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Course Descriptions

 

Department of Public Health
  

  • DPH 420 - Communicable and Chronic Disease in Man

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. Problems, control and prevention of communicable and chronic disease in modern society.
  

  • DPH 421 - Sanitation

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. Sanitation in the home and school, in food production, water supply, waste and excreta disposal.
  

  • DPH 422 - Drugs and the Whole Person

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): 2.5 GPA. Psychosocial, medical, legal and health aspects of drugs and their abuse.
  

  • DPH 425 - Health Administration

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. An introduction to health program administration including organization, financing, delivery systems and manpower development.
  

  • DPH 427 - Health Policy

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. The role of the health professional in the development of public health policy, influencing social policy and planning for social change.
  

  • DPH 428 - Health Care Organization

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. This course is an overview to the American health care delivery system, its component organizations and management.
  

  • DPH 430 - Human Sexuality

    3 hrs.
    Physical, emotional and social aspects of human sexuality.
  

  • DPH 431 - Sexuality Education

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. Theory, methods, materials for planning, organizing and implementing sexuality in school and community settings.
  

  • DPH 432 - Introduction to Epidemiology

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. Concepts and methods of epidemiology as applied to a variety of health-related problems.
  

  • DPH 433 - Health Care Planning

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. Health services strategic planning with emphasis on analyzing organizational issues and problems, formulating policies and implementing plans for action.
  

  • DPH 436 - Stress Management Techniques

    3 hrs.
    To acquaint students with educational programming related to stress management with specific techniques to manage stress.
  

  • DPH 437 - Health Education in Clinical Settings

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. Analysis of the role, methods and technology of health education pertaining to health care clinics and patient education.
  

  • DPH 438 - Workplace Health Promotion

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. Study of health education theory and practice as applied to occupational health.
  

  • DPH 440 - Introduction to Biostatistics

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 101  or higher and 2.5 GPA. Statistical analysis, application of descriptive and inferential statistics, measures in epidemiology and health services research.
  

  • DPH 457 - Health Care Financing

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 101  or higher, ACC 200 , ECO 101 ; DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA.  A basic introduction to financial principles and concepts as applied to the management of not-for-profit and for-profit health services organizations in the United States.
  

  • DPH 460 - Long-Term Care Policy and Administration

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): 2.5 GPA. Introduction to long-term care policy and administration involving public and private programs and practice of health care for the elderly and special populations.
  

  • DPH 470 - Health Law and Justice

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH majors or minors only with 2.5 GPA. An examination of social and legal principles impacting health care delivery in the United States.
  

  • DPH 477 - Developmental Disabilities in Early Childhood

    3 hrs.
    Overview of contributing factors to atypical early development, identification and management of at-risk conditions, legal/ethical issues and legislation/litigation.
  

  • DPH 478 - Specialized Studies in Developmental Disabilities

    1-6 hrs.
    Specialized study and skill acquisition in the area of developmental disabilities topics vary.
  

  • DPH 485 - Senior Seminar

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DPH major of senior standing with 2.5 GPA; DPH 210 , DPH 321  and an additional 15 hours of DPH coursework. Application of health assessment, planning and program implementation.
  

  • DPH 490 - Special Topics

    1-3 hrs.
    Departmental consent required. A comprehensive study of a selected health science area in which students will evaluate current state of knowledge and apply theory and concepts to construct strategies within their own professional area.
  

  • DPH 492 - Special Problems

    1-6 hrs.
    Departmental consent required. Requires permission of instructor. A student-originated problem, research plan and reporting of results, with guidance of a chosen adviser.
  

  • DPH 493 - Practicum

    6 hrs.
    Fee A special fee is charged for this course. (See Special Fees listing in Student Expenses section.) (All labs are subject to a usage fee.)
    Prerequisite(s): DPH major of senior standing with 2.5 GPA; DPH 485 . Practical experience in the delivery of health education and administration programs.
  

  • DPH 497 - Professional Collaboration for Developmental Disability Services

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Upper-level undergraduate students only. study of the interdependent contributions of relevant disciplines in training, service and research.
  

  • DPH 498 - Families of Developmentally Disabled

    3 hrs.
    Interdisciplinary approach to the study of the developmentally disabled.
  

  • DPH 499 - British Studies

    3-6 hrs.
    Lectures and supervised research in England. Departmental consent required. Involves variable topics. Offered exclusively through the Southern Miss Institute of Anglo-American Studies.

Economics
  

  • ECO 101 - Basic Economics

    3 hrs.
    Principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics applied to current social issues for understanding of policy proposals.
  

  • ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    3 hrs.
    A study of a nation’s economy; topics include inflation, unemployment, gross domestic product, business cycles and international influences. (CC 2113)
  

  • ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics

    3 hrs.
    A study of market systems; topics include supply and demand, the behavior of firms and households in different market structures, government intervention in markets, barriers to trade and foreign exchange markets. (CC 2123)
  

  • ECO 305 - Economic Issues

    3 hrs.
    A survey of history of economic thought, economic history of the United States and the fields of economics.
  

  • ECO 327 - Economics of Africa

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 101  or ECO 201  or ECO 202 . Introduce students to the study of the economics of Africa from ancient time to the present.
  

  • ECO 330 - Money and Public Policy

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and ECO 202 . A study of the nature and functions of money, financial institutions, monetary theory, and the political, social and international context in which economic policy is formulated.
  

  • ECO 336 - Survey of International Economics

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and ECO 202 . An introductory study of why nations trade, tariff and nontariff barriers to trade, commercial policy, balance of payments accounting, exchange rate determination, balance of payments adjustment and the international currency system.
  

  • ECO 340 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and ECO 202 . An intermediate study of the determination of prices in factor and final product markets.
  

  • ECO 345 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and ECO 202 . An intermediate study of the determination of aggregate income and employment.
  

  • ECO 401 - Public Finance

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and ECO 202 . A study of federal and state spending and fundraising policies within the context of the social goals of the society.
  

  • ECO 436 - International Economics

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 336 . An intermediate study of international trade theory and international monetary theory; the pure theory of trade and comparative advantage, economic integration, international resource movements, foreign exchange markets, balance of payments adjustment mechanisms and international monetary systems.
  

  • ECO 440 - Economic Development

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and ECO 202 . Emphasis on the economic tools for economic development with particular attention to regional growth and change; case studies include a number of countries and successful examples of regional, corporate and local development.
  

  • ECO 444 - Economics of Health Care

    3 hrs.
    Study of economic issues in the health care sector.
  

  • ECO 450 - Introduction to Econometric Methods

    3 hrs.
    Specification, estimation and interpretation of econometric models.
  

  • ECO 470 - Comparative Economic Systems

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and ECO 202 . A course designed to acquaint the student with the origins, development and characteristics of fascism, socialism and capitalism.
  

  • ECO 492 - Special Problems in Economics

    1-6 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of chair. Individual study on an approved topic in economics. Senior Honors Project (Students undertaking a Senior Honors project will enroll in ECO 492H.)
  

  • ECO 493 - Contemporary Economic Problems

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 336 , ECO 340  and ECO 345 . A capstone course for economics majors. Application of the tools of economics to current macroeconomic and microeconomic issues.
  

  • ECO 498 - International Economics Seminar Abroad

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of program director. Conducted in various locations abroad, a series of lectures and discussions involving authorities on international economic issues and practices.
  

  • ECO 499 - International Economics Research Abroad

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of program director. A research course in international economics offered for students enrolled in ECO 498 .

Economic Development
  

  • ED 400 - Technology Commercialization

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Technology Commercialization will examine the theory, practice, implications and history of technological innovation. Students will be introduced to key concepts in this field. The relationship between theories of technology development and various strategies for commercializing new technologies will be explored.
  

  • ED 410 - Applied Technology

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Student must be in final semester prior to graduation. Students will apply the knowledge gained from all courses in the Applied Technology BS curriculum to evaluate and apply technology in the workplace, and will increase their awareness of the types of applied technology used and the issues involved in making applied technology successful.

Electronics Engineering Technology
  

  • EET 100 - Seminar in Engineering

    1 hr.
    Provides instruction for academic preparation, exposure to faculty and department activities, and an overview of career opportunities for EET majors; required of all first-semester EET freshman.
  

  • EET 101 - Introductory Electronics

    2 hrs.
    Corequisite(s): MAT 101  or higher. A survey of electronic engineering and technology principles; introduction to major topics in electricity and electronics.
  

  • EET 101L - Introductory Electronics Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 101 . Application of theory and principles presented in EET 101 .
  

  • EET 110 - Introduction to Electric Circuits

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 101 . Corequisite(s): EET 110L . Basic electrical concepts and relationships; use of DC circuit analysis theorems and techniques.
  

  • EET 110L - Electric Circuits Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 110 .
  

  • EET 111 - Analysis of Alternating Current (AC) Circuits

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 110 . Corequisite(s): EET 111L . Impedance and phasor concepts; use of AC circuit analysis theorems and techniques.
  

  • EET 111L - AC Analysis Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 111 .
  

  • EET 120 - Electronic Graphics

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 120L Computer-aided drafting principles for orthographic projections; schematics, wiring diagrams, and symbols.
  

  • EET 200 - Electronics Assembly and Fabrication Practices

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 200L  Computer-aided printed circuit board (PCB) design, layout and fabrication.
  

  • EET 200L - Assembly and Fabrication Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 200L. An optional laboratory designed to accompany EET 200. Concurrent registration in EET 200 required.
  

  • EET 210 - Electronic Devices and Circuits

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 111 . Corequisite(s): EET 210L  and PHY 201 . Theory and application of solid state devices; diodes, junction and field-effect transistors, IC fabrication; small signal BJT amplifiers.
  

  • EET 210L - Devices and Circuits I Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 210 .
  

  • EET 230 - Electronic Instrumentation

    1 hr.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 111 . Corequisite(s): EET 230L . Theory of operation and industrial use of common electronic instruments.
  

  • EET 230L - Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 230 .
  

  • EET 301 - Intermediate Network Analysis and Design

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing. Corequisite(s): MAT 167 . Develop additional skills in the time/frequency domain; network analysis.
  

  • EET 311 - Applications of Semiconductor Devices I

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 111  or EET 301 . Corequisite(s): EET 311L  and PHY 112 /PHY 202 . Analysis and design of DC and small-signal amplifiers based on BJTs and FETs; difference amplifiers.
  

  • EET 311L - Applications of Semiconductor Devices I Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 311 .
  

  • EET 312 - Applications of Semiconductor Devices II

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 311  and PHY 201 . Corequisite(s): EET 312L . OPAMPS, power amplifiers, voltage regulators, special devices.
  

  • EET 312L - Applications of Semiconductor Devices II Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 312 . Laboratory applications of linear devices and circuits.
  

  • EET 315 - Communication Systems

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 311 , MAT 167  and PHY 202 . Corequisite(s): EET 315L . RF amplifiers and oscillators; signal spectra; noise; modulation; demodulation; phase-locked loops.
  

  • EET 315L - Communication Systems Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 315 .
  

  • EET 323 - Advanced Analytical Methods

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 168 . Laplace transform methods for analog signals and systems; transfer functions; z-transform methods for discrete time signals and systems; frequency-domain methods.
  

  • EET 324 - Applied Discrete Transforms

    3 hrs.
  

  • EET 342 - Electrical Energy Systems

    2 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 111  and PHY 202 . Corequisite(s): EET 342L . AC and DC motors and generators.
  

  • EET 342L - Electrical Machinery Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 342 .
  

  • EET 360 - Electromagnetic Fields and Waves

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 280 . Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations; time-varying fields; Maxwell’s equations; transmission lines, antennas and propagation.
  

  • EET 392 - Special Problems

    1-3 hrs.
  

  • EET 396 - Engineering Laboratory Internship

    1-3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Assistance with engineering laboratory development, preparation, operation, and experimentation. May be repeated for a total of six hours.
  

  • EET 400 - Senior Project

    2 hrs.
    Fee A special fee is charged for this course. (See Special Fees listing in Student Expenses section.) (All labs are subject to a usage fee.)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and approval of faculty adviser. Project should be in area of student’s specialization. Senior Honors Project (Students undertaking a Seniors Honor project will enroll in EET 400H.)
  

  • EET 401 - Senior Project

    2 hrs.
    Fee A special fee is charged for this course. (See Special Fees listing in Student Expenses section.) (All labs are subject to a usage fee.)
    Prerequisite(s): EET 400 . Senior Honors Project (Students undertaking a Seniors Honors project will enroll in EET H401.)
  

  • EET 412 - Advanced Circuit Analysis

    2 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 111 , EET 323  and PHY 202 . Corequisite(s): EET 412L . Transfer functions; network analysis by Laplace transform methods.
  

  • EET 412L - Advanced Circuit Analysis Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 412 .
  

  • EET 450 - Microwave Technology

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 315 , MAT 168 , PHY 202 . Corequisite(s): EET 450L . Introduction to microwave technology with special emphasis on microwave communications systems and radar; microwave components and circuits; measurement techniques; fault isolation.
  

  • EET 450L - Microwave Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 450 .
  

  • EET 461 - Electrical Power

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 202  and senior standing. Power generation and distribution, load flow, faults, grids and layout.
  

  • EET 477 - Control Systems

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 323  and PHY 202 . Corequisite(s): EET 477L . Fundamental control system theory and applications; servomechanisms; process control; measurement and instrumentation.
  

  • EET 477L - Control Systems Laboratory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 477 .
  

  • EET 478 - Digital Control Systems

    2 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EET 323 ; Corequisite(s): EET 478L . Design of systems incorporating a computer as an online element; design of control algorithms and optimal control techniques.
  

  • EET 478L - Digital Control Systems Labortory

    1 hr.
    Corequisite(s): EET 478 .
  

  • EET 480 - Antennas and Propagation

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 280 , PHY 202 . Basic antenna principles, several important types of antennas, and radio waves propagation characteristics in communications.
  

  • EET 492 - Special Problems

    1-3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and approval of faculty adviser; supervised study in areas not covered by available courses.
  

  • EET 496 - Industrial Internship

    1-6 hrs.
    A minimum of 400 total hours of internship under the direct supervision of industrial professionals in collaberation with Southern Miss faculty.
  

  • EET 499 - Undergraduate Research

    1-3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Introduction to methods of engineering research. May be repeated for a total of six hours.

English
  

  • ENG 90 - Developmental Writing

    3 hrs.
    Develops basic writing skills (Open only to students in Developmental Education program).
  

  • ENG 099E - Expanded Composition Studio

    1 hr.
    Supports student work in ENG 100E  through additional writing instruction; required of students with a below-minimum ACT score and does not fulfill any core or degree requirement.
  

  • ENG 99 - Introduction to Composition

    3 hrs.
    Required of entering freshmen with a below minimum English score on the ACT; does not satisfy any university core or degree requirement.
  

  • ENG 100E - Composition I – Expanded

    3 hrs.
    The first sequence of an expanded version of ENG 101 . Course stresses critical reading, reflection and writing skills in a variety of academic and social contexts.
  

  • ENG 101 - Composition One

    3 hrs.
    Stresses clear, effective writing with special attention to syntactical and organizational skills. (CC 1113, 1213)
  

  • ENG 102 - Composition Two

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 . Refines compositional skills and stresses additional rhetorical and research methods. (CC 1123, 1223)
  

  • ENG 110 - Basic Grammar

    3 hrs.
    Stresses grammar, mechanics, usage and other basic writing skills. (may not count toward a major, minor or core).
  

  • ENG 200 - Introduction to Drama

    3 hrs.
    Focuses on drama of the western world.
  

  • ENG 201 - Introduction to Fiction

    3 hrs.
    Focuses on the various types and modes of fiction, both short stories and novels.
  

  • ENG 202 - Introduction to Poetry

    3 hrs.
    Focuses on major English and American poetry.
 

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