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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog - Evening & Online [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Undergraduate Course Descriptions

 
  

  • ACCT 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3

    Explore the theory and practice of financial accounting and reporting. Study the fundamental concepts, terminology, and techniques for the preparation and interpretation of the corporate financial statements. Learn how to conduct a financial statement analysis by completing an annual report project for a publicly traded company.
    Prerequisites: BANA 101
  

  • ACCT 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3

    Explore the fundamental concepts, terminology, and techniques necessary for the development of managerial information. Learn the process for determining product costs, CVP analysis, pricing strategies, budget development, responsibility accounting, and short-term decision making.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 201  
  

  • ANTH 202 - Cultural Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3

    A comparative study of culture; habitat, technology, and economy; kinship and political organization; life cycles in primitive societies.
  

  • BADM 216 - Communications in Business

    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of written and oral communication in organizations. Emphasis is given to communication theory including communication flows and barriers, as well as the psychology of communicating good, neutral, negative, and persuasive messages. The course also covers career planning, delivering professional presentations, electronic communications, and writing formal reports.
  

  • BANA 101 - Principles of Business Analytics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Learn how to apply computer software to assist in analyzing common business decisions, with an emphasis on advanced techniques in spreadsheet and database development and design.
  

  • BLAW 301 - Legal & Ethical Environment of Business

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all business administration juniors. An introduction to the legal system, with special emphasis on its relation to business. Students will contend with federal and state regulations as well as the common law to arrive at an understanding of the legality, ethics, and social responsibility of business decisions. Topics include an introduction to the judicial system, torts and product liability, administrative law and consumer protection, agency and partnership, contracts, the Constitution, criminal law, ethics, and fiduciary trust.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in business administration.
  

  • BLAW 311 - Principles of Real Estate

    Credit Hours: 3

    Explore the legal, financial, and ethical rights and obligations of all parties in a real estate trans action. Review the concepts of organizing, functioning, financing, marketing, brokering, appraising, and managing of real estate transactions.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Sophomore standing in business administration.
  

  • CIVL 101 - Engineering Drawing

    Credit Hours: 2

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering freshmen. Use and care of drawing instruments; proper weights and types of lines for clear-cut and complete graphical representation; auxiliary and sectional views; pictorial representation with emphasis on isometric drawing, dimensioning, development of a reasonable skill in lettering. A substantial portion of the course is taught using CAD software.
    Laboratory: Four hours
  

  • CIVL 103 - Introduction to Civil Engineering

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering freshmen. The engineering design process is demonstrated through use of practical problem-solving methods for public infrastructure and built environment projects. Course subjects include civil engineering career paths, ethical canons of the engineering profession, and requirements for professional licensure. Course assignments, conducted within a collaborative learning environment, focus on creative engineering solutions through technical analysis, teamwork, communication skills and professionalism. As a foundation for sustained success in civil engineering, additional course topics include: lifelong learning, time management, community and professional service, and career development.
    Laboratory: 2 hours
  

  • CIVL 202 - Statics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering sophomores. Scalar and vector solutions of problems in statics; resultants, reactions, and equilibrium of forces; analysis of simple trusses, friction; centroids and centers of gravity; and moments of inertia.
    Lecture: 3 hours.
    Corequisites: Co-requisites: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MATH 131) and Physics with Calculus I and Lab (PHYS-221/271)
  

  • CIVL 203 - Dynamics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Kinematics and Kinetics of particles or rigid bodies in plane motion with emphasis on the special cases of translation and rotation. The techniques of vector mathematics are employed.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Statics (CIVL 202 ) with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  

  • CIVL 208 - Geospatial Representation

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering sophomores. Study of geospatial representation applications, techniques, and methods that includes topographic mapping, map projections, reference datums, state plane coordinate systems, Global Positional Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and remote sensing.
    Lecture: 3 hours.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Surveying (CIVL 205 ), Surveying Laboratory (CIVL 235 ), and Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MATH-131) or Honors Mathematics I (HONR-131).
  

  • CIVL 210 - Computer Application for Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering sophomores. Instruction in computer applications to problems chosen from civil engineering fields. Development of computer-based methods for analyzing civil engineering systems. The class will address a range of related topics including algorithm development and implementation, professional and ethical aspects of computer applications, development of self-directed learning skills appropriate for civil engineering.
    Lecture: 3 hours
  

  • CIVL 235 - Surveying Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering sophomores. Application of principles obtained in CIVL 205  through actual field work. Horizontal control activities include distance measurements by tape and EDM, angular measurements by theodolite and total station; traversing; traverse closure computations; balancing computations; and preparation of boundary plat. Students will be introduced to the use of data collectors as part of their field work. Computer-aided applications and computer drafting are available.
    Laboratory: 2 hours
    Corequisites: Co-requisite: Surveying (CIVL 205 ).
  

  • CIVL 239 - Geomatics Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering sophomores. Preparation of topographic map, Geographic Positioning Systems mapping controls, Geographic Information System applications, and understanding the geometry and nomenclature of horizontal and vertical curves.
    Laboratory: 2 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Surveying (CIVL 205 ) and Surveying Laboratory (CIVL 235 )
    Corequisites: Co-requisite: Geospatial Representation (CIVL 208 ), and Engineering Drawing (CIVL 101 ).
  

  • CIVL 302 - Highway Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Highway alignment, right-of-way and easements; earthwork and grading; road user benefits, traffic operations and capacity; design of intersections and interchanges; construction surveys; drainage design; highway materials, design of asphalt mixtures; pavement thickness design; and construction management, contracts, estimates and specifications. Preparation of plans and design documentation for a highway project including; horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, roadway cross-sections, storm water drainage, earthwork and mass diagram calculations, and construction materials.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Transportation Engineering (CIVL 305 )
    Corequisites: Co-requisite: Asphalt and Concrete Laboratory (CIVL 327 ).
  

  • CIVL 304 - Mechanics of Materials

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Elastic properties of structural materials; internal stresses and strains; principal stresses and strains including Mohr’s Circle; axial; torsion; flexure; shear; bolted joints; combined stresses; shear and moment diagrams; beam deflections. Supplemented by CIVL 307 .
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Statics (CIVL 202 ) with a grade of “C” or better.
  

  • CIVL 305 - Transportation Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. A study of technical, multimodal, and organizational interrelationships of United States transportation mobility systems focusing on policy, planning, capacity, operation, and design of land transportation, airport and seaport facilities. Topics include highway design, roadway safety, traffic engineering, travel forecasting, railroad alignment, public mass transit, airport layout, and harbor/ports.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Introduction to Civil Engineering (CIVL 103 ), Engineering Drawing (CIVL 101 ), Geospatial Representation (CIVL 208 ), Geomatics Laboratory (CIVL 239 ).
  

  • CIVL 307 - Materials Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Laboratory supplement to CIVL 304 . Introduction to the use of testing machines and equipment; strength and deformation measurements of ferrous and nonferrous metals, concrete, and wood; properties of materials as determined by results of tests in compression, tension, bending, torsion; behavior of columns; use of electric resistance strain gages; use of ASTM specifications and test procedures. Taken concurrently with or subsequent to CIVL 304 .
    Laboratory: 2 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: English Composition (ENGL-102); prerequisites or
    Corequisites: Co-requisites: Computer Application for Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIVL 210 ), Mechanics of Material (CIVL 304 ).
  

  • CIVL 309 - Structural Analysis

    Credit Hours: 4

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Structural analysis of determinate and indeterminate beams and frames using classical, approximate, and computer-based methods.
    Lecture: Four hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials (CIVL 304 ) with a grade of “C” or better and Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (MATH-132).
  

  • CIVL 310 - Statics and Mechanics of Materials for Non-Civil Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3

    Vector solutions of problems in statics, resultants, reactions and equilibrium of forces. In addition, the brief study of mechanics of materials including stress and strain relationships and various types of loading on structural members.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (MATH-132) and Physics with Calculus Lab (PHYS-221/271).
  

  • CIVL 314 - Engineering Economy

    Credit Hours: 2

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Topics include the time value of m1y, equivalence, simple and compound interest, nominal and effective interest rates, present worth and capitalized cost evaluation, equivalent uniform annual worth evaluation, rate of return evaluation, benefit/cost ratio evaluation, depreciation, corporate and individual income tax, after-tax economic analysis, and engineering ethics as applied by practicing engineers.
    Lecture: 2 hours
  

  • CIVL 320 - Fluid Mechanics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. An introduction to fluid characteristics, properties, and the fundamentals of fluid statics, fluid dynamics, fluid flow, and fluid measurements. Hydraulic principles including pressurized pipe flow, and open channels are also covered. Classroom assignments include design problems and problem solving.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Statics (CIVL 202 ) with a grade of “C” or better
    Prerequisites or Co-requisites: Either Analytic Geometry & Calculus (MATH-231) or Applied Engineering Mathematics (MATH-234)
  

  • CIVL 321 - Hydrology and Hydraulics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. This course focuses on presentation and application of fundamental hydraulic and hydrology principles including hydrologic cycle; hydrograph development; flood routing; design of storm water systems and water distribution systems, pipe networks, pumping systems, flow through orifices, flumes & weirs, and design of hydraulic structures.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Fluid Mechanics (CIVL 320 )
  

  • CIVL 322 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3

    Introduction to water, air, solid and hazardous waste. Included are social and ethical considerations, legal and regulatory principles, risk analysis, the effect of pollutants in the environment, ground-water flow theory and application, and the engineering principles governing the generation and control of these pollutants.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: General Chemistry I (CHEM-151), General Chemistry I Laboratory (CHEM-161), Fluid Mechanics (CIVL 320 ), and either Analytic Geometry & Calculus (MATH-231) or Applied Engineering Mathematics (MATH-234).
  

  • CIVL 327 - Asphalt and Concrete Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Laboratory applications involving design, preparation, curing and testing of asphalt and Portland cement concrete. Includes testing for comp1nt properties, comp1nt selection and grading, material handling, mix design, blending, applicable standards and specifications, construction practices, quality control, specimen testing and safety. Marshall and Superpave mix design procedures and testing methods are used to conduct laboratory data collection and analysis. Emphasis is placed on professional laboratory report preparation.
    Lecture: 2 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Materials Laboratory (CIVL 307 )
    Corequisites: Co-requisite: Highway Engineering (CIVL 302 ).
  

  • CIVL 331 - Probability and Statistics for Civil and Construction Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course introduces engineering students to concepts and techniques necessary to organize and analyze technical data. Descriptive statistical measures and probability theory are combined to provide the basis for statistical decision-making techniques applicable to the practice of civil and construction engineering. Topics include data collection and presentation, measures of central tendency; measures of variability; basic probability laws and distributions; sampling theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression analysis, and process control.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: (CIVL 210 ), minimum sophomore standing, or approval of Dept. Head.
  

  • CIVL 402 - Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. Field and laboratory applications of typical methods for determining engineering properties of cohesive and granular soils. Experimental topics include specific gravity, particle size distribution, clay soil consistency, engineering classification, permeability, compaction, consolidation, in situ soil properties, soil boring and sampling techniques, and shear strength parameter determination using unconfined direct, triaxial, vane shear, and penetration apparatus.
    Laboratory: 2 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering I (CIVL 409 ); Co-requisite: Geotechnical Engineering I (CIVL 410 ).
  

  • CIVL 404 - Reinforced Concrete Design

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. Design of reinforced concrete structures using strength design theory. Design of beams, columns, combined stress members, footings, and retaining walls. Comprehensive analysis and design of a building frame and foundation system. Special attention is given to the use of current specifications for design and construction. The use of computer programs to facilitate analysis and design during the comprehensive problem is encouraged.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Structural Analysis (CIVL 309 )
  

  • CIVL 406 - Steel Design

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. Theory and design of steel structures using the load and resistance factor design method. Design of tension and compression members, beams, and columns. Computer solutions are utilized for design shears, moments, and axial loads.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Structural Analysis (CIVL 309 ).
  

  • CIVL 408 - Water and Wastewater Systems

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. Introduction to engineering design principles and practices including water use, quality standards for drinking water, water treatment systems, determining the quality of wastewater, design of sanitary sewers, quality criteria for surface waters, and wastewater treatment systems.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Introduction to Environmental Engineering (CIVL 322 ), General Chemistry II/General Chemistry Laboratory II (CHEM-152/162), Analytic Geometry & Calculus (MATH-231), and Applied Engineering Mathematics (MATH-234).
  

  • CIVL 409 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering Seniors. Introduces the student to the rudiments of theoretical soil mechanics. Topics include engineering uses of soils, laboratory and field determination of soil properties, determination of phase relationships, engineering soil classification, soil-water interaction and seepage flow mechanics, stress effects of loading on soils at depth, and consolidation, compaction, shear strength, and bearing capacity theory.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials (CIVL 304 ) with a grade of “C” or better, Introduction to Environmental Engineering (CIVL 322 ), Analytic Geometry & Calculus III (MATH-231), and Applied Engineering Mathematics I (MATH-234).
  

  • CIVL 410 - Geotechnical Engineering II

    Credit Hours: 3

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. An introductory course in geotechnical analysis and design. Topics include shallow foundations, spread footings, deep foundations, piles and caissons, lateral earth pressure for cohesive and cohesionless soils, slope stability analyses, subsurface investigations, and special topics including such subjects as soil stabilization methods, geotextile applications, liquefaction, etc.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (CIVL 409 )
    Corequisites: Co-requisite: Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (CIVL 402 )
  

  • CIVL 411 - Engineering Management

    Credit Hours: 3

    Application of management skills, methods, and techniques used to effectively perform engineering, design, and construction projects. Course topics include project scheduling, contract documents, multidisciplinary teams, public administration, communication, public policy, ethical responsibility, lifelong learning skills, and engineering leadership. Emphasis is placed on professional relationships between government agencies, owners, engineers, and contractors to achieve project requirements and produce engineering deliverables.
    Lecture: 3 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of all freshman and sophomore courses or approval of the department head.
  

  • CIVL 412 - Engineering Practice & Professional Licensure

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors and Construction Engineering seniors. This class provides a review for the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Computer Based Exam.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing in civil and environmental engineering or construction engineering.
  

  • CIVL 418 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. Accomplishments of laboratory exercises and experiments to illustrate basic concepts of fluid mechanics and to validate empirical formulas used in hydraulic computations. Principal emphasis is on the phenomena associated with closed conduit and open channel flow of water, measurement of velocities, and flow rates and operational characteristics of pumps. A minimum of 1 experiment will involve the use of the computers to evaluate laboratory data.
    Laboratory: 2 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Hydrology and Hydraulics (CIVL 321 ).
  

  • CIVL 419 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. Accomplishment of chemical, physical, and microbiological determinations used in the examination of water and wastewater. Laboratory analysis to evaluate water quality will be performed, such as biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, alkalinity, and others. A minimum of 1 laboratory experiment will involve the use of the computer to evaluate laboratory data.
    Laboratory: 2 hours
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Water and Wastewater Systems (CIVL 408 ).
  

  • CIVL 432 - Civil Engineering Design Capstone I

    Credit Hours: 3

    Ethical canons of the engineering profession require civil engineering graduates to be well-rounded effective leaders in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure and the built environment projects needed to establish safe, healthy, equitable, and vibrant communities. Students apply civil engineering principles to determine appropriate design solutions for a comprehensive engineering problem, using applicable analytical methods of professional practice, to address intradisciplinary projects in civil engineering incorporating structural, environmental, geotechnical, and/or transportation components.
    Prerequisites: Senior standing in civil and environmental engineering.
    Corequisites: Co-requisites: CIVL 404 , CIVL 408 , CIVL 410 , CIVL 411  
  

  • CIVL 433 - Civil Engineering Design Capstone II

    Credit Hours: 3

    Ethical canons of the engineering profession require civil engineering graduates to be well-rounded effective leaders in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure and the built environment projects needed to establish safe, healthy, equitable, and vibrant communities. Students apply civil engineering principles to determine appropriate design solutions for a comprehensive engineering problem, using applicable analytical methods of professional practice, to address intradisciplinary projects in civil engineering incorporating structural, environmental, geotechnical, and/or transportation components.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: CIVL 432  
  

  • CIVL 450 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Internship

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course gives Civil and Environmental Engineering students real-world experience to complement the classroom education that they have previously received. Interns will learn about the variety of issues facing today’s practicing engineer. Interns will spend at least five hours each week working alongside senior-level managers in Charleston area engineering firms or engineering-related regulatory agencies coordinating these activities through the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of Department Head.
  

  • CIVL 453 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3-Jan

    Selected topics in civil engineering. The offering of this course will depend upon the interest of the student, the availability of an instructor, and the approval of the department Head. Since the content of the course may change, a student may repeat the course for credit with consent of the department head.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Head
  

  • COMM 216 - Professional Communications

    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of written and oral communication in organizations. Emphasis is given to communication theory including communication flows and barriers, as well as the psychology of communicating good, neutral, negative, and persuasive messages. The course also covers career planning, delivering professional presentations, electronic communications, and writing formal reports.
    Prerequisites: English 101 and English 102 (Introduction to Writing sequence)
  

  • CONE 302 - Engineering/Construction Law, Ethics Safety and Contracts

    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to basic contract and tort issues and their application in the construction industry; delineation of the various types of contracts and remedies available to parties involved in a construction project; additional related topics including bidding, delays, mechanics liens, site conditions, warranties and the Uniform Commercial Code as it relates to the construction industry. Examine the application of OSHA 29CFR 1926 for the construction industry along with applicable state and federal construction safety laws pertaining to construction, altercations, or repair work at construction site.
  

  • CONE 311 - Resource Estimating

    Credit Hours: 3

    Systems approach to determining required quantities of construction materials; quantification of various types of foundation systems, structural systems and building envelope systems using excerpts of contract documents from a variety of different building projects.
  

  • CONE 312 - Advanced Estimating

    Credit Hours: 3

    Quantification and pricing of direct field costs and general condition costs from construction documents; the preparation of complete lump sum bid package ready for project execution; utilization of entire set of required contract documents.
  

  • CONE 320 - Engineering Materials and Methods w/ Lab

    Credit Hours: 3

    Quantification and pricing of direct field costs and general condition costs from construction documents; the preparation of complete lump sum bid package ready for project execution; utilization of entire set of required contract documents.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CHE-151
    Corequisites: C-corequisite: CIVL 304  
  

  • CONE 330 - Quality Management and Labor Relations

    Credit Hours: 3

    Identify, explain and apply quality management techniques for construction engineering services, construction projects, and related deliverables through use of continuous improvement procedures, analytical tools and techniques focusing on resource allocation, workforce requirements, performance schedule, quality control, and total quality systems. Best practice principles in labor relations and management will be reviewed and evaluated including labor relations law, construction contracts, incentives and penalties, construction agreements and partnerships, collective bargaining, and unionized/nonunionized construction workforce considerations.
  

  • CONE 340 - Structural Analysis and Design

    Credit Hours: 4

    Application of statics and strength of materials for construction of steel buildings, reinforced concrete structures, reinforced masonry structures, and timber structures with computer analysis and design of specific topics.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CIVL 304 , MATH 132
  

  • CONE 350 - Commercial Construction and Engineering Equipment

    Credit Hours: 3

    Prepare students to enter the commercial construction sector through consideration of design, bidding/estimating, value engineering, contracts/negotiation, subcontractor relations, cost controls, management during construction, close out, post-construction requirements and the engineering equipment used during horizontal and vertical construction.
  

  • CONE 360 - Soils and Foundations w/Lab

    Credit Hours: 3

    Introduction to soil types found on construction projects; testing, properties and classification of soil; embankment control, dewatering, excavation, foundations, piers, and pilings.
    Corequisites: Co-requisite: CIVL 304  
  

  • CONE 410 - Project Scheduling

    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to construction project scheduling covering concepts of project selection and scheduling, utilizing the estimate to predict the schedule, scheduling subcontracting, cost controls, project documentation, construction bonds, insurance, payments and the elements of close out.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CIVL 311
  

  • CONE 412 - Engineering Practice and Professional Licensure for Construction Engineers

    Credit Hours: 1

    Required of all Construction Engineering seniors. This class provides a review for the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Computer Based Exam.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing in Construction Engineering.
  

  • CONE 415 - Project Management and Engineering Administration

    Credit Hours: 3

    Project planning, cost controls, and construction related financial documents including: schedule of values, labor and operations cost reports, income statements, balance sheets and construction budgets; emphasis on the development of techniques required to ethically and effectively monitor the financial aspects of a construction project and manage engineering projects.
  

  • CONE 440 - Construction Methods and Temporary Structural Design

    Credit Hours: 3

    Common construction methods are introduced and building details are explored considering material applications and detailing in structural and non- structural building components and physical processes lying behind the design of a building’s envelope and interior. A set of prints and specifications will structure our discussion of the building process. Study of the materials, methods and techniques associated with temporary structures utilized in various construction operations, such as concrete formwork, scaffolding, falsework/shoring, cofferdams, underpinning, diaphragm/slurry walls, earth-retaining structures and construction dewatering systems.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CONE 340  
  

  • CONE 450 - Facilities Operations and Maintenance (BIM)

    Credit Hours: 3

    Each facility has distinct operations, maintenance and capital project delivery needs. Leaders must leverage facility data created throughout the design and construction process and lifecycle to provide safe, healthy, effective and efficient work environments for their clients. The maintenance of this data will create greater efficiencies such as: having accurate as-built information to reduce the cost & time required for renovations; increasing customer satisfaction; and optimizing the operation and maintenance of our building systems to reduce energy usage. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is about ensuring teams have the relevant knowledge and capabilities to achieve best practice and effectively manage information across all stages of your construction projects.
  

  • CONE 460 - Mechanical and Electrical Systems

    Credit Hours: 3

    Mechanical and electrical systems with a major emphasis on the estimate and installation, design and control of the electrical, heating, ventilation and cooling system, site planning and acoustical treatments.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: PHYS 211/PHYS 277
  

  • CONE 470 - Production Processes and Rapid Product Development w/Lab

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course is an introduction to manufacturing processes and manufacturing systems including assembly, machining, injection molding, casting, thermoforming, and more. Emphasis on the physics and randomness and how they influence quality, rate, cost, and flexibility. Attention to the relationship between the process and the system, and the process and part design. Project (in small groups) requires fabrication (and some design) of a product using several different processes.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CONE 311  
  

  • CONE 481 - Construction Engineering Design Capstone I

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course is the first in the Construction Engineering Design Capstone series and provides project definition, project planning, scheduling, and results in development of a feasible plan and presentation for a 35% complete major construction project, for selected or assigned project.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing in construction engineering
    Corequisites: Co-requisites: CONE 410 , CONE 440  
  

  • CONE 482 - Construction Engineering Design Capstone II

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course is the second in the Construction Engineering Design Capstone series that requires 3D modeling, quantity estimating, scheduling, risk analysis, preparation of project construction deliverables, and presentation of results for a major infrastructure or private development construction project as assigned, or approved, addressing design-build requirements. Use information from all previous courses to prepare construction engineering documents for a given project. Respond to project solicitations, Request for Proposal (RFP) announcements, or bid, and project addendums.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CONE 481  
  

  • COOP 400 - Cooperative Experience I

    Credit Hours: 0 - 12

    The student, on an individual basis, pursues advanced understanding by working for a company. The scope of the activities is tailored to the educational focus of the student in consultation with his faculty advisor and the supervisor at the company. The student is required to provide weekly journaling, monthly supervisor evaluations, a final presentation, and a final report on the experience. LESSONS and LABS: No formal class, 0-12. Department Head approval. Consultation with Department Faculty Advisor at least bi-weekly on individual work accomplished.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or senior status with greater than 2.5 GPR.
  

  • COOP 401 - Cooperative Experience II

    Credit Hours: 0 - 12

    The student, on an individual basis, pursues advanced understanding by working for a company. The scope of the activities is tailored to the educational focus of the student in consultation with his faculty advisor and the supervisor at the company. The student is required to provide weekly journaling, monthly supervisor evaluations, a final presentation, and a final report on the experience. LESSONS and LABS: No formal class. 0-12. Department Head approval. Consultation with Department Faculty Advisor at least bi-weekly on individual work accomplished.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or senior status with greater than 2.5 GPR.
  

  • CRMJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3

    Prerequisite for all criminal justice courses (CRMJ 370 -CRMJ 499 ) except CRMJ 202  for non-departmental majors. An introduction to the American criminal justice system, including the history and philosophy of law enforcement, the nature of crime in the United States, an introduction to the substantive criminal law, the nature and theory of the criminal justice process from arrest to corrections, and the roles of the major actors in that process (police, prosecutors, defense lawyers, judges, and corrections personnel).
  

  • CRMJ 202 - Criminology

    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of the theories that seek to explain criminal behavior.
  

  • CRMJ 330 - Emergency Management

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course examines the history and perspectives of the field, hazards concepts and taxonomies, all-hazards approach, phases of emergency management, risk assessment, risk communication, emergency management functions, sustainable development, best practices, the model EOC, the written and implemented disaster plan, attaining the CEM, IAEM, and forging intra- and inter-government relationships.
  

  • CRMJ 331 - Cyber Investigations

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course will introduce the student to the best practices for seizing and securing digital evidence and the complicated legal issues surrounding digital evidence within the area of Cyber-Crime Investigation to include Cyber-Terrorism. The course will cover evidence and issues relative to file Meta-data for various types of electronic devices such as computer networks, cell phones, and electronics storage. Searches justified by exigent circumstances, search incident to arrest, and search warrant issues will also be covered. This course provides students interested in improving their investigative knowledge with an understanding of identifying, quantifying/qualifying, seizing, and protecting electronic information. The investigative process is studied from basic theoretical concepts to the application of the basic elements for prosecution of criminal cases. Included are several studies of electronic crime scene investigation, white collar crime, organized crime, and cyber-terrorism. While this class focuses on cyber investigation practices and procedures in the United States, it offers a global perspective and will incorporate examples from different parts of the world.
  

  • CRMJ 332 - Comparative Homeland Security

    Credit Hours: 3

    The term “homeland security” is a relatively recent addition to the policy and scholarly landscape. Having gained prominence after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the term is often assumed to be synonymous with the work of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - itself a post-911 amalgamation of several federal agencies. The course critically reviews the rise of homeland security as a policy and scholarly concern after 911 and describes and explains homeland security policies, in the US and abroad, by considering their international attributes and by undertaking cross-national and cross-temporal analyses. The course is inter-disciplinary and draws on a range of fields within the social sciences. Students will be encouraged to integrate theory and evidence towards stronger analyses.
  

  • CRMJ 333 - Immigration and Security

    Credit Hours: 3

    Immigration is defined as crossing the border of 1 of the world’s 220 nation states with the intent to stay. Technological improvements in the last 50 years have given rise to massive outflows of people from sending countries and have tested the capacity of receiving countries to absorb immigrants. This course examines security issues such as terrorism that might stem from countries’ inability to control borders and the separate issue of societal security. Special emphasis is given to Mexican immigration to the US.
  

  • CRMJ 370 - Police Systems & Practices

    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to law enforcement in the United States, including a brief history of policing, contemporary trends in criminality, and current issues facing police administrators. Attention will also be given to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and their implications for law enforcement.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 371 - Criminal Law

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course examines the origin and general principles of criminal law, principles of criminal liability, and elements of offenses.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 372 - Critical Issues in Law Enforcement

    Credit Hours: 3

    A critical analysis of contemporary issues in the law enforcement community, including the following: police stress, use of deadly force, police brutality, corruption, unionization, substance abuse by police officers, and other issues currently confronting law enforcement administrators and policymakers.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 373 - Criminal Evidence

    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to the types of evidence, collection of evidence, the chain of custody, and procedures relating to its introduction into judicial proceedings. Special attention is given to Fourth Amendment constitutional issues.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 375 - Criminal Justice Agency Administration

    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to criminal justice agency administration, including the following: the nature of criminal justice organizations, criminal justice personnel, group behavior in criminal justice organizations, and processes in criminal justice organizations.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 380 - Corrections

    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to corrections, correctional theory, and correction policy through the in-depth study of key areas in corrections, including correctional history, systems, policy, treatment programs, prison life, community-based corrections.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 381 - Organized Crime

    Credit Hours: 3

    An examination and analysis of organized crime, of controversies surrounding the phenomenon, and of efforts aimed at its control. Attention will be given to defining organized crime, to its development, and to various theories that seek to explain its existence. Other topics include the activities that constitute the business of organized crime, the relationship between organized crime and corruption of governmental officials, and the techniques used to control it.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 382 - Drugs and Crime

    Credit Hours: 3

    An examination of drug use as it relates to addiction, social problems, crime, enforcement, and treatment. Issues involving domestic and international drug supply, demand, trafficking, and interdiction are studied.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 383 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

    Credit Hours: 3

    An examination of the ideology, structure, and justice process of various criminal justice systems in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The comparative study involves analysis of diverse social control, legal, police, court, correction, and juvenile systems from representative justice approaches around the world.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 384 - International Crime

    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of transnational crime, criminals, and criminal organizations in a global context including an examination of international and national organizations, laws, and justice practices responsible for controlling multi-national criminal activity.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 385 - Juvenile Delinquency

    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to delinquency, to the juvenile justice process from intake to disposition, to trends in the treatment of juvenile offenders, and to juvenile justice reform (decriminalization, diversion, deinstitutionalization, and due process).
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 386 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to research and to statistical methods, data bases, and computer applications in relation to the various fields of criminal justice. Special attention will be given to the problems associated with collection and analysis of criminal justice data.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 387 - Criminal Investigation

    Credit Hours: 3

    An examination of the criminal investigation process that combines forensic applications with investigative procedures. Crime scene preservation, management, evidence collection, and process are included in the examination of the investigative process. Interrogation and interviewing techniques, as well as physical evidence used to investigate specific types of offenses, are studied.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 388 - White Collar Crime

    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of “white collar” crime as a specific type of deviance. The course explores aspects of organizational, corporate, occupational, and governmental criminality and its detection, investigation, prosecution, and punishment.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 389 - Justice in Latin America

    Credit Hours: 3

    Latin American countries have criminal justice institutions based on fundamental principles similar to those of US criminal justice institutions: due process, substantive criminal and criminal procedural law, basic organization into police, courts and corrections sectors, written constitutions, etc. Yet Latin American criminal justice institutions often in practice function very differently from those in the US. This course presents case studies on Latin American criminal justice institutions with topics including police reform in Bolivia; use of the National Guard in counter-narcotics in Puerto Rico; judicial police reform in Mexico; prosecutorial reform in Guatemala; and others.
  

  • CRMJ 390 - Victimology

    Credit Hours: 3

    The scientific study of the extent, nature, and causes of criminal victimization, its consequences for the persons involved and the reactions to such victimization by society, in particular the police and the criminal justice system. Additional areas of examination include history of victimology, legal recourse for crime, victims, and informal methods of addressing the needs of victims.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 391 - Criminalistics

    Credit Hours: 3

    The application of science to the investigation of crime. Designed to acquaint non-science majors with the philosophy and methodology of dealing with physical evidence in criminal investigation.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 392 - Computer Crime

    Credit Hours: 3

    An exploration of the current state of computer crime in the United States. The course traces the history of technological crime and identifies areas ripe for exploitation from technology savvy deviants. It also evaluates forensic practices and software in light of government legislation together with an analysis of emerging case law. The course also addresses guidelines for the development of computer forensic laboratories, the creation of computer crime task forces, and the search and seizure of electronic equipment.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 393 - Homicide

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course is designed to teach students about the law enforcement, statistical, legal and psychological elements of homicide in the United States. Throughout the course we will explore theories and explanation for homicide, traditional murder, children/women who kill, and multiple victim killers. At the end of the semester, students will be responsible for teaching the class about an infamous serial killer.
  

  • CRMJ 465 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3

    An advanced seminar designed to examine in-depth selected topics in criminal justice.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 470 - Ethics

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course seeks to examine the criminal justice system through an ethical lens, to identify ethical issues in practice and in theory, to explore ethical dilemmas, and to suggest how ethical issues and dilemmas faced by criminal justice professionals might be resolved.
  

  • CRMJ 471 - Psychology of Crime

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course examines the role of psychology in contributing to our understanding of criminal behavior and criminal justice system processes. The course will review our current understanding of the criminal mind and the psychological explanations associated with the commission of violent crime, homicide, sexual assault, multiple murder, terrorism, property crime, and substance abuse. The course takes a close look at developmental risk factors and the biological origins of criminal behavior. Toward the end of the semester, the course discusses the use of psychological principles in police interrogations, the court process, and correctional psychology.
  

  • CRMJ 472 - Crime Prevention

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course will examine how to prevent crime from humanistic, structural, situational and environmental perspectives. A basic introduction to each of these schools of thought will be given. The main focus of this course will be examining the empirical research surrounding each method.
  

  • CRMJ 498 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3

    An independent research project resulting in a formal paper, this study must be approved by the department head in consultation with an appropriate member of the faculty who will supervise the project. Virtually any aspect of criminal justice may be investigated. Especially recommended for those considering graduate or professional study.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: As determined by instructor, CRMJ 201 
  

  • CRMJ 499 - Internship

    Credit Hours: 3

    Internships with government and other agencies are offered to combine academic training with professional experience.
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of director of internships, CRMJ 201 
  

  • ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Study the concepts of value and price, including factors affecting short- and long-run adjustments of the individual firm with respect to prices, costs, and levels of production. Gain knowledge of value and price determination, market adjustments in competition and monopoly, distribution of income, international economics, and current economic problems.
    Prerequisites: MATH 105
  

  • ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    Credit Hours: 3

    Study the origins of capitalism and the development of economic institutions. Explore economic principles, including an analysis of the determination of national income and its fluctuations, and an introduction to money, banking, and government finance.
    Prerequisites: ECON 201  
  

  • ECON 401 - Money and Banking

    Credit Hours: 3

    Review the nature and functions of money, the various m1tary standards, the development of our monetary system, the factors affecting the value of money, methods and objectives of money and credit control, international exchange, and analysis of recent developments in money and credit.
    Prerequisites: ECON 202
  

  • EDUC 101 - Education in Modern Society

    Credit Hours: 3

    Open to any interested student. An orientation to teaching as a profession and to the teacher-training program. Study and discussion on school organization and teachers’ roles and responsibilities; personal and professional guidance. Introduction to the learner-centered conceptual base of the department. A field experience comp1nt of ten hours is required.
  

  • EDUC 202 - Educational Psychology

    Credit Hours: 3

    This course focuses on the dynamics of human learning and the psychological principles that serve as the foundation for educational practice. The general goal is to introduce students to the field of educational psychology and to teach them how to apply the concepts, theoretical principles, and research findings from the discipline of psychology to the planning and implementation of effective instructional strategies in the classroom. Major emphasis is placed on assisting the student in gaining a functional knowledge of the ideas explored. Moreover, through this course the college student who is preparing for employment in the field of education is acquainted with many facets of the teacher’s role as a decision maker in the teaching/learning process. Class discussions, activities, and a ten-hour field experience comp1nt focus on the connections between theory and practice and provide students with opportunities to apply psychological principles and solve practical problems.
  

  • EDUC 206 - Adolescent Development

    Credit Hours: 3

    A survey of the basic principles and theories of human development with a focus on adolescents and their educational processes. The ten-hour field experience comp1nt is designed to interrelate college classroom learning with public school observations and activities.
  

  • EDUC 301 - Foundations in Literacy

    Credit Hours: 3

    A foundational course designed to develop competencies in teaching literacy skills. The content of this course examines the theoretical research and historical perspectives as related to reading education. Five components of a balanced literacy program will be examined and these components are based on research of the National Reading Panel. Approaches to reading will be examined as phonics; sight; linguistic; language experience approach; and the VAKT. Literacy educators and pi1ers in reading education as Chall, Flesch, Fries, Allen, and Fernald will be discussed to provide background information from a historical prospective to assure that students will have a knowledge of foundations. A field experience component of ten hours is required.
 

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