Courses

Study of how drinking water maintains and improves human health, availability of fresh water throughout the world; includes how population changes, cultural influences, and political power affect quality, distribution and cost of water for children, rural communities and under-represented peoples.

An introduction to the discipline of engineering and preparation for successful study in the field. Focus is on developing an understanding of the discipline, the contributions that the discipline makes to society, and the skills necessary for academic and career success in the field. First-Year Compass

An overview of the domestic and international apparel industry, including its historical evolution and current trends. Trend forecasting, major topics in the fashion industry, and various sectors of the industry are explored.

Events and trends from the end of the Second World War to the present, emphasizing the orgins of the Cold War, decolonization, Europena integration, globalization, the rise of China, India and Japan, the revolutions in Easten Europe in 1989 and the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, the third wave of democratization, Islamic fundamentalism, 9/11, and the international financial crisis of 2008-2009.

Events and trends from the end of the Second World War to the present, emphasizing the origins of the Cold War, decolonization, European integration, globalization, the rise of China, Inida, and Japan, the revolutions in Eastern Euope in 1989 and the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, the third wave of democratization, Islamic fundamentalism, 9/11, and the international financial crisis of 2008-2009.

A study of both World War I and World War II, their origins, military aspects, and social, economic, political and intellectual consequences. The focus is on Europe and the United States.

Students examine the writer's life within and beyond the program, both inside introduction to graduate-level work in creative writing, editing, and publishing, professional lives after the degree.

Structure, properties, characterization, processing and application of thin films.

This advanced experimental course is designed as a research group project experience with emphasis on nanoscale device fabrication. All projects are conducted in university facilities with state-of-the-art thin film growth, processing, and characterization facilities.

Crystal structure and defects, film nucleation and growth models, growth of polycrystalline and epitaxial films, vacuum science technology, physical and chemical vapor deposition, solution based methods and thin film characterization techniques.