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ENGL 9981-9 Dissertation (1-9 hours)
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FIN 6063 International Business Finance (3 Hours)
Financial analysis and decision-making in a global context. Emphasis on foreign currency risk, comparative practices, political risk,
global financial markets, and methods to measure and manage company exposure to international risks.
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FIN 6083 Portfolio Management (3 Hours)
Developing and implementing a portfolio to meet the objectives of an investment policy statement. Emphasis on constructing an investment policy statement, creating a policy portfolio, evaluating performance, and monitoring a portfolio and portfolio strategies for fixed income and equity asset allocations. Computer databases and software packages are used extensively to evaluate these strategies in a realistic decision-making setting. Prerequisite: FIN 3083 with a grade of C or higher.
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FIN 6113 Student Investment Fund (3 hours)
Actual management of a financial asset portfolio. Students determine the investment style, allocate assets, select securities, and place the trades. Students are responsible for maintaining and updating all policies, procedures, accounting records, and a web site. Prerequisites: FIN 7023 , application form, and permission of instructor.
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FIN 7003 Financial Theory (3 hours)
Devoted to an understanding of the numerous financial decisions confronting the modern business firm. Specific emphasis is placed on developing practical decision-making approaches for solving financial problems. Prerequisites: All foundation MSF courses.
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FIN 7013 Long-Term Financial Decisions (3 hours)
Emphasis on the optimal acquisition and allocation of long-term sources of capital. Topics include capital budgeting evaluation models, cash flow analysis, diversification, portfolio approaches to capital budgeting, capital structure, cost of capital, lease purchase decisions, abandonment, and mergers. Prerequisite: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7023 Investment Analysis and Management (3 hours)
Theory and tools of analysis required in managing financial assets. Employing modern decision and probability theory, statistical techniques, and the computer, the course investigates the entire process of investing in financial assets, from the analysis of individual securities to the final combination of securities into portfolios. Prerequisite: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7033 Derivative Securities (3 hours)
Introduces the use and pricing of derivative assets. Covers mathematical concepts underlying derivative asset analysis, the institutional structure of derivative markets and contracts, elementary pricing relations, the binominal and Black-Scholes options pricing models. Futures, options, bond and foreign currency options, implied binomial trees, and alternative option pricing models are explored. Prerequisite: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7053 Portfolio Management (3 hours)
Development and application of modern portfolio theory to the selection of financial assets. Topics include diversification, portfolio construction and revision, and portfolio management. Prerequisite: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7093 International Financial Management (3 hours)
Examines the international business environment and the challenges and opportunities it presents for financial managers. Emphasis on foreign exchange, international treasury functions, international risk, and diversification. Prerequisite: MBA 7013 or FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7123 Enterprise Risk Management (3 hours)
An understanding of the risks faced by banks and other financial institutions. Topics include a review of the financial products used for hedging and risk reduction, how traders manage their exposure, interest rate risk, volatility, bank regulation and Basel II, credit derivatives, and using Value-at-Risk for managing market risk, operational risk, and credit risk. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 and FIN 7033 .
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FIN 7133 Advanced Topics in Risk Management (3 hours)
Risk measurement and management, including market, credit, and liquidity risk, settlement measurement techniques for contracts such as duration, portfolio Beta, factor sensitivities, Value at Risk(tm), dynamic portfolio distribution analysis, and extreme value analysis. Includes techniques for trading desk risk management, total portfolio market exposure limits, and counterpart credit exposure limits. Prerequisites: FIN 7033 and MATH 2024.
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FIN 7143 Money and Capital Markets (3 Hours)
Discussion of money and capital markets, and the role of these markets in the economy and business operations. Topics will cover monetary policy and the banking system in the US, banking regulations and requirements, and an introduction into market microstructure.
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FIN 7193 Applied Finance Project (3 hours)
An applied project exploring a quantitative finance problem that might be met in practice and involves the development or use of a quantitative financial technique. Requires prior approval of the supervising faculty member, an industry sponsor, and the department chairperson.
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FIN 7213 Research Tools in Finance (3 hours)
Attain a working knowledge of advanced statistical analyses commonly used by financial professionals; apply these statistical methods to a variety of financial situations; understand the composition, structure, and retrieval of data from financial databases; and develop the ability to analyze financial data using statistical software. Develop financial models in SAS and MATLAB. Prerequisites: MBA 7013 and either QM 7023 or STAT 6813 .
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FIN 7243 Financial Modeling (3 Hours)
Use of quantitative techniques and simulation with respect to managing and forecasting financial decisions. Development of dynamic financial statement models. Emphasis on decisions related to working capital, debt management, financial forecasting, and valuation.
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FIN 7961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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FIN 7973 Seminar in Finance (3 hours)
A critical analysis of selected topics in finance. Prerequisite: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7981-6 Master’s Thesis (1-6 hours)
Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written thesis and formal defense before graduate committee is required.
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FIN 7991-3 Independent Study in Finance (1-3 hours)
Open to graduate students who wish to pursue individual study or investigation of a field of finance. Students are required to plan their program of study and prepare a formal report of their findings. The field of interest selected for study may not be that investigated in meeting thesis requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of graduate advisor.
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GEOG 6053 Geomorphology (3 hours)
Description, analysis, and interpretation of land-form on the earth’s surface. Utilization of aerial photographs and topographic maps. Prerequisite: GEOL 1014 or equivalent.
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Geology |
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GEOL 6083 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 hours)
Fundamentals of the design and use of spatial datasets in computerized mapping and analysis of spatial data. Concentrates on technical and scientific aspects of the collection, query, analysis and presentation of spatial data from a wide range of disciplines using industry standard software tools. Lecture and computer lab components. Prerequisites: GEOL 1014, or equivalent; or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6463 Petroleum Geology (3 hours)
A synthesis of geology, geophysics, and geochemistry as applied to petroleum exploration, petroleum production, and enhanced oil recovery. Prerequisites: GEOL 1013 and 3153, or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6513 Hydrogeology (3 hours)
Introduction to the properties of water and the hydrologic cycle. Both surface and groundwater systems as well as exploration techniques, well design, well hydraulics and aquifer tests. Prerequisite: GEOL 3153.
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GEOL 6544 Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks and Processes (4 hours)
Igneous and metamorphic rocks of the earth’s crust and their processes of formation, alteration, and occurrence in space and time. Laboratory stresses the coordination of megascopic and petrographic studies of rocks. Prerequisite: GEOL 2143. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory session each week.
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GEOL 6553 Environmental Geochemistry (3 hours)
Geochemical processes controlling the composition of the natural system and its response to natural and man-made disturbances. Includes major, trace element, and isotopic compositions of the atmosphere, surface and subsurface waters, and the rock/soil system. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6723 Paleoenvironment Interpretation (3 hours)
Combines techniques and information from other geoscience specializations such as mineralogy, sedimentology and stratigraphy, climatology, geochemistry, biology, basin analysis and development, and tectonics to generate a more
complete characterization of current and ancient environments. Prerequisites: GEOL 3053 and CHEM 1013 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6861-6 Special Topics in Geology (1-6 hours)
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GEOL 7113 Plate Tectonics (3 hours)
Lecture and seminar covering global tectonics, plate boundary phenomena, structural associations and assemblages, petrologic associations and assemblages and the mechanics of plate motion and interaction. Term paper required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063, 3153, 4144; MATH 2073; PHYS 2063, or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7263 Carbonate Sedimentology (3 hours)
Study of carbonate depositional environments and the description and classification of limestones. Field trips are required. Prerequisites: GEOL 2003 and 3153 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7313 Clastic Sedimentology and Depositional Systems (3 hours)
An overview of the mechanics of detrital transport and deposition. Survey of clastic depositional environments and facies. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: GEOL 3153 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7333 Advanced Stratigraphic Analysis (3 hours)
Application of quantitative methods to stratigraphic analysis. Survey and application of sequence stratigraphy. Course activities emphasize hands-on exercises. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7353 Sandstone Petrography (3 hours)
Study of the classification, texture, composition, and diagenesis of sandstone and related clastic sedimentary rocks. Laboratory exercises emphasize microanalysis. Prerequisites: GEOL 3153 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7401-6 Special Topics in Geochemistry (1-6 hours)
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GEOL 7413 Geochemistry (3 hours)
Study of the chemical principles that govern the distribution of elements among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solid earth. Prerequisite: CHEM 1023.
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GEOL 7713 Regional Tectonics (3 hours)
Review course covering structural styles, associations, and models. Involves extensive reading on geology of selected areas. Seminar format, term papers required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063 and permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7723 Geomechanics (3 hours)
Introduction to the application of continuum mechanics to geology. Topics covered include stress, strain, buckling, bending, fracturing, isostasy, and heat conduction. Term paper and field trip required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063, GEOL 3061, MATH 2073, PHYS 2063, and permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7861-6 Special Topics in Geology (1-6 hours)
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GEOL 7913 Geology Report (3 hours)
Non-thesis option report in geology. Pass-fail only.
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GEOL 7950 Graduate Forum (0 Hours)
Presents information to promote graduate student success in Geosciences degree programs and professional/career development. Faculty and invited experts will provide topical lectures. Students will share experiences in their respective subdisciplines. Open discussions will provide suggests to all for accomplishing degree milestones and ultimate completion. Flash presentations are where students are randomly selected with their name and related illustration appear on the screen and they have to make an on-the-spot presentation of their research activities.
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GEOL 7961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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GEOL 7981-6 Research and Thesis (1-6 hours)
Directed research on some problem within an approved area. Examination and written thesis required. Prerequisite: Permission of discipline.
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GEOL 7991-4 Independent Study (1-4 hours)
Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Permission.
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GEOL 9981-9 Research and Dissertation (1-9 hours)
Original research on some problem within the field of earth sciences at the Ph.D. level. A maximum of 12 hours can be taken in one semester. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program.
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GEOL 9991-9 Independent Study (1-9 hours)
Individual or group studies in advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is undertaken by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. program and permission.
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GPHY 6053 Applied Geophysics (3 hours)
Survey of applied geophysics describing physical methods involved in exploration for hydrocarbons and minerals. Applications of physics to measurements made for mapping near surface earth structure. Gravity, magnetic, electrical, electro-magnetic, bore-hole logging, ground penetrating radar, seismic, and radioactivity methods for mapping sub-surface will be discussed. Introduction to data processing and interpretation with the objective of locating natural resources. Prerequisites: GPHY 2053 and EE 3023.
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GPHY 6403 Petroleum Seismology (3 hours)
Acquisition, processing and (as time allows) interpretation of 3D seismic reflection data. Topics include wave properties, ID seismic concepts, 2D seismic acquisition, seismic economics, land and marine acquisition methods, overview of processing with emphasis on migration concepts. Prerequisites: MATH 2024, PHYS 2063, senior standing.
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GPHY 6433 Seismic Data Processing and Interpretation (3 hours)
Fourier Transform theory in continuous and discrete time. Filter theory and the Ztransform, filter stability, introduction to the wave equation. Interpretation of processed seismic data. Prerequisites: GPHY 4003, MATH 4123, and MATH 4143.
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GPHY 6463 Well Logging for Geologists and Geophysicists (3 hours)
Electrical, acoustic, and radioactive properties of rocks. Introduction to well logging theory and interpretation of subsurface logs. Prerequisites: GEOL 3153, PHYS 2063.
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GPHY 6861-6 Special Topics in Geophysics (1-6 hours)
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GPHY 7023 Seismic Inversion (3 Hours)
Introduces the important theoretical aspects of the seismic numerical modeling and inversion. Includes seismic wave propagation by using wave equations, ray tracing and Eikonal equations in isotropic and anisotropic media, and various inversion methods such as singular value decomposition (SVD), damped least-square, Gauss-Newton and simulated annealing (SA). Seismic migration, tomography, impedance inversion and full waveform inversion (FWI) are also introduced. In addition, students will be required to read geophysical papers and give oral presentations. Also helps students improve their programming skills on seismic numerical modeling and inversion.
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GPHY 7153 Integrated Seismic Data Interpretation (3 hours)
The course will focus on the aspects of seismic data interpretation for detailing the subsurface structure and rock properties for hydrocarbon exploration. The course will cover the methodology of integrated interpretation of seismic, gravity, magnetic and well log data. Prerequisites: GPHY 4003 and GEOL 4063, or permission.
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GPHY 7301-6 Special Topics in Geophysics (1-6 hours)
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GPHY 7913 Geophysics Report (3 hours)
Non-thesis option report in geophysics. Pass-fail only.
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GPHY 7961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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GPHY 7981-6 Research and Thesis (1-6 hours)
Directed research on some problem within an approved area. Examination and written thesis required. Prerequisite: Permission of discipline.
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GPHY 7991-4 Independent Study (1-4 hours)
Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Permission.
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GPHY 9981-9 Research and Dissertation (1-9 hours)
Original research on a problem within the field of earth sciences at the Ph.D. level. A maximum of 12 hours can be taken in one semester. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program.
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GPHY 9991-9 Independent Study (1-9 hours)
Individual or group studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is undertaken by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. program and permission.
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Health Care Delivery Science |
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HCDS 7010 Capstone Project (0 Hours)
These hands-on projects provide opportunities for applying core knowledge to real-world problems, while gaining practical experience in project design and execution. Pass/Fail.
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HCDS 7013 Essentials in U.S. Health Care Policy (3 hours)
Provides an overview of current and anticipated policies governing health care delivery and financing. Examines a variety of public and private health care funding mechanisms, calling special attention to disparities and vulnerable populations. Other topics will include the aging population, emerging payment models, and pharmaceutical/device pricing and distribution.
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HCDS 7020 Capstone Project (0 Hours)
These hands-on projects provide opportunities for applying core knowledge to real-world problems, while gaining practical experience in project design and execution. Pass/Fail.
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HCDS 7023 Population Health (3 hours)
Studies disparities, social determinants of health, and correlation between socioeconomic status and health outcomes. Examines how health behaviors are influenced through care management and social marketing. Reviews communication practices in health care, and studies the social mission of academic and private health care organizations.
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HCDS 7030 Capstone Project (0 Hours)
These hands-on projects provide opportunities for applying core knowledge to real-world problems, while gaining practical experience in project design and execution. Pass/Fail.
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HCDS 7033 The Science of Health Care Delivery (3 hours)
Provides learners with core knowledge about how health care is delivered across the U.S, and how it is meeting shifting demographics and marketplace demands. Key topics will include: variation, utilization, social determinants of health, and workforce supply/demand. Will look at ways to boost access, affordability, equitability, quality and patient satisfaction.
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HCDS 7040 Capstone Project (0 Hours)
These hands-on projects provide opportunities for applying core knowledge to real-world problems, while gaining practical experience in project design and execution. Pass/Fail.
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HCDS 7043 Strategic Planning in Health Care (3 hours)
Emphasizes strategic planning in health care. Selected case studies will detail the competitive environment in the health care industry, as well as the dynamic interactions between various constituencies charged with providing comprehensive health care to patients. Emphasis will be placed on leadership and negotiation skills.
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HCDS 7050 Capstone Project (0 Hours)
These hands-on projects provide opportunities for applying core knowledge to real-world problems, while gaining practical experience in project design and execution. Pass/Fail.
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HCDS 7053 Quality Improvement Science in Health Care (3 hours)
Examines healthcare quality across a variety of conditions and settings. Emphasis will be placed on economic and public policy forces that drive quality improvement, as well as safety, and reduction of harm. Will reinforce systems thinking, and how it aligns with risk assessment and patient safety directives.
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HCDS 7110 HCDS Capstone Project (0 hours)
To successfully finish the HCDS program, students will complete ‘Capstone Projects.’ These hands-on projects provide opportunities for applying core knowledge to real-world problems, while gaining practical experience in project design and execution. Students will receive coaching and mentoring from a faculty advisor, and will be required to present their findings to the entire HCDS group.
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HIST 6133 Seminar in the History of Political Thought (3 hours)
Seminar on a single author, the political thought of a particular time and place, or a theme or school of thought.
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HIST 6283 American Indian Ethno-history (3 hours)
A readings class designed to expose students to the varied methods and interpretations current in American Indian history. “Ethnohistory” refers to an interdisciplinary “meeting place” between history and anthropology, and an approach that seeks to understand American Indian historical experiences by focusing on multiple historical and cultural perspectives. The class is organized topically, and students will be expected to offer in class presentations and write short and long papers based upon readings.
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HIST 6293 History of the North American West (3 hours)
Reading seminar on the history of the North American West. Course seeks to move beyond older conceptualizations of the region and its history by focusing on issues as diverse as place and process, community and conflict, migration and ethnicity, resource development and environment. Course will ask students to engage history and historiography as we consider the West as place and cultural phenomenon.
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HIST 6453 Russia: Reform and Revolution (3 hours)
Russia from 1825 to 1917, with emphasis on the processes of repression, reform, and revolution. Topics include the Russian intelligentsia, the Great Reforms, populism and terrorism, industrialization, and the revolutions of 1905 and 1917.
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HIST 6473 Soviet Russia (3 hours)
The Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991, with emphasis on the evolution of state and society. Topics include the Revolution and Civil War, New Economic Policy, the Stalin Revolution, art and culture under dictatorship, Kruschev reforms, the Brezhnev era, and the Gorbachev years.
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HIST 6483 Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche (3 hours)
The development of 19th-century German philosophy, including the problem of the nature and significance of history. Emphasis on Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche, with additional readings from the works of Fichte, Feuerbach, and Schopenhauer. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or related area with permission of instructor. Same as PHIL 4453.
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HIST 6603 American Diplomatic History since 1914 (3 hours)
American foreign relations from the rise of Woodrow Wilson in 1914 to the present.
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HIST 6793 America at War in the 20th Century (3 hours)
The evolution of American military policies during the 20th century. The strategies and tactics used to implement these policies are studied through an analysis of American participants in the following wars: Spanish American, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Emphasizes the interrelationships among military, foreign and domestic issues.
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HIST 6803 Topics in Greek History (3 hours)
Discussion course focused on a narrowly defined historical period, theme, or set of problems. Emphasis on the analysis of the ancient evidence and on the various scholarly controversies to which it gives rise.
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HIST 6813 Topics in Roman History (3 hours)
Seminar on selected topics and problems in Roman history; emphasis on the various narrative and epigraphic sources (in translation) and how to use them, and on current scholarship.
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HIST 6823 Topics in East Asian History (3 hours)
Seminar focused on a particular time period, country, and/or set of problems in Asian history. The course will emphasize critical analysis of historical works, literature, films, and archival documents and the modern scholarly controversies to which they give rise.
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HIST 6833 Topics in Latin American History (3 hours)
Seminar aimed at a close consideration of a selected topic in Latin American History.
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HIST 6843 Topics in European History (3 hours)
Seminar on a specific historical period, theme, or set of problems in European history. Close reading of texts with emphasis on the analysis of sources and the modern scholarly controversies to which they give rise.
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HIST 6853 Topics in American History (3 hours)
Seminar on a specific historical period, theme, or set of problems in American history. Emphasis on critical analysis of historical works and on modern scholarly controversies.
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HIST 6873 Topics in Medieval History (3 hours)
Seminar on a specific period, theme, or set of problems in the history of medieval Western Europe, Byzantium, and/or Islam. Emphasis on source analysis and modern scholarly debate.
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HIST 6973 Seminar (3 hours)
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HIST 7313 Readings in the History of the Ancient World and Europe to 1700 (3 hours)
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HIST 7413 Readings in the History of Europe since 1700 (3 hours)
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HIST 7423 Research in the History of Europe since 1700 (3 hours)
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HIST 7513 Readings in the History of the United States (3 hours)
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HIST 7523 Research in the History of the United States (3 hours)
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HIST 7713 Readings in Comparative Social and Cultural History (3 hours)
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HIST 7723 Research in Comparative Social and Cultural History (3 hours)
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HIST 7961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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HIST 7981-6 Research and Thesis (1-6 hours)
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HIST 7991-3 Independent Study (1-3 hours)
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IB 6013 Topics in International Business (3 hours)
A critical study of selected topics in international business. Emphasis on contemporary economic and political relationships. Course may include foreign travel. May be repeated for credit if different topics are covered. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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IB 6973 Seminar in International Business (3 hours)
A critical study of selected subjects in International Business. May be repeated for credit if different topics are covered. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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IB 7973 Seminar in International Business (3 hours)
A critical analysis of selected topics in international business. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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IB 7991-3 Independent Study (1-3 hours)
Independent Study
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