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COMS 619 - Seminar in Presidential Rhetoric
Examination of the definitional, theoretical, and methodological issues relevant to the rhetoric of the American presidency. Focus on the rhetorical practices of recent presidents from FDR to Reagan.
Credits: 3
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COMS 620 - Rhetorical Approaches to Social Movements
Examination of definitional, theoretical, and methodological issues unique to rhetorical criticism of social movements as articulated in contemporary scholarly debates such as the nature of a rhetorical movement, the role of communication in development of rhetorical movements, method(s) appropriate to study of modes of symbolic activity in rhetorical movements, and the ethical status of the critic of rhetorical movements. Issues explored through consideration of particular case studies.
Credits: 3
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COMS 630 - Seminar in Communication Education
Issues relevant to communication education.
Credits: 3
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COMS 639 - Internship in Communication Studies
For graduate students preparing to enter fields where internship experience is available and desirable. Study of problems related to teaching, media application, and communication systems. Experience will be supervised and evaluated. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours. No more than 3 semester hours may be included in the degree program. Grades awarded are S, U, or I.
Credits: 1-12
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COMS 640 - Seminar in Communication and Gender
Examination of the relationship between communication and gender, current research regarding gender differences in communication, theoretical and critical perspectives that emphasize gender, and contemporary communication problems and issues for which gender plays a pivotal role (e.g., pornography and sexual harassment).
Credits: 3
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COMS 647 - Communication Technology
Investigation of computermediated communication including but not limited to the Internet, cyberspace, and virtual reality. Examination of the economic, social, political, and philosophical aspects of technology as well as practical experience with computer-based communication and information systems.
Credits: 3
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COMS 649 - Media and Culture in Ireland
Survey of Irish film and television against the historical, political, and cultural traditions of Ireland. Irish media as it has developed in competition with Hollywood and British representation of Ireland.
Credits: 3
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COMS 650 - Seminar in Media Studies
Intensive study of selected topics in media studies. Topics vary. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours provided that no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Credits: 3
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COMS 652 - Advanced Problems of Media Production
Techniques, theories, and criticism of production for radio, television, or film as used in television. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided there is no duplication of course content.
Credits: 3
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COMS 654 - Media and Society
Focus on how media shape an individual’s creation of social reality with regard to such areas as interpersonal communication, politics and government, religion, and community involvement.
Credits: 3
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COMS 655 - Theories of Television
Focus on the fundamental nature of television, how it differs from film and other media, its aesthetic characteristics, and how it is constituted technologically, industrially, and socially. Major theoretical and critical approaches to television will be examined.
Credits: 3
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COMS 656 - Feminist Media Theory
Historical and methodological development of the feminist perspective in film and media analysis. Use and influence of sociological, psychoanalytical, Marxist, cultural studies, and semiological tools in a feminist approach to understanding film and how it works in a patriarchal society. Topics vary. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided that no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Credits: 3
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COMS 657 - Documentary Theory and Practice
Survey of major documentary theories. Students put theory into practice while producing their own documentaries.
Credits: 3
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COMS 658 - Seminar in Media Criticism
Examination of media theories, history of media criticism, current trends in media criticism, and major critical methods.
Credits: 3
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COMS 661 - Seminar in Internal Organizational Communication
Analysis of communication systems in complex organizations with a focus on communication and organizational goals. Research methodologies emphasizing field study methods.
Credits: 3
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COMS 662 - Seminar in Intercultural Communication
Intensive study of the means whereby individuals communicate, perpetuate, and develop their world views and ethos, with emphasis on the nature and function of communication among, between, and/or within cultures.
Credits: 3
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COMS 663 - Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
Exploration of the functions of interpersonal communication such as uncertainty reduction, social support, self-presentation, influence, and relationship maintenance; examines sociocultural expectations for verbal and nonverbal interaction.
Credits: 3
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COMS 664 - Seminar in Communication Theory
Analysis of motives for developing and criteria for evaluating communication theories. Introduces empirical, interpretive, and critical communication theories, including theories focused on specific contexts such as close relationships, organizational networks, and media processing.
Credits: 3
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COMS 671 - Seminar in Organizational Leadership and Communication
Communication in the development and practice of leadership in modern organizations. Theory and research concerning leadership and communication.
Credits: 3
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COMS 672 - Seminar in Organizational Development and Communication
Use of communication to identify performance gaps and direct informed organizational change. Theory and research concerning the central role of communication in organizational development.
Credits: 3
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COMS 673 - Seminar in External Organizational Communication
Focus on such functions as public relations, marketing, advertising, lobbying, fund raising, long-range planning, government relations, crisis management, sales, and media relations. Theory and research concerning the use of external communication in accomplishing organizational goals.
Credits: 3
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COMS 680 - Seminar in Conflict Management and Negotiation
Communication theory and research about conflict management, negotiation/bargaining, and mediation; emphasis on interpersonal, group, and organizational contexts.
Credits: 3
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COMS 691 - Research in Communication Studies
Focus on the nature and development of research questions and methods typical of scholarship in such areas as communication theory, rhetorical studies, and media studies.
Credits: 3
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COMS 697 - Directed Individual Study
Supervised readings and research or production of a creative project. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours, but no more than 3 semester hours may be applied toward the M.A.
Credits: 1-6
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COMS 699 - Master’s Thesis
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-6
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COMS 707 - Seminar in Persuasion
Selected areas of research on persuasion and application of various theories to persuasive situations such as political campaigns, advertising, and social issues. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours provided there is no duplication of subject matter.
Credits: 3
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COMS 760 - Seminar in Rhetoric
Intensive studies of selected topics such as postmodern issues, communication and culture, power and identity, alternative critical perspectives, and free speech/free press. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours provided there is no duplication of subject matter.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 521 - iOS Mobile Device Programming
Comprehensive introduction to building applications for mobile devices that use Apple’s iOS operating system. Topics covered will include application of Model-View-Controller design architecture, database and web services, graphics, multithreading, networking and interaction with hardware sensors. Extensive laboratory work. May not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 321.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 522 - Android Mobile Device Programming
Android application programming including use of a standard integrated development environment, debugging, user interface creation, and multithreading and network applications. Instruction in coding, running, and debugging a variety of applications using software emulators as well as tethered hardware devices. Extensive laboratory work. May not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 322.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 523 - Microsoft Mobile Device Programming
Comprehensive introduction to building Microsoft phone applications. Includes extensive programming in C#. Technical topics include user interface design, navigation, debugging, hardware sensors and web services. Extensive laboratory work. May not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 323.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 531 - Parallel and Distributed Programming Models
Topics will include message passing on distributed memory architectures and multithreading. Includes extensive programming and laboratory work. May not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 490K.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CSCI 689 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 532 - Programming Non-traditional Architectures
Topics include programming hardware accelerators like general purpose graphic processing units and field programmable gate arrays with an emphasis on applying these architectures to computer applications in modeling, simulation, and computational sciences. Includes extensive programming and laboratory work. May not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 490E.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CSCI 689 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 546 - Web Services and Internet Technologies
State of the art of modern Internet technologies in the context of Services Computing. Major topics include Internet computing, XML, Web services and SOA, Web services engineering, Web services testing, J2EE-based modern enterprise computing technology, Internet and services security and privacy, semantic Web, grid and utility computing, cloud computing, mobile computing, SOA-based business process and integration management, and e-Commerce technologies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 565 - Enterprise Application Environments
File organization, job control languages, file access methods, and utilities; security, and high-throughput data-intensive applications. Extensive laboratory work. This course may not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 465.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department. CRQ: CSCI 640 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 566 - Databases
Software development in a representative current database system. Extensive laboratory work. This course may not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 466.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CSCI 689 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 567 - Introduction to Software Engineering
Phases of the systems development life cycle and the tools used by the analyst in planning, specifying, and implementing a complex computer-based system. Related topics include documentation standards, interaction with users, and design of interfaces. Assignments include at least one major group project. This course may not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 467.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 580 - Principles of Operating Systems
Principles and practices of modern operating system design. Includes file systems organization; memory management; multitasking; windowing interfaces; interprocess communication, including communications across a network; and client-server models of processing. Extensive laboratory work. This course may not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 480.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 621 - Parallel Processing
Principles of parallel computation and advanced computer architectures. Topics include vector processors, multiprocessors, concurrency control, parallel programming environments, and software support.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 627 - Advanced Application Design for Mobile Devices
Principles of advanced application design for mobile devices. Focus on the application’s user experience and value to the user. Includes design principles for applications that are intended to run on multiple mobile device platforms. Includes extensive programming in Objective-C, Java, or C#. Extensive laboratory work. May not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 427.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two of the following: CSCI 521, CSCI 522, or CSCI 523; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 628 - Advanced Programming Topics for Mobile Devices
In-depth coverage of advanced topics in programming mobile devices. Topics include exception handling, memory and thread management, and external data portals. Design principles for applications that are intended to run on multiple mobile device platforms. Includes extensive programming in Objective-C, Java, or C#. Extensive laboratory work. May not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 428.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two of the following: CSCI 521, CSCI 522, or CSCI 523; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 630 - Computer Networks
Basic principles concerning the technology and architecture of data and computer communications. Focus on design approaches and standards with emphasis on applications in specific areas of current technology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 631 - Network Applications Programming
Principles used to develop networking software and case studies of existing network applications. Includes principles of sockets programming and alternative strategies of network programming. Assignments include implementing several programming projects on a UNIX-based system.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 689 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 640 - Data Structures in Assembly Language
In-depth study of data structures and their implementation in a modern assembly language. Internal and external subroutines, conditional assembly, and the definition and use of macros. Implementation of complex data structures in assembler. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 641 - Enterprise Operating Systems
Detailed study of a modern enterprise operating system. Processes and threads, including multitasking, synchronization, interrupt handling, file systems, and memory management. Emphasis on implementation, with extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 640 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 645 - Neural Networks
Topics include Hopfield networks, back propagation, competitive learning, the Kohonen feature map and counterpropagation. Applications and examples provided, and future directions for these networks discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 647 - Web Services and Services Computing
Core techniques of Web services modeling, publishing, and discovery. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) paradigm and SOA solution architecture. SOA and Web services standard stack including XML, WSDL, SOAP, UDDI, and BPEL. Foundations of Cloud Computing. Advanced techniques include multidimensional services modeling, dynamic services invocation, federated services discovery, services relationship modeling, and solution-level Quality of Service (QoS) in SOA.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 650 - Principles of Computer Security
Survey of security considerations as they apply to computer and information systems. Topics include access control, security models and architecture, physical security, networking security, cryptography, disaster mitigation and recovery, and legal and ethical issues.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 652 - Telecommunications and Networking Security
Survey of security threats and countermeasures as they apply to a telecommunication and networking system. Topics covered include network security threats, security protocol and implementation, firewall design, wireless network security, and network security architecture.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 654 - Computer Security Management
Survey of security considerations as they apply to the management of business processes and information. Topics include planning, policies, protocols of security practices, access models and frameworks, incident response plans, asset protection and recovery.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 659 - CISSP Review
Preparation for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification exam. Topics include the 10 domain areas of the CISSP exam.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 661 - Techniques of Computer Programming and Algorithmic Processes
Advanced course in algorithmic processes and computer programming. A major higher-level language used in developing applications and the solutions of current problems. Knowledge of programming is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 662 - Analysis of Data Processing Systems
Detailed and in-depth analysis of large and complex computerized data processing systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 567 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 663 - Systems Design and Analysis
Software development in multiperson projects, focusing on requirements analysis, design, and testing. All relevant aspects, both technical and nontechnical, and their interactions. Planning, estimating, and tracking software development; collaboration between software teams; increasing software productivity. Manager-developer interactions. Testing as a decision-making activity in the various phases of the software development process. Case studies and real-world examples used to illustrate concepts and techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 567 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 664 - Data Structures in Assembly Language
In-depth study of the theory and the programming techniques related to the storage and management of various forms of data. Programming assignments require advanced understanding of assembler language. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 360, CSCI 640, or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 668 - Systems Programming
Detailed study of systems programming on a third-generation computer. Emphasis on the logical organization of the computer used. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 664 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 669 - Software Engineering
Topics in improved programming technology, data structures, and analysis of algorithms. Focus on problems encountered in the design and implementation of large software systems. Includes both individual and group programming projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 670 - Simulation Methods
Modeling and simulation concepts. Topics include generating pseudo random numbers and data, writing simulation programs in a general purpose programming language such as C and in a special purpose simulation language such as GPSS, and interpreting simulation results using statistical analysis techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 675 - Web Development
Practical examination of web application development. Technical topics include HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, and cross-browser compatibility. Aesthetic topics include designing an effective user interface with color, graphics, navigation, and related topics. Extensive laboratory work. This course may not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 475.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 677 - Pattern Recognition Algorithms and Applications
Concepts, algorithms of pattern recognition, and applications in various domains. Topics include pattern clustering and classification, feature extraction, and selection. Applications include automatic image recognition and intelligent mining of biomedical data.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 679 - Distributed Systems
Design and analysis of distributed systems. Concurrency and distributed communication, fault tolerance, security, distributed object-based systems, and distributed file systems. Students are required to implement several programming projects on a UNIX-based system.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 680 - Topics in Computer Science
A. Artificial Intelligence
B. Computer Graphics
D. Operating System Principles and Practices
E. Programming Language Concepts and Methods
G. Database Theory and Applications
J. Storage Technology and Architectures
K. Computer Systems
M. Computer Applications
N. Programming Techniques
Q. Image Processing
U. Computer Security
V. Windows Programming.
Each lettered topic may be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when subject changes. Students may repeat multiple lettered topics, each to its maximum. Lettered topic E may not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 470 and lettered topic V may not be taken by students with undergraduate credit for CSCI 473.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 688 - Database Concepts
Principles of database design. Comparison of the features of currently available database systems, as well as an introduction to current research in database technology. Role of database systems in both batch and on-line environments.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 566.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 689 - Object-Oriented Design and Programming
Fundamental elements of the object-oriented model. Techniques for object-oriented design studied with an opportunity to synthesize these concepts and apply the methodology through an object-oriented programming language such as C++.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 690 - Internship
Work in a computer-related industrial environment. Normally only available to students who have no prior computer-related work experience. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester credit hours. No more than 6 semester hours in CSCI 690 and/or CSCI 696 may be included in the master’s degree. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3-6
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CSCI 695 - Seminar in Computer Science
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as topic changes.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 696 - Research and Development Internship
Work as a paid intern. Reading and preparation of a paper under faculty supervision. May be repeated. No more than 3 semester hours in CSCI 696 may be included in the master’s degree. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science and consent of department. Consent is competitive.
Credits: 1-6
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CSCI 697 - Graduate Reading in Computer Science
Individual reading in computer science. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-6
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CSCI 699 - Thesis
Master’s thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-6
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CSCI 767 - Applied Systems Programming
Examination of the role of the systems programmer. Topics include operating system initialization, tuning, and maintenance, as well as operating system software development. Study of current operating system emphasizing modern methods and future trends.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 641.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 768 - Advanced Systems Programming
Interpretive systems; assemblers, loaders, compilers, library monitoring systems, input-output scheduling, executive programs, job scheduling, multiaccess systems, multiprogramming, multiprocessing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 641.
Credits: 3
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ECON 503 - Economics of Human Resources
Analysis of factors affecting demand for and supply of labor. Human capital analysis, discrimination, labor market operations, and public policy. Not open to students with credit in ECON 700 or ECON 701.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 520 - Antitrust Economics
Detailed analysis of monopoly, near monopoly, and various business practices. Examination of legal and economic foundations of current and past public policies toward monopoly.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 523 - Public Utilities
General economic characteristics of and governmental policy toward public utilities. Problems such as pricing, finance, and private, cooperative, and public ownership.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 525 - Economic Education
Exploration of selected economic concepts, topics, and classroom materials/applications to assist elementary or secondary teachers in developing K-12 economics curricula and instructional activities that meet the State of Illinois Standards. Not open for credit toward the M.A. or Ph.D. in economics. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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ECON 543 - Economic Development
Analysis of major problems and issues of a theoretical and a policy nature concerning developing economies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or ECON 361, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 550 - Public Economics
Analysis of the structure and effects of the national, state, and local revenue and outlay systems. Not open to students with credit in ECON 750 or ECON 751.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 552 - Fiscal Policy
Examination of the role of the federal budget in fiscal policy. Public expenditures, taxes, and debt management are evaluated as tools of economic stabilization since World War II.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 361 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 566 - Business Cycles
History of business fluctuations; theories and techniques of analysis; countercyclical monetary and fiscal policies; and survey of selected forecasting techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 361 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 570 - History of Economic Thought
Development of economic thought to the mid-19th century. Emphasis on Adam Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Mill, and Marx.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 574 - Economic History of the United States
Evolution and development of American economic institutions and processes from colonial times to the 20th century. Modern economic approach developed and applied to various topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 584X - Financial Derivatives
Crosslisted with STAT 584. Review of financial derivatives including futures, European and American options, Exotic options. Greeks, trading and hedging strategies. Pricing derivative security with appropriate boundary conditions, including Black-Scholes formula, binomial trees, lattice models and finite difference methods. Simulation and variance reduction techniques. Interest rate models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: STAT 583 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 585 - Urban Economic Problems and Policies
Economic analysis of urban growth and land use and selected urban problems such as urban transportation, public finance, housing, poverty, and environmental quality.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 and ECON 385; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 589 - Seminar in Economic Analysis
Economic analysis of a topic beyond the level usually reached in undergraduate courses. Examples of topics include aspects of economic growth and development, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, health economics, monetary economics, public finance, agricultural economics, quantitative economics, financial economics, and economic theory. May be repeated once in a subsequent semester when topics change.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, and MATH 211 or MATH 229 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 590 - Economic Statistics and Econometrics
Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression analysis, as applied to economic models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 230 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 591 - Mathematical Methods for Economics
Mathematical methods used in economics with applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, and MATH 229, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 595 - Seminar in Current Problems
Issues and policies in government, politics, and economics. Course may be repeated without limit in subsequent semesters for each new topic, but each topic may be repeated only once in a subsequent semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 596X - History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary Educators
Crosslisted as ANTH 596X, GEOG 596X, HIST 496, POLS 596X, PSYC 596X, and SOCI 596X. The organization and presentation of materials for history and social science courses at the secondary levels.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the history or social science secondary teacher education program and permission of the Department of History’s office of secondary teacher education.
Credits: 3
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ECON 597 - Independent Study in Economics
Individually arranged study within the various fields of economics. Not open to economics graduate students.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 and ECON 361, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 612 - Monetary Theory
Theoretical and empirical analysis of supply of and demand for money; interrelationships between money and interest, prices, and output, with particular attention to monetary aspects of macroeconomic theory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 613 - Monetary Policy
Objectives and instruments of monetary policy and the supply of money, alternative monetary models, and the effectiveness and incidence of monetary policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 621 - Structure of Industry
Analysis of the determinants of the number of sellers in an industry, and whether industries with few sellers are less competitive, more profitable, or more innovative than those with a large number of sellers.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 590 and ECON 660, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 622 - Industrial Organization
Analysis of contracts between traders, including vertical integration, price discrimination, tying contracts, requirements contracts, resale price maintenance, market division, and exclusive dealing. Additional topics include antitrust policy, patents, and other issues in law and economics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 590 and ECON 660, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 625 - Topics in Economic Education
Designed to assist elementary or secondary teachers with the integration of economics into the K-12 classroom curricula, focusing on the economic concepts in the State of Illinois Learning Standards. Not open for credit toward the M.A. or Ph.D. in economics. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours in subsequent semesters when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 525 or consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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ECON 630 - International Trade Theory
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 660 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 632 - International Monetary Economics
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 661 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 640 - Theories of Economic Development
Analytical approach to problems and obstacles to economic development in emerging societies: population problems, capital formation, investment criteria, structural and technical change, sectoral analysis, foreign trade, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 660 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 642 - Financial Engineering
Advanced analysis of markets for contingent claims, the derivative markets. Introduction to elements of stochastic calculus, dynamic portfolio choice, the Black-Scholes Model and extensions, the term structure of interest rates, American and European option pricing, and, if time permits, the Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model and exotic options. Advanced mathematical and computational techniques applied to the study of derivative markets.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 660, ECON 690, and FINA 555, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 647 - Optimal Portfolio Choice
A survey in discrete and continuous time using analytical and numerical techniques. Topics include dynamic programming, martingale methods, robustness, and the Malliavin calculus.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 689 and ECON 591; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 648 - Introduction to Game Theory
An introduction to the tools and application of game theory. Topics include concepts of equilibrium, information, dynamic games, evolutionary games, reputation and repeated games, the folk theorem, perfect Bayesian equilibria, common knowledge, moral hazard, adverse selection, signaling in education, and bargaining games.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 660 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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