Mar 29, 2024  
University Catalog 2017-2018 
    
University Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Civil Engineering (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements subject to limits established by department and approval of a graduate adviser.

  
  • CE 2800 - Numerical Methods for Engineers I

    (also listed as ME 2800)


    (1)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 2120. This course focuses on equipping students with the basic computing skills students will need throughout their engineering disciplines. The emphasis is on translating open-ended problems into algorithm development and implementation to solve basic numerical problems. Topics include introduction to basic engineering problems and their conceptualization through mathematical models, and introduction to algorithm development and implementation into a computer program. (Laboratory 3 hours)

     

    CI-D ENGR 220:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
     

  
  • CE 2840 - Environmental Engineering I


    (1)
    Prerequisites: CHEM 1040 and MATH 2120. This course provides an overview of natural environmental systems and processes with special emphasis placed on the interactions among environmental systems (e.g., air, water, and soil) and between humans and technology and the environment. Topics include occurrence and movement of surface water and groundwater, water and sewage treatment, air pollution, climate change, modeling, hazardous and solid waste management, green engineering, and nutrient and contaminant cycling. (Laboratory 3 hours)

  
  • CE 3000 - Economics for Engineers

    (also listed as EE 3000, ME 3000)
    (3)
    Basic economic concepts and principles,   costs and benefits analysis,  alternative designs, economic viability of engineering solutions in broader context.

  
  • CE 3010 - Ethics and Professionalism in Civil Engineering

    (also listed as EE 3010 and ME 3010)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in civil engineering. Analysis of Ethics and professional standards in civil engineering profession; impact of civil engineering profession on society; professional registration and liability; government regulations, legal and ethical  aspects of construction, public infrastructure management, and public policy; principles of sustainability in design and engineering practice.

  
  • CE 3030 - Fluid Mechanics I

    (also listed as ME 3030)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2100. CE/ME 2010 with a minimum C grade. Fundamental principles and methods of fluid mechanics; thermodynamics of fluid flow; Newtonian fluids; equations of fluid flow; laminar and turbulent flow; applications.

  
  • CE 3060 - Communication for Civil Engineers


    (2)
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of the GE Block A, B4, and one additional course in Block B, ENGL 2030, and at least one course each from Block C and Block D. Exposure to key communication skills encountered in civil engineering practice. Integration of oral and written communication skills centered around a civil engineering design project. Individual and team assignments. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours.

    WI
  
  • CE 3120 - Strength of Materials Laboratory I

    (also listed as ME 3120)
    (1)
    Prerequisites: CE/ME 2050 (Strength of Materials I). Tests of engineering materials in tension, compression, bending, and torsion; verification by experiment; basic theories learned in strength of materials. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 3130 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory I

    (also listed as ME 3130)
    (1)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 3030. Experiments on fluid properties, fluid statics, conservation of mass, energy, and momentum, and fluid resistance. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 3140 - Hydraulics Laboratory I


    (1)
    Prerequisites: CE/ME 3030 and PHYS 2200. Experiments on fluid properties, fluid statics, conservation of mass, energy, and momentum, pressure flow, open channel hydraulics, and fluid resistance. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 3200 - Dynamics for Civil Engineers


    (2)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 2010 with a minimum grade of C, MATH 2150 and PHYS 2200. Plane kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies; Newton’s second law, work-energy and impulse-momentum methods; mass flow; structural vibrations. Lecture 2 hours

     

    CI-D ENGR 230:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
     

  
  • CE 3520 - Technological Aspects of Urban Environment


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block B. Current engineering practice in dealing with urban problems such as financial, transportation, pollution, communications, public utilities, land use planning and public health. Not acceptable for engineering technical elective credit.

    UD GE B
  
  • CE 3580 - Environment, Earth Systems and Technology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block B. Consider the role of technology in the changing relationships between human societies and their environment; studies the impact of the agricultural, industrial and information revolutions on natural systems and sustainability.

    UD GE B
  
  • CE 3600 - Structural Mechanics I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 2050 with a minimum grade of C. Analysis of determinate structures: beams, frames, and cables. Introduction to influence lines and analysis of indeterminate structures.

  
  • CE 3610 - Introduction to Structural Design


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 1950, CE 3200,CE 3600. Loads on buildings and load distribution in framed structures, codes and specifications, design of simple beams, columns and tension members made from steel and concrete.

  
  • CE 3640 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory


    (1)
    Prerequisites: CHEM 1040, CE 3610, CE/ME 3120, CE3660 and CE 3760. Physical tests of construction materials such as cement, concrete aggregates, asphalt cement concrete, constituents of masonry, fiber reinforced plastics (FRPs), timber and steel. Strength tests. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 3650 - Specifications, Cost Estimating, and Construction Management


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Senior standing in engineering. Introduction to Construction Management, specification, and cost estimating.

  
  • CE 3660 - Geotechnical Engineering I


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE/ME  2050 with a minimum grade of C; prerequisite or corequisite: CE/ME 3030. Physical and mechanical properties of soils, classification, permeability, seepage,  compaction, effective stress, stress distribution, consolidation, settlement, , Mohr’s Circles, shearstrength , and testing methods.

     

     

  
  • CE 3680 - Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory


    (1)
    Prerequisites: CE  3660, CE 3120.  Determination of index and strength properties of soils. Tests include: sieve and hydrometer analysis, permeability, compaction, sand cone, unconfined compression, consolidation, and direct shear. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 3700 - Transportation Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 2020 (Plane Surveying). Fundamental principles for analysis, planning, design, and operation of transportation systems.

  
  • CE 3720 - Asphaltic Materials Laboratory


    (1)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 3120 (Strength of Materials Lab). Laboratory tests on asphalt cement and aggregates; design of asphaltic mixtures; proportioning of asphalt cement and aggregates; preparation of test specimens. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 3760 - Properties of Civil Engineering Materials


    (2)
    Prerequisites: CHEM 1040, CE 3120,CE 3610 and CE 3660. Introduction to structure and properties of civil engineering materials such as steel, cement, concrete, asphalt, soil, wood and polymers. Lecture 2 hours

  
  • CE 3800 - Numerical Methods for Engineers II

    (also listed as ME 3800)
    (2)
    Prerequisite: CE 2800 (Numerical Methods for Engineers I), MATH 2150 (Differential Equations). Applied numerical methods for engineers with computer applications. (Laboratory 6 hours).

  
  • CE 3810 - Computer Aided Design Laboratory


    (1)
    Prerequisites: CE/ME 3030 (Fluid Mechanics I), CE 3610 (Intro. to Structural Design), CE 3700 (Transportation Engr.). Use of computer-aided visualization, comprehension and graphical representation in planning and design of civil engineering projects.

  
  • CE 3820 - Computer Aided Structural Analysis, Design and Experimentation Laboratory


    (1)
    Prerequisites: CE/ME 3120 (Strength of Materials Lab), CE 3610 (Intro. to Structural Design). Computer aided structural analysis and design using structural simulation software as encountered in practice. Computer aided structural experimentation and comparison of experimental results with structural analysis software. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 3840 - Environmental Engineering II


    (2)
    Prerequisites: CE 2840 (Environmental Engineering I). This course is the second in the required core environmental engineering series. Discussion on natural environmental systems will continue, with special emphasis on the role and sustainability of engineered systems (i.e., water/wastewater treatment plants, landfills, remediation technologies, etc.). Greater focus on the fundamentals of the fate and transport of contaminants and nutrients in air, surface waters, groundwater, and soils. (Lecture 1 hours, laboratory 3 hours).

  
  • CE 3860 - Design of Water Resources Systems


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 1950, CE/ME 3030. Development of water resources, water demand analysis, availability of water, storage and control structures, conveyance and distribution systems, components of distribution system, and drainage system. (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours).

  
  • CE 3870 - Hydraulics I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE/ ME 3030 (Fluid Mechanics I). Introduction to open channel flow, gradually varied flow, hydraulic machinery, and introduction to unsteady flow.

  
  • CE 3980 - Cooperative Education


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Approval of student adviser and department chair. Integration of civil engineering work experience with academic program, individually planned through coordinator. Minimum of 10 hours per week required for each unit. Graded CR/ NC.

  
  • CE 4020 - Strength of Materials II


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE/ME 2050 (Strength of Materials I), MATH 2150 (Differential Equations). Stress-strain relationship in three dimensions, energy principles; theories of failure, curved beams, thick wall cylinders, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, and torsion in noncircular sections.

  
  • CE 4140 - Hydraulics Laboratory II


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CE 3140; prerequisite or co-requisite: CE 3860.  Experiments on  pressure flow, free surface flow, pumps, turbines,, and unsteady flow. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 4540 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering; enrollment subject to approval of instructor in charge. Group study of selected topics not currently offered as technical electives; study groups may be organized in advanced civil engineering subjects upon approval of instructor.

  
  • CE 4540L - Special Topics in Civil Engineering


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering; enrollment subject to approval of instructor in charge. Group study of selected topics not currently offered as technical electives; study groups may be organized in advanced civil engineering subjects upon approval of instructor. Tests include physical tests of cement, aggregates and other agents, mix design; workability and strength tests. Concrete canoe design and construction.

  
  • CE 4600 - Structural Mechanics II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3600 (Structural Mechanics I). Analysis of indeterminate structures; moment distribution, slope deflection, and approximation methods; three dimensional frames and long span structures.

  
  • CE 4610 - Design of Steel Structures


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 3600 (Structural Mechanics), CE 3610 (Intro. To Structural Design). Design of steel structures; lateral buckling of beams and frames, built-up beams, girders and trusses; moment connections, torsion and unsymmetrical bending; diaphragms and lateral force designs.

  
  • CE 4620 - Reinforced Concrete Design I


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 3600 (Structural Mechanics I), CE 3610 (Intro. To Structural Design). Strength design of reinforced concrete structures, beams, slabs, frames, columns, footings, and retaining walls.

  
  • CE 4630 - Timber and Masonry Design


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 3600 (Structural Mechanics I), CE 3610 (Intro. To Structural Design). Wood properties and design of wood structural elements, plywood and glulam products; reinforced masonry (brick and concrete) units, material properties, design of reinforced masonry structural elements.

  
  • CE 4650 - Seismic Design


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 3200 and CE 3610. Earthquake and ground motion characteristics, structural response to support motions, lateral force resisting systems, determination of seismic forces, design of buildings for lateral loads.

  
  • CE 4670 - Geotechnical Engineering Design I


    ( 3)
    Prerequisite: CE  3660. Site investigation and subsurface exploration, geotechnical design of shallow and deep foundations, earth retaining structures,  and slope stability.

  
  • CE 4710 - Highway Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 3700 (Transportation Engineering), CE 2020 (Plane Surveying). Introduction to principles of highway design including route location, geometric of horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork computations, drainage designs; computer applications.

  
  • CE 4720 - Highway and Airport Pavement Design


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 3680 (Geotechnical Eng. Lab), CE 3700 (Transportation Eng.) Theory and principles of pavement design for highways and airports; effects of soil characteristics and physical properties of basic materials; testing procedures. Grading ABC/NC.

  
  • CE 4730 - Pavement Design Laboratory


    (1)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 3120 (Strengh of Materials Lab). Basic tests performed in evaluation of treated and untreated bases, subbases, and subgrades necessary for pavement thickness design. Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 4740 - Traffic Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3700 (Transportation Engineering). Elements of traffic engineering; vehicle, driver, and road characteristics; capacity and flow determination; signalized intersections; parking and accident studies; street, freeway, and mass transit operations.

  
  • CE 4750 - Advanced Geomatics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite: CE 2020 and CE 3700. Advanced geomatics, including triangulation, global positioning system (GPS), design and field layout of a spiraled horizontal curve including a vertical curve, and earthwork determination. Lecture 1 hours, laboratory 6 hours.

  
  • CE 4790 - Groundwater Contamination and Remediation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3840 (Environmental Engineering II). Study of the fate of contaminants in the subsurface environment. Focus is on the transport of chemicals through porous media including possible transformations (chemical, physical, and biological). (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours).

  
  • CE 4800 - Environmental Modeling


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 3800 (Numerical Methods II), CE 3840 (Environmental Engineering II). This course introduces basic tools and processes used to model complex environmental systems. The emphasis is on physical, chemical and biological processes used in the development of environmental models. Topics include development of mass-balance-based numerical models, capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced data, application of environmental models to evaluate pollutant fate and transport in air and water, and model evaluation. (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours).

  
  • CE 4830 - Hydrology I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 3030 (Fluid Mechanics). Precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, transpiration, and runoff; methods of predicting discharge from precipitation, flood routing, and measurement of hydrologic processes.

  
  • CE 4840 - Environmental Engineering Design


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3840 (Environmental Engineering II). This course focuses on the analysis and design of environmental systems including water and wastewater treatment plants, treatment lagoons, air pollution prevention equipment, industrial waste treatment facilities, groundwater remediation, and other pertinent engineered systems. (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours).

  
  • CE 4850 - Water Supply


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE/ME 3030 (Fluid Mechanics). Sources and collection of surface and ground water, distribution systems, water quality, water treatment plants, sedimentation, filtration, softening, and disinfection.

  
  • CE 4960 - Civil Engineering Design Project I


    (2)
    Prerequisites: CE 3010 ,3060, 3610, 3660, 3700, 3800, 3840,3860, CE/ME/EE 3000. Design of a civil engineering project requiring integration of acquired knowledge. Alternative analysis that incorporates both technical and non-technical constraints. Understand engineering solutions and profession in broader context. Individual and group work required. A preliminary report and oral presentation required. Laboratory 6 hours. CE 4960 and 4970 must be taken in consecutive semesters.

    UD (wi) and (cl)
  
  • CE 4970 - Civil Engineering Design Project II


    (2)
    Prerequisite: CE4960. CE 4960 and 4970 must be taken in consecutive semesters. Continuation of design project initiated in CE 4960. Complete analysis and design of system including application of constraints. Preparation of final design report, including: memoranda, computations, drawings, cost estimates etc. Individual and group work required. Develop a broader understanding of engineering solutions as well as professional ethics. Final written report and oral presentation is required. Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours.

  
  • CE 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Senior Standing. Project selected in conference with the sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly, and a final report submitted. May be repeated for credit.


Civil Engineering (Graduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser. Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000 level courses

  
  • CE 5540 - Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Department approval required. Advanced topics in Civil Engineering. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • CE 5550 - Reinforced Concrete Design with FRP Reinforcement


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4620 (Reinforced Concrete Design I). Design of Concrete Structures with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement. Lectures will address the design of new, and rehabilitation and strengthening of existing reinforced concrete structures. The design, and design review will be conducted during the laboratory section of the course. (Lecture 3 hours, Laboratory 3 hours)

  
  • CE 5600 - Structural Mechanics III


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4600 (Structural Mechanics II). Column analogy, moment distribution applied to nonprismatic members, elastic energy method applied to arches and curved members, influence lines for indeterminate structures and secondary stresses.

  
  • CE 5610 - Advanced Steel Design


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 4600, CE 4610 Emphasis on LRFD method, Unsymmetrical bending and torsion of beams, composite beams, nonprismatic beams, plate girders, beam-columns, frames and connections.

  
  • CE 5620 - Reinforced Concrete Design II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4620 (Reinforced Concrete Design I). Creep and plastic flow of concrete. Theory and practice of ultimate strength design. Prestressed concrete structures.

  
  • CE 5640 - Finite Element Method in Structural Analysis


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4600 or 4020. Finte element method for structures: truss, frame, 2D plane, and shell elements; isoparametric formulation; static and dynamic analysis.

  
  • CE 5650 - Dynamics of Structures


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4600 (Structural Mechanics II). Free vibrations, forced vibrations and transient response of structures and structural components having one and many degrees of freedom; damping and inelastic action, earthquakes and nuclear blasts; dynamic resistance of structures; limit design; design for dynamic loads.

  
  • CE 5660 - Geotechnical Engineering II


    ( 3)
    Prerequisite: CE  4670. Advanced in-situ and laboratory test methods, shear strength of cohesionless and cohesive soils, slope stability and remediation methods.

  
  • CE 5670 - Geotechnical Engineering Design II


    ( 3)
    Prerequisite: CE  4670. Subsurface exploration methods, advanced topics in shallow and deep foundations, dynamic analysis of piles, group capacity and lateral pile loading, NDT of pile foundations, earth retaining structures and tiebacks.

  
  • CE 5690 - Earth Structures


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4670 (Foundations I). Factors influencing design, explorations for foundations and construction processes, compactions, stability analysis, seepage control, earth dams.

  
  • CE 5700 - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE  4670. Basic seismology, seismic ground motions, deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, dynamic soil properties, site response analysis, liquefaction and lateral spread, seismic slope stability, seismic design of earth retaining structures.

     

  
  • CE 5710 - Highway Design


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4710 (Highway Engineering). Practical application of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) policy on design controls; capacity analysis for uninterrupted flow, weaving section and ramps; functional design procedures in development of an interchange.

  
  • CE 5720 - Plates and Shells


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 4020 (Strength of Materials II), CE 4600 (Structural Mechanics II). Equations of bending of thin elastic plates, energy method; approximate and numerical methods; theory of shells with application to tanks, roofs, and pressure vessels.

  
  • CE 5740 - Traffic Flow Analysis


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3700 (Transportation Engineering). Measurements and analysis of traffic flow characteristics: speed, density, flow, headway; statistical data analysis, time-space diagrams, traffic flow models, queuing theory, shock wave analysis, traffic models applications.

  
  • CE 5750 - Urban Transportation Planning


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3700 (Transportation Engineering). Travel forecasting, data requirements, collection methods, trip generation and distribution models; modal split analysis, trip assignment, plan alternatives, and evaluation methodology.

  
  • CE 5770 - Bridge Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 4610 (Design of Steel  Structures), CE 4620 (Reinforced Concrete Design I). Design of steel, concrete, and timber bridges, piers, and abutments; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) specifications; criteria for earthquake resistant design of bridges; geometry, safety economics, and aesthetics.

  
  • CE 5790 - Environmental Mass Transfer


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3840 (Environmental Engineering II) or equivalent. Study the fate of contaminants in the environment. Emphasis on the fundamentals of mass transfer including: sorption/desorption, contaminant retardation, vaporization and dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (NAPL), and other phenomena.

  
  • CE 5800 - Advanced Environmental Modeling


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 4800(Environmental modeling) or equivalent. Numerical methods are used in this course to solve complex environmental transport equations. The emphasis is on finite difference and finite element methods. Topics include derivation of mass-balance-based transport equations, algorithm development for models that range from simple steady-state homogeneous isotropic condition to complex transient heterogeneous anisotropic condition, and implementation into a computer program. (Lecture 3 hours, Laboratory 3 hours)

  
  • CE 5810 - Modeling Techniques in Hydraulic Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE/ ME 3030 (Fluid Mechanics). Dimensional analysis: similarity law and hydraulic, coastal, and estuarine models; mathematical models.

  
  • CE 5820 - Statistical Hydrology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: CE 4830, CE/ME 2120. Statistical and probability analysis of hydrologic processes. Frequency analysis of extreme hydrologic events. Application of correlation and regression method to hydrologic variables. Elementary time series analysis of hydrologic data. Uncertainty and risk analysis.

  
  • CE 5830 - Hydrology II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 4830 (Hydrology I). Space-time characteristics and mechanics of rainfall, surface run-off and infiltration. Theory of drainage basin dynamics. Low stream flow.

  
  • CE 5850 - Environmental Transport


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3840. Transport in water and air emphasizing exchanges across boundaries such as sediment-water and air-water; particles, droplets, and bubbles; effect of reactions on transport; linkages between physical, chemical, and biological processes.

  
  • CE 5860 - Open Channel Hydraulics


    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 2150 and (CE 3870 or CE 3860). Gradually varied flow; rapidily varied flow; design of channels and transition structures; unsteady flow; Computer Modelling.

     

  
  • CE 5870 - Hydraulics II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3870 (Hydraulics I). Unsteady flow in pipes, wave motion, sediment transportation, and coastal engineering.

  
  • CE 5880 - Hydraulic Structures


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3870 or CE 3860. Hydraulic structures for impounding, conveying, and controlling water; dam engineering; energy dissipation design on spillways and outlets; river engineering; numerical modeling of sediment transport and open channel flow.

  
  • CE 5890 - Coastal Engineering


    (3)
    Prerequisite: CE 3870 (Hydraulics I). Fundamentals of water waves and their effects. Diffraction, reflection, and refraction; impulsively generated waves; effect of waves on coastal structures.

  
  • CE 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    (0)
    Prerequisites: CE 4960 (Civil Engineering Design Project I) and CE 4970 (Civil Engineering Design Project II (or ABET accredited undergraduate degree in civil engineering). Permission needed by department. Students who select the comprehensive examination (CE 5960) should expect to take it the quarter they complete all course work on their program, and must comply with college and department requirements.

  
  • CE 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor and departmental approval of project prior to registration. Independent research under guidance of the faculty. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 5 units. Graded CR/ NC.

  
  • CE 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor and departmental approval. Independent, directed study of advanced topics in the field, regular conferences with the sponsor. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • CE 5990 - Thesis or Project


    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: CE 4960 (Civil Engineering Design Project I) and CE 4970 (Civil Engineering Design Project II) (or ABET accredited undergraduate degree in civil engineering).  Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as a sponsor and college approval of the topic prior to registration.

  
  • CE 9000 - Graduate Studies


    (0)
    Prerequisite: CE 5970. Courses in the 9000 series are open only to graduate students who have previously enrolled in thesis or project units (5990 and 5991), but will use University facilities or consult with faculty.


Computer Integrated Design (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • TECH 1100 - Introduction to Design Application and 3D Modeling


    (3)
    Application of theory and fundamentals of  design: basic understanding in drafting techniques, engineering design, freehand sketching, use of latest Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.

  
  • TECH 3130 - Product Design and Development


    (3)
    Indepth examination of the process of designing products for manufacture. Analysis and application of the methods, models organizations, standards and practices used in industry.

  
  • TECH 3150 - Project Design and Document Control


    (3)
    Prerequisites: TECH 3130. Concepts, applications and procedures necessary to control, protect and access graphical data used in the management of design and manufacturing documentation.


Communication Disorders (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • COMD 1500 - Introduction to American Sign Language


    (3)
    Introduction to the American Sign Language organized gesture system including Deaf culture, visual signs, development of basic conversational skills, grammatical structure and principles underlying ASL.

    GE C2
  
  • COMD 1700 - Introduction to Communication Disorders


    (3)
    Introduction to causes, characteristics, and remediation of common communication disorders in children and adults.  Designed for majors in related fields and as a beginning course for Communication Disorders majors.  Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.

  
  • COMD 2500 - American Sign Language II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: COMD 1500. Continued study of Fundamentals of American Sign Language including comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in expressive aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture.

  
  • COMD 3090 - Human Violence and Individual Change

    (also listed as PSY 3090)


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE Block A and B4, one additional Block B course, and one course each from Blocks C and D. Examination of theories, research, and practices for accomplishing individual change; application of models of change to alter violent or counterproductive behaviors and attitudes; improving human interaction, and reducing violence/abuse. Some sections of this class may include a service learning component where students volunteer in a community program addressing violence for 2 hours per week.

     

     

     

    GE UD D.

  
  • COMD 3190 - Communicating with Abused Children and Violent Families


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and one course each from Blocks C and D. Maltreatment and children’s communication development/dysfunction relative to social-emotional and cognitive development; communication demands in judicial, legal, and intervention processes; principles for interacting with and interviewing maltreated children.  Some sections of this course may include a service learning component where students volunteer in a community program addressing communication about violence and abuse for 2 hours per week. Some sections may be offered online or hybrid. 

    GE UD D (cl)
  
  • COMD 3500 - American Sign Language III


    (3)
    Prerequisite: COMD 2500. Continued study of fundamentals of American Sign Language including comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in expressive aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture.

  
  • COMD 3540 - Employment Practices in Health-Related Professions


    (3)
    This course examines the range of employment and graduate school options available to students with an undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders.  Interdisciplinary work with special populations in the allied health field will be covered, as well as practical strategies for career planning.  Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.

  
  • COMD 3900 - Communication Disorders in Aging


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Study of speech, language, swallowing, hearing, and balance processes and disorders among older adults. Survey of communication and communication breakdown, remediation, and strategies for the communication needs of older adults. Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.  

    GE UD D
  
  • COMD 3980 - Cooperative Education


    (1-4)
    Courses appropriate to the work experience: approval by major department Cooperative Education Coordinator.

  
  • COMD 4000 - Hearing Science


    (3)
    Anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanism.  Acoustical characteristics of sound, sound transmission, and sound sources.  Psychoacoustics of human hearing.  Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.  

  
  • COMD 4020 - Audiology and Audiometry


    (3)
    Prerequisites: COMD 4000. Introduction to hearing disorders, the basic diagnostic audiological battery of tests, including pure-tone and speech audiometry, and identification audiometry.  Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.

  
  • COMD 4200 - Rehabilitative Audiology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: COMD 4020. Issues concerning adults and children with hearing impairment: including speechreading, hearing aid use, counseling for adults, assessment and remediation of speech and language skills, auditory training, and educational placement for children.  Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.  

     

     

  
  • COMD 4220 - Advanced Audiology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: COMD 4200. Advanced audiological testing, including speech, bone conduction, physiologic measures, and techniques for pediatric testing; basic understanding of hearing aid selection, programming, and troubleshooting hearing instruments and assistive devices.  Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.

  
  • COMD 4500 - American Sign Language IV


    (3)
    Prerequisite: COMD 3500. Continued study of American Sign Language with emphasis on expressive/conversational skills along with continued focus on grammatical and cultural features.

  
  • COMD 4510 - Psychosocial Considerations in Communication Disorders


    (3)
    Prerequisites: 15 units of COMD coursework. Study of the impact of communication disorders on clients and families; focus on how communication disorders affect child-parent and spouse-spouse relationships and the necessity and methodology of using significant others as caregivers/helpers in the learning recovery process.  Some sections of this course may be taught hybrid or online.  

 

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