---

Overview

The College of Science and Mathematics consists of six departments and one interdisciplinary program:

Special opportunities for research and graduate study are provided by the following research bureaus and institutes: the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, which operates a modern laboratory at the Hobcaw Barony, a 17,500-acre tract of land near Georgetown; the Institute for Biological Research and Technology, which provides expertise in biotechnology and bioinformatics; and the Industrial Mathematics Institute, which provides expertise in computational sciences. In addition, the College of Science and Mathematics administers the Regional NMR Facility, the Deer Mouse Mutant Stock Center, and the Electron Microscopy Center, which are open to all USC faculty and graduate students for training and research in electron microscopy of biological and nonbiological materials. For further information about these and other bureaus, institutes, and centers, please see "The University" section of this bulletin.

The Center for Science Education coordinates graduate and in-service programs for precollege teachers of science and mathematics. Further information is given in "The University" section of this bulletin and below.

Since 1950, students and faculty of the University of South Carolina have benefited from its membership in Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). ORAU is a consortium of 85 colleges and universities and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ORAU works with its member institutions to help their students and faculty gain access to federal research facilities throughout the country; to keep its members informed about opportunities for fellowship, scholarship, and research appointments; and to organize alliances among its members.

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), the DOE facility that ORAU operates, undergraduates, postgraduates, as well as faculty enjoy access to a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Students can participate in programs covering a wide variety of disciplines, including business, earth sciences, epidemiology, engineering, physics, geological sciences, pharmacology, ocean sciences, biomedical sciences, nuclear chemistry, and mathematics. Appointment and program lengths range from one month to four years. Many of these programs are especially designed to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority students pursuing degrees in science- and engineering-related disciplines. A comprehensive listing of these programs and other opportunities, their disciplines, and details on locations and benefits can be found in the ORISE Catalog of Education and Training Programs, which is available at www.orau.gov/orise/resgd.htm or by calling either of the contacts below.

ORAU's Office of Partnership Development seeks opportunities for partnerships and alliances among ORAU's members, private industry, and major federal facilities. Activities include faculty development programs such as the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, the Visiting Industrial Scholars Program, consortium research funding initiatives, faculty research, and support programs as well as services to chief research officers.

For more information about ORAU and its programs, contact Gerard M. Crawley, ORAU Councilor for the University of South Carolina, 803-777-2505; or Monnie E. Champion, ORAU Corporate Secretary, 865-576-3306; or visit the ORAU homepage (www.orau.org).

Degrees and Certificates Offered

The College of Science and Mathematics offers programs of study leading to the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts, Master of Mathematics, Master of Science, Professional Science Master, and, in cooperation with the College of Education, a Master of Arts in Teaching, an Interdisciplinary Master of Arts, and a Master in Teaching. For further information about admission and degree requirements, please consult "The Graduate School" section of this bulletin and the individual departments listed under the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Education.

Professional Science Master

Jeffrey O. French, M.S., Program Manager

Overview

The Professional Science Master (PSM) program is a master's-level program designed to provide students with the skills needed for success in the development, application, and/or marketing of science and technology in a business setting. As an alternative to the traditional research-based M.S. or Ph.D. programs, the PSM attracts students who are interested in careers in science- and technology-based business. The student selects from one of four areas of emphasis: biotechnology (offered by the Department of Biological Sciences), bioinformatics (offered by the Department of Biological Sciences in cooperation with the Department of Statistics and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Information Technology), environmental geosciences (offered by the Department of Geological Sciences), and modeling for corporate applications (offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy).

The ultimate goal of the PSM is the successful placement of the graduate into a rewarding career in an evolving, high-tech job market. It is for this reason that this degree involves case studies and problem-solving, group projects, and internships with industry. Students also benefit from the collaboration of the Moore School of Business, the USC School of Law, and the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies. The professional skills component of the program enhances students' scientific training with the practical skills needed to apply their technical proficiency to problem solving in a business setting.

Program components:

• core courses in the chosen science discipline, plus supplementary math or statistics courses
• course modules or seminars focusing on professional skills and real-world case studies
• an internship with industry

Admission

The applicant must have a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university, with competence in a science field related to the chosen area of emphasis. The applicant's undergraduate transcript and GPA must reflect the ability to handle advanced science course work (usually a 3.00 or higher in science courses) since the applicant review occurs in the science department that offers the chosen area of emphasis. All applicants must also submit scores from the general GRE. Deficiencies in one area may be compensated for by strengths in another.

Degree Requirements

Students from all three areas of emphasis are required to take the following courses for a 9-credit-hour core. The remaining courses are listed by area of emphasis.

COSM 701 Business and Legal Issues for Science Managers (3)--Survey of skills requisite for careers in domestic or international business: economics, finance, accounting, management, marketing, presentation skills, patent law, regulatory issues, other subjects for managers of science/technology-based businesses.

COSM 702 Scientific and Technological Problems in Business and Industry (3)--Seminar course in problem solving, responding to cases with significant technical components, drawn from business/industry. Students analyze cases to propose solutions to problems, integrating the major activities of a technically oriented business.

COSM 790 Internship in Science and Technology Based Business (3)--Internship in industry, government agency, or national laboratory. Internship experience culminates in oral and written reports on duties and projects. Internship must include a minimum of 150 hours of experience at the internship site.

Biotechnology

Required:
BIOL 523 Plant Development (3)
BIOL 655 Biotechnology (3) OR 656 Experimental Biotechnology (3)
BIOL 764 Advanced Plant Physiology (3)
BIOL 599A Plant Tissue Culture and Cell Genetics (3)
BIOL 599A Plant Response to the Environment (3)
BIOS 700 Introduction to Biostatistics (3)

Plus an additional 9 credit hours from the following:
BIOL 655 Biotechnology (3) OR 656 Experimental Biotechnology (3)
BIOL 670 Plant Ecology (3)
BIOL 702 Selected Topics in Botany (3)
BIOL 703 Selected Topics in Ecology (3)
BIOL 704 Selected Topics in Genetics and Developmental Biology (3)
BIOL 711 Structure and Function of Nucleic Acids (3)
BIOL 712 DNA Transactions and Gene Expression (3)
BIOL 714 Advanced Cell Biology
BIOL 717 Biological Chemistry (3)
BIOL 718 Biological Chemistry II (3)
BIOL 798 Research in Biology (3)
BIOL 802 Seminar in Botany (2)

Bioinformatics

Required:
BIOL 653 Bioinformatics (3)
BIOL 655 Biotechnology (3) OR 656 Experimental Biotechnology (3)
STAT 530 Exploring Multivariate Data (3) OR STAT 730 Multivariate Analysis (3)
CSCE 555 Bioinformatics Algorithms (3)
STAT 700 (3) and STAT 701 (3) Applied Statistics I and II OR STAT 712 (3) and STAT 713 (3) Mathematical Statistics I and II

Plus an additional 9 credit hours from the following (at least three of which are in CSCE):
BIOL 552 Population Genetics (3)
BIOL 652 Evolutionary Biology (3)
BIOL 711 Structure and Function of Nucleic Acids (3)
BIOL 712 DNA Transactions and Gene Expression (3)
BIOL 714 Advanced Cell Biology (3)
BIOL 717 Biological Chemistry I (3)
BIOL 718 Biological Chemistry II (3)
BIOL 777 Statistical Phylogenetics and Molecular Evolution {=STAT 777} (3)
BIOL 798 Research in Biology (3)
CSCE 520 Database System Design (3)
CSCE 564 Computational Science (3)
CSCE 565 Computer Graphics (3)
CSCE 567 Visualization Tools (3)
CSCE 582 Bayesian Networks and Decision Graphs {STAT 582} (3)
CSCE 721 Physical Database Design (3)
CSCE 763 Digital Image Processing (3)
CSCE 768 Pattern Recognition and Classification (3)
CSCE 784 Neural Information Processing (3)
STAT 750 Response Surface Methodology (3)
STAT 775 Generalized Linear Models {=BIOS 815} (3)

Environmental Geosciences

A core course in flow in porous media will be required for 3 credit hours starting in the 2004-2005 academic year. Additional requirements:

Required:
GEOL 570 Environmental Hydrogeology (3)
GEOL 571 Soil Hydrology (4)
GEOL 743 Decision Making in Environmental Resource Management (3)
GEOL 775 Numerical Methods in Subsurface Hydrology {=ECIV 761} (3)

6 credit hours from the following:
STAT 700 Applied Statistics I (3)
STAT 701 Applied Statistics II (3)
MATH 520 Ordinary Differential Equations (3)
MATH 521 Boundary Value Problems and Partial Differential Equations (3)
MATH 552 Applied Complex Variables (3)

Plus an additional 6 credit hours from the following electives:
GEOL 501 Principles of Geomorphology {=MSCI 501} (3)
GEOL 548 Environmental Geophysics (3)
GEOL 553 Marine Sediments {=MSCI 553} (3)
GEOL 557 Coastal Processes {=MSCI 557} (3)
GEOL 575 Introduction to Groundwater Modeling (3)
GEOL 716 Eustasy and Global Variations in Sequence Stratigraphy {=MSCI 716} (3)
GEOL 722 Aqueous Geochemistry (3)
GEOL 764 Seismic Reflection Interpretation (3)
GEOL 773 Water Quality and Pollution (3)

Modeling for Corporate Applications

Required:
PHYS 517 Computational Physics (3)
PHYS 711 Quantum Mechanics I (3)

6 credit hours from the following (additional credit hours from this section can substitute for electives):
PHYS 701 Classical Mechanics (3)
PHYS 703 Electromagnetic Theory I (3)
PHYS 706 Statistical Thermodynamics (3)
PHYS 712 Quantum Mechanics II (3)

6 credit hours from the following:
ACCT 501 Financial Accounting III (3)
ACCT 502 Cost/Managerial Accounting II (3)
ACCT 728 Financial Accounting (3)
IBUS 700 Survey of International Business (3)
MBAD 702 Strategic Management (3)
MKTG 579 Government Policy Toward Business {=ECON 379} (3)
MKTG 701 Marketing Management (3)
STAT 509 Statistics for Engineers (3) OR STAT 517 Computing in Statistics (3)

Plus an additional 9 credits from the following electives:
PHYS 501 Modern Physics (3)
PHYS 502 Quantum Physics (3)
PHYS 503 Mechanics (3)
PHYS 504 Electromagnetic Theory (3)
PHYS 505 Advanced Classical Physics (3)
PHYS 506 Thermal Physics (3)
PHYS 509 Solid State Electronics (3)
PHYS 510 Digital Electronics (3)
PHYS 511 Nuclear Physics (3)
PHYS 512 Solid State Physics (3)
PHYS 514 Optics, Theory, and Applications (4)
PHYS 515 Mathematical Physics I (3)
PHYS 516 Mathematical Physics II (3)
PHYS 704 Electromagnetic Theory II (3)
PHYS 713 Advanced Quantum Theory I (3)
PHYS 721 Nuclear Physics (3)
PHYS 723 Elementary Particles I (3)
PHYS 725 Solid State Physics (3)

Center for Science Education

The Center for Science Education, in conjunction with the departments in the College of Science and Mathematics, is responsible for developing and coordinating interdisciplinary teacher education courses and programs in science and mathematics. These courses are listed and described below under "Science and Mathematics for Educators" and carry the interdisciplinary SMED designator.

The Center for Science Education also assists individual departments in offering content-specific courses within their disciplines that are designed for in-service teachers. These courses, carrying individual departmental designators, include:

BIOL 770, 771, 772, 775, and 776

CHEM 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, and 709

GEOL 531, 700, and 702

MSCI 777 and 778

MATH 701-I, 702-I, 703-I, 704-I, 712-I, 736-I, 752-I, and 780-I

PHYS 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, and 787

---

College of Science and Mathematics (COSM)

701 -- Business and Legal Issues for Science Managers. (3) Survey of skills requisite for careers in domestic or international business: economics, finance, accounting, management, marketing, presentation skills, patent law, regulatory issues, other subjects for managers of science/technology-based businesses.
702 -- Scientific and Technological Problems in Business and Industry. (3) Seminar course in problem solving, responding to cases with significant technical components, drawn from business/industry. Students analyze cases to propose solutions to problems, integrating the major activities of a technically oriented business.
790 -- Internship in Science and Technology Based Business. (3) Internship in industry, government agency, or national laboratory. Internship experience culminates in oral and written reports on duties and projects. Internship must include a minimum of 150 hours of experience at the internship site.

Science and Mathematics for Educators (SMED)

• 510 -- Life Science for Teachers I. (3) Topics appropriate for elementary and middle-school curricula; phylogenetic organization of major kingdoms, characteristics of plants and animals, including humans; ecological principles; communities; energy needs, resources, flow and balance; heredity and adaptation.
• 510L -- Life Science for Teachers Laboratory. (1) (Coreq: SMED 510, permission of instructor)
• 520 -- Earth Science for Teachers I. (3) Topics appropriate for elementary and middle-school curricula; solar system; earth-moon-sun relationships; geologic time; earth materials; emphasis on surface processes and an introduction to internal processes.
• 520L -- Earth Science for Teachers Laboratory I. (1) (Coreq: SMED 520, permission of instructor)
• 530 -- Physical Science for Teachers I. (3) Topics appropriate for elementary- and middle-school curricula; chemical and physical change; states and transformations of matter; atoms, elements, molecules, mixtures, and compounds; laws of motion; heat, light, and sound energy; electricity and magnetism.
• 530L -- Physical Science for Teachers Laboratory I. (1) (Coreq: SMED 530, consent of instructor)
• 541 -- Classical and Modern Physics for Teachers I. (3) (Prereq: science teaching certificate, algebra, trigonometry) Mechanics, electromagnetism, wave motion, sound, heat, optics, relativity, quantum physics, atomic and nuclear physics. No previous background in physics is assumed. Laboratory activities designed specifically for the pre-college teacher will be required.
• 542 -- Classical and Modern Physics for Teachers II. (3) (Prereq: SMED 541, science teaching certificate, algebra and trigonometry) Continuation of SMED 541.
• 586 -- Energy, Motion, and Matter. (3) (Prereq: introductory-level courses in life, earth, and physical sciences or permission of instructor) Integrated study of the earth's atmosphere for pre-service and in-service middle school teachers combining concepts from earth, life, and physical science leading to an understanding of the interaction of all systems.
  
• 587 -- Interdependence of Living Systems. (3) (Prereq: introductory-level courses in life, earth, and physical sciences or permission of instructor) Integrated study of the biotic and abiotic environments combining life, earth, and physical science concepts to understand relationships in living systems. For pre-service and in-service middle school teachers.
  
• 588 -- Origin and Evolution of Living and Non-Living Systems. (3) (Prereq: introductory-level courses in life, earth, and physical sciences or permission of instructor) Study of the earth system for pre-service and in-service middle school teachers, with emphasis on the origin, evolution, and interactions of the subsystems of the earth system.