Previous teaching experience may be applied toward this requirement. The choice of the field and specific subject of this original research is left entirely to the student and is limited only by the research interests of the staff and the sizes of the various research groups. Students explore and discuss various research areas with the faculty early in the first semester of graduate study and select a research supervisor during that semester. The courses numbered 530-579 are advanced special topics courses, and most of them are not given every year. The registrar's list of courses should be consulted to determine which ones are being offered in the current year.
All courses carry four credit hours unless otherwise noted.
Courses numbered 200-399 carry three graduate credit hours unless otherwise noted.