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Required of all candidates of the MA degree, this course is culmination of the previous sequential graduate studio blocks and reviews. Concepts developed will result in a body of work that constitutes the graduate exhibition or presentation. An oral defense of the ideas presented in the exhibition or presentation is required. Documentation will be submitted by the MA candidate and will become part of the Department of Art & Design¿s files. The candidate will also create and submit appropriate announcements, posters, and descriptions for public relations.

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Art & Design

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Art (MA)

An interdisciplinary course introducing students to programs and careers offered by disciplines in the College of Arts & Humanities. The course prepares students to select a major to achieve their personal and professional goals.

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Broad survey of astronomy: the night sky, seasons, moon phases, eclipses, light, telescopes, stars, stellar evolution, galaxies, cosmology, the solar system.

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Astronomy

Programs:
Earth Science (BS) | Earth Science Minor | Earth Science Teaching (5-12) (BS) | Physics Teaching (BS)

Survey of our solar system: the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids; history of the discovery and exploration of the solar system.

Areas of Study:
Astronomy

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Earth Science Minor

The probability of extraterrestrial intelligent life; the chemical basis of life; planetary environments; habitable zones; the Drake equation; UFOs; space travel; interstellar communication; limits on technical civilizations. General Education Categories 2 and 3.

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Astronomy

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The probability of extraterrestrial intelligent life; the chemical basis of life; planetary environments; habitable zones; the Drake equation; UFOs; space travel; interstellar communication; limits on technical civilizations. General Education Categories 2 and 3.

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Astronomy

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Techniques for observing with the naked eye, binoculars and small telescopes; constellation and star identification; use of star atlases and handbooks; observations of stars, binaries, clusters, nebulae, planets and the sun and moon, etc. Students will also learn how astronomical theories are formulated and tested by observing phenomena in the sky. Evening observing labs required.

Prerequisites:
AST 101

Areas of Study:
Astronomy

Programs:
Astronomy Minor | Earth Science (BS) | Earth Science Teaching (5-12) (BS)

The celestial sphere; coordinate systems; sidereal and solar time; diurnal motion; precession; proper motion; refraction; aberration; parallax. Requires a background in trigonometry.

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Astronomy

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Astronomy Minor

Celestial mechanics; gravitational and tidal forces; stellar motions and parallax; radiation and matter; magnitudes and stellar spectra; binary stars and stellar masses; stellar structure and evolution.

Prerequisites:
MATH 121 and PHYS 221

Areas of Study:
Astronomy

Programs:
Astronomy Minor

Stellar endpoints; close binary systems; variable stars; the Milky Way; normal galaxies; galactic evolution; active galaxies and quasars; cosmology.

Prerequisites:
AST 215, MATH 122, PHYS 222

Areas of Study:
Astronomy

Programs:
Astronomy Minor

Operating the 0.5 meter telescope; operating the BRC 250 astrograph; learning to install and operate ancillary equipment for both telescopes.

Prerequisites:
AST 201 and AST 215, Consent

Areas of Study:
Astronomy

Programs:
Astronomy Minor | Physics (BS)

Photometric systems; observational techniques of point-source photometry: methods of data reduction; interpretation of data.

Prerequisites:
AST 215

Areas of Study:
Astronomy

Programs:
Physics (BS)

Observations of extended sources; photometric calibration of extended sources; use of secondary standard stars.

Prerequisites:
AST 353

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Astronomy

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Reduction of digital images to determine positions, proper motions, and parallaxes of stars; analysis of errors.

Prerequisites:
AST 201 and AST 215

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Astronomy

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Physics (BS)

Line identification; radial velocity determinations; spectral classifications.

Prerequisites:
AST 225

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Astronomy

Programs:
Physics (BS)

Students will conduct supervised research in astronomy.

Prerequisites:
Consent

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Astronomy

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A course in a particular area of astronomy not regularly offered. May be repeated for credit on each new topic.

Prerequisites:
Consent

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Astronomy

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Individual study under the guidance of an astronomy faculty member.

Prerequisites:
Consent

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Astronomy

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Special arrangements must be made with an appropriate faculty member or the departmental office. May be repeated for credit on each new topic.

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Students will conduct supervised research in astronomy.

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Students will gain an understanding of anatomic and pathologic concepts necessary to assess musculoskeletal injury. This course is designed for the graduate athletic training student.

Prerequisites:
Acceptance into the M.S. in Athletic Training degree program

Areas of Study:
Athletic Training

Programs:
Athletic Training (MS)

This course provides an introduction to the profession of athletic training and foundational assessment, prevention, and athletic training care techniques. This includes the execution of pre-participation physical exams, emergency preparedness and assessment of environmental illnesses, and taping, wrapping, and bracing procedures. This course is designed for the graduate athletic training student.

Prerequisites:
Acceptance into the M.S. in Athletic Training degree program.

Areas of Study:
Athletic Training

Programs:
Athletic Training (MS)

This course prepares students to triage, assess, monitor, respond, and provide immediate care for acute conditions and medical emergencies common among a physically active population. Students will learn to evaluate and manage patients experiencing cardiac, respiratory, and cervical spine compromise, diabetic emergencies, environmental illnesses, anaphylaxis, internal hemorrhaging, shock, and musculoskeletal injuries. This course is intended for the graduate athletic training student.

Areas of Study:
Athletic Training

Programs:
Athletic Training (MS)

Principles of etiology, pathology, assessment, recognition, diagnosis, and development of a treatment and referral plan for lower-body injuries and conditions suffered by athletes and physically active individuals. This includes the foot, ankle, lower leg, knee, thigh, hip, pelvis, and lumbar spine. This course is designed for the graduate athletic training student.

Areas of Study:
Athletic Training

Programs:
Athletic Training (MS)