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ARP 815 - Seminar in Postsecondary Student Success
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.
Functions, leadership, and roles of student affairs in postsecondary institutions. Social justice, socio-cultural, and socio-historical theories and practices.
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ARP 827 - Seminar in Emerging Issues in Postsecondary Education
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.
Identification and analysis of complex emerging local, national, and international issues that face high level postsecondary educational leaders.
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ARP 896 - Selected Topics in Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.
Intensive study in specific areas of Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education. In-depth investigation of specific challenges in the field as well as introduction to current and emerging issues. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 896 applicable to a doctoral degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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A E 123 - The Aerospace Engineer
Units: 1
Introduction to professional aerospace engineering. Emphasis on aeronautics and astronautics.
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A E 200 - Statics
Units: 3
Same As: M E 200
Prerequisite(s): MATH 150 and PHYS 195 with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.
Force systems, equilibrium, structures, distributed forces, friction, virtual work, moments of inertia, vector algebra.
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A E 220 - Dynamics
Units: 3
Same As: M E 220
Prerequisite(s): A E 200 [or M E 200 ] and MATH 151 with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.
Kinetics of a particle; central force motion; systems of particles; work and energy; impulse and momentum; moments and products of inertia; Euler’s equations of motion; vibration and time response; engineering applications.
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A E 260 - Programming and Numerical Methods in Aerospace
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 151 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
Basic programming concepts and numerical methods for aerospace applications. Hands-on MATLAB programming. Branching, data structure, debugging, functions, iteration, plotting, recursion. Common numerical methods in aerospace engineering to include interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, regression. Simulink is introduced with aerospace applications.
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A E 280 - Methods of Analysis
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 151 with minimum grade of C. Recommended: MATH 252 .
Selected topics from ordinary differential equations, the Laplace transform, Fourier series, and linear algebra, with engineering applications.
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A E 296 - Experimental Topics
Units: 1-4
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A E 301 - Low Speed Aerodynamics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 340 .
Subsonic flow, airfoil and wing theory, experimental characteristics of wing sections, high lift devices.
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A E 302 - High Speed Aerodynamics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in A E 301 . A E 340 .
Normal shocks, one-dimensional governing flow equations, shock-expansion theory, small perturbation theory for subsonic and supersonic flow, supersonic flows in nozzles and diffusers, thermodynamics of high-speed flow.
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A E 303 - Experimental Aerodynamics
Units: 2
One lecture and three hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): A E 341 and credit or concurrent registration in A E 301 .
Operating characteristics of subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels. Aerodynamic characteristics of wings and bodies. Flow visualization techniques. Force, moment and pressure distribution measurement. Use of hot-wire anemometer and schlieren equipment.
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A E 310 - Aerospace Structural Mechanics and Materials
Units: 4
Prerequisite(s): A E 260 (or M E 202 ); CHEM 200 (or CHEM 202 ); and CIV E 301 (or M E 304 ).
Analysis of thin-walled beams under bending, shear loads, torsion. Buckling, energy methods, engineering materials and their processing, equations of elasticity. Relationship of atomic and molecular structure of materials and their mechanical properties. Material failure by fatigue, fracture, and yield.
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A E 320 - Astrodynamics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 220 [or M E 220 ] and A E 280 .
Two-body orbital mechanics on Keplerian orbits and orbital transfers.
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A E 331 - Feedback Flight Control
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 280 and E E 204 .
Bode plots, lead/lag compensator design using root locus and PID controller design and PID tuning, modeling mechanical and electro-mechanical systems, open loop response, principles of feedback, root locus construction, Routh’s criterion. stability (gain and phase) margins and analysis, state variable approach, stability analysis, pole placement; time domain specifications.
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A E 340 - Fluid Mechanics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in A E 280 and for aerospace or mechanical engineering majors, A E 220 [or M E 220 ] or for construction management, and civil, construction, or environmental engineering majors, CIV E 225 .
Dimensional analysis and modeling, drag forces on moving or immersed objects, fluid dynamic equations and the first law of thermodynamics, fluid statics. Laminar and turbulent flow of liquids and gases in channels, nozzles, and pipes. Reversible and irreversible processes. Not open to students with credit in Mechanical Engineering 360.
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A E 341 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Units: 1
Three hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in A E 340 or M E 360 for mechanical engineering majors.
Flow measuring devices. Experimental applications of continuity, Bernoulli and momentum equations. Model studies. Pipe and channel flows. Flow visualization techniques. Operating characteristics of wind tunnel and water table.
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A E 403 - Aerospace Engineering Senior Project
Units: 3
One lecture and six hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): A E 302 , A E 303 , A E 340 .
Design and build an aerospace project, conduct experimental measurements, perform analyses of measured data.
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A E 410 - Aerospace Structural Dynamics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in A E 310 .
Methods of structural dynamic analysis of problems encountered in aerospace vehicles.
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A E 430 - Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 302 .
Theory and performance of aircraft propulsion systems. Modeling of ramjet, turbofan, and turbojet engine components. Design of turbomachinery to include axial and centrifugal compressors and turbines.
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A E 440 - Aircraft Stability and Control I
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 303 .
Static stability and control, general equations of unsteady motion, stability derivatives, stability of uncontrolled motion, response of aircraft to actuation of controls.
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A E 460A - Aerospace Engineering Applications
Units: 3
One lecture and five hours of design activity.
Prerequisite(s): A E 302 , A E 303 , A E 310 .
Student projects in aerospace design.
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A E 460B - Aerospace Engineering Applications
Units: 2
Six hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): A E 460A .
Student projects in aerospace design.
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A E 496 - Advanced Aerospace Engineering Topics
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Modern developments in engineering. Maximum Credits: six units for any combination of Aerospace Engineering 496, A E 499 , and A E 596 .
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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A E 499 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units for any combination of A E 496 , 499, and A E 596 .
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A E 510 - Finite Element Methods in Aerospace Structures
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 410 .
Static and dynamic analysis of aerospace structures utilizing finite element methods.
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A E 515 - Methods of Analysis
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 280 with minimum grade of C.
Selected topics from vector calculus, partial differential equations, and complex analysis, with engineering applications.
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A E 520 - Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 320 or graduate standing.
Spacecraft rigid-body attitude dynamics and feedback control.
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A E 530 - Rocket and Space Propulsion
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 430 .
Equilibrium combustion thermodynamics. Performance of rocket propelled vehicles. Rocket propulsion fundamentals. Topics in chemical (solid and liquid) and electrical propulsion systems.
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A E 535 - Mechanics of Composite Structures
Units: 3
Same As: M E 535
Prerequisite(s): A E 280 and A E 310 or M E 314 .
Micro- and macro-mechanics of composite materials, classical lamination theory, initial failure prediction and progressive failure analysis of laminates, analysis of beam and plate structures, stiffness and strength based design of composites.
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A E 540 - Aircraft Stability and Control II
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 440 .
Dynamic stability and control of rigid aircraft; general equations of unsteady motion, stability derivatives, perturbed state thrust forces and moment, special problems in dynamic stability and response.
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A E 546 - Aerospace Guidance and Navigation
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 320 with a grade of C (2.0) or better or graduate standing.
Principles and theories of navigation for aerospace vehicles. Aerospace guidance for entry vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, and spacecraft. Classical and advanced guidance designs.
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A E 550 - Viscous Flow
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 340 and credit or concurrent registration in A E 515 .
Kinematics of fluid motion. Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Navier-Stokes equations; exact solutions. Boundary layer approximations, turbulent flow.
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A E 596 - Advanced Aerospace Engineering Topics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Modern developments in aerospace engineering. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units for any combination of A E 496 , A E 499 , and 596 applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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A E 600 - Seminar
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the graduate adviser and instructor.
Intensive study of one of the following topics: Nonlinear vibrations, random vibrations, continuum mechanics, anisotropic elasticity, energy methods, plasticity, and other areas of engineering mechanics. Formerly numbered Engineering Mechanics 600. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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A E 601 - Computational Fluid Mechanics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in A E 302 and A E 515 .
Finite difference method of solving general fluid mechanics problems. Study of stability, convergence, compatibility, dissipation, and dispersion. A project is required.
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A E 611 - Vibration of Elastic Solids
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 410 or M E 520 , and A E 515 .
Vibrational characteristics of elastic media. Vibration of plates. Longitudinal and transverse wave motion in infinite, semi-infinite and finite thickness media. Formerly numbered Engineering Mechanics 611.
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A E 612 - Compressible Fluid Flow
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 302 and credit or concurrent registration in A E 515 .
Theory of flow at supersonic speeds. Linearized theory, three-dimensional wings in steady flight, slender-body theory, methods of characteristics.
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A E 620 - Incompressible Aerodynamics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 301 and A E 515 .
Theory of incompressible aerodynamics; airfoil and wing theory; computational methods.
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A E 621 - Theory of Elasticity
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIV E 301 (or M E 304 ) and credit or concurrent registration in A E 515 .
Analysis of stress and strain: stress-strain relations; the equations of elasticity; uniqueness theorem; compatibility conditions; flexure and torsion. Formerly numbered Engineering Mechanics 621.
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A E 631 - Analysis of Elastic Plates
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 310 and A E 515 .
Elasticity, energy principles, variational methods, classical theory, bending, and vibration of rectangular plates with various boundary conditions, shear deformation plate theories.
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A E 641 - Structural Optimization
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 310 and A E 510 .
Analytical and numerical methods for structural optimization. Optimization problem formulation; optimization using calculus of variations; linear programming; nonlinear optimization; global optimization; generalized optimality criteria and dual methods; sensitivity analysis; multilevel and decomposition techniques; shape and topology optimization. Formerly numbered Engineering Mechanics 641.
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A E 644 - Turbulent Flow
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 515 and A E 550 .
Nature of turbulence based on simple flow observations and a theoretical basis for interpreting and predicting the behaviors of specialized turbulent flow problems.
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A E 651 - Theory of Elastic Stability
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 310 and graduate standing in aerospace engineering.
Stability of elastic systems. Differential equations of stability by summation of forces and moments, and by the variational method. Applications. Formerly numbered Aerospace Engineering 727 and Engineering Mechanics 727.
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A E 670 - Optimal Control
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 320 , E E 420 , or M E 330 .
Applications in aerospace engineering to include Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, maximum principle, optimal control of dynamic systems, and parameter optimization. Fuel-optimal, linear quadratic optimal control, and time-optimal problems.
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A E 696 - Advanced Topics in Aerospace Engineering
Units: 1-3
Advanced topics in aerospace structural mechanics and design to include non-linear elasticity, plasticity, analysis of plates and shells, fracture mechanics, thermal stress analysis, fatigue analysis, non-linear aeroelasticity, advanced topics in finite element methods, structural optimization and reliability analysis. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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A E 731 - Aeroelasticity
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): A E 611 and A E 620 .
Fluid-structure interaction and its static and dynamic effects on airplanes. Unsteady aerodynamics, static aeroelastic instability (divergence), aileron reversal, sweep effects, doublet lattice method, dynamic aeroelastic instability (flutter), computational dynamic aeroelasticity using NASTRAN. Formerly numbered Engineering Mechanics 731.
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A E 797 - Research
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): Consent of graduate adviser.
Research in engineering. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
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A E 798 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): Consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: three units applicable to a master’s degree.
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A E 799A - Thesis or Project
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): An officially appointed thesis committee and advancement to candidacy.
Preparation of a project or thesis for the master’s degree.
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A E 799B - Thesis or Project Extension
Units: 0
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Prior registration in Thesis or Project 799A with an assigned grade symbol of RP.
Registration required in any semester or term following assignment of RP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis is granted final approval.
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A E 799C - Comprehensive Examination Extension
Units: 0
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Completion or concurrent enrollment in degree program courses.
Registration required of students whose only requirement is completion of the comprehensive examination for the master’s degree. Registration in 799C limited to two semesters.
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A S 91A - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 100A
Designed to prepare junior cadets for positions as leaders and managers of the cadet corps and a commission in the US Air Force. Application of principles of motivation, time management, organizational behavior, and participative group management in solving problems.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 91B - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 100B
Designed to prepare junior cadets for positions as leaders and managers of the cadet corps and a commission in the US Air Force. Application of principles of motivation, time management, organizational behavior, and participative group management in solving problems.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 92A - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 200A
Designed to prepare junior cadets for positions as leaders and managers of the cadet corps and a commission in the US Air Force. Application of principles of motivation, time management, organizational behavior, and participative group management in solving problems.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 92B - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 200B
Designed to prepare junior cadets for positions as leaders and managers of the cadet corps and a commission in the US Air Force. Application of principles of motivation, time management, organizational behavior, and participative group management in solving problems.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 93A - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 300A
Demonstration laboratory designed to develop leadership and management skills, problem-solving skills, and exercise group planning, organizing and coordinating activities.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 93B - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 300B
Demonstration laboratory designed to develop leadership and management skills, problem-solving skills, and exercise group planning, organizing and coordinating activities.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 94A - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 400A
Demonstration laboratory designed to develop leadership and management skills, problem-solving skills, and exercise group planning, organizing and coordinating activities.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 94B - Leadership Laboratory
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
One hour and fifty minutes of activity per unit.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in A S 400B
Demonstration laboratory designed to develop leadership and management skills, problem-solving skills, and exercise group planning, organizing and coordinating activities.
Note: Leadership laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or who are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace studies. Credit earned in this course is not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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A S 100A - Foundations of the United States Air Force
Units: 1
Meets one hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for AFROTC cadets: Concurrent registration in A S 91A
Overview of the United States Air Force to include basic characteristics, missions, and organization.
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A S 100B - Foundations of the United States Air Force
Units: 1
Meets one hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for AFROTC cadets: Concurrent registration in A S 91B
Overview of the United States Air Force to include basic characteristics, missions, and organization.
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A S 200A - Team and Leadership Fundamentals
Units: 1
Meets one hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for AFROTC cadets: Concurrent registration in A S 92A
Foundations and development of cadet leadership on a personal level and within a team. Field training experiences.
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A S 200B - Team and Leadership Fundamentals
Units: 1
Meets one hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for AFROTC cadets: Concurrent registration in A S 92B
Foundations and development of cadet leadership on a personal level and within a team. Field training experiences.
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A S 233 - Field Training Unit
Units: 2-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Required for advanced cadets, military orientation, and flight familiarization.
Note: Credit granted for field training camp on basis of individual student application with approval of Aerospace Studies department chair.
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A S 300A - Leading People and Effective Communication
Units: 3
Advanced skills and experiences in communication, leadership, and management in supervised environments.
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A S 300B - Leading People and Effective Communication
Units: 3
Advanced skills and experiences in communication, leadership, and management in supervised environments.
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A S 400A - National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty
Units: 3
Roles of military officers in American society. Complex social and political issues facing military professions. Preparation for active duty.
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A S 400B - National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty
Units: 3
Roles of military officers in American society. Complex social and political issues facing military professions. Preparation for active duty.
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A S 499 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Aerospace Studies department chair.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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Africana Studies |
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AFRAS 101 - Introduction to Africana Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Units: 3 GE
Interdisciplinary introduction of African American thought and behavior. Subject areas include social systems, economic empowerment, self development, family dynamics, use of power, cognitive styles, interethnic communication and international relations. Review of relevant literature in social and behavioral sciences. Formerly numbered Africana Studies 101A.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 102 - An Afrocentric Response to Generational Trauma
Units: 3 GE
Generational trauma to African Americans resulting from Black Lives Matter movement, Jim Crow, Maafa, and Reconstruction. Physiological, psychological, and social impacts of generational trauma. Wholeness and healing.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 120 - Composition
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement. (See “Graduation Requirements ” section of catalog.) Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required.
Designed to develop and enhance composition and reading skills. Focus on writing skills that contribute to academic growth and development.
Note: Not open to students with credit in a higher-numbered composition course or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or LING 100B or RWS 100 [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B .
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AFRAS 140 - Oral Communication
Units: 3 GE
Practice in speaking, critical listening, reasoning and organizing. Theory and techniques of communications used to evaluate the effect they have on the lives of Blacks and others.
Note: Not open to students with credit in CCS 111A or COMM 103 .
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AFRAS 170A - Afro-American History
Units: 3 GE-AI
American history from a Black perspective.
Note: Satisfies the American Institutions requirement in American history and United States Constitution. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 170B - Afro-American History
Units: 3 GE-AI
American history from a Black perspective.
Note: Satisfies the American Institutions requirement in American history and California government. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 200 - Intermediate Expository Writing and Research Fundamentals
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement and AFRAS 120 or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or LING 100B or RWS 100 [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Development of intermediate expository writing skills and application of practical research principles.
Note: Not open to students with credit in AMIND 225 , CCS 200 , LING 200 , or RWS 200 [or ENGL 200 ].
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AFRAS 240 - Africana Intellectual Thought
Units: 3 GE
Major theories and theory-makers and production of a global black intellectual tradition. Thoughts and writings of major black leaders as they relate to liberation, struggle, resistance, and cultural production.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 260 - Africana Literary Study
Units: 3 GE
Oral and written literature produced by people of African descent. How Africana people use language to communicate their history and culture. Basic literary vocabulary, techniques, and theories for the non-specialist.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 296 - Experimental Topics
Units: 1-4
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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AFRAS 300 - Afro-Brazilian Community, Culture, and Identity
Units: 3
Culture, history, and the social institutions of Brazilians of African descent. Economic and political standing in Brazil’s contemporary urban and traditional rural societies.
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AFRAS 305W - Writing in Various Settings
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Compose effective texts for a wide range of situations in and out of the university. Adjust textual elements for specific audiences, purposes, and settings. Enhance critical reading and writing skills by exploring how content contributes to meaning and effectiveness.
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AFRAS 320 - Political Economy of African Diaspora
Units: 3 GE
Political economy of urban growth, development, and redevelopment in African diaspora, examined in historical and contemporary contexts. Race and class inequality and conflict; effectiveness of public and private sector decisions and programs.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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AFRAS 321 - Black Political Participation in America
Units: 3 GE
Afro-American political life and development in the United States. Interaction between Afro-Americans and various actors, institution processes, and policies of the American system of politics and governance.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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AFRAS 322 - African American Political Thought
Units: 3 GE
Political and social thought underlying principles, goals, strategies developed by African Americans in struggle for social development and human rights. Focus on twentieth century thought.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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AFRAS 327 - Critical Theories in Africana Studies
Units: 3
Major historical and contemporary theories and thinkers that have defined and continue to define discipline of Africana studies. Comparative analyses of diverse voices and perspectives.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 331 - The Black Family
Units: 3 GE
Structure and functions of the Black family in contemporary American society.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 332 - Black Women: Myth and Reality
Units: 3 GE
Images of Black women in America and how those images have been distorted.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 333 - Black Women’s History
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the General Education requirement in Communication and Critical Thinking, I.2. Written Communication.
Black women’s experiences during enslavement and Jim Crow. Struggles of liberation and the shaping of American society.
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AFRAS 341 - Cultural Patterns and African American Identity
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: AFRAS 101 .
Impact of social institutions on African American identity and cultural patterns.
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AFRAS 351 - Black Religions and Spirituality
Units: 3 GE
Same As: REL S 351
Major Black religious and spiritual responses and expressions in Africa and Black diaspora, including creation of institutions to support and advance religious and spiritual matters.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 363 - Sociocultural Analysis of Black Languages
Units: 3
Same As: LING 363
Social and cultural functions of Black languages, verbal and nonverbal, in Afro-American life, and their profound impact on larger society. Also, a probe into issues concerning validity of Black English.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 365A - African American Literature to 1900
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ENGL 365A
Eighteenth and nineteenth century writing by African American authors. Issues of literary form, canon formation, and sociopolitical impact of the literature upon African American culture.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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AFRAS 365B - African American Literature After 1900
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ENGL 365B
Writing by African American authors after 1900. Issues of literary form, canon formation and sociopolitical impact of the literature upon African American and American culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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AFRAS 380 - Blacks in the American Justice System
Units: 3 GE
Interpretation and application of constitutional principles and judicial decisions to political and social problems faced by Afro-Americans.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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AFRAS 385 - African American Music
Units: 3 GE
African American music from its African roots to present. Consideration of musical styles, events, significant contributors as well as role of sociocultural values in development of music.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 421 - Black Urban Experience
Units: 3 GE
Major social science literature of international Black urban experience. Behavior, culture, and oppressions unique to urban environment.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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AFRAS 422 - Modern Civil Rights Movement
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): AFRAS 101 .
Key events, strategies, and theoretical debates that emerged from struggle for black equality during modern civil rights movement in the United States from 1945 to present.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 423 - Black Nationalism
Units: 3 GE
Black nationalism in the world, with emphasis on comparative analysis of writings of leading nationalist (and Pan-Africanist) thinkers and theorists.
Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
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AFRAS 455 - Africana Class, Gender, and Sexualities
Units: 3 GE
Intersection of race, class, gender, and sexualities within Africana culture and experience and impact on Africana world-view.
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