Apr 29, 2024

2018-2019 Graduate Catalog

2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
	ELPA 6951 - Seminar in Research Analysis and Interpretation (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDFN 5950 or equivalent. This seminar provides a forum for discussion of current research relevant to educational leaders. Students will learn the principles of research interpretation through an examination of the current literature and will concurrently learn to conduct appropriate analyses of research data using computer technology. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 6952 - Action Research (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDFN 5950 or equivalent. This course introduces the methods and concepts of action research. Action research is presented as a reflective process used by practicing classroom teachers to identify and solve problems of importance in the classroom. Action research is approached as a professional development activity that allows teachers to discover the complexities in teaching and offers suggestions for improving learning. When Offered: (fall, spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 6953 - Policy Analysis (3 credits) The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the process by which policy is formulated, analyzed, implemented, and evaluated. The focus will be on such actions as undertaken by policy analysts in and out of government. The methodological issues and techniques used to accommodate the major social, economic political, and behavioral aspects of policy analysis in an organizational context will be discussed. When Offered: (fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 6954 - Educational Program Evaluation (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDFN 5950 or equivalent. This course prepares students as critical, reflective evaluators of educational programs. Students are provided an introduction to the many activities associated with development, implementation, and assessment of educational program evaluation. They subsequently demonstrate their knowledge of evaluation methodology and design by formulating and implementing an evaluation plan for an existing educational program. Students present their evaluation plans and outcomes during class for critical analysis and assessment. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 6955 - Grant and Proposal Development (3 credits) This course examines the possibilities for additional funding through grant development. Students use newsletters, foundation and government publications, as well as the Internet, to locate sources of funding. Interviews are conducted with persons who have had previous success in receiving grant funding. The course also emphasizes refinement of writing skills, development of an organizational vision, goal-setting, political realities, and public relations techniques. Budget development with software options as well as audit protocol will also be explored. Presentation and team-building skills are another critical dimension to successful grant funding and implementation. When Offered: (spring, summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7110 - Community Colleges in the United States (3 credits) This course emphasizes the history, philosophy, and contemporary nature of community colleges in terms of organization and administration, students, faculty, curriculum and instruction, finance, and issues and trends. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7120 - History of American Higher Education (3 credits) A survey of American Higher Education from its origins to the present. The focus of this course is the study of two- and four-year public and private postsecondary institutions in America. Topics may include (but are not limited to): administrative structure, access, athletics, governance, funding, politics, curriculum, philanthropy, sponsored research, student life. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7220 - Supervising Community College Curriculum Planning (3 credits) A study of program planning at the community college level; includes a study of the relationship between secondary curriculum and community college curriculum; considers trends in curriculum development of reform, materials of instruction, and supervision at the community college level. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7810 - Educational Statistics (3 credits) This course emphasizes statistics for use in educational research: measures of central tendency, variation, rank, and correlation; the normal curve and probability; testing differences between means; analysis of variance; and nonparametric procedures. When Offered: (fall, spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7811 - Quantitative Research (3 credits) Prerequisites: ELPA 7810 and EDFN 5950 or equivalents. This course builds on the foundations of research and statistics and introduces multivariate statistical techniques commonly used in educational research. It develops skills in parametric and nonparametric analysis, survey design and scale construction, database development and management, and the use of statistical analysis packages. When Offered: (spring, summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7812 - Qualitative Research (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDFN 5950 or equivalents. This course provides an introduction to the qualitative research process. Qualitative research is examined in this course through 1) reading 2) personal reflection, and 3) inquiry activities. The basic concepts and methods of qualitative research are studied through collaborative, constructivist activities. The qualitative research process is presented as a series of ongoing and overlapping activities. Topics include the identification of the assumptions that support the qualitative research, the identification of research questions, the use of theory in the research process, participant selection, methods of data collection, data analysis strategies and tools (including the use of microcomputers), and the reporting of results. When Offered: (fall, spring, summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7813 - Research in Educational Leadership (3 credits) Prerequisites: ELPA 7810 and EDFN 5950 , and ELPA 7811 or ELPA 7812 or equivalents. This course is designed to strengthen knowledge and skills necessary to conduct, understand, evaluate, and utilize advanced research in the field of educational leadership. It provides a forum for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they begin working on their dissertation prospectus. When Offered: (fall, spring, summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7814 - Advanced Qualitative Research (3 credits) Prerequisites: ELPA 7812 . This course is designed to build on the introductory knowledge of ELPA 7812 , Qualitative Research, with an in-depth examination of the five traditions of qualitative inquiry; those traditions are biography, ethnography, phenomenology, case study, and grounded theory. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7820 - Administration of Higher Education (3 credits) This course emphasizes the administration, financial support, staffing, community relations, and program development in higher education; includes objectives and trends in American higher education, organizational patterns, and community colleges. When Offered: (fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7822 - Higher Education Law (3 credits) This course provides an examination of the legal issues that impact and influence American higher education. The objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of the subject areas of law most relevant to higher education and to introduce students to methods of legal analysis and decision-making. The course will emphasize the legal environment of postsecondary institutions, legal processes, analysis, and problems incurred in the administration of colleges and universities. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7823 - Higher Education Finance (3 credits) This course provides students with an overview of the financial management of two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Students learn about the financial reporting, budgeting, and asset management processes for higher education institutions. Additionally, students examine contemporary funding issues for public and private postsecondary institutions. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7825 - Academic Writing for Dissertation Research (3 credits) Prerequisites: ELPA 7813 . This course builds on the foundations of research and introduces students to formal academic writing for dissertation research. Students will develop a research proposal that includes: an introduction, a literature review, and a method or research design section. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7960 - Doctoral Dissertation (1-12 credits) By arrangement with student’s graduate committee. When Offered: (fall, spring, summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELPA 7990 - Readings and Research (1-3 credits) This is a course that is required of all students who have completed the number of credits of Dissertation (7960) specified in their program of study but have not completed the dissertation and MUST be taken each semester (three credits) until the dissertation is approved. Additionally, students who are not enrolled in other coursework but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus, thesis, or dissertation MUST enroll for three credits of Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by the student’s advisory committee in conjunction with other coursework, to receive credit for such activities as preparation of designated papers or development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Grading of Readings and Research will be either satisfactory or unsatisfactory. When Offered: (fall, spring, summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
English
	ENGL 5017 - Children’s Literature (3 credits) History, genres, methods of presentation: emphasis on sources of criticism and bibliography. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5019 - Supervised Experience in Teaching (1-3 credits) Practicum for Teaching Assistants. P/F View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5020 - Medieval Literature (3 credits) Study of significant works from British medieval literature, often including works by the Gawain Poet and Chaucer. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5029 - Supervised Experience in Research (1-3 credit) For Graduate Assistants with research assignments. P/F View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5039 - Supervised Experience in Administration (1-3 credit) For Graduate Assistants with administrative assignments. P/F View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5057 - Writing: Theory and Teaching (3 credits) An examination of current theory and research in composition and pedagogical techniques. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5060 - Literature of Southern Appalachia (3 credits) Selected writings of outstanding regional authors. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5077 - Literature for Adolescents (3 credits) Wide reading, evaluation and selection of literature appropriate for persons from age 12 to 18. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5087 - Themes in Women’s Literature (3 credits) Studies of themes and issues affecting women as portrayed in selected fiction, poetry and drama. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5117 - Grammar and Usage (3 credits) Study of practical aspects of English syntax, semantics, and usage. Emphasis on the teaching of grammar and usage for those seeking teacher certification. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5137 - Dialectology (3 credits) Prerequisites: Either ENGL 3100 or ENGL 4120. Study of regional and social language variation, including dialect geography and sociolinguistics. Emphasis on linguistic features of Appalachian dialects. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5150 - Sound Systems of English (3 credits) Study of the sound systems of English and how they compare to the sounds and sound patterns of other languages. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5160 - Renaissance Literature (3 credits) Study of major writers-poets, dramatists, essayists-of the British Renaissance. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5170 - Teaching English as a Second Language (3 credits) Teaching ESL is designed to introduce graduate students to the theory and practice of teaching English to speakers of other languages. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5180 - Internship in Teaching English as a Second Language (3 credits) This course gives students the opportunity to apply principles and techniques of teaching English as a second language from previous coursework to actual ESL classroom settings. This satisfies a portion of the requirement for an “add-on” endorsement in ESL. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5190 - Second Language Acquisition (3 credits) This course equips students to think critically about assumptions, research, and ideology in second language acquisition. We consider the learning processes of second language learners and the way SLA theory fits into teaching philosophy and methodology. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5200 - Restoration and 18th Century (3 credits) Study of Restoration and 18th-century British literature, with attention to development of drama, poetry, and prose in a cultural and historical context. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5207 - Literature of the South (3 credits) Significant works of writers of the American South. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5217 - Irish/Scottish Literature (3 credits) Study of major writers in Irish and Scottish literature with attention to folklore and culture. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5250 - 18th-Century British Novel (3 credits) Study of major British novelists of the long 18th-century, usually including Behn, Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Austen and others. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5300 - Romantic Literature (3 credits) Study of major writers of British Romanticism, usually including Wordsworth, Scott, and de Quincey among other poets, novelists, and essayists. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5350 - Victorian Literature (3 credits) Study of major writers during the Victorian period. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5400 - 19th-Century British Novel (3 credits) Study of major 19thcentury British novelists, usually including Austen, Dickens, Eliot, among others. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5407 - London Theatre, Study Abroad (3 credits) Prerequisites: ENGL 1020 or equivalent. Studies the contemporary staging of various plays produced in London, England. Requires a two-week stay in central London, including attendance at various performances, tour of theatres, and visits to various museums and historical and cultural sites. This course may be repeated up to three times. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5417 - Residency I: Teaching English in Middle and High Schools (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education. Instruction in the methods and materials to be used by English teachers in middle and high schools. Must be taken the fall semester prior to Residency II (student teaching). View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5420 - 20th-Century British Literature (3 credits) Study of range of British literature during the 20th century, including works from significant poets, novelists, and dramatists. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5440 - 20th-Century British Novel (3 credits) Study of representative British novelists of the 20th century, usually including Lawrence, Joyce and Woolf. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5450 - Colonial and Federal American Literature (3 credits) Readings in important colonial and federal texts, including diaries, sermons, political tracts, and fine literature by poets such as Bradford and Taylor. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5500 - 19th-Century American Poetry (3 credits) Study of major 19th century American poets. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5507 - Literature in Film (3 credits) Film adaptations of significant literary works. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5550 - 19th-Century American Fiction (3 credits) Study of major novelists and short story writers during this period. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5600 - 20th-Century American Poetry (3 credits) In-depth study of major 20th-century American poets. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5650 - 20th-Century American Fiction (3 credits) Representative American novels and short fiction since 1900. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5670 - Seminar in Folklore (3 credits) In-depth study of folklore theory, methodology, and a selected genre or topic, such as oral narrative, material culture, occupational lore, etc. Includes fieldwork. May be repeated when topic changes. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5680 - Seminar in Linguistics (3 credits) Selected areas of linguistics. May be repeated when topic changes. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5730 - Seminar in British Literature (3 credits) Seminars in selected British authors, both major and minor, and in related subject matter. May be repeated when topic changes. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5750 - Seminar in American Literature (3 credits) Seminars in selected American authors, both major and minor, and in related subject matter. May be repeated when topic changes. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5800 - Seminar in Continental Literature (3 credits) Seminars in European authors other than British, and in related subject matter. May be repeated when topic changes. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5850 - Studies in Modern Drama (3 credits) Study of major playwrights and movements in theatre beginning in the 1870s and ending with contemporaries. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5857 - Technical Writing (3 credits) Course emphasizes organization and presentation of technical material through effective applied writing, such as use of graphics, indexing, storyboarding, etc. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5907 - Creative Writing II: Fiction (3 credits) Prerequisites: ENGL 3141 or permission of the instructor. Advanced course in writing of fiction. Considerable attention to craft and form of stories written by acknowledged masters of the genre. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5910 - Independent Studies (1-3 credits) Directed study in an area, not provided for in course offerings, for which the student has special interest and adequate preparation. By permission of the Graduate Director. Open only to majors and minors. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5917 - Creative Writing II: Poetry (3 credits) Prerequisites: ENGL 3141 or permission of the instructor. Advanced course in writing of poetry. Considerable attention to craft and form of poems written by acknowledged masters of the genre. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5935 - Seminar in Professional Writing (3 credits) An advanced course on expository writing with emphasis on professional applications, heuristics, and methods of research and communication using electronic technology. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5940 - Seminar in Creative Writing (3 credits) Specialized instruction individually adapted to the student’s creative strengths and interest. By permission of the instructor. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5950 - Methods of Research (3 credits) Required for graduate majors and minors in English. Special emphasis in research methods in literature, language, and English education. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5957 - Special Topics in English (1-6 credits) Selected topics in the discipline. Can be repeated for credit when content changes. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5960 - Thesis in English (1-3 credits) The student must have made application for candidacy and have completed appointment of an advisory committee. By permission of the Graduate Director. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5989 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits) Students must clear arrangement for this course through the Cooperative Education Office prior to registration. Businesses, industries and government agencies provide opportunities for planned and supervised work assignments. Students may alternate between periods (usually two semesters) of full-time study and employment with a cooperative education employer. Credit received carries full academic value, and students receive compensation as full-time employees. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 5990 - Readings and Research (1-3 credits) Students who are not enrolled in other coursework but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus MUST enroll for Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by student’s advisory committee in conjunction with other coursework, to document such activities as development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Readings and Research credits do not count toward degree requirements. Grading of Readings and Research will be either satisfactory completion (S), satisfactory progress (SP), or unsatisfactory (U). View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Environmental Health
	ENVH 5029 - Supervised Research - Environmental Health (1-3 credits) This is a required course for graduate assistants or tuition scholars with research assignments. This course is designed to provide graduate assistants with supervision and training opportunities that serve to integrate their graduate assistantship assignment and graduate program or professional goals and activities. It is offered on a P/F basis and is not counted as degree credit. (fall, spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5100 - Environmental Health Practice I (3 credits) The effects of environment and occupations on health are discussed. Consideration is given to such factors as solid waste, water, wastewater, insects, rodents, and noise. The historical background of human ecology, communicable disease control, and special programs and problems in public health are discussed. Not required for students with a B.S.E.H. or equivalent. When Offered: (Offered spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5200 - Environmental Chemistry (4 credits) Prerequisites: ENVH 4397 or permission of the instructor. A course covering the advanced instrumentation used in environmental chemistry. Includes principles of quality assurance and quality control. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5207 - Principles of Radiological Health (3 credits) This course is concerned with the basic principles and procedures pertaining to the safe control of all common sources of ionizing radiation. The causes, effects, and control of radiation are included. When Offered: (Offered fall and spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5250 - Environmental Microbiology (4 credits) Prerequisites: ENVH 5387 or permission of the instructor. A study of those aspects of biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and physiology of concern to students interested in environmental health. Includes principles of toxicology and ecological management methods used in hazardous waste contamination remediation. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5357 - Toxicology (3 credits) Prerequisites: CHEM 2010/2011 and HSCI 3020 or permission of instructor. A study of the essentials of toxicity determination and measurements, plus a study of biologic factors important in understanding toxicity. A review of toxic substances in air, water, foods, and the workplace, with a consideration of exposure limits, their rationale, and evaluation methods. When Offered: (Offered fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5387 - Biological Analysis in Environmental Health (4 credits) Prerequisites: A course in general microbiology and permission of the instructor. The principles of microbiology with emphasis on growth requirements and the effects of chemical and physical agents as used for control. Instrumentation used in qualitative and quantitative analysis of the biological environment. When Offered: (Offered fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5397 - Environmental Analysis (4 credits) Prerequisites: CHEM 1110/1120 and permission of the instructor. Provides education in physical and chemical analysis of water, wastewater, food, air, toxic materials, and principles of applied toxicology. Experience in the use of chemical instruments, as well as field methods, will be obtained. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. When Offered: (Offered spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5500 - Air Pollution Principles (3 credits) A course designed to introduce the student to the broad field of air pollution. Lecture topics include sources, emissions, atmospheric dispersion, effect on humans, materials, and control equipment. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5600 - Water Pollution Principles (3 credits) A course covering the sources, causes, and effects of water pollution in light of water standards; reviews methods of control of the physical, chemical, and biological factors. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5607 - Food Sanitation Principles (3 credits) A study of food composition, engineering principles, processing and preservation methods, foodborne diseases and food regulatory programs. When Offered: (Offered fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5610 - Water Pollution Control (3 credits) This course provides information concerning sources of water pollution and emphasizes biological and physical-chemical wastewater treatment systems. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5620 - Hazards in the Workplace (3 credits) This course focuses on the occupational hazards that have a significant and detectable effect on the health and well-being of employees. Various strategies used to ameliorate these problems will be evaluated. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5640 - Environmental Risk Assessment (4 credits) A survey course designed to introduce the student to the emerging science of environmental risk assessment. The course is designed to apply characteristics of hazardous materials, chemistry, and biology to the assessment of risk associated with exposure to hazardous material. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5700 - Industrial Hygiene and Safety (3 credits) A course on the problems of occupational disease hazards and preventive measures of their control. It includes occupational exposure to dusts, gases, vapors, fumes, biological factors, and other problems related to industrial health and safety. Field trips are taken to typical industries. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5727 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (3 credits) The objectives of the course include giving the student basic concepts and techniques for appropriate behavior before, during, and after a hazardous materials incident. The course meets requirements to obtain 40-hour HAZWOPER certification. Three lecture hours per week. When Offered: (Offered summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5760 - Industrial Ventilation (3 credits) Prerequisites: ENVH 5700 or permission of the instructor. Course looks at basic design and application of industrial ventilation systems including hood, duct, fan, cleaner and stack components. Course content centers around the use of various monitoring instruments required to perform ventilation surveys, calculation of work design problems, and troubleshooting ventilation systems. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5780 - Characteristics of Hazardous Material (3 credits) This course provides detailed descriptions of what constitutes hazardous materials. Categories of hazardous materials are described based on chemical characteristics, effects, and regulatory requirements. The course also summarizes methods of analysis. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5840 - Solid Waste Management (3 credits) This course is designed to investigate the problems and solutions to the storage, collection, and disposal of solid waste. The content of the course centers around the solid waste planning and management aspects of designing, organizing, and operation of refuse collection, recycling, and disposal systems. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5841 - Hazardous Waste Management (3 credits) The course emphasizes a management approach for hazardous waste with particular regard to regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The problem of hazardous waste is defined, and other topics covered include generation, storage, transport, management of spills, disposal, and more. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5850 - Public Health Program Field Experience - Environmental Health (1-6 credits) In the field experience, students apply the principles of public health in a planned and supervised learning experience. This occurs through work in actual public health field settings. Students will observe and participate in different functions and operations of a public health agency or health service organization. Students with at least 4 years of full-time public health practice experience may be eligible to substitute part of the contact hours with additional learning activities that build on their past public health experience. Please contact the MPH Coordinator for more information. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5860 - Environmental Health Administration (3 credits) Administration of environmental health programs and organization. Includes organization structure, forces of management, administrative controls, personnel and financial management, and legal aspects. Lectures, seminars, discussions, and group exercises. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5870 - Public Health Law (3 credits) An introduction to public health law including a study of the legal powers available for implementing programs, methods for their most effective use, and of the recognition and management of legal problems; and an analysis of the legal relationship of public health personnel to the government, the staff, and the public. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5871 - Hazardous Material, Laws, & Regulations (3 credits) This course provides an introduction to the process of development and application of federal environmental regulations, with a detailed review of the laws and associated regulations, which govern the control of hazardous materials. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5890 - Environmental Planning (3 credits) This course emphasizes the planning process as it relates to the health and welfare of the community; i.e., defining the problem, determining the objectives, applying methods to solve the problems, evaluating the methods, and implementing the complete program plan. When Offered: (Alternate years) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5900 - Independent Study (1-3 credits) Independent or cooperative investigation of specific problems in environmental health. When Offered: (Offered each term) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5907 - Independent Study in Public Health - Environmental Health (1-3 credits) This course is designed for students desiring an in-depth study of health problems in a special area of interest. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5910 - Seminar (1 credit) A study of the principles, materials, and methods of research employed in environmental health. When Offered: (Offered fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5957 - Special Topics - Environmental Health (1-6 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. This course is developed and offered when there is sufficient demand for additional study of a specific public health topic. Consultation with the instructor is required prior to enrollment. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5960 - Research and Thesis (1-3 credits) When Offered: (Offered each term) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENVH 5989 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits) Students must clear arrangements for this course through the Cooperative Education Office prior to registration. Businesses, industries, and governments agencies provide opportunities for planned and supervised work assignments. Students may alternate between periods (usually two semesters) of full-time study and employment with a cooperative education employer. Credit received carries full academic value, and students may receive compensation as full-time employees. When Offered: (Offered each term) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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ELPA 6951 - Seminar in Research Analysis and Interpretation

ELPA 6952 - Action Research

ELPA 6953 - Policy Analysis

ELPA 6954 - Educational Program Evaluation

ELPA 6955 - Grant and Proposal Development

ELPA 7110 - Community Colleges in the United States

ELPA 7120 - History of American Higher Education

ELPA 7220 - Supervising Community College Curriculum Planning

ELPA 7810 - Educational Statistics

ELPA 7811 - Quantitative Research

ELPA 7812 - Qualitative Research

ELPA 7813 - Research in Educational Leadership

ELPA 7814 - Advanced Qualitative Research

ELPA 7820 - Administration of Higher Education

ELPA 7822 - Higher Education Law

ELPA 7823 - Higher Education Finance

ELPA 7825 - Academic Writing for Dissertation Research

ELPA 7960 - Doctoral Dissertation

ELPA 7990 - Readings and Research

ENGL 5017 - Children’s Literature

ENGL 5019 - Supervised Experience in Teaching

ENGL 5020 - Medieval Literature

ENGL 5029 - Supervised Experience in Research

ENGL 5039 - Supervised Experience in Administration

ENGL 5057 - Writing: Theory and Teaching

ENGL 5060 - Literature of Southern Appalachia

ENGL 5077 - Literature for Adolescents

ENGL 5087 - Themes in Women’s Literature

ENGL 5117 - Grammar and Usage

ENGL 5137 - Dialectology

ENGL 5150 - Sound Systems of English

ENGL 5160 - Renaissance Literature

ENGL 5170 - Teaching English as a Second Language

ENGL 5180 - Internship in Teaching English as a Second Language

ENGL 5190 - Second Language Acquisition

ENGL 5200 - Restoration and 18th Century

ENGL 5207 - Literature of the South

ENGL 5217 - Irish/Scottish Literature

ENGL 5250 - 18th-Century British Novel

ENGL 5300 - Romantic Literature

ENGL 5350 - Victorian Literature

ENGL 5400 - 19th-Century British Novel

ENGL 5407 - London Theatre, Study Abroad

ENGL 5417 - Residency I: Teaching English in Middle and High Schools

ENGL 5420 - 20th-Century British Literature

ENGL 5440 - 20th-Century British Novel

ENGL 5450 - Colonial and Federal American Literature

ENGL 5500 - 19th-Century American Poetry

ENGL 5507 - Literature in Film

ENGL 5550 - 19th-Century American Fiction

ENGL 5600 - 20th-Century American Poetry

ENGL 5650 - 20th-Century American Fiction

ENGL 5670 - Seminar in Folklore

ENGL 5680 - Seminar in Linguistics

ENGL 5730 - Seminar in British Literature

ENGL 5750 - Seminar in American Literature

ENGL 5800 - Seminar in Continental Literature

ENGL 5850 - Studies in Modern Drama

ENGL 5857 - Technical Writing

ENGL 5907 - Creative Writing II: Fiction

ENGL 5910 - Independent Studies

ENGL 5917 - Creative Writing II: Poetry

ENGL 5935 - Seminar in Professional Writing

ENGL 5940 - Seminar in Creative Writing

ENGL 5950 - Methods of Research

ENGL 5957 - Special Topics in English

ENGL 5960 - Thesis in English

ENGL 5989 - Internship/Cooperative Education

ENGL 5990 - Readings and Research

ENVH 5029 - Supervised Research - Environmental Health

ENVH 5100 - Environmental Health Practice I

ENVH 5200 - Environmental Chemistry

ENVH 5207 - Principles of Radiological Health

ENVH 5250 - Environmental Microbiology

ENVH 5357 - Toxicology

ENVH 5387 - Biological Analysis in Environmental Health

ENVH 5397 - Environmental Analysis

ENVH 5500 - Air Pollution Principles

ENVH 5600 - Water Pollution Principles