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Philosophy .................................................................................... 182 Table of Contents Physics ......................................................................................... 186 General Information ................................................................................ 5 Psychology ................................................................................... 190 Trustees and Administration ................................................................... 9 Social Work .................................................................................. 193 Academic and Student Resources ....................................................... 11 Sociology ...................................................................................... 194 Admission ............................................................................................. 12 Theatre ......................................................................................... 198 New Student Orientation ...................................................................... 18 Honors College ................................................................................... 203 Student Life Activities and Organizations ............................................. 19 EMSAP ......................................................................................... 204 Student Services and Facilities ............................................................ 27 Experiential Learning Scholars .................................................... 204 Financial Information ............................................................................. 35 Science and Technology Honors ................................................. 205 Progress Toward a Degree .................................................................. 59 University Honors Program .......................................................... 207 Completion of a Degree ....................................................................... 69 School of Education ............................................................................ 210 The UAB Undergraduate Academic Experience ................................... 71 Curriculum and Instruction ........................................................... 213 Student Academic Engagement ........................................................... 76 Human Studies ............................................................................. 225 ROTC .................................................................................................... 81 School of Business ............................................................................. 232 College of Arts and Sciences ............................................................... 83 Accounting and Finance .............................................................. 238 Interdisciplinary Programs .............................................................. 83 Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods ... 243 African American Studies ........................................................ 84 Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics ......................... 247 American Studies .................................................................... 86 School of Engineering ........................................................................ 255 Environmental Science ............................................................ 87 Biomedical .................................................................................... 261 Film .......................................................................................... 87 Civil, Construction, and Environmental ........................................ 264 Gerontology ............................................................................. 88 Electrical and Computer ............................................................... 268 International Studies ................................................................ 89 Materials Science and Engineering .............................................. 269 Media Studies .......................................................................... 93 Mechanical ................................................................................... 272 Natural Science ....................................................................... 94 School of Health Professions ............................................................. 274 Neuroscience ........................................................................... 94 Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences ................................................. 275 Peace, Justice and Ecology .................................................... 96 Medical Technology ............................................................... 275 Women's and Gender Studies ................................................ 96 Nuclear Medicine Technology ............................................... 277 Anthropology .................................................................................. 97 Health Services Administration .................................................... 279 Art and Art History ......................................................................... 99 Health Care Management ..................................................... 279 Biology .......................................................................................... 111 School of Nursing ............................................................................... 283 Chemistry ..................................................................................... 117 School of Public Health ...................................................................... 290 Communication Studies ............................................................... 126 Core Curriculum .................................................................................. 294 Computer and Information Sciences ............................................ 129 Course Descriptions ............................................................................ 298 English .......................................................................................... 133 Faculty Listing ..................................................................................... 493 Foreign Languages and Literatures ............................................. 147 Index ................................................................................................... 531 Government .................................................................................. 153 History .......................................................................................... 155 Justice Sciences .......................................................................... 157 Mathematics ................................................................................. 161 Music ............................................................................................ 165 The University of Alabama at Birmingham 5 UAB also has a flourishing arts program. As many as 30 major music General Information events are produced each season at UAB, in addition to numerous theater productions and student and professional art exhibitions. The Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center is Birmingham’s home Role Statement for