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Course Descriptions

Courses are listed alpha-numerically. The 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 series are undergraduate courses. The 5000 series are graduate courses that can also be taken by undergraduates with cumulative grade point averages of 2.75 or higher, who have satisfied all listed prerequisites and whose registration is approved by the department head or program chair responsible for the course. The 6000 series courses are restricted to graduate students only. Courses below 1000 are developmental in nature, are not counted in GPA calculations and do not count toward any Florida Tech degree.

Courses that may be taken in fulfillment of Undergraduate Core Requirements are designated as follows: CL: computer literacy requirement, COM: communication elective, HU: humanities elective, LA: liberal arts elective, Q: scholarly inquiry requirement, SS: social science elective, CC: cross-cultural, Hon: course may include honors sections during some semesters. These designations follow the course descriptions. Other courses that satisfy Undergraduate Core Requirements are identified by the course prefix: any MTH course can be used toward meeting the mathematics requirement; and any AVS, BIO, CHM or PHY course, or EDS 1031  or EDS 1032 , toward meeting the physical/life sciences requirement.
 

Ocean Engineering
  

  • OCE 5903 Special Topics in Ocean Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Advanced topics in selected areas of ocean engineering not covered in the regular curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific student groups.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • OCE 5990 Ocean Engineering Seminar

    Credit Hours: 0
    Presentation of technical papers and progress in research by staff, students and invited speakers.
  

  • OCE 5995 Ocean Engineering Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes research under the guidance of a faculty member in a selected area of ocean engineering.
    Requirement(s): Considered a full-load course.
  

  • OCE 5999 Thesis Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of ocean engineering.
    Requirement(s): Admission to candidacy for the master’s degree
  

  • OCE 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
  

  • OCE 6993 Research in Ocean Engineering

    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Research under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty.
    Requirement(s): Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree
    Repeatable as required
  

  • OCE 6999 Dissertation Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of ocean engineering.
    Requirement(s): Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree

Oceanography
  

  • OCN 0002 Final Program Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  

  • OCN 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: OCN 0002   Corequisite: OCN 0002  
  

  • OCN 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: OCN 0003   Corequisite: OCN 0003  
  

  • OCN 1010 Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys oceanography including biological, chemical, geological and physical processes in the ocean. Includes field trips.
    (CC) (Hon)
  

  • OCN 2407 Meteorology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces meteorological phenomena and principles, including descriptive weather elements, general atmospheric circulation, air-sea interaction and the physical mechanisms that create atmospheric motions, mixing and transfer of momentum, mass and heat.
    (CC)
    Prerequisite: MTH 1001  or MTH 1010  
  

  • OCN 2602 Environmental Geology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Reviews the internal and external processes that have shaped Earth’s surface and how an understanding of these processes can be used to successfully manage modern problems of organization and mineral exploration. Successful management of environmental and geological hazards relies on an understanding of the basic principles of physical geology.
  

  • OCN 2801 Research Vessel Operations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers nautical skills needed for scientists and engineers working on research vessels. Includes classes of ships, marine terminology, deck machinery, ship handling, seamanship. admiralty law, charts, compasses, position fixing, first aid and safety of life at sea. Also includes cruise planning cost estimation and elements of navigation.
    Prerequisite: ENS 1001  or OCN 1010  
  

  • OCN 3101 Biological Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes relationships of biological, chemical, geological and physical aspects of the oceans to biological oceanography. Instructor advisement suggested; OCN 3111  lab may not be required as corequisite.
    (CC)
    Prerequisite: (BIO 1010  or BIO 1020 ), and CHM 1102  and PHY 2002  
  

  • OCN 3111 Biological Oceanography Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Students receive field and lab experience in the use of equipment and methods in biological oceanography studies.
    Corequisite: OCN 3101  
  

  • OCN 3201 Marine and Environmental Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes a systematic examination of seawater and its constituent parts; problems associated with ocean chemistry; interaction of chemical parameters with other ocean studies; and an evaluation of the ocean as an environment.
    Prerequisite: CHM 1102  
  

  • OCN 3211 Marine and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Field and lab exercises provide practical experience in the use of equipment and methods for measuring common chemical parameters in marine and environmental chemistry.
    Corequisite: OCN 3201  
  

  • OCN 3301 Geological Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces geological oceanography; origin and evolution of ocean basins. Includes a survey of major neritic and oceanic sediment patterns and the processes that control their distribution over time and space; and paleoceanography.
    (CC)
    Prerequisite: OCN 1010  and OCN 2602  
  

  • OCN 3311 Geological Oceanography Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Field and lab exercises provide experience in the use of equipment and methods relevant to geologic investigations of the ocean.
    Corequisite: OCN 3301  
  

  • OCN 3401 Physical Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies water structure and circulation of the world ocean and local areas by simple dynamical and descriptive models; and tides, wave motion and coastal processes.
    Prerequisite: PHY 2002  
  

  • OCN 3411 Physical Oceanography Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Field and lab exercises provide experience in the use of equipment and methods in physical oceanography.
    Corequisite: OCN 3401  
  

  • OCN 3430 Fundamentals of Geophysical Fluids

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies the basic properties of Earth’s fluids; statics and kinematics; integral expressions for the conservation of mass, momentum, angular momentum and energy; dynamic similitude, dimensional analysis and boundary-layer principles; applications to meteorology, oceanography and geophysics.
    Prerequisite: (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 ) and PHY 2002  
  

  • OCN 3433 Geophysical Fluids Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Experiments in fundamental and applied fluid mechanics. Includes viscosimetry, stability of flows, vorticity, gravity waves and Reynolds stresses; physical models in meteorology, oceanography and other geophysical fluid flows.
    Corequisite: OCN 3430  
  

  • OCN 3911 Marine Field Projects: Proposal

    Credit Hours: 1
    Preparations are made for the summer research program (Marine Field Projects). Students are guided through the process of selecting, designing and proposing research projects to be carried out during the summer marine field project.
    (Q)
    Must be enrolled in oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - junior
  

  • OCN 4013 Ocean Biology for Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces an understanding of how marine life interacts with man-made structures, and how the interactions can be enhanced or prevented. Topics include: the impact of physical processes on marine communities, bio fouling prevention and eco-engineering. 
    Senior standing required
  

  • OCN 4103 Marine and Estuarine Zooplankton

    Credit Hours: 3
    Systematic and ecological studies of marine zooplankton; discussions of parameters that affect secondary production; phytoplankton-zooplankton relationships, patchiness, migration and distribution; and collection, sampling, lab techniques and field trips.)
    Prerequisite: OCN 3101  
  

  • OCN 4106 Mitigation and Restoration of Coastal Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces current activities in mitigation and restoration of coastal systems. Integrates lectures, guest speakers and field trips in a case-study format to demonstrate the process of restoration planning. Students develop a mitigation plan for a hypothetical development project.
    (CC)
    Minimum student level - senior
  

  • OCN 4107 Pacific Coastal Environments

    Credit Hours: 3
    A two-week field course examines environmental science and biological oceanography on the Pacific coast (Oregon or another locale). Covers such habitats as rocky intertidal, mudflats, sandy beaches and subtidal environments. Includes daily field trips with mild hiking, Travel, room and board managed by instructor.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    Prerequisite: (BIO 1020  and BIO 1040 ) or (MAR 1020  and MAR 1040 ) or OCN 1010  
  

  • OCN 4204 Marine and Environmental Pollution

    Credit Hours: 3
    A holistic approach to the study of pollution. Defines and discusses pollutants, quantities, sources and their impacts. Considers past and present waste disposal techniques and proposed alternatives.
    (CC)
    Prerequisite: CHM 1102 , and (OCN 1010  or OCN 3201 )
  

  • OCN 4405 General Dynamic Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Currents and current systems in the world oceans based on the principles of fluid dynamics; geostrophy, the role of friction and inertia; vortex theory and the conservation theorems in circulation theory; and dimensional analysis. Gives treatments of surface waves and certain meteorological phenomena.
    Prerequisite: OCN 3401  and OCN 3430  
  

  • OCN 4704 Remote Sensing for Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Interaction of radiation with water environments; radiative processes in the atmosphere; spectral characteristics of plankton, sediments, land and water; applications to sea surface temperature, heat flux, color, dynamic topography, surface winds and weather prediction; instrumentation and computer-assisted image analysis.
    Prerequisite: PHY 2002  
  

  • OCN 4901 Special Topics in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 1
    Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum, offered to specific student groups.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of three credits
  

  • OCN 4902 Special Topics in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 2
    Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum, offered to specific student groups.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  

  • OCN 4903 Special Topics in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum, offered to specific student groups.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits
  

  • OCN 4911 Marine Field Projects 1

    Credit Hours: 1
    In-depth field/lab study of important facets of the Indian River Lagoon and/or nearshore waters. Student teams are specifically configured to accomplish the desired objectives. Oceanographic data are collected by using standard instrumentation and devices.
    (Q)
    Must be enrolled in oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography  
    May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
  

  • OCN 4912 Marine Field Projects 2

    Credit Hours: 2
    In-depth field/lab study of important facets of the Indian River Lagoon and/or nearshore waters. Student teams are specifically configured to accomplish the desired objectives. Oceanographic data are collected by using standard instrumentation and devices.
    (Q)
    Must be enrolled in oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography  
    May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
  

  • OCN 4913 Marine Field Projects 3

    Credit Hours: 3
    In-depth field/lab study of important facets of the Indian River Lagoon and/or nearshore waters. Student teams are specifically configured to accomplish the desired objectives. Oceanographic data are collected by using standard instrumentation and devices.
    (Q)
    Must be enrolled in oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography  
  

  • OCN 4991 Undergraduate Research in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Student planning and research on a project using equipment and techniques in oceanography. Projects may be done by an individual or a group. Requires an individual proposal and results written as a formal report.
    Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
  

  • OCN 4992 Undergraduate Research in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 2
    Student planning and research on a project using equipment and techniques in oceanography. Projects may be done by an individual or a group. Requires an individual proposal and results written as a formal report.
    Must be enrolled in oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography  
  

  • OCN 4993 Undergraduate Research in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Student planning and research on a project using equipment and techniques in oceanography. Projects may be done by an individual or a group. Requires an individual proposal and results written as a formal report.
    Must be enrolled in oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography  
  

  • OCN 5001 Principles of Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    A comprehensive survey of the ocean and coastal zone. An integrated study of the relationships and applications of chemical, biological, geological, physical and meteorological sciences to oceanography and ocean engineering.
  

  • OCN 5013 Ocean Biology for Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces an understanding of how marine life interacts with man-made structures, and how these interactions can be enhanced or prevented. Topics include: the impact of physical processes on marine communities, bio fouling prevention and eco-engineering. 
  

  • OCN 5101 Principles of Biological Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes biological aspects of the marine environment, physicochemical parameters and interrelationships between organisms and these parameters. Also discusses pollution and productivity.
  

  • OCN 5103 Marine Zooplankton

    Credit Hours: 3
    Detailed studies of zooplankton and relations to selected aspects of biological oceanography; study of phytoplankton-zooplankton relationships and sampling methods; lab familiarization of organisms; and field trips.
  

  • OCN 5106 Mitigation and Restoration of Coastal Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces students to current activities in mitigation and restoration of coastal systems. Integrates lectures, guest speakers and field trips in a case-study format to demonstrate the process of restoration planning. Students develop a mitigation plan for a hypothetical development project.
  

  • OCN 5107 Pacific Coast Environments

    Credit Hours: 3
    A two-week field course examines environmental science and biological oceanography on the Pacific coast (Oregon or another locale). Requires student project mirroring classic marine ecological studies. Includes daily field trips with mild hiking. Travel, room and board managed by instructor.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • OCN 5204 Marine Pollution

    Credit Hours: 3
    Integrates political and social concepts into the scientific study of pollution. Includes definitions of pollution, toxicity of contaminants and a number of case studies of significant marine pollution events.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3
    The chemical composition and important reactions along the global water cycle including rain, soil and groundwater, rivers, lakes, estuaries and seawater. Includes weathering, redox processes, carbonate equilibria and nutrients, and lab exercises.
  

  • OCN 5301 Principles of Geological Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the origin and evolution of the ocean basins. Reviews general biological, chemical and physical processes of the coastal and open ocean, emphasizing how they contribute to marine sedimentation and stratigraphy. Includes field trips.
  

  • OCN 5401 Principles of Physical Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces physical oceanography including the properties of seawater, basic concepts of fluid dynamics, heat budget, atmospheric circulation, structure and circulation of the ocean, and tidal and wave motion.
  

  • OCN 5405 Dynamic Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces geophysical fluid dynamics and its application to the study of ocean currents. Includes linear and nonlinear models, vorticity theory and critical discussion of classical papers on ocean circulation.
    Prerequisite: (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 ) and OCN 5401  
  

  • OCN 5407 Marine Meteorology

    Credit Hours: 3
    The application of the basic laws of thermodynamics and geophysical fluid dynamics to the behavior and circulation of the atmosphere-ocean system.
  

  • OCN 5704 Oceanic Remote Sensing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Radiative processes, remote sensors and sensor platforms; photogrammetry, radiometry and multispectral pattern recognition; image interpretation, data processing and applications. Also includes ocean research examples from aircraft and spacecraft.
  

  • OCN 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
  

  • OCN 5901 Special Topics in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 1
    Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval. Offered on occasion to specific student groups
  

  • OCN 5902 Special Topics in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 2
    Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval. Offered on occasion to specific student groups
  

  • OCN 5903 Special Topics in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval. Offered on occasion to specific student groups
  

  • OCN 5990 Oceanography Seminar

    Credit Hours: 0
    Presents research and review of areas of interest by staff, students and invited speakers in the field of oceanography.
  

  • OCN 5995 Oceanography Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes research under the guidance of a faculty member in a selected area of oceanography.
    Requirement(s): Considered a full-load course
  

  • OCN 5996 Internship

    Credit Hours: 0 - 3
    Application of coastal zone management principles to involve the student in actual experience with planning or other related agencies. Includes on-campus preparation, off-campus work experience and a final on-campus debriefing.)
    Must be enrolled in oceanography (8093)
  

  • OCN 5999 Thesis Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of oceanography.
  

  • OCN 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
  

  • OCN 6993 Research in Oceanography

    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Research under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty.
    Repeatable as required
  

  • OCN 6999 Dissertation Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of oceanography.

Operations Research
  

  • ORP 0002 Final Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  

  • ORP 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: ORP 0002   Corequisite: ORP 0002  
  

  • ORP 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: ORP 0003   Corequisite: ORP 0003  
  

  • ORP 5001 Deterministic Operations Research Models

    Credit Hours: 3
    An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of deterministic operations research problems. Includes model formulation, linear programming, network flow and transportation problems and algorithms, integer programming and dynamic programming.
    Recommended: At least one upper-level undergraduate math course.
  

  • ORP 5002 Stochastic Operations Research Models

    Credit Hours: 3
    An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of probabilistic operations research problems. Topics chosen from decision analysis, game theory, inventory models, Markov chains, queuing theory, simulation, forecasting models.
    Recommended: At least one upper-level undergraduate math course, preferably probability and statistics.
  

  • ORP 5003 Operations Research Practice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes OR methodology, how an OR analyst interacts with clients, and preparation and presentation of oral reports. Students form teams to analyze real cases where each student gets an opportunity to be a team leader and present oral reports.
    Prerequisite: ORP 5001  and ORP 5002  
  

  • ORP 5010 Mathematical Programming

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys popular optimization techniques. Topics chosen from linear, integer, nonlinear, dynamic and network flow programming; combinatorial graph algorithms.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5102  or ORP 5001  
  

  • ORP 5011 Discrete Optimization

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies combinatorial optimization and integer programming.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5051  and ORP 5001  
  

  • ORP 5020 Theory of Stochastic Processes

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces stochastic models, discrete- and continuous-time stochastic processes, point and counting processes, Poisson counting process, compound Poisson processes, nonstationary Poisson processes, renewal theory, regenerative processes and Markov chains.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411  
  

  • ORP 5025 Stochastic Analysis of Financial Markets 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lays the foundation for mathematical concepts widely applied in financial markets. Uses economic theory with stochastics (martingales, Wiener, Markov, Ito processes, stochastic differential equations) to derive fair option prices and hedge call options. Also uses fluctuation theory to predict stocks’ crossing of critical levels.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411  or MTH 5425 
  

  • ORP 5026 Stochastic Analysis of Financial Markets 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Offers multidimensional stochastics applied to financial markets. Continues with multivariate Ito processes and multidimensional Feynman-Kac theorems, hedging of American and exotic call options and forward exchange rates. Introduces time-sensitive analysis of stocks, and risk theory.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5434   or ORP 5025  
  

  • ORP 5030 Decision Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers normative models of decisions under certainty, risk and uncertainty; assessment of subjective probability and utility functions; Bayesian decision analysis and the value of information; influence diagrams; and descriptive aspects of decision making.
    Recommended: Undergraduate statistics course.
  

  • ORP 5040 Quality Assurance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the principles and application of statistical quality control and statistical process control.
    Recommended: Undergraduate statistics course.
  

  • ORP 5041 Reliability Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the principles of reliability analysis and assessment; reliability probability models; combinatorial and system reliability; and reliability estimation.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411  
  

  • ORP 5042 Reliability, Availability and Maintainability

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discusses maintainability concepts relating to system effectiveness and support-system design. Includes basic mathematical concepts, design concepts and data analysis used in quantifying availability, maintainability and reliability as measures of operational readiness and system effectiveness.
    Prerequisite: ORP 5041 
  

  • ORP 5050 Discrete System Simulation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the principles of building and using a discrete event simulation; construction and statistical testing of random variate generators; statistical analysis and validation of results; design of simulation projects; and variance reduction methods.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411  
  

  • ORP 5090 Special Topics in Operations Research 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Content variable depending on the fields of expertise of the faculty and the desire and needs of the students.
  

  • ORP 5091 Special Topics in Operations Research 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Content variable depending on the fields of expertise of the faculty and the desire and needs of the students.
    Prerequisite: ORP 5090 
  

  • ORP 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
  

  • ORP 5999 Thesis Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Individual research under the direction of a major advisor approved by the chair of the program.
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  

  • ORP 6010 Advanced Topics in Mathematical Programming

    Credit Hours: 3
    Overviews selected topics in the theory of optimization. Unifies much of the field by use of a few principles of linear vector space theory. The concepts of distance, orthogonality and convexity play fundamental roles in this development.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5101  and MTH 5102  and ORP 5010  
  

  • ORP 6095 Preparation for Candidacy/Operations Research

    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Research under the guidance of a member of the operations research faculty in a selected area of operations research. Repeatable as required.
    Requirement(s): Program director approval
  

  • ORP 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
  

  • ORP 6999 Dissertation Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Research and preparation for the doctoral dissertation.
    Requirement(s): Admission to doctoral candidacy

Physical Education
  

  • PED 1020 Introduction to Sailing

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces sailing small boats, and acquaints beginners with boat and sail forms and racing.
  

  • PED 1035 Introduction to Archery

    Credit Hours: 1
    Emphasizes target shooting with information about its history, shooting techniques, equipment and safety.
  

  • PED 1046 Introduction to Weightlifting

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides a source of information about safe and reliable habits of weight training to help the student plan a personalized fitness program.
  

  • PED 1050 Introduction to Fencing

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces the fundamentals of fencing, including the basic elements of footwork, attack and defense.
  

  • PED 1060 Introduction to Tennis

    Credit Hours: 1
    Develops basic tennis skills. Includes performance and the application of basic skills, rules and etiquette.
  

  • PED 1070 Introduction to Team Sports

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces the history, basic skill techniques, rules, terminology and participation in team sports. Includes volleyball, soccer, softball, basketball, flag football, badminton and Ultimate Frisbee. Also focuses on the five components of health-related fitness.
  

  • PED 1080 Introduction to Golf

    Credit Hours: 1
    Designed for beginning golfers. Teaches the fundamentals of golf. Emphasizes stance, swing and grip of the various clubs (wood, iron and putters). Also studies rules, strategy and scoring.
  

  • PED 1090 Introduction to Karate

    Credit Hours: 1
    Teaches the basics of Korean Karate (Tang Soo Do), including basic hand technique, foot technique, noncontact sparring and philosophy, emphasizing self-defense.
  

  • PED 1091 Advanced Karate

    Credit Hours: 1
    Advanced training in hand technique, foot technique and self-defense. Emphasizes mental aspects and defense against weapons, as well as board-breaking.
  

  • PED 1160 Intercollegiate Athletics

    Credit Hours: 1
    Meets the breadth requirement for participants in any approved intercollegiate varsity team sport. Requires participation as athlete or athletics trainer for a full season of the sport. Also requires a sports journal and completion of the Intercollegiate Athletics Participation form (IAP).
    Requirement(s): Should be taken during semester covering end of season
  

  • PED 1200 Basic Swimming

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides novice swimmers the skills needed to increase swimming ability. Includes freestyle swimming with rhythmic breathing, treading water, floating and basic safety skills.
 

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