In addition to the courses listed below, many other courses, in a variety of graduate programs in the University, may be appropriate for a particular student's interest. Special Topics from Psychology Graduate Group Course Offerings, Focus in Telecommunication Networks Integrated services to accommodate voice, data, and video in the same network require innovative network designs, taking advantage of the enormous bandwidth offered by fiber-optic technology. TCOM 571 Telecommunications Networks II SYS 602 Stochastic Processes SYS 609 Queuing Theory SYS 614 Network Analysis TCOM 670 Telecommunications Seminar OPIM 950 Perspective on Information Systems Focus in Structural Systems Opportunities for students to pursue their studies in the area of structural systems are many and varied. The wide variety is achieved by taking advantage of related and relevant course offerings available in other departments, such as Mechanical Engineering and Applied Science, and Material Science. The underlying strength of the program is built upon the basic Structural Systems Analysis courses.
Students are also able to pursue a program in classical structural mechanics.
Every student must meet with their advisor and plan their individual curriculum. Current research efforts have been directed toward the development of innovative biotechnologies to eliminate potential threats to the environment posed by toxic anthropogenic chemicals, e.g., active research to develop and select microbes for converting toxic chemicals into either inert or usable end-products. This area deals with the task of conceptualizing systems and their properties, and methods for the evaluation of systems. It draws heavily from the social sciences as well as from engineering and the physical sciences for the conceptualization and evaluation of systems depends as much on their context as on their interest properties. Emphasis is placed on the identification of basic system elements and their relationships and of system-environment interrelationships, the conceptualization of alternative systems, and the evaluation of system components and the whole.