The UALR Graduate Programs

Stabler Hall 601, 569-3171

The master of applied psychology (MAP) program offers preparation for careers in industrial/organizational and health psychology. The program also serves students seeking a master’s degree as preparation for doctoral study in an area of experimental psychology (e.g. social, cognitive, or developmental psychology) at another university and students who wish to teach at the community college level. Please visit the program’s web site at http://www.ualr.edu/~psycinfo/map2.html for more information.

The master of applied psychology is offered in three areas of concentration: (1) industrial/organizational psychology, (2) health psychology, and (3) general experimental psychology. The industrial/organizational track focuses on the application of psychological methods and theories in business and organizations. This track stresses personnel selection, personnel program evaluation, training, and organizational development.

The health psychology track prepares individuals to pursue careers at the master’s level in the field of health psychology or behavioral medicine. Health psychology is concerned with providing educational, scientific, and professional contributions of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health, as well as the prevention and treatment of illness and related dysfunction. Students in this track will be able to pursue a course of study that could lead to licensure to work in Arkansas as a Psychological Examiner, if they so choose. Students desiring to be licensed will be required to take additional course work.

The pre-doctoral experimental track would prepare students who intend to apply to PhD programs in some area of experimental psychology (e.g. social, developmental, cognitive, physiological, sensation and perception). It is also intended for those who wish to teach psychology with a master’s degree in a high school, junior college, or community college.

The following materials should be submitted to the Graduate School, University of Arkansas at Little Rock when applying to the program:

Applicants for admission to the MAP program are evaluated on a competitive basis by the faculty and acceptance is a privilege conferred to the most qualified applicants. Fulfilling admission prerequisites and requirements is necessary to be considered for admission, but in no way guarantees acceptance into the program.

Subject to faculty approval, a combined maximum of 12 semester credit hours of transfer credit and/or credit taken as a special student may be applied to the degree. Successful completion of course work taken as a special student does not guarantee acceptance into the program.

Applications for admission should be received by the UALR Graduate School by March 15 for students anticipating fall matriculation, in order to get full consideration for admittance. Applications received after March 15 will be considered as long as program openings remain available.

The applied psychology degree requires a minimum of 45 graduate credit hours, including specified core courses and courses in the chosen program track. The following core methods courses (21 hours) are required for all MAP candidates.

7455 Research Methods and Design in Psychology

7345 Computer Statistical Package: Use in Psychology

7371 Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology

7340 Advanced Behavioral Statistics

7373 Literature Review in

Psychology

7533 Advanced Psychological Methods

The following courses (19 hours) are required of all MAP candidates choosing the I/O track:

5325 Personnel Psychology

5363 Organizational Psychology

5460 Psychological Tests: Composi- tion and Interpretation

7335 Industrial/Organizational

Psychology

7361 Social Psychology

7350 Training and Development

The remaining five required hours will consist of electives, independent study courses, special topics courses, and practica.

The following courses (19 hours) are required of all MAP candidates choosing the health psychology track:

5300 Drugs and Behavior

5340 Shaping of Human Behavior

5460 Psychological Tests: Composi- tion and Interpretation

7370 Health Psychology

7385 Introduction to Clinical

Methods

7330 Graduate Seminar in

Psychology

Students in the health psychology track should choose from the following elective courses for the remaining five hours required for the track:

5310 Counseling Psychology

7360 Deviant Behavior

7361 Social Psychology

7480 Cognitive Psychology

7398 Practicum in Applied

Psychology

7669 Internship in Applied

Psychology

In addition to the general core requirements, students in the general psychology track are required to take the following courses:

7361 Social Psychology

7480 Cognitive Psychology

17 hours of electives are also required for the general psychology track.

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available, as well as paid internships or part-time employment in the Little Rock community. Application for financial assistance should be made during the general application process. Contact the program coordinator for more information, or visit http://www.ualr.edu/~graddept.

Financial assistance from the department is based on availability of funds and admission to the program. Information on grants, loans, and scholarships is available from the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, 569-3130.

Prerequisite: Psychology 1300 or consent of instructor. Effects of drug administration on ongoing behavior, learning; emphasis on drugs of clinical application, usage.

Prerequisite: six psychology hours or consent of instructor. Field of counseling, its philosophy; emphasis on counseling relationship; includes educational, vocational, industrial, personal counseling.

Prerequisite: an undergraduate course in developmental, child, adolescent, or lifespan psychology or consent of the instructor. This course will use an Eriksonian stage theory to examine the developmental changes characteristic of adults in our society. State as an interaction between physical changes and social constructs will be stressed, and the problems of careers and mature relationships will be examined.

Prerequisite: Psychology 2300 or consent of instructor. Areas of industrial psychology generally concerned with personnel work; includes predictors, criteria, related issues; statistical analysis for selection, placement; testing; interviews, other nontest procedures; personnel development; attitude measurement.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Fundamental principles; includes parameters of reinforcement, secondary reinforcement, motivation, extinction, discrimination, generalization.

Prerequisites: Psychology 2300 and 3356, or consent of the instructor. An introduction to the theories and research on the development of thinking in infants, children, and adolescents.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Applying learning, conditioning principles to human behavior; includes behavior modification, operant conditioning, contingency management in shaping the behavior in a variety of real-life settings (e.g., school, home, work, interpersonal relations); ethical issues involved in changing human behavior.

Prerequisite: Psychology 3370 or consent of instructor. Interplay of individuals and the organizations in which they work; includes job satisfaction, employee motivation, morale, leadership, group dynamics, conflict, organizational communication, union-management relations, managing organizational growth and change.

Nature, causes, treatment of disturbed behavior in children.

Prerequisites: six psychology hours or consent of instructor. Reliability and validity, norms, standardization; composition, interpretation of frequently used intelligence, personality, vocational interest, other tests. Three hours lecture, two hours field research per week.

Prerequisites: graduate standing, written consent of instructor. (Normally open only to students in the program.) Readings in professional literature, extensive discussions under faculty guidance. Topic determined by student interest; may be repeated for credit with coordinator’s permission.

Prerequisite: graduate standing or senior standing with consent of instructor. Overview of psychology subspecialties; emphasis on critical analysis of theory, research to understand values, limitations of each approach. Various faculty members present lectures on special topics.

Prerequisites: written consent of instructor with enrollment, course content agreed on. (Normally open only to students in the program.) Directed readings, individual discussion with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit with coordinator’s permission.

Prerequisite: graduate standing. (Primarily for beginning students in the program.) Basic concepts: content-includes issues in personnel, testing, organizations, human factors, professional questions.

Prerequisite: PSYC 7345. Theoretical survey of the most frequently applied statistics in the behavioral sciences; emphasis on conditions of application, computational techniques, interpretations.

Prerequisites: two statistics courses including analysis of variance; consent of instructor. Large-scale computerized statistical systems; emphasis on SAS system, other packages (SPSS, etc.) may be used; variety of statistical techniques including correlation, ANOVA, MANOVA, etc.

Prerequisite: graduate standing. An examination of training and development in organizations. Emphasis on the importance of linking training to corporate strategy, research from cognitive psychology, instructional theory and motivation theory, needs assessment design, development, and evaluation of training programs.

Prerequisite: graduate standing or senior standing with consent of instructor. Various forms of pathological, deviant behavior; emphasis on criminal behavior.

Prerequisites: graduate standing, nine psychology hours or three general and three social psychology hours. How social factors (e.g., attractiveness, persuasion, group or organizational structure, cultural factors) influence individuals’ behavior; how persons of different characteristics interact with social factors and processes and physical environments.

Prerequisites: graduate standing and the consent of the instructor. This course takes a life span perspective in covering the major areas of development. It will stress the use and application of the scientific method to the study of the development of the individual, as well as research designs used to measure developmental change. This course is not designed for students working on a graduate degree in education.

Prerequisites: graduate standing, written consent of instructor. (Normally open only to students in the program.) Professional activity by agreement between, and under joint supervision of, department faculty and an outside agency. Nature and scope of activities and responsibility for supervision must be agreed on before enrollment. May be repeated for credit with coordinator’s permission.

Prerequisite: graduate standing. An overview of the contribution of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of illness. Topics include behavioral risk factors associated with the development of illness, stress and coping, substance use and abuse, nutrition and weight control, exercise, the hospitalization experience, and doctor/patient relationships.

Prerequisite: graduate standing. Professional and ethical issues which affect the practice of professional psychology are explored. Readings in professional literature and intensive discussion of topics. Written critiques of journal articles in the APA style are required.

Prerequisites: Rhetoric 7399 (or equivalent) or permission of instructor, and Psychology 7455. Bibliographic instruction and technical writing skills (at the graduate student level) are emphasized in weekly assignments involving reading of primary sources, discussion, and systematic written assignments. Assignments are designed to give experience in (1) conducting library searches, (2) evaluating research topics, (3) analyzing and interpreting research, (4) presenting reviews orally and in writing, (5) peer reviewing one another’s work, and (6) revising manuscript drafts. The assignments culminate in a major review paper written within the student’s area of research interest. In addition, students will begin developing a research proposal.

An analysis of the human factors and urban environmental literature with special emphasis on the aged and handicapped. Particular attention is paid to the design of physical objects people use and the design of environments in which people live, work, and recreate. Included are implications of salient shortages to personal environmental relationships.

Prerequisite: Psychology 7320 or consent of instructor. Principal theories, techniques of psychotherapy, psychodiagnostics; study of case histories to identify maladaptive behavior patterns, formulate therapeutic goals.

This course provides a theoretical framework and knowledge of concrete techniques used in counseling. It may be taken before or with counseling practicum.

Prerequisite: PSYC 7390. This course gives practical experience in classroom and field settings in applying counseling theories to actual situations. Interviewing and short-term counseling skills are demonstrated, practiced in the classroom, and practiced in the field.

Prerequisites: graduate standing, written consent of instructor. (Normally open only to students in the program.) Directed research or other professional activity under individual faculty supervision. Enrollment and nature of activities must be agreed on before the semester begins. May be repeated for credit with coordinator’s permission.

Prerequisite: graduate standing. Emphasis will be on basic principles of research design in the psychological sciences. Topics include the Scientific Method, types of research paradigms (including naturalistic observation, the case study, the survey, correlational research, and experimentation), factorial designs, internal and external validity, research ethics, and APA style manuscript writing. Part of the course will be devoted to a survey of the traditional experimental areas of psychology including learning, perception cognition, psychophysics, individual differences, and social/personality psychology. Students will read and gain experience critiquing published psychology research articles. Students will gain hands-on experience with the research process.

Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of the instructor. This course examines research in a variety of cognitive domains including perception, learning, memory, reasoning, problem solving, decision making, language, and artificial intelligence. Students will read, discuss, and critique published research articles in cognitive psychology. In the laboratory portion of the class, students will also explore research paradigms commonly used in cognitive psychology.

Prerequisites: two statistics or psychological testing courses, consent of instructor. Experience with computers preferred. Application of psychological statistics, testing methods to problem areas; emphasis on use in field situations; includes hypothesis testing, test construction and validation, scaling techniques for attitude measurement, introduction to multivariate models; requires work with statistical computer packages (e.g., SAS, SPSS).

Independent investigation involving original research, demonstrating knowledge, methods of scholarship, culminating in written thesis with oral defense. Variable credit of one to six hours.

Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences 575, 569-8000

The applied science graduate programs are housed in the Department of Applied Science, an interdisciplinary, graduate only department. The programs offer applied research in a broad set of emphasis areas, including applied chemistry, robotics and mechatronics, biomedical engineering, applied biosciences, geophysics, applied computing, environmental research, signal processing, and materials and powder science.

The applied science department offers two degrees, the Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Science. Each degree has several emphases. Faculty housed in other departments in both the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) and the Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering (DCISSE) participate in the emphasis tracts. For more information and access to the online application process, visit the Department of Applied Science web site at http://www.ualr.edu/~cisse/asweb.

Faculty participating in the doctoral program are drawn from the Departments of Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, and Engineering Technology & Systems Engineering.

The Doctor of Philosophy is the highest academic degree offered at UALR. It is awarded upon completion of a program of advanced study and completion of an original dissertation in applied research or design. Work done that is not under the supervision of an applied science doctoral faculty member, will not be accepted in lieu of the dissertation requirement. The research must be relevant to the emphasis area in which the student is pursuing a degree.

All emphases have similar program requirements. Each emphasis has its own candidacy exams, seminar requirement, and specific course requirements which are described under the program requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy.

The following emphasis areas are offered:

Graduate assistantships that support teaching and research opportunities are available to qualified full time students. Tuition is paid and a stipend is provided for living expenses. Students must pay registration fees, buy textbooks, and purchase any necessary support materials. For more information about graduate assistantships, the online application process, and other financial assistance opportunities, visit the applied science web site at http://www.ualr.edu/~cisse/asweb/.

A student supported by graduate assistantship shall not take more than six hours of course work (except independent study and seminar) per semester and shall not take more than nine credit hours per semester excluding the seminar, ASCI 7190.

International students whose native language is not English and who do not have a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution of higher education must also submit a score of at least 550 on the paper based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or 213 on the computer based version. In order to qualify for a teaching assistantship, students whose native language is not English must score a 5.0 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE).

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate scientific discipline, such as engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, earth science, or computer science. They must have an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or a GPA of 3.3 in the last 60 credit hours. Applicants must have a minimum combined score on the GRE of 1500 and must possess the prerequisites for all core courses in the intended area of study.

Students not meeting these requirements may be admitted on a conditional basis. The conditional student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in at least nine CSM or DCISSE graduate credits in the first year of study to be fully admitted.

If a student receives one ‘C’ in his/her coursework, he/she will be warned that his/her academic performance is unacceptable and that he/she will be reviewed by the Graduate Affairs Committee (GAC) which will suggest corrective action. A student receiving two ‘C’s will be dismissed from the program, pending review by the GAC.

In the week prior to the start of classes, incoming students will undergo a series of entrance exams or placement interviews, in which the student must demonstrate proficiency in the core areas. The student’s first semester of study will be based on the results of these exams/interviews and his/her interests. A student may be required to take undergraduate courses, which will not count toward his/her degree program, to remedy any deficiencies.

All students are required to register for the Applied Science Seminar (ASCI 7190) each semester. Some emphasis areas have an additional seminar requirement. Individual requirements are described in each emphasis area.

All emphases require a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. Specific requirements depend on the emphasis area chosen and are detailed in those sections. A minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours of course-work is required from 5000 and 7000 level courses in CSM and DCISSE. The student’s plan of study must be developed in conjunction with his/her doctoral advisor and advisory committee. Fifteen (15) credit hours must be taken from the emphasis area course list. A maximum of twelve (12) credit hours at the 5000 level will be accepted for doctoral credit.

A minimum of forty-two (42) credit hours in the 9000 level doctoral research/dissertation is required. The research must be substantial and must extend the state of the art in the student’s chosen field through theoretical development, design or process improvement, or experimental technique.

Transferability of credit is determined by the student’s advisory committee based upon the applicability of the courses to dissertation work and the student’s educational goals.

The purpose of the candidacy examination is to determine whether the applicant possesses the attributes of a doctoral candidate. The candidacy exam will be held twice a year in the week prior to the start of fall and spring classes. The candidacy exam is a comprehensive, written test composed of four subject tests, each of which must be passed. The student will be tested on topics selected from the candidacy subject list in the emphasis area. The student may attempt the candidacy exam a maximum of two times and must attempt it in consecutive semesters. A student who has not passed all exams after the second offering will be dismissed from the program.

Students must attempt the exam no sooner than the beginning of the second semester in the program. A student must take the exam at the next opportunity after completion of the core in his/her area and in any event no later than the beginning of his/her fifth semester in the program. A minimum GPA of 3.0 in graduate coursework is required to take the examination.

The student’s advisory committee will be composed of five members including the student’s doctoral advisor who will serve as the committee chair. The GAC must approve the committee constituency.

The dissertation subject is selected by the student and the advisory committee at least two years prior to the oral defense of the research. It must be a scholarly contribution to a major field of applied science in the student’s emphasis area. The written dissertation format must follow the UALR Graduate School Dissertation and Thesis Guide found at the back of this Catalog.

At least two years prior to the dissertation defense, the candidate must present a proposal for his/her dissertation work to his/her advisory committee.

Students will orally defend their research before their advisory committee. The defense will be open to the public and must be announced at least two weeks in advance.

The Master of Science degree is an interdisciplinary program designed to advance a student’s knowledge beyond the baccalaureate degree and to teach the student how to approach a research project. The degree has two emphases: applied physics and engineering science.

Both emphases require 30 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. The student’s plan of study must be developed in conjunction with the thesis advisor and advisory committee. A total of 12 credit hours of master’s thesis (ASCI 8000) is required.

The applied physics coursework must be at least nine credit hours from the physics courses listed in the program requirements for the doctoral program. The remaining nine credits may be taken from a 5000 or 7000 level courses within CSM or DCISSE.

The engineering science coursework must be composed of three courses from the engineering science courses, listed in the program requirements for the doctoral program. The remaining nine credits may be taken from any 5000 or 7000 level courses within CSM or DCISSE.

A maximum of six credit hours may be transferred from an accredited graduate program. The graduate coordinator will determine applicability of the transfer.

The student’s advisory committee will be composed of four members including the student’s thesis advisor. The Graduate Affairs Committee must approve the committee constituency.

The thesis subject is selected by the student and the advisory committee at least one year prior to the oral defense. The written thesis format must follow the UALR Graduate School Dissertation and Thesis Guide found in the back of this Catalog.

At least one year prior to the thesis defense, the candidate must present a proposal for his/her thesis work to the advisory committee.

Students will present and orally defend their completed master’s research before their advisory committee. The defense will be open to the public and must be announced at least two weeks in advance.

A list of courses in applied science (ASCI) with descriptions is provided below. Additional courses offered outside the Department of Applied Science are found in the "Master of Science in Biology," the "Master of Science and Master of Arts in Chemistry," the "Master of Science in Computer Science," and the "Non-program Courses" sections in this Catalog.

Students admitted to the UALR Graduate School but not the applied science program must have the instructor’s consent to take any applied science (ASCI) course.

Prerequisite: MATH 2453 and PHYS 3311. Kinematics of translating and rotating vectors. Dynamics of systems of particles and rigid bodies. Angular momentum. Newtonian mechanics. Lagrangian mechanics. Examples drawn from the fields of robotics, vehicle motion, planetary motion. Three credit hours.

Prerequisite: SYEN 2315 or the equivalent. Principles of operation and implementation of transducers used in electronic measurement systems. Sensors used for the measurement of strain, capacitance, pressure, flow force, velocity, temperature, humidity, vibration, sound, and acceleration are discussed. Interfacing transducers with digital systems will be emphasized. Effect of quantization, scaling, sampling time, and bandwidth will be examined. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.

Prerequisite: MATH 2453 or equivalent. Through this course the student is guided through the development of the equations for acoustics and vibrations. The course covers transducers for measurement of sound and acceleration, design of sonic actuators using network analysis, analog and digital processing of signals, including spectral analysis, adaptive signal processing, and cepstral analysis. Applications to noise analysis and control, and machinery diagnosis through sound and vibration measurements is included.

Prerequisites: ASCI 5315 and SYEN 3364. The combination of classical mechanical design, electronic analysis and design, control engineering, and computer science in the design of complex electric/mechanical/controlled systems. Commonly used sensors (encoder, potentiometers, accelerometers) and actuators (stepping motors, DC motors) are studied. Interfacing sensors and actuators to a microcomputer, discrete controller design, and real time programming for control using the C programming language. Two hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. F

Prerequisite: SYEN 2315 or consent of instructor. Experimental, project-oriented; architecture, programming, interfacing, design of systems; based on single chip microcontroller. On demand

Prerequisites: MATH 3322. Solution to Laplace’s equation using different boundary and initial conditions. One, two, and three dimensional equations will be analyzed. Various coordinate systems (rectangular, cylindrical, spherical) will be used in the solution of the Laplace equation. The Bessel function and othogonality of Bessel function are also studied along with the Legendre function, associate Legendre function, and othogonality of the Legendre function.

First semester orientation course to allow new students in the applied science doctoral program to work in a number of faculty research areas. This course will aid the student in the selection of his doctoral research director. Variable credit of one to three hours. On demand.

Design, research in basic, applied instrumentation; requires laboratory research project involving instrumentation characterization or development. F,S

Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of thesis advisor and graduate coordinator. Students, faculty, and invited speakers will present, discuss, and exchange ideas on research topics of general interest. Credit must be received at least one semester before enrollment in the last research semester. One hour session per week. Course may not be repeated for credit. Graded credit-no credit.

Prerequisite: full time attendance for one semester in the applied science program with a GPA of 3.00 or better and the approval of the major professor and the graduate coordinator. Complements the classroom experience by allowing the student to apply the concepts of instrumentation in the work place. Minimum of one 10 week summer term. Written report, minimum of 200 hours work per credit hour are required. The exact number of hours, and the nature and responsibilities of the work will be specified in writing by the student, the sponsoring faculty member, and the employer. The course may be repeated for credit. The course cannot be used for credit toward the requirements for an applied science degree. Su

Prerequisite: graduate standing in applied science or consent of the instructor. Students, faculty, and invited speakers will present, discuss, and exchange ideas on research topics of general interest in the field of biotechnology. One hour session per week. Course may be repeated for credit. Graded-credit/no credit.

Prerequisite: full time attendance for two semesters in the applied science program with a GPA of 3.00 or better and the approval of the major professor and the graduate coordinator. Complements the classroom experience by allowing the student to apply the concepts of instrumentation in the work place. Minimum of one 10 week summer term. Written report, minimum of 200 hours work per credit hour are required. The exact number of hours, and the nature and responsibilities of the work will be specified in writing by the student, the sponsoring faculty member, and the employer. The internship course may be repeated for credit. The course cannot be used for credit toward the requirements for an applied science degree. Su

Detailed study in engineering science, related areas; may be lecture or lecture and laboratory, depending on specific topics. Variable credit of one to three hours. On demand

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in applied science and the consent of the instructor. This course covers a series of topics including molecular systems, forensic biology, statistical analysis of molecular data sets and/or molecular techniques in the field of science. Also studied will be methods in plant biotechnology, plant development and/or plant tissue culture, cell and developmental biology, immunology, membrane transport, signal transduction and/or gene regulation, virology, parasitology, and/or microbial gene structure and function. Emphasis is based on student examination and interpretation of the current experimental findings in each subject area. Two lecture hours per week.

Operation of analog, digital integrated circuits; includes amplifiers, A/D and D/A circuits, active filters, special function circuits as used in computers and instrumentation for measurement and control. S

Prerequisite: Applied Science 7302 or consent of instructor. Interfacing of industry standard personal computer to scientific experiments; includes PC architecture, interface hardware, C/C++ programming, development of software for programming and using A/D cards, handling hardware interrupts, event timing, and data acquisition. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisite: PHYS 5350 or equivalent. This course covers quantum and wave mechanics including atomic, molecular, solid state structure and properties, dipole, Raman spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and basic laser physics.

Prerequisites: advanced mathematics, science, or engineering background or consent of instructor. A course in electronics for those with limited or no previous background. Topics covered include DC and AC circuits, diodes, transistors, ideal operation amplifiers, and digital circuits. This course has a major laboratory component. Does not count toward a degree in instrumental science. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week.

Prerequisite: Applied Science 7302 or consent of instructor. Methods of modulation and demodulation, phrase-locked loops, frequency synthesis, multipliers, dividers, mixers, modulators; types of noise in circuits, low-noise design, lock-in amplifiers, synchronous detection, signal averaging. F

Linear prediction, Levinson-Durbin algorithm, Wiener filters; power spectrum estimation methods, parametric (Yule-Walker, Burg methods) and non-parametric (periodogram, Welch); adaptive signal processing, LMS and Newton algorithms, applications of adaptive signal processing (adaptive interference canceling, noise cancellation); digital signal processing using the Motorola DSP56002; multirate signal processing, sampling rate conversion. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisite: Applied Science 7301, 7302. Corequisite: Applied Science 7303 or consent of instructor based on student’s experience. Principles, applications; problem-oriented; includes applications of computer techniques for data acquisition, analysis; use of analog-to-digital, digital-to-analog, digital I/O for measurement; C computer language for experiment control; strain gage, piezoelectric, inductive, reluctive, capacitive transduction elements.

Theory, applications of electromagnetics in instrumental sciences; properties of electric and magnetic fields, Maxwell’s equations, properties of electromagnetic waves, applications of electromagnetic wave theory to transmission lines, wave guides, antennas, remote sensing, satellite communications. On demand

Equations of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer as applied to process instrumentation, measurement, control. F

Prerequisite: Applied Science 7320 or consent of instructor. Fundamentals of control; includes methods of system analysis, design of analog feedback control systems, simulation and performance criteria. S

Prerequisite: Applied Science 7321 or consent of instructor. Principles of modern control theory; includes state variable analysis and design of control systems, Liapunov stability analysis, optimal and adaptive control, auto- and self-tuning controllers; modern techniques of control, such as statistical process, personal computer-based distributed control. On demand

Prerequisite: Applied Science 7321 or consent of instructor. Continuous, discrete signal analysis, processing; system modeling using z-transforms, state variables; discrete system stability analysis; control system design using digital filters, PID controllers. On demand

Prerequisites: BS in physics, chemistry of engineering or consent of the instructor. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the many concepts in the area of particulate/material science. The scope of this course includes the fundamental aspects of particles, powder mechanics, design and analysis of processes for producing and processing of powders in a wide size range. The processes include; size reduction, enlargement, classification, mixing, transportation, deposition, and storage. The course particularly emphasizes the analysis and modeling of the dynamics of particles in these processes. This course should be taken prior to particle electrodynamics.

Prerequisites: BS in physics, chemistry, or engineering, or consent of the instructor. This course teaches fundamentals of electrostatic engineering processes. Introduction to electrostatic processes and properties of conducting and dielectric materials, electric field and potential analysis by solution of Laplace’s equation, corona charging, tribocharging and induction charging, charge decay, volume and surface resistivities, electrostatic measurements and instrumentation, introduction to surface state theories, surface charges, space charges, particle motion in known electric fields, conduction and electrical breakdown in air, discharging mechanisms, polarization effects and industrial applications such as electrostatics in gas filtration,

electrostatic atomization, spray coating, separation, powder coating, electrophotography, and electrostatic hazards control.

Prerequisites: BS in physics, chemistry or engineering, or consent of the instructor. This course will focus on the fundamentals of particle electrodynamics. Students will become familiar with the basics of the field, including modern theory and applications, introduction to particle dynamics, drag coefficient, Stokes’ Law, particle impaction and diffusion, Brownian motion of particles, electrical migration velocity, particle motion in acoustic and electric fields, particle deposition and separation dynamics, particle adhesion and bouncing, fluidization, and pneumatic transport of aerosols and powders, filtration, and flow properties. This course is appropriate for graduate students, and advanced undergraduates.

Fundamental concepts in design, implementation of optical principles in analytical instrumentation and solving optics engineering problems; includes electromagnetic wave analysis, reflection and refraction, interference and diffraction, optical waveguides, Fourier analysis, coherence, holography. On demand

Prerequisite: Applied Science 7340 or equivalent. Physical principles, operating characteristics of electro-optical devices, systems; gas, chemical, solid state, semiconductor lasers; Gaussian beam optics, laser modulators, scanners; imaging devices; thermal, photon detectors; fiber, integrated optics; nonlinear optical devices. On demand

Aerosol science, environmental instrumentation related to particulate air pollution control; includes physical characterization of aerosols, optical and electrical properties, particle dynamics, size and concentration measurement, filtration efficiency calculation, particulate air cleaning devices, environmental monitoring of aerosols. S

Theory and applications; properties of electromagnetic waves; Raleigh-Debye, Mie scattering; scattering by liquids, irregularly shaped particles; light scattering from moving particles; instrumentation for light scattering applications. On demand

Prerequisite: MATH 1451. Application of geology and geophysics to study the interior of the earth and the development of its surface features. Introduction to the physics of the earth and the dynamic processes shaping its surface. Basic theory of geophysical instrumentation, data collection, reduction, and interpretation. Philosophy and technique of applying the basic laws of physics to study the internal structure of the earth and geophysical measurement of these structures. Provide familiarity with geomagnetism and paleomagnetism, geogravity and earth tides, geothermal processes, earthquake processes, distribution and crustal deformation, elastic waves, and radioactivity.

Prerequisites: MATH 3322. Utilization of various geophysical prospecting techniques to explore the upper few kilometers of the earth for natural resources, environmental, and engineering problems. Introduce the students to the main methods of geophysical prospecting, instrumentation and fieldwork. Trains the students on the planning of the geophysical field experiments, selecting the appropriate equipment for each particular problem, execution of the required work and handling of the field procedures. Introduce the students to various techniques of reducing geophysical data, forward and inverse modeling, and geological interpretation. S

Prerequisites: MATH 3322. Analysis of seismic waves in a uniform medium from a pressure pulse in a spherical cavity. The solution to Sharpe’s problem using the Laplace transform. Wave propagation from sources in layered media of different physical conditions. Numerical integration of the equation of motion. Seismometry. Focal mechanism and source characteristics. Internal structure of the earth. Nuclear testing and other explosions. S

Development of the equations for acoustics and vibrations. Transducers for measurement of sound and acceleration. Design of sonic actuators using network analysis. Analog and digital processing of signals, including spectral analysis, adaptive signal processing, and cepstral analysis. Applications to noise analysis and control, and machinery diagnosis through sound and vibration measurements. Three hours lecture per week. F

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in applied science or consent of the instructor. Production of biological molecules using cell culture technologies. Introduction to molecular and cellular bioseparations, biomaterials, and tissue and cellular engineering. Three hours of lecture per week.

Principles of biomedical instrumentation; special constraints in safety, signal transduction, signal-to-noise ratio; special problems in medical instrument design; includes Food and Drug Administration regulations, electrical processing, data acquisition; medical instrument design case studies; emphasis on theory, common difficulties, present research directions of bioinstrumentation design; requires laboratory assignments, major laboratory project. On demand

Principles, physiology, physics, instrumentation of modern physiological measurements; includes measurements of electrocardiogram, pulmonary function, metabolic rate, blood flow, human performance; ultrasonic imaging, stress tests, impedance cardiology; emphasis on theory of each technique’s measurement difficulties, present research directions; requires proposal of a technique that overcomes some disadvantages of existing methods. On demand

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Genetic analysis of gene structure (mutations and their analysis, complementation, and recombination), gene expression (transcription, RNA processing, translation), and the regulation of gene expression in selected model systems (viral, prokaryotic, eukaryotic); principles of genetic engineering (cloning and recombinant DNA technology. Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in applied science or the consent of the instructor. This is a laboratory course which teaches the principles, techniques, and applications of recombinant DNA technology, gene cloning, restriction enzyme methods, and nucleic acid sequencing. It will include discussions and emphasize both the basic molecular biology of genes and how the techniques can be applied to understand gene structure and regulation, elucidate gene function, prepare vaccines, and so on. Six hours of laboratory time per week.

Modern analytical instrumentation; physical, chemical basis for measurements; basic signal processing; basic optics; includes specific instrumentation, methods for ultraviolet-visible and infrared spectrophotometry, atomic and mass spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, x-ray methods, analytical separations.

Generation, propagation, measurement, evaluation of air contaminants (including aerosols, gases, vapors); principles of sample collection and analysis, direct measurement, statistical analysis and interpretation of results; applications include monitoring and modeling of industrial, community, transportation, indoor environments and sources.

Prerequisites: consent of advisor.

Prerequisites: consent of advisor. One to nine credit hours to be determined at the time of registration.

Fine Arts 251, 569-3182

The master of arts in art program offers three concentrations: art history, studio art, and art education. For detailed information about the programs, visit the Masters of Art in Art web site at http://www.ualr.edu/~artdept/pages/graduateinfo.html. The program is housed in the Department of Art, which is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

Art History is designed for persons interested in professional academic, museum studies, or arts management careers and prepares students for doctoral study. It offers a broad-based study of the history of visual expression and opportunities for advanced research projects. Art historians analyze and articulate the meaning and form of human experience as embodied in works of art. The field encompasses the world of art and architecture as it exists today and has been understood visually and verbally in the past.

Studio Art prepares persons to practice art in a professional capacity, to teach art, and for further study toward the terminal master of fine arts degree. It offers professional development in a major art field and skill development for certified teachers of art. Major studio fields include drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, illustration and graphic design, sculpture, and ceramics. This concentration is designed for those with the potential to sustain productive careers as artists and who will continue to produce, exhibit, and approach their work critically.

Art Education provides advanced experiences specific to art instruction for persons who come from a wide range of educational settings. Students gain a better understanding of the history of art education, various teaching philosophies and curricular approaches, theories of teaching and learning, assessment of children’s art progress, teacher and program assessment, and research.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to schedule an interview with the program coordinator before applying, although this is not required. Application materials are due by April 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the spring semester. Applications received after these deadlines will be considered only for provisional enrollment.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score is optional and may be submitted to bolster the application. (Application forms for some financial aid offered through the University require information about the GRE score.)

Official transcripts, Graduate School Application Form, GRE score (if used), and letters of recommendation should be sent to the UALR Graduate School. Other requirements should be sent to the program coordinator in the Department of Art.

Transfer Credit: up to six graduate hours with grades of B or better earned in the past five years may be transferred from another accredited institution.

Special Students: students admitted to the Graduate School but not the art program may enroll in courses only with the coordinator’s and instructor’s permission. If later admitted to the art program, no more than six hours (with grades of B or better) may be applied toward program requirements.

All students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. Only 12 5000-level hours can count toward the degree; all remaining hours must be 7000-level. Grades of incomplete are discouraged and students with one or more may be restricted in the number of hours they may take in a subsequent semester. An Advancement to Candidacy Examination or Critique is required.

Students are also expected to participate regularly in special seminars and workshops and to attend lectures and gallery openings organized by the department.

The art history concentration requires 30 graduate credit hours, including 5300 Studies in the History of Art;nine additional 5000-level art history lecture hours; three hours each in Renaissance and Baroque, 18th- and 19th-century, and 20th-century art; six approved elective hours; and a thesis with oral defense.

The thesis topic must be selected before completing 21 hours and must be approved by the thesis advisor and program coordinator before it is submitted to the Graduate School dean. The thesis must demonstrate the candidate’s capacity for high-level, independent research. In addition, it must conform to the deadlines, requirements, and standards of the Department of Art and Graduate School. Thesis regulations are available from the program coordinator.

Students who intend to complete degree requirements during the summer must anticipate professional absences for at least part of the summer.

In addition, students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. A reading knowledge of French or German is normally expected. Proficiency may be demonstrated by successful completion of undergraduate intermediate level II courses or departmental examination. This should be done as early as possible in the course of study.

The Advancement to Candidacy Exam must be taken when the student has successfully completed between 9 and 15 program hours. It includes slide identifications of major monuments from all periods and several essays covering material from various periods. Upon completion of the exam, the faculty may advise the student to continue in the program, repeat earlier course work, or the student may be dismissed from the program.

May be adapted to individual student’s qualifications.

5300 Studies in the History of Art

5305, 5306, 5384, 7315, or 7316

5307 or 7327

5308, 5387, or 7328

9 additional art history hours

6 elective hours (art history, studio art, or other approved)

7399 Thesis

The studio art concentration requires at least 36 graduate credit hours, including 18 hours in a major studio field (or 12 major and six minor hours), nine art history hours, three approved liberal arts hours (may be upper-level undergraduate), three elective hours, and 7399 Exhibition and Catalogue Project. A foreign language is not required.

Students work with a faculty advisor in the major studio field to design a course of study. Courses are divided into Level I and Level II, and the Advancement to Candidacy Critique must be passed before Level II courses may be taken.

The Advancement to Candidacy Critique, which is open to all faculty, is scheduled when all Level I courses have been completed with a cumulative 3.0 GPA. The student’s portfolio and all work in the program are reviewed by a faculty committee of at least four persons selected by the student in consultation with the major field advisor and program coordinator. The committee may recommend that the student continue to Level II, repeat some or all of Level I, or be dismissed from the program.

The exhibition and catalogue project must be proposed to and accepted by the student’s advisory committee during the semester the student completes 15 studio art hours. The exhibition must be organized and scheduled according to departmental policies, and the catalogue must document the exhibition following departmental guidelines and Graduate School thesis standards. Two copies of the catalogue become the property of the Department of Art and the Graduate School.

9 hours of major studio field I, II, III (or major field I, II; minor field I)

6 hours of art history

3 hours of liberal arts

9 hours of major studio field IV, V, VI (or major field III, IV; minor field II)

3 hours of art history

3 hours of elective

7399 Exhibition and Catalogue Project

The art education concentration requires at least 36 graduate credit hours, including nine hours of art education, nine hours of studio art (may be in one or more disciplines), nine hours of art history, six hours of electives (to be approved by advisor), and three hours of thesis with oral defense. A foreign language is not required.

The Advancement to Candidacy Exam must be taken when the student has successfully completed between nine and 15 program hours. All student work in the program is reviewed by a faculty committee of at least four persons selected by the student in consultation with the major advisor and program coordinator.

The topic for the thesis project must be selected before completing 21 hours and must be approved by the thesis advisor and program coordinator before it is submitted to the Graduate School dean. The thesis project must demonstrate the candidate’s capacity for high-level independent inquiry and research. In addition, it must conform to the deadlines, requirements, and standards for the Department of Art and the Graduate School. Thesis regulations are available from the program coordinator.

9 hours from the following: 5194, 5294; 5394, 5325, 7331, 7332, 7333, 7334

9 hours in art history

9 hours in art studio

6 hours electives

7399 Thesis Project

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available. Contact the program coordinator for information.

Prerequisite: approval of art education advisor, consent of instructor. Research on a subject selected in consultation with the instructor. Variable credit of one to three hours. F,S,Su

History of art education; emphasis on changing philosophies, theories of learning, subsequent goals and objectives made apparent in curriculum development. S

Studio-based art experiences for students of all ages, ability levels; emphasis on individual student’s studio strengths; augmented by curriculum in drawing, painting, printmaking, three-dimensional materials. S,Su

Past, present curriculum, instruction; includes historical component as foundation for understanding current teaching strategies; various teaching approaches are analyzed and formalized into applicable classroom art experiences. F,S

Prerequisite: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Topics may include past, present approaches to curriculum development; special populations; aesthetics; art history, criticism; art and technology; art and society; critical analysis; philosophic reflections on art, art education; others. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. F,S,Su

Past, present art education research; emphasis on understanding the nature of educational research in art, various research methods, how research translates into practical classroom application; includes review, critique, application, development of research topics. F

Prerequisite: 27 graduate hours. Prepare, complete final thesis project. F,S

Individual artists, particular periods, geographic areas, media, especially those not covered by normal course offerings. Content, subtitle, organization change each time offered. On demand

(Required for art history concentration.) Art historical methodology; directed readings, research on topics, selected in consultation with the instructor, to be presented in class. F, even years

Policy development, museum administration, staff management, operations funding, budgeting, collection organization, program design.

Educational role of museums as relates to exhibition design, display, scheduling, docent instruction, visual aids, program evaluation procedures.

Painting, architecture, sculpture in Italy from c. 1300 to c. 1600; emphasis on major Florentine, Roman, Venetian artists.

Painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic art in Northern Europe (especially Low Countries, France, England) from end of Gothic period through Reformation.

Painting, architecture, sculpture in 18th- 19th-century Europe. F, odd years

Major artists, movements; emphasis on 1945 to present; importance of new materials, techniques; critic’s role.

Development of architecture in Arkansas from origins through contemporary period.

Major developments in European, American architecture from 1900 to present; focus on European from 1900 to 1930, United States from 1930 to 1970; includes technological innovations, current design issues (e.g., preservation, adaptive re-use of historic buildings). S, even years

Painting, sculpture, architecture in Northern Europe (Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy) from 1600 to c. 1725. S, odd years

Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture from Post-Impressionist period until World War II. S, even years

Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Content, length vary.

Personalities, theories, styles of specific 18th-, 19th-, 20th-century architects.

Directed reading, research on selected topics in Italian Renaissance, Baroque art.

Directed reading, research on selected topics in Northern European art.

Directed study, seminar presentations on topics in 19th-century painting, sculpture, architecture.

Selected problems in 20th-century art.

Prerequisites: 21 graduate hours, consent of coordinator. Concentrated program of practical experience (paid or volunteer), under professional guidance, with a museum, gallery, or other arts organization; requires a journal of internship activities, final written report. On demand

Prerequisite: 24 graduate hours. (Required for art history concentration.) May be repeated once for credit. On demand

Experimental materials, techniques in two or three-dimensional design; includes correlation of visual design elements with those of various multidimensional work not usually covered in normal course offerings. Content, subtitle, organization change each time offered. On demand

Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of coordinator, instructor. Content, length vary

Various drawing media, techniques as resource for expression; philosophical, historical roots of contemporary drawing; students encouraged to pursue drawing that incorporates or is tangential to their major area of study. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7311. Continuation of Studio Art 7311. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7312. Continuation of Studio Art 7312. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7313. Continuation of Studio Art 7313. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7314. Continuation of Studio Art 7314. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7315. Continuation of Studio Art 7315. F,S

Contemporary painting concepts, techniques; emphasis may be on oil, acrylic, watercolor, or mixed media. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7321. Continuation of Studio Art 7321. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7322. Continuation of Studio Art 7322. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7323. Continuation of Studio Art 7323. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7324. Continuation of Studio Art 7324; emphasis on development of personal direction or style. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7325. Continuation of Studio Art 7325. F,S

Production of prints using various print processes, including relief, intaglio, planeographic process; research of printmaking techniques’ historical development; museum visits, print workshop participation encouraged. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7331. Principles, characteristics of printing element as surface for direct drawing; studio workshop productions generated conceptually or with aid of outside references; basic black-and-white prints, multiple color-separation methods for fine art print (all color-separation positives produced by hand methods). F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7332. Principles, chemistry of printmaking techniques; includes drawing materials, printing elements, printing papers, solvents, inks, ink modifiers; preservation, print publishing practices. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7333. Technological developments in commercial industry; their application to fine art printing processes; includes technology primarily designed for photocopy, word processing industries, computer-generated designs, color photography and color separation methods. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7334. Experience working with other artists; includes printer working with non-printmaker artist, printmaker working with non-artist printer; insight into complex community of atelier environment dependent on collaboration. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7335. Selected special research topics; may include health hazards in printmaking, development of printmaking as a fine art,

acceptance and controversy of chroma-lithography in the 19th-century, nontraditional metals used in printmaking processes, other areas of interest to students; student research presented in text with supporting visuals. F,S

7341. Graduate Graphic Design I

All aspects of graphic design for the print medium; emphasis on creating professional graphic design works within restricted time periods. F,S

7342. Graduate Graphic Design II

Continuation of Studio Art 7341; more complex projects with strict deadlines. F,S

Student works as an assistant director at UALR Graphic Design (campus studio that does work for Arkansas nonprofit organizations); duties include work with undergraduate designers on their roughs, comprehensives, mechanicals; working with studio’s clients. F,S

For advanced graduate students in ceramics. Individual research in consultation with instructor; emphasis on personal expression in form, content of work. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7351. Continuation of Studio Art 7351. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7352. Continuation of Studio Art 7352. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7353. Continuation of Studio Art 7353. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7354. Continuation of Studio Art 7354. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7355. Continuation of Studio Art 7355. F,S

Serial development of student-generated concept; required number of substantive pieces completed under faculty supervision, advisement. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7361. Continuation of Studio Art 7361. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7362. Continuation of Studio Art 7362. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7363. Continuation of Studio Art 7363. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7364. Continuation of Studio Art 7364. F,S

Prerequisite: Studio Art 7365. Development of professional portfolio; includes curriculum vitae, 8"x10" photographs or color Xerox reproductions, slide plates, exhibitions, pertinent publicity; requires oral presentation of work. F,S

First of six consecutive photography courses. Student writes proposal for a body of creative work to be completed in the course series. Up to six hours may be taken concurrently. F,S

Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7371. Continuation of Studio Art 7371. F,S

Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7372. Continuation of Studio Art 7372. F,S

Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7373. Continuation of Studio Art 7373. F,S

Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7374. Continuation of Studio Art 7374. F,S

Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7375. Continuation of Studio Art 7375. F,S

All aspects of illustration for print medium; emphasis on creation of professional illustration works within strict deadlines. F,S

Continuation of Studio Art 7391; more complex projects. F,S

Student prepares, for faculty review, a portfolio of work of a quality to compete in today’s graphic design/illustration job market. F,S

Prerequisite: 27 graduate hours. Prepare, complete final exhibition, catalogue. May be taken credit/no credit but only once for grade. F,S

Foster Hall 406, 569-3270

The Department of Biology in the College of Science and Mathematics offers a Master of Science degree with three possible tracks; the thesis option, non-thesis/special project option, and the non-thesis/coursework option. This program is designed to serve a wide variety of post-baccalaureate educational needs in central Arkansas and serves students with diverse backgrounds and goals. The program provides students with core skills which are desired by potential and/or current employers, specific knowledge and techniques relevant to specialized fields within biology, and the opportunity to work independently on a thesis or project suitable to each student’s aspirations.

The Department of Biology is composed of faculty with access to excellent laboratory and computer facilities. The department holds affiliations with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Biloxi, Mississippi, which expand the student’s opportunities for study. For more information, visit the program’s web site at http://www.ualr.edu/~biology/msbiol.html.

Students applying to the Master of Science program in Biology should meet all the requirements for admission to the UALR Graduate School. In addition, the following requirements should be met.

Applications for fall semester entry are due by July 1 and spring semester entry applications are due by November 1.

Application materials include:

A limited number of teaching assistantships is available. Research assistantships are also available. To learn about the availability of these assistantships, contact a faculty member in your area of interest before you plan to apply for admission.

All masters students will complete the following 14 credit hours:

BIOL 5415 Biometry

BIOL 7310 Experimental Design

RHET 5302, 04, 06, 5315, or 17 Technical/Scientific Writing

BIOL 7199 Special Topics Graduate

Seminar

This option includes the core curriculum and 17 additional hours consisting of 11 credit hours of coursework including at least three credit hours at the 7000 level or above and six research hours.

This option includes the core curriculum and 17 additional hours consisting of 14 credit hours of coursework including at least six credit hours at the 7000-level or above and three special project hours.

This option includes the core curriculum and 23 additional hours including at least nine credit hours at the 7000 level or above.

With written approval of the graduate coordinator and the department chair, a student may meet some of the course requirements with UALR graduate courses in chemistry, integrated science, and/or applied science or from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Transfer credit from any other program will generally be limited to six hours.

Prerequisites: 20 biology hours, consent of instructor (other prerequisites may be required depending on topic). Specialized areas of study in biological sciences. Credit varies with depth of content. One to four hours lecture per week; up to four hours laboratory per week. On demand

Prerequisites: Biology 1401, graduate standing. The disease AIDS; includes cell biology, the disease process, and the social, economic, legal, and political aspects related to the disease and society. S

Prerequisites: Biology 1401, 2403, eight additional biology hours or consent of instructor. Known behavior of various vertebrate, invertebrate phyla; emphasis on adaptive significance; special attention to mating, defensive, nutritive, social behaviors; ontogeny of behavioral patterns (where known); relationship of behavior to ecology of various animal populations. Three hours lecture per week. F, even years

Prerequisites: four hours of the core science requirement, graduate standing. Basic principles of evolutionary biology: Darwinian Theory, principles of inheritance, microevolution, and speciation processes; includes the evolution of humans. S, odd years

Prerequisites: Biology 1402, 12 additional hours in biology, Chemistry 1401 or 1403; microbiology is strongly encouraged. A study of the organization of cells as related to the structure and function of biological molecules. Emphasis is placed on eukaryotic cells. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. F

Prerequisites: Biology 1401, 2402, 2403, 3303, Chemistry 1403 or equivalent. Physical, chemical characteristics of water; morphometry, physiography of lake, stream basins; ecology, taxonomy of aquatic communities; laboratory includes physical, chemical, biological sampling and analysis methods; field work includes various types of aquatic habitats and sampling methods involved; requires some extended Saturday field trips. Two lectures, one four-hour laboratory per week. F, odd years

Organ function in a wide range of organisms, including vertebrates and invertebrates. A comprehensive survey of functional relationships in more than one group of animals. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours.

Prerequisites: Biology 3404, 3409, equivalent, or consent of instructor. Classification, distribution, ecology, natural history of mammals; emphasis on Arkansas species; field studies, preparation of study specimens. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. F, odd years

Prerequisites: Biology 1400 or 1401, 3404 or 3409 or equivalent, or consent of the instructor. Classification, phylogeny, morphology, physiology, and ecology of fishes concentrating on North American and Arkansas freshwater fishes. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: Biology 1400 or 1401, 2401, or their equivalents. Survey of pathogenic microbiology, immunology, and virology with emphasis on fundamental principles of each science and their application to the diagnosis and control of human diseases. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: Biology 3404, 3409, or equivalents, or consent of instructor. Classification, anatomy, distribution, ecology, natural history of amphibians and reptiles; emphasis on Arkansas species in field techniques, student projects, laboratory work, curatorial training. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week. S, even years

Prerequisites: Biology 1400 or 1401 2402, or their equivalents. A study of the principles of plant identification, classification, systematics, and nomenclature. Major families of flowering plants with emphasis on the floristics of the immediate area. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: Biology 1400 or 1401, 2403, 3303 or 3409, or their equivalents, or consent of the instructor. A survey of fish management and fish culture principles and techniques including population assessment, habitat improvement, pond culture, commercial fish farming, and an introduction to fish diseases. Three hours of lecture, three hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: Biology 2403, 12 additional biology hours. Selected aspects of avian biology; emphasis on ecology, evolutionary biology, natural history, classification of birds; includes lecture, discussion, laboratory, field study. S, odd years

Study of plant species ecology (life history and reproductive biology) and vegetation ecology (abundance, structure, dispersion, patterns, and dynamics), with emphasis on quantitative methodology and management principles. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.

Immunobiology and immunochemistry of humoral and cellular mechanisms of immunity. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: 12 hours of biology, environmental health science, or earth science (in combination or singularly), Mathematics 1302 or higher numbered course, three hours of statistics or consent of instructor, graduate standing. Computer-based course in experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation; objective is the application of statistical procedures relevant to the academic emphasis of students, not statistics per se; especially beneficial to those students planning to seek an advanced degree or to go into quality control or research positions. S, even years

Prerequisites: 15 hours of biology, graduate standing. Laboratory in the fundamental theory and practical application of light and electron microscopy including specimen preparation, photomicrography, and digital computer image processing and enhancement; topics include brightfield, darkfield, phase, differential interference contrast, polarized, and epi fluorescent light microscopy and scanning and transmission electron microscopy; emphasizes experimental design and use of the microscope as an experimental tool. S, even years

Prerequisites: nineteen hours in biology including both Biology 2401 and Biology 3300; Chemistry 1401 or 1403; BS in biology or permission of instructor. Successful completion of either Biology 3400 or Biology 4401 is strongly encouraged. A study of molecular biology theory and practice. Emphasis is on the study of model systems to understand the current approaches and laboratory techniques necessary to answer basic questions in current molecular biology. Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. S

Prerequisites: 19 hours of biology including 2401 and 3300; Chemistry 1401 or 1403. Biology 3400 and 4401/5401 are strongly recommended. Biology 4417/5417 is also recommended or may be taken concurrently. A study of the applied science of biotechnology designed to introduce students to the elements of a biotechnological career. Topics range from traditional biotechnology such as animal and plant tissue culture to contemporary molecular biotechnology and the use of recombinant DNA technology and genetic engineering in research and industry. Emphasis will be placed on current biomedical, pharmaceutical, and agri/industrial applications. Graduate students must complete and defend a term paper. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: Biology 1400 or 1401, 2402, Chemistry 2450, or their equivalents, or consent of instructor. Study of water relations, nutrition, and metabolism including photosynthesis, growth, and development. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week.

Detailed coverage of the microscopic anatomy of all the organs of seed plants and a critical evaluation of the major tissue types found within these plant organs. Two hours lecture, hour hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours.

Prerequisites: 20 biology hours, professional experience in some area of biology or consent of instructor. Advanced studies in specialized areas of biological science, such as cell and molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, organizational biology, ecology, fisheries and wildlife management. One to three hours lecture per week depending on credit hours. On demand

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and 4415/5415 Biometry or equivalent. Experimental design in biology is designed to provide students with an appreciation of the utility of a rigorous experimental design and the use of inferential statistics in research with biological systems. Students will be given a background in the statistical requirements of manipulative experiments and will critique research designs in recently published literature.

Prerequisite: full admission to the program. Thesis research in biology is designed to provide students with graduate level research experience. Under the directions of the student’s major advisor and graduate committee, the student will carry out original research to support his/her thesis.

Prerequisite: full admission to the program. Special Project Research is a mid-level research experience for master degree students who have elected the special project option. With the guidance of a research committee of three, the student will plan, conduct and prepare a written and oral report