Category: 2012-2013

April 2013 – Proposal Repository

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Graduate Program Modifications
- PhD in Climate Dynamics modification
New Graduate Courses
- BINF 641 – Biomolecular Modeling
- CSI 597 – Topics in Science and Engineering Simulation
- CSI 629 – Topics in Continuum Systems
- CSI 690 – Numerical Methods
- CSI 695 – Scientific Databases
Graduate Course Modification
- ASTR 796 – Directed Reading and Research
- CSI 701 – Foundations of Computational Sciences
- CSI 702 – High Performance Computing
- CSI 720 – Fluid Mechanics
- CSI 782 – Statistical Mechanics for Modeling and Simulation
- CSI 786 – Molecular Dynamics Modeling
- MATH 795 – Graduate Seminar
Graduate Course Deletions
- CSI 700 – Numerical Methods
- CSI 710 – Scientific Databases
- CSI 729 – Topics in Continuum Systems
New Undergraduate Programs
- BS in Biology concentration in Biopsychology
New Undergraduate Courses
- PHYS 106 – Quantum Science: A Continuous Revolution in What We Know and How We Live
- BIOL 480 – The Diversity of Fishes
Undergraduate Course Modifications
- PHYS 124 – Experimental Explorations in Physics
- PHYS 407 – Senior Laboratory in Modern Physics
- CHEM 313 – Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 314 – Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 315 – Organic Chemistry I Lab
- CHEM 318 – Organic Chemistry II Lab
- CHEM 321 – Elementary Quantitative Analysis
- CHEM 331 – Phyical chemistry I
- CHEM 332 – Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 336 – Organic Chemistry I Lab
- CHEM 337 – Organic Chemistry II Lab
- CHEM 341 – Fundamental Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 355 – Undergraduate Research
- CHEM 413 – Synthetic and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 422 – Instrumental Analysis
- CHEM 423 – Instrumental Analysis Lab
- CHEM 427 – Aquatic Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM 438 – Atmospheric Chemistry
- CHEM 441 – Properties of Bonding of Inorganic Compounds
- CHEM 445 – Inorgranic Preparations and Techniques
- CHEM 446 – Bioinorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 451 – Special Projects in Chemistry
- CHEM 452 – Special Projects in Chemistry
- CHEM 458 – Chemical Oceanography
- CHEM 463 – General Biochemistry I
- CHEM 464 – General Biochemistry II
- CHEM 465 – Biochemistry Lab
- CHEM 467 – Chemistry of Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions
- CHEM 490 – Undergraduate Seminar
- BINF 401 – Bioinformatics and Computational Biology I

*The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

January 2013 – Proposal Repository

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Graduate Program Modifications
- Master’s in Forensic Science modification
- PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry modification
- PhD in Neuroscience modification
New Graduate Courses
- CHEM 627 – Aquatic Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM 896 – Doctoral Directed Directed Reading and Research
Graduate Course Modification
- FRSC 610 – Forensic Research Project
- MATH 629 – Topics in Algebra
- MATH 649 – Topics in Combinatrics
- BIOL 515 – Introduction To Neurobiology
- NEUR 601 – Developmental Neurobiology
- NEUR 603 – Mammalian Neurobiology
Undergraduate Program Modifications
- Minor in Astronomy
Undergraduate Course Modifications
- ASTR 301 – Astrobiology
- BIOL 431 – Advanced Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL 435 – Topics in Biology
- BIOL 440 – Field Biology
Undergraduate Course Modifications
- CDS 385 – Materials Science with Applications to Renewable Energy
New Interdisciplinary Course
- CONS ### – Introduction to Field Conservation

*The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

December 2012 – Proposal Repository

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Graduate Program – New Concentration
- MS in Environmental Science and Public Policy new concentration in Aquatic Ecology
Graduate Program Modifcations
- PhD in Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences modification
- MS in Mathematics modification
Graduate Course Deletion
- BIOL 590 – Forensic Entomology
Undergraduate Program Modifications
- BA in Geography modification
- BA in Geology modification
New Undergraduate Courses
- NEUR 327 – Cellular, Neurophysiological and Pharmacological Neuroscience
- NEUR 380 – Biological Bases of Alzheimer’s Disease
- NEUR 395 – Laboratory Methods in Behavioral Science
- NEUR 411 – Seminar in Neuroscience
- NEUR 440 – Independent Study in Neuroscience
- NEUR 450 – Honors Thesis Proposal
- NEUR 451 – Honors Thesis
Undergraduate Course Modifications
- GEOL 404 – Geological Field Techniques

*The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

October 2012 – Proposal Repository

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Old Business
- ASTR 602 – Methods of Observational Astronomy [Approved]
- ASTR 402 – Methods of Observational Astronomy [Approved]
Graduate Course Modifications
- CSI 898 – Research Colloquium in Computational Sciences and Informatics modification [Approved]
- CSI 899 – Colloquium in Computational Sciences and Informatics modification [Approved]
Undergraduate Program Modifications
- Biology Honors Program modification
Undergraduate New Courses
- ASTR 115 – Finding New Worlds [Approved]
- BIOL 328 – Recitation for Fundamentals of Ecology and Evolution [Approved]
- BIOL 338 – Recitation and Lab for Fundamentals of Ecology and Evolution [Approved]
- BIOL 333 – Forensic Entomology [Tabled]
- BIOL 408 – Mushrooms, Molds and Mankind [Approved]
- BIOL 409 – Medical Mycology [Approved]
- BIOL 487 – DNA Analysis of Biological Evidence [Tabled]
Undergraduate Course Modifications
- BIOL 308 – Foundations of Ecology and Evolution [Approved]
- BIOL 310 – Biodiversity [Approved]
- BIOL 382 – Introduction to Virology [Approved]
- BIOL 452 – Immunology [Approved]
- BIOL 484 – Eukaryotic Cell Biology [Approved]
- BIOL 499 – Research in Biology [Approved]
- CDS 410 – Numerical Analysis II [Approved]
- CDS 411 – Modeling and Simulation II [Tabled]

*The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

September 2012 – Proposal Repository

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New Graduate Programs
- MS in Biology concentration in Neuroscience [Approved]
New Graduate Courses
- CHEM 817 – Organic Structural Spectroscopy [Approved]
Graduate Course Modifications
- ASTR 602 – Methods of Observational Astronomy [Tabled]
- BMED 602 – Biostatistics [Approved]
Undergraduate Program Modifications
- BS in Astronomy Modification [Approved]
- BS in Physics Modification [Approved]
- BA in Mathematics Modification – Concentration in Education [Approved]
- BS in Mathematics Modification – Concentration in Education [Approved]
- Minor in Astronomy modification [Approved]
New Undergraduate Course
- CHEM 413 – Synthetic and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry [Approved]
Undergraduate Course Modifications
- ASTR 328 – Stars and Interstellar Medium [Approved]
- ASTR 401 – Computer Simulation in Astronomy [Approved]
- ASTR 402 – Methods of Observational Astronomy [Tabled]
- ASTR 403 – Planetary Sciences [Approved]
- ASTR 404 – Galaxies and Cosmology [Approved]
- PHYS 428 – Relativity and Cosmology [Approved]
Undergraduate Course Deletions
- ASTR 428 – Relativity [Approved]

*The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.