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1. Introduction

    1.1 Introduction
    1.2 Equal Opportunity in Education and Employment
    1.3 Campus Security Report

 

2. Administration and Faculty
    2.1 Board of Trustees
    2.2 Officers of the University
    2.3 Graduate School Staff

    2.4 Graduate School Organizational Chart
    2.5 Graduate Council
    2.6 Qualifications of the Graduate Faculty
    2.7 Graduate Faculty

 

3. General Information
    3.1   Mission and Objectives of the University
    3.2   Mission of the Graduate School
    3.3   History and Organization
    3.4   Accreditation
    3.5   Libraries at The University of Alabama
    3.6   Center For Materials For Information Technology
    3.7   Office of Information Technology
    3.8   Research Agencies
    3.9   Financial Assistance
    3.10 Tuition and Other Expenses
    3.11 Withdrawal From the University
    3.12 Residential Communities and Food Service
    3.13 Veterans Services
    3.14 University Health Service
    3.15 Center For Teaching and Learning
    3.16 Office of Disability Services
    3.17 Graduate Student Services
    3.18 Division of Academic Outreach
    3.19 Workshop for New Graduate Teaching Assistants
    3.20 Capstone International
    3.21 Academic Common Market
    3.22 Military Programs

 

4. Academic Policies
    4.1 Degrees Conferred
    4.2 Conferring of Degrees & Academic Misconduct
    4.3 Application
    4.4 Admission Criteria
    4.5 Registration
    4.6 Scholastic Requirements
    4.7 400-Level Courses for Master's Credit
    4.8 Records Maintenance and Disposition
    4.9 Degree Requirements

            4.9.1 Master's Degrees

            4.9.2 Educational Specialist Degrees

            4.9.3 Doctoral Degrees

    4.10 Joint, Cooperative and Shared Graduate Programs

 

5. Fields and Courses of Instruction
    5.1 Course-Numbering System

 

6. College of Arts and Sciences
    6.1   Department of American Studies (AMS)
    6.2   Department of Anthropology (ANT)
    6.3   Department of Art (ART)
    6.4   Department of Biological Sciences (BSC)
    6.5   Department of Chemistry (CH)
    6.6   Department of Communicative Disorders (CD)
    6.7   Department of Criminal Justice (CJ)
    6.8   Department of English (EN)
    6.9   Department of Geography (GY)
    6.10 Department of Geological Sciences (GEO)
    6.11 Department of History (HY)
    6.12 Marine Science Program (MS)
    6.13 Department of Mathematics (MATH)
    6.14 Department of Modern Languages and Classics (GN, ROFR, ROML, ROSP)
    6.15 School of Music (MUS)
    6.16 Department of Physics and Astronomy (PH)
    6.17 Department of Political Science (PSC)
    6.18 Department of Psychology (PY)
    6.19 Department of Theatre and Dance (TH)
    6.20 Department of Women's Studies (WS)

 

7. Manderson Graduate School of Business
    7.1 Graduate Programs
    7.2 Facilities
    7.3 Research and Service Centers
    7.4 Master's Degree Requirements
            7.4.1   Admission Requirements
            7.4.2   Degree Requirements
            7.4.3   Second Degree Requirements
            7.4.4   Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Degree Program
            7.4.5   Master's Degree Programs in Accountancy
            7.4.6   Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Science (M.S.) Degree Programs
            7.4.7   Curriculum in Finance
            7.4.8   Curriculum in Economics
            7.4.9   Curriculum in Management
            7.4.10 Curriculum in Applied Statistics
            7.4.11 Curriculum in Operations Management
            7.4.12 Curriculum in Marketing
    7.5 Doctoral Programs in Business
            7.5.1 Admission to Ph.D. Degree Programs
            7.5.2 Degree Requirements
    7.6 Course Descriptions
            7.6.1   Culverhouse School of Accountancy (AC)
            7.6.2   Economics (EC)
            7.6.3   Finance (FI)
            7.6.4   General Business Administration (GBA)
            7.6.5   Health Care Management (HCM)
            7.6.6   International Business Administration (IBA)
            7.6.7   Other International Course offerings
            7.6.8   Legal Studies (LGS)
            7.6.9   Management (MGT)
            7.6.10 Management Information Systems (MIS)
            7.6.11 Operations Management (OM)
            7.6.12 Marketing (MKT)
            7.6.13 Statistics (ST)

 

8. College of Communication and Information Sciences
    8.1   Program Administration & Financial Aid
    8.2   Master of Arts in Communication
    8.3   Master's Programs in School of Library and Information Studies
    8.4   Department of Advertising and Public Relations (APR)
    8.5   Department of Communication Studies (COM)
    8.6   Department of Journalism (JN)
    8.7   School of Library and Information Studies (LS)
    8.8   Department of Telecommunication and Film (TCF)
    8.9   Communication & Information Sciences Ph.D. Program
    8.10 Course Descriptions
            8.10.1 Advertising and Public Relations (APR)
            8.10.2 Book Arts (BA)
            8.10.3 Communication and Information Studies (CIS)
            8.10.4 Communication Studies (COM)
            8.10.5 Journalism (JN)
            8.10.6 Library and Information Studies (LS)
            8.10.7 Mass Communication (MC)
            8.10.8 Telecommunication and Film (TCF)

 

9. College of Community Health Sciences
     9.1  Admission Requirements
     9.2  Course Descriptions (CHS)

 

10. College of Education
    10.1   General Admission Requirements
    10.2   Master's Degree Programs
    10.3   Professional Certification
    10.4   Educational Specialist Degree
    10.5   Doctoral Programs
    10.6   Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies (AEL, AHE, AIL, BEF, CAT)
              10.6.1 Courses
    10.7   Department of Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling (BCE, BEP, BER, BSP)

              10.7.1 Courses
    10.8   Department of Curriculum & Instruction

              10.8.1 Elementary Education (CEE)

              10.8.2 Programs in Secondary Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning (CSE, CIE, CRD)
    10.9   Department of Special Education & Multiple Abilities (SPE)
    10.10 Department of Kinesiology (HPE)
    10.11 Department of Music Education (MUE)

11. College of Engineering
    11.1 Graduate Study
    11.2 Admission Requirements
    11.3 Master of Science Degrees
    11.4 Doctor of Philosophy Degree
    11.5 Cooperative Education Program
    11.6 Course Offerings
             11.6.1 General Engineering Studies (GES)
             11.6.2 Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM)
             11.6.3 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE)
             11.6.4 Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE)
             11.6.5 Department of Computer Science (CS)
             11.6.6 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
             11.6.7 Program in Industrial Engineering (IE)
             11.6.8 Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
             11.6.9 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MTE)

 

12. College of Human Environmental Sciences
    12.1 Master of Science Degree in Human Environmental Sciences
              12.1.1 Areas of Specialization
    12.2 Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in Health Sciences
    12.3 Departments/Course Descriptions
              12.3.1 Human Environmental Sciences (HES)
              12.3.2 Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design (CTD)
              12.3.3 Department of Consumer Sciences (CSM)
              12.3.4 Department of Health Science (HE)
              12.3.5 Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HD)
              12.3.6 Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management (NHM)

 

13. Interdisciplinary Program
    13.1 Materials Science (MTLS)

 

14. Capstone College of Nursing
    14.1 Master of Science in Nursing Program
    14.2 RN to B.S.N./M.S.N. Track
    14.3 Dual M.S.N./M.A. Degrees

    14.4 MSN & Doctor of Education with Nurse Educator Specialization
    14.5 Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing
    14.6 Course Descriptions

 

15. School of Social Work
    15.1 Master of Social Work Program

    15.2 Program Requirements
              15.2.1 M.S.W./M.P.H. Dual-Degree Program
    15.3 M.S.W. Course Descriptions (SW)
    15.4 Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work Program
    15.5 Ph.D. Course Descriptions (SW)

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Last Update: June, 2008