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    May 03, 2024  
2016-2017 Augusta University Graduate and Professional Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Augusta University Graduate and Professional Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

English

  
  • ENGL 6230 - Studies in African-American Literature



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6250 - Studies in Women’s Literature



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6310 - Literature 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6315 - Literature of the English Renaissance



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6320 - English Neoclassical and Romantic Literature



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6325 - English Literature: Victorian Through the 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6410 - American Literature 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6420 - American Literature 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6450 - Topics in American Literature



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6520 - Research in Writing



    A course on research methods in Writing Studies culminating in a major research project. Research projects will be grounded in major theories of writing, including perspectives offered by linguistics, psychology, communications, rhetoric and literary theory. Presentation and publication opportunities will be explored. Graduate students will design and conduct an original primary research project. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6550 - Studies in Major British 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6560 - Studies in Major American 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6610 - English Language: History and Structure



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6625 - Contemporary English Grammar and Usage



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

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

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

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6650 - Grant Writing



    Advanced study in the concepts, strategies and practices essential for producing effective grant proposals. Students will study grant-writing theory and format and complete assignments that enable them to apply this knowledge in practical form. Graduate students will work extensively on grant proposals. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6680 - Professional and Technical Writing



    Advanced study in the concepts, strategies, and practices essential for writing procedures, proposals, manuals, reports, process descriptions and multiple forms of business correspondence. Students will communicate complex subject matter to specific audiences, lay and technical, in print and digital formats. Attention will be given to effective use of format, layout, headings, tables of contents, appendices and supporting graphics. Documents will undergo a thorough revision process that emphasizes vocabulary, syntax and content. Graduate students will serve as project leaders. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6681 - Advanced Style and Editing



    A workshop-based course in intensive editing of writing projects with a focus on academic style and conventions. Graduate students will develop and edit their writing for publication. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6682 - Writing in the Community



    A service-learning-based writing course in which students will collaborate with local community- and campus-based organizations to generate usable documents appropriate to the organization’s needs. Students will be required to write within a local exigency for a public audience. Project details must be specified in a written agreement between the organizations and student groups in consultation with the course instructor. Graduate students will serve as project leaders. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6700 - Special Topics in Writing



    An intensive study of selected topics in professional and/or creative writing. Graduate students will complete a substantial theory-based project. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

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

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6800 - Issues in Literary Criticism



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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: 1 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 1 TO 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 7400 - Research in American Literature



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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Environmental Health

  
  • MPHE 8900 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution with a Lab



    Chemical and physical aspects of air pollution and their regulatory problems. An examination of air pollution sources; physical and chemical processes affecting pollutants after emission; pollutants and their effects and the ultimate fate of pollutants. Attention is also given to the legal, administrative, and technical aspects of air pollution control.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

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

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health


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  • MPHE 8902 - Environmental Toxicology



    The toxicology of chemical compounds of wide industrial use; carcinogens in the workplace; chemical hazards and their interaction with man by class of compound; criteria for threshold limit values.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health


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  • MPHE 8903 - Occupational & Environmental Hygiene



    Regulatory controls and occupational safety in the use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health


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  • MPHE 8904 - Environmental Aquatic Sciences



    This course will present topics on watershed-water quality interactions, trophic analysis, waste load impact prediction, toxic chemical fate and transport, wetland values and classification.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health


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  • MPHE 8905 - Environmental Impact Risk & Exposure Assessment



    This course will present topics in the study of National Policies and methodologies in identifying synergistic effects and biological markers.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health


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Esthetic Dentistry

  
  
  • ESTD 5601 - Esthetic Restorative Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 1

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD


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Ethics in Dentistry

  
  • ETHD 5001 - Ethics for Health Professionals



    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sciences , Dental College of Georgia


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  • ETHD 5002 - Ethics, Jurisprudence and Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1

    College Restrictions: Dental College of Georgia


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  • ETHD 5602 - Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD


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Family Practice

  
  • FMPC 5000 - Basic Clerkship Family Medicine



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5001 - Family Medicine Residency Externship, Macon, Ga



    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
    Lecture Hours: 7 Lab Hours: 11 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5003 - Family Medicine Sub-I



    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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5004 - Clinical and/or Research Elective in Family Med



    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
    Lecture Hours: 1 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5006 - The Geriatric Patient in the Nursing 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
    Other Contact Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5007 - Family Medicine Off Campus Externship



    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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5008 - Family Medicine Externship



    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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5009 - Family Medicine Research



    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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5010 - Family Practice Rural Medicine Externship, Warrenton, GA



    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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5011 - Sub-internship in Inpatient Family Medicine, Family Medicine Program, Medical College of Georgia



    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
    Lecture Hours: 7 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5012 - Family Medicine and Family Therapy



    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: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5013 - Family Practice Residency Externship, Albany, G



    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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5014 - Family Practice Residency Externship, Morrow, GA



    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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5015 - Primary 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
    Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5016 - Family Practice Residency Externship, 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
    Lecture Hours: 1 Other Contact Hours: 50

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5018 - Vulnerable Populations Elective



    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
    Lecture Hours: 1 Other Contact Hours: 30

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5019 - Family Medicine Procedures



    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
    Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5020 - Health Policy and Advocacy



    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
    Lecture Hours: 4 Other Contact Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5021 - Health Disparities in Family Medicine



    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
    Lecture Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 20

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5023 - Health of the Population and Environment



    Students will assist in provision of clinical services in the district offices of the Public Health System of Georgia who serve special populations. They will see patients in the county health departments, free primary care clinics, children’s medical services, and infectious disease programs as well as learn about the functions of the public health system in the provision of emergency preparedness like food and water safety. It is expected that in the time devoted to the children’s clinics, they will learn about the determinants of health in the adult population as well as children.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 7
    Lab Hours: 35

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5024 - Health and Policy Advocacy



    The course will engage students in researching key health policy topics and developing advocacy strategies to influence policy in these areas. Students will be engaged in discussions about required readings, literature reviews, and data analysis. Group discussions and small group work will be utilized to complete tasks. Sometimes group members may include full time faculty / staff assigned to certain topics and other times groups may be composed of solely students with a faculty lead. Students will required to conduct extensive literature reviews and acquire latest research findings in topic area of interest, develop and participate in advocacy strategic planning, and develop and scholarly work products (e.g. fact sheets, position white papers, resolutions, etc.) and utilize these as indicated with various advocate groups.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 5
    Other Contact Hours: 60

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Program Restrictions: MD_MEDD-Medicine Level Restrictions: Professional Semester Class Restrictions: Professional Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine


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  • FMPC 5085 - Salvation Army Homeless 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/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5098 - FMP Summer 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/Unsatisfactory, Audit

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

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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  • FMPC 5999 - Basic Clerkship Remediation in Family Medicine



    Remediation of the Basic Core Clerkship in Family Medicine

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Prerequisites: FMPC5000

    Credit Hours: 1


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  • RFAP 5000 - Family Practice



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

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

    College Restrictions: Residents Major Restrictions: Family Medicine Residency


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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.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Major Restrictions: MBA Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

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

    Major Restrictions: MBA Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Major Restrictions: MBA Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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Fixed Prosthodontics

  
  

Food, Dietetics & Nutr Sci

  
  • FDNS 6300 - Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy



    Students will have the opportunity to integrate the theories and principles of medical nutrition therapy into clinical practice using case-based approach. Case studies will be used to help students integrate and apply their knowledge of nutrition, dietetics, and metabolism.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: MS_AHSC-Allied Health


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  • FDNS 6500 - Special Topics in Nutrition and Foods



    This course is a one-hour seminar that is repeated each semester that will provide students with in-depth study of selected topics of current interest in nutrition and dietetics. Students will hear from nutrition experts as well as make presentations on topics of interest.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1

    Program Restrictions: MS_AHSC-Allied Health


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  • FDNS 7200 - Advanced Nutrition- Macronutrients



    An in-depth seminar of the key principles of cellular metabolism, nutritional, and clinical aspects of macronutrients. Major metabolic pathways and research findings are examined. The study includes the clinical applications of macronutrients in diseases.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • FDNS 7210 - Advanced Nutrition- Micronutrients



    Biochemical and molecular aspects of vitamins and minerals; interrelationship of nutrients; principles of determining nutritional requirements of individuals and clinical applications.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: FDNS6400 >= B

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • FDNS 7300 - Advanced Nutritional Status Assessment Techniques Lab



    Provides in-depth hands-on training in nutrition status assessment; includes laboratory methods for collection and interpretation of physical, demographic, dietary, anthropometric, biochemical and clinical data.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: MPHM8280 >= B and NURS6100 >= B

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • FDNS 7350 - Nutrition for Older Adults



    The study of the interrelationships between nutrition and aging and their impact on health and well-being. An in-depth discussion of concepts combining nutritional sciences and geriatrics.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: NURS6100 >= B and MPHM8280 >= B

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • FDNS 7380 - Maternal, Infant, and Child Nutrition



    A comprehensive study of factors affecting the nutritional status of pregnant women, infants, and children. Breastfeeding, current controversies and cultural practices will be examined.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: NURS6100 >= B and MPHM8280 >= B

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • FDNS 7500 - Obesity: Prevention, Treatment, and Management



    A comprehensive analysis of the prevalence, etiology, and pathophysiology of obesity. Evidence-based treatment of the disease with an emphasis on lifestyle (nutrition and physical activity).

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: NURS6100 >= B and MPHM8280 >= B

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • FDNS 7900 - Nutritional Genomics



    The course is an overview of the principles of genetics and explores diet-genome interaction.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: FDNS6400 >= B and FDNS6410 >= B and NURS6100 >= B and MPHM8280 >= B

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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French

  
  • FREN 6801 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Foreign Languages 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

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


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  • FREN 6802 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Foreign Languages 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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

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


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  • FREN 6950 - Selected Topics



    A variable content course, intended to meet the interests of students studying French and desiring to make an intensive and advanced study of a specific area of French Studies. Emphasis on the development of productive and receptive skills. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Baccalaureate degree in French or equivalent.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Program Restrictions: 1MAT-Master of Arts in Teaching Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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Gastroenterology

  
  • RGAS 5000 - Gastroenterology/Hepatology



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 27
    Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 40

    College Restrictions: Residents


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General Dentistry Licensure GA

  
  • GADL 5901 - General Dentistry Licensure in Georgia



    Clincal course that prepares students to challenge the national exam for GA licensure.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 2
    Lecture Hours: 7 TO 1 Lab Hours: 0 TO TO Other Contact Hours: 17 TO 1

    Program Restrictions: DMD_DENT-Dentistry


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  • GADL 5902 - General Dentistry in Licensure in Georgia Part 2



    This course is designed to prepare students for the clinical portion of the national dental licensure examination (CRDTS) that is required for the Georgia Dental License. The course includes 7 hours of lecture, and 12 hours of clinic. A clinical exam analogous to the patient-based CRDTS Operative and Periodontal exam is given for both the composite and amalgam operative dentistry section and the periodontal section. The patient-based periodontal exam is administered by the periodontics faculty on an individual basis for each student using students’ assigned patients in the senior clinic.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 7 Other Contact Hours: 8

    College Restrictions: Dental College of Georgia Program Restrictions: DMD_DENT-Dentistry Level Restrictions: Professional Semester Class Restrictions: Professional Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Dental Medicine


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General Dentistry - Resident

  
  • GPRR 7021 - General Practice Didactics



    Case Presentations and Treatment Planning Topic in Hospital Dentistry Topics in Bone Grafting/Sinus Augmentation Topics in Treatment of the Medically Compromised Patient Topics in Special Needs Dentistry Topics Related to IV Sedation Topics in Pharmacology Topics in Disease Process Radiology

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 25
    Lab Hours: 625

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • GPRR 7022 - General Practice Clinic



    Anesthesia Rotation Emergency Medicine Rotation Oral Surgery Rotation Pediatric Dentistry Rotation General Practice Patient Care Clinic

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 23
    Lab Hours: 575

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • GPRR 7031 - General Practice Didactics



    Case Presentations and Treatment Planning Topics in Hospital Dentistry Topics in bone Grafting/Sinus Augmentation Topics in Treatment of the Medically Compromised Patient Topics in Special Needs Dentistry Topics Related to IV Sedation Topics in Pharmacology Topics in Disease Process

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 24
    Lecture Hours: 19

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • GPRR 7032 - General Practice Clinic



    Patient Care

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 23
    Other Contact Hours: 36

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • GPRR 7221 - General Practice Didactics



    Seminar, Treatment Planning, Literature Review

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 25
    Lab Hours: 625

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • GPRR 7231 - General Practice Didactics



    Seminar, Treatment planning, Literature Review, etc.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 24
    Other Contact Hours: 19

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • GPRR 7232 - General Practice Clinic



    Patient Care

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 23
    Other Contact Hours: 36

    College Restrictions: Residents


    Click here for the Schedule of Classes.



Genomic Medicine

  
  • GNMD 8050 - Computational Methods in Genomics and Genetics



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1


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  • GNMD 8051 - Translational Genomics and Proteomics



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3

    College Restrictions: The Graduate School Campus Restrictions: Main campus Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • GNMD 8052 - Functional Genomics and Proteomics Using Animal Models



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3


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