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EET (Electronics Engineering Technology)
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • EET 320 - Analog Devices

    Detailed overview of operational amplifier circuits, linear and switching power supplies, advanced linear circuit applications, and analog system design considerationsCredits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 220, MATH 123 or MATH 121.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 320L.


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  • EET 324 - Radio Frequency Systems II

    Complex resonant circuits, antenna arrays, impedance matching devices, transmission lines and microwave components. Emphasis is placed on antenna systems and related components. The student is given the opportunity to study the operation and theory of a variety of electronic instruments used in industry.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 222.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 324L.


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  • EET 330 - Microprocessors

    Design and usage of the microprocessor in microcomputers and process control applications. Includes concepts, properties and basic architectures of Intel-type microprocessors. Programming on an assembly language level.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 232-232L.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 330L.


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  • EET 370 - Computer Systems

    A course to familiarize students with hardware/software configurations, installations, usage, and basic troubleshooting techniques of past and current personal computers.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 330.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 370L.


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  • EET 380 - Prototype Techniques

    A lecture-laboratory course to acquaint the student with procedures used to prototype and construct circuits used in electronics. Topics include metal chassis pre-fabrication, printed circuit board layout and production, design techniques for audio and RF circuits and final test procedures. Project management techniques will be introduced and followed in the student’s projectsCredits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 320Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 380L.


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  • EET 422 - Video Systems

    The study of circuits used in television and video displays. Color and monochrome video systems are studied simultaneously. Modern digital TV standards studied.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 320.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 422L.


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  • EET 426 - Communication Systems

    Study of transmitter and receiver circuits. Principles of modulation and demodulation are investigated. Basic fiber optics are discussed. Basic telephone circuits, both analog and digital are studied.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 320.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 426L.


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  • EET 428 - Advanced Communication Systems

    Complex radio systems including repeaters, mobile telephone, and paging systems. Systems design and troubleshooting techniques are studied as well as microwave and basic radar.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 426.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 428L.


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  • EET 451 - Industrial Electronics and Control

    This course teaches industrial motion control (servomechanisms) and process control (instrumentation) systems. The course describes the concepts and the operation of electronic devices, circuits, systems, and applications used in industry.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, EET 252 or EET 320.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 451LCross-Listed: Crosslisted with MNET 451.


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  • EET 453 - Manufacturing Automation

    The course offers advanced topics in manufacturing automation including automation hardware/software, system design and integration, and management techniques for improving design and manufacturing operations. Hands-on lab activities provide the students the opportunity to develop and program automated systems.Credits: 3Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 453L.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with MNET 453.


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  • EET 453L - Manufacturing Automation Lab

    Credits: 0Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 453.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with MNET 453L.


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  • EET 470 - Project Management (AW)

    Basic theory, application, and techniques of project management applied to technical projects. A team-oriented, collaborative approach to building and testing products, developing and managing processes, and/or conducting applied research. Must take EET 471-471L in spring semester.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, instructor consentCorequisites: Corequisite course EET 470L.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with MNET 470.


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  • EET 470L - Project Management Lab

    Credits: 0Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 470.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with MNET 470L


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  • EET 471 - Capstone Experience (AW)

    Conclusion of technical projects started in EET 470 Project Management. Teams document and present the results of the implemented projects.Credits: 1Prerequisites: P, EET 470-470L.


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  • EET 472 - Networking I

    The study of personal computer systems, concentrating on Intel-type personal computers, networking and data connections from a software and management point of view. Microsoft NT and Novell are explored.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 370Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 472L.


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  • EET 474 - Networking II

    Further study of personal computer systems, concentrating on Intel-type personal computers, networking and data communications from a software and management point of view. Microsoft NT and Novell are explored.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, EET 472.Corequisites: Corequisite course EET 474L.


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  • EET 488 - Technology Certification

    A coordination of communication skills, mathematics, physical science, and basic technical concepts and skills in the student’s area of study in preparation for certification exams.Credits: 1


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ELED (Elementary Education)
  

  • ELED 488 - K-8 Student Teaching (COM)

    Students preparing for teaching in the elementary school will observe, participate, and teach under the supervision of the regular classroom teacher in an approved elementary school. An additional “Mandatory Fee” applies to this course.Credits: (2-16)


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EM (Engineering Mechanics)
  

  • EM 214 - Statics (COM)

    The study of the effects of external forces acting on stationary rigid bodies in equilibrium. Vector algebra is used to study two and three dimensional systems of forces. Trusses, frames and machines, shear and moment in beams, friction, centroids, moments of inertia, and mass moments of inertia are discussed.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, MATH 123, PHYS 211.


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  • EM 215 - Dynamics (COM)

    Newton’s laws of motion are applied to particles and rigid bodies. Absolute and relative motion; force, mass and acceleration; work and energy; and impulse and momentum.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, EM 214.


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  • EM 216 - Statics and Dynamics (COM)

    Statics: The study of effects of external forces acting on stationary rigid bodies in equilibrium. Frames and machines, friction, centroid and moments of inertia on areas and mass are discussed. Dynamics: Newton’s laws of motion are applied to particles and rigid bodies. Topics considered are absolute and relative motion; force, mass, and acceleration (or particles and rigid bodies); work and energy; and impulse and momentum (of particles).Credits: (3-4)Prerequisites: P, MATH 125, PHYS 211 or consent.


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  • EM 321 - Mechanics of Materials (COM)

    Basic concepts of stress and strain that result from axial, transverse, and torsional loads on bodies loaded within the elastic range. Shear and moment equations and diagrams, combined stresses, Mohr’s circle; beam deflections; and column action and equations.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, EM 214.


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  • EM 331 - Fluid Mechanics (COM)

    An introduction to the static and dynamic properties of real and ideal fluids, application of continuity, energy, and momentum principles to laminar, turbulent, compressible, and incompressible flows; and laminar and turbulent flow of fluids in closed conduits and around immersed bodies.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, EM 215, MATH 321 for CEE majors; EM 215, MATH 321, ME 311 for ME majorsCorequisites: Corequisite course CEE 331- CE majors only.


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  • EM 421-521 - Introduction to Mechanics of a Continuous Medium

    General theory of a continuous medium. Kinematics of deformation and flow; stress tensors; conservation of mass, momentum and energy; invariance requirements; constitutive equations for solids and fluids; applications for special problems.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, EM 331, MATH 331.


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  • EM 422-522 - Theory of Elasticity

    Analysis of stress and strain; equilibrium and compatibility equations; Hooke’s law; fundamental problems in the theory of elasticity; plane-stress and plane-strain problems of the narrow beam, rotating discs and a plate with a circular hole.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, EM 321, MATH 331.


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  • EM 423-523 - Theory of Plasticity

    Analysis of stress and strain; plastic behavior of materials; basic laws of plastic flow; applications to bending of beams, torsion of bars and thick-walled cylinders; slip line theory and its application to extrusion problems; limit analysis theorems and their applications to structural problemsCredits: 3Prerequisites: P, 422522 or consent.


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ENGL (English)
  

  • ENGL 3 - English as a Second Language: Grammar Review and Intermediate Composition

    Conversation, listening, and reading comprehension, vocabulary and idioms, grammar review and intermediate composition.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 13 - English as a Second Language: More Complex Structural Patterns and Advanced Composition

    Conversation, listening, and reading comprehension, vocabulary and idioms, more complex structural patterns, and advanced composition.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 003 or placement.


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  • ENGL 23 - English as a Second Language: Listening and Reading, Grammar, Comprehension

    A multi-skills course preliminary to ENGL 003 and ENGL 013. Reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary building, pronunciation, grammar and sentence structure, and formal and informal written and spoken English. A major focus will be written and oral sources.Credits: (3-5)Prerequisites: P, placement or permission of the instructor. May be required instead of or in addition to other English courses.


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  • ENGL 31 - Basic Writing I

    Intensive work in grammar and usage, punctuation, and paragraph development. Does not count toward graduation. (Taught only as needed.)Credits: 1


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  • ENGL 32 - Basic Writing II

    Intensive work in grammar and usage, punctuation, and paragraph development. Does not count toward graduation.Credits: 2


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  • ENGL 33 - Basic Writing III

    Intensive work in grammar and usage, punctuation, and paragraph development. Does not count toward graduation.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 101 - Composition I

    Practice in the skills, research, and documentation needed for effective academic writing. Analysis of a variety of academic and non-academic texts, rhetorical structures, critical thinking, and audience will be includedCredits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 032, 033, or placement.


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  • ENGL 151 - Introduction to English Studies

    This course, required of all first year English majors, will provide students with the background and professional skills to read critically and write analytically about literary texts. Students will learn to write from a variety of critical and theoretical stances. In addition, the course provides training in research methods for the discipline, including use of print and electronic sources, and in MLA documentation style. Students will generate bibliographies, source studies, and both documented and undocumented critical papers. Papers will be based on readings from poetry, fiction, and drama.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 201 - Composition II

    Study of and practice in writing persuasive prose, with the aim to improve writing skills in all disciplines.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature

    Readings in fiction, drama, and poetry to acquaint students with literature and aesthetic form.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 211 - World Literature I (G)

    Selected works of world literature in translation from ancient times through the RenaissanceCredits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 212 - World Literature II (G)

    Selected works of world literature in translation since the Renaissance. ENGL 211 and 212 need not be taken in sequence.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 221 - British Literature I (G)

    A chronological survey of British literature from Old English through the 18th century.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 222 - British Literature II (G)

    A chronological survey of British literature from the 19th century to the present. ENGL 221 and 222 need not be taken in sequence.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 240 - Juvenile Literature

    A survey of the history of literature written for children and adolescents, and a consideration of the various types of juvenile literature.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 241 - American Literature I

    Background to and survey of major works from the beginnings to the Civil War.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 242 - American Literature II

    Background to and survey of major works from the Civil War to the present. ENGL 241 and 242 need not be taken in sequence.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 248 - Women in Literature

    Study of literature by and about women from early times to the present.Credits: 3Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with WMST 248. P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 249 - Literature of Diverse Cultures

    Study of the literature of the world’s peoples to appreciate ethnicity and cultural diversity. Course materials may range from early times to the present and may also include literature from Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia, as well as works from Native American, African American, Hispanic, Chicano, Jewish, Scandinavian, etc., sources. Accepted as humanities credit.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 250 - Science Fiction

    A survey of short stories and novels from the 19th century to the present.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 256 - Literature of the American West

    A study of the literature produced in our region, centered on the Great Plains, including that of Native Americans, both oral and written; of pioneers; immigrants; and farmers; Western literature, and current writersCredits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 268 - Literature:

    Introductory literature course focusing on one genre such as fiction, poetry, drama, etc. The genre will be identified each semester as, for example, “Literature: Fiction,” or “Literature: Poetry,” etc. May be repeated with different genre and content.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 277 - Technical Writing in Engineering

    Study and practice of technical writing in Engineering and related disciplinesCredits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101 and GE 101 or consent.


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  • ENGL 330 - Shakespeare

    Representative comedies, tragedies, and histories of ShakespeareCredits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101


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  • ENGL 334 - English Drama:

    Course content can be any period or type of English drama; the period or type will be identified each semester as, for example, “English Drama: Renaissance” or “English Drama: Contemporary,” etc. May be repeated with different name and content.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 335 - English Novel:

    Course content can be any period or type of the English novel; the period or type will be identified each semester as, for example, “English Novel: Gothic” or “English Novel: Victorian,” etc. May be repeated with different name and content.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 356 - American Poetry:

    Course content can be any period or type of American poetry; the period or type will be identified each semester as, for example, “American Poetry: Contemporary” or “American Poetry: Nature,” etc. May be repeated with different name and content.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 367 - American Short Story:

    Course content can be any period or type of American short story; the period or type will be identified each semester as, for example, “American Short Story: Contemporary” or “American Short Story: Western,” etc. May be repeated with different name and content.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 368 - American Novel:

    Course content can be any period or type of American novel; the period or type will be identified each semester as, for example, “American Novel: Contemporary” or “American Novel: Gothic,” etc. May be repeated with different name and content.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 379 - Technical Communication (AW)

    Study of and practice in writing of a technical natureCredits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 201.


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  • ENGL 383 - Creative Writing

    Study and practice in the techniques of writing fiction, poetry, and/or drama.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 201 and 12 credits from the subject ENGL.


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  • ENGL 410 - Mythology and Literature (AW)

    Origin and development of myths. Their importance in classical literature and their influence in literature, drama, music, psychology, and art.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 411 - Bible As Literature

    Analysis of Old and New Testament texts in their historical and philosophical contexts, which are literary in form (that is, lyric, dramatic, epic, and narrative) for their aesthetic and ethical meanings.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ENGL 101.


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  • ENGL 422-522 - Age of Chaucer

    Literature of the later medieval period, especially the 14th century, with some attention to continental works. Major focus on Geoffrey Chaucer, with reading in middle English.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 423-523 - Old and Middle English Literature

    Emphasizing pre-Norman heroic and Christian literature, the work of Chaucer and his contemporaries, and folk literature such as the ballads.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 424 - 7-12 Language Arts Methods (AW)

    Techniques, materials, and resources for teaching English language and literature to middle and secondary school students. Required of students in the English Education Option.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 427-527 - Advanced Shakespeare

    Selected plays of Shakespeare and significant Shakespearean criticism.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 428-528 - English Renaissance/16th Century Literature

    Major writers of the 16th and early 17th centuries, excluding Shakespeare.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 434-534 - 18th Century English Literature

    British poetry, prose, drama, fiction, and criticism, 1660-1800.Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 437-537 - English Romantic Literature

    English literature of the Romantic movement (1789-1832).Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 438-538 - English Victorian Literature

    English literature of the Victorian period (1830-1900).Credits: 3


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  • ENGL 445 - American Indian Literature

    Traditional oral literature and autobiographies of American Indians.Credits: 3Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with AIS 351.


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