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Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2015-2016 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Civil Engineering (CIVL)

  
  • CIVL 499 Independent Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CIVL 503 Engineering Sustainability and LEED


    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the role of engineers in sustainability with focus on the modern engineer’s role on design. Topics include environmental impacts, sustainable construction, recycled water and desalination, renewable energy, and management and conservation techniques. Additionally, the course prepares students in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) with the overall goal for them to receive LEED Green Associate credentials.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Senior standing or permission of instructor required.

  
  • CIVL 504 Applied Fluid Mechanics


    3 semester hours

    Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, and review of the underlying mathematical principles, viscosity, fluid statics, conservation of mass, energy equation, mementum principle, fluid flow in pipes, hydraulic machinery.

    Open to science majors interested in a Master’s degree in Environmental Science.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Requires consent of instructor.

  
  • CIVL 510 Open Channel Hydraulics


    3 semester hours

    Study of steady uniform and non-uniform flow in open channels; design of channels, transitions, confluences, culverts, and other hydraulic structures.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 310 .

  
  • CIVL 511 Hydraulic Analysis and Design


    3 semester hours

    Design and analysis of hydraulic structures and pump stations; rainfall-runoff models; determination of reservoir storage; unsteady flow and water hammer; flood routing techniques; sediment transport.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite:

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  • CIVL 512 Air Pollution Analysis


    3 semester hours

    Detailed analysis of emission sources, emission calculation methods, and air pollution controls. The dispersion of air pollutants in the atmosphere (fates and lifetimes, dispersion modeling methods). In-depth techniques of conducting risk assessments due to exposure to air pollutants.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 513 Solid Wastes Engineering


    3 semester hours

    An application of current technology in the collection, control, disposal, and recovery of value from solid wastes.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 514 Groundwater Hydrology


    3 semester hours

    Theory of the movement and occurrence of water in a porous medium; steady and unsteady flow in confined and unconfined aquifers; Darcy’s law; equilibrium and non-equilibrium hydraulics of wells; computer applications.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 310  or CIVL 504 .

  
  • CIVL 515 Industrial Waste Management


    3 semester hours

    Principles and methods of treatment and disposal of industrial wastes that may adversely affect the environment, including general characterization of wastes from industries of major significance and typical treatment processes involved. Regulatory constraints.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 400  and ENVS 510 .

  
  • CIVL 520 Computers and Environmental Analysis


    3 semester hours

    Applications of digital simulations in the analysis of problems in the environment, water quality modeling, numerical methods, statistical analysis, and use of a large scale application program.

  
  • CIVL 531 Principles of Water Quality Management


    3 semester hours

    Review of the basic parameters used to describe water quality. Fundamentals of aquatic interaction in natural systems and fate of pollutants in the natural environments. Basic water and wastewater treatment systems.

    Prerequisites: Introductory calculus, basic physics, and chemistry.

  
  • CIVL 534 Groundwater Management


    3 semester hours

    Management of groundwater basins for optimum yield, quality, and environmental considerations; artificial recharge; methods of exploration; groundwater models; water rights; and conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.

  
  • CIVL 548 Hazardous Substances Management


    3 semester hours

    The study of regulation and management strategies for environmental programs (hazardous substances) including hazardous waste, asbestos, underground tanks, air pollution, and the California Environmental Quality Act.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 549 Hazardous Waste Remediation


    3 semester hours

    This course provides an overview of the regulatory framework, site assessment and sampling techniques, and remediation technologies for hazardous waste sites. Emphasis is placed on cost-effective remediation technologies, regulatory agency coordination, and new emerging technologies for hazardous waste site clean-up projects.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 550 Fundamentals of Environmental Risk Management


    2 semester hours

    The fundamental technical aspects and non-technical policy aspects of environmental health risk assessments. Basics of environmental chemistry partitioning fate and transport of pollutants in the atmosphere and water; human exposure scenarios, fundamentals of toxicology and epidemiology.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 554 Surface Water Hydrology


    3 semester hours

  
  • CIVL 595 Structural Steel Design


    3 semester hours

    Theory and design of steel structures, component members, and connections using codes and specifications. Design projects.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 200 .

  
  • CIVL 598 Special Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

    Special Studies

  
  • CIVL 599 Independent Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

    Independent Studies

  
  • CIVL 600 Comprehensive Exam


    0 semester hours

    Students must register for this class but only after they have completed all of their course requirements (30 semester hours) or will have completed all of their course requirements at the end of the semester in which they plan to take the comprehensive examination.

  
  • CIVL 602 Membrane Treatment Systems


    3 semester hours

    Characteristics, application, and selection of membranes for treatment, including reverse osmosis, microfiltration, ultrafiltration and other technologies. Membrane design, process and operation of surface water, groundwater, seawater, wastewater, recycled water and industrial water.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisites: ENVS 531  or ENVS 631  and ENVS 633 .

  
  • CIVL 603 Engineering Sustainability and LEED


    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the role of engineers in sustainability with focus on the modern engineer’s role on design. Topics include environmental impacts, sustainable construction, recycled water and desalination, renewable energy, and management and conservation techniques. Additionally, the course prepares students in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) with the overall goal for them to receive LEED Green Associate credentials.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 604 Climate Change, Impacts, and Sustainability


    3 semester hours

    Overview of Earth’s climate system and exploration of the science, impacts, and politics of global climate change. Specific topics include the greenhouse effect; El Niño; atmospheric and oceanic circulations; observations and projections; impacts on water resources and agriculture; politics; alternative energy; sustainability; and mitigation. Special emphasis is placed on California and the western United States.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 605 Engineering Communications


    3 semester hours

    Written and verbal communication in the engineering profession.

    Students for whom English is a second language may not enroll in this class until their second year at LMU.

  
  • CIVL 607 Hydraulic Analysis and Design


    3 semester hours

    Design and analysis of hydraulic structures and pump stations; rainfall-runoff models; determination of reservoir storage; unsteady flow and water hammer; flood routing techniques; sediment transport.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 310  or CIVL 504 .

  
  • CIVL 608 Groundwater Hydrology


    3 semester hours

    Theory of the movement and occurrence of water in a porous medium; steady and unsteady flow in confined and unconfined aquifers; Darcy’s law; equilibrium and non-equilibrium hydraulics of wells; computer applications.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 504  or equivalent.

  
  • CIVL 609 Open Channel Hydraulics


    3 semester hours

    Study of steady uniform and non-uniform flow in open channels; design of channels, transitions, confluences, culverts, and other hydraulic structures.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 504  or equivalent.

  
  • CIVL 610 Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Design


    3 semester hours

    Integration of unit processes and operations and functional engineering design of water treatment systems.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 640 .

  
  • CIVL 612 Air Pollution Analysis


    3 semester hours

    Detailed analysis of emission sources, emission calculation methods, and air pollution controls. The dispersion of air pollutants in the atmosphere (fates and lifetimes, dispersion modeling methods). In-depth techniques of conducting risk assessments due to exposure to air pollutants.

  
  • CIVL 613 Solid Wastes Engineering


    3 semester hours

    An application of current technology in the collection, control, disposal, and recovery of value from solid wastes.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

  
  • CIVL 614 Industrial Waste Management


    3 semester hours

    Principles and methods of treatment and disposal of industrial wastes that may adversely affect the environment, including general characterization of wastes from industries of major significance and typical treatment processes involved. Regulatory constraints.

    Prerequisites: ENVS 610  and ENVS 631 .

  
  • CIVL 615 Theory and Design of Waste Outfall Systems


    2 semester hours

    The theory of turbulent mixing as applied to the design of submarine waste and thermal outfall systems; a review of the regulations and their impact on the design of outfall systems.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 504  or equivalent; ENVS 610  and ENVS 631 .

  
  • CIVL 620 Computer and Environmental Analysis


    3 semester hours

    Applications of digital simulations in the analysis of problems in the environment, water quality modeling, numerical methods, statistical analysis, and use of a large scale application program.

  
  • CIVL 634 Groundwater Management


    3 semester hours

    Management of groundwater basins for optimum yield, quality, and environmental considerations; artificial recharge; methods of exploration; groundwater models; water rights; and conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.

  
  • CIVL 635 Contaminant Transport Groundwater


    3 semester hours

    Processes affecting the transport and fate of inorganic and organic contaminants in groundwater. Emphasis is placed on processes involving phase equilibrium, mass transfer, dissolution, etc. Review of flow and contaminant transport models, remediation technologies, and practical/regulatory considerations.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 514 , ENVS 610 , and ENVS 631 .

  
  • CIVL 640 Physical and Chemistry Treatment Processes


    3 semester hours

    Theory and practice of the physical and chemical treatment processes to treat water and wastewater including flow equalization, preliminary treatment, grit removal, primary sedimentation, filtration, floatation, adsorption, ion exchange and membrance separation, air stripping, precipitation, chemical oxidation and disinfection.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 310  or CIVL 504  or equivalent; ENVS 631  and ENVS 633 .

  
  • CIVL 641 Biological Treatment Processes


    3 semester hours

    Theory and practice of biological treatment of wastewater and wastewater residuals including activated sludge, biotower and fixed film systems, oxygen transfer, secondary clarification, nutrient removal, aerobic and anaerobic digestion, composting, oxidation ponds, and wetlands.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 310  or CIVL 504  or equivalent; ENVS 631 , ENVS 633 , and ENVS 644 .

  
  • CIVL 648 Hazardous Substance Management


    3 semester hours

    The study of regulation and management strategies for environmental programs (hazardous substances) including hazardous waste, asbestos, underground tanks, air pollution, and the California Environment Quality Act.

  
  • CIVL 649 Contaminated Site Remediation


    3 semester hours

    An overview of the regulatory framework, site assessment and sampling techniques, and remediation technologies for contaminated sites. Emphasis is placed on cost-effective remediation technologies, regulatory agency coordination, and new and emerging technologies for site clean-up projects.

  
  • CIVL 650 Fundamentals of Environmental Health Risk Assessment


    3 semester hours

    The fundamental technical aspects and non-technical policy aspects of environmental health risk assessments. Basics of environmental chemistry; partitioning, fate and transport of pollutants in the atmosphere and water; human exposure scenarios, fundamentals of toxicology and epidemiology.

  
  • CIVL 654 Surface Water Hydrology


    3 semester hours

    Study of the elements of the hydrologic cycle, rainfall, streamflow, infiltration, evapotranspiration, snowmelt, hydrographs, probability, river and reservoir routing, runoff determination using the rational method and hydrograph methods.

  
  • CIVL 656 Water Resources Systems Modeling


    3 semester hours

    Analyze and implement current simulation models in water resources. Topics may include: hydrologic and watershed models; reservoir operation models; surface water and groundwater quality models; computer applications.

    Permission of instructor required.

  
  • CIVL 665 Economics of Water Resources


    3 semester hours

    Fundamentals of microeconomics; analysis of demand; production; theory of costs; welfare economics; benefit-cost analysis; applications in water resources management and environmental engineering.

  
  • CIVL 670 Contracts and Specifications


    3 semester hours

    Discussion of the design and construction process, contract documents and specifications, contract changes, claims and disputes, property issues, selection of the design professional and professional service contracts.

  
  • CIVL 695 Master Thesis


    3 semester hours

  
  • CIVL 698 Special Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CIVL 699 Independent Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours


Classics and Archaeology (CLAR)

  
  • CLAR 1110 Elementary Greek I


    4 semester hours

    A basic introduction to Greek grammar and syntax, including noun declension and verb conjugation; translation of simple prose passages.

  
  • CLAR 1111 Greek and Latin for Medicine I


    1 semester hours

    A study of medical terminology derived from Greek and Latin roots.

  
  • CLAR 1112 Greek and Latin for Medicine II


    1 semester hours

    Further study of medical terminology derived from Greek and Latin roots.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1111 .

  
  • CLAR 1115 Elementary Latin I


    4 semester hours

    A complete overview of Latin grammar, with an emphasis on morphology and syntax.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Oral Skills.

  
  • CLAR 1120 Elementary Greek II


    4 semester hours

    A continuation of the grammar and syntax of CLAR 1110 , with a focus on more complex sentences; translation of more elaborate prose and poetry passages.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1110  or equivalent.

  
  • CLAR 1125 Elementary Latin II


    4 semester hours

    A continuation of Latin grammar from CLAR 1115 ; translation of prose passages adapted from Classical authors.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1115  or equivalent.

  
  • CLAR 1130 Classical Hebrew


    4 semester hours

    A concentrated course in Hebrew, with attention paid to its historical development and to comparative phonetics and morphology.

  
  • CLAR 1135 Readings in Classical Hebrew


    4 semester hours

    Selected readings in both prose and poetry.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1130  or equivalent.

  
  • CLAR 1998 Special Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CLAR 1999 Independent Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CLAR 2200 Epic Poetry


    4 semester hours

    A reading and analysis of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and Vergil’s Aeneid (in translation).

  
  • CLAR 2210 Greek Tragedy in Performance


    4 semester hours

    A study of the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides (in translation), with an emphasis on production.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.

  
  • CLAR 2220 Greek Comedy in Performance


    4 semester hours

    A study of the plays of Aristophanes and Menander (in translation), with an emphasis on production.

  
  • CLAR 2230 Ancient Historians


    4 semester hours

    A study of the great historians from ancient Greece, Rome, and China (in translation), with an emphasis on ancient historiographical traditions.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.

  
  • CLAR 2240 Ancient Greece


    4 semester hours

    A survey of Hellenic civilization from its origins in the Bronze Age until the Hellenistic period, encompassing the study of archaeology, history, literature, religion, philosophy, and the fine arts.

  
  • CLAR 2250 Ancient Rome


    4 semester hours

    A survey of Roman civilization from its origins in the Iron Age to the collapse of the empire, encompassing the study of archaeology, history, literature, religion, philosophy, and the fine arts.

  
  • CLAR 2340 Archaeological Methods and Techniques


    4 semester hours

    Modern archaeological methodology, theory, and interpretation.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Understanding Human Behavior; Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 2350 Egyptian Hieroglyphics


    4 semester hours

    A study of the Middle Egyptian language, its literature, and the hieroglyphic writing system.

  
  • CLAR 2355 Introduction to Near Eastern Languages


    4 semester hours

    A survey of the major ancient languages of the Near East: Hebrew, Classical Arabic, Babylonian, Egyptian, and others, with short texts in those languages.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 2360 Ancient Near East


    4 semester hours

    Study of the Near Eastern background of classical civilizations from the Neolithic to Alexander the Great.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 2365 Introduction to Near Eastern Literatures


    4 semester hours

    A survey of the major literary output of ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Ugarit, and other ancient Levantine cultures (in translation).

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 2998 Special Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CLAR 2999 Independent Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CLAR 3110 Greek Poetry


    4 semester hours

    A reading and analysis of selected Ancient Greek epic, lyric, and dramatic texts in the original.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1120  or equivalent.

    This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • CLAR 3115 Latin Poetry


    4 semester hours

    A reading and analysis of selected Latin epic, lyric, dramatic, and satiric texts in the original.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1125  or equivalent.

    This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • CLAR 3120 Greek Prose


    4 semester hours

    A reading and analysis of selected Ancient Greek historical, rhetorical, philosophical, and religious texts in the original.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1120  or equivalent.

    This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • CLAR 3125 Latin Prose


    4 semester hours

    A reading and analysis of selected Latin historical, rhetorical, philosophical, epistolary, and religious texts in the original.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1125  or equivalent.

    This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • CLAR 3210 Classical and Near Eastern Myths


    4 semester hours

    Study of the basic myths and myth patterns of the Greeks, Romans, and Near Eastern cultures, and their mythological heritage in Western literature and art.

  
  • CLAR 3220 Greek and Roman Religions


    4 semester hours

    Study of the religious practices and beliefs of the Greeks and Romans from the archaic period to the triumph of Christianity.

  
  • CLAR 3230 Arts of Greece


    3 semester hours

    A survey of the significant monuments of art and architecture of ancient Greece, from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period, with an emphasis on form and function in their historical context.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.

  
  • CLAR 3240 Arts of Rome


    3 semester hours

    A survey of the significant monuments of art and architecture of ancient Rome, from the Etruscan period to the Age of Constantine, with an emphasis on form and function in the cultural context.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.

  
  • CLAR 3330 Introduction to Near Eastern Religions


    4 semester hours

    A study of the religions, rituals, and pantheons of ancient Near Eastern societies.

  
  • CLAR 3340 Religions of Mesopotamia


    4 semester hours

    A study of the major religious pantheons, rituals, myths, and popular practices in ancient Iraq.

  
  • CLAR 3345 Babylonian Cuneiform


    4 semester hours

    An introduction to the language and writing system of Ancient Mesopotamia.

  
  • CLAR 3350 Ancient Egyptian Religion


    4 semester hours

    A survey of origins and aspects of the various pantheons, rituals, creation themes, and other features of the religion of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom.

  
  • CLAR 3360 Aegean Art and Archaeology


    4 semester hours

    A study of the art and archaeology of the pre-classical Aegean world, from the Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 3370 Egyptian Art and Archaeology


    4 semester hours

    A study of Egyptian art and archaeology from the Neolithic to the Roman period.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 3380 Classical Numismatics


    4 semester hours

    Hands-on study of the coinages of ancient Greece, Rome, and the Eastern Mediterranean, with emphasis on archaeology, art history, and monetary origins. Students will use the large collections and library of the Archaeology Center.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 3390 Archaeology of the Levant


    4 semester hours

    Study of the Levantine civilizations and societies from the Neolithic period to the mid-first millennium BC, with hands-on classes utilizing artifacts from LMU’s archaeological collection.

  
  • CLAR 3998 Special Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CLAR 3999 Independent Studies


    1 TO 4 semester hours

  
  • CLAR 4210 Axial Age


    4 semester hours

    A study of the philosophy and culture of Eurasia from the 8th to the 4th centuries BCE, with special emphasis on the great teachers of the age from China, India, Persia, Israel, and Greece.

  
  • CLAR 4220 Classical Hellenism, Race, Ethnicity


    4 semester hours

    An interdisciplinary study of Greek ethnicity, and the legacy of Greek culture for the ancient and modern Greeks in the homeland and the diaspora, as well as for the ancient Romans and modern Europeans.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Writing.

  
  • CLAR 4230 Ancient World on Film


    4 semester hours

    A study of the uses of Greco-Roman myth and history in cinema. The course introduces students to the comparative study of literature and film across different cultures, languages, and genres.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Writing.

  
  • CLAR 4240 Greek Cinema


    4 semester hours

    A study of some of the greatest Greek films in their modern political and social setting, with an emphasis on contemporary cultural identity and its roots in the western tradition.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.

  
  • CLAR 4250 Anne Carson: Classic Iconoclast


    4 semester hours

    An interdisciplinary study of the works of Anne Carson and her interaction with the Classical tradition.

  
  • CLAR 4260 From Greece to Gotham: Archaeology of the Heroes


    3 semester hours

    An examination of how societies define and portray heroes in art and literature, beginning in the ancient Greek world and continuing through the modern era, and how heroes promote cultural values and mores.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.

  
  • CLAR 4320 Palaces of the Near East


    4 semester hours

    A study of the palaces across the Ancient Near East as architectural and political emblems of powers, from the first urban development to the conquest of Alexander the Great.

  
  • CLAR 4330 Cultures in Contact: Late Bronze Age


    4 semester hours

    A study of the interconnections of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern civilizations, through trade, diplomacy, war, and technological transfers.

  
  • CLAR 4340 Archaeology of the Phoenicians


    4 semester hours

    A study of the Phoenicians and of their settlements and customs in the Ancient Mediterranean.

  
  • CLAR 4350 Archaeology and the Bible


    4 semester hours

    Study of selections of the Bible, combining historical criticism and exegesis with the relevant archaeology.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason; Flag: Writing.

  
  • CLAR 4370 Archaeology Lab


    4 semester hours

    Special projects using the archaeological collections of the Archaeology Center and its library.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.

  
  • CLAR 4371 Archaeology Lab: Ancient Textiles: From Fiber Production to Social Identity


    4 semester hours

    Special projects in the study of the techniques and materials used in ancient textile production in Egypt and the Ancient Near East, employing materials from LMU’s Archaeological Center collections.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flags: Information Literacy, Writing.

 

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