Addenda

Graduate Certificate in Disability Health Studies

Approved September 8, 2023

Requirements		Hours
HB 613	Health Promotion Practices and Disability	3
HB 617	Implementation Science and Disability Health	3
Elective Option 1		3
HB 605	Physical Activity in Public Health
HB 612	Examining Health Inequities in Social and Behavioral Sciences
HB 624	Advanced Social and Behavioral Science Theory
HB 630	Health Communications: Theory and Practice
HB 643	Health Program Evaluation
Elective Option 2:		3
HPO 628	Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Public Health
AH 785	Qualitative Research: Analysis and Interpretation
Interpretation:		3
AH 779	Mixed Methods Applications in Action and Community-Based Participatory Research
AH 783	Writing Effective Mixed Methods Grant Proposals
Total Hours		15

Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Analytics

Approved September 8, 2023

Requirements		Hours
CS 623	Network Security	3
CS 636	Computer Security	3
CS 663	Data Mining	3
CS 667	Machine Learning	3
CS 598	Practical Work Experience	3
Total Hours		15

Graduate Certificate in Multi-Tiered Approach to Trauma

Approved September 8, 2023

Requirements		Hours
OTC 601 Individual Impact of Trauma Across the Lifespan 1		3
OTC 603 Trauma & Context Specific Considerations 2		3
OTC 605 Historical Trauma 3		3
OTC 610 Systems Assessment using Trauma Lens 1		3
OTC 615 Trauma Responsive Program Design 2		3
Total Hours		15

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Offered fall terms

²

Offered spring terms

³

Offered summer terms

Grade Appeal

Effective Fall Term 2023

A student may seek a grade appeal for one of the following concerns:

• Grading that is contradictory to the course syllabus
• Grading that does not align with assignment guidelines and/or scoring rubrics
• Grading that is in error.

To initiate the Grade Appeal Form online: https://banssb.it.uab.edu/ssomanager/c/SSB?pkg=zweb_grade_change.r_stu_form.

M.A.Ed in Secondary Education & Teaching

Approved June 9,2023

The Master of Arts in Education in High School Education name has changed to the Master of Arts in Education in Secondary Education & Teaching.

Secondary Education & Teaching

Approved June 9,2023

The concentration in High School Education within the Ed.S. in Education name has changed to Secondary Education & Teaching.

Higher Education Administration - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Advocacy Track

Approved June 10, 2023

Requirements		Hours
HEA 600	Administration of Higher Education	3
HEA 610	History of Higher Education	3
HEA 630	Higher Education Law	3
HEA 650	Assessment & Evaluation of Higher Education	3
HEA 660	College Student Development	3
HEA 670	Strategic Partnerships in Academic & Student Affairs	3
Concentration Courses
DEIA 510	Diversity Policy Politics and Practice	3
DEIA 520	Equity and Inclusion	3
DEIA 530	Leadership in Social Justice Advocacy, Self and Others	3
DEIA 590	Engaged Scholarship in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Advocacy	3
Concentration Electives		3
Research Courses
EPR 594	Introduction to Educational Research Design	3
Total Hours		36

Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in School Psychology

Approved April 14, 2023

Requirements		Hours
Instructional Support Area
ESP 630	Applied Neuropsychology in the School	3
ESP 631	Crisis Intervention & Prevention in Schools	3
ESP 632	Consultation & Intervention for Learning & Behavior Problems	3
ESP 627	Practicum in Schl Psychometry	1
Survey of Special Education Course
ECY 600	Introduction to Exceptional Learner	0-3
EDC 732	Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Instruction	3
Internship
ESP 689	Internship in School Psychometry and Psychology	12
Additional Courses
ECT 527	Collaborative Processes	3
ECT 619	Methods of Reading Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention	3
ECY 689	Advanced Topics in Special Education/ School Psychometry	1
EPR 608	Introduction to Statistical Methods in Educational Research	3
Total Hours		35-38

Graduate Certificate in Industry Genetics and Genomics

Approved March 10, 2023

Requirements		Hours
IGC 620	Applied Advanced Medical Genetics and Genomics	3
or IGC 624	Genetics and Genomics Diagnostics Regulation
IGC 621	Clinical Genomic Testing Technologies and Methodologies	3
IGC 622	Clinical Tools for Genomic Variant Curration and Analysis	3
IGC 623	Genomic Variant Interpretation Using Clinical Application	3
IGC 625	Implementation of Variant Interpretation Practices in the Genetics and Genomics Industry	3
Total Hours		15

Graduate Certificate in LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing

Approved March 10, 2023

Requirements		Hours
HB 604	LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing Service Learning	3
HB 607	Introduction to LGBTQ Health	3
or HB 707	Introduction to LGBTQ Health
Electives		9
ECG 628	Social and Cultural Diversity
HB 600	Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
HB 615	Homelessness, Housing and Health
PY 731	Health Psychology
Total Hours		15

Master of Science in Physics with a Computational Physics Concentration 

Approved March 10, 2023

Requirements		Hours
PH 762	Computational Physics I	3
PH 518	Computational Solid State Physics	3
Electives		9
PH 635	Advanced Statistical Mechanics
PH 610	Classical Mechanics I
PH 650	Electromagnetic Theory I
PH 653	Solid State Physics I
Total Hours		15

Master of Science in Physics with a Materials Physics Concentration

Approved March 10, 2023

Requirements		Hours
PH 653	Solid State Physics I	3
Electives		6
PH 518	Computational Solid State Physics
PH 654	Solid State Physics II
PH 587	Nanoscale Science and Applications
Non Physics Elective		6
Total Hours		15

Master of Science in Physics with a Optics and Photonics Concentration

Approved March 10, 2023

Requirements		Hours
PH 525	Applications of Contemporary Optics I	3
PH 526	Applications of Contemporary Optics II	3
Physics Electives		6
PH 581	Laser Physics I
PH 582	Laser Physics II
PH 525	Applications of Contemporary Optics I
PH 586	Semiconductor Materials in Modern Technology
Non-Physics Elective		3
Total Hours		15

Master of Science in Physics with a Physics Instrumentation Concentration

Approved March 10, 2023

Requirements		Hours
PH 655	Advanced Solid State Laboratory	3
Physics Electives		6
PH 653	Solid State Physics I
PH 586	Semiconductor Materials in Modern Technology
PH 587	Nanoscale Science and Applications
PH 732	Growth and Characterization of Thin Films I
Non-Physics Elective		6
Total Hours		15