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Applied Linguistics
	AL 8992 - Seminar in Second Language Teacher Development 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AL 8990 or consent of instructor. Description Designed for prospective educators of ESL and EFL teachers. Surveys current research and theory in second language (L2) teacher learning and professional development of L2 teachers. Participants will complete a research project focused on L2 teacher learning and/or teacher development as part of course requirements. Course is for doctoral and advanced MA students. Course may be repeated if topic varies.
	AL 8994 - Seminar in Language and Technology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description In-depth investigation of a topic related to language and technology. Course is for doctoral and advanced MA students. May be repeated if topics vary.
	AL 8995 - Seminar in Second Language Assessment and Evaluation 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description In-depth investigation of a topic in assessment. Course is for doctoral and advanced MA students. May be repeated if topics vary.
	AL 9800 - Selected Topics 3 Credit Hours Description Study of current theory and research in variable topics in Applied Linguistics. Course may be repeated if topic varies.
	AL 9900 - Research 3 to 6 Credit Hours Description An independent study course for students carrying out non- dissertation research. Can also be used for independent reading course for students preparing for qualifying examination.
	AL 9999 - Doctoral Dissertation Research 1 to 12 Credit Hours Description
Applied Organ
	APOR 6500 - Service Playing & Improvisation 1 Credit Hours Description Acquire working knowledge of all aspects of service playing and improvisation. This will include the practical applications of these techniques in worship services.
Art
	ART 6100 - Pedagogy for Teaching Assistants 3 Credit Hours Description For graduate students in the Welch School of Art and Design only. Develop teaching philosophy, syllabus construction, teaching methods, and creation of a teaching portfolio. Must be taken before a graduate student is eligible to teach in the department. Not for degree credit.
	ART 6200 - Teaching Practicum in Art and Design 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: ART 6100 . Description Practical experience in teaching art and design classes by shadowing experienced faculty members.
	ART 6300 - Research Practicum in Art 3 Credit Hours Description Not for degree credit. Supervised research as an assistant to a faculty member.
	ART 6400 - Laboratory Practicum in Art 3 Credit Hours Description Not for degree credit. Supervised work as a studio laboratory assistant to an art discipline.
	ART 6500 - Professional Practices in Art and Design 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Open to graduate students in Art and Design only. Description This course introduces students to both the applied and theoretical aspects of professional practices in the arts.
	ART 6600 - Thesis Writing in Art and Design 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Graduate status in the School of Art and Design. Description This course introduces graduate students in the School of Art and Design to the mechanics of graduate-level research and writing for M.F.A. and M.A. theses.
	ART 6780 - Internship 3 Credit Hours Requirements: Required for GTAs. Description Practicum in Art and Design classes. Observing, teaching, coordinating, and directing art experiences under the guidance of supervising professor.
	ART 6850 - Visiting Artist Seminar 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: M.F.A. status, or permission of area coordinator. Description Specialized graduate course devoted to topics related to the Ernest G. Welch Visiting Artist. The Visiting Artist will be distinguished in his or her area of expertise and will teach on campus during his or her semester of residency.
	ART 6980 - Directed Study 1 to 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and School director. Description Independent studies initiated by the student.
	ART 8700 - Graduate Research 1 to 18 Credit Hours Description Conceptual Development using a variety of traditional and experimental approaches to studio art, graphic design, art education, interior design or art history. May be repeated for a maximum of 80 credits.
Art Education
	AE 6050 - Special Topics in Art Education 3 Credit Hours Description For teachers in elementary school and others not majoring in art education. Lecture, discussion, studio, and field experience.
	AE 6200 - Art for Preschool through Fifth Grade 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Art 1020, Art 1030, Art 1040 and two 1000-level art history courses with grades of C or higher, 2.5 institutional GPA, 3.0 GPA in art and art history courses. Description Curriculum, materials and practicum. Lecture and laboratory.
	AE 6300 - Art for Middle and Secondary Schools (TE) 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AE 6200 with grade of B or higher and admission to the art education major (2.5 institutional GPA, 3.0 GPA in art and art history courses, passing scores on GACE Basic Skills test, and successful portfolio review). Description Curriculum materials, methods assessment and observations. Lecture and laboratory.
	AE 6400 - Media, Technology, and Visual Presentation 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AE 6200 and admission to the art education major (2.5 institutional GPA, 3.0 GPA in art and art history courses, passing scores on the GACE Basic Skills test, and successful portfolio review). Lab Fee $40.00 Description Computer-based educational media, creative applications for technology and visual presentation.
	AE 6600 - Art Education Practicum 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AE 6200, completed with B- or better; 2.5 overall GPA with 3.0 GPA in art courses; passed GACE test or equivalent. Description Cross-listed with AE 4600. This course is intended for graduate certification Art Education majors. 16 hours per week of observations in the school setting with bi-weekly seminars (240 hours of observation per semester).
	AE 6750 - Student Teaching in Art (TE) 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Description Observing, teaching, coordinating, and directing art experiences under the guidance of a supervising teacher.
	AE 6785 - Internship I 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Successful completion of the GACE, AE 6200 with grade of B or higher or concurrent with consent of instructor, admission to the art education major (2.5 institutional GPA, 3.0 GPA in art and art history courses, and successful portfolio review). Description Full-time internship in an elementary, middle school, or high school setting. Students will be supervised on site by Georgia State University faculty. Responsibilities will include lesson planning, curriculum development, and classroom management.
	AE 6900 - Art Theory and Criticism in Art Education 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AE 6200 with grade of B or higher and admission to the art education major (2.5 institutional GPA, 3.0 GPA in art and art history courses, passing scores on the GACE Basic Skills test, and successful portfolio review). Description Topics include art criticism, aesthetics, and multiculturalism and how issues from these areas may impact curriculum in art classrooms. Methods and practicum.
	AE 6980 - Directed Study 3 to 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Not for students who are art education majors. Description Individual research. May be repeated for a maximum of twelve hours.
	AE 8000 - Introduction to Research in Art Education 3 Credit Hours Description Introduction to analyzing research in art education. Review of a variety of research methodologies and research tools. Prepare proposal for a thesis or terminal curriculum project.
	AE 8010 - Philosophy and Curriculum 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Certification in art education or consent of the instructor. Description For M.A.Ed. and Ed.S. majors. Visual art curriculum development based on varying philosophies and techniques of creative learning.
	AE 8050 - Computer Imaging and Instructional Technology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Description For M.A.Ed. Majors and Ed.S. students. Use of the computer in the art room, Internet access, web pages, digital imaging.
	AE 8100 - Seminar in Art Education 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Description Selected topics for the art specialist. May include lecture, discussion, studio, and field experience. May be repeated for a maximum of twelve credit hours.
	AE 8200 - Histories, Cultures, and Communities in Art Education 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: M.A. Ed. or consent of advisor. Description History of art education, historical development in relation to general education and American culture. Contemporary trends in art education; historical, cultural, social contexts and implications for the field.
	AE 8400 - Arts Based Research 6 Credit Hours Description Students will research and study a variety of art-based research theories, methods, including narrative inquiry, autoethnography, duo-autoethnography, to graphic inquiry, or multimethod arts-based research.
	AE 8500 - Directed Study 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Description Individual research and studio projects for M.A. Ed. and Ed. S. students. May be repeated for a maximum of twelve credit hours.
	AE 8800 - Teaching Non-Western Art K-12 3 Credit Hours Description Discussions of works of non-western art through different aspects that examine the Asian culture. This is a course combining lectures, student-led discussions, quizzes, lesson demonstration with a K-12 learner appropriate studio project, and a well-constructed manuscript ready for journal submission.
	AE 8980 - Special Problems 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and school director. Description Contract outlining course content is required. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
	AE 8999 - Thesis Research 1 to 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of thesis advisor. Description
Art History
	AH 6000 - African Art 3 Credit Hours Description (Same as AAS 6060) Survey of the sculpture, architecture, textiles, body ornament, and performance arts of Africa in terms of form, meaning, and function within society. Objects reintegrated into cultural contexts and examined in light of “tradition” and social and political change.
	AH 6010 - African Painting, Sculpture and Textiles 3 Credit Hours Description This class explores three areas of artistic production painting, sculpture, and textiles associated with the African continent and from abroad. The course emphasizes change over time with regard to material, technique, audience, and gendered art forms.
	AH 6020 - African Female Artists and Art Forms 3 Credit Hours Description This class explores the theme of gender in relation to African art. The course explores “traditionally” female art forms, transitions and modern interpretations, and the work of specific artists.
	AH 6025 - Art & Architecture of Ancient Egypt & the Near East 3 Credit Hours Description This course covers art and architecture in ancient Egypt and, to a lesser degree, the ancient Near East. It surveys the primary monuments and objects from these areas and periods. It is aimed at undergraduate Art History, Studio, and Art Ed students.
	AH 6030 - Contemporary African Art 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Art 1850 or AH 4000/AH 6000 . Description (Same as AAS 6062.) Arts and artists of Africa during the colonial and post-colonial eras. Social, political, economic, and cultural frameworks explore shifting notions of tradition, authenticity, and identity as they relate to art, artists, and audiences.
	AH 6110 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece 3 Credit Hours Description Aegean and ancient Greek art from 3000-31 B.C. Examination of archaeological methods; development of style; and the social, religious, and political contexts of artistic production.
	AH 6120 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome 3 Credit Hours Description Roman artistic traditions and building techniques from the time of the Etruscans to the fall of the Roman Empire; examination of the Roman’s cultural heritage and influence on socioeconomic and political structures to modern times.
	AH 6200 - Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours Description Art and architecture of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from the Early Christian period to the Gothic, with special emphasis on the church arts of Italy, Byzantium, France, England, and Germany.
	AH 6310 - Art of Northern Europe in the Renaissance Era 3 Credit Hours Description Miniaturistic traditions incorporated into monumental artistic production in Northern Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
	AH 6320 - Italian Renaissance Art: The Age of Humanism 3 Credit Hours Description Art from the late fourteenth to the sixteenth century. Focus on philosophical and religious underpinnings.
	AH 6400 - Baroque Art 3 Credit Hours Description Art of seventeenth-century Europe during the age of kings, papal princes, and a new bourgeoisie in the north.
	AH 6450 - Eighteenth-Century European Art 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AH 1750 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Description Critical history of the major developments in European art and architecture of the eighteenth century.
	AH 6500 - Nineteenth-Century European Art 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AH 1750 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Description Critical history of the major developments in European art and architecture of the nineteenth century.
	AH 6600 - Modern Architecture 3 Credit Hours Description Critical history of Western architecture from the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries.
	AH 6610 - Twentieth-Century European and American Modernism 3 Credit Hours Description Emphasizes analysis of social, economic, and political forces as they influence art in diverse media.
	AH 6620 - African-American Art 3 Credit Hours Description (Same as AAS 6082) Aesthetic expression of African-American artists from colonial times to present. Social, cultural, and creative history of Black America. Diverse contributions made by artists of African descent to the development of American culture. Artists, art movements, the relationship of art to politics, and the formation of racial/cultural identity.
	AH 6630 - Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas 3 Credit Hours Description This course addresses the art and architecture of Mesoamerica (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras), the Middle of the Americas (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia) and Andean South America (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile), from the earliest cultures that populated these regions up through the Aztec and Inka cultures that encountered the Spaniards.
	AH 6650 - American Art 3 Credit Hours Description American painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture from the Revolutionary War to World War II.
	AH 6660 - Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Art in Latin America 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: AH 1750 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Description The work of leading visual artists, architects, and photographers in Latin America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Discussion of historical, political, social, and cultural contexts as well as issues of colonialism, gender relations, ethnicity, and representation.
	AH 6685 - Memory and Identity in Latin American Art 3 Credit Hours Description This course covers diverse art and architecture from the pre-colonial period to the 20th century with a focus on the themes of memory and national identity. It is aimed at graduate Art History, Studio, and Art Ed students.
	AH 6690 - Asian Art 3 Credit Hours Description This course gives an overview of the major currents and trends of the arts of Asia across periods and geographical areas.
	AH 6700 - Contemporary Art: Theory and Criticism 3 Credit Hours Description Study of art since 1960.
	AH 6720 - Feminist Issues in Contemporary Art 3 Credit Hours Description Emphasis on feminist analyses of contemporary art and visual culture.
	AH 6750 - Women Artists 3 Credit Hours Description A survey of women artists from prehistory to the present.
	AH 6800 - Art History Topics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 1000-level art history course with grade of C or higher. Description Course topic to be determined by instructor and may include arts of the Renaissance, Asia, the Islamic world, contemporary issues, and others. Course may be repeated for credit when addressing substantively different topic areas.
	AH 6850 - Visiting Scholar Seminar 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MA status, or permission of area coordinator. Description Specialized graduate course devoted to topics related to the Ernest G. Welch Visiting Scholar. The Visiting Scholar will be distinguished in his or her area of expertise and will teach on campus during his or her semester of residency.
	AH 6900 - Special Studies Seminar 3 Credit Hours Description Topics may include African diaspora, German expressionism, Renaissance urban planning, signs and symbols in Christian art, and American identity as shaped by the domestic interior. May be repeated for credit if topics are different.
	AH 6930 - Art History Internship 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Open to graduate students in Art History. Description Internship in a museum, gallery, business or institution providing experience in a career related to the history of art. Internship must be approved by Art History Internship Coordinator in semester before internship begins. May be taken only once.
	AH 6950 - Curatorial Practicum in Ancient Art 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 6000-level art history course with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor. Description A seminar that examines the basics of exhibition theory, design and implementation with a focus on ancient art.
	AH 6980 - Special Problems 1 to 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and School director. Description Independent study.
	AH 8010 - Methodology and Historiography of Art 3 Credit Hours Description Research skills; methods of art historical investigation, and the history of literature on art.
	AH 8999 - Thesis Research 1 to 9 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of thesis advisor. Description Preparation of thesis and graduate exhibition.
Astronomy
	ASTR 6100 - Astronomical Techniques and Instrumentation 3 Credit Hours Description Fundamentals and practical application of photography, spectroscopy, photometry, astrometry, interferometry, and current developments in detector technology and telescope design. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 6200 - Astronomical Data Analytics 3 Credit Hours Description This course presents an overview of modern astrophysical phenomena with an introduction to astronomical databases, plotting tools, data manipulation and visualization, and numerical analysis techniques. The course will emphasize data-driven problem solving, hands-on computational skills, and critical thinking. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 6300 - Teaching Astronomy 2 Credit Hours Description Course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for science teaching. Topics include univocal and dialogic discourse, questioning strategies, Bloom ‘s taxonomy, mental models, formative assessment and bridging, the resource framework, motivation and cooperative learning, argumentation, metacognition, nature of science, and qualities of effective teachers. Two lecture hours per week.
	ASTR 6310 - Teaching Astronomy Lab Practicum 1 Credit Hours Description Students will practice teaching astronomy lessons and apply science teaching theories and methods learned in ASTR 6300. One and one half hours per week.
	ASTR 6510 - Astrophysics of Stars and Planets 3 Credit Hours Description First of a two-semester sequence forming an introduction to the modern science of astronomy and astrophysics. Topics will include a survey of astronomical tools and methods, the physics of radiation and matter interactions, the Earth-Moon System, Solar System structure, formation, and membership, exoplanets, and the properties of the Sun and stars. To teach this course, the instructor use calculus-based physics to explain the motions and properties of celestial objects.
	ASTR 6520 - Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics 3 Credit Hours Description Second of a two-semester sequence forming an introduction to the modern science of astronomy and astrophysics. Topics will include the structure and properties of stellar atmospheres and interiors, star formation, stellar evolution, the Milky Way galaxy, properties of galaxies, large scale structure of the Universe, and cosmology. To teach this course, the instructor will use calculus-based physics to explain the motions and properties of celestial objects.
	ASTR 7010 - Astronomy for Teachers I 4 Credit Hours Description Designed to give teachers a basic understanding of introductory astronomy, including celestial motions of the stars, sun, moon, and planets; historical development of our understanding of gravitation and orbital motion. Electromagnetic radiation and basic light emitting processes. Telescopes and astronomical instrumentation. Physical nature of the earth, moon, and terrestrial and Jovian planets. Information on teaching resources in astronomy will be available.
	ASTR 7020 - Astronomy for Teachers II 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: ASTR 7010 with grade of C or higher. Description Designed to extend a teacher’s understanding of our observations of the sun and stars with the derivation of their fundamental properties, including the conditions and fusion reactions below their surfaces. Matter between stars and stellar birth; old-age; and death, including neutron stars and black holes. Our Milky Way and other galaxies; quasars and peculiar galaxies; evidence for and interpretation of an expanding universe. Information on teaching resources will be available.
	ASTR 7910 - Directed Study in Astronomy for Teachers 1 to 4 Credit Hours Description Areas of study and credit to be determined by the department.
	ASTR 8000 - Stellar Atmospheres and Spectroscopy 4 Credit Hours Description Physics of radiative transfer in stellar atmospheres and the formation of continuous and line spectra with particular emphasis on the spectroscopic analysis of stellar photospheres. Topics include extended atmospheres, deviations from local thermodynamical equilibrium, determination of chemical abundances in stars, and the analysis of atmospheric motions. Four lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8100 - Stellar Structure and Evolution 4 Credit Hours Description The concepts of thermodynamics, hydrostatics, energy transport, and nuclear energy generation are developed to understand the structures of stars. Time-dependent versions of these relations are then used to understand star formation, stellar evolution, red giants, white dwarfs, and supernovae. Four lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8120 - Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PHYS 8100 and PHYS 8110 with grades of B- or higher Description This course provides an introduction to the physics of plasmas, with an emphasis on developing a physical understanding of the non-intuitive nature of plasmas, and acquiring the basic techniques required for carrying out research in plasma physics. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8130 - Introduction to Fluid Dynamics with Astrophysical Applications 3 Credit Hours Description Fluid dynamics including viscosity, diffusion, vorticity, turbulence, convection, and instabilities. Applications to chemically reactive flows, boundary layers, relativistic flows, particle-fluid interactions, and shocks and astrophysical settings such as stellar oscillations and galactic dynamics using numerical methods and computational frameworks.
	ASTR 8140 - Solar Physics and Space Weather 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description The course introduces the key areas of modern solar physics and space weather. The physical processes that take place in the solar interior, solar atmosphere, and heliosphere, are considered separately and in conjunction. Particular attention is given to solar transient events and their interaction with the magnetosphere and terrestrial environment. The course also highlights the state-of-art observational capabilities in heliophysics.
	ASTR 8150 - Computational Methods for Physics and Astronomy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Some prior programming experience is expected. Description Solving astronomical problems using modern numerical methods, with a practical “hands-on” approach to code-writing. A wide range of subjects will be covered including numerical analysis (integration, differentiation, differential equations), error analysis (error propagation, bootstrapping), modeling and fitting (maximum likelihood, maximum a posteriori), time series analysis (correlations, Fourier transforms, principal component decomposition, wavelets), optimization (root finding, minimization engines), image processing (filtering, registration and comparison, inverse methods) and parallel programming.
	ASTR 8160 - Special Topics in Space Physics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description Course examines a special topic of current interest in astrophysics or solar physics. Topics may vary from semester to semester, and the course may be repeated for credit if the topic is different.
	ASTR 8200 - Galactic Structure 3 Credit Hours Description Structure, kinematics, and dynamics of the Milky Way Galaxy and its various components. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8300 - The Interstellar Medium 3 Credit Hours Description Physical conditions within the various components of the interstellar medium and the observational approaches to understanding these components. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8400 - Extragalactic Astronomy 3 Credit Hours Description Observed distribution and properties of normal galaxies, active galaxies, and quasars; introduction to cosmology. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8500 - Special Topics in Astronomy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Description Course examining a special topic of current interest in astronomy. Topics may vary from semester to semester, and the course may be repeated for credit if the topic is different.
	ASTR 8700 - Observational Cosmology 4 Credit Hours Description Standard Big Bang model of the universe with emphasis on observational evidence and constraints on cosmological parameters. Expansion history, primordial nucleosynthesis, cosmic microwave background, inflation, structure formation, dark matter and dark energy. Four lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8710 - Research Topics in Astronomy 1 to 15 Credit Hours Description Topics related to area of current research to be chosen by the instructor. May be taken more than once for credit if topics are different.
	ASTR 8800 - Optics in Astronomy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: consent of the instructor. Description Optical design and Fourier optics with emphasis on astronomical applications: first and third order ray theory results (foci, pupils, stops, and Seidel aberrations); experience with ZEMAX code on a variety of examples will be emphasized; linear systems and Fourier transforms; scalar diffraction theory; and astronomical applications. A class project will be assigned. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8850 - Planetary Science 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: ASTR 6000 or equivalent. Description Introduction to the field of planetary science; formation of the solar system, terrestrial, and Jovian planets; detailed discussion of Mars, Jupiter, Europa and Titan; discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs; overview of detection methods and analysis of recent discoveries of other solar systems. Three lecture hours a week.
	ASTR 8900 - Seminar in Astronomy 1 to 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: departmental consent. Description Discussion of current research in astronomy. May be repeated for no more than three total credit hours.
	ASTR 8910 - Directed Study in Astronomy 1 to 6 Credit Hours Description Area of study and credit to be determined by the department. May include attendance and participation in seminars, colloquia, or other departmental scientific activities.
	ASTR 9999 - Doctoral Dissertation Research 1 to 15 Credit Hours Description
Biology
	BIOL 6000 - Life Science Professional Skills 1 Credit Hours Description This course focuses on career development, scientific thought, academic and professional development to help students build an individual development plan, prepare for future programs or employment, and successfully complete the biology master ‘s program.
	BIOL 6010 - Mathematical Biology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MATH 2652 with a C or higher. Description Same as MATH 6010. This course provides an introduction to the use of continuous and discrete differential equations in the biological sciences. Topics include single species and interacting population dynamics, modeling infectious and dynamic diseases, regulation of cell function, molecular interactions and receptor-ligand binding, biological oscillators, and an introduction to biological pattern formation.
	BIOL 6011 - Principles of Paleontology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: GEOL 1122K, or consent of instructor. Description Same as GEOL 6011. Three lecture and An introduction to the principles of paleontology including taphonomy, taxonomy, evolution, and extinction by examination of the fossil record. Study of commonly preserved organisms and their use in paleoecology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, biostratigraphic correlation, and conservation paleobiology will be stressed as well. Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
	BIOL 6014K - Invertebrate Biology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 or equivalent. Description Three lecture and Structure, function, distribution, and taxonomic relationship of invertebrate animals. Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
	BIOL 6015 - Vertebrate Biology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 or equivalent course work or permission of instructor. Description Three lecture and Diversity, taxonomy, structure, function, distribution, and ecology of living and extinct vertebrates. Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.

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AL 8992 - Seminar in Second Language Teacher Development

AL 8994 - Seminar in Language and Technology

AL 8995 - Seminar in Second Language Assessment and Evaluation

AL 9800 - Selected Topics

AL 9900 - Research

AL 9999 - Doctoral Dissertation Research

APOR 6500 - Service Playing & Improvisation

ART 6100 - Pedagogy for Teaching Assistants

ART 6200 - Teaching Practicum in Art and Design

ART 6300 - Research Practicum in Art

ART 6400 - Laboratory Practicum in Art

ART 6500 - Professional Practices in Art and Design

ART 6600 - Thesis Writing in Art and Design

ART 6780 - Internship

ART 6850 - Visiting Artist Seminar

ART 6980 - Directed Study

ART 8700 - Graduate Research

AE 6050 - Special Topics in Art Education

AE 6200 - Art for Preschool through Fifth Grade

AE 6300 - Art for Middle and Secondary Schools (TE)

AE 6400 - Media, Technology, and Visual Presentation

AE 6600 - Art Education Practicum

AE 6750 - Student Teaching in Art (TE)

AE 6785 - Internship I

AE 6900 - Art Theory and Criticism in Art Education

AE 6980 - Directed Study

AE 8000 - Introduction to Research in Art Education

AE 8010 - Philosophy and Curriculum

AE 8050 - Computer Imaging and Instructional Technology

AE 8100 - Seminar in Art Education

AE 8200 - Histories, Cultures, and Communities in Art Education

AE 8400 - Arts Based Research

AE 8500 - Directed Study

AE 8800 - Teaching Non-Western Art K-12

AE 8980 - Special Problems

AE 8999 - Thesis Research

AH 6000 - African Art

AH 6010 - African Painting, Sculpture and Textiles

AH 6020 - African Female Artists and Art Forms

AH 6025 - Art & Architecture of Ancient Egypt & the Near East

AH 6030 - Contemporary African Art

AH 6110 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece

AH 6120 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome

AH 6200 - Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages

AH 6310 - Art of Northern Europe in the Renaissance Era

AH 6320 - Italian Renaissance Art: The Age of Humanism

AH 6400 - Baroque Art

AH 6450 - Eighteenth-Century European Art

AH 6500 - Nineteenth-Century European Art

AH 6600 - Modern Architecture

AH 6610 - Twentieth-Century European and American Modernism

AH 6620 - African-American Art

AH 6630 - Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas

AH 6650 - American Art

AH 6660 - Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Art in Latin America

AH 6685 - Memory and Identity in Latin American Art

AH 6690 - Asian Art

AH 6700 - Contemporary Art: Theory and Criticism

AH 6720 - Feminist Issues in Contemporary Art

AH 6750 - Women Artists

AH 6800 - Art History Topics

AH 6850 - Visiting Scholar Seminar

AH 6900 - Special Studies Seminar

AH 6930 - Art History Internship

AH 6950 - Curatorial Practicum in Ancient Art

AH 6980 - Special Problems

AH 8010 - Methodology and Historiography of Art

AH 8999 - Thesis Research

ASTR 6100 - Astronomical Techniques and Instrumentation

ASTR 6200 - Astronomical Data Analytics

ASTR 6300 - Teaching Astronomy

ASTR 6310 - Teaching Astronomy Lab Practicum

ASTR 6510 - Astrophysics of Stars and Planets

ASTR 6520 - Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics

ASTR 7010 - Astronomy for Teachers I