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554 Course Descriptions/Safety Engineering674. System Safety Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Current system safety engineering analysis techniques;failure mode and effect and fault tree analysis. Engineering economic analysis is reviewed to developskills for the safety engineer in presenting alternate solutions to management.677. Fire Protection Engineering. (2-3). Credit 3. Theory of combustion, characteristics of flammables,fire resistance, fire spread, fire protection principles, public and private fire service organization andequipment; automatic extinguishing systems. Fire protection analysis and design projects.680. Industrial Hygiene. (3-0). Credit 3. Recognition of environmental stresses present in man-machineenvironmentsystems and the effect of these stresses on human performance, safety and health; chemical,physical, ergonomic and biological exposures, manufacturing systems, materials and operations.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Formal presentations in industrial hygiene and safety engineering by studentsand professional industrial representatives.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 6. Training under the supervision of practicing engineers in settingsappropriate to the student’s professional objectives. Prerequisites: Approval of chair of student’sadvisory committee and department head.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 12 each semester. Investigation of topics not within the scope of thesisor dissertation research and not covered by other formal courses.686. Acoustics and Noise Control. (2-3). Credit 3. Physical, physiological and psychological aspects ofnoise; evaluation and control of the noise problem in the work environment and community. Source,path and level of noise; acoustical properties of materials; damage-risk criteria for hearing; and criteriafor noise and vibration in communities, buildings and vehicles.687. Industrial Ventilation. (2-3). Credit 3. Development of design principles and application of natural,dilution and local exhaust ventilation to control occupational exposures to conditions conducive to thedevelopment of occupational disease.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of safety engineering and industrialhygiene. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research in industrial hygiene, safety engineering orrelated topics for thesis or dissertation.School Psychologyepsy.tamu.edu(SPSY)610. Child Psychopathology. (3-0). Credit 3. Major forms of psychopathology and behavioral disorders inchildren and adolescents; concepts of child psychological disorders; application of multiple theoreticalmodels; understanding of the development context in which these orders exist. Prerequisites: Graduateclassification; approval of department head.611. Introduction to School Psychology: Legal, Ethical and Credentialing Issues in School Psychology.(1-0). Credit 1. History of professional psychology with emphasis on school psychology; legal,ethical and credentialing issues in psychology; scholarly writing; models of providing clinical child andspecial educational services. May be taken up to three times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification;approval of department head.612. Individual Assessment of Children’s Intelligence. (3-2). Credit 4. Educational and clinical applicationsof individual assessment; diagnostic measures of intelligence, language abilities, perception andachievement; videotaping of student test administration is required for purposes of supervision andself-evaluation. Limited to 12 students per semester. Prerequisites: EPSY 622; approval of departmenthead.613. Crisis Intervention in the Schools. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of school-based crisis intervention;emphasis on personal and situational crises, and the development and implementation of crisis interventionand prevention plans within the school setting; differing models of crisis intervention, models ofcoping with crisis and critical incidents, and the efficacy of crisis intervention. Prerequisite: Graduateclassification.614. Integrated Assessment Practicum. (1-6). Credit 3. Student test administration competencies and aminimum of 150 hours of supervised experience in administration, analysis and reporting of individualdiagnostic instruments. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisites: SPSY 612; approval of departmenthead.