2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Course Descriptions/Agribusiness 325625. Micromechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.626. Mechanics of Active Materials. (3-0). Credit 3.633. Theory of Plates and Shells. (3-0). Credit 3.635. Structural Analysis of Composites. (3-0). Credit 3.641. Plasticity Theory. (3-0). Credit 3.646. Introduction to the Finite Element Method. (3-0). Credit 3.647. Theory of Finite Element Analysis. (3-0). Credit 3.648. Nonlinear Finite Element Methods in Structural Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.649. Generalized Finite Element Methods. (3-0). Credit 3.651. Viscoelasticity of Solids and Structures I. (3-0). Credit 3.689. Special Topics in… Credit 1 to 4.The following courses are described in the section entitled Materials Science and Engineering(MSEN) on page 489 and are part of the curriculum in aerospace engineering.601. Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering. (4-0). Credit 4.602. Advanced Materials Science and Engineering. (4-0). Credit 4.606. Multifunctional Materials. (2-1). Credit 3.608. Nanomechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.619. Materials Modeling of Phase Transformation and Microstructural Evolution. (3-0). Credit 3.Africana Studiesafricana.tamu.eduDirector: V. M. Johnson(AFST)601. Methods of Inquiry Into Africana Studies. (3-0). Credit 3. Familiarization with the methodologicaltradition of African-centered thinking and its relationship to the more popular term Afro-centricity;representation of the thoughts of notable African centered and Afrocentric scholars throughout historyas a means to center African descended people throughout history, social analysis and theoretical accounts.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4. Directed individual study of problems in the Africana Studies field ofresearch or scholarly activity not pertaining to thesis or dissertation, or selected instruction not coveredby other courses. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor and program director; graduate classification.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of Africana Studies. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.Interdisciplinary Program in AgribusinessChair: V. Salin; Graduate Advisor: V. SailnThe Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness provides administrative leadership for the Master ofAgribusiness (MAB) degree program and for the PhD in Agribusiness and Managerial Economics.The mission of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness is to: (1) foster the synergistic developmentof interdisciplinary agribusiness research and teaching; (2) enhance communication between the facultymembers in the College of Agriculture and Life Science (Department of Agricultural Economics)and the Mays Business School (Departments of Accounting, Finance, Information and OperationsManagement, Management and Marketing); (3) build a strong academic foundation in agribusiness andmanagerial economics that will meet the current and future needs of higher education, governmentagencies and industry in the U.S. and globally; and (4) capitalize on the network of leaders within thefood and agribusiness industry for student recruitment, research opportunities, internships and placement.