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2025-2026 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Course Descriptions

Graduate Bulletin Course Description Introduction

Course descriptions are listed (in this section) in alphabetical order by curricular subject abbreviations. Graduate courses are those numbered from 500 through 899. All numbers below 500 are for undergraduate credit.

Interpreting Course Descriptions

This document will help you understand the various codes used in the course descriptions.

A typical course description appears like this:

SCOUN 786 Counseling Process Laboratory  

Course Level

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Graduate courses are numbered from 500 to 899. The 100 through 400 series are undergraduate courses.

Credits

UW-Stout defines a credit hour as an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that reasonably approximates: [1] At least 750 minutes of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of 1,500 minutes of out-of-class student work for one semester credit hour, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time (e.g. compressed courses); or [2] At least an equivalent amount of work as required in part one [1] of this definition for other academic activities as established by UW-Stout, including distance education, online, hybrid, or other indirect faculty instruction, laboratory work, internships, co-op experiences, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.  This definition of the semester credit hour applies to all academic credit bearing activities at all levels (graduate and undergraduate). In order to receive a degree, you must not only gain the required number of credits in the program you are pursuing, but also must attain a certain standard of scholarship. (See also “Suspension and Probation.”)
 

Other Courses
  

  • BUMKG-508 Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Strategic marketing planning process, marketing audit, marketing strategy development, positioning concept, market research, marketing mix, communication strategies and ethical issues for nonprofit organizations.
  

  • BUMKG-550 E-Business Strategy and Practice

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Development and growth of Internet marketing. An examination of e-business basics, business models, current and future trends, major issues, evaluation of model design and Internet marketing plans.
  

  • BUMKG-585 Target Marketing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The study and application of methods used to identify viable market segments; use of demographic, psychographic and cultural research findings to successfully market products and services to various market segments.
  

  • BUMKG-679 Marketing Research

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Experimental and survey techniques to secure information for successful marketing; primary and secondary sources; data collection, compilation and analysis methods; effective communication of conclusions and recommendations to management.
  

  • BUMKG-746 Strategic Marketing for Entrepreneurs

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Techniques used by entrepreneurial organizations to make strategic marketing decisions with emphasis on innovative approaches to marketing concepts using social media, the Internet, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis of consumer markets. Outcomes include a written economic analysis, business model and synthesized marketing plan for an existing or proposed organization.
    Must be admitted to the graduate professional development certificate: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  

  • BUMKG-799 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
  

  • CMG-551 Cross-Media Campaigns

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Software, systems and processes used to plan and produce personalized and integrated cross-media (Web, print, e-mail, mobile, PDF, eBook, and other digital media) marketing/promotion campaigns. Databases, layout issues, dynamic content (text, images, charts and graphs), scripting, automation, variable data digital printing and personalization, design platforms and web storefront interaction.
  

  • CMG-555 ePublishing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Techniques and processes for creating published digital media. Design considerations, file formats, digital asset and rights management, digital publishing standards and issues specific to long documents. Portable Document Format files, eBook formats and other standards for digital documents. Extensible Markup Language (XML) in print and digital media workflows.
  

  • CMG-562 Screen and Specialty Printing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Screen, and other specialty printing on a variety of substrates. Wide format, three-dimensional, lenticular, cut vinyl graphics, dye sublimation, pad printing, laser marking/engraving, issues and process-control concerns unique to these image transfer methods.
    Special course fee applies.
  

  • CMG-568 Print Optimization

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The application of industry specifications to optimize print reproduction. Instrumentation, press fingerprinting and applied color management.
  

  • CMG-580 Cross-Media Estimating and Planning

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-media graphics workflow management issues including cost of production or services, estimating practices, planning and scheduling of both print and non-print graphic projects.
  

  • CMG-643 Cross-Media Practicum

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Integration of all cross-media graphics processes in the design and production of print and non-print graphic products and services for clients in the university community. Special emphasis on the process and workflow management roles of estimating, customer service, scheduling, planning, production supervision and quality control.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • CMG-645 Publication Production

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-discipline work teams experience integration of creative, technical and managerial skills to design, plan, schedule, produce and distribute print and digital versions of a publication.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • CMG-682 Graphics Workflow Automation

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Emerging trends in graphics workflow automation. Utilization of Job Definition Format (JDF) files to streamline digital workflow and integrate with production and management information systems. Asset management integration, file preflighting and repair, scripting, Web-to-Print integration, and workflow customization.
  

  • CMG-695 Cross-Media Seminar

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Overview of the graphic communications industry; its size, market segments, profitability and organization. Research and analysis of company annual reports. Strategic planning, management and leadership, industry trends and forecasts, trade organizations, news and other information sources. Impact of technology, global issues, and competing information distribution channels.
  

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  • CYBR-602 Application of Generative AI in IT & Cybersecurity

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explore generative AI in cybersecurity, including concepts, architecture, and ethics. Combine theoretical knowledge with hands-on labs on AWS SageMaker and Google Colab. Apply AI to enhance cybersecurity measures, detect threats, and integrate AI and machine learning technologies with existing cybersecurity systems, while tackling challenges and ethical considerations.
  

  • GCOM-500 Special Topic: A Study of Advanced Color Media Applications

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Understanding and solving color-related issues for brands. Color consistency, communication, and accuracy from creation, to production, to market. Controlling the brand across various media, including print, video and web. 
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent
  

  • GCOM-540 Graphic Communications Color and Quality

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research and application of industry standards and specifications of color management practices for accurate color reproduction throughout both RBG and CMYK workflows. Colorimetric and densitometric analysis and profiling strategies. Color management applications, devices and best practices for controlling image capture, image display, electronic publishing, soft proofing and printing.  
  

  • GCOM-551 Cross-Media Campaigns

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Software, systems and processes used to plan and produce personalized and integrated cross-media (Web, print, e-mail, mobile, PDF, eBook, and other digital media) marketing/promotion campaigns. Databases, layout issues, dynamic content (text, images, charts and graphs), scripting, automation, variable data digital printing and personalization, design platforms and web storefront interaction.
  

  • GCOM-562 Screen and Specialty Printing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Screen, and other specialty printing on a variety of substrates. Wide format, three-dimensional, lenticular, cut vinyl graphics, dye sublimation, pad printing, laser marking/engraving, issues and process-control concerns unique to these image transfer methods. Special course fee applies.
  

  • GCOM-567 Color Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Industry Standards-based color management practices for accurate color reproduction throughout both RBG and CMYK workflows. Colorimetric and densitometric analysis, device calibration, and profiling strategies. Color management applications, devices and best practices for controlling image capture, image display, electronic publishing, soft proofing and printing.
  

  • GCOM-568 Print Optimization

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The research and application of relevant industry standards, specifications, and processes used with print imaging.
  

  • GCOM-580 Graphic Communications Estimating and Planning

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-media graphics workflow management issues including cost of production or services, estimating practices, planning and scheduling of both print and non-print graphic projects.
  

  • GCOM-640 Graphic Communications Workflow, Automation and Costing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of print and graphics production environments, workflows and costing approaches. Production planning, estimating costs, optimized workflow approaches, automation, streamlining alternatives and scheduling. 
  

  • GCOM-643 Graphic Communications Practicum

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Integration of all cross-media graphics processes in the design and production of print and non-print graphic products and services for clients in the university community. Special emphasis on the process and workflow management roles of estimating, customer service, scheduling, planning, production supervision and quality control.
  

  • GCOM-645 Publication Production

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-discipline work teams experience integration of creative, technical and managerial skills to design, plan, schedule, produce and distribute print and digital versions of a publication.
  

  • GCOM-682 Graphics Workflow and Automation

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Emerging trends in graphics workflow and automation. Streamlining digital workflow and integration with production and management information systems. Asset management integration, programming concepts, Web-to-Print integration, database concepts and workflow customization

     

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  • ITC-710 Introduction to Instructional Technology Coordinator Administration

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Instructional technology coordinator responsibilities regarding the leadership, staffing, planning, financing, and issues surrounding the role within the PK-12 environment.
  

  • ITC-760 Instructional Tech Coordinator Administration

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theoretical and practical skills necessary to perform the role of instructional technology coordinator within the PK-12 setting.
  

  • ITC-790 Instructional Tech Coordinator Practicum

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Experience in the role of an instructional technology coordinator at a selected public school district under the guidance of a mentor at the school site and a university supervisor.
    Prerequisites: take ICT-710  and EDUC-726 
  

  • ITC-795 Instructional Tech Coordinator Internship

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced experience in the role of an instructional technology coordinator at a selected public school district under the guidance of a mentor at the school site and a university supervisor.
    Prerequisites: take ITC-760  and ITC-790 
  

  • MSCS-749 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Repeatable up to 10 times for a maximum of 10 credits.
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent Required
  

  • SPCOM-670 Special Topics in Health Communication

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    In-depth study of special topics in the field of health communication.
  

  • VID-596 Commercial Motion Graphics

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Essential concepts and techniques in developing motion graphics for video applications. 
    Instructor Approval

Anthropology
  

  • ANTH-630 Ojibwa Lifeway’s

    (2-4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    In depth, interactive study of Ojibwa culture within a Wisconsin reservation community.
    A special course fee applies.
  

  • ANTH-799 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required

Architecture, Engineering and Construction
  

  • AEC-570 Construction Estimating I

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Estimating and analyzing material, labor, equipment, methods of construction, overhead and profit, and submitting these factors in the form of a bid.
  

  • AEC-595 Seminar

    (1-2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    (Title will reflect specific construction content). Current and projected methods, concepts, technologies and innovations in construction.
  

  • AEC-638 Contract Requirements and Specifications

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles of contract requirements and construction specification organization. Development of basic skills of project manual preparation. Demonstration of role of specifications within the construction process and relationship to other construction contract documents.
  

  • AEC-652 Environmental Systems - HVAC

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles of heating, ventilating and air conditioning; analysis and selection of systems and equipment.
  

  • AEC-653 Environmental Systems - Plumbing & Electrical

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Plumbing, electrical and illumination systems for light and heavy construction.
  

  • AEC-658 Structural Systems–Wood And Steel

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis, selection, and delineation of wood and steel structural components and systems in buildings.
  

  • AEC-659 Structural Systems-Concrete and Masonry

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis, selection, and delineation of concrete and masonry structural components and systems in buildings.
  

  • AEC-660 Sustainable Construction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey of principles of sustainable construction, including building design and delivery methods. Ethics and stewardship as part of the constructor’s role in the built environment. Examination of domestic and global Green building assessment systems. Emphasis is placed on preparing the student for the LEED building assessment system.
  

  • AEC-661 Building Codes and Regulations

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Extensive examination of the International Building Code. Intent and purpose of codes and regulations are presented, discussed, and reasoned. Contemporary issues in the construction industry are evaluated by students. Particular emphasis is placed on preparing the student for the ICC Certified Inspector examination.
  

  • AEC-670 Construction Estimating II

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Computer-based estimating systems for construction. Take-off, pricing, bid preparation, resource and cost studies, and database operations.
  

  • AEC-671 Project Scheduling and Cost Control

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Total concept of construction industry: contracting, financing, bidding, planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling functions and techniques.
    Prerequisites: Take AEC-570  
  

  • AEC-672 Management of Construction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Organizing, managing and operating the contracting firm.
  

  • AEC-702 Construction Logistics and Project Planning

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Leaders in today’s construction industry employ logistics and project planning to improve productivity, efficiencies, and profitability. This course will develop the learner’s understanding of tools, technologies, and advanced management processes used during all phases of the construction project and explore development and implementation of comprehensive material and site logistics and planning.
  

  • AEC-703 Construction Project Delivery Systems

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Develop an advanced level of student’s knowledge and critical awareness for procuring construction management projects, including complex project factors that influence choice of appropriate procurement systems. Learning advanced understanding of contractual forms available in the construction industry, alternate project delivery (APD) systems, and their appropriateness in various construction scenarios.
  

  • AEC-704 Construction Strategy, Economics and Finance

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Develop application of economic and financial strategies in construction, including extensive analysis of competitive forces in a construction organization. Examination of micro- and macroeconomic forces that influence the construction industry, particularly in federal, state and local governments. Examination of capital for both long- and short-term financing construction projects.
  

  • AEC-705 Leadership, Human Factors, and Productivity in Construction

    (3 cr.)
    Analysis of human factors that influence motivation and productivity in construction and related industries. Major topics include motivation theory, safety, intercultural difference, ethics, sleep, shift work, scheduled overtime, stress and coping, leadership, ergonomics, conflict management, and total quality management.
  

  • AEC-708 Succession Planning in Construction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Succession planning in the construction industry, including both internal and external succession planning as well as, contemporary issues. Particular emphasis on establishing an internal succession plan.
  

  • AEC-710 Architectural Preservation

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    In-depth examination of the principles and practices of architectural preservation. Addresses subjects of architectural history, intervention approaches, government preservation agencies, and technical, legal, and economic aspects related to preservation.
  

  • AEC-711 Environmental Concerns in Construction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Human health and environmental impacts of the built environment. Sustainable inputs, outputs, and impacts of construction materials. Embodied energy and carbon of construction materials are evaluated.
  

  • AEC-735 Field Problem in Construction Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Completion of an original field project for construction business or industry, culminating in a deliverable product for a client and a project report presented in a research project format.
    Graduate School Consent Required.  Self‐registration for this course is not permitted.  You must  have an approved Appointment of Research Adviser form on file with the Graduate School office  before enrollment will be allowed.  Please contact the Graduate School for further instructions:   gradschool@uwstout.edu or 715‐232‐2211. 
  

  • AEC-749 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • AEC-770 Thesis - Construction Management

    (2-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Independent research under direction of investigation adviser. Selection of problem, review of literature, planning and conducting research, interpretation of findings and preparation of final paper according to thesis standards. Student may enroll for two, four or six semester hours of credit in various terms for a final total of six credits.
    Prerequisite: take INMGT 700  

    Graduate School Consent Required.  Self‐registration for this course is not permitted. You must  have an approved Appointment of Research Adviser form on file with the Graduate School office  before enrollment will be allowed. Please contact the Graduate School for further instructions: gradschool@uwstout.edu or 715‐232‐2211. 
  

  • AEC-799 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required

Art
  

  • ART-256 Slip Casting for Designers and Artists

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Design and production of forms for slip-casting. Production includes mold making, slip casting, finishing, glazing and firing completed ceramic objects.
    Prerequisite:  take ART-103 with a grade of “C” or better
  

  • ART-507 Aesthetics in the Studio

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to the problems of aesthetics, such as interpretation, creation, and experience of art as it relates to studio practices.
  

  • ART-515 Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry II

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of intermediate jewelry forms and three-dimensional objects made of metal and related materials. Expanded approaches to conceptual development, design, and technical applications.
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. 
  

  • ART-517 Intermediate Printmaking

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Individual and collaborative studio work encompassing theory and practice, including printmaking processes, such as intaglio, lithography, relief, serigraphy, monoprint, book arts, photo-print processes and/or hybrid prints.
    Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
  

  • ART-575 Art Photography Studio

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Studio art photographic techniques and methodologies. Emphasis on media exploration and image creation for expressive and critically driven work. A repeatable class.
    Yes
    Instructor consent
  

  • ART-601 Life Drawing II

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Continued drawing and analysis of the structure of the human figure.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • ART-603 Life Drawing III

    1-(3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Self-directed study of Life Drawing; continued development of individual research, drawing skills, and studio discipline.
    Prerequisite: ART-601  
  

  • ART-610 Painting III

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Self-directed study of painting. Continued development of individual research, painting skills, and studio discipline.
  

  • ART-611 Contemporary Sculptural Practices III

    1-(3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Advanced problems in sculpture, through the exploration and utilization of media for creative and expressive ends. Repeatable; topics and projects change.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • ART-613 Ceramics III

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Advanced self-directed research in ceramics, focusing on a continued development of aesthetics, techniques and materials.  Repeatable for both undergraduate and graduate students.
  

  • ART-614 Color Seminar

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A case-study course exploring methodologies for use of color. Content includes gender-specific, historic, psychological, social, and symbolic use of color; color sensibilities in other cultures; and roots of color beliefs.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • ART-615 Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry III

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Advanced studio experience in individualized jewelry forms and three-dimensional objects made of metal and related materials. A continuation of technical skills is coupled with emphasis on conceptual development and critical thinking.
  

  • ART-617 Advanced Printmaking

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Individual and collaborative studio work encompassing theory, practice and contemporary approaches in intaglio, lithography, relief, serigraphy, monoprint, book arts, photo-print processes, hybrid prints and installation.
    Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
  

  • ART-675 Advanced Art Photography Studio

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Emphasis will be placed on the creation of a portfolio of photographic work driven by the student’s studio practice and research interests. Professional practices specific to photography will be discussed. 
    Instructor consent
  

  • ART-679 Comics III

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Repeatable up to 4 times for 12 maximum credits
    Advanced comics theory and methodologies with emphasis on book length and experimental format exploration.  Portfolio production of work and a foundation for sustainable practices in self-directed comic creation and authorship. 
  

  • ART-799 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required

Art History
  

  • ARTH-533 History of Interiors and Furnishings

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A graduate-level survey of the history of interior design, furniture, and household objects since ancient Egypt.
    Graduate student status in the MFA in Design program
  

  • ARTH-596 Advanced History of Interactive Media

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Graduate level survey of historical, artistic and interactive developments contributing to the design of video games and related media.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate student status
  

  • ARTH-596 History of Animation

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Evolution of animation as aesthetic medium and part of the global entertainment industries; contributions of noted animators and technical innovation.
  

  • ARTH-720 History of Design Seminar

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Focused study of the history and methodology of design.
  

  • ARTH-756 Special Topics in Design History

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Focused study of topics within Design History, for example Japanese Design (non-Western); Walt Disney (American); The Bauhaus (European).
  

  • ARTH-756 Special Topics in Design History: Design and the Digital

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of the history, theory and evolving practice of computer-based design and interactive media from the 1950s to the present.
    Prerequisite: Graduate Student in MFA in Design

Biology
  

  • BIO-523 Dendrology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Identification, collection, and biology of woody plant species, including trees, shrubs, and vines. Emphasis on species and systems from the Upper Midwest and economically valuable species.

    Verify with advisor for course offerings.
  

  • BIO-525 Aquatic Vascular Plant Taxonomy

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Identification and collection of plant species located in aquatic habitats: lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Plant and community adaptations to aquatic and wetland environments. Emphasis on species and systems from the Upper Midwest.

     

    Verify with advisor for course offerings.
  

  • BIO-541 Biomimicry for Sustainability

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Scientific analysis of solutions by imitating natural processes and forms to improve the sustainability of human endeavors. Exploration of biomimicry with a project-based approach that enables students to develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration skills.
  

  • BIO-560 Introduction to Neuroscience

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigation of the human nervous system at the molecular, cellular and system level. Organization and function of neuronal cells, sensory receptors, sensory and motor pathways and integration centers. Introduction to electro- physiology, biochemistry of neurotransmitters and receptors, neuropharmacology, development of the nervous system, and consequences of neuronal disease and trauma.

    Verify with advisor for course offerings
  

  • BIO-561 Psychobiology

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Biological basis of human and animal behavior: evolution of physiological and behavioral adaptations of organisms to their environment.
  

  • BIO-562 Advanced Physiology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Human physiology with emphasis on integration of the nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, immune, renal, respiratory, digestive and endocrine systems. Cellular and molecular processes are studied. Computer simulations and experiments in frog physiology will be utilized.
  

  • BIO-630 Conservation Biology

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to the field of conservation biology; including drivers that impact biological diversity and cutting-edge practices to maintain and rehabilitate the diversity of biological communities and populations. Habitat destruction and fragmentation; ecological function and services, invasive species, extinction, conservation theory, practices, and case studies, and human impacts on biodiversity.
    Prerequisite: Enrollment in Conservation Biology, P.S.M.  program or instructor consent.
  

  • BIO-650 Aquatic Ecology and Management

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles of lake ecology, water resources degradation, management, and restoration. Diagnosis of water quality problems and solutions with emphasis on field research techniques, empirical modeling, and nutrient budgetary approaches. Integrated research/service experiences.
  

  • BIO-652 Wetland Ecology and Delineation

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Physical, biological, and biogeochemical processes that influence wetland systems. Wetland permitting, management, and restoration. Wetland delineation, including classification, hydrology, soils identification, and plant identification.
    Prerequisite: Enrollment in Conservation Biology, P.S.M.  program or instructor consent.
  

  • BIO-660 Epidemiology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles of epidemiology, determinants of major public health problems including infectious and chronic diseases, environmental health, and emerging threats.

    Verify with advisor for course offerings
  

  • BIO-662 Environmental Toxicology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Environmental toxins found in the air, water, and soil and their impacts on the health and well-being of humans, animals, and plants. Detection, measurement, analysis, and regulation of select classes of contaminants, including emerging contaminants of concern.

    Verify with advisor for course offerings
  

  • BIO-696 Global Issues in Conservation Biology

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Introduction to current global issues and ongoing research projects in conservation biology. Specific projects presented by internal and external partners. Course content may be thematic.

      
    Prerequsite: Graduate Standing
  

  • BIO-710 Biological Research Foundations

    (2 cr.)
    Overview of original research process in the biological sciences, including identification of research topics, literature review, and development of a research proposal.
  

  • BIO-712 Human Dimensions of Conservation Biology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Strategies and skills necessary for effective engagement of conservation professionals with diverse stakeholders. Methods and examples of communicating science to the public. Mediating conflict. Effective negotiation. Development of collaborative efforts in conservation biology.
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing
 

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