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MATH 7300 - Doctoral Dissertation
Please refer to the Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department and Graduate College approval; approved application.
Credits: 1 to 15 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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MATH 7350 - Graduate Research
Please refer to the Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 2 to 10 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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MDSC 6000 - Problem-Based Learning I
This is a first course in a sequence of three courses designed to provide an opportunity for students to apply the concepts and skills previously learned in other program courses through the examination of patient medical cases. Students will develop clinical reasoning skills and integrate their knowledge into solving medical problems. The student will learn how to develop a differential diagnosis, focus the physical examination of the patient, order appropriate laboratory tests, reach a conclusive diagnosis, and develop an appropriate treatment plan.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6040 - Renal, Musculoskeletal, and Dermatology
This course provides a foundation for the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the renal, muscoskeletal, and dermatological systems, throughout the life span. Students will examine the pathophysiology of diseases of these systems, with an emphasis on the cellular mechanisms of disease and the body’s response to them. The course is designed to develop the competencies required for patient counseling and for focused medical history taking and physical examination, including system anatomy and complex regional relationships. The selection, utilization, and interpretation of clinical laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic tests used to evaluate system function are examined along with concepts of pharmacotherapeutic principles necessary to provide a rational basis for clinical prescribing decisions. An integrative approach is used to encourage application of information through clinical problem solving in the formulation of differential diagnoses and development of therapeutic and patient education plans.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant program and successful completion of previous MDSC courses.
Credits: 7 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6050 - Neuropsychiatry and Endocrine
This course provides a foundation for the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the neuropsychiatric and endocrine systems, throughout the life span. Students will examine the bio-psycho-social model, wellness, as well as pathophysiology of diseases of these systems, with an emphasis on the cellular mechanisms of disease and the body’s response to them. The course is designed to develop the competencies required for patient counseling and for focused medical history taking and physical examination, including system anatomy and complex regional relationships. The selection, utilization, and interpretation of clinical laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic tests used to evaluate system function are examined along with concepts of pharmacotherapeutic principles necessary to provide a rational basis for clinical prescribing decisions. An integrative approach is used to encourage application of information through clinical problem solving in the formulation of differential diagnoses and development of therapeutic and patient education plans.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant program and successful completion of previous MDSC courses.
Credits: 8 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6060 - Gastrointestinal and Hematology
This course provides a foundation for the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal and hematological systems, throughout the life span. Students will examine the pathophysiology of diseases of these systems, with an emphasis on the cellular mechanisms of disease and the body’s response to them. The course is designed to develop the competencies required for patient counseling and for focused medical history taking and physical examination, including system anatomy and complex regional relationships. The selection, utilization, and interpretation of clinical laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic tests used to evaluate system function are examined along with concepts of pharmacotherapeutic principles necessary to provide a rational basis for clinical prescribing decisions. An integrative approach is used to encourage application of information through clinical problem solving in the formulation of differential diagnoses and development of therapeutic and patient education plans.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant program and successful completion of previous MDSC courses.
Credits: 6 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6070 - Reproduction and Urology
This course provides a foundation for the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the reproductive and urological systems, throughout the life span. Students will examine the pathophysiology of diseases of these systems, with an emphasis on the cellular mechanisms of disease and the body’s response to them. The course is designed to develop the competencies required for patient counseling and for focused medical history taking and physical examination, including system anatomy and complex regional relationships. The selection, utilization, and interpretation of clinical laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic tests used to evaluate system function are examined along with concepts of pharmacotherapeutic principles necessary to provide a rational basis for clinical prescribing decisions. An integrative approach is used to encourage application of information through clinical problem solving in the formulation of differential diagnoses and development of therapeutic and patient education plans.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant program and successful completion of previous MDSC courses.
Credits: 7 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6100 - Special Topics in Physician Assistant
This course examines selected topics in medicine. Topics considered will vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant program and successful completion of previous MDSC courses.
Credits: 1-3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. May be repeated for credit.
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MDSC 6110 - The Diagnostic Process I
This is the first in a series of three courses designed to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills requisite for medical history taking, physical examination, clinical problem solving, diagnostic assessment, treatment implementation, and for counseling and educating patients. Learning methods include lecture format, skills performance, clinical decision-making, role-playing, individual research, and case problem solving to integrate and synthesize these competencies.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6120 - The Diagnostic Process II
This is the second in a series of three courses presented sequentially through the pre-clinical year of training. This course provides opportunities for the systematic evaluation of patient problems through history and physical examination, problem exploration, critical thinking and creative problem solving, lectures, demonstrations, group problem solving, practicum sessions, student examination of patients, as well as written and performance evaluation of these modalities, are included among the learning methodologies. Emphasis is placed on interviewing and physical examination, but more so on information gathering and synthesis to accomplish problem oriented patient care. Students will refine skills in eliciting and recording a complete patient database, as well as formulating differential diagnoses.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6130 - The Diagnostic Process III
This is the summative offering in this series of three courses designed to develop competence in both the art and the science of patient evaluation. Students will continue to assess patients utilizing history taking and physical examination skills. Students will master special examinations such as for the pediatric patient, as well as the pregnant patient. Further emphasis will be placed on formulating diagnoses, therapeutic and patient education plans. Students will develop competencies in prevention strategies, and recording and communicating information in a medical team model.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 1 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6210 - Medical Pathophysiology I
This is the first in a three part sequence designed to provide the physician assistant student with a foundation for understanding human diseases. Students will review clinically relevant physiology and acquire a working knowledge of pathophysiology. Emphasis will be on the cellular mechanisms of disease and the body’s reactions to them. Topics covered will parallel those in concurrent clinical science courses.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6220 - Medical Pathophysiology II
This is the second in a three part sequence designed to provide the physician assistant student with a foundation for understanding human diseases. Students will review clinically relevant physiology and acquire a working knowledge of pathophysiology. Emphasis will be on the cellular mechanisms of disease and the body’s reactions to them. Topics covered will parallel those in concurrent clinical science courses.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6230 - Medical Pathophysiology III
This is the third in a three part sequence designed to provide the physician assistant student with a foundation for understanding human diseases. Students will review clinically relevant physiology and acquire a working knowledge of pathophysiology. Emphasis will be on the cellular mechanisms of disease and the body’s reactions to them. Topics covered will parallel those in concurrent clinical science courses.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6310 - Integrated Medicine 1
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6320 - Integrated Medicine II
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6330 - Integrated Medicine III
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6340 - Integrated Medicine IV
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6350 - Integrated Medicine V
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6360 - Integrated Medicine VI
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6370 - Integrated Medicine VII
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6380 - Integrated Medicine VIII
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6390 - Integrated Medicine IX
This is the first of a series of nine primary care medicine courses, each of which will introduce students to a different area of primary care medicine. The courses will help students develop the knowledge required for the practice of medicine. The courses will cover clinical topics using a systems approach. Within each system, a lifespan approach will be used ranging from the pediatric patient through the geriatric patient. Each topic will be examined using the integration of pathophysiology, clinical diagnostic testing, diagnosis, treatment, including nutritional issues and available alternative medicine options. Students will also learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for counseling patients concerning clinical problems and educating patients in wellness and disease management and prevention. The integrated medicine course will form the basis for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate referral when necessary, of various health and wellness processes throughout a person’s life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6410 - Procedures and Diagnostic Testing~I
This is the first in a three course series. The series presents a foundation for understanding the appropriate uses and interpretations of clinical diagnostic testing. Through exploration of each of the major body systems, this course presents instruction in medical procedures used in the diagnosis or treatment of the common disorders of each system. It also provides the basis for the selection, utilization and interpretation of clinical laboratory, imaging and other diagnostic tests used to evaluate each system’s principal functions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant Program or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6420 - Procedures and Diagnostic Testing~II
This is the second in a three course series. The series presents a foundation for understanding the appropriate uses and interpretations of clinical diagnostic testing. Through exploration of each of the major body systems, this course presents instruction in medical procedures used in the diagnosis or treatment of the common disorders of each system. It also provides the basis for the selection, utilization and interpretation of clinical laboratory, imaging and other diagnostic tests used to evaluate each system’s principal functions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6430 - Procedures and Diagnostic Testing~III
This is the third in a three course series. The series presents a foundation for understanding the appropriate uses and interpretations of clinical diagnostic testing. Through exploration of each of the major body systems, this course presents instruction in medical procedures used in the diagnosis of treatment of the common disorders of each system. It also provides the basis for the selection, utilization and interpretation of clinical laboratory imaging and other diagnostic tests used to evaluate each system’s principal functions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6510 - Health Promotion and Patient Counseling I
This is the first course in a three-semester series presented sequentially through the preclinical year of training. This course will focus on the knowledge, skills and attitudes requisite for counseling and educating patients. These courses will emphasize counseling techniques, with application to clinical problems such as crisis intervention, substance abuse, human sexuality, multiculturalism, and patient/practitioner transference/counter transference. Theories of personality and psychopathology will be investigated as they relate to patient and practitioner coping styles and effectiveness. Students will also develop expertise in educating patients in wellness and disease prevention. Students will investigate the caregiver role and become insightful regarding their own needs and limitations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester of P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6520 - Health Promotion and Patient Counseling II
This is the second course in a three-semester series presented sequentially through the preclinical year of training. This course will focus on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes requisite for counseling and educating patients. These courses will emphasize counseling techniques with application to clinical problems such as crisis intervention, substance abuse, human sexuality, multiculturalism, and patient/practitioner transference/counter transference. Theories of personality and psychopathology will be investigated as they relate to patient and practitioner coping styles and effectiveness. Students will also develop expertise in educating patients in wellness and disease prevention. Students will investigate the caregiver role and become insightful regarding their own needs and limitations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester of P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6530 - Health Promotion and Patient Counseling III
This is the third course in a three-semester series presented sequentially through the preclinical year of training. This course will focus on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes requisite for counseling and educating patients. These courses will emphasize counseling techniques with application to clinical problems such as crisis intervention, substance abuse, human sexuality, multiculturalism, and patient/practitioner transference/counter transference. Theories of personality and psychopathology will be investigated as they relate to patient and practitioner coping styles and effectiveness. Students will also develop expertise in educating patients in wellness and disease prevention. Students will investigate the caregiver role and become insightful regarding their own needs and limitations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester of P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6550 - Professional Issues for Physician Assistants I
This is the first in a series of two courses designed to examine the role of the Physician Assistant and the place and relationships of the PA profession in society. It also examines the legal aspects of P.A. practice including licensing, malpractice, supervision, delegation, and prescribing. Finally it addresses the ethical and practice standards which society expects of a medical professional.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6560 - Professional Issues for Physician Assistants II
This is the second in a series of two courses designed to examine the role of the Physician Assistant and the place and relationships of the PA profession in society. It also examines the health care delivery systems including reimbursement, documentation, coding, and billing. Finally, it addresses the socioeconomic issues affecting health care.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of Professional Issues for Physician Assistants I.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6610 - Pharmacotherapeutics I
This is the first of a sequence of three courses that focus on the concepts of pharmacotherapeutic principles necessary to provide a rational basis for clinical prescribing decisions. This course sequence will present the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, side effects, complications, dosages, and contraindications using a systems approach.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6620 - Pharmacotherapeutics II
This is the second of a sequence of three courses that focus on the concepts of pharmacotherapeutic principles necessary to provide a rational basis for clinical prescribing decisions. This course sequence will present the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, side effects, complications, dosages, and contraindications using a systems approach.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6630 - Pharmacotherapeutics III
This is the third of a sequence of three courses that focus on concepts of pharmacotherapeutics principles necessary to provide a rational basis for clinical prescribing decisions. This course sequence will present the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, side effects, complications, dosages, and contraindications using a systems approach.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior semester P.A. course work or departmental permission.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6710 - Advanced Clinical Anatomy I
This is the first course in a three-semester human anatomy sequence designed to parallel and support clinical science courses in the Physician Assistant curriculum. Emphasis will be on achieving an understanding of anatomical concepts as they pertain to clinical problem solving and physical diagnosis. A laboratory component involving the study of cadaver prosections is included.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant graduate program.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6720 - Advanced Clinical Anatomy II
This is the second course in a three-semester human anatomy sequence designed to parallel and support clinical science courses in the Physician Assistant curriculum. Emphasis will be on achieving an understanding of anatomical concepts as they pertain to clinical problem solving and physical diagnosis. A laboratory component involving the study of cadaver prosections is included.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant graduate program.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6730 - Advanced Clinical Anatomy III
This is the third course in a three-semester human anatomy sequence designed to parallel and support clinical science courses in the Physician Assistant curriculum. Emphasis will be on achieving an understanding of anatomical concepts as they pertain to clinical problem solving and physical diagnosis. A laboratory component involving the study of cadaver prosections is included.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Physician Assistant graduate program.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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MDSC 6800 - Research Concepts for Physician Assistants
Topics considered vary from semester to semester. Topics include a review of statistics, Epidemiology, study design, methods and measures, and strategies for critically evaluating medical literature and medical informatics. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of medical literature and the application of evidence from clinical research in clinical decision-making. The course prepares students to understand the methods and limitation of various types of research and how research impacts their practice of medicine.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant program.
Credits: 1-3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. May be repeated for credit.
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MDSC 6810 - Professional Field Experience - Women’s Health
This course will place the student in a structured obstetrics/gynecology medicine clinical rotation under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. Students will be expected to become proficient with a variety of clinical presentations and procedures, subject to site limitations, and develop competence in diagnosing, evaluating, monitoring, treating, educating and/or referring patients. Selected readings will also be assigned to the students. These readings will change frequently to reflect current medical literature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year of the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 4 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6820 - Professional Field Experience - Pediatrics
This course will place the student in a structured pediatrics medicine clinical rotation under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. Students will be expected to become proficient with a variety of clinical presentations and procedures, subject to site limitations, and develop competence in diagnosing, evaluating, monitoring, treating, educating and/or referring patients. Selected readings will also be assigned to the students. These readings will change frequently to reflect current medical literature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year of the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 4 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6830 - Professional Field Experience - Surgery
This course will place the student in a structured surgery medicine clinical rotation under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. Students will be expected to become proficient with a variety of clinical presentations and procedures, subject to site limitations, and develop competence in diagnosing, evaluating, monitoring, treating, educating and/or referring patients. Selected readings will also be assigned to the students. These readings will change frequently to reflect current medical literature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year of the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 4 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6840 - Professional Field Experience - Medical Psychiatry
This course will place the student in a structured mental health clinical rotation under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. Students will be expected to become proficient with a variety of clinical presentations and procedures, subject to site limitations, and develop competence in diagnosing, evaluating, monitoring, treating, educating and/or referring patients. Selected readings will also be assigned to the students. These readings will change frequently to reflect current medical literature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year of the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 4 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6850 - Professional Field Experience - Emergency Medicine
This course will place the student in a structured clinical emergency medicine rotation under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. Students will be expected to become proficient with a variety of clinical presentations and procedures, subject to site limitations, and will develop competence in diagnosing, evaluating, monitoring, treating, educating and/or referring patients. Selected readings will also be assigned to the students. These readings will change frequently to reflect current medical literature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year of the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 4 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6860 - Professional Field Experience - Family Medicine
This course will place the student in a structured family medicine clinical rotation under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. Students will be expected to become proficient with a variety of clinical presentations and procedures, subject to site limitations, and develop competence in diagnosing, evaluating, monitoring, treating, educating and/or referring patients. Selected readings will also be assigned to the students. These readings will change frequently to reflect current medical literature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year of the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 8 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6870 - Professional Field Experience - Internal Medicine
This course will place the student in a structured clinical internal medicine rotation under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. Students will be expected to become proficient with a variety of clinical presentations and procedures, subject to site limitations, and will develop competence in diagnosing, evaluating, monitoring, treating, educating and/or referring patients. Selected readings will also be assigned to the students. These readings will change frequently to reflect current medical literature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year of the Physician Assistant program or departmental permission.
Credits: 8 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6910 - Clinical Practice Issues I
This is the first course of a three-course seminar series designed to present and discuss various topics relevant to current clinical practice. The topics will be generated by the challenges the students will encounter in the practice of medicine. The course will also address the evolutionary trends in the healthcare arena and will facilitate the student’s transition to professional practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year and concurrently enrolled in a professional field experience course or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6920 - Clinical Practice Issues II
This is the second course of a three-course seminar series designed to present and discuss various topics relevant to current clinical practice. The topics will be generated by the challenges the students will encounter in the practice of medicine. The course will also address the evolutionary trends in the healthcare arena and will facilitate the student’s transition to professional practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of MDSC 6910 and concurrently enrolled in a professional field experience course or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 6930 - Clinical Practice Issues III
This is the third course of a three-course seminar series designed to present and discuss various topics relevant to current clinical practice. The topics will be generated by the challenges the students will encounter in the practice of medicine. The course will also address the evolutionary trends in the healthcare arena and will facilitate the student’s transition to professional practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of MDSC 6920 and concurrently enrolled in a professional field experience course or departmental permission.
Credits: 1 hr.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDSC 7100 - Research Project/Professional Experience
This course will ensure that students are qualified in applying the lessons learned in MDSC 6800 in a practical clinical manner. This is the culmination course of the master’s curriculum, and requires a paper of publishable quality and presentation of the same. Several permutations are possible, including research under faculty supervision, clinical elective field experience focus on a research topic, clinical case investigation, and others.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of the preclinical year and at least one MDSC Field Experience or departmental permission.
Credits: 2-6 hrs. (8 hrs. required in program)
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only-Please refer to The Graduate College section for complete course descriptions. Course is repeatable for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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MDVL 5300 - Introduction to Medieval Studies
This seminar is meant to serve as a guide to the study of the Middle Ages in its multiple disciplines. It is also intended as an introduction to the considerable resources for study available at Western and in the greater Kalamazoo region, including institutions and individuals students should know.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This class is open to Graduate students only.
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MDVL 5970 - Directed Study
Research on a selected topic in the field of Medieval Studies directed and supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Approved application required.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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MDVL 6000 - Advanced Seminar in Medieval Studies
A research seminar for advanced graduate students with the focus on research and the preparation of papers in highly specialized areas of Medieval Studies. The specific topic of each seminar will be announced in the Schedule of Course Offerings.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 2 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit with a different topic. Open to Graduate Students only.
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MDVL 7000 - Master’s Thesis
Please refer to the Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department and Graduate College approval; approved application.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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MDVL 7100 - Independent Research
Please refer to the Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval and approved application.
Credits: 2 to 6 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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MDVL 7120 - Professional Field Experience
Please refer to the Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval and approved application.
Credits: 2 to 12 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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ME 5200 - Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Current methods for analysis of biomechanical systems that include bone, tendon, ligament, cartilage, and other soft tissue. Mechanics that govern biomechanical systems including beam theory, anisotropic materials, viscoelasticity, and contact. Also prosthetics, orthotics, and other medical devices.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 3650 with a grade of “C” or better, or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ME 5300 - Theoretical and Computational Fluid Mechanics
The theory and numerical implementation of ideal flow, viscous effects, and exact solutions of Navier-Stokes equations. Special emphasis will be on planning methods, conformal mapping, and singular distributions for flows around two- and three- dimensional bodies. Familiarity with VMS and some FORTRAN experience are required.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 3560 and consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5350 - Applied Spectroscopy
Fundamentals of spectroscopy including rotational, vibrational and electronic transitions of molecular species, absorption and fluorescence spectra, lineshape profiles and broadening mechanisms. Description of spectroscopic techniques and their application for the measurement of relevant quantities such as concentration, velocity and temperature in practical systems, including internal combustion engines. Experimental hardware used for spectroscopic measurements.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Seniors or Graduate students.
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ME 5390 - Advanced Thermal Design
Theory and practical thermal system design using advanced computer-aided design tools with emphasis on modeling and optimization of modern thermal elements.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 4310.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
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ME 5400 - Automatic Control of Flight Vehicles
Synthesis of basic auto pilot and stability augmentation systems for flight vehicles. Advanced flight control structures including integrated flight/fire control, control of inertial cross-coupling. Human pilot plus airframe and the relationship with lying qualities requirements. Extensive use of commercial software tools.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 3600.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5410 - Continuous System Modeling and Simulation
Principles and methods associated with simulating dynamic systems in the mechanical and aeronautical engineering disciplines. Linear and non-linear systems. Time and frequency domain analyses. Brief introduction to real-time simulation. Extensive use of current simulation software.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 3600 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5450 - Computational Fluid Dynamics I
Basics of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) including classification of partial differential equations, finite difference formulations, parabolic partial differential equations, stability analysis, elliptical equations, hyperbolic equations, scalar representations of the Navier-Stokes equations and grid generation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 3560; CS 2010.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5500 - Materials Science II
Advanced course in both metallic and non-metallic engineering materials, including commercial alloy systems, polymers, elastomers, composite materials, and ceramics. Mechanical and physical properties useful to design are related to composition, atomic structure, and manufacturing processes. Includes failure mechanisms of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 2200, ME 2320, (ME 2500 or AAE 2500) and ME 2570.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5530 - Advanced Product Design
An engineering design project from concept to adoption. Static and dynamic analysis. Mechanical systems design and layout.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 3600, 4530.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5550 - Intermediate Dynamics
Three dimensional kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies; equations of motion; Lagrange’s equations; work and energy; impulse and momentum; virtual work; stability; computer simulation; introduction to vibrations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 2580, MATH 3740.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5580 - Mechanical Vibrations
A study of the oscillatory motion of physical systems with emphasis on the effects of vibrations on the performance and safety of mechanical systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 2580, MATH 3740.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5600 - Engineering Analysis
Application of vector analysis and differential equations to the solution of complex engineering problems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 360 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5610 - Finite Element Method
Development of finite element techniques for solution of one-, two-, and three-dimensional problems in heat transfer, fluid flow, structures and elasticity.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 2570, 3560, 4310, and MATH 3740 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5620 - Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering
Finite difference methods for initial value and boundary value problems; 2D finite differencing, boundary element methods applications to differential equations of heat transfer, fluid flow, and solid mechanics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5640 - Engineering Noise Control
Introduction to basic concepts of noise control, nature of sound and its effect on our environment. Indoor and outdoor sound propagation. Noise standards and measurements. Case studies of real-world implementation of noise control engineering. Laboratory experiments.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 3740, ME 2580.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2-3)
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ME 5690 - Principles of Fatigue and Fracture
Basics of experimental techniques and modeling used in industry to study inelastic deformations, fatigue, and fracture of engineering materials and structures.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 365 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5710 - Gas Dynamic
Basic equations of compressible flow, isentropic relationships, normal and oblique shocks. Prandtl-Meyer expansion, Fanno Line and Rayleigh Line flow. Applications to nozzles, diffusers, supersonic wind tunnels; and linearized flows and method of characteristics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 4310, 4320.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5720 - Advanced Thermodynamics
Conditions of equilibrium, process and thermodynamic engines, the extremum principle, Maxwell relations, stability of thermodynamic systems, phase transitions, chemical thermodynamics, irreversible thermodynamics, and introduction to the statistical thermodynamics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 4310, 4320.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5730 - Materials in Design
Material selection for resistance to both load and environment. Design parameters for material selection and various metal systems, corrosion, service failures and mechanical behavior of engineering alloys at high and low temperatures.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ME 2500 or AAE 2050) and ME 3650.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5750 - Tribology-Principles and Applications
Surface chemistry, topographical measurement and description, contact mechanics, wear mechanisms, lubrication and film formation, hydrodynamic theory and application in bearings, application to friction and wear in machine elements.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 3560, 3650.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5770 - Fuel Cell and Alternative Energy
The course covers fundamentals of fuel cells, working principles and types; function of main components, basic chemistry and thermodynamics, electrochemistry; alternative fuels and emerging energy technologies; and fuel cell and hydrogen era.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ME 3670 or ME 4320) and ME 3560.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2-3)
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ME 5800 - System Modeling and Simulation
This is a first course in the principles of mathematical modeling of stochastic and deterministic systems. It will focus on analytical models, mathematical rigor and computer simulation of problems. Students will simulate a number of systems using appropriate stochastic and deterministic models using a computer.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ECE 3710, ECE 3800 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Cross-Listed: This course is cross-listed with ECE 5800.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5850 - Mechatronics
A course in fundamentals of motion control, primarily as it is applied to robotics. Students will learn the basics of control systems as applied to multiaxis servo systems. Appropriate time will be devoted to develop a sound basis in the electro-mechanical discipline.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ECE 2100, ME 2580 and (ECE 3710 or ME 3600).
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Cross-Listed: This course is cross-listed with ECE 585.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5860 - System Identification
This is a course in model determination. Students will learn the basics of defining system structure and techniques for finding parametric values. The emphasis will be placed on the application of modeling to practical problems in the student’s specific discipline.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECE 5800 or ME 5800.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
Cross-Listed: This course is cross-listed with ECE 5860.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 5950 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering
A specialized course dealing with some particular area of mechanical engineering not included in other course offerings.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 1-4 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students. This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic to a total of six credit hours.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I
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ME 5990 - Practical Training
Designed for Master’s students who wish to pursue practical training in off-campus activities in industrial and/or other settings. To be eligible, students must be registered in the MAE department, must have completed at least 6 credits towards an advanced degree, must have had less than 6 months of prior industrial work experience in the US, and have approval of their faculty advisor and Graduate Programs Director or Department Chair. A maximum of 3 credits may be approved towards a graduate degree. Students enrolled will be classified as having full time status for the purpose of loan deferments and insurance eligibility.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor or Departmental approval.
Credits: 1 - 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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ME 6090 - Combustion
Combustion thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Heat and mass transfer and fluid mechanics in combustion processes. Flame propagation and detonation. Auto-ignition and source of ignition. Quenching and flammability limits. Combustion in practical systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 5710 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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ME 6210 - Theory of Plates and Shells
Pure bending of plates (Kirchhoff theory). Rectangular, circular, and annular plates under lateral loads. Various edge conditions. Effects of transverse shear deformation (Mindlin theory). Large deflections of plates. Theory of curved thin shells. Deformations and stresses of cylindrical and conical shells.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 365 or consent.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6220 - Stability of Thin-Walled Structures
Bifurcation buckling of flat circular and rectangular plates. Interaction curves for combined loads. Effects of boundary conditions. Behavior of initially imperfect plates under inplane compression. Post-buckling behavior. Buckling of stringer-stiffened plates. Axisymmetric and asymmetric buckling of circular cylinders. Imperfection sensitivity and collapse of cylindrical shells.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 6210.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6300 - Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Modern developments in fluid dynamics of compressible and incompressible fluid flow. Includes kinematics of fluid motion, laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, fluid machinery, and supersonic flow.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 3560, 4320, and MATH 3740.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6320 - Energy Resources and Conversion
Availability and economic utilization of energy resources. Terrestrial and thermodynamic limitations. Energy conversion applications. Fission and fusion. Applications of solar, water, wind, and geothermal energy.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 2320 or consent of instructor
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6330 - Advanced Control Systems
Digital controls, analog controls, introduction to modern control, state variable analysis, system simulation techniques, optimal design, parameter sensitivity and stability analysis, robotics control applications.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 3600.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6340 - Digital Flight Control Systems
Analysis and design of discrete and sampled-data control systems applied to aircraft and missile systems. Basic digital system concepts, mathematical models of open and closed-loop systems containing a digital computer, and Z transform analysis. Compensation techniques applied to aerospace systems. Digital filtering, including Tustin transform and pole-zero mapping. Z plane and W plane analysis of system stability and performance. Computer simulation of sampled-data systems. Extensive use of commercial software tools.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 5330, or equivalent, and 5400.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6350 - Turbulence
The physical nature of turbulence. Dimensional analyses. The basic equations for studying the turbulent transport of momentum and heat and their dynamical significance. Characteristics of turbulent wall- and free-shear layers. Probabilities and statistics related to turbulence and experimental methods in fluid flow.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 5300, 5600.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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ME 6360 - Applied Optics and Optical System Design
Classical and conventional optical methods in use by the engineering and research community. Moire, Speckle and Speckle-shearing interferometry. Holographic interferometry. Photo-elasticity and electronic speckle pattern interferometry. Optics and lasers for research and industrial applications. Digital image processing and optical system design.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Cross-Listed: This course is cross-listed with ECE 6360.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6370 - Design Optimization
Elements of design optimization. Defining design variables, cost functions, and constraints. Simplex method for linear problems and numerical methods for nonlinear unconstrained and constrained problems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 562.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6450 - Computational Fluid Dynamics II
Advanced topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) including transformation of the equations of fluid motion from physical space to computational space, the Euler equations of gasdynamics, the Parabolized Navier-Stokes equations of gasdynamics, the Navier-Stokes equation of gasdynamics, finite volume methods and turbulent flows.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 5450.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6500 - Smart Materials
Smart materials revolutionized peoples lives in a wide-range of applications including artificial implants, underwater acoustics, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and many more. They include gel, ceramics, metallic alloys, polymers, and composites. This course will cover a variety of smart materials and their applications, explain the physical concepts that result in their “intelligence” and explore possibilities in design.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 5500 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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ME 6510 - Advanced Strength of Materials, Elasticity, and Plasticity
Torsion of non-circular cross sections, shear center, curved beams, beams on elastic foundations, flat plates, and an introduction to two-dimensional elasticity and plasticity.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 4530.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6520 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
Micromechanics of two-phase solids. The orthotropic layer: on-axis and off-axis moduli and strength. Hygrothermal effects. Laminate stacking, stiffness and strength. Intralaminar failure modes. Failure criteria. First ply and next ply failure. Interlaminar strength. The layered composite tube.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 3650 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6530 - Fatigue of Engineering Materials
Advanced approach to the problem of fatigue damage and life prediction; cyclic stress-strain response under uniaxial and multiaxial loading, fatigue limit, high and low cycle fatigue; surface integrity and fatigue life improvement.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 5690 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6540 - Composite Materials
Introduction to matrix and fiber materials that form the basis of modern composites. Fabrication of these materials into composites. Behavior of unidirectional and short fiber composites. Experimental characterization of composites. Fracture mechanics, fatigue, impact, and environmental effects.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 3500 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6551 - Precision Machining and Micromanufacturing
The course covers precision machining technologies: conventional (machining, drilling, grinding) tolerances, conventional and non-traditional technologies (EDM, Si machining, DRIE), laser micromachining, micromanufacturing, stereolithography, micro-nano embossing, microinjection molding, etc.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 5500 or ME 5750 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6555 - Nanofabrication Technology
The course topics include Micro/nano lithography, nanostructured layer deposition, electroforming of nanostructures, electron, ion and x-ray beam lithographies, alternative lithography technologies, carbon nanotubes fabrication, nanowires, characterization of nanostructures.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 5500 or ME 5730 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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ME 6580 - Similarities in Structural Dynamics
Concepts and principles of similitude analysis. Scaling from differential equations. Buckling and vibration. Model laws for transient loading and response. Dynamic loading of rigid bodies. Scaling of dissimilar materials. Blast loading of elasto-plastic structures. Penetration mechanics. Fluid-structure interaction. Distorted models.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 5580.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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