY 7020. Physiology. 4 Hours.
PHY 703. Physiology for Dental Students. 6 Hours.
Physiology for Dental Students: General principles of cell and organ
systemphysiology.
PHY 720. Biophysics of Membrane Excitability. 3,4 Hours.
Biophysics in membrane excitability.
PHY 751. Student Seminars in Physiology. 1 Hour.
Mandatory for Physiology graduate students except for those graduating.
Each student will be required to present a 30 minute seminar to fellow
students.
PHY 760. Biology of Intracrines. 3 Hours.
Intracrinology is the study of hormone actions within a cell in contrast to
autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine mechanisms of hormone action. An
intracellular site of action of peptide hormone action is not uncommon
and the local synthesis and function of over 75 intracrine proteins has
been described. Intracrines are thought to participate in the regulation
of numerous cellular functions in health and disease. In this course, the
synthesis, metabolism, action and significance of selected intracrine
species (i.e., steroids, hormones, cytokines, growth factors, enzymes)
will be examined for various target tissues (i.e., brain, muscle, heart, fat,
gonads, bones, and the immune system). The class will be tailored to
the interests of the students and related to the field of intracrines. For
each intracrine, we will review the background, describe the effects of
the intracrine and discuss the importance of this biology for translational
research. The class will be limited to 20 students and meet once a week
for two hours for 12 weeks. No prerequisite course(s) are required.
Student evaluation will be based on participation in discussion.
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PHY 770. Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Training Program.

2 Hours.
The CTS Training Program is designed for those motivated to further
their clinical and translational research training. Trainees are identified
by their Department Chairs or Division Directors, based on having
substantial potential for an academic career in clinical research. Faculty
and fellows pursuing this program will be prepared to conduct clinical
and translational research responsibly and maintain a career focus
on clinical and translational research. The program is divided into the
following nine modules: Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Ethics,
Clinical Genetics Research, Behavioral Research, Outcomes Research,
Dissemination of Results, and Grant Writing and Funding Opportunities.
PSC-Political Science Courses
PHY 780. Center Exercise Medicine JC. 1 Hour.

Understanding the mechanisms underlying exercise-induced adaptations
and their clinical utility in disease treatment and prevention is truly an
interdisciplinary effort. Students will interact with scientists and clinicians
from several disciplines, and will present and discuss the latest and most
impactful exercise-based research in both humans and animal model
systems.
PSC 504. Seminar in Political Theory. 3 Hours.

Multiple approaches employed in study of political theory; their usefulness
in forming normative judgements. (PT).
PHY 787. Electronics in Physiology. 2 Hours.

This course will cover: 1)an introduction to electronics; and 2) how
electronics is used to study physiologic phenomena.
PHY 790. Selected Topics in Physiology I. 1-4 Hour.
Selected Topics in Physiology: Literature search, seminars, discussion of
research in selected areas of physiology.
PHY 791. Selected Topics in Physiology II. 1-4 Hour.
Selected Topics in Physiology II: From Genetics to Physiology - Role of
ionchannels and cell signaling in normal function as well as dysfunctions
and mutations that lead to disease.
PHY 792. Selected Topics in Physiology III. 1-4 Hour.
Selected Topics in Physiology III: Literature search, seminars, discussion
of research in selected areas of physiology.
PHY 793. Selected Topics in Physiology IV. 1-4 Hour.
Selected Topics in Physiology IV: Literature search, seminars, discussion
of research in selected areas of physiology.
PHY 794. Slected Topics in Physiology V. 1-4 Hour.
This course will focus on a variety of topics in cardiovascular
pathophysiology ranging from oxidative stress and cardiovascular
disease, cellular and molecular mechanisms of heart failure, capacitative
calcium entry and cardiovascular hypertrophy the effects of diabetes
on cardiovascular physiology, and control of cardiovascular function by
neurohormonues and cytokines.
PHY 796. Physiology Seminars. 3 Hours.
Seminars in Physiology would require students to attend at least 80%
of the departmental seminars and luncheons throughout the year. Each
student would be required to host at least one seminar during the year;
hosting would entail introducing the speaker at the seminar and meeting
with the co-sponsor one-on-one during the day.
PHY 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research in Cellular and
Non-Dissertation Research.
PHY 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research in Celluar and
Dissertation Research Must have approved 5 member committee and be
approved by graduate dean for doctoral candidacy. Must have at least 2
semesters of candidacy doctoral research to graduate.
PSC 501. Seminar in American Government. 3 Hours.

Multiple theoritical approaches employed in study of American political
culture, behavior, institutions, and policy making; their usefulness in
understanding domestic politics. (AG).
PSC 502. Seminar in Comparative Politics. 3 Hours.
Multiple theoretical approaches employed in study of comparative politics;
their usefulness in cross-national analysis of political systems. (CP).
PSC 503. Seminar in International Relations. 3 Hours.
Multiple theoretical approaches employed in study of International
relations; their usefulness in investigating issues in world politics. (IR).
PSC 505. Urban Affairs Seminar. 3 Hours.

Investigation of topics of current interest in urban studies.
PSC 515. Political Economy and Race in Birmingham. 3 Hours.
This course provides a critical analysis of race in the political economy of
Birmingham from the postbellum period to the era of civil rights.
PSC 516. Gays Lesbians and the Politics of Sexual Diversity. 3
Hours.
Examination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender politics in the U.S.
since the mid-twentieth century focusing on the regulation of sexuality
and gender, the liberation and assimilationist approaches to political
action, and contemporary issues including discrimination in employment,
in the military, and in education, domestic partnerships, HIV/AIDS, and
family law. (AG).
PSC 521. Politics Planning and Urban Design. 3 Hours.
Relationship among policies, planning, and urban design. (AG).
PSC 530. American Constitutional Law I. 3 Hours.
Decisions of the U.S. Supreme court as related to the development
of important doctrines of constitutional law. Role of judiciary; extent of
federal executive and legislative power; federal taxing and commerce
powers. (AG).
PSC 531. American Constitutional Law II. 3 Hours.
Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court as related to the development of
important doctrines of constitutional law. Guarantees of Bill of Rights
regarding both national and state governments; 14th Amendment. (AG).
PSC 561. International Political Economy. 3 Hours.
Increasing interaction of politics and economies in international and
transnational arenas of current global systems. (IR).
PSC 565. International Law. 3 Hours.
Historical roots, theoretical foundations, and substantive development
of law governing relations among nations; functioning of present
international legal system. (IR).
PSC 566. The United Nations. 3 Hours.
Organizational framework, evolving experiences and continuing problems
of United Nations system for maintenance of international peace and
security and for international economic and social cooperation. (IR).
PSC 571. Contemporary Political Issues. 3 Hours.
Topics of current poitical importance and interest. Issues identified in
class schedule. May be repeated for credit with permission of department
chair.
PSC 572. Environmental Policy. 3 Hours.
Institutions, processes, actors, and issues in U.S. and international
environmental policy.
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PSC 573. Urban Environmental Issues. 3 Hours.

Examination of environmental issues, focus on Birmingham area.
PSC 574. The Politics of Aging. 3 Hours.
Role of aging in political process. Political demands made by elderly, role
of aging in political decision making and policy outputs relevant to older
population. (AG).
PSC 585. Environmental Disasters. 3 Hours.
Examines the growing worldwide problem of chemical and nuclear
accidents with a particular focus on understanding the community
impacts of such accidents. Case studies of several chemical and nuclear
disasters are reviewed from a multidisciplinary perspective, and the
human service and public policy implications of environmental accidents
are discussed.
PSC 595. Special Topics in Political Science. 3 Hours.
Group investigation of topics of current interest in political science.
PSC 596. Independent Studies and Special Projects. 1-3 Hour.
Selected readings or research under supervision of member of PSC
department.
PSC 597. Honors Research. 3-6 Hours.
Independent research for political science honors students.
PSC 598. Public Affairs Internship. 1-3 Hour.
Individually arranged assignment in public or non-profit agencies or
organizations, monitored and evaluated by member of department.
PT-Physical Therapy Courses

PT 700. Human Gross Anatomy. 4 Hours.
A study of the anatomical structure of the human body includes limbs,
back, abdominal wall and cavity. Specific emphasis includes regional
study of the relationships between musculoskeletal, nervous, and
vascular systems, joint structure, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems,
and surveys of selected viscera. Includes palpation and surface anatomy.
PT 701L. Human Gross Anatomy II Lab. 0 Hours.
Prerequisites: PT 700
PT 702. Functional Anatomy. 3 Hours.
Integrated study of anatomy, kinesiology, muscle biology, and
biomechanics to develop an understanding of and ability to analyze
normal and pathologic human movement. Includes palpation and surface
anatomy.
PT 704. Analysis of Human Movement. 3 Hours.
Study of human movement through an examination of the movement
patterns during common motor skills (eg: walking). The kinematics and
kinetics related to movement will be studied across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: PT 706 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently)
PT 705. Human Movement Dysfunction. 4 Hours.
Study of human movement dysfunction including recovery processes
related to injury, impairments associated with pathology and behavior
and kinematic/kinetic descriptions of movement dysfunction related to
cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, and neuromuscular pathology across
the lifespan.
Prerequisites: PT 704 [Min Grade: C]
PT 706. Neuroscience I. 4 Hours.
A study of structures and functions of the human nervous system with
emphasis on sensory/motor function.
PT 707. Neuroscience II. 3 Hours.

Study of the theories of motor control and motor learning will serve as a
foundation for the understanding how the CNS is organized in relation to
human movement.
PT 711. PT Examination I. 2 Hours.
Introduction to the physical therapy examination process which includes
history taking, systems review, and tests and measures. Emphasis will be
placed on systems review and medical screening for each of the major
systems. Overview of the major types of tests and measures employed
by physical therapists and the type of data generated with a focus on selfcare for patient.
PT 712. Physical Therapy Examination II. 3 Hours.
Continuation of Physical Therapy I with focus on knowledge and skills
needed to test and measure strength, range of motion, and posture.
PT 713. Physical Therapy Intervention I. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the components and process of physical therapy
intervention. Emphasis on beginning communication & documentation
skills and basic procedural interventions of patient transfers, gait with
assistive devices, superficial physical agents, massage, and passive
range of motion. Overview of major categories of procedural interventions
utilized by physical therapists.
PT 714. Physical Therapy Intervention II. 1-2 Hour.
Procedures and techniques for the design and implementation of
fundamental therapeutic exercise; recognizing impairments in body
function and structure and activity limitations amenable to physical
therapy; students will utilize therapeutic exercise interventions for
prevention and rehabilitation of movement dysfunction and disability.
PT 715. Physical Therapy Intervention III. 3 Hours.
The study and use of knowledge and skills needed to select and use
both electrodiagnostic and electrotherapeutic modality interventions for
various impairments and functional limitations. Emphasis will be placed
on integrating electrical evaluation, electrical and deep heat therapy with
previously learned examination, evaluation, and intervention skills. An
overview of integument system repair and the management of chronic
wounds will be discussed with an emphasis on examination, clinical
decision making, and intervention.
PT 720. Pathology and Pharmacology for Movement Disorders I. 3
Hours.
Basic principles of pathology and pharmacology. Medical and
surgical management of disorders involving the cardiovascular/
pulmonary, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, endocrine, integumentary,
genitourinary, and GI systems. For each disease discussed, the
diagnosis, medical, surgical, and pharmacological management will be
included, as appropriate.
PT 721. Pathology and Pharmacology for Movement Disorders II. 3
Hours.
Basic principles of pathology and pharmacology. Medical and
surgical management of disorders involving the cardiovascular/
pulmonary, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, endocrine, integumentary,
genitourinary, and GI systems. For each disease discussed, the
diagnosis, medical, surgical, and pharmacological management will be
included, as appropriate.
PT 730. Essentials of Human Physiology. 3 Hours.

Fundamental principles and concepts of human physiology are covered
regarding cell physiology, the cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal,
pulmonary, renal, and skeletal muscle systems as well as thermoregulation of the body. Both cellular and systemic issues are addressed
with an emphasis on a mechanistic and integrative approach to
understanding function.
PT 731. Human Performance Physiology. 3 Hours.
Course provides fundamental knowledge about the adaptability of human
physiological systems in meeting a range of exercise demands. Areas
covered include energy transfer during rest and exercise, physiologic
and performance adaptations, exercise prescription for healthy adults,
and body composition. Research evidence regarding how exercise and
physical activity impact health, wellness, and disease is included.
PT 740. PT Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction I. 5 Hours.
Application of biological and physical sciences in understanding
musculoskeletal disorders. Diagnosis of common musculoskeletal
dysfunctions; clinical decision making concerning treatment and
prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. Medical and surgical diagnostic
and treatment procedures with implications for rehabilitation. Focus for
one course is on the lower quarter and the thoracic spine; focus of the
other course is on the upper quarter.
PT 741. PT Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction II. 5 Hours.
Application of biological and physical sciences in understanding
musculoskeletal disorders. Diagnosis of common musculoskeletal
dysfunctions; clinical decision making concerning treatment and
prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. Medical and surgical diagnostic
and treatment procedures with implications for rehabilitation. Focus for
one course is on the lower quarter and the thoracic spine; focus of the
other course is on the upper quarter.
PT 743. PT Management of Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction. 3 Hours.
Physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and
intervention for patients with primary and secondary disorders involving
the cardiovascular/pulmonary system.
PT 744. PT Management of Neuromuscular Dysfunction I. 4 Hours.
Application, analysis, and synthesis of principles of neuromuscular
rehabilitation in physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and
intervention.
PT 746. PT Management of Neuromuscular Dysfunction II. 4 Hours.
Continuation of PT 744 Application, analysis and synthesis of principles
of neuromuscular rehabilitation in physical therapy examination,
evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis and intervention.
PT 760. PT Professional Practice I. 2 Hours.
Introduction to the profession of physical therapy, including history,
APTA, and scope of practice. Introduction to legal, ethical and other
regulatory mechanisms that guide the practice of physical therapy.
Presentation of cultural diversity issues related to physical therapy
practice.
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PT 761. PT Professional Practice II. 3 Hours.

Synthesis and application of regulatory mechanisms, legal mandates
and ethical principles and theories to issues facing the physical therapy
student and the physical therapist functioning in a multifaceted role;
values clarification and decision making related to current professional
issues. Strategies for dealing with diverse cultures and conflict. Utilization
of documentation strategies to promote effective physical therapy
practice and payment.
PT 762. PT Professional Practice III. 3 Hours.
Forces contributing to the health care environment and the effects of
this environment on physical therapy practice, research and education.
Concepts of health promotion (including wellness and patient education)
and the role of the physical therapist in promoting healthy lifestyles in
the health care and community settings. Theoretical basis for health
behaviors and application of theories to physical therapy practice.
Concepts of consultation, program planning, implementation, and
evaluation applied to health promotion-oriented physical therapy
programs.
PT 763. PT Professional Practice IV. 2 Hours.
Study of management and supervisory principles and current issues
related to physical therapy practice: Practical concepts of marketing ,
organizational structure, fiscal management, facility planning, design and
entrepreneurship.
PT 764. Professional Practice V - Capstone Experience. 2 Hours.
Integration of all previous coursework applied to reflection of the scope
of physical therapy practice: direct patient care, professional growth/
development, professional issues, education, consultation, evidence
based practice (EBP), communication, cultural competency, and
promotion of the profession in achieving Vision 2020. Development and
presentation of an individual portfolio that reflects core values, personal
and professional growth and accomplishments, and appropriate plans for
future professional development.
PT 770. Clinical Education I. 1 Hour.
Supervised clinical education in patient care skills and practice issues
related to physical therapy.
PT 771. Clinical Education II. 2 Hours.
PT 772. Clinical Education III. 2 Hours.
PT 773. Clinical Education IV. 8 Hours.
Supervised clinical education providing client care in supervision,
consultation, research, management and teaching. Emphasis is on
examination and evaluation skills; intervention techniques and treatment
planning (including care of problems related to musculoskeletal,
neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary and integumentary systems).
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PT 774. Clinical Education V. 9 Hours.

PT 775. Clinical Education VI. 9 Hours.
PT 790. Scientific Inquiry I. 1 Hour.
Introduction to bibliographic information and database searching,
annotated bibliographies, critical review of scientific literature, and
beginning concepts of the application of research to clinical practice.
PT 791. Scientific Inquiry II. 1 Hour.
This course combines concepts of measurement principles, experimental
design, qualitative, survey outcomes research and a review of basic
statistical concepts that will prepare the graduate to critically analyze and
use the scientific literature to improve clinical practice. Emphases will be
placed on understanding the components of a research report and the
concepts associated with judging quality of research design as applied to
clinical practice.
PT 792. Scientific Inquiry III. 1 Hour.
Emphasis will be placed on the assessment of research literature in
Physical Therapy and the application of research findings to clinical
practice. Additionally, advanced clinical research designs will be
discussed.
PT 793. Scientific Inquiry IV. 1 Hour.
This is the final course in the Scientific Inquiry Series. The emphasis will
be placed on peer review and professional presentation of scholarly work.
PT 798. Doctoral Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-9 Hour.
Implementation of project activities with data collection, analysis, and
preparation of manuscript of scholarly activity project. Student and mentor
work together to identify specific project components to be completed
during each specific term the course is taken.
PT 799. Scholarly Activity Project. 1 Hour.
Implementation of project activities with data collection, analysis, and
preparation of manuscript of scholarly activity project. Student and mentor
work together to identify specific project components to be completed
during each specific term the course is taken.
Prerequisites: PT 793 [Min Grade: C](Can be taken Concurrently) and
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PTC-Hlth-Focused Pat/Client Mg Courses

PTC 780. Hlth Focused Care in PT & OT. 3 Hours.
Overview of health promotion principles and health behavior theories
as applied in contemporary health care, especially in rehabilitation
services. Evidence is presented for the most prevalent preventable
chronic diseases/conditions and the health behaviors that contribute to
these conditions.
PTC 781. Health Focused Patient/Client Communication and

Advocacy. 3 Hours.
Communication and advocacy strategies to effect behavior change at the
individual and community level; application of evidence-based and best
practice methods/techniques that empower individuals and community to
change health-related behaviors.
PTC 782. Health Focused Patient/Client Management I. 3 Hours.
Application of evidence-based and best practice methods/techniques for
physical activity/fitness, weight management, and nutrition optimization
using a health focused care model.
PTC 783. Health Focused Patient/Client Management II. 3 Hours.
Examines how occupational and physical therapists address smoking
cessation, alcohol moderation, sleep health, and stress management
using a health focused care model for individuals and community groups.
Issues addressed include screening, best practices for interventions,
patient education resources, and consultation/referral sources to optimize
health outcomes.
PTC 784. Health Focused Care - Synthesis Project. 3 Hours.
Synthesis of content from previous certificate courses to develop a health
focused program in the clinical or community setting.
PTDE-Adv Ed Theory Practice Courses

PTDE 730. Adved Edu Theory & Practice I. 3 Hours.
In-Depth study of learning theory, educational methods and assessment
as applied to educational settings in physical therapy and other health
professions.
PTDE 731. Advanced Educational Theory and Practice II. 3 Hours.
Continuation of PTDE 730 with emphasis on development and
assessment of health professions curricula and programs. Includes
strategies for incorporation of accreditation criteria and the scholarship of
teaching and learning.
PTDS-Physical Therapy DSC Courses

PTDS 708. Prof Develop Seminar I. 1 Hour.
Provides students with the context of settings and roles in which an
advanced doctoral degree in physical therapy may be used. Addresses
topics such as professional ethics, leadership skills, and development of
effective presentations and publications.
PTDS 740. Practicum. 1-6 Hour.
Individually designed, directed experience in focus area appropriate
to students background, needs, and goals under guidance of a faculty
preceptor.
PTDS 772. Clinical Education III. 2 Hours.
PTDS 799. Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
Admission to candidacy is required.
PTGR-Postprofessional Gen Grad Courses

PTGR 647. Seminar: Interdisciplinary Services/Devel Disabilities. 1-2
Hour.
PTGR 747. Seminar: Interdisciplinary Svcs/Devel Disabilities. 1-2
Hour.
Synthesis of team-based approaches to intervention for infants, children,
and youth with known or suspected disabilities. Focus on legislation and
policy, team processes and practices, and family-centered applications.
Open to upper level students in disciplines which have roles in service
provision for the described population.
PUH-Public Health Courses

PUH 602. Narrative in Public Health. 3 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to develop communication skills primarily
through written exercises directly relevant to public health. Each exercise
will explore and teach students different formats and techniques for
communicating complex public health information to different audiences,
such as colleagues, the lay public, public officials, or potential future
public health students. NOTE: This course is only available to Public
Health degree-seeking students.
PY 704. Social Psychology. 3 Hours.

Interpersonal relationships and effects of social environment on social
perception and human behavior.
PY 705. Learning Processes. 3 Hours.
Phenomena and mechanisms of learning; information processing,
attention, and major issues of learning theory.
PY 706. Sensory and Perceptual Processes. 3 Hours.
Sensory physiology; diagnostic techniques for pathophysiology of
sensory systems; human psychophysics and principles of perception.
PUH 627. Writing & Reviewing Research for MPH Candidates. 3

Hours.
PUH 627 is a course that meets for ten three-hour sessions over the
course of 10 weeks. Class time will be filled with discussion, group
activities, tasks, writing, peer review, and presentations. By the end of
this 10-week course, PUH 627 student writers will demonstrate a working
grasp of academic research writing best practices, including ethics for
authors, and gain knowledge and confidence as writers after completing
weekly non-graded reading/writing activities, 3 rigorous graded
writing assignments, and a final (a research proposal presentation) as
measured by: 1) an average of grades on writing rubrics and 2) instructor
evaluation.
PY 707. Cognition. 3 Hours.

Attention, memory, learning, and information processing; theoretical
issues and evaluation of relevant research.
PUH 690. Public Health Integrative Experience. 3 Hours.
PY 711. Seminar in Cognitive Development. 3 Hours.

Seminar in the development of and changes in memory, perception,
learning, and thinking throughout the lifespan.
PUH 695. The Public Health Integrative Experience. 1 Hour.

This course is designed to fulfill the requirement that all Master of Public
Health degree candidates have the opportunity as defined by CEPH on
Public Health "to synthesize and integrate knowledge acquired in course
work and other learning experiences to apply theory and principles in a
situation that approximates some aspects of professional practice.".
BST 612 [Min Grade: C]) and ENH 600 [Min Grade: C] and (EPI 600 [Min
Grade: C] or EPI 610 [Min Grade: C]) and HB 600 [Min Grade: C] and
HCO 600 [Min Grade: C]
PUH 695Q. The Public Health Integrative Experience Online. 1 Hour.
This course fulfills the requirement that all Master of Public Health degree
candidates have the opportunity, as defined by the Council for Education
on Public Health (CEPH), to synthesize and integrate knowledge
acquired in course work and other learning experiences and to apply
theory and principles in a situation that approximates some aspect of
professional practice. All MPH students, regardless of program affiliation,
must complete this course to graduate. This is an opportunity for you to
demonstrate your knowledge. This course must be completed during the
final term of enrollment.
PUH 697. Practice Placement / Internship. 1-9 Hour.
This course is for students in the MPH/MD and MPH/DVM programs. It
will be used to satisfy the internship degree requirement.
PY-Psychology Courses
PY 698. Premaster's Degree Graduate Research. 1-12 Hour.
PY 699. Master's Level Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.
PY 701. Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology. 1 Hour.
APA ethical code, manual for service providers in psychology, state and
national mental health codes and trends for service providers; ethical
practices in research with human subjects. APA organizational structure.
PY 702. History and Systems of Psychology. 3 Hours.
Major schools of psychology; influential figures in psychology.
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PY 708. Developmental Psychology. 3 Hours.

Human development from prenatal period to old age. Genetic and
environmental determinants of behavior; linguistic, cognitive, intellectual,
personality, social, and emotional development.
PY 710. Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Developmental
Psychology. 1 Hour.
Weekly forum to discuss issues related to developmental research;
ethical issues; professional issues.
PY 712. Social Development Seminar. 3 Hours.

Theoretical models and empirical findings.
PY 713. Seminar in Language Development. 3 Hours.
Research and theory related to normal and deviant language
development.
PY 716. Intro to Statistics. 3 Hours.
Probability, descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, null hypothesis
testing, comparisons between means; tests on categorical data, bivariate
and multiple regression.
PY 716L. Lab for Intro to Statistics. 1 Hour.
Computer laboratory for Introduction to Statistics Corequisite: PY 716.
PY 717. Applied Statistical Methods. 3 Hours.
Use of analysis of variance and regression to test hypotheses in
between- and within-subjects research designs including a single
dependent variable and one or more independent or predictor variables.
Prerequisites: PY 716 [Min Grade: C]
PY 717L. Lab for Applied Statistical Methods. 1 Hour.
Computer laboratory for Applied Statistical Methods.
Prerequisites: PY 716L [Min Grade: C]
PY 718. Research Design. 3 Hours.
Traditional and nontraditional approaches; includes univariate and
multifactor experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs.
PY 719. Multivariate Statistical Methods. 3 Hours.
Multiple regression, mediation and moderation, multivariate analysis of
variance, logistic regression,principal components and factor analysis,
and structural equation modeling.
PY 719L. Lab for Multivariate Statistical Methods. 1 Hour.
Laboratory for Multivariate Statistical Methods.
Prerequisites: PY 717L [Min Grade: C]
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PY 720. Human Neuropsychology. 3 Hours.

Structure and function of human brain; human behavior; cognitive
functions and personality functions; brain-behavior relationships following
neurological impairment.
PY 721. Neuropsychological Assessment. 3 Hours.
Evaluation of various types and locations of brain damage and human
mental impairment; assessment applications.
PY 723. Seminar in Abnormal Child Development. 3 Hours.
PY 726. Seminar in Advanced Developmental Psychology. 3 Hours.
Advanced issues in developmental research and theory.
PY 727. Longitudinal Data Analysis Laboratory. 3 Hours.
Hands-on advanced statistics class focusing on analyses of longitudinal
data. Topics include multilevel (hierarchical) models, latent growth curve
models, latent transition analysis, and survival analysis.
PY 729. Seminar in Adolescent Development. 3 Hours.
This course provides in-depth coverage of current theoretical models
and empirical research on adolescent development. Areas covered
include biological, psychological, and social aspects of development,
psychopathology and health-risk behaviors, intervention research, and
public policy.
PY 731. Health Psychology. 3 Hours.
Prevention, enhancement, and intervention; environmental factors,
marketplace factors, and interpersonal factors. Includes basic concepts,
methods and instruments in health psychology assessment.
PY 744. Neuroanatomy for Neuropsychologists. 3 Hours.

Overview of the anatomy of the brain from a clinical perspective, with
emphasis on a three-dimensional understanding of the brain (both in
terms of structure and functional organization). General principles of
functional organization are examined at various levels of the neuraxis, as
are the functional networks that underly behavior, cognition, and emotion.
General classes of neuropathology commonly seen in medical settings
are reviewed, along with implications for clinical assessment.
PY 745. Neurobiology of Learning. 3 Hours.
Introduction to data, phenomena, and theory related to associative
learning of behaviors. Discussion of issues related to the neurobiology of
non-associative learning, stimulus encoding, and memory.
PY 749. Social Psychophysiology. 3 Hours.
Current research on the effects of the social world on hormonal
responses (cortisol, testosterone etc.). Several research articles will be
discussed every week in a seminar format.
PY 751. Human Psychopharmacology. 3 Hours.
Neurophysiological underpinnings and clinical use of drugs for the
treatment of mental disorders and pain.
PY 753. Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience. 4 Hours.
Neural systems which control behavior will be studied, incorporating
knowledge gained from neurobiological and psychological research.
Topics will include synaptic communication, sensation and perception,
movement, genetic influences on behavior, motivation, emotions,
psychopathology, brain plasticity, and an extended module on learning.
PY 755. Human Psychophysiology. 3 Hours.
Basic and applied research topics.
PY 735. Psychology of Addiction. 3 Hours.

Causative and developmental factors and treatment approaches for all
types of addictions (nicotine, alcohol, drugs, etc.).
PY 756. Research Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience. 1 Hour.

Discussion of current literature and presentation of ongoing research by
students in the program.
PY 737. Psychology of Eating Disorders & Obesity. 3 Hours.

History, epidemiology, genetic, environmental, and behavioral correlates
and prevention and treatment strategies of eating disorders and obesity;
mechanisms of normal feeding and weight control and research methods
used to understand other psychiatric disorders.
PY 760. Interviewing and Behavioral Observation. 2 Hours.

Theory and practice of interviewing and behavioral assessment with adult
and child populations.
PY 740. Adult Personality and Psychopathology. 3 Hours.

Fundamental theories, concepts, issues, and methodologies related to
personality and psychopathology in adults. Focus is on relationships
between major dimensions of personality and categories of mental
disorders from biological and psychosocial perspectives.
PY 741. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 3 Hours.
Covers diagnoses first evident in childhood and adolescence, considering
their potential etiology, issues in differential diagnosis, comorbidity, and
appropriate intervention approaches.
PY 742. Sport Psychology. 3 Hours.
Psychological factors in athletic performance. Psychological
characteristics of successful athletes; anxiety arousal, motivation,
attention, concentration, attribution, cognition, and imagery.
PY 743. Methods in Neuroimaging. 3 Hours.
Examines the methods and techniques involved neuroimaging and
cognitive neuroscience research, from structural studies of anatomy
to studies of brain function. Arms students with the skills they need to
critically evaluate the methods used in current neuroimaging research.
PY 761. Behavioral Assessment. 2 Hours.

Psychometric and observational procedures, relying largely on behavioral
theory, to observe, analyze, and assess human clinical behaviors;
development of intervention activities.
PY 764. Cognitive Assessment: Child and Adult. 3 Hours.
Cognitive assessment of children and adults focusing on issues related
to assessment, Bayley Scales of Infant/Toddler Assessment, Differential
Ability Scales, Wechsler scales and additional cognitive, academic,
memory, and learning tests.
PY 765. Psychological Assessment: Personality I. 2 Hours.
Objective personality assessment, primarily focusing on Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
PY 769. Cognitive Behavior Therapy. 3 Hours.
Review of cognitive behavioral theory and methods with emphasis on
empirically validated individual and group, including brief, interventions.
PY 770. Survey of Psychotherapeutic Methods. 3 Hours.
Procedures for changing maladaptive behavior. Research and
methodological issues, factors common to most therapy, and major
therapeutic techniques.
PY 772. Behavior Therapy. 3 Hours.
Cognitive and more traditional behavioral approaches to intervention in
mental health and medical environment.
PY 774. Family Therapy. 3 Hours.

Traditional systems theory, intervention strategies, and family dynamics;
case examples and group participation.
PY 776. Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. 2 Hours.
Application of child psychopathology knowledge and intervention with
child and adolescent population; theoretical and applied issues.
PY 777. Psychotherapy Practice Shadowing. 1 Hour.
Introduction to psychotherapy practice shadowing a practicing clinical
psychologist.
PY 778. Psychotherapy Practice Initial. 2 Hours.
Initial supervised practice in psychotherapy; includes individual and group
supervision and observation by professor(s).
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PY 793. Cognitive Neuroscience. 3 Hours.

How cognitive processing originates from brains. Focus on synthetic
approaches to sensory-input guided behavior implemented in a
biologically realistic manner; neurobiological wetware underlying
cognition; study and construction of synthetic approaches that emulate
biological behavior and psychological processes.
PY 796. Practicum in the Teaching of Psychology. 1-9 Hour.
PY 797. Clinical Practicum in Medical Psychology. 1-9 Hour.
PY 798. Predoctoral Degree Graduate Research. 1-9 Hour.
PY 799. Doctoral Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.
Postdoctoral (Dentistry) Courses
PY 780. Rehabilitation Psychology. 3 Hours.

Rehabilitation of chronic physical disorders; neurological disorders such
as cerebrovascular disease, head trauma, and spinal cord injury.
PG 501. Selected Topics in Anatomy of the Head and Neck. 3 Hours.
PY 781. Forensic Psychology. 2 Hours.

Interface between psychology and law; civil and criminal procedure;
expert witness; insanity, competency, commitment, and malpractice.
Experience in criminal justice settings.
PG 503. Alloy Systems in Dentistry. 3 Hours.
PY 783. Developmental Disabilities. 3 Hours.

Mental retardation, learning disabilities, and other developmental
disorders. Research on nature of disabilities and major intervention
techniques.
PY 785. Psychology of Aging. 3 Hours.
The relationship between aging and health, cognitive function,
intelligence, personality, relationships, and psychopathology. Other topics
covered in this course include assessment and treatment of psychological
disorders in older adults, end-of-life issues, caregiving and dementia.
PG 502. Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry. 3 Hours.
PG 504. Evidence-Based Orthodontics. 3 Hours.

PG 505. Board Case Review In Peds Dent. 3 Hours.
PG 506. TMD & Orofacial Pain. 3 Hours.
PG 508. Adv Topics in Pediatric Dent. 3 Hours.
PG 509. Fundamentals of Ped Dent. 3 Hours.
PG 511. Physical Diagnosis. 3 Hours.
PG 512. Dental Clinical Pathology. 3 Hours.
PG 514. Dentoalveolar Surgery. 3 Hours.
PG 517. Oral & Max Microbio Seminar. 4 Hours.
PG 518. Case Presentation Ped Dent. 3 Hours.
PY 786. Aging Seminar. 1 Hour.

Contemporary topics in aging including basic science, clinical, and
psychosocial issues.
PG 520. Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I. 3 Hours.
PY 787. The Dynamics of Pain. 3 Hours.

This course provides a comprehensive study of pain, from basic anatomy
through clinical treatment and measurement.
PG 523. OMS Anatomy. 3 Hours.
PY 788. Pediatric Psychology. 3 Hours.

Behavioral influences on health and illness; impact of health problems
and illness on behavior and development of children and adolescents;
family issues related to these interactions.
PG 525. Design and Analysis of Clinical Dental Research. 3 Hours.
PY 789. Social/Ethnic Issues in Therapy. 3 Hours.

Psychotherapeutic issues pertinent to the counseling of the culturally
diverse; examination of the effects of various cultural histories, values,
morals and intrafamilial relationships. Groups emphasized: Hispanic,
African-American, Asian and American Indian populations. Issues
concerning therapist from a different cultural background than the
treatment population.
PG 521. Clinical Periodontics. 16 Hours.

PG 522. Periodontal Literature Review. 3 Hours.
PG 524. Dental Radiology. 3 Hours.
PG 527. Surgical Implants in Dentistry. 3 Hours.

PG 528. Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient.
2 Hours.
PG 530. Clinical Peds Dentistry II. 3 Hours.
PG 534. Craniofacial Genetics. 3 Hours.
PG 537. Growth and Development - Genetics. 3 Hours.
PG 540. Clinical Peds III. 3 Hours.
PG 546. Biochemistry of Connective Tissue and Bone. 3 Hours.
PY 790. Internship in Clinical Psychology. 9 Hours.

Completion of an APA-accredited internship in clinical psychology.
PG 550. OMS Pathology. 3 Hours.
PY 791. Special Topics in Psychology. 3 Hours.

Various topics each term.
PG 556. Hospital Dentistry. 2 Hours.
PG 552. Postgraduate Oral Pathology. 3 Hours.
PG 560. Saliva: Composition and Function. 3 Hours.

PG 563. Saliva as a Diagnostic Fluid. 3 Hours.
PG 564. Grand Round in Ped Dent. 3 Hours.
PG 565. Maxillofacial Pros. Seminar. 3 Hours.
PG 566. Clinical Max Prosthetics. 6 Hours.
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PG 568. Physiology & Concepts of Occlu. 3 Hours.
PG 734. Physio of Occlu & Articulation. 3 Hours.
PG 569. Oral Microbiology & Immunology. 3 Hours.
PG 735. Prin of Implant Dentistry. 3 Hours.
PG 571. Special Topics in Oral Surgery. 6 Hours.
PG 736. Implant Surgical Placement. 3 Hours.
PG 577. Periodontal Case Conference. 3 Hours.
PG 737. Adv Esthetic Dentistry. 3 Hours.
PG 578. Periodontal Mock Board Topics. 3 Hours.
PG 738. Principles of RPD's. 3 Hours.
PG 583. Graduate Cariology. 3 Hours.
PG 739. Principles of Comp Dentures. 3 Hours.
PG 584. Post-Graduate Maxillofacial Trauma. 3 Hours.
PG 740. Adv Dent Materials Prosthodont. 3 Hours.
PG 585. Advanced Endodontics Seminar I. 3 Hours.
PG 750. Genetics. 2 Hours.
PG 586. Advanced Endo Seminar II. 3 Hours.
PG 751. Evidence-Based Dentistry. 3 Hours.
PG 587. Oral Immunology & Vaccine Dev. 3 Hours.
PG 752. PBL: Advanced Pros Topics. 3 Hours.
PG 589. Conscious Sedation. 3 Hours.
PG 753. Multidisciplinary Seminars I. 3 Hours.
PG 590. Ped Dent Literature Review. 2 Hours.
PG 754. Treatment Planning Conf. 3 Hours.
PG 591. Special Topics in Maxil Pros. 1 Hour.
PG 755. Prosthodontics Case Conf. 3 Hours.
PG 592. Adv Maxillofac Pros Lab Tech. 3 Hours.
PG 756. Prosthodontic Lit Review. 3 Hours.
PG 594. Special Topics In Ped Dent. 3 Hours.
PG 757. Board Exam Topics. 3 Hours.
PG 600. Post-Grad Craniofac Deformitie. 3 Hours.
PG 758. Clin Applied Den Materials. 3 Hours.
PG 601. Dentoalveolar Surgery. 3 Hours.
PG 759. Clin Applied Dent Mat-Lecture. 3 Hours.
PG 601D. Dentalveolar Surgery. 3 Hours.
PG 760. Journal Club for Biomaterials. 1 Hour.
PG 602. Esthetic Surgery. 3 Hours.
PG 761. Implant Dentistry Book Review. 1 Hour.
PG 602A. Esthetic Surgery Continued. 3 Hours.
PG 762. Pedo Oral Conscious Sedation. 3 Hours.
PG 603. Orthognathic Surgery. 3 Hours.
PG 763. Oral & Skeletal Bio Journal. 2 Hours.
PG 603A. Orthognathic Surgery Continued. 3 Hours.
PG 764. Special Topics in Orthodontics. 3 Hours.
PG 604. Micro Surgery. 3 Hours.
PG 770. Adv Restorative Dent Seminar I. 3 Hours.
PG 605. OMS Anatomy Seminar. 3 Hours.
PG 771. Adv Restorative Den Seminar II. 3 Hours.
PG 606. Surgical Implantology. 3 Hours.
PG 774. IDP Summer Clinic. 1 Hour.
PG 606A. Surgical Implantology Continue. 3 Hours.
PG 774R. Summer Clinic Remediation. 1 Hour.
PG 607. TMJ Disorders. 3 Hours.
PG 775. Ped Pres Special Care Dent. 2 Hours.
PG 608. Advanced Craniofacial Growth. 3 Hours.
PG 776. Adv Topics in Orthodontics. 3 Hours.
PG 609. Multidisciplinary Seminars II. 3 Hours.
PG 777. Spanish for Ped Dentistry. 1 Hour.
PG 701. Cariology Journal Club. 1 Hour.
PG 778. Intro to Surgical Implants. 3 Hours.
PG 702. Research Skills Enhancement. 2 Hours.
PG 779. Adv Therapeutics In Perio. 3 Hours.
PG 703. Studies in Clin Gen Dentistry. 4 Hours.
PG 780. Physical Assessment Peds I. 3 Hours.
PG 704. Summer Modules (Introductory). 1 Hour.
PG 781. Relevent Issues in Dent Practi. 3 Hours.
PG 705. Implant Dentistry Case Conf. 3 Hours.
PG 782. Board Prep in Ped Dentistry. 3 Hours.
PG 706. Implant Evidenced-Based Dentis. 3 Hours.
PG 783. Adv Dental Materials I. 3 Hours.
PG 707. Fundamentals I. 5 Hours.
PG 784. Adv Dental Materials II. 3 Hours.
PG 708. Fundamentals II. 5 Hours.
PG 785. Adv Dental Materials III. 3 Hours.
PG 709. Craniofacial Syndrome Series. 3 Hours.
PG 787. Adv Clinical Dentistry. 3 Hours.
PG 710. Advanced Oral Pathology. 3 Hours.
PG 788. Special Track Ortho Program. 10 Hours.
PG 721. Advanced Clinical Pros I. 6 Hours.
PG 789. Biomaterials Book Review. 1 Hour.
PG 722. Advanced Clinical Pros II. 6 Hours.
PG 790. Orthodontic Clinic. 6 Hours.
PG 723. Advanced Clinical Pros III. 6 Hours.
PG 791. Seminar Topics in Orthodontics. 6 Hours.
PG 731. Intro to Adv Prosthodontics. 3 Hours.
PG 792. Signing in Dentistry. 1 Hour.
PG 732. Principles of Fix Prosth. 3 Hours.
PG 793. Anesthesia/Gen Surg Seminar. 1 Hour.
PG 733. Principles of Comp Oral Rehab. 3 Hours.
PG 794. Board Prep in Ped Dentistry II. 3 Hours.
PG 795. Physical Assessment Peds II. 3 Hours.
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PG 796. Genetics. 2 Hours.
RHB 799. Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.

Dissertation Research.
PG 797. Adv Restorative Technique. 3 Hours.
SOC-Sociology Courses
PG 798. Endodontic Clinic. 6 Hours.
SOC 601. Data Management and Analysis. 3 Hours.

An introduction to statistical theory and univariate and bivariate statistics.
PG 799. Seminar Topics in Endodontics. 6 Hours.
QM 525. Applied Regression Analysis. 3 Hours.
SOC 698. MR Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.

Integration of theory and research methods: synthesis of data into wellwriten report derived from research activities.
Rehabilitation Sciences Courses
SOC 699. Thesis Research. 1-12 Hour.

RHB 740. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hour.

Individually designed, directed teaching experience in focus area
appropriate to student's background, needs, and goals under guidance of
faculty preceptor.
Prerequisites: RHB 780 [Min Grade: C] and RHB 781 [Min Grade: C]
and RHB 782 [Min Grade: C] and RHB 783 [Min Grade: C] and RHB 784
[Min Grade: C]
SOC 702. Proseminar: The Profession of Sociology. 1 Hour.

The culture and organization of sociology; norms and values of the
graduate student culture and the profession; the sociological imagination;
sociological careers; the practice of sociology; thesis development.
Designed to orient the student to the perspective and practice of
sociology. Required of all beginning graduate students.
RHB 780. Principles of Rehabilitation Science: Movement Science. 3

Hours.
Interdisciplinary discussion of concepts, theories, principles, and research
literature underlying the understanding of neural control, biomechanics,
motor learning, and motor development and how purposeful and
functional body movements are accomplished under a variety of health
conditions and disease processes.
SOC 704. Categorical Data Analysis. 3 Hours.

Logistic regression and other models for categorical outcomes.
QM-Quantitative Methods Courses
RHB 781. Principles of Rehabilitation Science: Exercise Science. 3

Hours.
literature underlying the understanding of cardiac and pulmonary
physiology, exercise physiology, and health behaviors and how important
activities are accomplished under a variety of health conditions and
disease processes.
RHB 782. Principles of Rehabilitation Science: Occupation Science.
3 Hours.
literature underlying the understanding of occupation science and how
work and play activities are accomplished under a variety of health
conditions and disease processes.
RHB 783. Research Design in Rehab Sci. 3 Hours.
A detailed overview of research design and methodologies used in
rehabilitation science, including quantitative and qualitative methods.
RHB 784. Res Design/Measure Rehab Sc II. 3 Hours.
A detailed overview of research design and methodologies used in
rehabilitation science, including quantitative and qualitative methods.
A continuation of Research Design and Measurement in Rehabilitation
Science I.
RHB 789. Rehab Science Seminar. 2 Hours.
Varied discussion of rehabilitation science topics to help students explore
research questions in preparation for their dissertation.
RHB 790. Rehabilitation Science Research Project. 1 Hour.
Research experience where the student rotates through a variety of
clinical research areas related to Rehabilitation Science.
RHB 791. Rehabilitation Sciences Clinical Project. 1 Hour.
Working with clinicians in a variety of clinical settings, the student
develops a project to help solve a Rehabilitation Science-related problem.
RHB 798. Non Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hour.
Development of research proposal.
SOC 703. Regression Analysis. 3 Hours.

Multivariate statistical analysis.
Prerequisites: SOC 701 [Min Grade: C] or SOC 601 [Min Grade: C]
SOC 705. Advanced Research Methods. 3 Hours.

Methodology of social research.
Prerequisites: SOC 601 [Min Grade: C]
SOC 706. Advanced Longitudinal and Multi-level Data Analysis. 3
Hours.
Advanced longitudinal analysis, including repeated cross-sections, time
series regression, event history, and growth curve modeling.
SOC 711. Qualitative Methods. 3 Hours.
Field research design, observational research; in-depth interviewing
strategies, analyzing qualitative data.
SOC 712. Theory Construction. 3 Hours.
Logic of constructing theories; issues in the philosophy of science.
SOC 713. Intro to Applied Sociology Research Methods. 3 Hours.
Overview of methodologies used in applied social science research;
major emphasis includes components of the research process,
problem conceptualization, research design, measurement, sampling,
questionnaire development, modes of data collection, and ethical issues
in both quantitative and qualitative research.
SOC 714. Survey Research Methods. 3 Hours.
Survey design, sampling, instrumentation, data collection and analysis,
and report writing.
SOC 715. Program Evaluation. 3 Hours.
Topics associated with the use of social sciences to evaluate programs,
including appropriate measures of quality; selection of evaluation
methodology; accuracy, reliability, and validity of measures.
SOC 716. Social Stratification. 3 Hours.
Theories of inequality; race and ethnic inequality, gender inequality, and
international inequality.
SOC 720. Classical Theory. 3 Hours.
The major works of classical sociological theorists, including Durkheim,
Marx, Weber, and Simmel.
SOC 722. Contemporary Sociological Theory. 3 Hours.
Review of late 20th century and early 21st century sociological theories
and issues.
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SOC 723. Applied Sociological Theory. 3 Hours.

21st century sociological theory at the micro, meso, and macro levels.
SOC 724. Multidisciplinary Research Colloquium. 3 Hours.
Multidisciplinary research in aging.
SOC 726. Applied Sociology. 3 Hours.
An overview of the field of applied sociology with special attention to
current trends and issues in the application of social science in both forprofit- and not-for-profit sectors.
SOC 727. Applied Social Psychology. 3 Hours.
Examination of how social psychological theory and evidence are applied
to understanding and addressing social and practical problem on such
topics as health, education, criminal justice, community, environment, and
diversity.
SOC 755. Race and Ethnic Relations. 3 Hours.

Income inequality, school and residential segregation, intermarriage, and
interracial crimes.
SOC 756. Gender and Health. 3 Hours.
Theories of inequality, applicability to gender stratification; macro and
micro research.
SOC 759. Social Gerontology. 3 Hours.
Structural and behavioral implications of older adulthood. How early life
experiences affect later life outcomes.
SOC 760. Sociology of Death and Dying. 3 Hours.
Sociological, social psychological and existential perspectives on
death and dying; recent trends in definition, distribution, and practices
surrounding death and dying.
SOC 728. Teaching Sociology. 3 Hours.

Using current knowledge about cognition and learning styles to improve
classroom techniques for teaching sociology.
SOC 770. Techniques of Population Analysis. 3 Hours.

Composition of population; constructing life tables; population estimation
and projection; migration.
SOC 729. Consumer Culture. 3 Hours.

An exploration of theoretical understandings of consumer culture from
Georg Simmel to Jean Baudrillard and their application to consumer
research.
SOC 772. Medical Demography. 3 Hours.

Quantitative assessment of health status of populations in clinical,
epidemiological, and sociological studies; interrelationships of health
with population structure and dynamics. Modeling preventive health
strategies.
SOC 731. Health Disparities among Children and Adolescents. 3

Hours.
Seminar focusing on socioeconomic and race/ethnic differentials in
the health and well-being of infants, children, and adolescents, as as
the policies and programs aimed at improving children's health and
reducing disparities. This class will draw on the scholarly literature in
the interrelated fields of demography, public health, health policy, and
sociology.
SOC 734. Global Health. 3 Hours.
Cross-cultural, comparative analysis of health and health care delivery
systems in both industrialized and developing countries.
SOC 735. Special Topics in Global Health. 3 Hours.
Analysis of selected topics in the field of international health and medical
sociology.
SOC 737. Practicum in Innovation, Creativity, and Applied
Sociology. 3 Hours.
Directed activities that allow students to develop innovative ways to
apply social sciences to challenges faced by society, business, and
government.
SOC 740. Deviant Behavior. 3 Hours.
Contemporary sociopsychological theories of deviant behavior; recent
empirical findings.
SOC 742. Genetics, Biology, Evolution, and Society. 3 Hours.
Introduces statistical techniques and theoretical models with which
modern sociologists and other social scientists incorporate genetic and
biological information and processes into their understanding of society.
Also explores the history of these ideas and how they have changed.
Examines how biomedical sciences are incorporating sociological and
social scientific theory and evidence.
SOC 743. Religion and Health. 3 Hours.
The effects of religion, spirituality and religious life on mental and physical
health.
SOC 745. Sociological Practice. 3 Hours.
Advancing sociologically-informed research and practice, to further public
discussion of sociological issues, and to promote the use of sociology to
inform public policy.
SOC 773. History of Theory. 3 Hours.

SOC 775. Place and Health. 3 Hours.
Population distributions and spatial patterns in cities, effects on behavior
and social structure.
SOC 776. Capstone Project. 6 Hours.
A faculty-directed research project, undertaken at the conclusion of the
program, that provides an opportunity to synthesize all previous course
materials.
SOC 777. Demography of Health and Aging. 3 Hours.
Focus on demographic processes, such as mortality, morbidity, migration,
and fertility; how each influences number and proportion of elderly;
how such processes shape age/sex structure; other demographic
characteristics of older people.
SOC 778. Demography. 3 Hours.
Effect of population processes such as birth, death, migration, and
marriage on growth, decline, composition, and distribution of population.
SOC 780. Advanced Medical Sociology. 3 Hours.
Theory and research in medical sociology; systematic overview of
relevant literature.
SOC 781. Sociology of Health and Illness. 3 Hours.
Subjective experience of illness; predictions of health behavior; social
networks and health.
SOC 783. Health Care Delivery Systems. 3 Hours.
Sociological methods and concepts in healthcare institutions; health care
policy.
SOC 785. Family and Health. 3 Hours.
How family structure and family process affect health outcomes.
SOC 786. Health Disparities. 3 Hours.
Prevalence, causes, and consequences of health and mental health
problems for special populations, such as homeless, poor, AfricanAmericans, and others; service delivery systems.
SOC 787. Sociology of Mental Health. 3 Hours.
Detailed examination of the mental health of various subpopulations
including racial minorities, women, elderly, homeless, children.
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SOC 788. Social Medicine. 3 Hours.

Socioenvironmental factors in etiology of disease; social movements and
health policy; medical ethics and broad ethical issues; place of social
science in medical care.
SPA 516. Special Topics in Spanish. 3 Hours.

Seminar on individual authors, specific genres, literary movements,
literary discourse/theory, or transatlantic studies. May be repeated for
credit.
SOC 789. Patient Care Relations/Ethics. 3 Hours.

Issues shaping content and quality of patient care; special significance of
practitioner-patient-family triad; broad sociocultural and political economic
forces affecting medical practice, and creating moral dilemmas.
SPA 520. Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics. 3 Hours.

Analyze, clarify and expand upon critical aspects of the Spanish
language (grammar, vocabulary and phonetics) and related cultural
aspects in relation to the second language acquisition processes.
SOC 791. Seminar in Substantive Sociological Areas. 1-3 Hour.
SPA 530. Spanish Sociolinguistics. 3 Hours.

This advanced Spanish linguistics course provides a general overview
of sociolinguistics and the pragmatics of oral communication in Spanish.
This course studies the Spanish language in its social context. In addition
to specific regional linguistic features, social factors such as geography,
social class, politics, race, gender, economics, education and history are
discussed as determiners of the linguistic landscape.

SOC 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
SOC 799. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
SPA-Spanish Courses
SPA 501. Discourse of Imperial Spain, 1492-1898. 3 Hours.
Civilization of Imperial Spain from the end of the Reconquest to the
late-nineteenth century. Includes art, history, music, oral traditions and
literature of the Spanish people. Conducted in Spanish.
SPA 502. Discourse of Colonial Latin America, 1492-1920. 3 Hours.
Civilization of Colonial Latin America from the advent of European
dominance to the decades following the Spanish- American War and
Mexican Revolution.Focus on the blending of Spanish, Amerindian and
African cultural forms and their diverse literary expressions.
SPA 503. Discourse of Comtemporary Spain, 1898-Present. 3 Hours.
Cultural and literary trends of Spain from the transformation of Spanish
Society in the late-nineteenth century to the post-France era. Focus on
impact of the Spanish Civil War.
SPA 505. US Latino Writers. 3 Hours.
Literary trends of Spanish-speaking cultures within the borders of the
United States. Focuses on discourse of exile, migration, bilingualism, and
hybridity.
SPA 507. Indigenous and Indigenist Latin America. 3 Hours.
Cultural and literary forms of Amerindian, Hispanic or mixed decent
writers of Latin America. Focus on the concepts of hybridity, syncretism
and mestizaje.
SPA 509. Spanish-Speaking Nobel Laureates. 3 Hours.
Literary masterpieces of the Spanish-speaking wourld.
SPA 511. Cervantine Discourse. 3 Hours.
Civilization of Golden Age Spain as reflected in Miguel de Cervantes's
El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha. Development of the
modern novel and importance of Don Quixote as national hero and
reurring figure in international art, music, film and literature.
SPA 512. Discourse of Contemporary Latin America, 1920-Present. 3
Hours.
Cultural and literary trends of Latin America from la nueva narrativa
through the Boom and post-Boom periods. Focus on Mexico, Northern
Latin America, and the Southern Cone.
SPA 514. Afro-Hispanic Discourse. 3 Hours.
Cultural and literary forms of African-descended writers in the Spanishspeaking world. Focus on the African presence in Medieval and Golden
Age Spain, contemporary Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Latin America and/or
the Caribbean.
SPA 540. History of Spanish Language. 3 Hours.

This advanced Spanish linguistics course provides a general overview
of the evolution of Spanish language, while relating it to relevant
historical events. It pays special attention to diachronic change in order
to understand the phenomenon of language variation in a multicultural
society.
SPA 550. Spanish Second Language Acquisition. 3 Hours.
This course describes the cognitive, developmental and linguistic
processes involved in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language
while exploring the basic research techniques used in the field.
SPA 560. Globalization in the Hispanic World. 3 Hours.
This graduate-level course develops a constructivist framework for
the study of contemporary globalization issues in the Hispanic world
by engaging students in higher-level discussions and critical thinking.
Through films, music and literature, and guided research, course explores
history, politics, economics and sociocultural issues of the recent
Spanish-speaking world. Conducted in Spanish.
SPA 561. Contemporary Spain & Globalization. 3 Hours.
This graduate-level course develops a constructivist framework for
the study of contemporary Spain by engaging students in higher-level
discussions and critical thinking. Through films, music and literature,
and guided research, course explores recent Spanish history, politics,
economics and sociocultural issues. Conducted in Spanish.
SPA 590. Study Abroad. 1-6 Hour.
Fifth-year level of approved program in a Spanish speaking country.
SPA 599. Independent Studies. 3 Hours.
Individual studies in Spanish.
THR-Theatre Courses
THR 520. Teaching Theatre in the Secondary School. 3 Hours.
Course provides the student with a complete understanding and
utilization of the knowledge and skills needed to teach theatre at the
secondary school level.
THR 562. Special Workshop. 1-3 Hour.
THR 590. Production Concepts Seminar. 3 Hours.
Creation and detailed proposal for implementation of production concepts
for selected playscripts based on analysis of script and target audience.
THR 599. Individual Studies. 1-3 Hour.
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TMS-Translational Molec Sci Courses

TMS 702. Phenotyping Human Disease. 2 Hours.
Introduction to the study of human disease and translational research.
The course will consist of several 2-week modules, each covering a
different disease. Each module will consist of two types of lectures.
During the first week of each module, a physician scientist will discuss
human patients and case studies of the disease. In the second week of
each module, a basic science researcher will discuss the animal models
used to study the same disease.
TMS 704. Modeling Human Disease. 2 Hours.
Introduction to the study of disease-based research. Format will consist
of clinical-pathobiological conference-style experience where students
will present patient cases and researchers will discuss molecular basis of
each disease.
TMS 705. Vocabulary in Drug Discovery. 2 Hours.
This course will enable the student to follow the pipeline of drug
discovery from target selection to FDA approval. Additional lectures will
cover cancer drugs and targets, mechanisms of drug action, chemical
synthesis, drug screening, lead development, metabolism, bioavailability,
preclinical efficacy and toxicity assessment, and will emphasize issues of
clinical trial design.
TMS 707. Vocabulary in Clinical Research. 1 Hour.
Students will be exposed to basic topics in clinical research and learn the
details involved in designing cliniclal trials. Students will also sit in as adhoc members of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the UAB General
Clinical Research Center and learn about the review process for human/
clinical research trials.
TMS 714. Modeling Human Disease II. 2 Hours.
basis of each disease. This course is designed for 2nd year students that
are expected to provide more of a leadership role (coordinate faculty/
patient presentations).
TMS 724. Modeling Human Disease III. 2 Hours.
basis of each disease. This course is designed for 3rd year students that
are expected to serve as group leaders and facilitate discussion.
TOX-Toxicology Courses
TOX 720. Lab Rotation in Toxicology. 1-12 Hour.
TOX 795. Advanced Toxicology Seminar. 1 Hour.
To facilitate the critical review of recent refereed publications in the field
of toxicology. This will expose students to advanced knowledge and
diversified subjects.
TOX 798. Non-Dissertation Research. 1-12 Hour.
UA-Urban Affairs Courses

UA 501. Seminar in American Government. 3 Hours.
Multiple theoritical approaches employed in study of American political
culture, behavior, institutions, and policy making; their usefulness in
understanding domestic politics.
UA 513. Urban Economics. 3 Hours.

Economic issues and structure of metropolitan areas. Economic growth
and decay of urban regions. Specific topics: housing, employment,
political economy, public policy.
Prerequisites: EC 210 [Min Grade: D] and EC 211 [Min Grade: D]
UA 520. Political Economy and Race in Birmingham. 3 Hours.
This course provides a critical analysis of race in the political economy of
Birmingham from the postbellum period to the era of civil rights.
UA 521. Politics Planning and Urban Design. 3 Hours.
Relationship among politics, planning, and urban design.
UA 550. Contemporary Urban Issues. 3 Hours.
Topics of current importance and interest in the contemporary urban
arena.
UA 572. Homeless: Causes and Consequences. 3 Hours.
Review of current problems of homelessness in U.S. issues of history,
health, mental health, poverty, public attitudes, and government policy.
UA 573. Urban Environmental Issues. 3 Hours.
Broad examination of environmental issues; focus on Birmingham area.
UA 590. Directed Readings. 1-3 Hour.
Selected reading under supervision of faculty members.
UA 591. Directed Readings. 1-3 Hour.
Selected reading under supervision of faculty member.
UA 592. Public Affairs Internship. 3 Hours.
Individually arranged assignments monitored and evaluabed by member
of department.
UA 593. Field Placement. 3 Hours.
Individually arranged assignments, monitored and evaluabed by member
of department.
UA 594. Seminar in Urban Studies: Special Topics. 3 Hours.
Group investigation of topics of current interest in urban studies. Topics
selected for analysis listed in class schedule each term.
UA 595. Seminar in Urban Studies: Special Topics. 3 Hours.
Group investi8gation of topics of current interest in urban studies. Topics
selected for analysis listed in class schedule each term.
UA 596. Urban Research. 3 Hours.
Directed research for students with adequate background in methods
and statistics; classroom introduction to research methodology and
directed group research for those without significant research statistics
background.
UA 597. Urban Research. 3 Hours.
Directed research for students with adequate background in methods
and statistics; classroom introduction to research methodology and
directed group research for those without significant research statistics
background.
VIS-Vision Science Courses

VIS 550. Electronics for Biologists. 2 Hours.
VIS 670. Intermediate Orientation and Mobility Skills. 3 Hours.
Development of teaching skills in orientation and mobility in semiindependent settings with multihandicapped and blind students.
VIS 671. Intermediate Orientation and Mobility Seminar. 3 Hours.
Recent research practices and problem areas in special education. Focus
onintermediate orientation and mobility for multihandicapped and blind
students.
VIS 672. Advanced Orientation and Mobility Skills. 3 Hours.

Advanced orientation and mobility teaching techniques for travel in
independent settings for multihandicapped and blind students.
VIS 673. Advanced Orientation and Mobility Seminar. 3 Hours.
Recent research practices and problem areas in special education. Focus
onadvanced orientation and mobility for people with multiple handicaps
and blindness.
VIS 674. Orientation and Mobility Internship. 3-6 Hours.
Demonstrate skills in applying principles of special methods of teaching,
designing instruction, conducting skills assessments, and in preparing
written reports, and consulting and collaborating with professionals and
parents to assure orientation and mobility programming for students with
visual impairments.
VIS 698. Master s Level Non-Thesis Research. 1-15 Hour.
Non Thesis Reseach in Vision Science.
VIS 699. Master's Level Thesis Research. 1-15 Hour.
VIS 700. Vision Related Literature Review. 1 Hour.
Vision Related Literature Review - preparing for giving public
presentations.
VIS 701. Visual Sensitivity and Resolution. 3 Hours.
VIS 702. Color Vision. 3 Hours.
VIS 703. Visual Neuromuscular Mechanisms. 3 Hours.
VIS 704. Binocular Vision. 3 Hours.
VIS 705. Microscopic Anatomy of the Retina and Central Visu. 3
Hours.
VIS 706. Visual Infromation Processing. 3 Hours.
VIS 707. Visual Optics. 3 Hours.
VIS 708. Visual Perception. 3 Hours.
VIS 709. Ocular Physiology. 3 Hours.
Physiology of the Eye.
VIS 710. Ocular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 3 Hours.
Ocular Biochemistry.
VIS 717. Principles of Scientific Integrity. 1 Hour.
VIS 720. Instrumentation for Vision Research. 2 Hours.
VIS 721. Optics and Optical Design. 2 Hours.
VIS 722. Specification of Visual Stimuli. 2 Hours.
VIS 723. Psychophysical Methods. 2 Hours.
VIS 724. Applied Statistics in Basic and Clinical Sciences. 3 Hours.
Mathematical Techniques in Vision Research.
VIS 725. Historical Techniques for Light Microscopy. 2 Hours.
VIS 726. Techniques in Corneal Physiology. 2 Hours.
VIS 727. Systems Neuroscience Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Biochemical Techniques in Eye Research.
VIS 728. Computational Neuroscience Methods. 3 Hours.
An introduction to the basic principles and techniques needed to do
research on systems of neurons for students who do not have an
engineering background.
VIS 729. Introduction to Neurobiology/Marine Biology. 4 Hours.
VIS 730. Corneal Physiology. 2 Hours.
VIS 731. Growth and Development of the Visual System. 2 Hours.
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VIS 732. Physiology of the Other Sensory Systems. 2 Hours.

VIS 734. Refractive Error. 2 Hours.
VIS 736. Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects of Vision. 2 Hours.
VIS 737. Orientation for Vision Educators. 2 Hours.
VIS 738. Public Health and Vision. 2 Hours.
VIS 739. Molecular Biology. 2 Hours.
VIS 740. Biophysics of Photoreceptors. 2 Hours.
VIS 741. Special Topics in Vision Neurobiology. 1 Hour.
VIS 742. Special Topics in Corneal Research. 1 Hour.
VIS 743. Optics and Imaging. 3 Hours.
Optical properties of the eye. Transparency, aberrations, modulation
transfer functions of the eye. Use of coherent optics (lasers) invision
research. MRI in vision research.
VIS 744. Ocular Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry of Anterior
Serment. 3 Hours.
Anatomy of the eye. Biochemistry and physiology of ocular tissues,
including tears, cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous and sclera.
VIS 745. Ocular Anatomy-Physiology and Biochemistry II. 3 Hours.
Continued examination of ocular anatomy, biochemistry and physiology.
VIS 748. Central Visual Mechanisms II. 3 Hours.
Analysis of the visual scene by cortical neurons, including temporal
coding, motion detection, shape analysis, leading to visual perception.
VIS 750. Current Topics in Retina Research. 1 Hour.
VIS 751. Adv Retinal Morphology and Physiology. 3 Hours.
Literature based discussions of the physiology and underlying circuitry of
the vertebrate retina.
VIS 752. Vision Science Journal Club. 1 Hour.
Read original literature, extract key points, present summary and critique
articles related to vision research.
VIS 753. MRI for Biologists. 3 Hours.
The theory and practice of Magnetic Resonance Imaging will be
discussed. There will be lecture and discussion of theory and underlying
spin physics and the relationship between spin pulse sequences, sources
of contrast in images, post processing analysis, and software use.
Students will have an opportunity to experiment with various pulse
sequences on an ultra-high field MRI in the lab.
VIS 754. MRI for Biologists Lab. 1 Hour.
Students will have an opportunity to experiment with various pulse
sequences on an ultra-high field MRI in the lab.
VIS 755. Electronic for Biologists. 3 Hours.
This course provides an overview of the fundamental concenpts of
electronics that are relavance to a biologist. The material is aimed at
non-engineers who need a backgroun in the circuit concepts needed for
studying ion channels, electrophysiology, the basic s of the proper use
of amplifer and fitler, and the use of computers to acquire and analyse
data. There will be a mix of formal lectures and problem set with practical
hands-on experience.
VIS 756. Visual Neuroscience. 4 Hours.
Vision begins with photons and ends in the brain. How does it all work?
This course introduces the student to the anatomical and physiological
underpinnings of visual perception, stepping from single photoreceptors
in the retina on through the cortical neural circuits devoted to capturing
every facet of seeing the world. Lectures are supplemented with handson sessions where students can test their own vision.
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VIS 757. Functional MRI. 3 Hours.

In this course, we will explore the history of fMRI, design of fMRI
experiments, and the analysis of fMRI data. We will also discuss several
related techniques that are used in neuroimaging research. When
designing fMRI experiments, it is important to know what techniques
and statistical methods are available. It is also important to understand
the kinds of hypotheses that can be tested with fMRI. By the end of this
class, students will understand what led to the development of fMRI,
when to use fMRI or related methods, limitations of experiments involving
this technology, and different techniques for analyzing fMRI data. This
class will be hands-on; each student will be required to design and
execute an fMRI experiment.
VIS 767. Deafblind Communication Techno. 3 Hours.

The course provides an understanding language, sign language, Braille,
development of stages of learners and the effects of timely intervention.
Knowledgew of genetic development and frequently occurring anomalies
related to deafness, blindness and deafblindness are included in
the research and class design. An understanding of the implications
and interventions for multiple disabilities including deafblindness
arepresented as well as technology used for communication and
appropriate interventions for technology. Instructional planning, strategies
of intervention, and research to practice for communication based
on language Level of a person'sneurological functions and sensory
integration are the competencies addressed in this course.
VIS 760. Sensory Impairment Lit Review. 1 Hour.

Sensory Impairment and Deafblind literature review and presentation.
VIS 768. Deafblind Seminar. 1-3 Hour.

Focusing on various deafblind issues how to apply resolutions.
VIS 761. Neuroblgy/Dev Human Vis Sy I. 3 Hours.

This course is a two part sequence that provides in-depth studies of
anatomy and physiology of retina and other ocular structures. Basis for
understanding of genetic abnormalities and disease processes.
VIS 769. Supervision & Mentoring. 3 Hours.

This course is to prepare the future leader to utlize knowledge of human
resources to accomplish agency goals. This includes supervising and
evaluating employeed, mentoring new employees, developing the
ability to design and implement professional development for indivual
employees and the entire staff, as well as learning how to facilitate
teaming that will impact achievement. A final unit in the course will assist
the future leader in seeking a mentor hor him/herself.
VIS 762. Neuroblgy/Dev Human Vis Sy II. 3 Hours.

This is the second sequence providing in-depth studies of anatomy and
physiology of the auditory systems. Basis for understanding of genetic
abnormalities and disease processes. Provide comprehensive exploration
of development of embryotic and prenatal visual and auditory systems.
VIS 763. Central Visual Processing. 4 Hours.
Analysis of the visual scene by cortical neurons, including temporal
coding, motion detection, shape analysis, leading to visual perception.
Structure and function of geniculostriate parallel pathways, subcortical
projections and the oculomotor system.
VIS 764. Sensory Impairments. 3 Hours.
The course includes the development, anatomy, histology and physiology
of deafblindness, relating structure to function. The focus is presentation
of deafblind etiology and implications of visual/auditory disorders related
to deafblindness.
VIS 765. Audiroty Impairments. 3 Hours.
The course builds in the basic auditory structure and sequence from
outer ear to the auditory cortex. The course includes the development,
anatomy, histology and physiology of the auditory systems, relating
structure to function. The focus is presentation of etiology and
implications of auditory disorders. Psycho-acoustics will focus on
the perceptual aspects of sound and acoustic representation in the
auditory pathway. Audiological assessment and technological resources
appropriate for persons with deafblindness.
VIS 766. Deafblind Analy Sensory Impair. 3 Hours.
The course involves additional audio metric and vestibular assessments,
approaches and accommodationsfor deafblindness. implications of
deafblindness on sensory integration for communication and learning
and the impact of medical conditions and additional impartments.
Also included is the relance of brain development and neurological
implications of deafblindness to teaching and learning.
VIS 770. Legal & Ethical Foundations. 3 Hours.

The purpose of the course is twofold. 1) Candidates will gain a
fundamental knowledge of ethical principles based on professional
code of ethnics and guidelines, and 2) Candidates will gain a working
knowledge of legal principles established by local, state, and federal
legislative and judicial requirements.
VIS 771. Organ Leadshp & Decision Makin. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to strengthen knowledge ad skills in the areas
of effective leadership and decision making. From course readings and
activities, candidates will increase their understanding of and skills in how
they make decisions; how decision making occurs in an organizational
setting; and how leaders approach decision making from multiple frames
of reference.
VIS 773. Supervison & Personnel. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to develop knowledge of suppervisory
porocedures. An in-depth exploration of strategies to support leadrs will
provide the impetus of this course. EAch student will access changes
within organizations. Theories of Leadership Development will also be
analyzed. Diversity in the 21st Century will be discussed for leadership in
a culturally conpetent manner that embellished the work place setting.
VIS 774. Issues & Problems in Finance. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to develop knowledge of financing/and funding
procedures agencies and higher education. An in-depth exploration of
how programs, research and agencies are financed in the US and the
historical background of the development of finance laws and policy will
provide the impetus of this course.
VIS 790. Individual Topics and Advanced Topics. 1-3 Hour.
VIS 798. Doctoral Level Non-Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
VIS 799. Doctoral Level Dissertation Research. 1-15 Hour.
Faculty Listing
Alexandrov, Anne
Aller, Stephen
Department of Biostatistics, Professor, 2004, Ph.D. (Bowling Green

State) , Clinical Trials, Model Diagnostics, Survival and Reliability
Analysis, Inference for Heavy Tailed Distributions
College of Joint Health

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., Professor;

Obesity, quantitative genetics, clinical trials, and statistical and research
methodology
Allman, Richard M.
The Graduate School

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Assistant Professor

(Pharmacology/Toxicology)
Allison, David
Abney, Nancy G.
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, 2007, B.S.N., M.S.N. (Texas), Ph.D. (Texas

Womans University)
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Aban, Inmaculada
(Chichi)
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School of Medicine
Graduate School Professional Development Program, TA Training,

Teacher Training, English as a Second Language
Professor (Medicine); Director, Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric,

Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC); Mobility Impairment
and Its Complications; Geriatric Care Quality Improvement
Abou-Arraj, Ramzi
Almeida, Jonas S.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Periodontics);

Periodontal regeneration and Implant dentistry, Esthetic soft tissue
reconstruction, Periodontal-systemic conditions interrelationships.
Acosta, Edward

Sciences
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor and Director, Division

of Informatics (Department of Pathology); Computational Infrastructure
for Integrative Bioinformatics, Computational infrastructure for integrative
bioinformatics
Amsbary, Jonathan H.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Associate

Professor (Clinical Pharmacology); multicenter clinical trials designed to
assess the absorption and disposition of antiviral and antiretroviral drugs
Department of Communication Studies, Associate Professor of

Communication Studies, 1988, B.A. (New Mexico), M.A., PhD. (Indiana)
Affuso, Olivia Thomas
Amsler, Charles D. Jr.
Department of Epidemiology, Associate Professor, 2006, Ph.D. (North

Carolina - Chapel Hill), Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Physical Activity
and Chronic Disease Prevention
Agarwal, Anupam

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor

(Medicine); Regulation of heme oxygenase gene expression in kidney
and vascular injury
Ahmad, Wajih
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, 2014, Ph.D.

(Michigan)
Alexander, J. Iwan
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 1994, A.B. (Duke), M.S.

(North Carolina-Wilmington), Ph.D. (California-Santa Barbara), Marine
Ecophysiology, Chemical Ecology, and Polar Biology
Amthor, Franklin R.
Department of Engineering, Dean and Professor of Engineering, 2013,

B.Sc. (University College Swansea, Wales, U.K.); Ph.D. (United World
College of the Atlantic, Wales, U.K.); Ph.D. (Washington State)
Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology; Interim Director,

Behavioral Neuroscience Doctoral Program; Associate Professor of
Biomedical Engineering, 1981, B.S. (Cornell), Ph.D. (Duke)
Anantharamaiah, G.
M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Art Art History, Professor of Art, 1978, B.Arch., M.Arch.

(Cornell), M.F.A. (Louisiana State)

Sciences

Medicine; Apolipoproteins, Amphipathic Helices and Atherosclerosis
Anayiotos, Andreas
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor

(Engineering); Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of
Technology, Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics, Cardiovascular Modeling,
Computational Hemodynamics
Anderson, Peter G.
Alexander, James R.
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Assistant Professor of Community

Health and Human Services, 1998, B.S., M.Ph., Ph.D. (UAB)
Akinyemiju,
Omotomilayo
College of Arts and

Sciences

Sciences

(Pathology and Genomics Pathobiology); Cardiovascular pathology;
education
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Faculty Listing
Andrews, J. Barry
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor Emeritus

of Materials Science and Engineering; Chair, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, 1976, B.S. (UAB), M.E., PhD. (Florida),
P.E. (Alabama), Polymer and Metal Matrix Composites, Solidification,
Physical Metalurgy
Andrews, William W.

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor and Chair (Biology), 2014, B.A.

(UCLA), B.A. (California State-Northridge), Ph.D. (Purdue), Comparative
Biogerontology, Assessment of Animal Healthspan, and Cellular and
Molecular Mechanisms of Aging
Ayers, Douglas J.
School of Business
Department of Marketing, Industrial Distribution, Economics, Associate

Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution, 1999, B.S., M.B.A.
(Tennessee), Ph.D. (Kentucky)

Azuero, Andres
Angus, Robert A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1978, B.S.

(Wisconsin), Ph.D. (Connecticut), Aquatic Toxicology
Appleby, Don
Department of Information Engineering and Management, Instructor

Information Engineering Management; President, Incur Consulting, 2004,
MSEE (UAB), Innovation, technology management, systems engineering
Arnett, Donna

Sciences
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2008, B.Sc. (University de Los Andes),

M.B.A. (Louisiana State), Ph.D. (UAB)
Bach, Rebecca Ann
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Professor of English, 1994, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

(Pennsylvania)
Bacha, Jeffrey
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.,

Professor; Genetic Epidemiology, Pharmacogenetics
Department of English, Assistant Professor of English, 2012, B.A.

(University of Michigan-Flint), M.A. (Georgia State University), Ph.D.
(Purdue), Rhetoric and Composition, Professional and Technical
Communication
Arnett, Donna
Baddley, John
Department of Epidemiology, Associate Dean for Academic Strategic

Programs; Professor and Chair (Epidemiology), 2004, Ph.D. (North
Carolina - Chapel Hill), M.S.P.H. (South Florida), Cardiovascular Genetic
Epidemiology, Pharmacogenetics
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Medical

Director, 2006, MD (LSU), Infectious Disease
Bailey, Jennifer M.
Arribas, Julian
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Professor and

Chair, 2015, BS (Universidad Pontificia - Spain); ABD (University de
Salamanca); MA, PhD (Michigan)
Aslibekyan, Stella
School of Pubilc Health
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, 2013, Ph.D. (Brown)

Atigadda, Venkatram
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Research Assistant Professor of Chemistry,

2003, B.S. (Gulbarga-India), M.S., Ph.D. (Auburn)
Atkinson, T. Prescott

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor;

immunodeficiencies, allergy, inflammation
Attard, Thomas L.
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering,

Associate Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental
Engineering, 2014, B.S.C.E (Univ. of Nevada, Reno), M.S.C.E., Ph.D.
(Arizona State), Structural engineering, sustainable infrastructure
systems, mechanics of sustainable systems
Austad, Steven
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Health
Professions
Department of Advanced Safety Engineering and Management, MSPH,

CIH, CHMM, Adjunct Professor, Safety Manager, AMERICAN (American
Cast Iron Pipe Company
Bailey, Shannon M.

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Associate

Professor, Molecular Mechanisms of Chronic Alcohol and Obesity
Induced Liver Diseases; Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Disease; Molecular
Bioenergetics; Functional Proteomics; Free Radical Biology
Baker, Elizabeth H.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2012, B.A.,

M.A. (Bowling Green), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)
Bakhrom, Berdiev

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology The

CFTR Chloride Channel control of Epithelial Sodium Channel under
physiological and pathological conditions.
Balkovetz, Daniel

Sciences

Professor (Cell Biology, Medicine, Microbiology); Epithelial Cell Biology;
Epithelial Cell Signal Regulation; Regulation of paracellular transport
across epithelial cell tight junctions
Ball, Karlene K.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, University Professor and Chair, Department

of Psychology; Director, Center for Research in Applied Gerontology;
Professor of Psychology, Associate Director, Comprehensive Center for
Healthy Aging, 1996, B.A. (Indiana), M.S., Ph.D. (Northwestern)
Ballinger, Scott

Sciences

Professor (Pathology); Environmental cardiology, free radical biology,
mitochondrial function
Bamman, Marcas

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., Associate

Professor; Physiology Biophysics; skeletal muscle mass regulation
Bangalore,
Purushotham
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Associate Professor

of Computer and Information Sciences and Assistant Director of CIAJFR, 2003, B.E. (Bangalore-India), M.S., Ph.D. (Mississippi State)
Barnard, Anthony C.
L.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Professor Emeritus

of Computer and Information Sciences, 1968, B.S. (Birmingham,
England), M.B.A. (UAB), Ph.D., D.Sc. (Birmingham, England)
Barnes, Stephen

Sciences

(Pharmacology Toxicology), Site-directed mutagenesis of rodent
liver bile acid CoA: amino acid N-acyltransferase (BAT) - this project
involves a combination of molecular biology, enzymology and protein
mass spectrometry; Molecular basis of prevention of eye cataract
disease by polyphenol-containing dietary supplements; Site-specific
modification of lens proteins by oxidants - this project involves protein
mass spectrometry and other physical chemical techniques
Barnum, Scott R.

Sciences

Neuroimmunology, complement, EAE, cerebral malaria
Barstow, Elizabeth A.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2002,

PhD (UAB), OTR/L, Low-Vision Rehabilitation, Neurodevelopmental
Intervention, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Drivers Assessment
Bartolucci, Alfred A.

neuroimmunology, MS
Basilico, David
Anthony
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Associate Professor of English; Director,

Linguistics Program, 1993, B.A. (Brown), Ph.D. (Arizona), Linguistic
Theory, Syntax and Semantics, Cognitive Science
Bauldry, Shawn
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2013, B.A.

(Wake Forest), M.A. (U. Washington), M.S. (UNC Chapel Hill), Ph.D.
(UNC Chapel Hill)
Beasley, Mark

Sciences

Professor; Methodological problems in statistical genetics and
bioinformatics
Beasly, T. Mark
Department of Biostatistics, Associate Professor, 2001, Ph.D. (Southern

Illinois - Carbondale), Linear Models, Linkage and Association with
Quantitative Traits, Nonparametric Methods, Microarray Analysis.
Bebok, Zsuzsanna

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, M.D., Associate

Professor; Cell Biology; Membrane protein biogenesis in epithelial cells
(CFTR as model); Unfolded protein response
Becker, David J.
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Associate

Professor, 2005, Ph.D. (University of California - Berkley), Specializes in
health, labor and regulatory economics
Bedwell, David

Sciences

Microbiology; Mechanism of Translation Termination and Therapies to
Suppress Stop Mutations
Bej, Asim K.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 1991, B.S., M.Sc.

(Calcutta), Ph.D. (Louisville), Molecular Genetics and Genomics of
Pathogens and Extremophiles
Bellis, Peter
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Professor of English, 2007, B.A. (Amherst), M.A.

(Texas-Austin), M.A., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), American Literature
Department of Biostatistics, Professor Emeritus, 1977, Ph.D. (SUNY,

Buffalo), Clinical Trials, Survival Analysis, Bayesian Statistics,
Longitudinal Data Analysis.
Bellis, Susan
Bashir, Khurram

Professor (Physiology Biophysics), The Role of Integrin Receptors in
Human Biology and Disease

Sciences
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Sciences
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Beneviste, Etty

Sciences
Bidez, Martha Warren
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., Cell Biology;

Understanding how the immune system and central nervous system
communicate with each other
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Engineering;

Director, E-Learning and Professional Studies; Director, Advanced
Safety Engineering and Management Program, 2010, B.S. (Auburn),
B.S.M.E. (UAB), Ph.D. (UAB)
Benitez, Jorge
Biga, Peggy

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences

Professor
Department of Biology, Assistant Professor of Biology , 2012, B.S., M.S.

(Angelo State), Ph.D. (Idaho), Physiology and Developmental Biology
Benjamin, William J.
Bjornsti, Mary-Ann
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Optometry)

Berdiev, Bakhrom

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, M.D., Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor; Cell Biology; The CFTR Chloride Channel control
of Epithelial Sodium Channel under physiological and pathological
conditions
Berner, Eta
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor, 1986, EdD

(Harvard), Evaluation of Clinical Decision Support Systems and Other
Health Information Technologies
Berry, Joel L.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Associate Professor

of Biomedical Engineering, 2010, B.S., B.S.M.E., M.S.M.E. (UAB), Ph.D.
(Wake Forest), Cardiovascular biomechanics and tissue engineering
Bertrand, Brenda
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Professor and Director, MS in Nutrition

Sciences Program, 2014, PhD, RD, Qualitative inquiry about diet
behaviors, lifestyle management, and teaching pedagogy
Bethard, Steven J.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Assistant Professor

of Computer and Information Sciences, 2013, B.A., B.S. (Arizona), Ph.D.
(Colorado)

(Pharmacology and Toxicology); Cancer-based pharmacology and
toxicology
Blackburn, Justin

Sciences

Professor (Neurobiology, Physiology Biophysics); Cellular and Molecular
Physiology of Acid-base Transporters and pH Regulation
Biasini, Fred J.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, Director,

Developmental Psychology Doctoral Program, 1983, B.A., M.S., (St.
Vincent), Ph.D. (Alabama)
Bickel, C. Scott
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor, 2006, PhD,

Skeletal Muscle Function, Electrotherapeutics
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Assistant Professor,

2012, Ph.D. (UAB), Research is primarily focused on using large
secondary data sources, such as medical billing claims from Medicaid
and Medicare, to answer questions about health outcomes, health
services utilization, and changes in health policy
Blalock, J. Edwin

Sciences

pulmonary immunology
Blokh, Alexander
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, 1992, Ph.D.

(Kharkov State), Dynamical Systems
Blume, Scott W.

Sciences

(Biochemistry Molecular Genetics, Medicine); Specific regulation of
gene expression at the translational level - through sequence-specific
RNA-binding proteins and complex 5'-untranslated RNA sequences;
dysregulation of gene-specific translational control mechanisms in
cancer
Bodin, Mary Beth
Bevensee, Mark

Sciences
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2004, B.S. (West Alabama), B.S.N.,

M.S.N., D.N.P. (UAB)
Boggiano, Mary M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, 2000,

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Texas at El-Paso)
Bokobza, Serge
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Associate Professor

of French, 1980, Licence-s-Lettres, Matrise-s-Lettres (Paris-X:
Nanterre), M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois)
Bolus, Norman E.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Assistant Professor and

Program Director, Nuclear Medicine Technology Program, 1999, M.P.H.
(UAB)
Boppana, Suresh

Sciences
Briles, David
389

Sciences

Bacterial pathogenesis; virulence; immunity; pneumococcus
Britt, Bill

Sciences

Borkowski, Nancy
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor, 2014, DBA

Borovjagin, Anton
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2007, B.S.N. (Medical College of

Georgia), M.S.N., D.S.N. (UAB)
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Instructor (Periodontics); Adenoviral

vectors for gene therapy applications. Transductional re-targeting of
adenoviral vectors to cancer cells.
Borry, Erin L.
Britt, Sylvia E.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Bronstein, Janet M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Public Administration, Professor, Health Care

Organization and Policy; Co-coordinator of M.P.A.-M.P.H. degree
program, UAB School of Public Health, 1986, Ph.D. (Kentucky), Health
services utilization, health policy, community-based organizations
Department of Public Administration, Assistant Professor of Government,

2013, B.A., M.P.A. (Rutgers), Ph.D. (Kansas)
Broome, James
Bowen, Pamela
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Prosthodontics), Polymers,

Adhesives, Physical and Mechanical Testing, Clinical Research
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2005, B.S.N. (UAB), B.A. (Faulkner),

M.S.N., Ph.D. (UAB)
Bradley, Virginia G.
School of Medicine
Associate Professor (Social and Behavioral Science Section); Cognition

and Mobility, Dementia Caregiving, Loss of Capacity in Alzheimer's
Disease
Brott, Brigitta
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1979, B.S.

(Rochester), M.S. (California Institute of Technology), Ph.D. (SUNYStony Brook)
Braswell, Mary
Flowers
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Professor of English, Emerita, 1969, B.A., M.A.

(Alabama), Ph.D. (Emory)
Braziel, James
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor, Division

of Cardiovascular Disease (Department of Medicine), Angiogenesis,
cardiac angioplasty, coronary artery disease, cardiac catheterization,
interventional cardiology and stents
Brouillette, Christie G.
Brande, Scott
School of Dentistry
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Emeritus Research Professor of Chemistry,

2006, B.S. (West Florida), Ph.D. (Kansas)
Brouillette, Wayne J.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 1979, B.S.

(West Florida), M.S., Ph.D. (Kansas)
Brown, Cynthia J.
School of Medicine
Professor and Director, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative

Care, Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging, B.S. (East Carolina),
MSPH (UAB), M.D. (North Carolina)
Department of English, Assistant Professor of English; Co-Director,

Creative Writing Program, 2010, B.A. (Georgia), M.F.A (Bowling Green
State), Creative Writing, Poetry, Science Fiction
Brown, David
Brenner, Michael
Department of Physical Therapy, Professor, 2012, PhD, Clinical

outcomes associated with balance and locomotor activities

Sciences

Neurobiology; Molecular Sudies of Astrocytes in Health and Disease
Bridges, S. Louis

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, M.D., Professor;

Genetic Influences on Treatment Responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis,
particularly in African-Americans, and pharmacogenetics of rheumatoid
arthritis
Brown, Michelle
School of Health
Professions
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Assistant Professor,

2000, M.S. (UAB), Transfusion Medicine and Interprofessional Education
Buchalter, Scott
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor, 1982, MD

(Alabama), Organization and integration of quality management and
managed care servcies in academic medical centers
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Buchsbaum, Donald

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; Cancer

immunotherapy
Bucy, R. Pat

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; T cell

immunology
Callahan, Dale
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Associate

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Information
Engineering and Management, 2000, B.E.E. (Auburn), M.B.A. (AuburnMontgomery), M.S.E.E. (UAB), Ph.D. (Alabama), P.E. (Alabama),
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Media
Camata, Renato
College of Arts and

Sciences

Deputy Director of the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health, 2013,
M.P.H., Ph.D. (UAB), Health disparities and health care utilization
Department of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics, 2000, B.S.

(Universidade de So Paulo), M.S., Ph.D. (Caltech), Aerosol processes
in nanomaterials fabrication; nanostructured materials; laser synthesis
and properties of semiconductor, electroceramic and bioceramic thin
films
Bullard, Daniel C.
Campbell, Ginger
Budhwani, Henna

Sciences

Professor; Regulation of Inflammatory Responses, Pathogenesis of
Lupus and Vasculitic Disorders
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor (Emergency

Medicine), Mind-body medicine, the brain and consciousness
Capriotti, Emidio
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Prosthodontics), DDS,

Clinical trials, Caries models, Dental materials
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor, Division

of Informatics (Pathology), Protein structural prediction by threading
methods and building by homology, Molecular dynamics of protein
systems, Protein folding kinetics
Burke, Darrell
Carpenter, Randy
Burgess, John O.
School of Dentistry
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Associate Professor,

2008, PhD (Virginia Commonwealth), Operations Management, Health
Informatics; Quality Improvement; IT Management
Department of Health Informatics, M.S.H.I., Adjunct Professor (Health

Services Administration)
Carroll, Nathaniel
Burke, Donald
School of Health
Professions
School of Health
Professions
Department of Advanced Safety Engineering and Management,

Instructor, Ph.D. (UAB)
Department of Health Services Administration, Assistant Professor,

2014, PhD (Michigan)
Burrows, Peter D.
Carroll, Steven

Sciences

Microbiology; Lymphocyte Development and Function
Busettini, Claudio

Sciences

(Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Pathology); The Role of Neuregulin-1 in
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasia
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Assistant Professor (Vision Sciences)
Carson, April
Byrd, Jim
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor , 2008, M.S.P.H.,

Ph.D., (North Carolina - Chapel Hill), Cardiovascular Epidemiology,
Diabetes Epidemiology, Health Disparities
School of Business
Department of Accounting, Instructor of Accounting, 2013, B.S. (Auburn),

M.B.A. (Georgia State), M.A., Ph.D. (UAB), CPA, CHFP
Carter, Kellie R.
Cadieux, Randy E.
The Graduate School
Department of Advanced Safety Engineering and Management, MS,

MEng, Program Manager and Instructor
Graduate School Professional Development Program, Program

Director, Presentation and Discussion Skills, Mentoring and Leadership,
Extramural Funding
Calhoun, Charles
Caruthers, Kara
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor of

Elementary Education, 1989, B.A. (Earlham), M.A., Ph.D. (Georgia
State)
School of Health
Professions

2010, MAPAS (UAB), Emergency Medicine
Catledge, Shane A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Assistant Professor of Physics, 2004, B.S.

(California State Sacramento), Ph.D. (UAB), Synthesis and properties
of nanostructured super-hard materials; chemical vapor deposition
(CVD) of diamond films and novel nanostructured coatings for industrial
cutting and biomedical implant applications; molecular sensing using
fluorescent nanodiamond; mechanical properties
Causey, Cora
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Professor

(Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology Biophysics); Cardiovascular/
Immunological Alterations Following Trauma-Sepsis
Chavali, Rama Kiran
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Prosthodontics);

Clinical research in endosseous dental implants
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Instructor of Early Childhood

and Elementary Education, 2014, B.A., (Birmingham Southern College),
M.A. (UAB)
Chambless, Krista
College of Arts and

Sciences
Chawla, Krishan
Kumar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor Emeritus of

Materials Science and Engineering, 1998, B.S. (Banaras Hindu, India),
M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Metal, Ceramic, and Polymer
Matrix Composite Materials; Fibers; Foams
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Assistant Professor

of Spanish, 2006, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Alabama)
Chen, Ching-Yi
Chandler-Laney,
Paula

Professor (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics)
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor, 2006, PhD, Use

of behavioral and/or psychological parameters to predict success in
weight loss and maintenance programs; the association between satiety
hormones and subjective responses; and an investigation of childhood
body composition and metabolic health consequences of intrauterine
exposure to gestational diabetes and maternal obesity
Chen, Dongquan

Sciences

(Cell Biology); Signaling Transduction in Development and Diseases
Chang, Pi-Ling
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Associate Professor, 1994, PhD,

Vitamin D and Cancer, Osteoporosis, Bone-Matrix Proteins, Osteoblast
Differentiation
Chaplin, David D.

Sciences

Lymphoid tissue development
Chapman, Alison
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Professor of English; Chair, Department

of English, 2000, B.A. (Davidson), M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania),
Renaissance Poetry and Prose
Chapman, Gary H.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Art Art History, Professor of Art, 1990, B.S., B.A. (Berea),
M.F.A. (Cranbrook Academy)
Chatham, John

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, D. Phil., Associate

Professor; Medicine; Cardiomyocyte function and metabolism in diabetes
and ischemic heart disease
Chaudry, Irshad

Sciences

Sciences
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor

(Health Services Administration)
Chen, Haiyan
Chang, Chenbei
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School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Instructor (Oral Maxillofacial Surgery);

Transcriptional control of bone cell differentiation and bone repair.
Chen, Yabing

Sciences

(Pathology); Gene Regulation in the Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular
diseases, Osteoporosis and Cancer
Cheng, Gary
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor of

Mechanical Engineering , 2001, B.S. (Tamkang, Taiwan), M.S., Ph.D.
(Kansas)
Cheong, JeeWon
Department of Health Behavior, Assistant Professor, 2012, Ph.D.

(Arizona State), Methods for testing mediation (i.e., methods for
investigating underlying causal mechanisms), applying state-of-the-art
quantitative methods in prevention/intervention research, substance use
and related problem behaviors among adolescents and young adults,
and prevention and intervention of health risk behaviors (e.g., HIV,
substance use, drinking-and-driving, risky sexual behaviors).
Chesnokov, Igor

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); DNA Replication, Cell Division,
Cell Cycle Regulation
Chiasera, Janelle
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Professor, Chair, and

Interim Program Director (Clinical Laboratory Sciences), 2006, Ph.D.
(Ohio State), Diabetes Mellitus and its complications
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Faculty Listing
Childers, Noel K.
School of Dentistry
Clelland, Jo Ann
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Pediatric Dentistry);

Streptococcus mutants, Dental caries, Oral immunization, Liposomes.
Department of Physical Therapy, Professor Emerita , Pain Management
Childers, Noel K.
Clements, Kay

Sciences
School of Health
Professions
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; mucosal

immunology, oral pathogens

2004, M.A. (UAB)
Childs, Gwendolyn
Clines, Gregory A.
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2007, B.S.N. (Lander), M.S.N. (Medical

College of Georgia), Ph.D. (South Carolina)
Cho, June

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Human Papillomavirus,
Genetics, Keratinocytes, DNA Replication, Electron Microscopy
Chris F. Biga

(Endocrinology)
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2008, B.S.N. (Catholic), M.S.N. (Yonsei),

Ph.D. (North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Chow, Louise T.

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Clinton, Sarah

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., Assistant

Professor; Psych Behavioral Neurobiology; Neurodevelopmental
and environmental factors that underlie susceptibility to anxiety and
depression
Cockerham, William
C.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Sociology, Teaching Assistant Professor of Sociology,

2012, B.A. (Nebraska), M.A. (New Orleans), Ph.D. (Washington State)
Department of Sociology, Distinguished Professor of Sociology; Chair,

Department of Sociology; Professor of Medicine; Co-Director, Center
for Social Medicine and STDs, 1991, B.A. (Oklahoma), M.A., Ph.D.
(California-Berkeley)
Christensen, Lois M.
Cofield, Stacy S.
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor of Early Childhood

and Elementary Education, 1996, B.A., M.A. (Arizona State), Ph.D.
(Texas AM)
Christian, Becky J.
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, 2009, B.S.N., M.S.N. (Missouri), Ph.D. (Texas)

Christy, Jennifer
Braswell
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor, 2004, PhD,

Pediatrics; Vestibular Dysfunction
Clabough, Jeremiah
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor of

Secondary Education, 2012, B.A. (Maryville College), M.S., Ph.D.
(Tennessee)
Clark, Diane
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor and Program

Director, 2004, PT, DScPT, MBA,
Clarke, Richard L.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Credentialed Course

Instructor, DHA
Clay, Olivio
Department of Biostatistics, Associate Professor , 2003, Ph.D.

(Virginia Commonwealth), Mixed-Effects Models, Clinical Trial Design,
Management, and Analysis, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and
Resuscitation.
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Coke, John M.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (General Dental Sciences):

Oral Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Hospital Dentistry
Collawn, James

Sciences

Cell Biology; Cystic Fibrosis; Endocytosis; Protein Trafficking
Collins, Loucrecia
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Educational

Leadership, 2000, B.S., M.A., Ed.D. (Mississippi State)
Cong, Yingzi

Sciences
Departement of Biochem and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., Assistant

Professor; Medicine; Host mucosal immune response to commensal
bacterial antigens and the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases
Conner, David A.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor

Emeritus and Chair Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
1978, B.E.E., (Auburn), Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology), P.E.
(Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky), Electrical Circuit Analysis and Design,
Reverse Engineering of Elecrical Systems, Mathematical Modeling of
Electrical Systems
Cook, Edwin
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology,

Director, Medical/Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, 1986, B.S.
(Pennsylvania), M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin)
Coombs, David
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Associate

Professor Emeritus, 1983, Ph.D. (Florida)
Copes, J. Heith
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Associate Professor and Director,

Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program, 2001, B.S.
(Southwestern Louisiana), M.A., Ph.D., (Tennessee), Qualitative
Methods, Criminal Decision Making, White Collar Crime, Policing
Cormier, Loretta
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, 2000,

B.S. (Florida), M.A. (UAB), Ph.D. (Tulane)
Department of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, Assistant

Director of the Center for Research on Applied Gerontology, 2006, B.S.
(Illinois), M.A., Ph.D. (Southern California)
Cui, Xiangqin
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance, Assistant Professor of Finance,

2007, B.S. (Athens), M.B.A. (Samford), Ph.D. (Georgia)
Cowell, Rita

Sciences

Professor; Psychiatry Behavioral Neurobiology; Transcriptional
regulation of early postnatal brain development: Insights into the
pathology of Autism and Schizophrenia
Department of Biostatistics, Associate Professor, 2004, Ph.D. (Iowa

State), Splicing array design ; Equivalence tests for large dimension data
produced by microarrays
Cummings, Cathleen
A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Art Art History, Associate Professor of Art History, 2006,

B.A. (Mills College), M.A. (University of London), M.A. and Ph.D. (Ohio
State)
Cunningham,
Anthony "Deek"
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, Academic

Coordinator of Fieldwork Education, 2011, MSOT (UAB), OTR/L, Low
Vision, Pediatrics
Curcio, Christine A.
Cowart, Larry
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School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Ophthalmology)

Cusic, Anne M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Associate Professor of Biology, 1988, B.S.

(UAB), M.S. (Samford), Ph.D. (UAB), General Biology and Reproductive
Biology
Cutter, Gary
Department of Psychology, Associate Professor (Psychology);

Physiological Psychology, Obesity
Department of Biostatistics, Professor and Head of the Section on

Research Methods and Clinical Trials, 2003, Ph.D. (Texas Health
Science Center - Houston), Clinical Trials and Community Studies Trial
Analyses, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Large Scale Data Bases,
Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis and Neonatal Trials, Behavioral
Studies.
Crasto, Chiqito J.
Dahle, Karen B.
Cox, James E.
College of Arts and

Sciences

Sciences
School of Education

(Genetics)

Special Education, 1999, B.S. (James Madison), M.S. (Radford), Ed.D.
(Virginia Tech)
Crider, Kyle
Dale, Louis
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Public Adminstration, MPA, LEED. Manager, Education

Corporation of America. Information management in government.
Crigler, Paul

Sciences

Professor; Immunotherapy
Crowe, Michael
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics; Vice President

for Equity and Diversity, 1973, B.A. (Miles), M.S. (Atlanta), Ph.D.
(Alabama), Ring Theory
School of Business

Methods , Instructor of Information Systems, 2004, B.S. (Auburn); B.S.,
M.S. (UAB)
Cron, Randy
College of Arts and

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Dallow, Jessica
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Art Art History, Associate Professor of Art History, 2002,

B.A. (San Diego), M.A., Ph.D. (North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Daniels, Melissa
College of Arts and

Sciences

(University of La Verne), M.A. (Claremont), M.A., Ph.D. (Northwestern),
Nineteenth-Century American Literature, African American Literature
394
Faculty Listing
Danilou, Catherine F.
College of Arts and

Sciences

of French; Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs,
College of Arts and Sciences, 1990, Licence-s-Lettres, Matrise-sLettres (Sorbonne), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan State)
Darley-Usmar, Victor

Sciences

(Pathology); Failure of the vasculature; Production of free radicals and
their interactions; Molecular events controlling NO signaling pathways
DasGupta,
Manabendra
School of Business

Professor of Economics, 1990, B.A., M.A. (Calcutta), M.A., Ph.D.
(Southern Methodist)
Davies, Susan
Department of Health Behavior, Associate Professor, 1997, Ph.D. ,

Family interventions to promote youth health, HIV prevention in
economically disadvantaged communities, Adolescent pregnancy and
childbearing
Davis, Allen Conan
School of Dentistry
DeCarlo, Thomas E.
School of Business
Department of Marketing, Industrial Distribution, Economics, Professor

of Marketing and Industrial Distribution, 2007, B.S. (N. Carolina State),
Ph.D. (Georgia)
Dell'Italia, Louis

Sciences

(Medicine); Cardiovascular Disease
DeLucas, Lawrence J.

Sciences

(Optometry), Protein Crystal Growth
Demark-Wahnefried,
Wendy
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Professor and Webb Endowed

Chair of Nutrition Sciences, 2010, PhD, RD , Diet/hormonal/genetic
interactions and their association with cancer; dietary interventions and
lifestyle for cancer prevention and survival
Demshuk, Andrew T.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Assistant Professor of History, 2011, B.A.

(Aquinas College), M.A. (Marquette), Ph.D. (Illinois-Urbana)
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Associate Professor (General Dental

Sciences); Oral health literacy and prevention, Access to care, Public
health and community focused oral health activities
Denton, Betty G.
Davis, Colin J.
Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor Emerita,

Curriculum Development
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Professor of History, 1991, B.A. (WarwickCoventry, England), M.A., Ph.D. (SUNY-Binghamton)
Davis, Randall S.

Sciences
Detloff, Peter
Deutsch, Gerog
de los Campos,
Gustavo
Dhurandhar, Emily
Department of Biostatistics, Associate Professor, Section on Statistical

Genetics, 2011, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Section on
Statistical Genetics. Quantitative Genetics, Statistical Learning and
Prediction, Semi-parametric and Bayesian Methods.
De Luca, Maria
School of Health
Professions

Genetics of fat storage and innate immune function, Obesity, Aging.
De Sarno, Patricia

Sciences

Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology; the role of
glycogen synthase kinease-3 (GSK3) in Experimental Autoimmune
Encephalomyelitis

Sciences

Professor; Mouse Models of Human Genetic Disorders

Professor (Biochemistry Molecular Genetics, Medicine, Microbiology);
Lymphocyte development and mechanisms of lymphomagenesis
School of Health
Professions
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor (Radiology),

Cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging
Department of Health Behavior, Assistant Professor, 2014, Ph.D.

(Louisiana State)
Di Gangi, Paul
School of Business

Methods, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, 2013, B.S.
(Quinnipiac), M.S. (George Washington), Ph.D. (Florida State)
Dickinson, Dale A.
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Assistant Professor and

Graduate Program Director, 2003, Ph.D. (University of Guelph, Ontario),
Molecular mechanisms of the adaptive response to environmental
toxicants and pollutants; mechanism of action of naturally occurring
compounds; induction of glutathione; functional genomics proteomics of
naturally occurring compounds
Ding, Qiang

Sciences

(Medicine); Molecular mechanisms of organ fibrosis
Dobbins, Allen C.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor of

Biomedical Engineering, 1996, B.Sc. (Dalhousie), B.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D.
(McGill), Human and machine vision, Neural computation, Brain imaging,
Scientific visualization
Dobbs, Joel
School of Business

Methods, Entrepreneur in Residence, 2011, M.Sc. (UAB)
Dobrunz, Lynn

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Neurobiology

Physiology Biophysics Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in
Hippocampus
Dokland, Terje

Sciences

Professor; Structure and assembly of viruses
Dominick, Ann M.
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor of Early

Childhood and Elementary Education, 2010, B.A. (Auburn), M.A.(UAB),
Ed.D. (Vanderbilt)
Dorsey, Amanda D.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, M.S.H.I., Instructor Assistant Program

Director (Health Services Administration)
Doss, Harriet E. Amos
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Associate Professor of History, 1978, B.A. (Agnes

Scott), M.A., Ph.D. (Emory)
Downs, J. Crawford
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor (Ophthalmology) and

Director, Center for Ocular Biomechanics and Biotransport, Experimental
and computational ocular biomechanics, intraocular pressure and
physiologic signal telemetry, and 3D histomorphometry
Drexler, Steve
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College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Forensic Sciences, Adjunct Faculty; Conventional

Criminalistics
Drnevich, Dawn
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance, Assistant Professor of

Accounting, 2010, Ph.D. (Texas Tech)
Dudgeon, Brian J.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Department Chair and Professor,

2012, PhD (Washington), OTR/L, FAOTA, Pediatric Rehabilitation,
Disability Studies, Pain, Wheeled Mobility
Dunbar, Jessie
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Assistant Professor of English, 2013, B.A. (Clark

Atlanta University), M.A. (Georgia), Ph.D. (Emory), Nineteenth and
Twentieth-Century African American Literature and Black Diaspora
Studies
Duncan, W. Jack
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Professor of

Management and University Scholar Emeritus, 1972, Ph.D. (Louisiana
State)
Dwyer, Zoe. B.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor

of Materials Science and Engineering; Assistant Dean for Undergraduate
Programs, 1999, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (UAB)
Dybvig, Kevin

Sciences

Pathogenic mechanisms of mycoplasmas
Earwood, Martha
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Teaching Assistant Professor and

Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2003, B.S., M.S. (Georgia State),
Corrections, Victimology, Restorative Justice, Experiential Learning.
Eberhardt, Alan
Department of Anthropology, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2013, B.A.

(North Carolina), M.A., Ph.D. (Alabama)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Biomedical

Engineering, Associate Dean, School of Engineering, 1991, B.S.,
M.S. (Delaware), Ph.D. (Northwestern), Solid Mechanics, Injury
Biomechanics, Biomedical Implants, Analytical and Numerical Methods
in Biomechanics
Drace, William R.
Edberg, Jeffery
Downs, Lauren
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Health
Professions

Sciences
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Assistant Professor;

Director of Admissions, 2003, MA (Phoenix), Cardiothoracic Surgery

Genetic Polymorphisms in Wegener's Granulomatosis
Drentea, Patricia
Edison, Christopher
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Sociology, Associate Professor of Sociology, 1999, B.A.

(Wisconsin), M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio State)
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2004, MSOT

(UAB), OTR/L, Assessment in Practice Teaching and Learning
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Faculty Listing
Edmonds,
Christopher
School of Business

Accounting, 2013, B.S. (Colarado State), M.B.A. (UAB), Ph.D. (Virginia
Tech)
Ernest, James R.
Ertas, Nevbahar
Eleazer, Paul
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Endodontics): Microbiology

of waterlines, Microbiology of endontic anaerobic pathogens
Elgavish, Gabriel A.

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Paramagnetic Probes for NMR
Investigation of Membrane Transport
Elias, Beth L.

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; dendritic

cell biology
Elson, III, Charles O.

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; Mucosal

immunology
Eltoum, Isam-Eldin
Department of Government, Assistant Professor of Government, 2009,

B.S., M.S. (METU, Ankara), Ph.D. (Georgia State and Georgia Institute
of Technology)
Eto, Isao

Sciences
Etterer, Judith
Evans, Patrick
Evans, Retta
The Graduate School
Graduate School Professional Development Program, Career

Development, Extramural Funding
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Professor ,

2007, MD (Medical College of Georgia), Simulation
Erlandsen, Heidi

Sciences

(Pathology); Gene therapy and nanotechnology
Sciences

(Pharmacology Toxicology); Biochemical and physiological properties of
human cytosolic sulfotransferases
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nurisng, 2009, B.S.N. (Berea College), M.S.N.,

Ph.D. (Cincinnati)
Epps, Chad A.
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Community

Health and Human Services, 2003, B.S., (Fort Hays), M.S.
(Northeastern), Ph.D. (Arkansas)
Falany, Charles
School of Education
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Music, Professor and Chair, 2015, B.M., B.M.E.

(Montevallo), M.M., D.M. (Florida State)
Emfinger, Kay
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor of Early

Childhood and Elementary Education, 2003, B.S., M.A.(Auburn), Ph.D.
(UAB)
Department of Advanced Safety Engineering and Management,

MSPH, Adjunct Professor; Staff Assistant, Mine Safety and Health
Administration
Everts, Maaike
Engler, Jeffrey
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Associate Professor, Nutritional

Biochemistry, Folate Metabolism and Interactions, Cancer Biology and
Biochemistry

(Pathology); Clinical research in diagnostic cytology and surgical
pathology- Tumorogenesis of prostate cancer and chemoprevetion HPV infection
Enah, Comfort
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2009, B.S. (State University of New

York), M.S., Ph.D. (Virginia)
Elmets, Craig A.
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor of Early

Childhood and Elementary Education, 2010, B.A. (The University of
Exeter, Exeter, England), M.A. (Louisiana State), Ph.D. (UAB)
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Instructor (Periodontics): Protein

crystallography, molecular mechanisms of cell signaling, metabolic
disease
Fanucchi, Michelle

Sciences

Professor Chair; Environmental Health Sciences , 2007, Ph.D.
(University of California - Davis), Pulmonary cell biology and toxicology.
Cell-to-cell interactions in the developing lung as well as in repair after
lung injury and disease in children. The role of biochemical defense
mechanisms native to pulmonary cells. Childhood lung disease and its
etiology. Drug metabolism.
Fast, Vladimir G.

Biomedical Engineering, 1997, Diploma in Physics (Moscow Institute),
Ph.D. (Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology), Optical imaging
of electrical and ionic activity in the heart mechanisms of cardiac
arrhythmias and defibrilation
Fathallah-Shaykh,
Hassan
College of Arts and

Sciences
Fiveash, John
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Department of Applied Mathematics, Associate Professor (Neurology),

Mathematical Biology, Systems biology of cancer, Dynamics of
molecular networks, Biological rhythms
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor (Radiation

Oncology), Clinical trials of novel therapeutics in combination with
radiation therapy, particularly in the treatment of brain and prostrate
tumors; treatment planning research and education IMRT and IGRT
Feldman, Dale S.
Flammini, Steve

Biomedical Engineering, 1985, B.S. (Northwestern), M.S. (Dayton),
Ph.D. (Clemson), Biomaterials, Soft-tissue biomechanics, Polymeric
implants
Department of Health Informatics, Credit Course Instructor (Health

Floyd II, H. Landis
Feldman, Glenn A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Histroy, Professor of History, 2012, B.S., B.A., M.A.

(Birmingham-Southern), M.A., Ph.D. (Auburn)
Sciences

Professor (Pathology); Cell Signaling and Gene Expression Regulation in
Bone and Cancer Cells
Fernandez, Jose
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Professor and Vice Chair for

Education; Identification of genes contributing to racial differences in
obesity, diabetes, and cancer: the genetic admixture approach, 2001,
PhD, Identification of genes contributing to racial differences in obesity,
diabetes, and cancer: the genetic admixture approach
Ferniany, I. William
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor , 2008, PhD

(Alabama), Governance, Strategic Planning, Leadership
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Orthodontics);

Temporary anchorage, self ligation
Fiedler, Robin L.
School of Education
Department of Human Studies, Assistant Professor of Educational

Psychology and Research, 2008, B.S. (Edinboro), M.Ed. (Virginia
Commonwealth), Ph.D. (Auburn), Measurement, Educational
Psychology, Educational Statistics
Filler Steven J.
Fly, Debbie
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Instructor (Elementary

Education)
Fogger, Susanne
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2010, B.S.N. (Wayland Baptist

University), M.S.N., D.N.P. (South Alabama)
Foley, Robin D.

of Materials Science and Engineering, 1990, B.S., M.S. (Illinois, UrbanaChampaign), Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison), Materials Characterization,
Physical Metallurgy, Metals Casting
Department of Health Behavior, Professor and Chair, 2012, Ph.D.

(Victoria University, UK), Obesity, non-descriptive placebo responses,
resistance exercise, mirror visual feedback for pain, movement
restrictions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and the effects of
carbohydrate restricted diets on systemic inflammation
Forbes, Laura
School of Education
Department of Human Studies, Assistant Professor of Community Health

and Human Services, 2005, B.S. (Ball State), M.S. (Central Florida),
Ph.D. (South Carolina)
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (General Dental Sciences);

Medically compromised patients, Oral microbiology
Fisher, Gordon

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Neurobiology

Neuronal-Glial Interactions in Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
Fontaine, Kevin
Ferreira, Andre
Department of Advanced Safety Engineering and Management, PE,

CSP, CMRP, Fellow IEEE, Adjunct Professor and Principal Consultant
Global Electrical Safety Competency Leader, DuPont
Floyd, Candace
Feng, Xu
School of Health
Professions
School of Education
Department of Human Studies, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2012,

B.S. (Hillsdale), M.S. (Mississippi State), Ph.D. (Auburn), Postdoctoral
Fellow (UAB), Exercise Physiology; Exercise/Nutrition, Mitochondrial
Bioenergetics, Oxidative Stress, and Chronic Inflammation
Fouad, Fouad H.

Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering; Chair,
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering;
Associate Director, University Transportation Center for Alabama, 1981,
B.S.C.E. (Alexandria, Egypt), M.S.C.E. (Texas), Ph.D. (Texas AM),
P.E. (Alabama, Texas), Structural Engineering, Reinforced Concrete,
Concrete Materials
Frank, Stuart J.

Sciences
398
Faculty Listing
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor (Cell

Biology, Medicine, Physiology Biophysics); Growth Hormone Action and
GH Receptor Structure and Function
Franklin, Frank A.

Sciences

immuno-parasitology, tropical medicine
Friday, R. David
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, M.S.H.I., Adjunct Instructor (Health

Frolov, Ilya

Sciences

Replication and pathogenesis of positive-strand RNA viruses
Frolova, Elena

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Assistant

Professor; Alphavirus-host interaction
Frost, Andra R.

Sciences

Professor (Physiology Biophysics); ENaC/ASIC Ion Channels
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Professor

Emeritus, 1990, M.D., Nutrition Problems and Policies, Pediatrics,
School of Nutrition Promotion Programs
Freedman, David O.
Fuller, Catherine

Sciences
Galin, Shawn F.

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Associate Professor

(Medicine)
Gamlin, Paul

Sciences

Vision Sciences, Studies of the neural bases of vision eye movements
Gampher, J. Eric
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2008,

B.S. (Florida State), Ph.D. (UAB)
Gardner, Elizabeth A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Associate Professor of Justice

Sciences, 2007, B.S. (Penn State), PhD. (Michigan State), Drug
Chemistry, Legal Highs, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy,
Pharmaceutical Spam
Garfinkel, Mark

Sciences

Professor; Environmental Health Sciences; Drosophila

Professor (Cell Biology, Pathology); Fibroblast-Epithelial Cell Interactions
and Developmental Pathways in Breast Cancer
Garner, Joseph N.
Fry, Douglas P.

2011, PhD (Maryland), Business Development
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Anthropology, Professor Chairperson, 2014, B.A. (UCSB),

M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana)
Fu, Yuchang
School of Health
Professions

Gene Expression and Regulation Related to Lipid Metabolism in
Atheroslcerosis and Diabetes
Fuhr, Patti S.
School of Optometry
Garrie, Robert L.
School fo Health
Professions
School of Health
Professions

Health Information Management Program, 2008, MPA (Roosevelt)
Garvey, W. Timothy

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Butterworth

Professor and Chair, 2003, MD, Molecular, metabolic, and genetic basis
of type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, and obesity
Department of Vision Sciences, Clinical Associate Professor (Optometry)

Gawne, Timothy J.
Fujihashi, Kohtaro

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, D.D.S, Ph.D.,

Professor; Pediatric Dentistry; The Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
for Mucosal Immunity in the Elderly; Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms
for the Induction and Regulation of Mucosally Induced Tolerance; A
Mucosal Internet Of gd, ab T Cells and Epithelial Cells for Mucosal
Immunity
Fullard, Roderick J.
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Assistant Professor (Vision Sciences),

Information processing in the cerebral cortex, Gamma-band brain activity
and neurotransmitter metabolism in schizophrenia, Visual cortical evoked
potential
Geisinger, Maria
School of Dentistry

Regenerative techniques/materials, Periodontal-systemic
interrelationships, optimizing periodontal esthetics
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Associate Professor (Vision Sciences)
George, James F.

Sciences

Professor; Surgery; Immune regulation of post-transplant vascular
disease and allograft rejection
Department of Forensic Sciences, Adjunct Faculty; Questioned Death

Investigation
Goepfert, Paul
George, Remo
School of Health
Professions

2008, M.S. (Mahtma Gandhi University), Using Molecular Beacons for
Detection and Attenuation of Mycobacteria
Geurs, Nicolaas
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Periodontics); Clinical

periodontal research, Pharmacotherapeutics, Periodontal regeneration,
Diagnostic systems, Periodontal disease and systemic effects Implant
research, Implant healing, Early loading of implants, Site preparation,
Bone grafting procedures
Ghanta, Vithal K.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 1971, B.S. (G.C.W.

College), M.S. (Banaras Hinda), Ph.D. (Southern Illinois), Research
Interest: Cancer Immunology, Cancer Immunology
Gilbert, Gregg H.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Associate Professor of Biology, 1999, B.S., M.S.,

Ph.D. (Wyoming), Human Anatomy and Physiology
Gillespie, Yancey G.

Sciences

Biology, Microbiology); Molecular and Viral Therapy of Malignant Primary
Brain Tumors
Gilmer, Dianne

Instructor of Civil, Conctruction, and Environmental Engineering, 2009,
B.S. (Samford), Meng-CEM (UAB), Engineering Online Education,
Learning Management System Applications, Student Retention in Online
Learning Programs
Ginter, Peter M.

Professor; Immune responses to HIV
Goepfert, Paul

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Associate

Professor; Immune responses to HIV
Gohlke, Julia M.
Schol of Public Health
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Assistant Professor ,

2010, Ph.D. (Washington), Main focus of research is development of
methods to improve assessments of health threats, both nationally and
globally, through application of novel bioinformatics and computational
modeling approaches. Particular areas of interest include improving
methods for incorporation of neurodevelopmental processes that
distinguish children as a vulnerable population, health implications of
energy policy and climate change, and environmental policy evaluation
from a global health perspective.
Goldman, Renitta L.
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor of Special

Education, 1984, B.A. (Washington), M.S. (North Carolina State), Ph.D.
(Missouri)
Golightly, Beverly
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, M.S.H.A., Credit Course Instructor

Goodin, Burel
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychology and

Anesthesiology, 2012, B.S. (Illinois College); M.A. (Boston University of
Medicine); M.A., Ph.D (Maryland, Baltimore)
Gower, Barbara A.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Professor, 1997, PhD, Endocrinology,

Body Composition, Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy,
Insulin Sensitivity
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Professor; Director

of the Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center, 1983,
Ph.D. (North Texas), Strategic management, leadership, and health care
organizations
Graham, Cecilia
School of Optometry
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor, 2003, PT, PhD

Grant, Gerry
Girkin, Christopher A.

Sciences
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (General Dental Sciences);

Oral Epidemiology, Dental Health Services
Gilchrist, Roger. L.
School of Business
Department of Vision Sciences, Chair/Professor (Ophthalmology)
Accounting, Visiting Associate Professor (Accounting and Finance),

Accounting Information Systems
Givan, Daniel
Grant, Joan
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Associate Professor (Prosthodontics

and Biomaterials); Composite, Resin, Wear, Fatigue
Glass, Jay
399
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, 1980, B.S.N. (North Alabama), M.S.N., D.S.N.

(UAB)
400
Faculty Listing
Grant, Merida
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor (Psychiatry

and Behavioral Neurobiology), Neurobiology of stress as a risk factor for
onset and maintenance of unipolar depression; Imaging alterations in
brain morphology, physiology and connectivity associated with early life
stress in adults; Peripheral physiology and conditioning paradigms
Grant, Terry
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance, Professor of Accounting, 2012,

B.S. (Alabama), M.P.A. (Texas), Ph.D, (Florida)
Graves, David E.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Department of

Chemistry, 2003, B.S., Ph.D. (UAB)
Gray, Gary M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, 1983, B.S., Ph.D.

(Lehigh)
Green, David G.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instructional

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1981,
B.S.E., M.S.E (UAH), Collaborative Systems, Internet Applications, and
Engineering Education
Greer, Jennifer L.
College of Arts and

Sciences

Sciences, 2013, J.D. (University of Richmond), Ph.D. (University of
Florida), Corrections, Policy, Drugs and Society, Law and Society
Griffin, John A.
Grizzle, William

Sciences

(Pathology); Biomarkers in Early Detection, Prognosis, Risk and
Therapeutic Outcome; Anatomic and Clinical Pathology; Tissue
Resources to Support Biomedical Research; Immunomodulation of
Cancer; Aging and Cancer; Post-transcriptional Processing of Genetic
Info
Gross, Alecia K.

Sciences

Professor; Vision Sciences; Rhodopsin trafficking in rod cells and
rhodopsin-mediated retinal degenerations
Grostick, Sara S.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, M.A., Associate Professor (Health

Grytz, Rafael
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor

(Ophthalmology), Ocular biomechanics and mechanobiology with
emphasis on multi-scale approaches
The Graduate School
Graduate School Professional Development Program, Academic /

Research Writing and Publishing, English as a Second Language,
Mentoring and Leadership
Griffin, A. Hayden
Department of English, Professor of English, 1990, B.A. (Dartmouth),

M.A., Ph.D. (Illinois)
Guay-Woodford, Lisa

Sciences

Genetics; Genetics of renal disease, particularly polycystic kidney
disease
Guest, Kristi C.
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Assistant

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, 2011, B.S.Mt.E,
M.S.Mt.E. (UAB), Metals Casting, Testing and Characterization,
Nondestructive Evaluation
Gunnels, Ken
Griffin, Russell
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, 2012, Ph.D. (UAB)
Gunther-Canada,
Wendy A.
Grimes, Gary J.
Department of Government, Professor and Chair, Department of

Government, 1992, B.A. (Utah), M.A., Ph.D. (Rutgers)
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, Ph.D., Professor (Electrical and

Computer Engineering)
Grimes, John W.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Teaching Assistant Professor of

Justice Sciences; Pre-Law Program Director, 2000, B.S. (UAB), J.D.
(Cumberland), Intelligence Analytics, Military Law, Terrorism, Homeland
Security
Grimes, L. Kyle
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Business

Methods, Instructor of Information Systems, 2011, B.S. (UAB); M.B.A.
(Samford); M.S., MIS, Ph.D. (Alabama)
Gurley, Dennis Keith
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Education

Leadership, 2012, B.A. (Trinity), M.Ed., Ed.D. (Wichita State), PreService and In-Service Development for School Leaders, Professional
Learning Communities, and Organizational Theory
Hablitz, John

Sciences

Neurobiology; Cellular Mechanisms of Neurotransmission
Hadley, Mark
School of Business

of Surgery; Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution; Spinal
Surgery and Medical Equipment and Supplies Distribution, 2008, B.A.
(Stanford), M.D. (Albany Medical College)
Hardy, Robert

Sciences

Sciences

Professor (Pathology); Cancer cell metastasis
Harper, Curt
Hagood, James
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Forensic Sciences, Instructor; Forensic Toxicology

(Pediatrics); Role of Fibroblasts in Tissue Remodeling
Harper, Doreen
Haider, Mohammad
Professor and Dean of Nursing, 2005, B.S.N. (Cornell), M.S.N.

(Catholic), Ph.D. (Maryland)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Assistant Professor

of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011, Ph.D. (TennesseeKnoxville), Low-power Sensor Electronics, Wireless Telemetry, and
Wireless Power Transfer
Hall, Randa S.
School of Health
Professions
Harrelson, Paul M.
School of Nursing
School of Health
Professions

Associate Program Director, 1999, MSPAS (Nebraska), General Surgery
Harrington, Laurie E.

Sciences
Department of Health Services Administration, Assistant Professor

and Program Director, 2001, MSHA, MBA (UAB), Medical Practice
Management

Professor; T cell memory
Hall, Sean
Harris, Yolanda
School of Education
Department of Human Studies, Assistant Professor of Counselor

Education, 2012, B.A., M.A. (Florida Gulf Coast), Ph.D. (Old Dominion),
Counselor Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Assessment
and Intervention Techniques, Processes and Outcomes Research,
Dropout Prevention
Hamilton, Denise
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Administration, Instructor (Health Services

Administration): Health Care Finance
Hamilton, Tracy P.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1991, B.S.,

M.S., Ph.D. (Arkansas)
College of Arts and
Sciences
Department of History, Professor and University Scholar Emerita

(History); Twentieth-Century U.S., The South Since Reconstruction
Harrison, Joseph G.
School of Health
Professions
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics, 1986, B.S.

(Texas AM), M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin - Madison), Solid-state theory;
atomic and molecular physics; MRI modeling; chemical kinetics;
simulation of nonoparticle-facilitated hyperthermia
Hartman, IV, John L.

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, M.D., Assistant

Professor; Genetics; Quantitative analysis of genotype-phenotype
interaction networks in yeast models of human disease
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Oral and

Maxillofacial Surgery); Molecular function of non-coding RNA,
transcription factor and epigenetic regulation of osteoblast differentiation
Hasan, Ragib
Hammack, Glenn G.
School of Nursing
Instructor of Nursing, 2011, B.S.N. (Samford), M.S.N. (UAB)
Hasan, Mohammad
Hamilton, Virginia V.
401
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Health Informatics, O.D., M.S.H.I., Assistant Professor

Department of Computer and information Sciences, Assistant Professor

of Computer and Information Sciences, 2011, B.S. (Bangladesh), M.S.,
Ph.D. (Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Haque, Akhlaque
Hayes, Leslie
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Government, Associate Professor of Government 1995,

1995, B.S. (Dhaka), M.A., Ph.D. (Cleveland State)
Hardin, J. Michael
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, Ph.D., Credit Course Instructor

School of Health
Professions

2006, MD (Ohio State), Improving health care delivery through lean/six
sigma methodology; patient safety; quality improvement
Hazelwood, Kim
College of Arts and

Sciences
Leonardo Art and Engineering Graduate Certificate, Program Manager II
402
Faculty Listing
Hearld, Kristine Ria
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, M.S.H.I., Assistant Professor (Health


2010, PhD (Pennsylvania), Relationships Between Quality and Access to
Care and Long Term Patient-Level Health Outcomes
Hickson, Mark III
Hearld, Larry
Department of Communication Studies, Professor of Communication

Studies, 1987, B.S., M.A. (Auburn), M.A. (Mississippi State), Ph.D.
(Southern Illinois)
School of Health
Professions

2009, PhD
Hidalgo, Bertha
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, 2014, Ph.D. (UAB)

Heaton, Karen
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2008, BSN (UAB), MSN (Louisville)

Ph.D. (Kentucky)
Heaven, Timothy
School of Dentistry

Sciences); Dental digital imaging, Use of computer in digital imaging
analysis
Hel, Zdenek

Sciences

(Microbiology, Pathology); HIV-1 pathogenesis and vaccine developent.
Design of novel strategies for immunotherapy of cancer
Hendricks, Peter
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Assistant

Professor, 2010, Ph.D. (South Florida), Tobacco use initiation,
maintenance, and relapse, with a goal of developing novel and
potentially more efficacious interventions for intractable smoking
behavior
Hernandez, S. Robert
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor and Program

Director, Doctoral Program in Administration-Health Services ,
1972, DrPH (UNC - Chapel Hill), Strategic Planning for Health Care
Organizations, Health Care Organization Theory, Human Resources
Management
Herrett-Skjellum,
Jennifer
Department of Information Engineering and Management, Instructor,

Information Engineering and Management; President, RunTime
Computing Solutions, LLC, 2009, B.A. (Humboldt State University),
M.A. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Communication, start-ups,
embedded systems technology
Herzig, Terrell W.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, M.S.H.I., Credit Course Instructor

Hess, Annette
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1984, B.S.N. (Auburn), M.S.N. (Troy

State), Ph.D. (UAB)
Hicks, Joan C.
School of Health
Professions
Hiett, Tee H.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Administration Health Services, Professor Emeritus

(Health Services Administration) , Health Care Computer Applications,
Data Processing in Health Care
Hiett, Tee H.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor Emeritus, PhD

(Georgia Tech), Health Care Computer Applications, Data Processing in
Health Care
Higgins, N. Patrick

Sciences
Deprtment of Biochem and Molecular Genetics, Professor (Biochemistry

and Molecular Genetics); DNA Topology, Genetic Transposition, DNA
Enzymology
Hill, Gail
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1984, B.S. (Alabama), B.S.N., M.S.

(Texas Woman's University), Ph.D. (UAB)
Hilton, David
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics, 2007, B.S., M.S.

(Rochester), M.S., Ph.D. (Cornell), Ultrafast spectroscopy and ultrashort
pulse generations; ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy; correlated electron
materials; superconductivity; high-magnetic field spectroscopy; magnetic
semiconductors; complex functional nanomaterials; materials in extreme
environments
Hitchcock, Wilbur A.

Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering; Director
of Construction Engineering Management Program, 2005, B.S. (U.S.
Military Academy), M.E.C.E., Ph.D. (Texas AM), Engineering Online
Education, Sustainable Structural Design Advances, Infrastructure
Resilience
Hites, Lisle

2010, Ph.D. (Tulane), Structural modeling of predictors of on the job
injuries suffered by law enforcement, firefighters, and corrections
officers, and understanding the relationship between situation awareness
and decision making quality in non-routine emergency response
Hodges, Ashley
School of Nursing
Hsu, Yung-Tsung
403
School of Dentistry
Assistant Professor of Nursing; Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate

Clinical Programs, 2009, B.S.N. (Alabama), M.A. (Seton Hall), M.S.N.,
Ph.D. (UAB)

Sciences); Dental implants, Complete denture, Overdenture, Dental
attachment
Holcomb, Lygia
Huang, Xuan
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2006, B.S.N., M.S. (Missouri), D.S.N.

(UAB)
Hollingshead, Susan

Sciences

Mechanisms of Variation in Microbial Pathogenesis
Humber, Michael
College of Arts and

Sciences

Undergraduate Studies of Psychology, 2007, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Department of Civial Construction, and Environmental Engineering,

Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental
Engineering, 2012, B.S.C.E., M.S.C.E, Ph.D. (UAB), Structural
Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor Emeritus, 1970,

PhD (Iowa), History of Health Care Systems, General Administration,
Comparative Health Systems
Houser, Shannon
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Associate Professor of

Health Information Management Program, 1995, Ph.D. (UAB)
Howard, George
Department of Biostatistics, Professor , 1999, Dr.PH. (North Carolina),

Design and Analysis of Multi-center Clinical Trials, Application of
Statistical Methods in Epidemiological Studies, Linear Models.
Hurt, John
Hoyt, Ken
School of Health
Professions

2013, MSPAS (Nebraska), Emergency Medicine
Hutchings, William
(Bill)
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Professor of English, 1981, A.B. (Transylvania),

M.A., Ph.D. (Kentucky), Modern British Fiction, Modern Drama, World
Literature
Department of Epidemiology, Professor , 1999, Ph.D. (Medical University

- South Carolina), Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, Stroke
Epidemiology.

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Instructor

(Pathology); Chromatin regulation of metastasis
Hutchison, Jeanne S.
Howard, Virginia
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Assistant Professor

and Interim Program Director (Genetic Counseling), 2006, MS (South
Carolina), CGC
Hurst, Douglas
Houser, Howard W.
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Professor of Kinesiology, 1984,

B.S. (Eastern Michigan), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan State), B.S. (Eastern
Michigan), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan State)
Hurst, Christina B.
Hosch, Ian E.
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor (Nurse Anesthesia)

Hunter, Gary R.
Hopkins, Maria
School of Business

Methods, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods, 2010, B.E.
(Tsinghua University, Beijing), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Massachusetts, Amherst)
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1970,

B.S. (Creighton), M.A., Ph.D. (California-Los Angeles)
Hutson, Susan
Perkins
School of Health
Professions
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor (Radiology),

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging with a focus on the associated
bioeffects, contrast agent targeting, and the potential for localized drug
delivery
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Professor

Emeritus, Respiratory Therapy Program, 1976, M.A.E. (UAB)
Hsu, Hui-Chen

of Computer and Information Sciences, 1988, B.S., M.S. (Southern
Mississippi), Ph.D. (UAB)

Sciences

Professor; Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology; The BXD2 autoimmune
mouse model of lupus and erosive arthritis
Hyatt, Robert M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
404
Faculty Listing
Hyde, Russell

Information Engineering and Management; Principal, Blaststone,
LLC, 2011, BSEE, MSEE (UAB), P.E. (Alabama), Leadership, project
management, building information modeling
Ibelema, Minabere
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Communication Studies, Associate Professor of

Communication Studies, 1995, B.A. (Wilberforce), M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio
State)
Ideker, Raymond E.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor, Division of

Cardiovascular Disease (Department of Medicine), Study of Cardiac
Arrhythmia, Cardioversion and Electrical Ablation for Treatment of
Arrhythmia
Iles, Karen

Sciences

(Anesthesiology)
Irvin, M. Ryan
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor , 2011, Ph.D. (UAB),

Genetic Epidemiology of Cardiometabolic Diseases; Pharmacogenetics.
Ivey, Jean
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2002, B.S.N. (UAB), M.S.N. (Texas at

Galveston), D.S.N. (UAB)

(Cell Biology, Pathology), Genetic and molecular signaling for cellular
differentiation and skeletogenesis
Javed, Amjad
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Oral and Maxillofacial

Surgery); Bone, teeth, cartilage development and remodeling,
Adipogenesis, Gene knock-out models, Transcriptional regulation of
skeletal cell differentiation
Jenkins, David T.
School of Nursing
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Associate Professor of Biology, 1974, B.S., Ph.D.

(Tennessee); Research Interest: Mycology, Microbiology
Jenkins, Gavin
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2008, PhD

(England), OTR/L, Assistive Technology and the Built Environment
Jepkemboi, Grace
School of Education

Childhood and Elementary Education, 2008, B.Ed. (Egerton University,
Kenya), M.A. (Moi University, Kenya), Ph.D. (UAB)
Jessee, William
School of Health
Professions

Instructor, MD
Jezewski, Peter
Jablonski, Rita S.
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2012, B.S.N. (Holy Family), M.S.N. (La

Salle), Ph.D. (Virginia)

Inherited component of craniofacial disorders, syndromic clefting
disorders, periodontitis, zebrafish model
Jack, Eric
Jhala, Nirag
School of Business
Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative

Methods, Associate Professor of Management; Dean, Faculty
Development and Research, 2001, B.S. (Georgia Institute of
Technology), M.B.A. (Wright State), Ph.D. (Cincinnati)
Jackson, Janice
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Pediatric Dentistry): Clinical

pediatric dentistry, pulp therapy, childhood caries, childhood obesity
Jacobs, Thomas A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Depratment of Public Administration, Assistant Professor of Government,

2014, B.S. (Auburn), M.A., M.B.A. (Syracuse), Ph.D. (Kentucky)
Janowski, Gregg M.
Javed, Amjad

(Pathology); Characterizing utility of endoscopic ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration cytology. Characterizing expression of
molecular pathways involved in the development and progression of
pancreatic, colorectal adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular caricnoma and
cholangiocarcinoma
Jiao, Kai

Sciences

Sciences

(Genetics); Hypothalamic Control of Feeding Behavior
Johnson, Margaret
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Materials

Science and Engineering; Associate Provost for Assessment and
Accreditation, 1990, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Michigan Technological), XRay Diffraction, Composite Materials, Physical Matallurgy, StructureProcessing-Property Relationships

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2013, B.S.,

Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)
Johnston, Allen
School of Business

Methods , Associate Professor of Information Systems, Director of
Information Systems Programs, 2007, B.S. (LSU), M.B.A., PhD.
(Mississippi)
Johnstone, John K.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Associate

Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of Computer and
Information Sciences; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, 1994, B.S.
(Saskatchewan-Canada), M.S., Ph.D. (Cornell)
Jolly, Pauline
Kamii, Constance
405
School of Education

Education, 1984, B.A. (Pomona College), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan)
Kana, Rajesh K.
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S. (Calicut), M.A. (Annamalai), Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology)
Department of Epidemiology, Professor, 1991, M.P.H., Ph.D. (Johns

Hopkins), Infectious Disease Epidemiology, International Health and
Global Studies.
Kapp, Judith A.
Jones, Harold P.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; ocular

immunology, autoimmune disease
School of Health
Professions

Sciences
Professor and Dean, School of Health Professions, 2001, Ph.D. (Duke)
Kappes, John
Jones, Warren T.

Professor
College of Arts and

Sciences

of Computer and Information Sciences, 1979, B.S.E.E. (Georgia Institute
of Technology), M.S. (Georgia State), M.S., Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of
Technology), P.E. (Kentucky)
Judd, Suzanne E.
Department of Biostatistics, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate

Education, Associate Professor, 2008, Ph.D. (Emory), Vitamin D,
Longitudinal Cohort Studies, Cystic Fibrosis and Bone Health, Data
Management.
Jukkala, Angela
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2006, B.S.N. (Bemidji State), M.S.,

Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Jun, Ho-Wook

Biomedical Engineering, 2006, BS, MS (Hanyang University, South
Korea), Ph.D. (Rice), Biomimetic nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Tissue
engineering
Jung, Paul
College of Arts and

Sciences

Ph.D. (University of California System: Los Angeles), Probability Theory
and Statistical Mechanics
Justement, Louis B.

Sciences
Karpeshina, Yulia

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, 1995, M.S.,

Ph.D. (Saint Petersburg, Russia), Partial Differential Equations and
Mathematics Physics
Kaslow, Richard

Sciences

Emeritus, 1995, M.P.H., M.D. (Harvard), Epidemiology of Infection and
Immunity
Katholi, Charles R.
Department of Biostatistics, Professor Emeritus, 1970, Ph.D. (Adelphi),

Computationally Intensive Statistical Methods, Large Sample Theory,
Use of Asymptotic Tests in the Presence of Small Samples, Estimation
and Testing Infection Potential by Pool Screening.
Katiyar, Santosh

Sciences

Professor (Dermatology); Prevention of skin cancer by dietary
antioxidants
Katz, Jannet
School of Dentistry

Periodontal Disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Hag B, T-Helper Cells,
Immune Response, Cytokines

Lymphocyte signaling
Kau, Chung K.
Kabarowski, Janusz
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Orthodontics); Three

dimensional facial imaging and modeling

Sciences

Professor; bio-active lipids and inflammation
Kadisha, Inga

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology
Kawai, Ryoichi
School of Dentistry
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics, 1991, B.S.,

M.S., Ph.D. (Waseda, Japan), Condensed-matter theory; biophysics
theory; materials physics theory; computational physics; open quantum
systems
Kearney, John F.

Sciences
406
Faculty Listing
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; B cell

development
Kharlampieva,
Eugenia
Kedishvili, Natalia
Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2010, B.S.

(ChelyabinskSt.), Ph.D. (Stevens Institute of Technology)

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Regulation of intracellular levels
of bioactive retinoids and steroids in human tissues in health and disease
Keitt, Andrew W.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Associate Professor of History, 1999, B.A.

(Duke), M.A., Ph.D. (UC-Berkeley)
Keltner, Norman
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2010, M.P.H., (UAB), Ph.D. (Institute for

Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Julius-Maximilians-Universtat)
Kennedy, Karen
School of Business
Department of Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics,

Associate Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution; Senior
Associate Dean, Programs and Outreach, 2001, B.S. (Blue Mountain),
M.S. (Florida State), M.B.A. (Georgia State), Ph.D. (South Florida)
Kennedy, Karen
School of Health
Professions
Department of Administration Health Services, Associate Professor

(Marketing), Cognitive Research, Diversity, Services Marketing,
Organizational Culture, Interpersonal Trust Development, Qualitative
Research Methods
Kerley, Kent
Department of Engineering, MSME, MSISE, MSEE, PE, Adjunct

Professor; Manager, Safety, Waulity, and Management Services,
Marshall Space Flight Center NASA
Kilgo, Jennifer L.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Kilgore, James R.
Kilgore, Meredith
Kim, Helen

Sciences

Professor; Hypothalamic Control of Feeding Behavior

Sciences

Professor (Biochemistry Molecular Genetics, Neurobiology,
Pharmacology Toxicology); Proteomics of neuroprotective and
chemopreventive actions of dietary phytochemicals
Kim, Jeonga
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Psych-Behavioral

Neurobiology
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Professor and

Chair, 2002, Ph.D. (RAND Graduate School), Burden of disease
associated with osteoporosis and related bone fractures and the effects
of bone metastases on skeletal related events, an intervention to
improve osteoporosis in the home health setting, the effectiveness of
prophylactic enteric feeding tubes in patients undergoing treatment for
head and neck cancer, and a study of the quality of primary care for
patients diagnosed with cancer.
Kerman, Ilan

Sciences
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Program Director,

Assistant Professor , 2013, PhD (Bienville), Internal Medicine
Kim, Hyunki
Key, Susan
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor of Special

Education, 1995, B.A. (Auburn), M.A. (UAB), Ed.D. (Alabama)
Department of Justice Sciences, Associate Professor, 2005, B.A. (East

Tennessee State), M.A., Ph.D. (Tennessee), Corrections, Religion
Cybercrime, Policy
Kesterson, Robert A.
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, 1990, B.S.N., M.S.N. (Fresno State), Ed.D. (San

Francisco)
Kempf, Mirjam
Kiessling III, Edward

H.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor (Radiology),

Breast, pancreatic, and brain cancer imaging
Sciences

Professor, Medicine; Cross-talk between inflammation and insulin
signaling
Kimberly, Robert

Sciences

Autoimmunity, Molecular Mechanisms and Genetic Risk
School of Business

Methods , Associate Professor of Management, 1995, B.A., J.D., M.B.A.
(Illinois), Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)
Kinderknecht, Keith
Keyser, Kent T.
King, Gwendalyn
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Vision Sciences),

Neurotransmitters and receptors
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Prosthodontics); Axiography,

mandibular movement, temporomandibular disorders
Sciences

Professor; Neurobiology; Understanding the difference between
pathological and non-pathological brain aging
King, Jennifer

Sciences
Knowles, Cheryl J.
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School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor Emerita,

Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
Knowles, Ian W.
College of Arts and

Sciences

Professor (Pharmacology and Toxicology); pharmacokinetics and
pharmacogentics; multicenter clinical trials designed to assess the
absorption and disposition of antiviral and antiretroviral drugs
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, 1979, B.Sc.

(Adelaide), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Flinders-South Australia), Ordinary and Partial
Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis
King, Jerry
Kohler, Connie
School of Health
Professions

Respiratory Therapy Program, 2008, M.S. (UAB)
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Professor

Emeritus, 1985, Ph.D.
Koomullil, Roy P.
King, Peter

Sciences

(Physiology Biophysics); Mechanisms of Growth Factor mRNA
Stabilization in Cancer
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor of

Mechanical Engineering, 2002, B.S. (Mahatma Gandhi University, India),
M.S. (Indian Institute of Technology, India), Ph.D. (Mississippi State),
High Performance Computing; Six Degrees of Freedom Simulation; Biomedical Flow Modeling
Kinnerson, Lakesha
Korf, Bruce
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Program Manager, MPH

Kirby, Jason

Associate Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental
Engineering, 2005, B.S. (Auburn), M.S., Ph.D. (Alabama), Environmental
Engineering, Water Resources, Hydraulics
Kirk, Kevin

Sciences

Sciences

and Chairman, Department of Genetics; Medical Director, Genetic
Counseling Program , 2002, MD (Cornell), PhD, Neurofibromatosis Type
1
Kraft, Timothy W.
School of Optometry

Krannich, Larry K.
College of Arts and

Sciences

Physiology and Biophysics; The CFTR Chloride Channel
Department of Chemistry, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 1969, B.S.,

M.S. (Illinois State), Ph.D. (Florida)
Kirkland, Lynn
Krishna, N. Rama
School of Education

and Elementary Education, 1998, B.S., M.A., Ed.S. (UAB), Ed.D.
(Alabama)
Kitchin, Elizabeth
School of Health
Professions

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); NMR of Biomolecules, Molecular
Endocrinology of Peptide Hormones
Ku, David D.
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor, 1996, PhD, RD

Kleinstein, Robert N.
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Optometry)

Klug, Christopher

Sciences
Depatment of Biochem and Molecular Genetics, Associate Professor

(Biochemistry Molecular Genetics, Genetics, Medicine Microbiology,
Pathology); Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology and Acute Leukemias
Knight, David C.
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S. (Truman State), M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Sciences

Sciences

(Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cardiovascular Disease);
Cardiovascular and Coronary Pharmacology; Role of Thrombin,
Endothelium, and Platelets in Coronary Vasospasm and Ischemic Heart
Disease
Kubagawa, Hiromi

Sciences

Immunopathology
Kucik, Dennis F.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor (Pathology),

Cell adhesion and motility
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Kulczycki, Andrezej
Department of Health Care Organization and Poicy, Associate Professor,

2000, Ph.D. (Michigan), Reproductive health, demography, maternal and
child health, health programs and policies, and research methods
Kwak, Sunjoo
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Public Administration, Assistant Professor (Government),

2002, B.A., M.P.A. (Hankuk Univ), Ph.D. (Rutgers), Public budgeting and
finance, strategic planning, state and local government administration,
administration theory and behavior.
Kyle, Chris
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.A. (Ft. Lewis College), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Columbia)
LaChenaye, Jenna
School of Education

Psychology and Research, 2014, B.A. (Louisiana), B.S., Ed.S., Ph.D.
(Louisiana State), M.S. (Florida State)
Lahti, Adrienne

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, M.D.; Professor;

Psych Behavioral Neurobiology, Use of multimodal brain imaging
techniques to study the neuropathology of schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder and to evaluate the effects of psychotropic drugs on brain
function and biochemistry; translational work aiming at bridging human
brain imaging and postmortem studies
Larson, Keri
Lawson, Christopher
M.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Professor,

Respiratory Therapy Program, 1999, M.A.E. (UAB)
Lancaster, Jack

Sciences

Anesthesiology; The Biophysics and Biochemistry of Nitric Oxide
Landar, Aimee

Sciences

(Pathology); Cellular effects of post-translational modification of protein
thiols by reactive species in cancer and cardiovascular disease
Landry, Amy Y.
School of Health
Professions

2008, PhD, Leadership, Strategic Management of Healthcare
Organizations, Management Training and Development, Marketing
Lanzi, Robin Gaines
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Associate

Professor, 2009, M.P.H., Ph.D. (UAB), Adolescent parenting, child
maltreatment, maternal depression, early intervention programs,
developmental outcomes, research methods, ethical issues, and social
policy
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Professor of Physics, 1993, B.S. (Oklahoma

State), M.S. (Colorado), Ph.D. (Oklahoma State), Nonlinear optics; fiber
optics; optical sensors; optical coherence imaging tomography; laser
spectroscopy
Lefkowitz, Elliot J.

Sciences

Professor (Microbiology); Microbial Genomics, Viral Evolution,
Bioinformatics, and Biodefense
Lein, Donald
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2000, PT, PhD

Lemak, Christy
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor, 2014, PhD

(Michigan), Performance Incentive Programs; Organizational Culture and
Outcomes; Medicaid Policy; Hospital Performance
Lemons, Jack E.
Laken, Debra E.
School of Business

Methods, Assistant Professor (Management, Information Systems and
Quantitative Methods), 2012, A.B. (Chicago), Ph.D. (Georgia), Data
Management, Intro to Information Systems, and Social Media and Virtual
Communities
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Prosthodontics),

Biocompatibility
Lemons, Jack E.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Biomaterials;

Professor of Surgery; Division Director, Orthopaedic Laboratory
Research; Professor of Biomedical and Materials Engineering, 1968,
Ph.D. (Florida), Biocompatibility profiles of surgical implant devices
with an emphasis on the role(s) of element and/or force transfers along
biomaterial-to-tissue interfaces
Lesort, Mathieu

Sciences

Professor; Psychiatry; Pathogenesis of Huntingtons Disease: from
models to therapeutic targets
Lester, Robin A.J.
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Neurobiology)

Levitan, Emily B.
Department of Epidemiology, Associate Professor , 2009, Sc.D.

(Harvard, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Cardiovascular
Epidemiology, Epidemiologic Methods
Lewis, Roger T.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics,

1975, A.B. (Tennessee), M.S. (Florida Institute of Technology), Ph.D.
(Tennessee), Differential Equations, Spectral Theory
Li, JunFang
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2008,

B.A. (Wuhan Univ., China), Ph.D. (Oklahoma), Geometric Analysis and
Non-linear Partial Differential Equations
Li, Ling

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Genetics Medicine

Neurobiology Pathology Connections Between Atherosclerosis,
Diabetes, and Alzheimer's Disease
Li, Xiaohua

Sciences

Associate Professor; Psychiatry Behavioral Neurobiology; Neurobiology
of mood disorders
Li, Yi-Ping

Sciences

(Cell Biology); Mechanisms of the LPA Receptor Actions Robin Lorenz,
Professor (Microbiology, Pathology): Cellular and Molecular Immunology
of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Lin, Weei-Chin

Sciences

(Cell Biology); Regulation of Cell Growth by G Protein-Coupled Receptor
Signaling
Lingasubramanian,
Karthikeyan

of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011, Ph.D. (South Florida),
Hardware Security, Reliability and Low Power Design for Digital VLSI
Circuits and Systems
Linney, Jean Ann
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Professor (Psychology); Community

Psychology, Human Ecology, Prevention Science
Linville, Jason G.
College of Arts and

Sciences

(Pathology); Understanding the mechanisms of bone formation, bone
resorption, skeletal development, craniofacial development and cancer
bone metastasis; Developing effective new therapies for treating and
preventing the related diseases.
Department of Justice Sciences, Teaching Assistant Professor and

Director, Master of Science in Forensic Science Program, 2004, B.S.
(Ohio), M.S., Ph.D. (UAB), Forensic Biology, Entomology, Forensic
Science Education
Li, Yonghe
Litaker, Mark

Sciences
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School of Dentistry
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D.; Medicine

Sciences): Dental epidemiology, Research methods, Biostatistics
Li, Yuqing
Littlefield, David L.

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Neurobiology

Pathophysiology and experimental therapeutics of dystonia and related
movement disorders. Basal ganglia function and dysfunction. Molecular
and cellular mechanism of learning and synaptic plasticity
Liu, Lei
Liber, George O.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Professor of History, 1987, B.A. (Indiana), M.A.

(Harvard), Ph.D. (Columbia)
Lim, Hyeyoung
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Assistant Professor and Honors

Program Director, 2013, Ph.D. (Sam Houston State), Police Use of
Force, Police Decision Making, Quantitative Methods, Program and
Policy Evaluation
Sciences

(Neurology)
Lin, Fang-Tsyr

Sciences
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Associate Professor (Optometry), Low

vision visual function and rehabilitation
Liu, Nianjun

Sciences

Professor, 2005, Ph.D. (Yale), Genetic linkage and association analysis,
disequilibrium mapping, population genetics, bioinformatics, machine
learning methods and longitudinal data analysis and their applications in
genetics and bioinformatics
Liu, Perng-Ru
Limdi, Nita A.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical

Engineering; Chair of Mechanical Engineering, 2005, B.S., M.S, Ph.D.
(Georgia Tech), Computational Mechanics; Impact Mechanics and
Shock Physics; Weapons Effects
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Prosthodontics); Dental

CAD-CAM, Esthetic, Dental implant restorations
Loder-Jackson,
Tondra
School of Education
410
Faculty Listing
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Foundations of

Education, 2003, B.S. (Birmingham-Southern), M.P.P. (Chicago), Ph.D.
(Northwestern)

Structure-based approaches to anti-infectious agents
Ma, Jin-Biao
Loop, Michael
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Associate Professor (Vision Sciences)

Lopez, Richard D.

Sciences

Professor; gamma/delta T cells
Lorenz, Robinna G.

Sciences

immunology
Lothrop, Clinton D.

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics)
Lou, Xiang-Yang
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2005, PT, PhD,

Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
Lubin, Farah
MacDougall, Mary
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor and Associate Dean

for Research (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Genetic dental diseases,
Tooth development, Mineralized matrix, Gene regulation
Maday, Kristopher
School of Health
Professions

Didactic Coordinator, 2011, MSPAS (UAB), Trauma
Madden-Lunsford,
Kerry
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Associate Professor of English, 2009, B.A.,

M.F.A. (Tennessee)
Maddox, John
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Assistant Professor

of Foreign Languages, 2014, B.A., B.S.Ed., M.A. (Georgia), Ph.D.
(Vanderbilt)
School of Dentistry

Surgery); Maxillofacial reconstruction, Dental implantology,
Dentoalveolar surgery, Temporomandibular joint therapy
Lowman, John

Department of Biostatistics, Associate Professor, 2009, Ph.D. (Zhejiang),

Linkage and Association Analysis, Disequilibrium Mapping, Population
Genetics, Bioinformatics, Machine Learning Methods and Longitudinal
Data Analysis and Their Applications in Genetics and Bioinformatics.
Louis, Patrick J.

Sciences

Sciences
Major, Melba
College of Arts and

Sciences

(Union), M.A., (UAB), M.F.A. (Antioch)
Makhija, Sonia K.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (General Dental

Sciences); Early Occlusal Caries, Geriatric Dentistry, Preventive
Dentistry, Evidence-Based Dentistry
Manne, Upender

Sciences

Professor; Neurobiology; Molecular Transcriptional Mechanisms in
Learning/Memory and Neurological Disorders

Professor (Anatomic Pathology)
Lucius, Aaron L.
Manning, Maryann M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Education
Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2006, B.S.

(Oregon State), Ph.D. (Washington U.)
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor Emerita

(Elementary Education); Reading and Language Arts, Individualization of
Instruction, Creative Teaching
Lungu, Claudiu T.
Mannon, Roslyn
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Associate Professor and

Interim Director, Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety ,
2005, Ph.D. (South Carolina), Evaluation of adsorption characteristics of
granular activated carbon and activated carbon fibers used in respiratory
protection and protective clothing; Measurement and evaluation of VOC
exposure in various workplaces; VOC emissions from building materials;
Exposure to ionizing radiation.
Luo, Ming

Sciences

Sciences

(Medicine); Translational Approaches to the Pathogenesis and
Treatment of Chronic Graft Injury
March, Joe L.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Associate

Director, Science and Technology Honors Program, 1999, B.S., M.S.
(Southwestern Texas), Ph.D. (Texas)
Marion, Ken R.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1971, B.A., Ph.D.

(Washington University, St. Louis), Animal Natural History and Aquatic
Environmental Biology
Markert, James

Sciences

Biology, Physiology Biophysics); Engineering Herpes Simplex Viruses for
the Therapy of Cancer
Marstrander, Jon
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Department of Human Studies, Assistant Professor of Counselor

Education, 2014, B.A. (Pennsylvania State), M.A. (Central Florida), Ph.D.
(Florida)
McCarty, Karen
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2004, B.S.N., M.P.H. (UAB), M.S.N.

(Florida), Ph.D. (Central Florida)
McClintock, James B.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Endowed University Professor, 1987, B.S.

(California), M.S., Ph.D. (South Florida), Polar and Marine Biology
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instructor of

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2005, B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E. (UAB),
P.E. (Alabama), Signal and Image Processing, Embedded Systems, and
Field Programmable Gate Arrays
McClure, Craig P.
Martin, James C.
McClure, Leslie Ain
College of Arts and

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2005, B.A.

(Northern Iowa), M.S., Ph.D. (Michigan)
Department of Physics, Professor Emeritus of Physics, 1980, B.S.

(Florida State), Ph.D. (Georgia Tech), Physics and science Education
Department of Biostatistics, Associate Professor and Director of

Graduate Studies , 2004, Ph.D. (Michigan), Clinical Trials with Multiple
Outcomes, Interim Analysis.
Martin, Kathleen
McComiskey, Bruce
School of Education
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor Emerita

(Early Childhood Education); Reading, Child Development, Reading
Recovery
Department of English, Professor of English, 1998, B.A., M.A. (Illinois

State), Ph.D. (Purdue)
Matalon, Sadis
McCormick, Lisa

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; reactive

oxygen and nitrogen species
Matteo, Dan
College of Arts and

Sciences

2010, Dr.PH. (UAB), Public health preparedness and response, the
organization of response systems, and assessing interorganizational
networks as a dimension of response capacity and community resiliency
McCracken, Michael
School of Dentistry
Department of Forensic Sciences, Adjunct Faculty; Forensic Drug

Chemistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (General Dental Sciences),

Dental implants, Biomimetic materials, Growth factors
Mayer, John C.
McCurry, Valley
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics; Associate

Chair, Department of Mathematics, 1984, B.A. (Randolph-Macon), M.A.,
Ph.D. (Florida), Topology, Continuum Theory, Dynamical Systems,
Mathematics Education
Mayoral-Hernndez,
Roberto
College of Arts and

Sciences

of Spanish; Associate Chair, Foreign Language and Literature, 2008,
Licenciatura (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Diploma de Estudios
Avanzados (Universidad Autnoma de Madrid), Ph.D. (Southern
California)
Mazer-Gurmendi,
Raquel
School of Dentistry

Sciences); Dental Materials, Composite Resins, Adhesives, Clinical
investigation, Physical and mechanical testing
McCarthy, Shannon
N.
School of Education
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2013, OTR/L,

MBA (UAB), Disability and Participation
McDaniel, David R.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Associate Professor

of Mechanical Engineering, 2008, B.S. (US Air Force Academy),
M.S. (George Washington University), Ph.D. (Colorado, Colorado
Springs), High Performance Computing; Computational Fluid Dynamics;
Multidisciplinary Air Vehicle Simulation
McDougall, Mary
School of Dentistry

Surgery): Genetic dental diseases, tooth development, mineralized
matrix, gene regulation
McFarland, Carl E. Jr.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Co-Director,

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, 1975, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. (Kansas)
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McGilvray, Stephanie
School of Health
Professions
Department of History, Professor (History) and Dean Emeritus; Recent

South, Modern United States, U.S. Foreign Affairs

Clinical Coordinator, 2012, MMSc (Emory), Emergency Medicine
Meadows, Lee
McGrath, Shelly L.

Secondary Education, 1993, B.A. (Mississippi), M.A. (Texas), Ph.D.
(Georgia)
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Assistant Professor of Justice Sciences,

2008, B.S. (St. Marys), M.S. (Ball State), Ph.D. (Southern Illinois),
Quantitative Methods, Crime Mapping, Violence
McGuinness, Teena
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing; Interim Chair Community Health, Outcomes and

Systems, 2007, B.S.N. (Old Dominion), M.S. (Virginia Commonwealth),
Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)
Meakin, Robert
Department of Epidemiology, Professor and Vice Chair , 1996, M.S.

(Harvard), Ph.D. (UAB), Epidemiologic Methods
McKnight, Andrew
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Foundations of

Education, 2003, B.A. (Virginia Commonwealth), M.A.Ed. (William Mary),
Ph.D. (North Carolina at Greensboro)
McLain, Rhonda
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing; Assistant Dean for Undergraduate and

Prelicensure Programs, 2005, B.S.N. (College of Mt. St. Joseph), M.N.
(Emory), D.S.N. (UAB)
McMahon, Lori
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2013, PhD (UAB)

Melendez-Ferro,
Miguel

Sciences

Menachemi, Nir
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Professor, 2008,

Ph.D. (UAB), Strategic management and health information
Menear, Kristi S.
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Kinesiology,

2001, B.A. (Louisiana), M.A., Ph.D. (New Orleans)
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Cell, Developmental

Integrative Biology)
McNees, Patrick

Engineering, 2007, B.S. (Brigham Young), M.S., Ph.D. (Stanford),
Software Engineering for Multi-Disciplinary, Physics-Based Simulation
Capability Development; Computational Geometry; Aerodynamics of
Multiple-Bodies in Proximate Flight
Mehta, Tapan
McGwin, Gerald
School of Education
Meneses, Karen
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing; Associate Dean of Research, 2007, B.S.

(Georgetown), M.S., Ph.D. (Boston College)
School of Nursing
Professor (Nursing); Community Health Outcomes Systems
Mennemeyer, Stephen
T.
McNeese, Rose
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Professor, 1989,

Ph.D. (SUNY Buffalo)
School of Education
Department of Human Studies, Associate Professor of Educational

Leadership, 2013, B.S. (Southern Mississippi); Ed.S., Ph.D. (Georgia
State)
McNicholas, Carmel

Sciences
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Instructor

(Physiology and Biophysics); Structure-Function and Regulation of Ion
Channels of the Renal and Cardiovascular System
McPherson, Heather
A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Merritt, Stephen
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Anthropology, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, 2013,

B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Rutgers)
Messiaen, Ludwine

Sciences

Molecular genetics testing in hereditary disorders; molecular dissection
of the variant forms of NF1
Department of Art Art History, Professor of Art History, 1982, B.A.

(Oregon), M.A. (Sorbonne), Ph.D. (Washington)
Messina, Frank M.
McWhorter, John
Department of Accounting and Finance, Professor of Accounting, 1993,

B.S. (Livingston), M.Acc., Ph.D. (Mississippi State), C.P.A.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration , Credentialed Course

Instructor, DSc
McWilliams, Tennant
S.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Messina, Joseph
School of Business

Sciences

Insulin and Growth Hormone (GH) Action, Insulin and GH Resistance
Following Trauma and Infection
Messina, Joseph L.

Sciences

Pathology; Insulin and Growth Hormone (GH) Action, Insulin and GH
Resistance Following Trauma and Infection
Mestecky, Jiri

Sciences

immunology
Michael III, Max
Department of History, Associate Professor of History, 2001, B.A.

(Wisconsin-Madison), M.A., Ph.D., (UCLA)
Miller, Susan

Sciences

immunology
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor; Program Director

for Dietic Internship, 986, MS, RD, LD
Miltner, Rebecca S.
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2010, B.S.N. (Georgia), M.S.N.

(Wisconsin), Ph.D. (Maryland)
Minnix, Christopher
Colleg of Arts and

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Assistant Professor of English; Director,

Freshman Composition, 2012, B.S. (Grace College), M.A. (Radford),
Ph.D. (Tennessee), Rhetorical Theory, Transnational Rhetoric,
Compositions Studies, Writing Program Administration
Mirov, Sergey B.
Mieke B. Thomeer
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Professor and

Dean, 2001, M.D. (Harvard)
Michalek, Suzanne M.
413
College of Arts and

Sciences

(Virginia), M.A., Ph.D. (Texas)
Department of Physics, University Professor, 1993, Master (Moscow

Power Engineering Institute), Ph.D. (USSR Academy of Sciences),
Experimental quantum electronics, solid-state lasers, laser spectroscopy
Milby, Jesse B.
Mitchell, Lillian
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus (Psychology); Clinical

Psychology, Medical Psychology, Behavior Therapy, Addiction
Treatment Outcome
Mitchell, Steven C.
Millard, Andre J.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Professor of History, 1989, B.A. (NottinghamEngland), M.A. (Mississippi), Ph.D. (Emory)
Miller, Brianna
School of Health
Professions

2004, M.S. (UAB), Transfusion Medicine
Miller, Jeffery
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Teacher, 1990, MLT

(ASCP)
Miller, Kenneth

Sciences

(Cell Biology); Function and evolution of intercellular communication
mechanisms
Moellering, Douglas
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor, 2008, PhD,

Mitochondrial physiology, bioenergetics, and free radical-mediated
tissue injury and disease pathologies. Currently, research is focused
on mitochondrial free-radical production contributing to altered
bioenergetics, the development of obesity, insulin resistance and T2DM,
increased cardiovascular disease susceptibility, and aging.
Moneyham, Linda
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing; Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 2007,

B.S.N. (Berea College), M.S.N. (Kentucky), D.S.N. (Indiana)
Monroe, Charles A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor of

Materials Science and Engineering, 2012, B.S. (Penn State), M.S., Ph.D.
(Iowa), Metals Casting, Design for Manufacture, Process Modeling
Montgomery, Erwin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor (Neurology); Deep

brain stimulation
Monti, Denise
Miller, Stephen J.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Pediatric

Dentistry); Early childhood caries, Technology, Education
School of Business
Department of Marketing, Industrial Distribution, Economics, Instructor of

Marketing and Industrial Distribution; Executive Director, MBA Programs,
2008, B.S. (Auburn), M.B.A. (Golden Gate), Ed.D. (Vanderbilt)
Miller, Michael A.
School of Dentistry

Sciences); Dental implants and implant prostheses, Cad-Cam all ceramic
restorations
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 2013, B.S. (Cornell),

M.P.H., Ph.D. (UAB), Microbiology
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Moore, Hassan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Associate Professor

of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007, B.S. (Dillard), M.S.
(Xavier), Ph.D. (Howard), Engineering Mathematics; Engineering
Education; Non-Coaxial LIDAR Systems
Moore, John K.
College of Arts and

Sciences

of Spanish, 2003, B.A. (University of the South), M.A.T. (Middle
Tennessee State), Ph.D. (North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Moradi, Lee
Department of Biostatistics, Assistant Professor , 2012, Ph.D. (Harvard),

Finite Mixture Models. Bayesian Data Analysis. Multiple Sclerosis.
Psychopathology.
Morgan, Kathryn
College of Arts and

Sciences

Sciences; Director of African American Studies, 1991, B.S., M.A. (Texas
Womans), Ph.D. (Florida State), Corrections, Criminological Theory,
Minorities, Violence
Morris, David
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor, 1983, PT, PhD

Morrow, Casey
Mueninghoff, Leonard
A.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Prosthodontics); Implants,

Biomaterials, Microleakage, Adhesives, Veneering, Composites
Mukhtar, Karolina
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2010, M.S.

(Szczecin), Ph.d. (Cologne), Plant Molecular Biology
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Engineering for the

Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering , 1996, B.S., M.S.,
Ph.D. (UAB), Vibrations; Systems Engineering; Finite Elements Method
Morgan, Charity
Department of Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, 1982, B.S., Ph.D.

(Ohio State)

Sciences
Mukhtar, Shahid
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2010, B.Sc.,

M.Sc. (Faisalabad), Ph.D. (Cologne) , Functional Genomics and
Bioinformatics, Network Biology
Mulvihill, Beverly

Professor, 1992, M.Ed. (North Carolina - Chapel Hill) Ph.D. (Texas
Women's), Child Development, Children with and At-Risk for Disabilities,
Early Intervention, Child Care Issues
Mumford, Gregory
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Munchus III, George
M.
School of Business

Methods , Professor of Management, 1976, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. (North
Texas State), A.P.S.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; Viral

morphogenesis and replication; gene therapy and vaccines
Muntner, Paul
Moss, Jacqueline
Department of Epidemiology, Professor (Epidemiology and Medicine) ,

2009, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), Renal Disease Epidemiology,
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing; Chair, Adult/Acute Health Chronic Care

Foundations, 2011, B.S.N., M.S.N (Georgia State) Ph.D. (Maryland)
Motley, Carol
School of Business
Murphy-Ullrich,
Joanne

Sciences

Professor of Marketing, 2011, B.S. (Southern Illinois), M.B.A.
(Washington), Ph.D. (Georgia)

Biology, Pathology), Extracellular Matrix Control of Cell and Growth
Factor Function
Mountz, John
Murray, Pamela S.

Sciences

Professor; Medicine; Gene Therapy, T-cell Aging, Immunogenetics, and
T-cell Imaging
Department of History, Professor of History, 1990, B.A. (New Mexico

State), M.A., Ph.D. (Tulane)
Musa, Phillip F.
Mrug, Sylvie
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Purdue)
College of Arts and
Sciences
School of Business

Methods , Associate Professor of Management, 2000, B.S., M.S., M.B.A.
(Texas Tech)
Nabors, Eddie
Muccio, Donald D.
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance, Instructor of Accounting, 2011,

B.S. (Alabama), M.Acc. (University of West Florida)
Nabors, L. Burt
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor (Neurology), Brain

tumor treatment and research program
Nagy, Tim R.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Professor , PhD, Regulation of

Energy Expenditure; Body Fat/Caloric Restriction/Cancer; Small Animal
Phenotyping
Nahm, Moon

Sciences

Immunity to pneumococci
Nakhmani, Arie

of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D
(Technion - Israel Institute of Technology), Computer Vision, Visual
Tracking, Biomedical Image Analysis, Systems and Control
Napierala, Dobrawa
School of Health
Professions

2008, M.S. (Alabama), Instrumentation, Minority Health Disparities,
Physics Education
Navasca, Carmeliza
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Assistant Professor of Mathematics,

2012, B.A. (California - Berkeley), Ph.D. (California - Davis), Multilinear
Algebra, Control Theory, Optimization, Data Mining
Neiva, Eduardo
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor, 1990, MAEd, RD,

LD, Clinical nutrition, nutrition and cancer, total parenteral nutrition
Nichols, Robert H.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Professor of

Mechanical Engineering, 2002, B.S. (Mississippi State), M.S., Ph.D.
(Tennessee), Propulsion; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Turbulence
Modeling
Niederweis, Michael

Sciences

Professor; Role of porins in outer membrane permeability drug
resistance of mycobacteria
Nikles, Jacqueline A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2001, B.S.

(Marietta College), Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve)
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Oral Maxillofacial

Surgery): Trps1 transcription factor and molecular networks during
formation and homeostasis of mineralizing tissues
Navarette, Liliana
Newton, Laura
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College of Arts and

Sciences
Ning, Haibin
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Assistant

Professor, 2010, B.E. (Central South University, China); M.S. (Guangxi
University, China), Ph.D. (UAB), Polymer Matrix Composite Materials,
Metal; Design and Modeling
Nkashama, Mubenga
N.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, 1989, B.S., M.S.

(National University of Zaire), Ph.D. (Catholic University of Louvain,
Belgium), Multilinear Algebra, Control Theory, Optimization, Data Mining
Noah, Diana

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Volunteer

(Medicine)
Noah, James W.

Sciences

Studies, 1993, B.A. (Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro), M.A., Ph.D.
(Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, (Biochemistry and

Molecular Genetics)
Nelson, Betty
Nordlund, Thomas M.
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor (Special

Education); Low-Incidence and High-Incidence Disabilities, Assistive
Technology, Collaboration in Schools
Nelson, Catherine N.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics, 1990, B.A.

(Oregon), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois), Physics education; biological imaging
and self-assembly
School of Education

Special Education, 1993, B.S. (Millsaps), M.A. (Louisiana State), Ph.D.
(North Texas)
Norton, Thomas T.
Nelson, Dalton S.
Norton, Wynne E.

of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1994, B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E.,
(UAB), Ph.D. (UAH), P.E. (Alabama), Intelligent Control Systems,
Medical Instumentation, Software Systems and Algorithm Development

Sciences
Department of Joint Health Sciences, Professor (Vision Sciences)

Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Assistant

Professor, 2009, Ph.D. (Connecticut), Implementation science in health
care and public health settings
Novak, Jan

Sciences
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Professor; Glycosylation in immune responses
Owsley, Cynthia
Novak, Robert
ONeil, Peter V.

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; Malaria,

mosquito-borne viruses
Nozell, Susan

Sciences
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Ophthalmology)

College of Arts and
Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, 1978,

B.S. (Fordham), M.S., Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Graph
Theory, Combinatorics
Paige, Alfred

Professor; Cell Biology
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor (Neurology);

Treatment of epilepsy, seizure localization and epilepsy surgery
Nugent, Kathy
Palcanis, Kent G.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Assistant

Professor, 2009, PhD (New York), Innovation and Translational
Discoveries
O'Conner, Stephen J.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor, 2000, PhD,

Health Care Policy and Management, Service Quality and Orientation,
Stakeholder Analysis
Ogard, William
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor, 1996, Sensory

Function of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Proprioception of Knee Joint,
Anatomy, Function of Lumbar Musculature
Oliveira, Anna
School of Health
Professions

2011, DrPH (UAB), Infectious Diseases, Global Health, Food Safety
Olsen, Michelle L.

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D.; Assistant

Professor; Physiology Biophysics; Glial potassium channels and
glutamate transporters in injury and abnormal development
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor Emeritus (Periodontics);

Clinical Periodontology, Control of periodontal disease
Parant, John

Sciences

(Pharmacology and Toxicology); regulation as well as cause of genomic
instability in cancer and other diseases
Parcak, Sarah H.
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.A. (Yale), M.A., Ph.D. (Cambridge)
Parpura, Vladimir

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, M.D., Associate

Professor; Neurobiology, The role of glial cells in physiology of nervous
system
Parrish, Sherry
School of Education

Childhood and Elementary Education , 2011, B.S. (Samford), M.A.Ed.
(UAB), Ed.D. (Samford)
Pasche, Boris

Sciences

Medicine; Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Disease
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor and

Director (Cell Biology, Medicine); The role of Transforming Growth
Factor Beta (TGF-beta) in cancer development and progression, The
biological effects of amplitude-modulated electromagnetic fields, The role
of variants of the adiponectin pathway in cancer development
Orihuela, Carlos L.
Pass, Mary Ann
Oparil, Suzanne

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences

of Spanish, 1994, B.A. - Licenciatura in Literature (Universidad Naconal
Mayor De San Marcos, Lima), M.A., Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)
Oversteegen, Lex G.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, 1980, Kandidaat

Doctorandus (Amsterdam), Ph.D. (Wayne State), Topology, Continuum
Theory, Dynamical Systems
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Cerdentialed

Course Instructor, 2008, M.D. (UAB), Public Health Practice,
especially Maternal and Child Health Programs, Disease Control
Programs, Women's Health, Community-based Primary Care/Systems
Development
Patel, Rakesh

Sciences

Professor (Pathology); Modulation of Inflammation by Reactive Species
Paterson, Andrew J.

Sciences
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Professor; Medicine; the regulation of growth factor gene expression
Perumean-Chaney,
Suzanne
Patrician, Patricia
Department of Justice Sciences, Assistant Professor of Justice Sciences,

2004, B.S., M.S. (Nevada), Ph.D. (SUNY Albany), Quantitative Methods,
Violence, Program Evaluation
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing; Banton Professorship, 2008, B.S.N. (Wilkes),

M.S.N. (Texas), M.S. (U.S. Army War College), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania)
Patterson, James C.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2007, B.A.

(Carleton), Ph.D. (California Santa Barbara)
Perumean-Chaney,
Suzanne
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Assistant Professor

and Program Director, Health Care Management Program, 2001, PhD
(UAB), Leadership Resilience, Managerial, and Operational Practices in
Healthcare, Technology Driven Approaches to Education
College of Arts and

Science
Department of Criminal Justice, Assistant Professor of Justice Sciences ,

Statistics, Research Methods, Homicide
Peters, Gary B.
Paustian, Pamela E.
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Education
Department of Human Studies, Associate Professor, 2010, B.A., M.A.

(Governors State), Ed.S., Ph.D. (UAB), Leadership; Organizational
Theory
Peters, Robert W.
Department of Physical Therapy, Credentialed Course Instructor

Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 2001,
B.S. (Northwestern), M.S., Ph.D. (Iowa State), P.E. (Indiana and
Illinois), Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater Treatment,
Hazardous Waste Treatment
Peel, Claire
Petri, Cynthia J.
Pearce, Tara
School of Health
Professions
School of Medicine
School of Education
Professor, Fall Prevention, Exercise as an Intervention to Enhance

Mobility
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Community

Health and Human Services, 1992, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. (Purdue)
Pekmezi, Dori
Pevsner, Wanda D.
School of Education
Department of Health Behavior , Assistant Professor, 2009, Ph.D.

(Louisiana State), Chronic disease prevention and health communication
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor of Special

Education, 2004, B.S. (Judson), M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Peng, Ji-Bin
Philips, James

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences

Professor; Medicine; Calcium transport proteins and their roles in health
and disease
Department of Criminal Justice, Adjunct Instructor , Criminal Law,

Evidence, and Procedure; White Collar and Corporate Crime;
Cybercrime
Perez, Patty
Phillips, Jennan
School of Health
Professions
Department of Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2001, Orthopedic

Rehabilitation
Pillay, Selvum
Perez-Costas, Emma

Sciences

Neurobiology
Perkins Waters,
Martinique
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Adjunct

Assistant Professor, Psychology
Perkins, Fran
School of Education
Department of Currirulum and Instruction, Associate Professor of

Reading Education, 2013, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Perry, Tonya
School of Education

Secondary Education, 2002, B.A. (North Carolina), M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2008, B.S.N. (Samford), M.S.N., D.S.N.

(UAB)

of Materials Science and Engineering, 2007, Bach (M L Suttan
Technikon), M.S.M.E. (Florida AM), Ph.D. (UAB), Polymer Matrix
Composites, Manufacturing and Processing, Design for Manufacture
Pillion, Dennis J.

Sciences

(Pharmacology and Toxicology); Endocrine Pharmacology;
Administration of Insulin in Eye Drops and Nose Drops; Diagnosis and
Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
Pirkelbauer, Peter
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Assistant Professor

of Computer and Information Sciences, 2012, Dipl.-Ing. (Linz, Austria),
MBA, Ph.D. (Texas AM University), Compilers, Runtime Systems, High
Performance Computing, Non-Blocking Software Design
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Pittler, Steven

Sciences

Characterization of Photoreceptor Metabolism and Retinal Degeneration

Professor; Neurobiology; Neurotrophins, Ca2+ Signaling, Synapse
Development and Plasticity, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome
Prado, Josephine
Piyathilake,
Chandrika
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Professor , 1997, PhD, Lung Cancer

and Biomarkers
Plaisance, Eric
School of Education
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor of English

as a Second Language, 2013, B.A. (Agnes Scott College); M.A., Ph.D.
(Alabama)
Prather-Kinsey,
Jenice
School of Business
Department of Human Studies, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology,

2013, B.S. (Nicholls State), M.S. (United States Sports Academy), Ph.D.
(Auburn)
Department of Accounting and Finance, Professor of Accounting; Chair,

Department of Accounting and Finance, 2001, B.S. (Lindenwood), M.S.
(Illinois), PhD. (Alabama), C.P.A.
Pogwizd, Steven
Preskitt, Julie

Cardiovascular Disease (Department of Medicine), Medicine, Physiology
and Biophysics
Pollard, Andrew

Engineering, 1996, B.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D. (Duke), Cardiac
electrophysiology, Computer simulations and Modeling of electrical
signals of the heart
Preuss, Meredith
Ponce, Brent
Prevelige, Jr., Peter
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor (Surgery),

Biomechanics of the shoulder, Topics pertinent in resident education
Ponnazhagan,
Selvarangan

Sciences

(Pathology); Adeno-associated virus gene therapy
Popov, Kirill

Sciences
Pritchard, David G.
Qin, Hongwei

Studies, 1998, B.A., M.A. (Auburn), Ph.D. (Florida)

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of English, Professor of English, 1986, B.A., M.A. (Oxford),

M.A., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt)
Quintana, Jose B.
Pozzo-Miller, Lucas
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Research Assistant

Professor, 2007, PhD (UAB)
School of Business

of Marketing and Industrial Distribution, 1985, B.S., M.B.A. (Eastern
Michigan), Ph.D. (Michigan State)

Sciences

Professor; Immune signaling
Quinlan, Kieran
Powers, Thomas L.
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2000, B.S.N. (UAH), M.S.N. (UAB),

Ph.D. (Emory)
Qu, Haiyan
College of Arts and
Sciences

Sciences
Department of Joint Health Sciences, Professor (Biochemistry and

Molecular Genetics); Molecular Basis for the Pathogenicity of GramPositive Bacteria
Postlethwait, Edward
M.

Environmental Health Sciences; Environmental Induction of pulmonary
epithelial injury

Sciences

Microbiology; Structural Biology of Viral Assembly and Infection
Pryor, Erica

Sciences

Sciences

(Medicine)

Professor (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Multienzyme
complexes, Protein kinases, Protein phosphatases, Metabolic control
Powell, Larry
Department of Health Care Organizaion and Policy, Assistant Professor,

2010, M.S.O.T., M.P.H. (UAB), Ph.D. (Auburn), Children with special
health care needs, maternal and child health policy, disability policy, and
underinsurance/adequacy of insurance
School of Health
Professions

1989, PhD, Outcomes Management and Process Improvement, Quality
Rabon, David G.

Information Engineering and Management; President, The Braintrust
Consulting Group, 2007, BSCS (Auburn), MSEE (UAB), Agile, scrum,
leadership
Rector, Mitch
School of Business

Accounting, 2011, Ph.D. pending University of North Texas (Denton,
Texas)
Rahemtulla, Firoz
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor Emeritus (Prosthodontics);

Connective tissue biochemistry, Oxidants and antioxidant enzymes,
Salivary proteins, Peroxidases
Raisch, Kevin P.

Sciences

(Radiation Oncology)
Raju, Raghavan

Sciences

Professor; Acute inflammation
Raman, Chander

Sciences

Professor; Medicine; Lymphocyte activation, immune tolerance and
autoimmunity tolerance and autoimmunity
Ramp, Lance
Department of Biostatistics, Professor, 2001, Ph.D. (Alabama),

Regression Diagnostics, Admixture, Association Studies.
Reddy, Michael
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Periodontics); Periodontal

disease progression, Implants, Periodontal therapeutics
Reed, Linda
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1980, B.S.N., M.S.N. (UAB), Ph.D.

(Texas)
Reiff, Donald
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Medical Director, 2008,

MD (Georgetown), Trauma
Reilly, Kevin D.
College of Arts and

Sciences

of Computer and Information Sciences, 1970, B.S. (Creghton), M.S.
(Nebraska), Ph.D. (University of Chicago)
Renfrow, Matthew B.

Sciences

School of Dentistry

Sciences); Wear and degradation of dental materials
Ramp, Merrie H.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Forensic Sciences, Adjunct Faculty; Conventional

Criminalistics
Redden, David T.
Racca, Joshua
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Reynolds, Robert C.
Colleg of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Research Professor of Chemistry, 2012, B.S.

(University of Virginia), Ph.D, (Duke)

Sciences); Dental materials testing
Rice, Marti
Raut, Samiksha
Professor of Nursing, 1997, B.S.N. (Creighton), M.S.N. (Medical College

of Georgia), Ph.D. (Georgia State)
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Nursing
Department of Biology, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2012, B.S., M.S.

(Nagpur), Ph.D. (UAB), General Biology and Microbiology
Richmond, Virginia
Peck
Rauterkus, Andreas

Studies, 2006, B.A. (West Virginia Institute of Technology), M.A. (West
Virginia), Ph.D. (Nebraska)
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance, Associate Professor of Finance,

2007, Diploma (J. W. Goethe University, Germany), M.B.A. (East
Carolina), Ph.D. (Cincinnati)
Ray, Midge N.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Adminsitration, Associate Professor,

1983, R.N, M.S.N. PhD (UAB)
Riddle, Nicole C.

Sciences

Professor; Ocular immunology
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2012, B.S.

(Missouri), Ph.D. (Washington University in St. Louis), Epigenetics and
Chromatin Structure
Rieger, Sonja O.
Read, Russell W.
College of Arts and

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Art Art History, Professor of Art, 1979, B.A.

(Massachusetts), M.F.A. (Rutgers)
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Riggs, Jennifer
Assistant Professor fo Nursing, 2011, B.S.N. (Vermont), M.S.N., Ph.D.

(Case Western Reserve)
School of Nursing
Department of Psychology, Assistant Professor (Psychology); Lifespan

Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Aging, Healthy Aging, Behavioral
Interventions, Human Factors Engineering
Rivera, C. Julio
Roth, Kevin
School of Business

Sciences

Methods , Associate Professor of Information Systems, 1988, B.S., M.S.
(Texas AM), M.B.A. (Southern Mississippi), Ph.D. (Mississippi State)

Chair (Pathology); Molecular Regulation of Neuronal Cell Death
Robbin, Michelle
Rothrock, Angela G.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor (Radiology),

Hemodialysis patient ultrasound, ultrasound contrast agents and
vascular ultrasound
Robbins, Carol
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Teacher, 2013, PhD

(Vanderbilt), Cancer Drug Discovery
Roberson, Erik

Sciences

Assistant Professor; Neurology; Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease
and Frontotemporal Dementia
Robicheaux, Robert
A.
School of Business
Department of Marketing, Industrial Distribution, Economics, Chair,

Department of Marketing, Idustrial Distribution, and Economics;
Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution, 2004, B.S., M.B.A.,
Ph.D. (Louisiana State University)
Robinson, Cheryl
School of Nursing
School of Medicine
Assistant Professor (Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine)

Roussel, Linda
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, DNP Program Coordinator, 2013, B.S.N. (Williams

Cary), M.S.N. (Southern Mississippi), Ph.D. (UAB)
Roy, Jane
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Kinesiology,

2001, B.S., M.A., PhD. (Alabama)
Rucks, Andrew
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Professor, Director

of Finance and Administration, Dean's Office, 2004, Ph.D. (North Texas),
Finance management, strategic planning, and process of analysis;
conducts research in public health preparedness fo rall hazrads; designs,
facilitates, and evaluates drills and exercises; and provides advice to
agencies and companies in a variety of areas including continuity of
operations planning, process optimization, and strategic planning.
Rumbaugh, Gavin

Sciences

(Neurobiology)
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2011, B.S.N. (Alabama), M.S.N.

(Colorado), D.N.S. (LSU)
Ryan, Cynthia
Rodriguez, Christina
M.

Internships, 1998, B.S., M.A. (Illinois State), Ph.D. (Purdue)
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S. (Miami); M.S., Ph.D. (Florida)
Rogers, Jack M.

Engineering, 1994, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (California-San Diego), Cardiac
electrophysiology, Computer simulations, Signal analysis of cardiac
arrythmias
Roseman, Jeffrey
Department of Epidemiology, Professor Emeritus , 1977, M.D. (Chicago),

Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Diabetes
Epidemiology, Injury Epidemiology
Ross, Douglas H.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor of

Mechanical Engineering, 2008, B.S. (Illinois), M.S., Ph.D. (UAB),
Computer Aided Design; Undergraduate Education; Machine Design
Ross, Lesley A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Ryan, Thomas M.
College of Arts and

Sciences

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Gene Regulation, Stem Cells,
Mouse Models, Mutagenesis, Cell therapies
Saad, Jamil

Sciences

Professor; Biochemistry and structural biology of retroviruses
Sadowsky, P. Lionel
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor Emeritus (Orthodontics);

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, Growth and treatment, Surgical
Orthodontics, Bonding
Saito, Yoshimi
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics,

1983, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Kyoto, Japan), Scattering Theory, Differential
Equations
Sanders, Paul

Sciences

(Medicine, Physiology Biophysics); Mechanisms of Disease Progression
in the Kidney
Schroeder, Jr., Harry

W.

Sciences

(Pathology); Role of Heparan Sulfate and Heparanase in Regulating the
Tumor Microenvironment
Santoro, Nick J.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Associate Professor

of Mechanical Engineering, 2007, B.S., M.S. (Alabama), Power
Generation; Thermal Dynamics; Internal Combustion Engines
Department of Epidemiology, Professor , 1988, M.D., Dr.PH.,

Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology, Chronic
Disease Epidemiology
Savage, Arline
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance, Department Chair and Professor

of Accounting, 2012, Ph.D. (University of Port Elizabeth-South Africa),
CA (SA)
Savage, Grant
School of Business

Methods, Professor of Management, 2011, B.A. (Connecticut), M.A.,
Ph.D. (Ohio State)
Schwiebert, Lisa
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Sociology, Associate Professor (Medicine; Center for

Aging); Gerontology
College of Arts and
Sciences

of Computer and Information Sciences; MS CFSM Program Co-Director,
2011, B.S. (Kharagpur), M.S., Ph.D. (University of California-Irvine)
Schafer, James

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., Professor

Emeritus; Physiology Biophysics; Regulation of Salt and Water
Reabsorption by the Distal Nephron
Schneider, David A.

Sciences

(Biochemistry Molecular Genetics)
Seay, Susan

Sciences

Professor; Medicine; The Development and Function of Lymphocyte
Antigen Receptors. Genetics of Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor of English

as a Second Language, 2011, B.S. (Auburn); M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Segner, E. P. Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1990,
B.S.C.E., M.S.C.E. (Texas), Ph.D. (Texas AM), P.E. (Alabama, Texas,
Oklahoma, Tennessee), Engineering Education, Engineering Mechanics,
Structural Engineering

Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative Care (Department of Medicine), Plasma
lipoprotein structure and function
School of Nursing
Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Partnerships, 2010,

B.S.N., (Emory), M.S.N. (Vanderbilt), D.S.N. (UAB)
Sen, Bisakha
Department of Health Care Orgranization and Policy, Professor, 2002,

Ph.D. (Ohio State), Effects of environmental and policy changes on
behaviors and health outcomes of vulnerable changes, including
substance use, sexual activity, obesity, injury, and health service
utilization
Serra, Rosa

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor (Cell,

Devvelopment Integrative Biology), Mechanism of TGF- action in
developmental and disease processes
Sethu, Palaniappan
Schroeder, Harry
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Instructor of Early Childhood

and Elementary Education, 2010, B.S., M.A., Ed.S. (UAB)
Selleck, Cynthia
Saxena, Nitesh

Sciences

Professor; Physiology Biophysics; Airway inflammation; lung function;
asthma and exercise
Segrest, Jere
Sawyer, Patricia
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Associate Dean of

Research in the Sciences, 2000, B.A. (Yale), M.A., Ph.D. (Iowa)
Scott, Mary Katherine

Sathiakumar, Nalini

Sciences

Immunogenetics
Schwebel, David C.
Sanderson, Ralph D.
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor of Medicine

and Biomedical Engineering, 2013, M.Eng., M.S., Ph.D. (University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor), B.Tech (PSG College of Technology, India),
Microfluidic cellular and molecular analysis, Physiologically relevant
models of cardiac and vascular tissue, Nanotechnology based
approaches to study sub-cellular signaling
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Faculty Listing
Sha, Bingdong (Ben)

Sciences

Professor (Cell Biology); Structure and Function of Molecular
Chaperones

M.S., Ph.D (St. Petersburg State University Russia), Mathematical
Physics, Spectral Theory, Inverse Problems, Partial Differential
Equations, Non-linear Partial Differential Equations
Shyrokau, Barys
Shacka, John

Sciences

Professor; Pathology; Regulation of Neuron Death by the Autophagy
Lysosome Pathway
Shadix, Jonghee
The Graduate School
Graduate School Professional Development Program, Pronunciation and

Intelligibility Training, English as a Second Language
Sicking, Dean L.

Sciences

(Medicine); Molecular biology of diabetes, beta cell biology, apoptosis,
oxidative stress, transcriptional regulation of gene expression, diabetes
complications
Shaw, George

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; Human

retroviruses; molecular virology and pathogenesis

Engineering, 2012, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Texas AM), Crashworthiness
Design; Sports Safety Equipment; Computational Mechanics
Siegal, Gene
Shalev, Anath
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instructor of Mechanical

Engineering, 2013, Dipl.-Ing. (Belarusian National Technical University,
Belarus)

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Endowed

Professor (Cell Biology, Pathology); Gene therapy of solid tumors
Siegel, Daniel
College of Arts and

Sciences

Undergraduate Studies, 2002, B.A. (Chicago), M.A., Ph.D. (Virginia)
Simien, Clayton
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor Emerita, Health

Outcomes Assessment, Neurological Rehabilitation
Department of Physics, Assistant Professor of Physics, 2013, B.S.

(Prairie View AM), Ph.D. (Rice), Strongly correlated ultracold neutral
plasmas; next generation frequency standards; precision measurements
and variations in fundamental constants; quantum dipolar gases and
rare-earth elements; laser cooling; nanotechnology; atomic sensors
Shealy, David L.
Simien, Daneesh
Shaw, Sharon E.
School of Health
Professions
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Professor of Physics, Chair, Department of

Physics, 1973, B.S., Ph.D. (Georgia), Geometrical optics; laser beam
shaping optics; radiative transfer; caustic and optical aberration theory
Shewchuk, Richard M.
School of Medicine
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor Emeritus, PhD

(Kentucky), Health and Long-Term Care Issues in Aging
Shivers, Charles
Herbert
Department of Engineering, PhD, PE, CSP, Professor and Associate

Director, ASEM; Deputy Director Safety and Mission Assurance (retired),
Marshall Space Flight Center - NASA
Shores, Melanie L.

Sciences

Professor , 2005, M.S., M.H.S., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), Infectious
Disease Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology
Shterenberg, Roman
G.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor

of Materials Science and Engineering, 2014, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Rice
University), Self Corrective and Response, "Smart" Nano Scale
Composite Materials, Structure-Property Relationships of Polymer
Composites Inclusive of Rheological and Electrical Properties, Nano
Scale Sensors and Flexible Robust Electronics
Simpson, Cathy
Department of Health Behavior , Associate Professor, 2012, Ph.D.

(Auburn)
Sims, Michele
School of Education

Reading and Secondary Education, 1999, B.A., M.S. (CUNY), Ed.D.
(Pennsylvania)
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Assistant Professor of Educational

Psychology and Research, 2005, B.S., M.A.M., M.A., Ph.D. (Auburn)
Shrestha, Sadeep
College of Arts and

Sciences
Sims, Sandra
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Assistant Professor of Kinesiology,

2005, B.S. (Montevallo), M.A. (UAB), Ed.S. (UAB), Ph.D. (Southern
Mississippi)
Simnyi, Nndor
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, 1999, M.S.,

Ph.D. (Rolnd Etvs - Hungary), Dr.M.S. (Hungarian Academy of
Sciences), Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Topology
Sincich, Lawrence
School of Optometry

Sisiopiku, Virginia P.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Associate Professor (Oral Maxillofacial

Surgery): Obstructive sleep apnea, airway, fluid dynamics
Skibola, Christine
Department of Epidemiology, Professor, 2012, P.h.D. (University

of California - Berkley), Molecular epidemiology, toxicology and
genomics, aimed at identifying genetic and environment risk factors of
chronic disease with an emphasis in lymphoma, and to determine the
mechanisms involved
Sloan, John
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Professor, Department of Justice

Sciences, 1988, B.S., M.A. (Eastern Michigan), Ph.D. (Purdue),
Victimization and Fear of Victimization, Campus Crime, Policy, Program
Evaluation, Professional Ethics
Sloan, Kenneth
College of Arts and

Sciences

and Interim Chair of Computer and Information Sciences; Associate
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, 1990, Sc.B. (Brown), M.S.
(Stevens Institute of Technology), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania)
Sloane, Michael E.
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2006, B.S.N., (North Carolina Central),

M.S.N. (Vanderbilt), D.S.N. (Texas-Houston Health Science Center)

Associate Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental
Engineering, 2002, B.S. (Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki), M.S.,
Ph.D. (Illinois-Chicago), Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering
Sittitavornwong,
Somasak
Smith, Glenda
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College of Arts and

Sciences
Smith, Jeffrey B.

Sciences

(Pharmacology and Toxicology); Ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS)
inapoptosis; Escape apoptosis by cancer cells; down-regulation of
protein kinaseC by UPS; Orphan receptor triggered by the carcinogenic
metal cadmium
Smith, Peter

Sciences

Professor; Physiology and Biophysics; The role of the membrane
cytoskeleton in regulating the cell surface expression of epithelial
transport proteins
Smith, Timothy
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Public Administration, Instructor (Government): Public

administration theory, public law, human resource management and
health policy.
Smith, Tommy G.
School of Education

Secondary Education, 1989, B.S., M.S., Ed.D. (Auburn)
Smith, William M.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor Emeritus of

Biomedical Engineering, 1994, B.S. (Oglethorpe), Ph.D. (Duke)
Snyder, Scott W.
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Research and

Early Childhood Special Education, 1988, B.A. (SUNY-Potsdam), M.S.,
Ph.D. (Purdue)

University Honors Program, 1982, B.A., M.A. (University College,
Dublin), Ph.D. (Northwestern)
Sodhi, Monsheel
Slovensky, Donna J.
Department of Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics, Assistant Professor

(Neurobiology); Genetic and transcriptional variation in psychosis,
depression and suicide
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor; Associate

Dean, School of Health Professions, 1976, PhD (UAB), Information
management to support quality improvement in healthcare; healthcare
technology applications
Smith, Daniel L. Jr
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor, 2010, PhD, The

interaction of diet and metabolism in relationship to aging and disease;
obesity, calorie restriction, brown adipose tissue
Smith, Dean
School of Health
Professions

Instructor, PhD
Soleymani, Taraneh

Sciences
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor, 2011, MD,

Clinical nutrition, Weight lost and management
Song, Yuhua
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor of

Biomedical Engineering, 2006, B.S. (Jilin University of Technology), M.S.
(Harbin University of Science and Technology), Ph.D. (Harbin Institute
of Technology), Computational biomechanics, Computational biology,
Multiscale modeling
Sontheimer, Harald
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Neurobiology)

Sorge, Robert
College of Arts and

Sciences
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H.B.Sc. (McMaster), M.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (Concordia)

Professor; Pulmonary immunology
Sorscher, Eric
Stepanikova, Irena

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences

Cystic Fibrosis and Molecular Genetics; Patient Oriented Research

(Campbellsville), M.A. (Masaryk), Ph.D. (Stanford)
Souccar, Nada M.
Steyn, Adrie
School of Dentistry

Sciences
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Orthodontics);

Craniofacial growth, development and aging; three dimensional imaging,
biology of tooth movement.

Professor; Mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence
Spezzini, Susan K.
Stocks, Douglas R.
School of Education
College of Arts and

Sciences

English as a Second Language, 2005, B.A., M.A. (California), Ph.D.
(Alabama)
Department of Mathematics, Associate Professor Emeritus of

Mathematics, 1969, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Texas)
Sprague, Alan P.
Stokely, Ernest M.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Professor of

Computer and Information Sciences; Associate Professor of Medicine,
1988, B.A. (Oberlin), M.A.T. (Northwestern), M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio State)

Biomedical Engineering; Associate Dean Emeritus of Engineering, 1990,
B.S.E.E. (Mississippi State), M.S.E.E., Ph.D. (Southern Methodist), P.E.
(Texas)
Srivastava, Om P.
Stolz, Gnter
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor (Vision Sciences)

Standaert, David G.

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, 1994, Ph.D.

(Frankfurt, Germany), Spectral Theory, Mathematical Physics

Endowed Professor; Medicine/Neurology; the effects of oxidants in
biological systems of various degrees of complexity
Strevy, Deborah
Stanishevsky, Andrei
V.
Strong, Theresa
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics, 2002, M.S.

(Minsk Radioengineer Institute-USSR), Ph.D. (Belarus Academy of
Sciences USSR), Focused ion beam micro- and nanofabrication; PVD
thin films deposition, characterization, and application; nanoparticle
research
Starr, Shannon
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.A. (California - Berkeley), Ph.D. (California - Davis), Mathematical
Physics and Probability
Stavrinos, Despina
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Director,

Translational Research for Injury Prevention (TRIP) Laboratory, 2011,
B.S. (Alabama), M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Steele, Brian D.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Associate Professor of History, 2005, B.A., M.A.

(Tulsa), Ph.D. (UNC)
Steele, Chad

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Education

Childhood and Elementary Education, 2004, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (UAB)
Sciences

Professor (Biochemistry Molecular Genetics, Genetics, Medicine);
Identification of Tumor Antigens and Development of Cancer Vaccines
Sullivan, Andrew

Engineering, 2009, B.S.C.E. (Pennsylvania), M.S.C.E. (UAB), P.E.
(Alabama), Transportation Engineering, Traffic Operations
Summerlin, Jennifer
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Instructor of Reading , 2011,

B.A., M.A. (UAB), NBPTS
Swatzell, Kelley
School of Health
Professions

2004, PhD (UAB), Public Health
Sweatt, David

Sciences

Neurobiology; Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Learning and Memory
Szaflarski, Magdalena
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2012, B.A.,

M.A. (University of Michigan), Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)
Szalai, Alex

Sciences

Inflammation, innate immunity, and the acute phase proteins in health
and disease
Sztul, Elizabeth

Sciences

Cell Biology; Membrane Traffic; Protein Degradation
Szychowski, Jeffery
College of Arts and

Sciences

of Spanish; Director, Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate
Program, 2001, B.A. (Universidad de Granada, Spain), M.A. (Southern
Mississippi), M.A., Ph.D. (Universidad de Jan, Spain)
Taherian, Hessam
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor of

Mechanical Engineering, 2010, B.S. (Isfahan University of Technology,
Iran), M.S. (Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran), Ph.D. (Dalhousie,
Canada)
Tang, Jianming
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Professor and University Scholar Emeritus

(History); Modern European History; Germany, Military History, Cold War
Terndrup, Thomas E.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Informatics, M.D., Professor (Emergency

Medicine)
Thacker, Robert. W.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 2000, B.S. (Duke), M.S.,

Ph.D. (Michigan), Ecology and Systematics
Department of Biostatistics, Associate Professor , 2007, Ph.D.

(Alabama), Clinical Trials, Maternal and Fetal Medicine Studies,
Regression Analysis and Smoothing Methods, Categorical Data
Analysis, Survival Analysis.
Snchez-Lpez,
Lourdes
Tent, James F.

Sciences
Theibert, Anne

Sciences

Professor; Neurobiology; Role of phosphoinositides in developmental
neurobiology
Thomas, Joe P.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Adjunct Professor (Endodontics);

Clinical Caries Investigation, Sickle Cell Anemia
Thomas, Vinoy
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor

of Materials Science and Engineering, 2007, B.S., M.S. (University
of Kerala, India), Ph.D. (Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical
Sciences Technology, India), Polymeric Biomaterials and 3D Composite
Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, Nanomaterials and Nanodiamonds
for Biomedical Applications, Green Materials Synthesis and StructureProperty Relationships
Thompson, Sam
School of Business

Professor (Medicine, Microbiology); Genetic and Epigenetic Correlates of
Infection and Immunity

Methods, Visiting Assistant Professor of Information Systems, 2013,
B.A.,M.B.A. (Texas AM); M.S., Ph.D. (Alabama)
Tanik, Murat M.
Thompson, Sunnie

Sciences
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor and

Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998, B.S. (Middle East
Technical), M.C.S., Ph.D. (Texas AM), Software Systems Engineering,
Quantum Information Theory, Embedded Systems

Professor; Microbiology; Translation initiation during viral infection,
tumorigenesis, or under stress.
Taratoot, Cole
Thornton, Jr., John B.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Public Administration, Assistant Professor (Government),

2008, B.S., M.P.A. (West Georgia), Ph.D. (Georgia), Administrative law,
judicial politics, constitutional law, quantitative analysis
Taub, Edward
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, University Professor of Psychology, 1986,

B.A. (Brooklyn), M.A. (Columbia), Ph.D. (New York)
College of Arts and
Sciences

Graduate Studies, 2001, B.S. (Michigan), M.A., Ph.D. (Loyola-Chicago)
School of Dentistry

Incidence of Periodontal Disease in the Mentally Retarded, Dental Health
of Aging and Elderly Persons with Mental Retardation
Thottassery, Jaideep
V.

Sciences

(Pathology)
Timares, Laura
Temple, Gale M.
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Sciences

(Cell Biology, Pathology); Engineering Dendritic Cells for Immunotherapy
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Faculty Listing
Tiwari, Hemant
Department of Biostatistics, Professor, 2002, Ph.D. (Notre Dame),

Genetic Linkage Analysis, Disequilibrium Mapping, Population Genetics,
Molecular Evolution, Bioinformatics, and Genetics of Infectious Diseases.

(Microbiology); Bacterial Gene Regulation and Structure/Function of the
Bacillus anthracis Exosporium
Turner, Lori
Tollefsbol, Trygve
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 1998, B.S. (Houston), M.S.,

D.O., Ph.D. (North Texas Health Sciences Center), Gene Regulation in
Cancer and Aging
Topp, Stephanie

Sciences

Chair (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Regulation of Gene
Expression During Development
Tse, Hubert

Sciences

Professor; diabetes, reactive oxygen species, autoimmune disease
Tucholski, Janusz

Sciences

(Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology)
Tucker, Diane C.
Department of Health Behavior, Adjunct Professor, UA Health Science,

2007, Ph.D.
Turner-Henson, Anne
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Director, Science

and Technology Honors Program, 1984, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Iowa)
Twieg, Donald B.
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, 013, MSOT

(Ithaca College), Pediatrics, Cycle of Incarceration
Turan, Bulent
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S. (Bogazici), M.A. (Loyola), Ph.D. (Stanford)
Turan, Janet M.

Professor, 2011, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)
Turel, Noa
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Art Art History, Assistant Professor of Art History, 2012,

B.A. (State University of New York), M.A. (University of London), Ph.D.
(California-Santa Barbara), Renaissance and Baroque Art
Turnbough Jr.,
Charles L.

Sciences

Biomedical Engineering, 1990, B.A., M.S. (Rice), Ph.D. (Southern
Methodist)
Tyson, Lawrence E.
School of Education
Department of Human Studies , Associate Professor of Counselor

Education, 1997, B. A. (Atlantic Christian), M.Ed. (Rollins), Ph.D.
(Mississippi State)
Uddin, Nasim

Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 2001,
B.S. (University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh), M.S.
(Oklahoma-Norman), Ph.D. (SUNY Buffalo), P.E. (New York), Structural
Engineering, Wind and Seismic Loads, Bridge Design
Unlap, M. Tino
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Professor

and Program Director, Biotechnology, 2008, PhD (Kansas),
Biotechnology; Recombinant DNA, Protein Chemistry
Usdan, Stuart
Tucker, Sarah
School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, 1982, B.S.N. (Medical College of Georgia), M.N.

(Emory), D.S.N. (UAB)
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Visiting Assistant

Professor, 2014, Ph.D. (Nossal Institute, Melbourne)
Townes, Tim M.
Department of Health Behavior, Adjunct Professor; UA, Health Science,

2013, Ph.D.
Uswatte, Gitendra
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, 2001, B.A.

(Princeton), M.A., Ph.D., (UAB)
Vaidya, Uday K.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Materials

Science and Engineering; Chair of Materials Science and Engineering;
Director, Materials Processing and Applications Development (MPAD)
Center, 2001, B.S.M.E. (Karnataka University, India), M.S. (Shivaji
University, India), Ph.D. (Auburn), Composites Application Development;
Thermoset and Thermoplastic Polymer Matrix Composites; Design,
Manufacturing Processing Modeling; Nondestructive Evaluation and
Dynamic Response; RD to Commercialization
Valencia, Karen
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Forensic Sciences, Instructor; Forensic Toxicology

Van Groen, Thomas

Sciences

Professor; Cell Biology; Amyloid angiopathy in cognitive dysfunction and
Alzheimers disease

2010, MSHA (UAB), Pediatric Medicine Leadership and Governance,
Development and Industry Relations
Van Matre, Joseph G.
Vines, Adam
School of Business
427
College of Arts and

Sciences

Methods , Professor of Quantitative Methods, 1971, B.E.E., M.B.A.
(Auburn), Ph.D. (Alabama)
Department of English, Assistant Professor of English; Director, Honors,

Department of English, 2006, B.A., M.A. (UAB), M.F.A. (Florida)
Van Sant, John E.
Visscher, Kristina
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Associate Professor of History, 2000, B.A., M.A.

(UC-Davis), Ph.D. (Oregon)
Van Waardenburg,
Robert

Sciences

(Pharmacology and Toxicology); Drug interaction, cancer pharmacology
Vance, David
School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing; Ph.D. Program Coordinator, 2004, B.S.

(Virginia Tech), M.S. (New Orleans), M.G.S. (Miami), Ph.D. (UAB)
Vantsevich, Vladimir
V.

Engineering, 2012, Dip.-Eng., Ph.D. (Belarusian National Technical
University, Minsk, Belarus), D.Sc. (State Supreme Attestation Board,
Moscow, Russia), Mechatronic Systems Design, Modeling and Control;
Manned/Unmanned Ground Vehicle Dynamics and Design; Dynamics
and Design of Robotic Manipulators
Vassylyev, Dmitry

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Crystal structure determination
including data collection; modification and improvement of the most
widely used crystallographic programs (CCP4, CMS, etc.); and
development of original crystallographic software; crystallization of
proteins, and protein/protein and protein/nucleic acids complexes
Vaughn, Gregg L.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1979, B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E, Ph.D.
(Alabama), P.E. (Alabama), Digital Communication, Image Processing,
Radiation Effects
Velu, Sadanandan
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2002, B.Sc.,

M.Sc. (Calicut India), Ph.D. (Madras India)
Ver Hoef, Lawrence
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor

(Neurobiology), Clinical neurophysiology/neuroimaging and
magnetoencephalography
Vice, John E.
School of Health
Professions
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Assistant Professor (Neurobiology)

Vlachos, Christos C.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Clinical Associate Professor

(Orthodontics); Occlusion, Orthodontics, Temporomandibular dysfunction
Vogtle, Laura
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Associate Professor, 1995, PhD

(Virginia), OTR/L, FAOTA, Developmental Disability, Downs Syndrome
Vohra, Yogesh K.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Professor of Physics, University Scholar,

Associate Dean, 1992, B.S., M.S. (Delhi, India), Ph.D. (Bombay, India),
High Pressure Materials Research, Growth and Characterization of
Synthetic Diamond, and Nanoscale Materials for Biomedical Applications
Vyazovkin, Sergey
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, 2001, B.M.S., M.A.,

Ph.D., (Belorussian Russia)
Wadiche, Jacques

Sciences

Professor; Neurobiology; Synaptic transmission and glutamate
transporters
Wadiche, Linda

Sciences

Professor; Neurobiology; The function of adult generated neurons
Waite, Peter D.
School of Dentistry

Surgery); Orthognathic deformities, Cosmetic facial surgery, Facial
reconstruction, Cleft lip and craniofacial disorders, Obstructive sleep
apnea
Waldron, Christopher

Engineering, 2008, B.S.C.E. (Drexel); M.S.C.E., Ph.D. (Virginia Tech),
P.E. (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Structural Engineering, Bridge
Design, Engineering Mechanics
428
Faculty Listing
Walker, Harrison
Wang, Yu-mei
School of Education
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor (Neurology),

Deep brain stimulation for the management of Parkinson's disease and
other movement disorders

Technology, 2002, B.A. (Harbin Normal University, China), Post
Graduate Degree (Liao Ning University, China), Ph.D. (Oregon-Eugene)
Walker, Jeffery
Ward, Walter D.
College of Arts and

Sciences
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Professor and Chair, 2015, PhD (Sam

Houston), MA (Arkansas - Little Rock), BS (Arkansas)
Department of History, Assistant Professor of History, 2010, B.A., M.A.,

(NCSU), M.A., Ph.D. (UCLA)
Walsh, Peter M.
Warner, Daniel
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Professor of

Mechanical Engineering, 2002, B.S. (Robert College, Turkey), M.A.
(Wesleyan), Ph.D. (Cornell), Carbon Dioxide Sequestration; Combustion
in Industrial Furnaces and Electric Utility Boilers; Control of Air Pollutant
Emissions from Combustion
Department of Biology, Assistant Professor of Biology , 2012, B.S. (Iowa

State), M.S. (Virginia Tech), Ph.D. (Sydney), Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology
Warner, Gary
Walter, Mark R.

Sciences

Professor (Pharmacology); X-ray Crystallography; Molecular
Recognition; Signal Transduction; Cytokine Structure and Function
Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ph.D., M.D.,

Associate Professor; Pathology; Protein degradation mechanisms of
tumor suppressor Smad4/DPC4 in cancers
Wang, Hengbin

Sciences

(Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Histone modification, in
particular, methylation, affects the chromatin-based processes such as
transcription
Wang, Jianbo

Sciences

Professor; Cell Biology; Currently, we are focused on a novel signaling
pathway termed planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway and how this pathway
regulates morphogenesis in mammals.
Wang, Pengfei
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2005, B.E.,

B.Sc. (Tsinghua, China), M.S. (Illinois-Chicago), Ph.D. (Wisconsin)
Wang, Qin

Sciences

Assistant Professor; Physiology Biophysics; Regulation of GPCR cellular
responses and in vivo functions
Wang, Shu-Zhen
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Associate Professor (Ophthalmology)
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Instructor and Director of Research in

Computer Forensics, 2007, B.S. (UAB), Digital Forensics, Cybercrime
and Security
Warren, Mary
Wan, Mei
College of Arts and

Sciences
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Associate Professor, 2001, PhD

(UAB), OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA, Low Vision
Wasko, Molly McLure
School of Business

Methods , Associate Professor of Management; Chair, Department of
Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods, 2010,
B.B.A., B.A. (James Madison), M.B.A. (Averett), Ph.D. (Maryland,
College Park)
Waterbor, John W.
Department of Epidemiology, Associate Professor , 1985, M.S., M.D., Dr.

PH., Cancer Epidemiology and Control, Injury Epidemiology and Control,
Epidemiologic Methods
Watkins, Charles L.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, 1970, B.S. (Alabama),

M.S., Ph.D. (Florida)
Watson, R. Douglas
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 1988, B.S. (Southern Utah

State), Ph.D. (Iowa), Endocrinology and Developmental Biology
Watts, Stephen A.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 1987, B.S. (Auburn), M.S.,

Ph.D. (South Florida), Aquatic and Marine Biology
Weatherford, III,
Thomas W.
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Periodontics);

Chemotherapy of plaque, Clinical trials in Periodontal diseases
Weaver, Casey T.

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; T cell

immunology
Webb, Samuel L.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of History, Associate Professor Emeritus (History); New

South, Alabama, Legal and Constitutional history
Webb, Tera
School of Health
Professions
Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Teacher, 2013, M.S.

(UAB)
429

Professor; Neurology; Genetic and biochemical mechanisms in
neurological disorders
Wheeler, Anne P.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences, Teaching Assistant Professor and PreLaw Program Director, 2013, J.D. (Harvard), Criminal Law, Procedure
and Evidence, Law and Society, Litigation Skills and Strategies,
Professional Ethics
Whikehart, David
School of Optometry
Department of Vision Sciences, Professor Emeritus (Vision Sciences)

Wech, Barbara
School of Business

Methods , Associate Professor of Management, 2001, B.S. (Wayne
State), M.B.A. (Michigan State), Ph.D. (Louisiana State)
Weech-Maldonado,
Robert
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Administration, Professor and L. R.

Jordan Endowed Chair, 2009, PhD (Penn State), Health Disparities,
Health Services Research, Long-term Care, Patient Satisfaction
Weems, Richard
School of Dentistry

Sciences); Dental radiology, Digital radiographic imaging, Diagnostic
decision support software
Weigent, Douglas A.

Sciences

Neuroimmunology
Weikard, Rudi
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics; Chair,

Department of Mathematics, 1990, Ph.D. (Technical University of
Braunschweig, Germany), Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations,
Mathematical Physics
Weller, Rosalyn E.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Associate Professor (Psychology);

Neuroscience, Vision, Obesity, and Brian Imaging
Wells, Jaclyn
College of Arts and

Sciences

(Knox), M.A. (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Ph.D. (Purdue)
Wenger, Lowell E.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Professor of Physics, 2003, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

(Purdue), Synthesis and characterization of magnetic materials,
magnetic nanostructures, and high-temperature superconductors
White, C. Roger

Professor; Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease; Oxidant Stress and
Endothelial Dysfunction
White, Kari

Sciences

2011, M.P.H. (Tulane), Ph.D. (University of Texas - Austin)Ph.D.
(, Immigrant women's reproductive health, with an emphasis on
contraceptive use
Whitley, Richard

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor; Herpes

simplex virus; varicella zoster virus
Wibbels, Thane
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Biology, Professor of Biology, 1993, B.S. (Nebraska),

M.S. (Houston), Ph.D. (Texas AM), Reproductive and Conservation
Biology
Wick, Timothy M.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Professor and Chair of

Biomedical Engineering, 2005, B.S. (Colorado), Ph.D. (Rice), Tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine, Bioreactor design, Drug delivery
Wilkinson, Larrell
School of Education
Department of Human Studies, Assistant Professor of Community

Health and Human Services, 2012, B.S. (Tennessee State University),
MSPH, Ph.D. (University of South Carolina), Health Education, Health
Disparities/Health Equity, Access and utilization of health care services,
Substance Abuse
Willey, Christopher
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor (Radiation

Oncology), Investigating kinase driven signal transduction cascades
in a spectrum of biological systems, Bioinformatics for kinomics and
personalized medicine, Systems biology approaches in glioblastoma
multiforme
Williams, Anne
West, Andrew B.

Sciences
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1994, B.S.N. (Cornell), M.S., Ph.D.

(Arizona)
430
Faculty Listing
Williams, Jessica
School of Health
Professions
Department of Health Services Adminstration, Assistant Professor, 2005,

PhD (UAB), The Role of Patients' Unconscious Bias in the Delivery of
Healthcare, Health Disparities
Wilson, Craig
School of Nursing
Assistant Dean for International Affairs; Professor of Nursing, 1997,

B.S.N. (North Carolina Chapel Hill), M.S.N. (Delaware), Ph.D.
(Tennessee)
Wilson, Scott

Sciences

Professor; Neurobiology; Mouse Models of Neurodegeneration
Wingate, Martha

Professor, 2005, Dr.PH. (Birmingham-Southern), Preterm birth, fetal and
infant mortality, racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes, and health
policies related to pregnancy and infant health
Wingo, Brooks
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, 2013, PhD

(UAB), MSW, Self-Management and Self-Efficiency
Wolfe, Joseph D.
College of Arts and

Sciences

(Millsaps), M.A. (Indiana), M.S. (Indiana)
Worrell, James L.
Wu, Hui
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance, Associate Professor of

Accounting, 2008, B.S., M.Ac., Ph.D. (Florida State)
Wu, Jianming
Wyss, J. Michael
Xu, Hui
Xu, Nuo
School of Business

Methods, Assistant Professor of Quanitative Methods, 2010, B.S.
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University), M.S., Ph.D. (Cincinnati)
Yacoubian, Talene

Sciences

Neurology; Role of 14-3-3 proteins in Parkinsons disease
Yang, Eddy

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, M.D., Assistant

Professor, Radiation Oncology; the targeting of DNA repair pathways to
enhance the therapeutic ratio
School of Health
Professions
Department of Nutrition Sciences, Professor, 2008, MD, PhD, Exploring

molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of
heart failure
School of Nursing

Sciences

(Pathology); Targeting heparan sulfate for myeloma therapy
Assistant Professor (Nurse Anesthesia)

Wright, Nicole

Sciences

Professor (Dermatology, Pathology); contact hypersensitivity,
mechanisms of elicitation
Yang, Yang
Wright, E. Laura

Sciences

Cell Biology; Neuroplasticity in aging and neuro cardiovascular control
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor (Special

Education); Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Collaborative Teaching,
Special Education Law

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, D.V.M., Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor; Medicine; Molecular Immunology and Genetics of
Human Autoimmune Diseases
Yang, Qinglin
Worthington, Lou
Anne
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Professor (Pediatric Dentistry); Biofilm,

adhesin, glycosylation, secretion, bacterial pathogenesis
Department of Epidemiology, Professor; Director of the Sparkman

Center for Global Health, 2007, M.D., Infectious Disease Epidemiology;
International Health and Global Studies
Wilson, Lynda
Computer Forensics and Security Management, Instructor (Information

Technology) Information Assurance and Security
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, 2012, Ph.D. (Arizona)
Yates, Stephanie
Wright, Rex A.
Department of Accounting and Finance, Associate Professor of Finance,

2007, B.S., M.A., M.B.A. (Cincinnati), Ph.D. (LSU)
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Psychology, Professor (Psychology); Social Psychology,

Motivation, and Psychophysiology
Wright, Sallie
College of Arts and

Sciences
Yeun, Hon
School of Business
School of Health
Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy, Professor and Director of

Research, 2010, PhD (Florida), MS, Scleroderma, Chronic Disease and
Disability
Yi, Nengjun

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Professor, 2002,

Ph.D. (Nanjing Forestry University, China), Development of statistical
and computational methods for identifying multiple interacting genes for
complex traits.
Yoder, Bradley

Sciences

Cell Biology; Cilia Signaling and Dysfunction in Development and
Disease
Yoder, Stephen A.
School of Business
Department of Marketing, Industrial Distribution, Economics , Assistant

Professor of Legal Studies; Director, School of Business Honors
Program, 2008, A.B. (Duke), J.D. (Northwestern University School of
Law)
Yoon, Karina

Sciences

(Pharmacology and Toxicology); Drug interaction, cancer pharmacology
Yother, Janet

Sciences

Capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Young, Martin E

Sciences

(Medicine); cardiovascular disease
Younger, Jarred W.
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.A. (Maryville), Ph.D. (Tennessee)
Youssef, Lamia Ben
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Assistant Profesor of

Foreign Languages, 2005, Matrise (Universit du Centre, Tunisia), M.A.,
Ph.D. (Michigan State)

Professor; Immunovirology
Zayzafoon, Majd
School of Health
Professions

Sciences

(Pathology, Physiology Biophysics); The Role of Calcium Signaling in the
genetic and epigenetic pathogenesis of disease
Zeng, Yanni
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S., M.S. (Zhongshan, China), Ph.D. (New York), Nonlinear Analysis,
Applied Partial Differential Equations
Zengul, Ferhat
School of Health
Professions

2014, PhD (UAB), Financial and Quality Performance of Healthcare
Organizations
Zhand, Xiao
Departtment of Biostatistics, Ph.D. (UCLA), Research Assistant

Professor. Bayesian Computation, Clinical Trials.
Zhang, Chengcui
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Associate

Professor and Graduate Program Director of Computer and Information
Sciences, 2004, B.S., M.S. (Zhejiang University, China.), Ph.D. (Florida
International)
Zhang, Huang-Ge

Sciences

Professor; Clinical/Translational
Zhang, Jianhua

Sciences

Professor; Pathology; cell and molecular mechanisms, and mouse
models of autophagy in development, neurological and psychiatric
diseases
Zhang, Jie
Yuen, Hon
431
Department of Occupational Therapy, Professor and Director of

Research, Ph.D., OTR/L
Department of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, 2012, Ph.D. (UAB),

Pharmacoepidemiology, which examines the use, efficacy, and safety
of medications, musculoskeletal disease including rheumatoid arthritis,
osteoporosis, and lupus
Yun, Huifeng
Zhang, Kui
Department of Epidemiology, Research Assistant Professor, 2012, Ph.D.

Yusuf, Nabiha

Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Instructor

(Dermatology)
Zajac, Allan J.

Sciences

Sciences

Professor, 2003, Ph.D. (Beijing University, China), Development of
methodologies for linkage, disequilibrium, haplotype, and microarray
analysis.
Zhang, Ping
School of Dentistry
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Assistant Professor (Pediatric

Dentistry); Immunology, inflammation, periodontitis
432
Faculty Listing
Zhang, Yuhua
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor

(Ophthalmology), Advanced retinal imaging technology
Zheng, Yuliang
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Professor and Chair,

2015, Ph.D. (Yokohama - Japan)
Zhi, Degui
Department of Biostatistics, Assistant Professor, 2009, Ph.D. (UCSD),

Protein sequence and structure analysis, Bioinformatics, Next-generation
sequencing data analysis.
Zhou, LuFang
College of Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor, Division

of Cardiovascular Disease (Department of Medicine), Pathophysiology
and therapeutics of oxidative stress related to diseases of mitochondrial
origin as it pertains to cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Zhou, Tong

Sciences

immunotherapy, autoimmune disease
Zhou, Yong
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor, Division of

Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care (Department of Medicine), Myofibroblast
differentiation and emphysema
Zimmerman-Brown,
Veronique
School of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Instructor of Pre-Professional

Coursework, 2007, B.S. (Alabama State), M.A., Ed.S., Ph.D. (UAB)
Zou, Henghui
College of Arts and

Sciences

B.S. (Xiangtan, P.R.C.), M.S. (Peking, P.R.C.), Ph.D. (Minnesota),
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Nonlinear Analysis
Zvanut, Mary E.
College of Arts and

Sciences
Department of Physics, Professor of Physics, 1992, B.S., M.S.,

Ph.D. (Lehigh), Electrical studies and EPR studies of insulators and
semiconductors; microelectronics and optoelectronics
Index
A
Accounting and Finance ........................................................................ 64
Administrative Health Services ............................................................ 113
Admission ............................................................................................... 10
Advanced Safety Engineering and Management ...................................90
Anthropology .......................................................................................... 26
Applied Epidemiology ...........................................................................153
Applied Mathematics ..............................................................................39
Art & Art History .....................................................................................28
Art Education ..........................................................................................74
B
Behavioral Neuroscience ....................................................................... 44
Biochemistry & Structural Biology Theme ..............................................49
Biology ....................................................................................................29
Biomedical and Health Sciences ......................................................... 110
Biomedical Engineering ......................................................................... 92
Biostatistics .......................................................................................... 142
Biostatistics .......................................................................................... 144
Biotechnology ....................................................................................... 105
Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Certificate ........................................ 111
Business Administration ......................................................................... 66
C
Cancer Biology Theme .......................................................................... 50
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Theme ............................. 51
Chemistry ............................................................................................... 30
Civil Engineering .................................................................................... 94
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering ............................... 94
Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences ......................................................... 105
Clinical and Translational Science ....................................................... 144
Clinical and Translational Science ....................................................... 153
Clinical Laboratory Sciences ................................................................106
Clinical Research ................................................................................. 156
Communication Management ................................................................ 31
Communication Studies ......................................................................... 31
Completion of a Degree .........................................................................22
Computer & Information Sciences ......................................................... 31
Computer Engineering ........................................................................... 98
Computer Forensics and Security Management ....................................24
Construction Engineering Management ................................................. 90
Course Descriptions .............................................................................167
433
Criminal Justice ......................................................................................37

Curriculum and Instruction ..................................................................... 73
D
Dentistry ................................................................................................. 70
Developmental Psychology .................................................................... 44
DMD/PhD Program ................................................................................ 71
E
Early Childhood Education .....................................................................74
Electrical and Computer Engineering .................................................... 96
Electrical Engineering ............................................................................ 97
Elementary Education ............................................................................ 74
English ....................................................................................................32
English as a Second Language .............................................................75
Environmental Health Sciences ........................................................... 144
Environmental Health Sciences ........................................................... 149
Environmental Health/Toxicology .........................................................149
Epidemiology ........................................................................................ 149
Epidemiology ........................................................................................ 153
F
Faculty Listing ...................................................................................... 385
Financial Information ..............................................................................19
Forensic Science ....................................................................................38
G
General Information ................................................................................. 4
General Theory and Practice ...............................................................165
Genetic Counseling ..............................................................................107
Genetics and Genomic Sciences Theme ...............................................53
Gerontology .......................................................................................... 128
Government ............................................................................................34
Grad About UAB ...................................................................................... 4
Grad Academic & Student Resources ................................................... 10
Grad Biomedical Sciences (Joint Health Sciences) ............................... 49
Grad College of Arts & Sciences ...........................................................24
Grad School of Business ....................................................................... 64
Grad School of Dentistry ....................................................................... 70
Grad School of Education ......................................................................73
Grad School of Engineering ...................................................................87
Grad School of Health Professions ......................................................103
Grad School of Medicine ..................................................................... 128
Grad School of Nursing ....................................................................... 130
Grad School of Optometry ................................................................... 136
Grad School of Public Health .............................................................. 138
434
Index
Graduate .................................................................................................. 3
Medical/Clinical Psychology ................................................................... 44
Graduate School Professional Development ....................................... 166
Microbiology Theme ...............................................................................58
Music Education .....................................................................................75
Health Administration ........................................................................... 115
Health Behavior ....................................................................................153
Neuroscience theme .............................................................................. 59
Health Behavior ....................................................................................156
New Student Orientation ........................................................................11
Health Care Organization .................................................................... 165
Non Academic Policies ............................................................................ 6
Health Care Organization and Policy ...................................................156
Nuclear Medicine Technology ..............................................................112
Health Education and Health Promotion ..............................................156
Nutrition Sciences ................................................................................ 118
Health Focused Patient/Client management for Physical and Occupational

Therapists .............................................................................................103
Health Informatics ................................................................................ 116

Health Policy Quantitative Policy Analysis ...........................................165
Health Services Administration ............................................................ 113
Healthcare Quality and Safety ............................................................. 117
History .................................................................................................... 34
Human Studies .......................................................................................77
I
Immunology Theme ............................................................................... 56
Industrial Hygiene ................................................................................ 149
Information Engineering Management ................................................... 91
Interdisciplinary Engineering .................................................................. 87
Interdisciplinary Progams ....................................................................... 73
Interdisciplinary Programs ......................................................................24
Interdisciplinary Programs ......................................................................87
Interdisciplinary Programs ....................................................................103
J
Justice Sciences .................................................................................... 37
L
Leonardo Art & Engineering Graduate Certificate ..................................25
Leonardo Art & Engineering Graduate Certificate ..................................89
M
Management Information Systems ........................................................ 68
Management, Information systems & Quantitative Methods .................. 67
Materials Science and Engineering ....................................................... 99
Maternal and Child Health Policy and Leadership ............................... 165
Mathematics ........................................................................................... 39
Mathematics ........................................................................................... 40
Mechanical Engineering ....................................................................... 101
Medical Scientist Training Program ..................................................... 129
Medical Sociology .................................................................................. 45
Occupational Health & Safety ..............................................................149

Occupational Therapy .......................................................................... 120
Outcomes Research ............................................................................ 165
P
Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine Theme ....................................... 61
Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative Effectiveness Research ..... 153
Physical Therapy ..................................................................................125
Physican Assistant Studies ..................................................................108
Physics ................................................................................................... 40
Professional Degree Programs .............................................................. 90
Progress Toward a Degree ....................................................................21
Psychology ............................................................................................. 42
Public Administration ..............................................................................34
Public Health Preparedness Management and Policy ......................... 165
R
Reading .................................................................................................. 75
Rehabilitation Sciences ........................................................................ 104
S
Secondary Education ............................................................................. 75
Sociology ................................................................................................45
Sociology ................................................................................................47
Special Education .................................................................................. 76
Student Life Activities and Organizations .............................................. 11
Student Services and Facilities ..............................................................12
T
Teacher Leader ......................................................................................76
The Graduate School ...........................................................................166
Trustees & Administration ........................................................................7
V
Vision Sciences ....................................................................................136

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Medical/Clinical Psychology .................................................... 44

Medical Sociology ................................................................... 45

Grad About UAB ..................................................................................... 4

General Information ......................................................................... 4

Grad Biomedical Sciences (Joint Health Sciences) .............................. 49

Non Academic Policies .................................................................... 6

Biochemistry & Structural Biology Theme ...................................... 49

Trustees & Administration ................................................................ 7

Cancer Biology Theme .................................................................. 50

Grad Academic & Student Resources .................................................. 10

Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Theme ...................... 51

Genetics and Genomic Sciences Theme ....................................... 53

New Student Orientation ................................................................ 11

Immunology Theme ....................................................................... 56

Student Life Activities and Organizations ....................................... 11

Microbiology Theme ....................................................................... 58

Student Services and Facilities ...................................................... 12

Neuroscience theme ...................................................................... 59

Financial Information ...................................................................... 19

Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine Theme ............................... 61

Progress Toward a Degree ............................................................ 21

Grad School of Business ...................................................................... 64

Completion of a Degree ................................................................. 22

Accounting and Finance ................................................................ 64

Grad College of Arts & Sciences .......................................................... 24

Business Administration ................................................................. 66

Interdisciplinary Programs .............................................................. 24

Management, Information systems & Quantitative Methods .......... 67

Computer Forensics and Security Management ..................... 24

Management Information Systems .......................................... 68

Leonardo Art & Engineering Graduate Certificate ................... 25

Grad School of Dentistry ...................................................................... 70

Art & Art History ............................................................................. 28

DMD/PhD Program ........................................................................ 71

Grad School of Education .................................................................... 73

Interdisciplinary Progams ............................................................... 73

Communication Studies ................................................................. 31

Curriculum and Instruction ............................................................. 73

Communication Management .................................................. 31

Art Education ........................................................................... 74

Computer & Information Sciences ................................................. 31

Early Childhood Education ...................................................... 74

Elementary Education ............................................................. 74

Foreign Language .......................................................................... 34

English as a Second Language .............................................. 75

Music Education ...................................................................... 75

Public Administration ............................................................... 34

Secondary Education .............................................................. 75

Justice Sciences ............................................................................ 37

Special Education .................................................................... 76

Criminal Justice ....................................................................... 37

Teacher Leader ....................................................................... 76

Forensic Science ..................................................................... 38

Human Studies .............................................................................. 77

Grad School of Engineering ................................................................. 87

Applied Mathematics ............................................................... 39

Interdisciplinary Programs .............................................................. 87

Interdisciplinary Engineering ................................................... 87