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ACCT 6331 - Financial Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Introduction to transaction analysis, recording, preparation, and understanding of basic financial statements.
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ACCT 7330 - Advanced Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 7376 or equivalent. Selected problems with emphasis on partnerships and business combinations.
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ACCT 7334 - Advanced Managerial Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing, ACCT 6376 and 6377 or equivalents and permission of instructor. Advanced problems in cost gathering and reporting, advanced process and standard cost systems, special industry problems.
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ACCT 7340 - Financial Statement Analysis Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 6331 . Analysis of financial statements and related disclosures for business decisions such as investing, lending, and valuation.
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ACCT 7341 - Accounting Internship Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing, enrollment for at least one semester in the MS/Accountancy program, and prior written approval of the chair or program director. Enhancement of concepts and techniques learned in the classroom through work experience directly related to the auditing or accounting profession.
(Internship credit is limited to three credit hours and requires employer evaluation.)
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ACCT 7350 - International Financial Reporting and Analysis Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS/Accountancy Program, Department Chair approval and ACCT 7330 . A comparison of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Financial Reporting Standards, analysis of foreign firms’ financial statements, multi-national firms, foreign currency translations/transactions, and transfer pricing.
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ACCT 7360 - Partnership Taxation Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 7336 or its equivalent. A comparative study of the tax implication of conducting a business operation as a trust, partnership, or as a Subchapter S corporation. Tax planning considerations are emphasized.
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ACCT 7362 - Tax Research Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 7336 or equivalent. Business situations and appropriate alternative plans to minimize taxes, emphasizing the impact of taxes on business decisions.
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ACCT 7363 - Contemporary Accounting Topics Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS/Accountancy Program, Department Chair approval, ACCT 7375 and ACCT 7330 . Evaluation and review of current topics in accounting including SEC financial reporting requirements.
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ACCT 7365 - Accounting Theory Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 7376. Critical evaluation of theory structure in accounting.
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ACCT 7367 - Advanced Internal Auditing Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS/Accountancy Program, Department Chair approval, ACCT 4335 and ACCT 4375. Critical evaluation of internal auditing methods and operational audits.
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ACCT 7370 - Advanced Auditing Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 7368. Current issues in auditing with an emphasis on the practical application of important topics.
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ACCT 7372 - International Taxation Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 7336 or equivalent. A comparative study of U.S. and other tax systems. U.S. taxation of foreign entities and of domestic corporations engaged in international trade.
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ACCT 7375 - Corporate Taxation Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS/Accountancy Program, Departmental Chair approval and ACCT 4331 or equivalent. Corporate formations, nonliquidating distributions, stock redemptions, liquidating distributions, and an introduction to the taxation of partnerships, LLCs, and S corporations.
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ACCT 7378 - Government and Non-Profit Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ACCT 6331 or equivalent. Accounting for municipalities, health service organizations, hospitals, and other nonprofit entities.
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ACCT 7380 - Advanced Corporate Taxation Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and ACCT 7375 or its equivalent Corporate reorganizations and consolidated corporate tax returns.
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ACCT 7385 - Fraud Examination Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS/Accountancy Program, Department Chair approval, and ACCT 4335 or its equivalent. An examination of fraud, including asset misappropriation, corruption and fraudulent financial statements, the causes and symptoms of fraud, and the implementation of adequate internal controls to deter fraudulent activity.
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ACCT 7390 - CPA Review Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ACCT 3368 and ACCT 4335 or equivalent. Corequisite:
Co-requisite: ACCT 7330 . Review of topics contained on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy exam.
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ACCT 7397 - Selected Topics in Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair or program director. May be repeated when topics vary.
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ACCT 7398 - Research Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Research in accounting and taxation. May be repeated as appropriate to degree plan.
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ACCT 8331 - Research Paradigms in Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Available only to those enrolled in the Ph.D. program. A doctoral seminar with three objectives: to familiarize first year doctoral students with various paradigms in accounting research, providing students with an overview of the state of research in each field of interest to our faculty, and the important research questions being actively pursued in these fields; to offer our faculty the opportunity to inform the students of their own specific research interests and describe the projects on which they are currently working; and to assist students in the selection of an area in which to undertake a summer research project jointly with a faculty member.
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ACCT 8332 - Archival-Based Research Methods Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Available only to those enrolled in the Ph.D. program. Provides a programming introduction for doctoral students in finance and accounting using an application-oriented approach to use of SAS in analyzing accounting and finance research questions. By working through the required papers and performing complete or partial replications of the empirical papers, students assemble a toolkit of programming skills usable in developing solutions to other, more complex empirical problems.
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ACCT 8333 - Capital Market Research Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Available only to those enrolled in the Ph.D. program. Overview of research literature on financial accounting research, emphasizing an evaluation of the relationship between accounting information and firm valuation from both the theoretical and empirical perspectives.
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ACCT 8334 - Experimental Design in Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Available only to those enrolled in the Ph.D. program. Examination of experimental and quasi-experimental research designs and methods, as applied to contemporary accounting topics.
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ACCT 8335 - Predissertation Research Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Available only to those enrolled in the Ph.D. program.
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ACCT 8395 - Teaching Practicum Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor. Supervised practice in teaching of accounting.
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ACCT 8396 - Research Practicum Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor.
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ACCT 8397 - Selected Topics in Accounting Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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ACCT 8398 - Special Problems Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.
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ACCT 8399 - Doctoral Dissertation Cr. 3-9 per semester.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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ACCT 8699 - Doctoral Dissertation Cr. 3-9 per semester.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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ACCT 8999 - Doctoral Dissertation Cr. 3-9 per semester.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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Anthropology |
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ANTH 6198 - Special Problems Cr. 1-5 per semester, or more than 4 by concurrent enrollment.
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
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ANTH 6298 - Special Problems Cr. 1-5 per semester, or more than 4 by concurrent enrollment.
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
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ANTH 6300 - Foundations of Anthropological Theory Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Investigates Anthropological theory that underpins all Anthropology, plus Archaeology, Socioculture, and Biological Anthropology through readings and class presentations.
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ANTH 6301 - Language and Cultural Cognition Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Anthropology. Examination of language as a key to the world view of people; theoretical and methodological issues will also be discussed.
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ANTH 6310 - Seminar in Anthropological Research Design Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. Discussion of research, design, statement of problems, literature search and proper methods of implementing anthropological research.
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ANTH 6311 - Recent Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ANTH 6300 . Seminar in recent theory in Sociocultural Anthropology, coverng post-structural, postmodern, and other new developments.
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ANTH 6312 - Proseminar in Physical Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ANTH 2301 or equivalent. Survey of current research trends in physical anthropology.
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ANTH 6313 - Seminar in Archaeological Methods and Theory Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ANTH 2303 or equivalent. Survey of recent trends in methods and theoretical orientations in American archaeology.
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ANTH 6314 - Environment, Culture and Public Policy Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Social impacts of environmental change; cultural issues raised in environmental policy.
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ANTH 6315 - Seminar in Ethnographic Analysis Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ANTH 6310 and ANTH 6311 or equivalents. A critical evaluation of major ethnographic works in terms of methodology, logic of argument, empirical evidence, and justification of conclusions.
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ANTH 6316 - Seminar in Artifact Analysis Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Techniques of artifact analysis, numerical taxonomy, and database construction.
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ANTH 6317 - Seminar in Anthropology and Gender Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. Crosscultural analysis of gender roles from theoretical and ethnographic perspectives.
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ANTH 6318 - Seminar in Historical Archaeology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. Survey of methods and theories in historic site archaeology.
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ANTH 6319 - African Myth, Cosmology and Symbolism Cr. 3. (3-0)
Analysis of several societies from theoretical and ethnographic perspectives.
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ANTH 6321 - Seminar in Demographic Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology, ANTH 2303 or equivalent. Analysis and characterization of small, nonwestern populations and populations known only from skeletal remains.
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ANTH 6322 - Seminar in Medical Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. Interrelationship and influence of biology, culture, and nature on disease patterns and the role of adaptation in disease processes.
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ANTH 6325 - Statistics in Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
This course is an introduction to quantitative analyses and to statistical methods that are appropriate to the data and problems of anthropology. No prior statistical knowledge is required.
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ANTH 6326 - Cultural Construction of HIV Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. History of the disease and its epidemiology, the development of theories concerning its etiology, public health issues and the cultural, social, and psychological dimensions of AIDS.
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ANTH 6330 - Applied Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Overview of the development of theory and methodology in applied anthropology.
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ANTH 6337 - Anthropology of the Life Cycle and Aging Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. In cross-cultural and historical perspective, this course explores the meaning of growing “older” in different cultures and societies.
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ANTH 6340 - Anthropology and Literature Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Applying cultural critiques to works of classic literature by reading them as ethnographic texts.
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ANTH 6341 - Cultural Ecology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Exploration of the relationship of human cultural behavior to the natural environment, with both ethnographic and archaelogical samples.
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ANTH 6342 - Food and Culture Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. The relationship of food to humans through its biological, social, economic, political, and symbolic roles.
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ANTH 6343 - Anthropology of Wine Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Investigation of the biological, social, economic, political, and symbolic roles that wine has in human cultures since the first use of wine.
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ANTH 6351 - Human Osteology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Detailed study of the human skeleton and how it is used in anthropological research.
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ANTH 6372 - Mayan Archaeology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Evolution of prehistoric Mayan culture and the archaeological methods used to obtain and interpret the data.
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ANTH 6373 - Aztec Archaeology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. The antecedents and the evolution of the Aztecs and the archaeological methods used to obtain and interpret the data.
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ANTH 6375 - Southeastern U.S. Archaeology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Exploration of the prehistoric and protohistoric (European Contact) period archaeology of the southeastern United States.
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ANTH 6376 - Texas Archaeology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Survey of the aboriginal archaeology of Texas, ranging from European Contact to the earliest known groups.
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ANTH 6377 - Archaeology of the African Diaspora Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. The development of African American culture in North America and the Caribbean from the late 16th to through early 20th centuries.
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ANTH 6379 - Archaeology of the Southwestern U.S. Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Prehistoric archaeology of the southwestern United States from earliest times up to the Mission period.
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ANTH 6380 - Field Methods in Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. Overview of methods for cultural/applied studies.
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ANTH 6382 - Laboratory Methods in Archaeology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Presentation of techniques of classification, taxonomy, functional analysis, processing, and curation of artifacts recovered from archaeological sites.
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ANTH 6390 - Archaeological Field Work I Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: approval of field work director. Corequisite:
May be taken concurrently with ANTH 7390. Archaeological field work for M.A. thesis.
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ANTH 6391 - Ethnographic Field Work I Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: approval of field work director. Corequisite:
May be taken concurrently with ANTH 7391 . Archaeological field work for M.A. thesis.
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ANTH 6392 - Practicum in Applied Anthropology Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: consent of graduate advisor. Corequisite:
May be taken concurrently with ANTH 6393 .
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ANTH 6393 - Practicum in Applied Anthropology Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: consent of graduate advisor. Corequisite:
May be taken concurrently with ANTH 6392 .
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ANTH 6395 - Selected Topics in Anthropology Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: approval of chair. May be repeated for credit.
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ANTH 6396 - Ethnographic Field Work I Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Practical field training and experience in ethnographic research procedures.
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ANTH 6397 - Archaeological Field Work I Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Practical field training and experience in archeological research procedures.
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ANTH 6398 - Special Problems Cr. 1-5 per semester, or more than 4 by concurrent enrollment.
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
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ANTH 6399 - Master’s Thesis Cr. 3 per semester.
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ANTH 6498 - Special Problems Cr. 1-5 per semester, or more than 4 by concurrent enrollment.
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
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ANTH 6598 - Special Problems Cr. 1-5 per semester, or more than 4 by concurrent enrollment.
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
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ANTH 7391 - Archaeological Field Work II Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: approval of field work director. Corequisite:
May be taken concurrently with ANTH 6391 . Archaeological field work for M.A. thesis.
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ANTH 7396 - Ethnographic Field Work II Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Practical field training and experience in ethnographic research procedures.
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ANTH 7397 - Archaeological Field Work II Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology. Pracitcal field training and experience in archeological research procedures.
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ANTH 7399 - Master’s Thesis Cr. 3 per semester.
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ARCH 6130 - Topics in Computer Aided Design Cr. 1. (1-0)
Topics in computer aided design.
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ARCH 6198 - Special Problems Cr.1-6.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
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ARCH 6201 - Main Systems Integration I Cr. 2. (2-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in Space Architecture or consent of instructor Seminar on topics relevant to studio (ARCH 6401 ) Information and exchange of ideas on projects, decision processes, and evaluations with faculty and outside experts.
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ARCH 6202 - Main Systems Integration II Cr. 2. (2-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in Space Architecture or consent of instructor Seminar on topics relevant to studio (ARCH 6402 ). Information and exchange of ideas on projects, decision processes, and evaluations with faculty and outside experts.
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ARCH 6203 - Spacecraft and Habitat Design I Cr. 2. (2-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in Space Architecture or consent of instructor Seminar on topics relevant to studio (ARCH 6403 ). Information and exchange of ideas on projects, decision processes, and evaluations with faculty and outside experts.
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ARCH 6204 - Spacecraft and Habitat Design II Cr. 2. (2-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in Space Architecture or consent of instructor Seminar on topics relevant to studio (ARCH 6404 ). Information and exchange of ideas on projects, decision processes, and evaluations with faculty and outside experts.
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ARCH 6251 - Contemporary Architectural Theory in Practice Cr. 2. (2-0)
Prerequisite: ARCH 6451 or approval of instructor Discussion of contemporary architectural theory including modernism, post-modernism, deconstructivism, and chaos theory. Current lectures and lecturers on architecture in Houston are used as a resource. May be repeated once for credit.
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ARCH 6298 - Special Problems Cr.1-6.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
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ARCH 6301 - Architectural Communication I Cr. 3. (1-6)
Graphic, verbal and written communication as media of architectural thought.
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ARCH 6302 - Architectural Communication II Cr. 3. (1-6)
Techniques of visual communication for architecture.
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ARCH 6320 - Technology I Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: Architecture graduate standing. Foundation level building science.
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ARCH 6321 - Design of Construction Details Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ARCH 6604 The theory and practice of developing architectural details.
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ARCH 6324 - High Rise Structures Cr. 3. (3-0)
Prerequisite: ARCH 6327 or equivalent. Structural design concepts and systems for tall buildings.
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ARCH 6325 - Conceptual Structural Systems Cr. 3. (2-3)
Introduction to concepts of structural systems and how they work.
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ARCH 6326 - Conceptual Environmental Systems Cr. 3. (3-0)
Introduction to concepts of environmental systems in architecture including comfort, climate, passive systems, site, lighting, electrical , daylighting, and mechanical systems.
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ARCH 6327 - Quantitative Structural Systems Cr. 3. (2-3)
Prerequisite: ARCH 6325 . Numeric methods of determining wood, concrete, and steel structures.
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ARCH 6328 - Quantitative Environmental Systems Cr. 3. (2-3)
Prerequisite: ARCH 6326 . Numeric method of: climate analysis; passive and active heating, cooling, and lighting; and acoustics.
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ARCH 6329 - Building Systems Integration Cr. 3. (2-3)
Prerequisite: ARCH 6327 , ARCH 6328 , and ARCH 6366 . Architectural and technical integration of traditional and innovative building systems.
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ARCH 6330 - Introduction to Computer Applications in Architecture Cr. 3. (2-3)
Prerequisite: None. Basic computer terminology and application software for microcomputer applications in architecture.
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ARCH 6331 - Computer Aided Design in Architecture Cr. 3. (2-3)
Prerequisite: None. Introduction to basic computer-aided design concepts, terminology and microcomputer applications.
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