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    May 10, 2024  
2012-2013 Georgia Regents University Graduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Georgia Regents University Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Emergency Medicine

  
  • EMED 5001 - Emergency Medicine Clkship



    Prerequisite: Core Curriculum This month rotation is structured to give the student an introduction to the specialty of Emergency Medicine. The rotation is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to gain experience in dealing with conditions routinely seen in the practice of Emergency Medicine. Clinical instruction in the initial evaluation and stabilization of the acutely ill and injured patient will be provided by working alongside Emergency Medicine faculty who are present 24 hours a day. The rotation provides ample clinical experience and patient contact. The schedule includes approximately 40 hours of patient contact a week and EMS experience. There is assigned reading and a final exam. Students will rotate at one of several sites, including MCG, Ft. Gordon, Aiken, and Tifton. Sites are subject to change. Students will be assigned to the sites on a “first come” basis. Housing is provided at very remote sites. More information can be obtained by contacting Melissa Powell in the Department of Emergency Medicine, MCG Ext. 4412.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 40 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5002 - Emergency Med Sub-internship



    Students will serve as a sub-intern in the Emergency Department seeing patients primarily and staffing with an attending physician. The student assumes the primary medical care responsibilities for patients in the Emergency Department and is supervised by Emergency Medicine Faculty. The sub-intern will work independent of EM resident input, working with specified EM faculty over the Sub-I month. Students will present a lecture to the residency class during the grand rounds. Students will rotate on a local ambulance service for two shifts.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: EMED5001

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 48 Lecture Hours: 3 Other Hours: 45

    College Restrictions: Medicine Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5003 - Ped ER at MCG



    Prerequisite: Core Curriculum This elective will expose the student to the wide variety of pediatric illnesses and injuries, which present to the Emergency Department. The student will assume progressive responsibility in the management of trauma, major and minor medical illnesses, and minor surgical procedures. Students will work directly with the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending or the Emergency Medicine Attending. There is an open book exam and small project due at the end of each rotation.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 42 Lecture Hours: 2 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5004 - Resch in Emer Medicine



    Prerequisite: Approval by faculty member with whom research will be done Opportunity to participate in research projects in conjunction with members of the faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Arrangements to be made by the student with a member of the faculty. Students will be required to submit a summary of their research findings in abstract form to receive credit for the elective. If the duration of the work is more than one month, students only receive credit for a one month elective.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Directed Study (one-to-one)


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  • EMED 5005 - Emergency Medicine Clkshp



    Prerequisite: EMED 5001 or EMED 5002 This special off-campus rotation will be arranged by the student with an off-site hospital which accepts off-campus students for an Emergency Medicine rotation. The rotation will include nine hours of patient contact in addition to didactic sessions offered by the site. Teaching materials will be provided by the chosen faculty and an examination at the end of the rotation may be required depending on the selected site.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 40 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5007 - International & Travel Med



    Prerequisite: Successful completion of third year of medical school This will be a supervised clinical experience with students engaging in patient care under the direct supervision of faculty trained and familiar with travel medicine, clinical tropical medicine, and medicine in the developing world.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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  • EMED 5008 - Emergency Ultrasound



    Prerequisites: EMED 5001 1) Familiarization of the principles of Emergency US 2) Demonstration of the clinical utility of EUS 3) Learn the basic principles and physics of sonography 4) Introduction to the basic emergency ultrasound exams

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 39 Lecture Hours: 11 Other Hours: 28

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5012 - Emergency Medicine Clkshp



    Prerequisites: Core Curriculum Student will attain an overview of the specialty of Emergency Medicine and gain insight into the assessment and management of emergency patients.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 40 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5013 - Rural Emer Med Elec



    The rotation will provide ample clinical experience, patient contact, and procedures. The schedule includes approximately 34-36 hours of patient care contact per week. Students will spend at least one session with a triage nurse in the ED. Students will ride one shift with EMS and one with paramedics during this rotation. Clinical instruction in the initial evaluation and stabilization of the acutely ill and injured patient will be provided by working alongside Emergency Medicine faculty who are present 24 hours a day. Students will work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and nights, including some weekends, comprising a total of fifteen 9-hour shifts.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 40 Other Hours: 40

    Program Restrictions: MD_MEDD-Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5085 - Freshmen Emergency Medicine



    Prerequisite: None Students will shadow a senior student or emergency medicine resident in the initial assessment and management of undifferentiated patients. There will be interaction with the attending physician on all patients. Activities will be entirely clinical.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 10 Other Hours: 10

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5086 - Introd to Wilderness Medi



    Weekly seminars will be conducted by the Emergency Medicine physicians on a wide variety of topics encompassed by the expanse of Wilderness Medicine. Subjects covered will include envenomotions, altitude illness, heat and cold injuries, water purification, traveler’s diarrhea, and dive medicine, etc. Subjects covered can be tailored to group interest and experience.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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  • EMED 5087 - Basic Emergency Response



    Students will develop knowledge and skills required for emergency response in pre-clinical settings. Upon completion students will understand their role in basic emergency response, be able to assess emergency situations and victims, and perform basic skills to help stabilize a trauma or medical patient in the field.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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  • EMED 5088 - Documentation in the Emer Dept



    The student will follow the physicians in the Emergency Department in order to understand and learn the terminology and structure of history and physical exam documenting in the Emergency Department. They will then maintain the documentation of the history and physical exam for the patient.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 2 Other Hours: 2

    College Restrictions: Medicine Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5089 - Wilderness Medicine Elective



    Students will demonstrate proficiency in developing, directing, and instituting CME wilderness medicine course (WM). Students will demonstrate knowledge of wilderness medicine skills by developing and directing case simulations. Students will demonstrate knowledge of wilderness search and rescue, safety and medical plan development and implementation for WM course of approximately 200 participants.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 6 Lecture Hours: 6

    College Restrictions: Medicine Level Restrictions: Professional Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • EMED 5090 - Legal Issues in Clinical Med



    Students will identify the legal issues iin clinical medicine and know how to research legal issues through familiarity with statutes and case law.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 3 Other Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MD_MEDD-Medicine

    Schedule Type: Seminar - Small Group


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  • REMD 5000 - Emergency Medicine



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 27 Contact Hours: 54 Lecture Hours: 14 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Residents Major Restrictions: Emergency Medicine

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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Emergency Services

  
  • EDSC 5901 - Emergency Dental Services



    Emergency Dental Services (EDS) provides students with the experiences necessary for them to be competent in the management of patients’ dental emergencies. During rotation through the clinic, the student will encounter and treat the majority of dental emergencies which are commonly seen in dental practice including those of pulpal and periodontal origin, traumatic origin and those resulting from treatment failures. The scope of services will include extractions, pulpectomy, excavations, restorations, prescriptions for medications, occlusal adjustments, referrals, biopsies, re-cementation of restorations and I & D for special cases. The students will be instructed on the administration of an abbreviated health history, a consent form, and the management of the record using the problem oriented SOAP format.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 1 Other Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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Endodontics

  
  • ENDO 5001 - Fundamentals of Endodontics



    This course will introduce the student to the field of endodontics through lecture sessions and laboratory projects. At the conclusion of the course, the student shall be competent in the performance of endodontic procedures on extracted teeth. The student then will be scheduled in the Endodontic Block Clinic for endodontic treatment on extracted teeth mounted in the endodontic dentiform (endodontic simulations).

    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • ENDO 5002 - Endodontic Seminar



    Seminars cover such topics as alternative endodontic techniques, endodontic surgery, rationale for case referral, and endodontic diagnosis. Students are also introduced to the endodontic literature with assignments of written reports of articles in the Journal of Endodontics.

    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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  • ENDO 5602 - Endodontic Seminar



    Seminars cover such topics as alternative endodontic techniques, endodontic surgery, rationale for case referral, and endodontic diagnosis. Students are also introduced to the endodontic literature with assignments of written reports of articles in the Journal of Endodontics.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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  • ENDO 5701 - Endodontic Clinic



    This course consists of the successful completion of the following procedures: 1. Diagnostic testing exercise which includes performing endodontic diagnostic testing on a classmate. 2. Apex locator simulation practical seminar. 3. Simulated clinical procedures on five extracted teeth mounted in the Endodontic Dentoform.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Satisfactory, Continuing Progress Courses

    Credit Hours: 0 to 1 Contact Hours: 0 to 1 Other Hours: 0 to 1

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • ENDO 5702 - Endodontic Clinic



    This course consists of the performance of endodontic procedures that are indicated for patients. Each case must be treatment planned to include the endodontic therapy as well as the definitive restoration.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 0 to 2 Contact Hours: 0 to 2 Other Hours: 0 to 2

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • ENDO 5901 - Endodontic Clinic



    This course consists of the successful completion of the following procedures: 1. Diagnostic testing exercise which includes performing endodontic diagnostic testing on a classmate. 2. Apex locator simulation practical seminar. 3. Simulated clinical procedures on five extracted teeth mounted in the Endodontic Dentoform.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 0 to 1 Contact Hours: 0 to 1 Other Hours: 0 to 1

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • ENDO 5902 - Endodontic Clinic



    This course consists of the performance of endodontic procedures that are indicated for patients. Each case must be treatment planned to include the endodontic therapy as well as the definitive restoration.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 0 to 2 Contact Hours: 0 to 1 Other Hours: 0 to 1

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Supervised Lab/Clinic


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English

  
  • ENGL 6010 - Special Topics in World Lit



    An intensive study of selected topics in world literature. The course may focus on major figures, periods, literary movements, or genres, and will usually include non-Western as well as Western texts. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6110 - Special Topics in Genre



    A comparative study of a particular genre, such as comedy, tragedy, or satire. Prerequisite(s): Admissions to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6125 - Literature for Children



    A critical study of literature for children. Topics include the history of children’s literature, a survey of types of children’s literature, and problems in teaching. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6130 - Topics in Pre-Adoles & Adoles



    A critical study of literature appropriate for middle grades students. Topics include major genres and major authors in the context of critical perspectives. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6230 - Studies in African-Amer. Lit



    Study of major texts in African-American literature, beginning with early slave narratives. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6250 - Studies in Women’s Lit



    An examination of a wide range of women writers, with an emphasis on multicultural and/or multidisciplinary approaches. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6310 - Lit of the English Middle Ages



    Intensive study of the literature of the English Middle Ages, from Beowulf through Mallory. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6315 - Lit of the English Renaiss.



    Intensive study of English literature from 1485 to the Restoration, excluding Shakespeare. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6320 - English Neoclass. & Rom. Lit



    Intensive study of English literature from the Restoration to 1830. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6325 - English Lit: Victorian-1900s



    Intensive study of English Literature from 1830 to 1945. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6350 - Topics in British Literature



    Selected topics in the literature of the British Isles, including periods, literary movements, or genres. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6410 - American Lit to 1875



    Intensive study of major writers, movements, and historical periods in American literature to 1875. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6420 - American Lit Since 1875



    Intensive study of major writers, movements, and historical periods in American literature since 1875. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6440 - Studies in Southern Literature



    An intensive study of works by Southern writers, with emphasis on the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6450 - Topics in American Lit



    An intensive study of selected topics in American literature, including literary movements, periods or genres. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6550 - Studies in Major Brit Authors



    An intensive examination of the works of one or two major British writers (e.g. Blake, Joyce, or Woolf). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6560 - Studies in Major Amer Authors



    An intensive examination of the works of a major American writer (e.g., Faulkner, Melville, or Morrison). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6610 - English Lang: History & Struct



    Studies in the nature of linguistic change and the development of the English language from Old English to the present. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6620 - English Linguistics



    Introduction to English linguistics: studies in the nature of language, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and language variation. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6625 - Contemp. Eng. Grammar & Usage



    Modern grammar and usage. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6700 - Special Topics in Writing



    Selected topics in professional or creative writing, appropriate for graduate study. The course may focus on issues of craftsmanship, technique, or genre. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6800 - Issues in Literary Criticism



    A study of important issues in literary criticism with emphasis on twentieth-century critical thinking. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 6950 - Special Topics



    Seminar in a particular author, period, style, subject, or movement, often conducted on an interdisciplinary basis. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 7000 - Research in World Literature



    A seminar in world literature with emphasis on research and critical evaluation of a specific theme or aspect of world literature. Intensive research project required. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 7300 - Research in British Literature



    Studies in selected authors, movements, or subjects in English literature. Intensive research project required. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 7400 - Research in American Lit



    Studies in selected authors, movements, or subjects in American literature. Intensive research project required. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • ENGL 7500 - Research: Major Author



    Study of the works of a major author. Intensive research project required. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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Esthetic Dentistry

  
  • ESTD 5001 - Esthetic Restorative Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • ESTD 5601 - Esthetic Restorative Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 1

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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Family Practice

  
  • FMPC 5000 - Basic Clkshp Family Med



    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Phase I and Phase II This six week clerkship is a supervised experience in the evaluation and management of patients seen primarily in the ambulatory family medicine practice setting. Many of the patients have undifferentiated health problems. Evaluation and management of health problems are emphasized. Students may draw assignments at the following Georgia Family Medicine Residency Programs: Medical College of Georgia and TriCounty Satellite Clinics

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 15 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5001 - FMP Residency Externship



    Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum To help the student develop the skills necessary to function as a successful extern in the inpatient and ambulatory setting of family medicine.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 68 Lecture Hours: 7 Lab Hours: 11 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5003 - Preceptorship-Family Prac



    Prerequisite: FMP5000 or MED5000 The student may choose from Preceptors in various communities across the state who have agreed to assist in medical student teaching. These Preceptors, who have been screened by the Joint Board of Family Practice, have undergone training for their teaching roles. This elective provides the student with a supervised experience in the evaluation and management of patients with undifferentiated clinical problems encountered in the practice of Family Medicine. The student will participate in the office practice, hospital rounds, house calls, emergency room visits, and selected community activities. (Participation in the elective must be arranged and approved by the Department of Family Medicine; contact Medical Student Coordinator, Ext. 4075.)

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5004 - Clin-Research Elect FMP



    Students wanting to pursue special educational electives with Family Medicine Preceptors, Residencies or Faculty can make arrangements for this unique experience through the department of Family Medicine. These experiences could include: patient care, research, special projects involving psychosocial aspects of medicine, drug dependency, family therapy, and other issues related to the provisions of healthcare to entire families. (Participation in this elective must be arranged through and approved by the Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia; contact Medical Student Curriculum Coordinator, ext. 4075.)

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 51 Lecture Hours: 1 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5006 - Geriat Ptnt-Nsg Home



    Prerequisites: FMPC 5000 or MED 5000 To expose the student to the wide variety of medical, social, psychiatric and institutionally related problems in the geriatric patient confined to a nursing facility commonly encountered by the primary care physician.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 4 Contact Hours: 40 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5007 - FMP Resid Extern-FMC Rome



    Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum This elective with the Family Practice Residency Training Program of the Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia, provides the student with clinical experience in both ambulatory and inpatient settings of Family Practice. Concepts of comprehensive and longitudinal healthcare will be emphasized. In addition to the clinical exposure, the student will also participate in daily group and individual teaching sessions.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5008 - FMP Med Cen Columbus



    Prerequisite: Core Curriculum The student will develop the skills necessary to function as a successful extern in the inpatient and ambulatory setting of family medicine.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5009 - FMP Resid Extern Sav Ga



    Prerequisite: Core Curriculum This elective at the Family Practice Residency Training Program of the Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, provides the student with clinical experience in both ambulatory and inpatient settings of Family Medicine. In addition to the clinical exposure, the student also participates in daily group and individual teaching sessions. The student also participates in the provision of longitudinal and comprehensive healthcare.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5010 - FMP Rural Med - Warrenton



    Prerequisite: Core Curriculum This elective is rural Family Medicine and is provided through the TriCounty Health System, Inc. in Warrenton, Crawfordville and Gibson, Georgia, which serves as a rural teaching site for the Family Practice Residency Program at the Medical College of Georgia. The student has supervised exposure to a population of patients with undifferentiated health problems and actively participates in the evaluation and management of these problems. The student becomes familiar with the uniqueness of rural healthcare practice and establishes an appreciation for frequently encountered problems both acute and chronic. The student also has daily group and individual teaching sessions. (Participation in this elective must be arranged through and approved by the Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia; contact Medical Student Curriculum Coordinator, ext. 4075.)

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5011 - Subinternshp-Inpatient Fm



    Prerequisite: FMP 5000 This elective is provided through the Family Medicine Inpatient Service of the Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia. This service provides the student with an in-depth exposure to the broad range of medical problems confronting the Family Physician in a hospital environment. The student assumes the primary medical care responsibilities for patients on the service and is supervised by Family Medicine Faculty and Senior Family Medicine residents. The student participates in all phases of patient evaluation from admission to discharge planning. Further information regarding this elective may be obtained from Julie Hendrich, M.D., Department of Family Medicine, 721-4674. (Participation in this elective must be arranged and approved by the Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia; contact Student Curriculum Coordinator, ext. 4075).

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 57 Lecture Hours: 7 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5012 - FMP and Fam Ther Columbus



    Prerequisites: Completion of Core Rotations To help the student increase their knowledge of family systems theory and to gain skill in its application in the practice of Family Medicine.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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  • FMPC 5013 - FMP Residency Externship



    Prerequisites: FMP 5000, MED 5000, PSY 5000, OBG 5000, PED 5000. The elective at the Southwest Georgia Family Practice Program at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia provides the student with clinical experience in both ambulatory and inpatient settings of Family Medicine. In addition to the clinical exposure, the student also participates in daily group and individual teaching sessions. The student also participates in the provision of longitudinal and comprehensive healthcare.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5014 - FMP Residency Externship



    Prerequisite: FMP 5000, MED 5000, PSY 5000, OBG 5000, PED 5000 This elective with the Family Practice Residency Program of Georgia Baptist Medical Center is located in Morrow, Georgia (17 miles south of the hospital). It provides the student with clinical experience in both ambulatory and inpatient settings of Family Practice. A special emphasis of our rotation is the incorporation of the principles of Community Oriented Primary Care in the curriculum. Longitudinal ambulatory care is stressed during the rotation. The student will also participate in all lectures and in individual teaching sessions.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 10 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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  • FMPC 5015 - Private Care Sports Medicine



    Prerequisite: None The primary care sport medicine elective is a clinical rotation for students interested in sports medicine. Through this rotation the student will be exposed to the wide range of sports medicine problems managed by a family practice sports medicine physician. The student will receive clinical experience in the Sports Medicine Clinic at MCG as well as participating in the field-side medical coverage of various sporting events in the community. Following this rotation the student should be able to perform a thorough musculoskeletal physical examination and be familiar with the management of common sports medicine injuries. The student will be evaluated on their ability to perform the musculoskeletal examination and their evaluation of patients during the rotation. (Participation in this elective must be arranged through and approved by the Department of Family Medicine Student Curriculum Coordinator, ext. 4075.)

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 55 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5016 - FMP Res Exter Waycross GA



    Prerequisite: FMP 5000, MED 5000, PSY 5000, OBG 5000, PED 5000 This elective with the residency program of the Satilla Regional Medical Center is located in Waycross and Blackshear, Georgia. It provides the student with clinical experience in both ambulatory and inpatient settings of Family Practice and will emphasize continuity of care. Community involvement will also be stressed. The student will participate in daily group and individual teaching sessions

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 51 Lecture Hours: 1 Other Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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  • FMPC 5018 - Sal Army Homeless Clin



    Goals: To provide the student with an understanding of the problems facing the homeless population and their healthcare.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 31 Lecture Hours: 1 Other Hours: 30

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5019 - Procedures in Family Med



    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Core Rotations This is a clinical elective offered in the Department of family Medicine at MCG with special emphasis on procedural medicine. This rotation is designed for medical students with an interest in Family Medicine and a desire to learn more about procedures commonly performed by family physicians. Students will be assigned on half day clinic per week in each of the following: flexible sigmoidoscopy, upper endoscopy, minor surgery, treadmill evaluations and osteopathic manipulations. Remaining time will be spent evaluations patients in the Family Medicine Center. (Participation in this elective must be approved by the Department of Family Medicine, MCG. Contact the Medical Student Coordinator, ext 1-407

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 40 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Hours: 30

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5020 - SW Georgia Sports Med



    Prerequisite: Core Requirements This rotation is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the field of primary care sports medicine. Activities will include hands on responsibility for the evaluation and continuing care of patients with sports medicine related injuries and conditions in the sports medicine clinic and training room settings. Students are closely supervised by our sports medicine staff that is fellowship trained and hold Certificates of Advanced Qualifications in Sports Medicine. Throughout the school year, there will be opportunities for the student to participate in local high school and college event coverage. The student will also participate in weekly sports medicine journal club meetings and have an opportunity to interact with orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and athletic trainers with sports medicine expertise. Objective of the course: 1. To introduce the student to the field of primary sports medicine. 2. To provide the student a clinical experience in Sports Medicine. 3. To provide the student with an appreciation of the broad scope of problems commonly managed by primary care sports medicine physicians and the clinical and procedural skills involved. 4. To become familiar with the utilization of consultants in the management of certain sports medicine related injuries and conditions. 5. To gain a better understanding of the role of the primary care sports medicine physician as part of the multidisciplinary team that provides care to athletes. 6. To provide an opportunity for the student to explore his/her own interest in primary care sports medicine through direct observation and participation during the rotation. 7. Additional objectives may be added depending on the particular needs and desires of the student.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 44 Lecture Hours: 4 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5021 - Health Disp in Fam Med



    Prerequisite: Core Requirements To increase student comprehension of health disparities and to improve their skills in reduction of health disparities. At the end of this elective, students will be able to address patient/physician/system roles in development of disparities; be proficient in two behavioral health interventions and have working knowledge of several patient coping strategies; have an increased understanding of health disparities, their causes, and how a variety of factors influence the health of the underserved and minority populations. Students will attend lecture/seminar sessions; provide services in underserved communities; complete an educational portfolio; develop and deliver patient education modules; co-facilitate communication labs and complete an independent study project on a challenging communication issue; and become proficient in two behavioral health interventions. Faculty evaluation of student’s performance on educational modules, professionalism, quality of independent study project, proficiency in behavioral health interventions, interpersonal and communication skills, quality of educational portfolio.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 22 Lecture Hours: 2 Other Hours: 20

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5022 - CerviCusco, Peru (Internat Wms



    This goal of this elective is to provide an international women’s health experience at a clinic that focuses on cervical cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Prerequisites: Phase 3 Core Curriculum

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7 Contact Hours: 40 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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  • FMPC 5085 - Salvation Army Hom Clinic



    The students will gain experience in taking vital signs and gathering subjective information from patients. Guided by junior and senior and attending and resident physicians, the students will also gain experience in the area of physical examination of patients, formulation of a diagnosis and in planning a course of action for the patients. Students will also gain experience in coordinating the clinic which would include preparing charts, controlling patient flow as well as running the pharmacy aspect of the clinic by filling prescriptions and recording information about types and amounts of the pharmaceuticals that are used. Students will also be responsible for compiling monthly reports concerning the numbers of patients seen and volunteers participating in clinic.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5086 - Georgia Global Health Peru



    Students will receive didactic clinical lectures in Augusta, GA, then travel to Cusco, Peru for the remainder. Students will experience diverse healthcare delivery in multiple clinical settings, including hospital-based, ministry of health clinic, private, non-profit, and remote rural clinical locations. This introduction to global health is a unique opportunity for students to gain valuable insights into the vast challenges within the global health arena. The vivid contrasts in healthcare delivery will impart important principles of diversity and cultural competency.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 48 Lecture Hours: 12 Other Hours: 36

    College Restrictions: Medicine Level Restrictions: Professional Semester Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FMPC 5098 - FMP Preceptorship



    This elective is offered to freshman students who are in their second semester of medical school as an opportunity to shadow a family physician in the day-to-day activities of a private practice of family medicine. The student may choose from a large list of community preceptors located in various sites across the State of Georgia who have agreed to assist in medical student education. This elective provides the student with a supervised teaching experience in the evaluation and management of patients with undifferentiated clinical problems encountered in the practice of Family Medicine. The student will participate in the office practice, hospital rounds, house calls, emergency room visits, and selected community activities. Students enrolled in the preceptorship program must maintain a log of all patient care activities that they experience; including all procedures and major diagnosis. Students will be given the opportunity to expand their skills in doctor-patient communication and physical diagnosis in this clinical setting with direct supervision from their preceptors.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 44 Lecture Hours: 4 Other Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medicine

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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  • FMPC 5999 - Basic Clerk Remediation in FMP



    Remediation of the Basic Core Clerkship in Family Medicine

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: FMPC5000

    Credit Hours: 1

    Schedule Type: Independent Study


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  • RFAP 5000 - Family Practice



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory

    Credit Hours: 27 Contact Hours: 30 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Hours: 20

    College Restrictions: Residents Major Restrictions: Family Medicine Residency

    Schedule Type: Internship/Practicum


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Finance

  
  • FINC 6400 - Managerial Finance



    This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the role of finance in managerial decision making. Cases and/or supplemental readings are used to apply financial concepts. Prerequisite(s): Graduate (MBA) student status and FINC 3400 or equivalent.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FIN315, FIN515, FINC3400 Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Major Restrictions: MBA Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • FINC 6421 - Investments



    This course provides an introduction to the various types of securities traded in the financial markets, investment theory and practice, portfolio construction and management, and investment strategies and tactics. Coverage includes both fundamental and technical analysis. Prerequisite(s): FINC 3400 or permission of instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FINC3400 Pre-Req Min Grade: C

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Major Restrictions: MBA Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • FINC 6950 - Selected Topics in Finance



    A variable content course designed to meet the needs, interests, and professional objectives of graduate students in finance. Prerequisite(s): Graduate (MBA) student status and FINC 3400 or equivalent.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FINC3400 Pre-Req Min Grade: C

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    Major Restrictions: MBA Level Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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Fixed Prosthodontics

  
  • FIXP 5001 - Fixed Prosthodontics I



    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 5 Contact Hours: 8 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 6

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • FIXP 5002 - Fixed Prosthodontics II



    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 4 Contact Hours: 8 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 6

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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French

  
  • FREN 6801 - Mthds & Mat-Teach For Lan I



    Methods and materials for listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural activities appropriate for elementary and middle school learners. First and second language acquisition theories, a review of foreign language teaching methods, testing procedures, and teacher preparation and evaluation. A field experience of 45 clock hours is a required component of the class. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program - MAT. This course is a prerequisite for EDTD 6910.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Class Restrictions: Graduate-Semester Degree Restrictions: Master of Arts in Teaching

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • FREN 6802 - Meth & Mat Teach F. Lang II



    Methods and materials for listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural activities appropriate for secondary learners. First and second language acquisition theories, a review of foreign language teaching methods, testing procedures, and teacher preparation and evaluation. A field experience of 45 clock hours is a required component of the class. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program - MAT. This course is a prerequisite for EDTD 6910.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Class Restrictions: Graduate-Semester Degree Restrictions: Master of Arts in Teaching

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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Genomic Medicine

  
  • GNMD 8050 - Compu Methods in Geno and Gene



    This course covers computational methods applied to genomics and genetics. The course will cover Bayesian statistics, nonparametric inference, phylogenetic trees, sequence analysis, microarray analysis, networks, multivariate methods, linkage analysis, and association genetics. The focus of the course will be to understand the basic concepts underlying the various analyses used in modern genomic and genetic research, and to understand how to use software that is available for basic analyses. A large component of the course will be to provide students with hands-on experience with analysis of datasets.

    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 4 Contact Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1

    Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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  • GNMD 8051 - Translational Genom/Proteomic



    Focusing on how to use the modern high throughput technologies to answer biological questions. Prerequisites: Admission into the Graduate Program in Genomic Medicine.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    College Restrictions: Graduate Studies Campus Restrictions: Main campus Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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  • GNMD 8052 - Func Geno & Prote Using Anml M



    The purpose of this course is to show how animal models of human diseases can be analyzed using genomic and proteomic technologies. The course will overview high throughput methods of generating disease models in mouse and describe ongoing efforts in this field. The focus of the course will be on mouse models of diseases affecting immune, cardiovascular and nervous system. Attempts to identify molecular mechanisms of the disease will be presented with particular emphasis on drug target discovery.

    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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  • GNMD 8060 - Genomic Medicine Seminar



    The Genomic Medicine Seminar course consists of research seminars by visiting and MCG researchers. Students will have an opportunity to talk to each speaker during a lunch meeting and to serve as hosts to visiting scientists.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 1 Other Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: Graduate Studies Major Restrictions: Genomic Medicine Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester

    Schedule Type: Seminar - Small Group


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  • GNMD 9210 - Inves of a Prob Genomic Med



    This is a laboratory rotation course where the student works with individual faculty members on a specific research topic. This provides an introduction to techniques utilized in that laboratory as well as in introduction to the scientific method.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 to 12 Contact Hours: 1 to 12 Lab Hours: 1 to 12

    College Restrictions: Graduate Studies Major Restrictions: Genomic Medicine Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester

    Schedule Type: Directed Study (one-to-one)


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  • GNMD 9300 - Research in Genomic Medicine



    The student works closely with his/her faculty dissertation mentor on an in-depth study of a research question of interest to both student and mentor. This course culminates in the preparation of a Ph.D. dissertation.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 to 12 Contact Hours: 1 to 12 Lab Hours: 1 to 12

    College Restrictions: Graduate Studies Major Restrictions: Genomic Medicine Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester

    Schedule Type: Dissertation


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Geriatric Dentistry

  
  • GERD 5001 - Introduction to Geriatric Dent



    Grade Mode: Normal

    Credit Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2

    College Restrictions: Dental Medicine

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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Health Informatics

  
  • HINF 6312 - Medical Terminology



    Prerequisite: MHS program enrollment Introduction to the language used in healthcare. Emphasis on word components (combing forms, prefixes, and suffixes), pronunciation, writing exercises and case studies.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2

    College Restrictions: Allied Health Sciences Program Restrictions: MHSCLS_CLS-Clinical Laboratory Science Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester

    Schedule Type: Asynchronous Instruction


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  • MPHI 8000 - Computerized Health Info



    Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Master of Public Health program or instructor permission. This course explores information systems theory, current and emerging technology, applications in the healthcare industry, health information systems strategic planning, and computer-based patient record theory.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health

    Schedule Type: Asynchronous Instruction


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  • MPHI 8100 - Health Care Info, Stds, Struct



    Healthcare information standards are addressed with emphasis on current healthcare regulations and standards. The effective use of networks to share healthcare data is explored; emphasis is placed on developing the expertise to apply standards effectively in a healthcare facility to achieve full integration of organizational health information systems.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health

    Schedule Type: Independent Study, Asynchronous Instruction


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  • MPHI 8400 - Health Data Mgmt & Knowledge



    This course focuses on the acquisition and use of patient level data to support population, administrative and clinical decision-making in healthcare organizations. Course emphasis is in data mining and knowledge discovery techniques including the advanced treatment of statistical analysis and methods of communicating the outcomes of health interventions.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health

    Schedule Type: Lecture


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  • MPHI 8500 - Health Info Sys Anal & Proj Mt



    This course explores the aspects of strategic planning, analysis, design, evaluation, and implementation of effective healthcare information systems. It teaches the principles, techniques, and tools for successful project management. Emphasis is placed on the skills required to lead technical and professional team members through work process design activities within a healthcare organization.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health

    Schedule Type: Asynchronous Instruction


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  • MPHI 8800 - Health Decision Support Systems



    This course presents an overview of automated decision systems used in clinical care, health administration and public health. The intensive format of the course allows for topic discussion, on-site observation of clinical, managerial, and population-based decision support systems.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Health Informatics


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History

  
  • HIST 5111 - History and Culture of Africa



    A survey of the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of the African continent from ancient times to the present. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing or permission of instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Class Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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  • HIST 5211 - History & Culture of East Asia



    A survey of Asian civilizations emphasizing cultural institutions and reactions to Western encroachment. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing or permission of instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Class Restrictions: Graduate-Semester

    Schedule Type: Lecture, Lecture/Supervised Laboratory, Lecture/Unsupervised Lab, Seminar, Supervised Laboratory, Unsupervised Laboratory, Independent Study (Correspond)


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