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Statistics enables us to make inferences about entire populations, based on samples extracted from those populations. Statistical methods can be applied to problems from almost every discipline and they are vitally important to researchers in agricultural, social, engineering, and medical sciences.
The Program. Statistics majors may receive either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. The A.B. degree is very flexible, facilitating a double major or extensive elective coursework in a field in which statistics is applied. The B.S. degree program has two options: one emphasizes mathematics and is especially recommended as preparation for graduate study in statistics; the other emphasizes computer science. All three programs require theoretical and applied coursework and underscore the strong interdependence of statistical theory and the applications of statistics.
Preparatory Requirements. Before applying for either the A.B. or B.S. major in Statistics, students must ordinarily complete the following courses with at least C grades:
In addition, due to space limitation in the B.S. major, students admitted to this major will normally be chosen from those having at least a 3.0 grade point average in the above courses. For further information, please contact a Statistics adviser.
Career Alternatives. Probability models and statistical methods are used in a great many fields, including the biological and social sciences, business and engineering. The wide applicability of statistics has created in both the public and private sectors a strong demand for graduates with statistical training. Current employment opportunities include state and federal government positions with a statistician designation, industrial positions (e.g., in the actuarial series within an insurance company or in the data management unit in a health science facility), and teaching positions.
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 24-25 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 38-39 units
Total Units for the Major . . . 6264 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 24-31 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 51-54 units
Total Units for the Major . . . 75-85 units
(General option)
Depth Subject Matter . . . 49-53 units
Total Units for the Major . . . 73-84
(Computer Science option)
Major Adviser. J.M. Utts.
Students are encouraged to meet with an adviser to plan a program as early as possible. Sometime before or during the first quarter of the junior year students planning to major in Statistics should consult with a faculty adviser to plan the remainder of their undergraduate programs.
The Division offers a minor program in Statistics that consists of a survey at the upper division level of the fundamentals of mathematical statistics and of the most widely used applied statistical methods.
Statistics . . . 19-20 units
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Statistics offers study and research leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Statistics. Detailed information concerning these degree programs, as well as information on admissions and on financial support, is available from the Division of Statistics.
Graduate Adviser. W.O. Johnson.
Statistical Consulting. The Division provides a consulting service for researchers on campus. For more information, call the Statistical Laboratory Office (916-752-6096).
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
10. Statistical Thinking (3) III. Utts
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra. Statistics and probability in daily life. Examines principles of collecting, presenting and interpreting data in order to critically assess results reported in the media; emphasis is on understanding polls, unemployment rates, health studies, etc.; understanding probability, risk and odds. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt.
*12. Introduction to Discrete Probability (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra. Random experiments; countable sample spaces; elementary probability axioms; counting formulas; conditional probability; independence; Bayes theorem; expectation; gambling problems; binomial, hypergeometric, Poisson, geometric, negative binomial and multinomial models; limiting distributions; Markov chains. Applications in the social, biological, and engineering sciences. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng.
13. Elementary Statistics (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra. Measures of central tendency and dispersion; binomial, normal, Student-t, and chi-square distributions; testing hypotheses; nonparametric statistics; regression and correlation theory. (Students who have had courses 130A or 131A may not receive credit for Statistics 13.) GE credit: SciEng.
*13AT. Self-Paced Modular Instruction in Elementary Statistics (4) I, II. Wiggins
Autotutorial--4 hours. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra, no prior knowledge of computers assumed. Computer tutorial. Corresponds to course 13. Students working at computer solve randomly chosen problems until they qualify to take examinations. Computer-timed examinations present a fixed number of problems for solution. Exams may be repeated.
32. Basic Statistical Analysis Through Computers (3) II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or 21B; ability to program in a high-level computer language such as Pascal. Overview of probability modeling and statistical inference. Problem solution through mathematical analysis and computer simulation. Recommended as alternative to course 13 for students with some knowledge of calculus and computer programming. GE credit: SciEng.
90X. Seminar (1-2) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: high school algebra and consent of instructor. Examination of a special topic in a small group setting.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
100. Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Math 16B or its equivalent. Introduction to probability computation and modeling, estimation, hypothesis testing, contingency, tables, ANOVA, regression, and to implementation of statistical methods using a computer package. Students who have taken course 13 may receive only 2 units credit. GE credit: SciEng.
102. Introduction to Probability Modeling and Statistical Inference (4) I, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: two years high school algebra, and upper division standing. Introductory probability and statistics at a rigorous yet precalculus level. Topics include: probability models--binomial, Poisson, geometric; normal and sampling distributions; graphics; exploratory data analysis; parametric and nonparametric estimation and testing; analysis of variance; regression; computing with Minitab package. Students who have taken course 13 or 32 may receive only 2 units of credit; students who have taken course 100 will receive no unit credit. GE credit: SciEng.
103. Applied Statistics for Business and Economics (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 13, 32, or 102; and Mathematics 16A, 16B. Descriptive statistics; probability; random variables; expectation; binomial, normal, Poisson, other univariate distributions; joint distributions; sampling distributions, central limit theorem; properties of estimators; linear combinations of random variables; testing and estimation; Minitab computing package. GE credit: SciEng.
*104. Applied Statistical Methods: Nonparametric Statistics (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 13, 32, or 102. Sign and Wilcoxon tests, Walsh averages. Two-sample procedures. Inferences concerning scale. Kruskal-Wallis test. Measures of association. Chi square and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng.
106. Applied Statistical Methods: Analysis of Variance (4) I, II. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 13, 32, or 102. One-way and two-way fixed effects analysis of variance models. Randomized complete and incomplete block design, Latin squares. Multiple comparisons procedures. One-way random effects model. GE credit: SciEng.
108. Applied Statistical Methods: Regression Analysis (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 13, 32 or 102. Simple linear regression, variable selection techniques, stepwise regression, analysis of covariance, influence measures, computing packages. GE credit: SciEng.
*110. Applied Statistical Methods: Multivariate Analysis (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 13 , 32, or 102, and 106 or 108, or the equivalent. Random vectors and matrices. Geometry and statistical distance. Multivariate normal distribution. One-sampling Hotelling's T2, Paired comparisons. One-way MANOVA. Principal components. Factors analysis. Canonical correlation analysis. Discriminant analysis. Cluster analysis. Emphasis on intuition, use of computer packages. and interpreting results. Offered in alternate years.
120. Probability and Random Variables for Engineers (4) I, II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21A, 21B, 21C, and 22A. Basic concepts of probability theory with applications to electrical engineering, discrete and continuous random variables, conditional probability, combinatorics, bivariate distributions, transformation of random variables, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, and approximations. No credit for students who have taken course 131A or Civil and Environmental Engineering 114. GE credit: SciEng.
130A. Mathematical Statistics: Brief Course (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics16B. Basic probability, densities and distributions, mean, variance, covariance, Chebyshev's inequality, some special distributions, sampling distributions, central limit theorem and law of large numbers, point estimation, some methods of estimation, interval estimation, confidence intervals for certain quantities, computing sample sizes. Students who have taken course 131A will receive only 2 units of credit.
130B. Mathematical Statistics: Brief Course (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 130A. Transformed random variables, large sample properties of estimates. Basic ideas of hypotheses testing, likelihood ratio tests, goodness-of-fit tests. General linear model, least squares estimates, Gauss-Markov theorem. Analysis of variance, F-test. Regression and correlation, multiple regression. Selected topics.
131A. Introduction to Probability Theory (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21A, 21B, 21C, and 22A. Fundamental concepts of probability theory, discrete and continuous random variables, standard distributions, moments and moment-generating functions, laws of large numbers and the central limit theorem. Students who have had Mathematics 131 may not receive credit for Statistics 131A.
131B-131C. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (4-4) II-III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 131A, or Mathematics 22A and 131. Sampling, methods of estimation, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, testing hypotheses, linear regression, analysis of variance, elements of large sample theory, and nonparametric inference.
133. Mathematical Statistics for Economists (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 103 and Mathematics 16B, or their equivalents; no credit will be given to students majoring in Statistics. Probability, basic properties; discrete and continuous random variables (binomial, normal, t, chi-square); expectation and variance of a random variable; bivariate random variables (bivariate normal); sampling distributions; central limit theorem; estimation, maximum likelihood priniciple; basic of hypotheses testing (one-sample).
*134. Nonparametric Inference (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130B or 131B. Selected topics in nonparametric statistical inference from a one-sample and a k-sample point of view. Topics include Kolmogorov-Smirnov type tests; confidence intervals for quantiles, location and scale parameters; rank tests, dispersion tests, efficiency. Offered in alternate years.
*135. Multivariate Data Analysis (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 130B, and preferably course 131B. Multivariate normal distribution; Mahalanobis distance; sampling distributions of the mean vector and covariance matrix; Hotelling's T2; simultaneous inference; one-way MANOVA; discriminant analysis; principal components; canonical correlation; factor analysis. Intensive use of computer analyses and real data sets.
*136. Applied Linear Models: Analysis of Variance (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22A and any one of courses 130B, 131B, or 133. Review of linear algebra and statistics, problems in a linear model, analysis of variance, advanced topics in analysis of variance, variance components model.
137. Applied Time Series Analysis (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130B or 131B or the equivalent. Auto- and cross-correlation, spectral analysis, coherence, transfer relations, linear filters, seasonal adjustment, mean square regression, autoregressive moving average models, forecasting, Box-Jenkins methods, spectral analysis of variance, and signal detection and discrimination methods.
138. Analysis of Categorical Data (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 130B or 131B, or courses 106 and 108. Varieties of categorical data, cross-classifications, contingency tables, tests for independence. Multidimensional tables and log-linear models, maximum likelihood estimation; tests of goodness-of-fit. Logit models, linear logistic models. Analysis of incomplete tables. Packaged computer programs, analysis of real data. GE credit: SciEng.
*139. Applied Linear Models: Regression Analysis (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22A and any one of courses 130B, 131B, or 133. Simple linear regression, general linear model and examples, point estimation, tests of hypotheses, multiple regression, advanced topics in regression, analysis of covariance.
*140A. Introduction to Biostatistics I (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 13 or 102 or the equivalent, and Mathematics 16A and 16B. Basic probability concepts and results; diagnostic tests; common distributions; sampling distributions and central limit theorem; likelihood methods; hypothesis testing; likelihood ratio tests, tests based on the t-distribution and the chi-square distribution.
*140B. Introduction to Biostatistics II (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 140A or 130B. Observational studies; clinical trials; survival analysis; dose-response analysis.
141. Statistical Computing (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130A or 131A, and one of courses 13, 32, 100, 102, or the equivalent, and experience in computer programming; course 130B or 131B recommended. Use of computers in statistics. Numerical foundations of statistical procedures. Computation of probabilities and quantiles. Random numbers. Monte Carlo method and bootstrap. Methods for parametric statistical models. Graphical methods and exploratory data analysis.
*142. Reliability (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130B or 131B or consent of instructor. Stochastic modeling and inference for reliability systems. Topics include: coherent systems, statistical failure models, notions of aging, maintenance policies and their optimization. Offered in alternate years.
*144. Sampling Theory of Surveys (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130B or 131B. Description and analysis of sample surveys with applications in the social and biological sciences. Stratified and cluster sampling. Ratio estimation. Problem of nonresponse. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng.
*145. Bayesian Statistical Inference (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 130A-130B or 131A-131B-131C or the equivalent. Subjective probability, Bayes Theorem, conjugate priors, non-informative priors, decision theory, estimation, testing, prediction, empirical Bayes methods, Bayesian robustness, properties of Bayesian procedures, comparisons with classical procedures, approximation techniques, hierarchical Bayesian analysis, applications. Offered in alternate years.
190X. Seminar (1-2) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: one of courses 13, 32, 100, 102, or 103. In-depth examination of a special topic in a small group setting.
192. Internship in Statistics (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. Work experience in statistics. (P/NP grading only.)
194HA-194HB. Special Studies for Honors Students (4-4) I-II. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Independent study--12 hours. Prerequisite: senior qualifying for honors. Directed reading, research and writing, culminating in the completion of a senior honors thesis or project under direction of a faculty adviser. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
205. Statistical Methods for Research (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 106 or Agricultural Science and Management 150, or the equivalent. Topics in experimental design include: Latin squares, Youden squares, balanced and partially balanced incomplete block designs, factorial experiments, confounded designs, split-plot designs, lattice designs, fractional factorial designs, repeated measurements designs, optimal designs based on various criteria, analysis of covariance.
222. Biostatistics: Survival Analysis (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion/laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 131C or consent of instructor. Incomplete data; life tables; nonparametric methods; parametric models; accelerated failure time models; proportional hazards models; partial likelihood; advanced topics. Offered in alternate years.
223. Biostatistics: Generalized Linear Models (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion/laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 131C or consent of instructor. Likelihood and linear regression; generalized linear model; Binomial regression; case-control studies; dose-response relations; Poisson regressions; Gamma regression; quasi-likelihood models; estimating equations; multivariate GLMs. Offered in alternate years.
224. Biostatistics: Clinical Trials and Advanced Topics (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion/laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 223 or consent of instructor. Clinical trials; sequential design; covariate adjustment; meta-analysis; applications of generalized linear models; longitudinal studies; random effects models; advanced topics. Offered in alternate years.
228. Statistical Quality Control and Productivity Improvement (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Management 210A, 210B or Statistics 106. Introduces concepts of quality and productivity improvement as applied to service and production industries and the public sector. Methods covered include statistical quality control techniques such as control charts and acceptance sampling, reliability and graphical tools. (Same course as Management 228.)
231A-231B-231C. Mathematical Statistics (4-4-4) I-II-III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 131C and Mathematics 127A-127B or the equivalent. Distribution theory, decision theoretic methods, estimation and hypotheses testing, multivariate techniques, large sample theory.
232A-232B. Linear Model Theory (4-4) I-II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 131C. Estimation and testing for the general linear hypothesis, components of variance, multiple comparisons.
*233. Design of Experiments (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 131C. Topics from balanced and partially balanced incomplete block designs, fractional factorials, and response surfaces. Offered in alternate years.
235A-235B-235C. Probability Theory (3-3-3) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 127C and courses 131A-131B or the equivalent. Measure theoretic foundations, abstract integration, modes of convergence, limit theorems, independence, laws of large numbers, characteristic functions, central limit theorem, conditional expectations; topics from discrete time, Markov and stationary processes, ergodic theory, Brownian motion, weak convergence, Wiener and Poisson processes. (Same course as Mathematics 235A-235B-235C.)
*237A. Time Series Analysis: Foundations (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 131A or Mathematics 131 or the equivalent. Basic structure of stationary and non-stationary time series. Differentiation, integration, spectral representations, linear filtering, mean square estimation, the discrete Fourier transform, laws of large numbers, autoregressive moving average processes. Offered in alternate years.
*237B. Time Series Analysis: Statistical Inference (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 131B-131C and 237A. Multivariate normal processes, spectral estimation, tests of hypotheses, regression, discrimination filtering, spectral analysis of variance, ARIMA processes, state space models, and maximum likelihood estimation. Offered in alternate years.
238. Theory of Multivariate Analysis (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisites: course 135 and 231C. Random vectors and matrices, characteristic functions; multivariate normal; multiple and canonical correlation; Cochran's Theorem; multivariate GLM; growth curves; Wishart distribution; likelihood ratio and union-intersection tests; simultaneous inference; spatial linear models; projection pursuit; Bayesian multivariate methods; Stein and shrinkage estimators. Offered in alternate years.
240A-*240B. Nonparametric Inference (3-3) II-III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 231C; courses 235A-235B-235C recommended. Comprehensive two-quarter sequence on nonparametric statistical inference, including the most basic materials from: classical nonparametrics, robustness, nonparametric estimation of a distribution function from incomplete data, curve estimation, and theory of resampling methodology. Offered in alternate years.
*241. Asymptotic Theory of Statistics (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 231C; courses 235A, 235B, 235C recommended. Topics in asymptotic theory of statistics chosen from: weak convergence, contiguity, empirical processes, Edgeworth expansion, and semiparametric inference. Offered in alternate years.
250. Advanced Data Analysis (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 141, 232A and either course 230 or 231A. Resampling methods and one to three additional topics selected from nonparametric and semi-parametric methods, incomplete data analysis, diagnostics, nonstandard multivariate and time series analysis, applied Bayesian methods, sequential analysis and quality control, categorical data analysis. Offered in alternate years.
*251. Topics in Advanced Theory of Statistics (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 231C. Bayesian, regression, sequential and survival analysis; bootstrap and reliability theory; change-point problems; empirical and spatial processes; asymptotic inference under dependence; asymptotic theory in linear, parametric and semiparametric models. Offered in alternate years.
280. Orientation to Statistical Research (1) III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Guided orientation to original statistics research papers, and oral presentations in class of such papers by students under the supervision of a faculty member. (S/U grading only.)
290. Seminar in Statistics (1-6) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Seminar on advanced topics in probability and statistics. (S/U grading only.)
292. Graduate Group in Statistics Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Statistics seminars, mostly in applied topics, presented by members of the Graduate Group in Statistics and other guest speakers. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
299. Individual Study (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299D. Dissertation Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: candidate for Ph.D. degree. Research in statistics under the supervision of major professor. (S/U grading only.)
390. Methods of Teaching Statistics (2) I. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture/discussion--2 hours, workshop--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Training in teaching methodology at the undergraduate level. Emphasis is on practical training exercises which are used to evaluate skills and improve these skills. Lecture exercises will be videotaped and critiqued. (S/U grading only.)
401. Methods in Statistical Consulting (3) I, III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Statistics. Introduction to consulting; in-class consulting as a group; individual or team consulting under supervision. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
Faculty. The Group has 38 faculty members from almost all colleges, schools, and divisions, including 14 from the Intercollege Division of Statistics.
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Statistics offers programs of study and research leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The M.S. gives students a strong foundation in the theory of statistics as well as substantial familiarity with the most widely used statistical methods. Facility in computer programming is essential for some of the course work. The supervised statistical consulting required of all M.S. students has proven to be a valuable educational experience. The Ph.D. program combines advanced coursework in statistics and probability with the opportunity for in-depth concurrent study in an applied field. A Ph.D. program with an emphasis in biostatistics is also offered and overseen by the Biostatistics Affinity Group, a subgroup of the Graduate Group in Statistics. For detailed information contact the Chairperson of the Group or the Graduate Adviser.
Preparation. For admission to the Ph.D. program, course work requirements for the master's degree, and at least one semester/two quarters of advanced calculus must be completed.
Graduate Adviser. W.O. Johnson.
*Course not offered this academic year.
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
230. Principles of Anesthesia and Surgery (2) II. Steffey
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate or professional student or consent of instructor. Presentation and integration of principles and techniques of anesthesia and surgery for laboratory animals. Course is not restricted to student numbers. Offered in alternate years.
230L. Principles of Anesthesia and Surgery (2) II. Steffey
Laboratory--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 230 concurrently. Laboratory to complement course 230. Limited enrollment. Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)
*265A. Principles and Practice of Veterinary Radiation Oncology - A (1.5) I. Theon
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours total. Prerequisite: open only to graduate students and residents. Principles and practice of veterinary radiation therapy. Topics will include a series of lectures on physical methods of radiation therapy, biologic effects of therapeutic radiation, and applications in veterinary patients. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as 465A.) (S/U grading only.)
*265B. Principles and Practice of Veterinary Radiation Oncology - B (1.5) II. Theon
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 265A. Principles and practice of veterinary radiation therapy. The topics will include a series of lectures on physical methods of radiation therapy, biologic effects of therapeutic radiation, and applications in veterinary patients. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as 465B.) (S/U grading only.)
280. Structure and Function of the Mammalian Respiratory System (4) II. Jones
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Biochemistry 101A-101B, Mathematics 16A, 16B and 16C, Physics 5A and 5B. Advanced study of respiratory physiology and morphometry with emphasis on principles of allometry, ventilation and perfusion, gas distribution, exchange, transport, and delivery at rest, during exercise, and at high altitude. Offered in alternate years.
290. Clinical Neurology/Neuropathology Conference (1) I, II, III. Cardinet, Higgins, Bailey
Seminar--1.5 hours. Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, or UCDMC resident or graduate student in appropriate discipline. Discussion and review of neural and muscular pathology of selected cases from the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital. (S/U grading only.)
291. Anesthesia/Critical Care Basic Science Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (P. Pascoe in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: postdoctoral, medical, or graduate student; consent of instructor. Advanced course in scientific foundations of animal anesthesia and critical care. Format is directed by discussion following reading of assigned material emphasizing foundations in pharmacology and physiology. (S/U grading only.)
293. Anesthesia/Critical Care Case Management Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (P. Pascoe in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: postdoctoral, medical or graduate student; consent of instructor. Discussion of Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital case material to illustrate specific medical problems and their preventive and corrective management. (S/U grading only.)
*294. Seminars in Veterinary Surgery (1) I, II, III. Komtebedde
Seminar--1.5 hours every other week. Prerequisite: D.V.M. or equivalent degree and resident in specialty training or graduate student in related discipline. Discussion of selected topics pertaining to clinical academic veterinary surgery. Review of current principles and treatment modalities of veterinary surgery in large and small animal clinics. (S/U grading only.)
295. Veterinary Cancer Biology (1) III. Madewell
Seminar--10 sessions. Prerequisite: graduate students in Comparative Pathology and House Officers in the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital. The biology of cancer, with specific reference to etiology and pathogenesis of tumors in domestic animals. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Steffey in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
(S/U grading only.)
404A. Small Animal Radiology (1.9) II-III. Nyland
Lecture--15 hours; laboratory--4 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: second year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Introduction to interpretation of alternate imaging procedures and therapeutic radiology of small animals. (Deferred grading pending completion of sequence.)
408. Special Procedures Rounds (2) I, II, III. The Staff
Discussion--6 hours. Prerequisite: a DVM degree and consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. Review of selected radiology cases from previous day. Specific radiographic changes and differential diagnosis are discussed, with participants leading the discussions. Special procedures such as angiography; nuclear medicine and ultrasound examinations are reviewed. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
409. Known Case Conference (1.5) I, II, III. The Staff
Discussion-demonstration--1.5 hours. Prerequisite: a DVM degree and consent of the instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. Film review of current VM Teaching Hospital proven cases. Intended for radiology residents and others with background in diagnostic radiology. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
410. Current Topics in Radiological Sciences (1.5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff
Lecture--1.5 hours. Prerequisite: DVM degree or consent of instructor. Fundamentals of radiological sciences for radiology residents. Topics will include series of in-depth lectures covering the broad spectrum of veterinary radiology/radiological sciences and related alternate imaging modalities. Clinically oriented but also including relevant research material. (S/U grading only.)
411. Small Animal Surgery (1.5 per week) I, II, III. The Staff (Vasseur in charge)
Laboratory--50 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing, House Officer in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. House Officers responsible for care of pet animal patients in the hospital including physical examinations, presurgical work-ups, surgery, postoperative care and follow-up under the supervision of the senior surgical staff. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
412. Large Animal Surgery (1.5 per week) I, II, III. The Staff (Pascoe in charge)
Laboratory--50 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing, House Officer in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. House Officers responsible for care of farm animal surgical patients in the hospital and outpatient clinic including physical examinations, presurgical work-up, assistance at operations, surgery, post-surgical care and follow-up under the supervision of the senior surgical staff. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
413A. Basic Small Animal Dentistry (1) I. Verstraete
Lecture--10 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year Veterinary students. Introductory course in small animal dentistry. Covers the principles of oral examination, pathophysiology and treatment of periodontitis, exodontics, basic oral soft tissue surgery and dental emergencies. (S/U grading only.)
413B. Advanced Small Animal Dentistry (1) I. Verstraete
Lecture--10 sessions. Prerequisite: course 413A. Advanced course in small animal dentistry. Covers the principles of orthodontics, developmental and regressive dental condition, endodontics, prosthodontics, advanced periodontal therapy, oral medicine and advanced oral surgery. (S/U grading only.)
414. Veterinary Anesthesiology (1.5 per week) I, II, III. The Staff (Steffey in charge)
Laboratory--50 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing, House Officer in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. House Officers responsible for anesthetic care of patients in the operating rooms under the supervision of the senior staff. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
415. Lameness in Dogs (1.3) III. Vasseur
Lecture--13 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Discussion of lameness examination will be followed by detailed descriptions of the disorders that cause lameness in dogs and cats and methods to diagnose and treat them effectively. An important goal will be to distinguish those disorders that can be managed by the general practitioner from those that require referral to a specialist.
415L. Lameness in Dogs (0.5) III. Vasseur
Laboratory--2 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine and course 415 concurrently. Hands-on experience in surgical manipulation and exposure of joints. (S/U grading only.)
420. Small Animal Neurosurgery (1) II. Bailey
Lecture--4 hours; laboratory--16 hours. Prerequisite: VMTH Neurology/Neurosurgery resident, VMTH Surgery resident or consent of instructor. Indications and techniques of selected small animal neurosurgical procedures. (S/U grading only.)
422. Veterinary Ophthalmology (0.751.5 per week) I, II, III. Buyukmihci
Laboratory--25-50 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing, House Officer in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. House Officers responsible for the care of animals in the hospital and out-patient clinic including history taking, ophthalmologic examinations, special diagnostic techniques, assistance at ophthalmologic surgery and medical and post surgical care under the direction of the staff ophthalmologist. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
423. Small Animal Ophthalmology (2) III. Hollingsworth
Lecture--20 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered eye diseases of small animals and nondomestic animals.
423L. Small Companion Animal Ophthalmology Laboratory (0.3) III. Hollingsworth
Laboratory--2 four-hour sessions. Prerequisite: course 422 or the equivalent and concurrent enrollment in course 423. Approved for graduate degree credit. Ocular surgical laboratory. Several surgical procedures involving the lids and conjunctiva, as well as enucleation, will be performed at each session. (S/U grading only.)
424. Case Studies in Veterinary Oncology (1) II. Madewell
Lecture--10 hours. Prerequisite: second-year student of Veterinary Medicine elective course offering. By use of clinical case material, the student will be introduced to the Internal Medicine Subspecialty of Oncology. Course will highlight clinical considerations, but
will also serve to introduce basic tenets of tumor biology. (S/U grading only.)
460. Emergency and Critical Patient Care (2) III. Haskins
Lecture--20 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine. Introduction to the essential and practical concepts of care for emergency and critically ill patients.
461. Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery (1.6) II. Vasseur
Lecture--16 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Management of common fractures, luxations and other injuries in dogs.
461L. Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery (0.5) II. Vasseur
Laboratory--3 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Hands-on experience in application of external coaptation and basic principles of application of different types of fixation for fractures. (S/U grading only.)
462. Radiographic and Ultrasonographic Diagnosis: Small Animal (1.7) III. Hornof
Lecture/discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Students will be supplied with small animal radiographic and ultrasonographic case studies. Weekly discussion sections will be held to discuss assigned cases in small groups with instructors. Limited enrollment.
463. Soft Tissue Surgical Diseases (2) III. Gregory
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Pathophyisology and surgical treatment of selected soft tissue diseases.
463L. Soft Tissue Surgical Diseases Laboratory (0.9) III. Gregory
Laboratory--9 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine; course 463 concurrently. Priority given to Small Animal track students. Laboratory course complementing course 463. Three laboratories in applied surgical anatomy and physiology and six in operative surgical exercises which cover common emergency surgical procedures. (S/U grading only.)
465A. Principles and Practice of Veterinary Radiation Oncology - A (1.5) II. Theon
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours total. Prerequisite: open only to graduate students and residents. Principles and practice of veterinary radiation therapy. Topics will include a series of lectures on physical methods of radiation therapy, biologic effects of therapeutic radiation, and applications in veterinary patients. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as 265A.) (S/U grading only.)
465B. Principles and Practice of Veterinary Radiation Oncology - B (1.5) III. Theon
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 465A. Principles and practice of veterinary radiation therapy. Topics will include a series of lectures on physical methods of radiation therapy, biologic effects of therapeutic radiation, and applications in veterinary patients. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as 265B.) (S/U grading only.)
466. Mixed-Large Animal Anesthesiology (1.5) II. Hildebrand
Lecture--15 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. Applied clinical anesthesiology for junior veterinary students. Special techniques and consideration for anesthetizing a variety of species including horses, swine, ruminants, large non-domestic species, cats and dogs. (S/U grading only.)
467. Small Animal Anesthesiology (1.5) II. Ilkiw
Lecture--15 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. Presentation of material which is basic to safe clinical administration of anesthetic drugs to small animals. Clinical applications, indications and contraindications, and methods of use of common anesthetic drugs and techniques will be discussed.
468. Equine Lameness and Radiology (4) III. O'Brien
Lecture--40 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine. Principles in the radiologic diagnosis of conditions that cause lameness in the equine will be emphasized. Methods used in large-animal radiography will be illustrated and latest technique for treating equine lameness will be discussed. Anatomy and pathology of some areas of the musculoskeletal system will also be presented.
468L. Equine Lameness and Radiology (1) III. O'Brien
Laboratory--10 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: course 468 (concurrently). Priority enrollment for students in equine track; others with consent of instructor. Limited enrollment.
469. Equine Surgery (3) II. Pascoe
Lecture--30 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Provides junior veterinary students with an understanding of those diseases of the soft tissues of the horse that can be managed surgically.
469L. Equine Surgery Laboratory (1) III. Pascoe
Laboratory--10 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: course 469 (concurrently). Specific surgical procedures of the horse are demonstrated and performed by students. Participants in the course work in groups of three on rotating basis. Limited enrollment.
492. Large Animal Grand Rounds (0.5) I, II, III. The Staff (Pascoe in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: professional standing; House Officer in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital or consent of instructor. House Officers take an active part in the presentation and discussion of selected cases from the large animal and ambulatory clinics. (S/U grading only.)
Faculty. The Group includes the faculty from the Division of Textiles and Clothing as well as from a variety of other departments representing related disciplinary fields.
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Textiles offers a program of study and research leading to the M.S. degree. Students in the program can emphasize either the physical or behavioral science aspects of textiles. Research areas include chemical, physical, biochemical, and mechanical properties of fibers and polymers as well as fibrous assemblies, including composites, paper, and nonwovens; and psychological and sociological factors relating to perception and consumption of textiles and apparel. Extensive specialized fiber, polymer, and textiles research facilities are available. For detailed information regarding the program, address the Chairperson of the Group.
Graduate Adviser. Y.-L. Hsieh (Textiles and Clothing).
The textiles and clothing major emphasizes the connections among (a) the physical characteristics of textile products, (b) human perceptions of and behavior toward these products, and (c) global economic trends affecting the textile/apparel marketplace. An integrative knowledge base links textile products with people and processes, to focus on the production, distribution, and consumer use of textiles and apparel. (See also Fiber and Polymer Science.)
The Program. The textiles and clothing major offers two options: multidisciplinary and marketing/economics. The Multidisciplinary option provides students with a broad knowledge base in both the social and physical sciences. This base includes production, end-use applications and care of textiles and apparel, physical and chemical properties of textiles, and social-psychological and economic aspects of textiles and clothing.The Marketing/Economics option emphasizes social science and business course work, while also providing students with an awareness of the physical nature of textile products.
Internships and Career Alternatives. Textiles and clothing majors can pursue internships and careers in apparel production and merchandising, retail management, international marketing, textile testing and conservation, and textiles journalism. The majority of textiles and clothing graduates accept entry-level management and technical positions within the textile and apparel industry or in related fields, (e.g., merchandising and marketing, production, research and development, technical service and design). Students may also pursue graduate studies in textiles, business, and other areas depending on their specific selections of restricted elective coursework.
(For convenience in program planning, the usual courses taken to satisfy the requirements are shown in parentheses. Equivalent or more comprehensive courses are acceptable. Courses shown without parentheses are required.)
English Composition Requirement . . . 4-12 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 39-41 units
Breadth/General Education . . . 6-24 units
Select one of the following two options:
Marketing/Economics Option
Option-Specific Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 18 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 57-58 units
Restricted Electives . . . 12 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 15-44 units
Multidisciplinary Option
Option-Specific Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 16 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 52-53 units
Restricted Electives . . . 16 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 17-46 units
Total Units for the Degree . . . 180
(Marketing/Economics Option or Multidisciplinary Option)
Major Adviser. N. Pan.
Advising Center for the major is located in 129 Everson Hall (916-752-4417).
The Division of Textiles and Clothing offers a minor program for non-majors interested in satisfying secondary career objectives. For acceptance into the program see the staff adviser in 129 Everson Hall.
Textiles and Clothing . . . 18 units
Minor Adviser. N. Pan.
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
Questions pertaining to the following courses should be directed to the instructor or to the Division of Textiles and Clothing. See also courses in Fiber and Polymer Science.
6. Introduction to Textiles (4) I. Sun
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Introduction to the structure and properties of textiles. Consumer use and fabric characteristics are emphasized. GE credit: SciEng.
8. The Textile and Apparel Industries (4) I. Rucker
Lecture--4 hours. Study of the textile and apparel industries including fashion theory, production, distribution, and consumption of textile goods. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
92. Internship in Textiles and Clothing (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Work experience off campus in a textiles or clothing-related area. Supervision by a member of the Textiles and Clothing faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
107. Social and Psychological Aspects of Clothing (4) I. Kaiser
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Sociology 2. Social and cognitive factors influencing management and perception of personal appearance in everyday life. Concepts and methods appropriate to the study of meaning of clothes in social and cultural contexts. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
162. Textile Fabrics (3) II. Pan
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 6. Properties of fabrics as related to serviceability, comfort, and appearance. GE credit: SciEng.
162L. Textile Fabrics Laboratory (1) II. Pan
Laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 162 (may be taken concurrently). Laboratory methods and procedures employed in studying properties of textile fabrics as related to serviceability, comfort, and appearance.
163. Textile Coloration and Finishing (3) III. Sun
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 6, Fiber and Polymer Science 110, or Chemistry 8B. Basic principles of textile dyeing, printing, and finishing; color theory; structure, properties, and application of dyes and finishes; factors affecting application and fastness; maintenance of dyed and finished textiles.
163L. Textile Coloration and Finishing Laboratory (1) III. Sun
Laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 163 (may be taken concurrently). Demonstrates various aspects of dyeing, printing, and finishing of textile substrates including the effect of fiber and finish type, and physical and chemical variables on dyeing and finishing processes and on the properties of the resultant textile.
164. Principles of Apparel Production (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 6 or 8. Overview of characteristics, technology, processes, and research in apparel manufacturing industries including study of government statistics, material utilization and fabrication, mechanization, management, and production engineering.
*165. Textile Processes (3) I. Pan
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 6. Physical processes involved in the production of textiles from the individual fiber to the finished fabric. Includes spinning, texturing, yarn formation, weaving preparation, weaving and knitting, tufting and fabric finishing.
*171. Clothing Materials Science (4) I. Hsieh, Pan
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 6, 8, and senior standing. The properties, characterization, and performance evaluation of clothing materials and structures for specific functional applications. Principles and methods related to wetting and transport properties, fabric hand and aesthetic properties, clothing comfort, and material and assembly technology.
173. Principles of Fashion Marketing (3) II. Rucker
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 8, Economics 1A, Agricultural Economics 113 or 136. Study of basic elements of fashion marketing including philosophy and objectives, organization, merchandising, pricing, promotion and personnel. Offered in alternate years.
*174. Introduction to World Trade in Textiles and Clothing (2) II. Rucker
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 8. Structure of the global fiber/textile/apparel complex and its distribution patterns with an overview of political, economic, and technological factors that are changing these industries and their markets. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
177. Clothing and Social Perception (3) II. Kaiser
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107; Sociology 2; Psychology 1. Social and cognitive processes related to the meanings people assign to clothing cues when perceiving one another. Particular attention to the following appearance-related stereotypes: age, sex, physical attractiveness, status, ethnicity. Influences of clothing and appearance on social interactions. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
180A-180B. Introduction to Research in Textiles (2-2) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: senior standing with textile-related major, and consent of instructor. Senior thesis on independent problems. Research begun in course 180A will be continued and completed in course 180B. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
192. Internship in Textiles and Clothing (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Work experience off campus in a textiles or clothing-related area. Supervision by a member of the Textiles and Clothing faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Textiles and Clothing (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
Discussion-laboratory--3-15 hours. Prerequisite: upper division textiles-related major and consent of instructor. Tutoring of students in Textiles and Clothing courses. Assistance with discussion groups and laboratory sections under supervision of instructor. May be repeated for credit if tutoring another textiles course. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
230. Behavioral Science Concepts in Textiles (3) I. Kaiser
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107, upper division or graduate course in statistics (e.g., Agricultural Systems and Environment 120) and one in a behavioral science (e.g., Psychology 145). Examination of theories and research concerning relationships between clothing and human behavior with emphasis on research techniques, including methods of measuring clothing variables. Offered in alternate years.
250A-F. Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science (3) I, II, III. Hsieh/Pan
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Fiber and Polymer Science 100 or consent of instructor. Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber science. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as Materials Science and Engineering 250A-F).
290. Seminar (1) I, II. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Critical review of selected topics of current interest in textiles. (S/U grading only.)
290C. Research Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing; consent of instructor. Individual faculty members meet with their graduate students. Critical presentations of original research are made by graduate students. Research activities are planned. Discussions are led by major professors for their research groups. (S/U grading only.)
293. Recent Advances in Textiles (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: two upper division courses in Textiles and Clothing or consent of instructor. Critical reading and evaluation on selected topics of current interest in textiles. Multidisciplinary aspects of the topics selected will be stressed. May be repeated for credit.
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Rucker in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
The UC Davis Washington Center began operations in the 1990-91 academic year. It provides students and faculty new and expanded opportunities to enrich their education and research. Its principal activities are an undergraduate academic internship program, fellowships and internships for graduate and professional school students, fellowships and research grants for faculty, and satellite interactive "tele-courses."
The UC Davis Washington Center undergraduate program is open to students from all majors at UC Davis who have completed 84 units towards graduation. Students earn 12-16 units of academic credit, continue to be registered as full-time students, and fulfill university residency requirements. A GPA of approximately 3.0 is recommended for admission. Applicants also are evaluated based on a written statement, letters of recommendation and personal interviews.
The Undergraduate Program runs fall and spring quarters, on a 12-13 week "extended quarter" basis. It has two principal components:
Courses are taught by UC Davis faculty in residence, faculty from the UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley Washington programs, or visiting faculty from the Washington area.
Financial aid eligibility is maintained, and the aid package can be adjusted to reflect the additional costs of the Program. Some additional financial awards also are offered directly by the Washington Center, including the University of California President's Washington Scholarship Program, and the Joyce and Norman Weil Scholarships.
Students live in university-arranged housing, convenient to public transportation. Arrangements also are made to cover health services and other aspects of student life. The program also includes many educational, cultural and historical activities in the Washington area.
Students also may participate in a Summer Program. The Summer Program is non-credit. It includes internships and many of the same educational, cultural, historical and social activities but no courses or research projects. The program fee is $200. Some financial assistance is provided but more limited than for the academic year programs.
The Washington Center also has two positions during the academic year for graduate students as Graduate Fellows (combination of a predoctoral research fellowship and a teaching assistantship) and Graduate Summer Internships.
In partnership with faculty on campus, the Washington Center also conducts satellite interactive "tele-courses" in which students on the Davis campus participate in interviews and seminars with federal government officials and other experts from the nation's capital.
Graduate Study. A program of study is offered leading to the M.S. degree in Vegetable Crops. Information can be obtained from the graduate adviser. Also see the Graduate Studies section in this catalog.
Graduate Adviser. H. Timm.
Related Courses. Vegetable Crops faculty also teach the following courses that contribute to majors and graduate programs in Agricultural Systems and Environment, Biological Sciences, Genetics, and Plant Biology:
Agricultural Systems and Environment 2, 22, 110C, 118, 150, 195, Biological Sciences 1C, Genetics Graduate Group 201D, 202, 207L, Plant Biology 1, 10B, 154, 172, 172L, 188, Plant Biology Graduate Group 201, 208, 212, 214, 217, 218A, 223, 225, 228, 293.
*Course not offered this academic year.
Questions pertaining to the following courses should be directed to the instructor or to the Vegetable Crops Office, 148 Asmundson Hall.
92. Internship in Vegetable Crops (1-6) I, II, III. The Staff (Department Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Work experience off or on campus in all subject areas pertaining to vegetable crops. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. Maximum of 12 units permitted in the Vegetable Crops 92192 series. (P/NP grading only.)
192. Internship in Vegetable Crops (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Work experience off or on campus in all subject areas pertaining to vegetable crops. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. Maximum of 12 units permitted in the Vegetable Crops 92-192 series. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Vegetable Crops (1-3) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Laboratory/discussion--3-9 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Voluntary tutoring for upper division students who desire teaching experience. Under supervision students may prepare laboratory materials, experiments, and autotutorial modules, conduct discussions and demonstrations, and be involved in testing. May be repeated up to a total of 6 units. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
212. Postharvest Physiology of Vegetables (4) III. Saltveit
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 112 or 172. Comparative physiology of harvested vegetables; emphasis on maturation, senescence, compositional changes, physiological disorders and effects of environmental factors. Laboratories stress concepts and research procedures. Offered in alternate years.
216. Ecology and Agriculture (3) I. Jackson
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 142 or consent of instructor. Ecological principles and relationships as applied to agriculture. Integration of ecological approaches into agricultural research to develop environmentally sound management practices. Topics include crop autecology, biotic interactions among crops and pests, and crop systems ecology. (Same course as Ecology 216.)
220. Biotechnology and Genetics of Crop Improvement (3) II. Michelmore
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101 or Plant Biology 152; Plant Biology 154 or consent of instructor. Integration of modern biotechnology and classical plant breeding including molecular markers, genetic mapping, gene identification, transformation, tissue culture, incompatibility mechanisms, male sterility, hybrid production, disease resistance, and novel plant products.
220L. Biotechnology and Genetics of Crop Improvement Laboratory (1) II. Michelmore
Laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 220 concurrently. Projects in plant genetics and biotechnology: identification and analysis of molecular markers, generation and characterization of transgenic plants.
*221. Genetics and Cytogenetics of Vegetable Crops (3) III. Quiros
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Science 113 or the equivalent. Genetics and cytogenetics of the principal vegetables on a crop by crop basis. Current advances on the cytogenetic technology, sources of germplasm and applications to practical breeding problems.
*228. Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory (5) II. Bennett, Harada (Botany)
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--10 hours. Prerequisite: Molecular and Cellular Biology 120L, a course in molecular genetics, and consent of instructors. Research methods in plant molecular biology. Topics include analysis of gene expression, characterization of gene structure, and gene transfer technology. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of developmentally regulated gene expression. (Same course as Plant Biology 228.)
290. Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Discussion--1 hour. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
300. Tutoring in Vegetable Crops (1-3) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Tutoring--3-9 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Voluntary tutoring for graduate students who desire teaching experience, but who are not teaching assistants. Students under supervision may give lectures, prepare laboratory materials, experiments, and autotutorial modules, conduct discussions and demonstrations, and be involved in testing. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. (S/U grading only.)
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