Coastal
Carolina University
Graduate Council Meeting
Agenda
January 16, 2004
10:30 AM, Singleton
Conference Room
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of minutes from the November 14, 2003, Graduate Council meeting
III. New business as follows
Recommendation for New
Course:
POLI 535 Globalization. (3) A survey of the various theories and issues
surrounding the process of globalization and anti-globalization within the
study of international relations. The
course will draw on historical, economic, financial, cultural, and political
issue areas of globalization in a multitude of world regions.
Current CCU Statement on
Residency
The minimum residence
requirement for the master’s degree is two regular semesters or the equivalent
in summer sessions. Six semester hours
of work in a 5-week summer session constitute a full load; 9 to 12 semester
hours constitute a full graduate load in a regular session.
The value of graduate study
is enhanced by the pursuit of a unified program, the intellectual stimulus
derived from contacts with fellow students, and close association with
faculty. In consequence, candidates for
the master’s degree who are not enrolled for a full program of study during the
regular academic year should meet residence requirements by pursuing their
studies on a full-time basis in the summer sessions.
The residence requirement for
the Master of Science degree program in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies is
three hours credit in the semester of the thesis defense.
Course Deletions:
CMWS 515 Applied Experimental Designs & Analyses
(3)
CMWS 575 Wetland Delineation (3)
CMWS 660 Coastal and Estuarine Oceanographic Processes
(3)
CMWS 670 Wetland Environments and Processes (3)
Change in Course
Description and Title:
CMWS 610 Multivariate Quantitative Methods
Old Title and Description: CMWS 610 Multivariate Quantitative Methods. (3)
(Prereq: Graduate status and STAT 210 or
equivalent) An applied course in the
design and analysis of multivariate studies including significance and power
considerations. Topics include: Multivariate Regression Analysis,
Multivariate Analysis of Variance, Principle Component Analysis, Discriminant
Analysis, Factor Analysis, and Hierarchical Loglinear Analysis.
Proposed Title and
Description: CMWS 610
Applied Experimental Designs & Analyses. (3) (Prereq: Graduate
status and STAT 210 or equivalent) A comprehensive course covering topics in
observational and manipulative experimental design (e.g., sample size
determination, power of the test) and surveying the variety of available
statistical techniques and analyses (e.g., MANOVA, PCA, Loglinear models,
Bayesian statistics).
Rationale: Change the course title and catalog
description to represent more closely the course as currently taught.
CMWS 675 Wetland Regulation
and Delineation. (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) The course includes the legal definitions and
regulations relevant to wetlands and the methods used to delineate
wetlands. Lectures are augmented with
practical field experience identifying various indicators of hydrology, soils
and vegetation in riparian, estuarine and pocosin wetlands.
MSCI 545 Coastal Processes. (3) (Prereq: MATH 161,
MSCI 301 or permission of instructor) A
comprehensive study of the physical and geological processes controlling the
morphology and circulation within estuaries and the coastal ocean. Beach, estuarine and shelf processes are
examined in detail as to their importance to coastal management and
protection. Focus is on application of
standard process models and morphodynamic concepts.
MSCI 545L Coastal Processes Laboratory. (1) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) The laboratory
demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture.
MSCI 558 Fisheries Science. (3) (Prereq: permission of
instructor) An introduction to the
practices and techniques of fisheries science.
Topics include analytical and empirical models, stock assessment, age
and growth analysis, mortality, recruitment and yield, production and early
life history, harvesting techniques, and detailed study of important fisheries.
MSCI 558L Fisheries Science Laboratory. (1) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) The laboratory
demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture.
MSCI 574 Marine Ecosystem Analysis. (3) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) The lecture
and laboratory are integrated with a survey of the theory and techniques of
ecosystem analysis. Undergraduate
students only use Stella II simulation modeling of existing models while
graduates are exposed to additional techniques and develop their own model that
supports their thesis research.
MSCI 574L Marine Ecosystem Analysis Laboratory. (1)
(Prereq: permission of instructor) The
laboratory demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture.
MSCI 579 Marine Benthic Ecology. (3) A comprehensive review of the structure and
function of soft bottom marine communities.
Taxonomic coverage ranges from microbial members (bacteria and
microphytobenthos) to megafauna and demersal fishes. Covered topics include: intertidal communities, roles of predation
and competition, cryptic coloration, biodiversity, benthic pelagic coupling,
landscape ecology, anthropogenic impacts, and more. Three lecture hours per week. Graduate credit for this course requires 5000
word essay on a topic of the student’s choosing within the field of benthic
ecology. Every other year, Spring.
MSCI 579L Marine Benthic Ecology Laboratory. (1) The lab component of the course involves one
or more field studies after description and demonstration of some common
methods. Every other year, Spring. (no
syllabus or course outline submitted)
BIOL 526 Ichthyology. (3) (Prereq: permission of
instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 526L)
Morphology, classification, evolution and distribution of fishes with
emphasis on South Carolina marine and freshwater species.
BIOL 526L Ichthyology Laboratory.
(1) (Prereq: permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 526) Laboratory and field exercises emphasizing
the topics covered in BIOL 526. Students will be required to make and turn in a
collection of preserved fish specimens.
BIOL 536 Animal Behavior. (3) (Prereq: permission of
instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 536L) This
course traces historical and modern developments in the study of animal
behavior and emphasizes the evolutionary, ecological, physiological determinants
of behavior.
BIOL 536L Animal Behavior Laboratory. (1) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 536)
This lab course gives students the opportunity to further their
knowledge of animal behavior through hands-on field and laboratory-based exercises.
BIOL 542 Advanced Genetics. (3) (Prereq: permission of
instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 542L) This
course will cover the molecular processes of genetic change within genomes,
individuals, and populations over both short and long time-scales. Furthermore, students will read current
research in evolutionary genetics to better appreciate the benefits and
detriments of genetic change in domesticated and natural populations of
organisms.
BIOL 542L Advanced Genetics Laboratory. (1) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 542)
Laboratory exercise to accompany BIOL 542.
BIOL 551 Molecular Techniques. (4) A research-based practicum on techniques of
DNA analysis. Laboratory exercises serve
as an introduction to DNA purification, quantitation and sequencing, PCR, gel
electrophoresis, enzyme digestion and cloning.
BIOL 555 Marine Botany. (3) (Coreq: BIOL 555L) A field course in marine flora with emphasis
on ecology and functional morphology.
Work will stress the roles of marine bacteria, fungi, algae, and
angiosperms in coastal marine communities.
BIOL 555L Marine Botany Laboratory. (1) (Coreq: BIOL
555) The laboratory will demonstrate the
topics and principles presented in lecture.
BIOL 561 Ornithology. (3) (Coreq: BIOL 561L) The study of birds with emphasis on
morphological and behavioral adaptations exhibited by birds in response to
their environment. Laboratory exercises
introduce the student to the diversity of birds with emphasis on the avifauna
of North America. Topics include field
identification of species, morphological and behavioral adaptations for feeding
and locomotion, bird assemblages of the southeastern United States, and
censusing procedures for estimating population densities.
BIOL 561L Ornithology Laboratory. (1) (Coreq: BIOL
561) Field experience and exercises to
accompany BIOL 561.
BIOL 580 Vertebrate Zoology. (3) (Prereq: permission
of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 580L) The
classification and natural history of vertebrates with additional emphasis on
adaptive features in the functional morphology and ethology of animals.
BIOL 580L Vertebrate Zoology Laboratory. (1) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 580)
Laboratory and field experiences emphasizing the topics covered in BIOL
380. Laboratories will be centered
around field observations of local vertebrates and may include field trips at
“unusual” times – nights, early mornings and weekends.
BIOL 581 Freshwater Ecology. (3) (Prereq: BIOL 370 or
permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 581L)
Interactions of physical, chemical, and biological properties of
freshwater ecosystems (i.e., groundwater, wetlands, lakes, and streams). Three lecture hours per week.
BIOL 581L Freshwater Ecology Laboratory. (1) (Prereq:
BIOL 370 or permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 581) Laboratory and field exercise devoted to
understanding the interactions of physical, chemical, and biological properties
of freshwater ecosystems. Three
laboratory hours per week.
BIOL 582 Plant Ecology. (3) (Prereq: permission of
instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 582L) A survey
of natural plant communities and theories of plant ecology including the
interrelationships between plants and their environment.
BIOL 582L Plant Ecology Laboratory. (1) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 582)
Applications of principles and techniques used in the study of plants
and their ecology, both in the lab and in the field.
BIOL 583 Population Biology. (3) (Coreq: BIOL
583L) This course focuses on learning
core population characteristics, such as genetics, growth and intraspecific interactions. There will also be an introduction to the
metapopulations and the history of the field of population ecology.
BIOL 583L Population Laboratory. (1) (Coreq: BIOL
583) Laboratory exercises to accompany
BIOL 583.
BIOL 584 Conservation Ecology. (3) (Coreq: BIOL
584L) This course will provide students
with a comprehensive framework of conservation ecology. Students that successfully complete this
course will learn the techniques used to study biodiversity and become familiar
with the framework used to address problems in conservation biology.
BIOL 584L Conservation Ecology Laboratory. (1) (Coreq:
BIOL 584) This lab course gives students
the opportunity to further their knowledge of conservation biology through
hands-on, field and laboratory-based exercises.
BIOL 588 Wetland Plant Ecology. (3) (Prereq:
permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 588L)
An introduction to wetland types, wetland processes, and wetland
management. Types of wetlands covered
will include tidal freshwater, tidal saltwater, mangroves, interior freshwater,
bogs, swamps, and riparian. Processes
covered will include hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biological
adaptation. Wetland management topics
will include wetland definitions, classification, evaluation, manipulation,
creation, and protection.
BIOL 588L Wetland Plant Ecology Laboratory. (1)
(Prereq: permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 588) Applications of principles and techniques
used n the study of wetland plants and their ecology, both in the lab and in
the field.
IV.
Old Business
Continuation of discussion of
the formation of the Coastal Carolina University Graduate Assembly, Fall 2004.