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    Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Augusta University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

English

  
  • ENGL 4330 - Studies in Popular Culture



    An examination of selected topics in popular culture.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4350 - Studies in Medieval Literature and Medievalism



    An intensive study of selected topics in medieval literature and literary traditions that grow out of the Middle Ages.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4360 - Studies in World Literature



    An intensive study of selected topics in world literature. The course may focus on major figures, periods, literary movements, or genres.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4410 - Chaucer



    A study of Troilus and Criseyde, The Canterbury Tales, and some minor poems.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4420 - Shakespeare



    The major Shakespearean histories, comedies, and tragedies within the context of the Elizabethan theater.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4430 - Milton



    The major and minor poems and selected prose of Milton.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4440 - Major British Authors



    An intensive examination of the works of a major British writer (e.g., Blake, Joyce, or Woolf).

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4450 - Major American Authors



    An intensive examination of the works of a major American writer (e.g., Faulkner, Melville, or Morrison).

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4510 - Literary Theory



    A study of the major critics from Aristotle to the present, with emphasis on the development of various twentieth-century critical positions.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4520 - 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.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4530 - Studies in Theory



    An intensive examination of selected topics in critical theory and practice; the course may focus on major theorists, periods, or movements.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4601 - Major Project I



    An independent study course which allows the student to devote full attention to a writing project. The student should focus on some aspect of narrative, dramatic, or poetic writing and should produce a work of publishable or near-publishable quality.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: ENGL3610 >= C and (ENGL3630 >= C and ENGL4630 >= C) or (ENGL3640 >= C and ENGL4640 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4602 - Major Project II



    An advanced independent study course which allows the student to devote full attention to a writing project. The student should focus on some aspect of narrative, dramatic, or poetic writing and should produce a work of publishable quality.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: ENGL3610 >= C and (ENGL3630 >= C and ENGL4630 >= C) or (ENGL3640 >= C and ENGL4640 >= C) and ENGL4601 >= C

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4630 - Poetry Workshop



    An intensive practicum in the writing of poetry. Students will write and revise their own poetry, participate in a weekly workshop of evaluation and criticism, and read extensively in the work of contemporary poets.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: ENGL3610 >= C and ENGL3630 >= C

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4640 - Fiction Workshop



    Advanced concepts and procedures important to the writing process, among them questions of genre, mode, and technique. Students will write material in the (fiction) genre of their choice, critique the work of other students, analyze selected published works, and read selected texts focusing on the writing process.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: ENGL3610 >= C and ENGL3640 >= C

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4660 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction



    An intensive practicum in the writing of creative nonfiction. Students will write and revise their own creative nonfiction, participate in workshops of evaluation and criticism, and read extensively in the canon of contemporary and classic creative nonfiction.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C and ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C and ENGL2110 >= C and ENGL3605 >= C or ENGL3610 >= C or ENGL3615 >= C and ENGL3660 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4670 - Literary Editing and Publishing



    Basic instruction on literary magazine history and production. Students will read and research a variety of magazines, as well as apply the knowledge they acquire and practice the skills they learn by soliciting, selecting, and editing creative works for publication in Sand Hills, which may be used in their professional portfolios.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C and ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C and ENGL2110 >= C and ENGL3605 >= C or ENGL3610 >= C or ENGL3615 >= C and ENGL3630 >= C or ENGL3640 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4680 - Special Topics in Writing



    An intensive study of selected topics in professional and/or creative writing. .

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4711 - Introduction to Linguistics



    The fundamentals of descriptive and structural linguistics; phonemes and phonemic transcription; morphology and syntax; and transformational grammar.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4712 - Modern Grammatical Systems



    An examination of modern grammatical systems, with emphasis on a description of the grammatical structure of English.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C) and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and HUMN2001 >= C and HUMN2002 >= C

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4720 - History and Structure of the English Language



    A study of the history and structure of the English language from Old English to the present.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4800 - Capstone Seminar



    In this course, students will develop and demonstrate critical reading and thinking skills, advanced research and writing skills, and ability to explore a specialized topic in depth and in context. The capstone culminates in a capstone project.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (ENGL1101 >= C and ENGL1102 >= C) or (ENGL1113 >= C and ENGL1114 >= C) and ENGL3250 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Class Restrictions: Senior-Semester


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  • ENGL 4950 - Selected Topics



    Seminar in a particular author, period, style, subject or movement, often conducted on an interdisciplinary basis.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

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

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • ENGL 4960 - Undergraduate Internship



    An internship is a service-learning experience based in an off-campus agency or organization. The experience entails the completion of a specific task and the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills under the supervision of Augusta State University faculty and the cooperating organization or agency.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 1 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • ENGL 4961 - Professional Writing Internship



    In-service learning experience in the field of professional writing.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: ENGL2680 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 4990 - Undergraduate Research



    pecific topic under the close direction of the supervising instructor. Emphasis is placed on the student’s learning research techniques. The student should produce a work of near-publishable quality. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

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

    Repeat Status: No


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  • ENGL 6010 - Special Topics in World Literature



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • ENGL 6130 - Topics in Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Literature



    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
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • 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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health


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Esthetic Dentistry

  
  • ESTD 5001 - Esthetic Restorative Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Normal

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

    Repeat Status: No

    College Restrictions: Dental College of Georgia


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  • ESTD 5601 - Esthetic Restorative Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

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

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD


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  • ESTD 9901 - Esthetic Fellowship Clinic I



    Clinical patient treatment

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 6

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • ESTD 9902 - Esthetic Fellowship Clinic II



    Clinical patient treatment

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 13
    Other Contact Hours: 13

    College Restrictions: Residents


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  • ESTD 9903 - Esthetic Fellowship Clinic III



    Clinical patient treatment

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Credit Hours: 18
    Other Contact Hours: 18

    College Restrictions: Residents


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Ethics in Dentistry

  
  • ETHD 5001 - Ethics for Health Professionals



    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1

    Repeat Status: No

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


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  • ETHD 5002 - Ethics, Jurisprudence and Dentistry



    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Advanced Standing DMD


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European Union Studies

  
  • EURO 3234 - Introduction to the EU



    An introduction to the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union. The course also examines the role of the EU as a global actor, including its relations with the United States.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4090 - Selected Topics in EU Studies



    An examination of selected topics in European Union studies. May be repeated for credit if topics are different.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • EURO 4130 - European Union Studies



    A study of the legal institutions that constitute the European Union and the legal processes of those institutions in the context of international law and in comparison to the United States. The course examines the body of law, both static and dynamic, on which these institutions rest and that have been produced by the institutions themselves. This law includes the several treaties that provide the legal basis of the EU; the body of statutory law enacted by the Parliament, the Council, and the Commission; the judicial decisions adjudicated by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance; and finally, the administrative rulings issued by the European Ombudsman.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4160 - Federalism and Multilevel Governance in the EU



    An examination of multilevel governance in the European Union and the United States, comparing American federalism to the EU’s less centralized, more confederal system. The origins and development of each system are examined, as are the complex relationships between the different levels of government in each. The course also asks whether and how each system is evolving - towards greater centralization, or more decentralization?

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4230 - Doing Business in the EU



    A study of the challenges of doing business in the European Union compared to the United States. It focuses on institutions and rules in both systems which impact the business environment for domestic and international firms. It also addresses how political decisions affect the business environment in both the EU and US.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4260 - European Monetary Union



    An examination of the history and evolution of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and its impact on the United States and the global economy. Key topics include the origins and creation of EMU, the institutions and functioning of EMU, the relationship between EMU and the European Union, and the impact of EMU on the United States and transatlantic relations. The course also examines the Eurozone debt crisis and its implications for the US and world economy.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4330 - European Union Science and Technology Policy



    An examination of science and technology policy, with particular attention to the European Union and (for comparison) the United States. The course begins with an overview of technical innovation and the current state of science and policymaking in the EU and the US. It then examines how govenments can encourage technological innovation, and concludes by asking whether government and society can (or should) try to limit or control technological innovation. It also examines US-EU cooperation and dissension on science and technology issues.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4430 - EU Environmental Policy



    A survey of critical issues in European Union environmental policy, including the historical origins of environmental policy, the difficulties of implementing changing regulations, the role of EU governance in policy implementation, and the future prospects for EU success in environmental regulation. These issues are examined in comparative context, using the United States as the other case. The course looks at how environmental policies are made in both the US and EU in the context of multilevel governmental systems of different types. It also examines how the US and EU have addressed similar environmental problems, and the extent of transatlantic cooperation in dealing with global environmental issues.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4530 - European Social Policy



    An examination of social policy in the European Union. The course focuses on the history of social policy in Europe, and on current social policy arrangements in Europe and the EU. It describes the context of policy making and EU social welfare model(s). It also examines gender policy, education, child care, elder care, and other policies in the context of improving social conditions in the domestic policy arena.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4630 - Communications and Media



    An examination of communications and the media in the European Union and the United States. Key topics include: 1) basic concepts and principles in the EU and US law, 2) broadcasting, 3) voice telephony, 4) the Internet and social media, 5) the consequences of EU enlargement, 6) and media policies and practices. The course examines how decisions about communications and media are essentially political in nature, and how those decisions affect politics in general. It also asks whether developments in media and communications are a force for greater unity or fragmentation in the EU and US. Finally, the course examines US-EU cooperation and influence on global media and communications issues.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4730 - EU Foreign Policy



    An examination of the foreign policy of the European Union. This course explores the institutional and practical challenges facing the EU as it attempts to pursue a more integrated and coherent common foreign policy in the context of a constantly shifting process of regionalization. It explores the institutional framework of the EU foreign policy apparatus as well as the interactions between the EU and its member states’ foreign policy institutions. These issues are examined in the context of several key issue areas in which the EU exercises (or attempts to exercise) a common foreign policy.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4760 - United States - European Union Relations



    An examination of relations between the United States and the European Union. Topics include history of the US-EU relations and US views on the European integration project, the economic and security dimensions of the US-EU relationship, and the place of US-EU relations in the broader transatlantic relationship. The course also examines US-EU cooperation on global issues and the future of transatlantic relations in the context of emerging powers and a changing world order.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • EURO 4830 - EU Studies Capstone Course



    A capstone course for students in the EU Studies certificate program. It explores various selected topics in a way that allows students to synthesize their knowledge of the EU.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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
    Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    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

    Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0

    College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia


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