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The following is a listing of all courses of instruction offered by departments at LSU. This listing was up-to-date and as correct as possible at the time of publication of this catalog.

Since this catalog was prepared well in advance of its effective date, some courses may have been added, others may have been dropped, and/or changes in content may have been made.
 

Biological Sciences
  

  • BIOL 4246 Microbial Genetics (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2051  and BIOL 2153 . BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093  recommended. Microbial genetic principles: mutation, conjugation, transformation, recombination, transduction, gene expression; molecular biology of bacteriophage and plasmids; recombinant DNA technology.
  

  • BIOL 4253 Principles of Ecology (3)

    [LCCN: CECO 4123, 4124, Principles of Ecology (Upper Level)] Prereq.: BIOL 1202 , BIOL 1209  and MATH 1552  or MATH 1554  or EXST 2201 . Fundamental ecological principles governing the structure and function of populations, communities, and ecosystems; comparative habitat ecology.
  

  • BIOL 4254 Principles of Ecology Laboratory (1)

    [LCCN: CECO 4121, 4124, Principles of Ecology Lab (Upper Level)] Prereq.: credit or registration in BIOL 4253 . Field service fee. 3 hrs. lab. Laboratory exercises in ecology.
  

  • BIOL 4256 Microbial Ecology and Nutrient Cycling in Soils (4)

    See AGRO 4056 /EMS 4056 .
  

  • BIOL 4262 Marine Communities (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . Marine biology; ecology of benthic, planktonic, nektonic, estuarine, oceanic, coral and mangrove communities; emphasis on Louisiana’s coastal environments.
  

  • BIOL 4263 Marine Communities Laboratory (1)

    Prereq.: credit or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 4262  or equivalent. Field service fee. 3 hrs. lab. Laboratory experiences in marine communities.
  

  • BIOL 4270 Animal Behavior (4)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . Students are responsible for personal expenses associated with mandatory field trips. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Introduction to the field of animal behavior with emphasis on how research in this area is performed; topics include physical, environmental and physiological effects on behavior as well as possible evolutionary causes of present-day behaviors.
  

  • BIOL 4299 Genetics of the Evolutionary Process (4)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2153  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. discussion/lab. Principles of microevolution; emphasis on genetic and ecological mechanisms relevant to process of evolution.
  

  • BIOL 4308 Plants in Coastal Environments (3)

    See OCS 4308 .
  

  • BIOL 4385 Biochemistry Laboratory (3)

    [LCCN: CBIO 4412, Biochemistry I+II Lab (Upper Level)] Prereq.: credit or registration in BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 . 1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Techniques including chemistry of amino acids and proteins; purification, immunochemistry, kinetics of enzymes; protein biosynthesis; nucleic acid chemistry; properties and restriction mapping of plasmids and recombinant DNA; spectrophotometry, chromatography, electrophoresis, centrifugation, and radioisotope labeling.
  

  • BIOL 4400 Molecular Genetics Laboratory (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2153  and 6 hrs. of biological sciences at the 4000 level or BIOL 4246  and 3 hrs. of biological sciences at the 4000 level. 1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Current techniques used to genetically engineer microorganisms, study gene expression and DNA modification, and identify organisms by specific genetic alleles; computer analysis of DNA and protein sequences.
  
  

  • BIOL 4450 Cell Biology of the Nucleus (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 . BIOL 3090  recommended. Molecular organization of eukaryotic cells; gene structure and function; molecular regulation of signal transduction and cell cycle.
  

  • BIOL 4596 Biophysics of Macromolecules (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 , and BIOL 4001  or credit or registration in CHEM 3492 . Theory and application of physical techniques to the study of biological macromolecules; spectroscopy (UV-VIS absorption and fluorescence, circular dichroism, IR, NMR, X-ray diffraction); helix-coil theory; theories of ligand binding.
  

  • BIOL 4600 Topics in Marine Zoology (2-6)

    Su Prereq.: 16 hrs. of biology or zoology including one laboratory course numbered above 3000. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Courses to be offered vary from year to year; additional information available from department. See also RNR 4600 . Intensive field study of a special topic in marine zoology at the Louisiana Universities’ Marine Consortium field stations.
  

  • BIOL 4753 Human Molecular Genetics (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2153  and BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 . Principles of human genetics, comparative genomics, forensic and molecular genetics.
  

  • BIOL 4800 Selected Topics in Biological Sciences (2-4)

    Prereq.: 16 sem. hrs. of biological sciences and permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • BIOL 6147 Selected Topics in Life Science (1-3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 1001 , BIOL 1002 , BIOL 1005  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Specific areas of biological sciences; topics offered determined by recent advances in the field, needs of students and availability of appropriate faculty.
  
  

  • BIOL 7061 Plant Growth and Development (3)

    See PLHL 7061 .
  
  

  • BIOL 7067 Selected Topics in Plant Physiology (2)

    Same as PLHL 7067 . Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Mineral nutrition, metabolism, growth and development and herbicides.
  

  • BIOL 7080 Population Ecology (3)

    Also offered as ENTM 7080 . Prereq.: BIOL 4253  or equivalent. Advanced topics emphasizing animals in population growth and regulation; life histories; foraging behavior; agonism and territoriality; and group behavior.
  

  • BIOL 7083 Community Ecology (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4253  or equivalent. Ecological processes of communities; predation, competition, mutualism, disturbance, succession, island biogeography and diversity.
  

  • BIOL 7093 Plant Population Biology (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4253  or equivalent. Plant population dynamics, reproductive systems, life histories, competition, niche theory and interactions between plants and predators, pathogens and symbionts.
  

  • BIOL 7110 Molecular Evolution (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 3040  or equivalent. Evolution of genes and genomes; nucleotide substitution rates; positive selection; gene duplication and conversion; transposable elements; evolution of genome size.
  

  • BIOL 7111 Systematic Biology (4)

    Prereq.: 8 sem. hrs. of 4000-level biological science courses or equivalent; introductory statistics recommended. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theoretical and empirical aspects of systematics and evolutionary biology.
  

  • BIOL 7120 Marine Ecology (3)

    Also offered as OCS 7317 . Prereq.: consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. and field work. Physical, chemical and biological environmental factors affecting distribution of marine fauna; communities representative of each of the ecological subdivisions of the world’s oceans treated with respect to species composition, food webs and seasonal changes; human impact on the marine environment.
  

  • BIOL 7132 Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (3)

    Prereq.: permission of instructor. Overview of the mechanisms that have evolved in eukaryotic cells to regulate gene expression and other aspects of molecular biology, such as DNA repair and nuclear organization.
  

  • BIOL 7152 Advanced Vertebrate Anatomy (4)

    Prereq.: BIOL 3152 . 2 hrs. lecture; 6 hrs. lab.
  

  • BIOL 7155 Energy Transducing Membrane Proteins (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4110  and BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093  or equivalent. Structure and function of energy transducing membrane proteins including bacteriorhodopsin, ATP synthase, cytochrome oxidase, cytochrome b/c1 complexes, the bacterial reaction center, photosystem I and II and antennae pigment protein complexes.
  

  • BIOL 7162 Molecular Biology of Microorganisms (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4246 , and either BIOL 4110  or BIOL 4094  or equivalent. Synthesis, activity and interactions of various molecular components of microbial cells; macromolecules and their relationship to cellular function and heredity.
  

  • BIOL 7253 Molecular Population Genetics (4)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2153  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. discussion/lab. Molecular genetic variation in natural populations; effects of selection, inbreeding, random drift, migration and mutation on DNA and protein polymorphisms; emphasis in lab on computer-assisted manipulation and analysis of molecular data.
  

  • BIOL 7260 Advanced Genetics (3)

    Prereq.: permission of instructor. The use of mutations and contemporary genetic approaches for genetic analysis of function in humans and research organisms.
  

  • BIOL 7280 Nucleic Acids (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4094  or equivalent. Chemistry and biochemistry of nucleic acids; structure, expression and regulation of genes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
  

  • BIOL 7284 Proteins (3)

    Prereq.:  BIOL 4001  and BIOL 4093  or equivalent. Conformations of fibrous and globular proteins; their interactions with small and large molecules.
  

  • BIOL 7285 Advanced Enzymology (3)

    Prereq.: one semester of physical chemistry and credit or registration in BIOL 4094 . Principles involving action of enzymes on a molecular level; includes kinetics, inhibition, Ph effects, active site, coenzymes, reaction mechanism and protein structure of enzymes.
  

  • BIOL 7288 Lipids and Membranes (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4094 . Chemistry and biochemistry of lipids and membranes; analytical methods for lipids; biosynthesis of complex lipids; organization and function of biological membranes.
  

  • BIOL 7290 Complex Carbohydrates (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 4094 . Chemistry of carbohydrates including stereochemistry, reactions, derivatization and analysis; biosynthesis and functions of complex carbohydrates; structure and function of complex carbohydrates including polysaccharides, glycoproteins and glycolipids; immunology and receptorology.
  

  • BIOL 7626 Toxicology IV: Genetic Toxicology (3)

    See ENVS 7626 .
  

  • BIOL 7648 Museum Field Expedition (6)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. One semester in the field under direction of the Museum of Natural Science staff.
  

  • BIOL 7800 Special Topics in Biological Sciences (2-4)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. when topics vary. Specialized topics of current interest in the biological sciences.
  

  • BIOL 7901 Departmental Seminar in Biological Sciences (1)

    May be repeated for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Reports on specialized subjects of current interest in the biological sciences.
  

  • BIOL 7902 Departmental Seminar in Biochemistry (1)

    May be repeated for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Reports on specialized subjects of current interest in biochemistry.
  

  • BIOL 7921 Research Presentations in the Biological Sciences (1)

    Pass/fail grading. May be repeated for credit. Presentations of individual research projects in the biological sciences.
  

  • BIOL 7946 Seminar: Current Topics in Molecular Evolution (1)

    Also offered as ENTM 7946 . Prereq.: course in evolution, genetics, BIOL 4087  or equivalent. May be taken for max. of 6 hrs. credit when topics vary.
  

  • BIOL 7979 Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach (1-8)

    Also offered as ENTM 7979 . Eight-week field course at research sites in Costa Rica; conducted by Organization for Tropical Studies. Complexities of tropical plants and animals and their interactions.
  

  • BIOL 7990 Independent Research in Biological Sciences (2-8)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be repeated for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. credit. Directed research under the guidance of a graduate faculty member.
  

  • BIOL 7995 Independent Readings in Biological Sciences (1-3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit. Directed individual readings under the guidance of a graduate faculty member.
  

  • BIOL 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)

    “S”/”U”grading.
  

  • BIOL 8910 Research Participation (3)

    Su For high school science teachers.
  

  • BIOL 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)

    ”S”/”U”grading.

Business Law
  

  • BLAW 3200 Introduction to Law (3)

    Not open to students in the E. J. Ourso College of Business. Credit will not be given for both this course and BLAW 3201  and BLAW 4203 . Fundamentals of the American legal system; basic principles of the law of contracts, commercial paper, agency, partnerships, corporations, torts and crimes; case materials used to demonstrate legal analysis and reasoning.
  

  • BLAW 3201 Business Law (3)

    Credit will not be given for this course and BLAW 3200 . Development of Anglo-American common law, the American constitutional system, and the Louisiana civil law system; law of contracts, torts and agency; business aspects of criminal law; ethical facets of the legal environment; case materials used to demonstrate problem analysis.
  

  • BLAW 3202 Commercial Transactions (3)

    Prereq.: BLAW 3201 . Credit will not be given for this course and BLAW 3200 . Louisiana law and Federal legislation in the following areas: employment law, workers’ compensation, business entities, intellectual property, agency, insurance, sales, donations, leases, security devices, bankruptcy and commercial paper.
  

  • BLAW 3230 Sports Law (3)

    Business and legal sports aspects, particularly professional and collegiate level; antitrust laws; labor law and collective bargaining; contract law and player agents; professional franchise location; college athletics and the NCAA; equal opportunities and Title IX; licensing and trademark rights; tort issues.
  

  • BLAW 4203 Commercial Transactions for Accountants (3)

    Prereq.: BLAW 3201 . Credit will not be given for this course and BLAW 3200 . Specifically for accounting majors. Legal concepts underlying sale of goods; commercial paper; security interests, securities regulation, accountants’ malpractice, negotiable instruments and bankruptcy; application of the Uniform Commercial Code and preparation for the CPA examination.

Comparative Biomedical Sciences
  

  • CBS 7001 Seminar: Comparative Biomedical Sciences (1)

    May be taken for a max. of 8 hrs. of credit. Reports and discussions on topics of current interest in various scientific disciplines.
  

  • CBS 7002 Research Techniques in Comparative Biomedical Sciences (1-4)

    May be taken for a max. of 8 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Specialized research techniques related to selected scientific disciplines in the department.
  

  • CBS 7003 Special Topics in Comparative Biomedical Sciences (1-4)

    May be taken for a max. of 8 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Specialized coverage of a variety of topics related to selected scientific disciplines in the department.
  

  • CBS 7104 Biomedical Cell and Molecular Biology (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Essential concepts of cell and molecular biology; cellular ultrastructure and function; basic genetic mechanisms in normal and transformed cells; methods of gene analysis; proteomics; molecular therapy and molecular approaches to disease diagnosis.
  

  • CBS 7108 Critical Analysis in Molecular Biology/Medicine (3)

    Instruction/participation; formal presentations of research data. Discussion and presentations are drawn from landmark biomedical publications.
  

  • CBS 7109 Advanced Macroscopic Anatomy (1-3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Specialized dissection of one or more of the following: dog, horse, ruminants, laboratory, exotic or avian species.
  

  • CBS 7112 Advanced Microscopic Anatomy (1-3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Comparative or systemic microscopic anatomy of selected organs or organ systems of domestic, laboratory or exotic species.
  

  • CBS 7603 Clinical Toxicology (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Pathophysiology of various clinically important toxicants; prevention, diagnosis and treatment of common intoxications in domestic animals.
  

  • CBS 7614 Central Nervous System (3)

    Prereq.: CBS 7631  or equivalent. Neurotransmitter mechanisms, chemistry and anatomical distribution; neuropharmacology; synaptic physiology and anatomy of selected brain regions; central nervous system diseases.
  

  • CBS 7617 Autonomic Nervous System (3)

    Prereq.: CBS 7631  or equivalent. Structure, physiology, pharmacology and diseases of the autonomic nervous system.
  

  • CBS 7628 Biomedical Physiology I (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Physiological mechanisms underlying the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems of domestic species.
  

  • CBS 7629 Biomedical Physiology II (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Physiological mechanisms underlying the respiratory and renal systems of domestic species; emphasis on system control.
  

  • CBS 7631 Biomedical Neuroscience (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. 2.5 hrs. lecture; 0.5 hrs. lab. Physiological and anatomical mechanisms underlying the nervous system.

Civil Engineering
  

  • CE 2200 Fluid Mechanics (3)

    Prereq.: grade of “C”or better in CE 2450 . Statics and dynamics of continuous liquids and gases; control volume laws; conservation of mass, momen-tum and energy; dimensional analysis and similitude; applications to pipe flows.
  

  • CE 2250 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)

    Prereq.: CE 2200  (a grade of “C”or better is required in CE 2200 ) 3 hrs. lab. Measurement and calibration of hydraulic machinery; pump and turbine efficiency; flow in pipelines; viscosity; discharge coefficients.
  

  • CE 2450 Statics (3)

    Prereq.: grade of “C”or better in MATH 1550 , MATH 1552  and PHYS 2101 . Vectorial treatment of resultants and equilibrium of force systems, centroids and centers of gravity, fluid statics, friction.
  

  • CE 2460 Dynamics and Vibrations (3)

    Prereq.: grade of “C”or better in CE 2450  and credit or registration in MATH 2065 . Credit will not be given for this course and ME 3133 . Treatment of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies; force, movement, velocity, acceleration; impulse and momentum; work and energy; dynamics and vibration; concepts applied to structural and machine components.
  

  • CE 2700 Introduction to Civil Engineering Practice (1)

    Designed for civil engineering majors; open to non-majors by consent of department. Credit will not be given for this course and EVEG 2000 . 3 hrs. lab. Civil engineering construction descriptions, principles of drawing and basic technical and professional aspects of civil engineering education and practice.
  

  • CE 3300 Geotechnical Engineering I (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1001 , CHEM 1202 , CE 2200  (a grade of “C” or better is required in CHEM 1202  and CE 2200 ). Introduction to properties and engineering behavior of soil as a native earth material, an engineering material and an environmental medium subject to flux and transport of liquids, gases and contaminants; understanding of elementary physical, chemical and biological phenomena as such phenomena influence the engineering behavior of soils.
  

  • CE 3350 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory I (1)

    Prereq.: EXST 2201  and credit or registration in CE 3300 . 3 hrs. lab. Laboratory measurement of properties, indices and behavior of soil as an engineering material and environmental medium; testing methods to determine gradation, specific shear strength testing, unconfined compression, one-dimensional consolidation, hydraulic conductivity, specific surface area, surface change, x-ray diffraction, pH-redox and conductivity measurements.
  

  • CE 3400 Mechanics of Materials (3)

    Prereq.: Grade of “C”or better in CE 2450 . Stress and strain, torsion, bending, deflections of beams, columns, statically indeterminate problems, combined stress.
  

  • CE 3410 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory (1)

    Prereq.: EXST 2201  and CE 3400  (a grade of “C”or better is required in CE 3400 ). 3 hrs. lab. Mechanical properties and strengths of engineering materials and structural and machine elements.
  

  • CE 3415 Structural Analysis I (3)

    Prereq.: MATH 2065  and CE 3400  (a grade of “C”or better is required in CE 3400 ). Analysis of statically determinate structures including beams, frames, trusses and arches for the effects of dead, live, moving and windloads.
  

  • CE 3500 Plane Surveying and Measurements (3)

    Prereq.: EXST 2201  2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Plane surveying theory of measurements; use of surveying equipment; field and office work for boundary surveys and topographic mapping.
  

  • CE 3600 Principles of Highway and Traffic Engineering (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3500 . Basic traffic characteristics; highway capacity analysis; geometric design of highways; route location, traffic operations and signalized intersection design.
  

  • CE 3700 Engineering Materials Laboratory (1)

    Prereq.: credit or registration in CE 3400  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lab. Design and properties of concrete and bituminous mixes.
  

  • CE 3740 Independent Studies in Civil Engineering (3)

    Prereq.: senior standing, English proficiency and ENGL 3002  (unless ROTC is elected); GPA of at least 2.30 (overall and major area); and consent of department chair. Project chosen in consultation with department chair. Formal proposal and final presentation required. Comprehensive design and/or development of a component, system, process or software package.
  

  • CE 4200 Hydrology (3)

    Prereq.: CE 2200  (a grade of “C”or better is required in CE 2200 ). Water movement from arrival on land surface until it reaches the sea overland; concept of frequency, maximum probable runoff of rainfall, mass curves and other statistical methods of hydrologic engineering.
  

  • CE 4250 Ground Water (3)

    Prereq.: CE 2200  (a grade of “C”or better is required in CE 2200 ). Occurrence of ground water; properties and classification of water-bearing formations; origin, discharge and methods of evaluating direction and rate of ground water movement; Darcy’s Law, Theis Equation, analysis of aquifer tests and “safe yield;” legal doctrines, side effects of aquifer development and the economics of ground water.
  

  • CE 4260 Design of Hydrologic Systems (3)

    Prereq.: EVEG 3200 , CE 4200  and CE 4750  or equivalent. Hydrologic design of water resources projects; maximization of benefits; analysis techniques; and design parameters.
  

  • CE 4300 Geotechnical Engineering II: Shallow Foundations (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3300 , CE 3350  and credit or registration in CE 4410 . Fundamentals of geotechnics applied to design and analysis of shallow foundations, excavations, retaining structures and slopes; selected topics on soil improvement and vibration; emphasis on computer utilization.
  

  • CE 4310 Geotechnical Engineering III: Deep Foundations (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3300  and CE 3350 . Fundamentals of geotechnics applied to design and analysis of deep soil-structure systems; single piles and pile groups under axial load; caissons and piers; effects of lateral loads; computer utilization.
  

  • CE 4320 Coastal Engineering (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3300  or equivalent. Engineering problems of the coastal zone; coastal processes, wave action, currents, sediment movement; environmental forces due to waves, currents and winds; offshore soil geotechnical properties, vertical and lateral pile capacity; design principles for submarine pipelines and offshore platforms; engineering case studies.
  

  • CE 4400 Principles of Steel Design (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3415 . Analysis and design of elements of steel structures, elastic and plastic design, critical comparison of specifications with theory.
  

  • CE 4410 Principles of Reinforced Concrete (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3415 ; credit or registration in CE 3700 . Working stress and ultimate strength theories as applied to concrete beams (reinforced and prestressed), columns, slabs and footings; experimental data and current design specifications.
  

  • CE 4420 Principles of Prestressed Concrete (3)

    Prereq.: CE 4410 . Analysis and design of prestressed concrete structural elements; full and partial prestressing; service ability and strength requirements; code criteria for bridges, buildings and other structures.
  

  • CE 4430 Structural Engineering (3)

    Prereq.: CE 4750 , CE 4400  and CE 4410  or equivalent. Fundamental principles applied to planning, analysis and design of structures; introduction to computer-aided design approach to solving structural engineering problems using mainframe and microcomputer software.
  

  • CE 4435 Indeterminate Structural Analysis (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3415 . Analysis of statically indeterminate structures; methods of consistent deformations, elastic energy, virtual work, slope deflection, moment distribution and matrix formulations.
  

  • CE 4440 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3400  and MATH 2065  (a grade of “C”or better is required in CE 3400 ). Mechanics of materials; emphasis on needs of students interested in structural and machine design.
  

  • CE 4445 Hurricane Engineering (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3415  and CE 2200  or equivalent. Credit will not be given for both this course and CE 4745 . Analysis and design of structures to resist hurricanes and other natural hazards; wind engineering, flood engineering; hazard phenomena and probabilities of occurrence; estimation of loads, loading provisions of major building codes and standards; damage mechanisms; design strategies for life safety and damage mitigation.
  

  • CE 4450 Finite Element Methods (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3400  and either MATH 2065  or MATH 2090  or MATH 2070  (a grade of “C”or better is required in CE 3400 ). Basic theory of finite element methods with applications to a wide class of physical problems; matrix representation of stress, strain and material relations; principle of virtual work, discrete finite element models of continuous systems, construction of basic finite element algorithms and solutions of physical problems by using existing finite element computer programs.
  

  • CE 4460 Design of Bridges (3)

    Prereq.: CE 4410 , CE 4750  and credit or registration in CE 4400  or CE 4420  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Design of concrete and steel bridges in accordance with the latest AASHTO specifications; understanding of theoretical background behind the codes such as risk and reliability concepts; load rating of bridges and hands-on bridge design using computer software and hand calculations.
  

  • CE 4500 Geodetic and Photogrammetric Surveying (3)

    Prereq.: CE 3500  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Geodetic surveying for control surveys; photogrammetry and photointerpretation; calculation and field procedures used in ground control surveys and photogrammetry.
 

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