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MGT 5301 Healthcare Management Credit Hours: 3
Includes the ethical, legal and technological setting for organizational theory and concepts; strategic planning and marketing in the hospital setting; management engineering applied to problem-solving and decision-making; motivation for resource output and control; and leadership, interpersonal and organizational communication.
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MGT 5302 Healthcare Finance Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with theory, tools and practical experience in healthcare financial management. Examines payment sources and reimbursement arrangements, public and private financing of healthcare service organizations from both theoretical and practical perspectives, and emerging trends in the healthcare industry affecting decision-making.
Prerequisite: MGT 5000 and MGT 5002
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MGT 5303 Healthcare Ethics and Law Credit Hours: 3
Surveys the legal environment of the health services industry from a policy perspective. Emphasizes the tensions and trade-offs between quality and cost. Includes access to healthcare, antitrust laws, personnel licensure and institutional accreditation, malpractice, and professional and institutional liability, among other topics.
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MGT 5304 Healthcare Economics Credit Hours: 3
Applies fundamental microeconomic concepts to the analysis of the healthcare market and the study of the organization and delivery of medical care services. Includes demand of care and insurance, supply of care by physicians and organizations, and rational for government intervention.
Prerequisite: MGT 5132
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MGT 5305 Healthcare Quality Management Credit Hours: 3
Examines the systems that measure and maintain quality in healthcare. Includes how to improve the standards of care and hold the effectiveness and efficiency of care, and the functions and requirements of the new Total Quality Management discipline as it applies to healthcare.
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MGT 5301 Healthcare Management .
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MGT 5310 Healthcare Nursing Management Credit Hours: 3
Includes basic issues nursing professionals must handle. Also covers leadership, professional skills, personal issues, organizational behavior and development of peak performance psychology, management skills and career development.
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MGT 5301 Healthcare Management .
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MGT 5311 Healthcare Information Systems Management Credit Hours: 3
Overviews modern information technologies for locating health statistics. Covers basic concepts of data quality and presentation. Familiarizes students with the scope and range of data systems, and explores important health indicators. Emphasizes decision-making needs.
Prerequisite: MGT 5301
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MGT 5312 Healthcare Marketing and Strategy Credit Hours: 3
Examines the principles and concepts of marketing as they apply to healthcare organizations. Discusses the nature of marketing strategy, the environment in which marketing operates, the consumer decision-making process, market research, market mix, and monitoring and controlling the marketing process.
Prerequisite: MGT 5019
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MGT 5500 Integrated Logistics Management Credit Hours: 3
Provides the framework for integrated logistics support (ILS). Discusses the management tools available to logistics managers and places ILS in perspective within the acquisition process. Includes understanding of all elements of ILS, the relationship of ILS elements to ILS planning and current systems acquisition practices.
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MGT 5901 Master of Public Administration Capstone Project Credit Hours: 3
Involves team-based consulting activity for an outside client organization. Requires a project, written report and presentation assessed for synthesis of learned competencies in oral and written communication, critical thinking and public policy administration.
Requirement(s): Serves as capstone for the Master of Public Administration degree program. Must be taken during the last 12 credit hours of the program
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MGT 5902 Human Resources Management Capstone Project Credit Hours: 3
Involves a team-based consulting activity for an outside client organization. Requires a project, written report and presentation assessed for synthesis of learned competencies in oral and written communication, critical thinking and human resources management.
Requirement(s): Serves as the capstone for the Human Resources Management degree program. Must be taken during the last 12 credit hours of the program
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MGT 5903 Logistics Management Capstone Project Credit Hours: 3
Involves a team-based consulting activity for an outside client organization. Requires a project, written report and presentation assessed for synthesis of learned competencies in oral and written communication, critical thinking and logistics management.
Requirement(s): Serves as the capstone for the Logistics Management degree program. Must be taken during the last 12 credit hours of the program
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MGT 5904 Systems Management Capstone Project Credit Hours: 3
Involves a team-based consulting activity for an outside client organization. Requires a project, written report and presentation assessed for synthesis of learned competencies in oral and written communication, critical thinking and systems management.
Requirement(s): Serves as the capstone for the Systems Management degree program. Must be taken during the last 12 credit hours of the program
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MGT 5905 Technology Management Capstone Project Credit Hours: 3
Involves a team-based consulting activity with an outside client organization. Requires a project, written report and presentation assessed for synthesis of learned competencies in oral and written communication, and the use of technology in organizations.
Requirement(s): Serves as capstone for the Technology Management degree program. Must be taken during the last 12 credit hours of the program
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MGT 6005 Advanced Study in Business Leadership Credit Hours: 3
Examines modern topics in a global modern society. Includes theories in leadership from leading case studies and current research. Requires extensive, academic-style writing and case study analysis.
Must be enrolled in Doctor of Business Administration (9062)
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MGT 6008 Legal Environment in Business Credit Hours: 3
Explores the legal environment of business in an international and domestic context. Requires extensive, academic-style writing and case study analysis.
Majors in Doctor of Business Administration (9062)
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MGT 6899 Final Semester Dissertation Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Must be enrolled in Doctor of Business Administration (9062)
Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
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EMG 3225 Finance for Managers Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the principles of corporate financial management. Emphasizes the time value of money in investments of real or financial assets. Covers planning for current assets and liabilities, and long-range capital. Passing grade in EST 2703 Statistics is recommended.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Recommended: Ability to use computer spreadsheets and financial business calculator.
Prerequisite: BUS 2212 or EAC 2212
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EMG 3301 Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
Introduces management as a discipline and process. Includes evolution and scope of management, decision-making, planning, strategy, organizing, staffing, leading, control, change, and the importance of management in the global environment and ethical considerations of management decisions.
Minimum student level - second year
Requirement(s): Successful completion of 30 credit hours in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: COM 1102
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EMG 3325 Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
Analyzes the nature of public administration, its structure and limitations. Includes staff organization and chain of command, unemployment policies, personnel training and management, employees, organizations and public relations.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
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EMG 3327 Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
Studies the important uses of information technology in organizations. Includes information requirements and flow, system design and analysis methodologies, the generation and accumulation of data for decision-making, and the implementation and control of information systems.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMG 3301
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EMG 3328 Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Studies general moral principles and their application to ethical issues and problems pertaining to business activities, and the nature of the corporation in contemporary society.
Minimum student level - third year
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: COM 1102
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EMG 3331 Management of Human Resources Credit Hours: 3
Covers the principles and systems related to the management and leadership of human resources. Includes legal and administrative law issues; health, safety and security; selection and placement; job analysis; training and development; compensation and benefits; and job analysis systems.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMG 3301
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EMG 3340 International Business Credit Hours: 3
Covers a broad spectrum of issues critical to developing a sound base of international business skills. Includes the assessment of foreign business practices, understanding international financial and trade practices and the impact on decision-making, and strategy development and implementation.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMK 3601
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EMG 4005 Business Research Skills and Application Credit Hours: 3
Introduces business research methods and techniques for composing and formatting an industry analysis. Emphasizes written communication for the business discipline and how to use library and census databases. Requires synthesis of information from multiple sources and production of senior-level business analysis. First in a two-course sequence.
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Minimum student level - fourth year
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
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EMG 4006 Business Plan Research Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on applying business research methods learned in EMG 4005 to produce a new venture concept and actionable business plan as second in a two-course sequence. Emphasizes critical thinking and business analysis tools (marketing, and operational, financial, organizational and strategic analysis). Introduces business presentation techniques.
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Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMG 4005
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EMG 4410 Continuous Quality Management Credit Hours: 3
Provides a contemporary approach to organization and management philosophy, theory, concepts and applications. Focuses on improving quality, productivity and competitive position through a realistic, relevant and sweeping view of the body-of-knowledge needed by operating managers to improve systems and processes.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMG 3301
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EMG 4412 Organizational Behavior and Development Credit Hours: 3
Studies human behavior in organizations. Blends newer concepts of behavior theory with classical organizational theory. Includes methods for bringing change to organizations.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMG 3301 or PSY 3541
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EMK 3320 Entrepreneurial Marketing Credit Hours: 3
Examines the skills and tools needed for start-up marketing. Covers the identification of market segments, product positioning, estimating product demand, setting prices and rapid growth management.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMK 3601
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EMK 3601 Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
Provides the fundamental principles in the marketing of goods, services and ideas. Includes planning, pricing, promotions and distribution. Focuses on global marketing, marketing ethics and managing the marketing function.
Minimum student level - second year
Requirement(s): Successful completion of 30 credits hours in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: COM 1102 and EEC 2303
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EMK 3607 Integrated Marketing Communication Management Credit Hours: 3
Studies the development and execution of the marketing communication process. Covers a variety of available media channels. Includes traditional and online sources. Emphasizes the importance of using a fully integrated approach in the formulation and management of a media marketing plan.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMK 3601
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EMK 4063 International Marketing Credit Hours: 3
Examines marketing from a global perspective. Focuses on the effects of international trade and the political, legal, financial and cultural environments on marketing mix decisions. Studies the analysis and design of marketing strategies for diverse international environments.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
Prerequisite: EMK 3601
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MAR 0002 Final Program Examination Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
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MAR 0003 Final Program Examination 2 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: MAR 0002 Corequisite: MAR 0002
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MAR 0004 Final Program Examination 3 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: MAR 0003 Corequisite: MAR 0003
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MAR 1010 Biological Discovery 1 Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular and cell biology. Emphasizes the structure and function of macromolecules and how they are integrated into cells. Includes the structure and regulation of gene expression, and the synthesis and structure of proteins.
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Recommended: High school biology and chemistry encouraged.
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MAR 1020 Biological Discovery 2 Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the fundamental principles of evolution, biodiversity, physiology and ecology. Provides an integrated approach to the study of the hierarchal structure and function of living organisms and communities.
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Recommended: High school biology and chemistry encouraged.
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MAR 1030 Introduction to Biotechnology Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular and cell biology through a hands-on approach. Complements MAR 1010 Biological Discovery 1 .
Recommended: High school biology and chemistry encouraged.
Prerequisite: MAR 1010 Corequisite: MAR 1010
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MAR 1040 Introduction to Biodiversity and Physiology Credit Hours: 1
Provides a hands-on approach to teaching concepts of biodiversity and physiology. Complements MAR 1020 Biological Discovery 2 .
Recommended: High school biology and chemistry encouraged
Prerequisite: MAR 1020 Corequisite: MAR 1020
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MAR 1500 Introduction to Aquaculture Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the basic concepts of aquaculture including examination of algal, invertebrate and fish systems. Includes several field trips to local aquaculture operations.
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MAR 2801 Biometry Credit Hours: 4
Experimental design and hypothesis testing in the biological sciences, and the analysis of biological data using descriptive statistics and applying parametric and non-parametric tests. Computer applications include statistical packages, spreadsheets, graphics preparation and word processing in the development of reports on modules of field-, clinic- and lab-based studies.
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Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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MAR 2955 Field Biology and Ecology/Coral Reefs Credit Hours: 3
Discusses and demonstrates field biology and ecology methodology and applies them in the field to collect data for analysis. Conducts field studies in the Caribbean.
Prerequisite: (BIO 1020 and BIO 1040 ) or (MAR 1020 and MAR 1040 )
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MAR 3210 Mammalian Physiology Credit Hours: 4
Introduces the study of bodily functions. Emphasizes biophysical principles and control systems to explain organ system function and the maintenance of homeostasis.
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Prerequisite: BIO 1020 and CHM 2001
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MAR 3410 General Ecology Credit Hours: 4
Studies the distribution and abundance of organisms. Emphasizes the level of biological populations. Includes interaction of populations with the abiotic environment, energetics, population growth, reproduction, competition, predation, adaptation and evolution. Modular lab exercises stress the experimental design and conduct, and data analysis.
Prerequisite: MAR 2801 or (BIO 1020 and PSY 2512 )
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MAR 3510 Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 4
Includes lectures and labs on the origins and adaptive radiation of the kingdom Metazoa, and comparative structure and function of living and extinct animal phyla, evolution of organ system, and comparative physiology and ecology.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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MAR 3621 Marine Mammal Studies in the Pacific Northwest Credit Hours: 3
Explores the biology of marine mammals and how that biology has been shaped by the marine environment. Focuses on current techniques for collecting behavioral, spatial and physiological data in different habitats. Requires a field trip to the San Juan Islands, Washington.
Prerequisite: (BIO 1020 and BIO 1040 ) or (MAR 1020 MAR 1040 )
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MAR 3701 Evolution Credit Hours: 3
Describes the processes resulting in evolutionary change and the factors affecting those processes. Discusses evolution at all levels, from cell and molecular evolution to local populations to major groups, and covers time frames drawing on knowledge of many biological fields.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020 and BIO 2110
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MAR 3935 Ecology of Tropical Ecosystems Credit Hours: 3
A three-week field examination of the aspects of population and community ecology of tropical rainforest systems in Belize or Costa Rica, Central America. Familiarizes the student with ecological principles governing the abundance and distribution of species in different rainforest ecosystems.
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Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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MAR 3940 Tropical Marine Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Includes intensive fieldwork focusing on tropical marine ecosystems and their biological communities. Emphasizes biodiversity, the ecology of dominant taxa, interactions between physical and biological processes, and the structure and function of representative communities.
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Prerequisite: (BIO 1020 and BIO 1040 ) or (MAR 1020 and MAR 1040 )
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MAR 4013 Elasmobiology Credit Hours: 3
Studies the evolution, taxonomy, ecology, behavior and physiology of sharks, skates and rays. Laboratories supplement lecture material.
Prerequisite: MAR 3701
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MAR 4030 Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
Studies biodiversity and population responses to human activity. Highlights decision-making and the active management of populations and habitats. Investigates the science underlying conservation of plant and animal communities (terrestrial and marine) and ecosystems. Pays special attention to the need to develop conservation strategies that accommodate climate change.
Prerequisite: MAR 4410
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MAR 4100 Special Topics in Marine Biology Credit Hours: 3
Covers current or unifying topics in marine biology through lecture, reading of current and review literature, class discussions or student presentations.
Minimum student level - junior
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MAR 4209 Molecular Biology of Plants Credit Hours: 4
Overviews the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the growth, development and functioning of plants through review of current literature. Uses labs to focus on gene transfer (transformation), identification of transgenic plants, phytohoromone detection, as well as cell and tissue culture.
Prerequisite: BIO 4010 Corequisite: BIO 4010
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MAR 4210 Plant Physiology Credit Hours: 4
Presents the physiological processes of plants and their interactions with their environment. Covers water relations, plant biochemistry, plant development and environmental physiology.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020 and CHM 2002
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MAR 4410 Community Ecology Credit Hours: 4
Studies the composition and distribution of biological communities and the community responses to wildlife management, changing climates and other abiotic factors. Includes ecosystems, biogeography, biodiversity, paleoecology, pollution, population manipulation and successions. Modular lab exercises stress experimental design and data analysis in studying communities.
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Prerequisite: MAR 2801 and MAR 3410
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MAR 4411 Conservation Genetics Credit Hours: 4
Introduces conservation genetics. Focuses on population genetic theory and emphasizes molecular methods for examining population differentiation, genetic diversity, the evolution of small populations, and the management of threatened populations. Lab includes experimental design, data collection and analysis.
Prerequisite: BIO 2110 and MAR 3701
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MAR 4413 Applied Geographic Information Systems for Biological Research Credit Hours: 4
Focuses on applying geographic information systems and relevant techniques to health sciences, ecology and conservation biology. Includes fundamentals of ArcGIS; database mining; GPS systems; spatial statistics; mapping and modeling disease risk and spread; and connectivity, species distribution and spatio-temporal modeling in a biological landscape.
Prerequisite: MAR 2801
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MAR 4420 Pre-Columbian Ecosystems Credit Hours: 1
Investigates through ecology the extent to which pre-Columbian occupants of the Americas influenced ecosystems. Includes archaeological, anthropological and ecological data that contributes to understanding the key debates about what is natural in the Americas.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval.
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MAR 4421 Neotropical Archeoecology Credit Hours: 3
Studies the impact of human activities on past and present ecology. Integrates regional archaeology with modern ecology to compare sites with and without past human impacts. Uses field techniques that include forest census in megadiverse environments, sediment coring and curation of specimens.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval.
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MAR 4515 Ecology of Coral Reefs Credit Hours: 3
Broadly examines coral reefs from reef geology and geomorphology to conservation and management. Includes the physical environment, coral and symbiosis, reproduction, demography, community dynamics, diversity and function, biogeography and evolution, and natural and anthropogenic disturbances.
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Prerequisite: (BIO 3410 or MAR 3410 ) and (BIO 4410 or MAR 4410 )
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MAR 4517 Introduction to Modeling for Ecology and Biology Credit Hours: 4
Includes allometric principles, biological processes within organisms, population and metapopulation models, competition and symbiosis, predator-prey relations, community and diversity, and models in evolution, biogeography, ecosystems and conservation.
Prerequisite: MAR 3410
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MAR 4520 Invertebrate Aquaculture Credit Hours: 4
Covers a diverse array of invertebrate species and their culture in laboratory or field settings. Includes the aquaculture technology and techniques for animals such as corals, mollusks and crustaceans cultured for human consumption, ornamental display or restoration of wild populations.
Prerequisite: MAR 2801
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MAR 4550 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Credit Hours: 4
Examines the comparative anatomy of higher animals through lectures and labs. Emphasizes the evolutionary trends of the vertebrates.
Minimum student level - junior
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MAR 4620 Fish Aquaculture and Management Credit Hours: 4
Surveys in depth the culture methods of freshwater and saltwater fish species including an introduction to the theory and techniques necessary for managing wild fisheries stocks. Labs focus on fish culturing methodology and analysis of wild fish populations. Includes several field studies.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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MAR 4621 Principles of Fisheries Management Credit Hours: 4
Incorporates the theories and methods of fisheries science, marine ecology, ecosystem management and social/economic considerations into the development of sustainable management of finfish and invertebrate fishery resources.
Prerequisite: MAR 2801
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MAR 4622 Principle and Practices in Fish Aquaculture Credit Hours: 4
Addresses best practices in sustainable fish-culture systems rooted in the basic principles of reproductive biology and captive breeding, stress physiology, disease management and prevention, feeding and nutrition, and rearing and harvesting.
Prerequisite: BIO 4550 or MAR 4550 Corequisite: BIO 4550 or MAR 4550
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MAR 4641 Biology of Marine Mammals Credit Hours: 3
Studies the evolution, classification, ecology and general life history of marine mammals.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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MAR 4710 Marine Biology Credit Hours: 4
Examines the nature of life in the ocean and in coastal environments through lectures and labs. Reviews taxonomic diversity, ecological roles and adaptations of the five kingdoms. Includes physiological mechanisms, locomotion and migrations, defenses against predation, sensory reception, productivity, feeding, reproduction and symbiosis.
Prerequisite: MAR 3510 or MAR 4210
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MAR 4720 Marine Ecology Credit Hours: 4
Covers the structure and function of marine biotic systems from the organism (life histories) to community and ecosystem.
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Minimum student level - senior
Prerequisite: MAR 2801 and MAR 3410
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MAR 4904 Field Biology and Evolution of the Galapagos Islands Credit Hours: 3
Field biology course in the Galapagos Islands. Emphasizes climate and evolution processes and patterns. Includes both terrestrial and marine investigations of the unique biota of the islands.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval.
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MAR 4990 Marine Biology Forum Credit Hours: 1
Critical analysis of primary literature and review articles in biology by oral presentation and small group discussion.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MAR 4991 Undergraduate Research 1 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the faculty.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MAR 4992 Undergraduate Research 2 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the faculty.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MAR 4993 Undergraduate Research 3 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the faculty.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MAR 4994 Undergraduate Research 4 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the faculty.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
Prerequisite: BIO 4993 or MAR 4993
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MAR 5005 Comparative Biology of Invertebrates Credit Hours: 3
Introduces graduate students to the methods by which invertebrate metazoans perform life functions, and the similarity underlying these methods. Draws on the rich diversity of invertebrate body forms, and compares major and minor phyla.
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MAR 5010 Ichthyology Credit Hours: 3
Provides graduate students a background in ichthyology and fish biology. The first part follows classical ichthyology by covering systematics and evolution of fishes. The second part focuses on biological and ecological adaptation of fishes to different environments.
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MAR 5020 Field Ecology 1 Credit Hours: 3
Field course identifies the plant communities characteristic of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Examines the factors responsible for the control and dynamics of these community types in the field. The field trip is conducted in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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MAR 5022 Coral Reef Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Two-week field examination in the Caribbean. Familiarizes students with patterns of abundance and distribution of the common species of coral reef fishes. Emphasizes species identification and field methods of investigating reef fish ecology.
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MAR 5024 Field Ecology 4 Credit Hours: 3
Students spend two weeks in Kenya, investigating patterns of abundance, distribution, habitat requirements and behavior common to vertebrate species of African savanna ecosystems. Begins with one week on the main campus in Melbourne.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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MAR 5025 Ecology of Salt Marsh and Mangrove Credit Hours: 3
Discusses the ecology of salt marsh and mangrove systems. Emphasizes how organisms adapt to the alternating inundation and exposed environment, and how physical and biological factors interact to determine the population and community structures.
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MAR 5028 Design and Analysis of Ecological Studies Credit Hours: 3
Comprehensively reviews experimental and observational methods and analysis tools commonly encountered in ecology. Emphasizes the practical application of research designs to ecological problems and different fields of ecology.
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MAR 5029 Chemical Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Studies how small molecules regulate interorganismal interactions. Focuses on the molecular components and downstream physiological responses of the organisms involved. Examples show the technologies and techniques available for research in this area along with potential applications.
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MAR 5030 Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
Demonstrates the synthetic nature of conservation biology drawing from the disciplines of genetics, population biology, biogeography, ecology, wildlife management, human ecology and natural resource management. Illustrates conservation issues using case studies from a wide variety of global ecosystems.
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MAR 5031 Conservation Genetics Credit Hours: 3
Introduces conservation genetics. Focuses on population genetic theory. Emphasizes molecular methods to identify evolutionarily significant units, assess genetic diversity, understand the evolution of small populations and manage threatened populations.
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MAR 5034 Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology Credit Hours: 3
Discusses how and why climate has changed, and how those changes have influenced ecosystems. Covers species migration, speciation, community change and biogeography. Provides tools to develop climatic and ecological histories.
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MAR 5040 Marine Mammalogy Credit Hours: 3
Covers the evolution, classification, zoogeography, anatomy and general life history of marine mammals.
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MAR 5045 Reproduction and Recruitment of Marine Fishes Credit Hours: 3
Discusses the processes of reproduction and recruitment of marine fishery species. Includes topics such as the physiological and behavioral characteristics of reproduction, the molecular events of fertilization, and the influences of oceanographic processes on larval and juvenile life stages.
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MAR 5047 Ecological Physiology of Fishes Credit Hours: 3
Addresses how the physiology of fishes is affected and regulated in response to environmental changes. Includes how fishes inhabit a vast range of habitats that vary with respect to biotic and abiotic factors, and how successful maintenance of populations in challenging environments requires responsive adjustments in physiology.
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MAR 5070 Physiological Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Includes lectures and discussions on the physiological adaptation of organisms to environment.
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MAR 5075 Multivariate Analysis in Biology Credit Hours: 3
Teaches graduate students how to apply various multivariate techniques in analyzing biological data using a hands-on problem-solving approach. Includes principal component analysis, cluster analysis and discriminate function analysis.
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MAR 5080 Mechanisms of Biological Clocks Credit Hours: 3
Surveys the primary literature of processes underlying rhythmicity including neural, cellular and molecular mechanisms. Focuses on circadian rhythms in vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
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MAR 5120 Ecology of Tropical Communities Credit Hours: 3
Includes lecture and field examination of aspects of the population and community ecology of tropical marine systems, especially coral reefs and mangroves. Emphasizes factors influencing community structure and the relationships between representative populations.
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MAR 5140 Coral Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of coral ecology. Includes hands-on taxonomy and assessment of the functional response of coral reefs to environmental factors and thermal stress at a global scale. Emphasizes identification of processes and regulatory phenomena driving the dynamics of coral communities.
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MAR 5150 Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Applies landscape ecology techniques (spatial sampling, patch dynamics, scale detection, landscape metrics, geographical information systems, time series, disturbance and pollution, organism response to landscape patterns) to landscape patterns, connectivity and metapopulations dynamics, reserve design and ecosystem processes.
Prerequisite: MAR 3410
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MAR 5413 Applied Geographic Information Systems for Biological Research Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on applying geographic information systems and relevant techniques to health sciences, ecology and conservation biology. Includes fundamentals of ArcGIS; datamining; GPS systems; spatial statistics; mapping and modeling disease risk and spread; and connectivity, species distribution and spatio-temporal modeling in a biological landscape.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MAR 5420 Pre-Columbian Ecosystems Credit Hours: 0
Investigates through ecology the extent to which pre-Columbian occupants of the Americas influenced ecosystems. Includes archaeological, anthropological and ecological data that contributes to understanding the key debates about what is natural in the Americas.
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MAR 5421 Neotropical Archeoecology Credit Hours: 3
Studies the impact of human activities on past and present ecology. Integrates regional archaeology with modern ecology to compare sites with and without past human impacts. Uses field techniques that include forest census in megadiverse environments, sediment coring and curation of specimens.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MAR 5510 Current Topics in Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Readings and discussions of recent advances and new concepts in ecological research.
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MAR 5511 Topics in Evolution Credit Hours: 3
Explores new advances in evolutionary theory and research through readings and discussion.
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