Jun 16, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  University and Graduate Education Information
  Graduate Programs Application and Admission Requirements
  Graduate Programs Progression to Degree
  Degree and Certificate Exit Program Requirements
  Academic Support and Policies
  University Services
  Tuition and Fees
  Financial Aid
  Graduate Programs
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Haile/US Bank College of Business
  College of Education
  College of Health & Human Services
  College of Informatics
  Salmon P. Chase College of Law
  Course Descriptions
  Faculty and Emeritus Faculty
  My Portfolio
HELP
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Accounting
  

  • ACC 697 Advanced Accounting Theory (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program; ACC 300, ACC 604 , or equivalent (as determined by the MAcc program director).
    Taught: Spring only
    This capstone course is an overview of topics relevant to current accounting theory, ethics, research, standard setting, and practice. This course must be taken in the last semester, or within 9 credit hours of graduation.
    ♦
  

  • ACC 699 Independent Study: Accounting (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of MAcc or MBA Program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized aspect or topic in accounting chosen by student and appropriate faculty member. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 hours. Subject to academic regulations pertaining to independent study as given in MBA catalog. Open only to students in the MACC or MBA program.
    ♦

Anthropology
  

  • ANT 515 Advanced Archeological Excavation Methods (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 315
    Taught: Summer only
    Further experience in excavation, recording, mapping; excavation at an archeological site. Summer. Three semester hours if taught during intersession; 4 if taught during 5-week session.
    ♦
  

  • ANT 565 Advanced Ethnographic Field Methods (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Summer Only
    Cross-cultural field training in advanced ethnographic field methods, qualitative data analysis, and ethnographic report writing.
    ♦
  

  • ANT 594 Topics: Anthropology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A special topic in any area of anthropology. For graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Repeatable up to 12 semester hours when topics vary.
    ♦
  

  • ANT 599 Independent Study (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized topic in anthropology chosen by student and appropriate faculty member for study.
    ♦
  

  • ANT 692 Directed Research (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic. May be repeated.
    ♦
  

  • ANT 694 Topics: Anthropology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A special topic in any area of anthropology. Repeatable up to 12 semester hours when topics vary.
  

  • ANT 699 Independent Study in Anthropology (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized topic in anthropology chosen by student and appropriate faculty member for study. Repeatable up to 12 semester hours when topics vary.

Arabic
  

  • ARI 520 Readings in Arabic (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARI 380 or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various literary, linguistic, cultural, and pedagogical topics. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
    ♦

Art
  

  • ART 650 Graduate Study: Art History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced study and research in art history. Repeatable to 12 semester hours.
    ♦
  

  • ART 699 Independent Study in Art (3 credits)

    Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Projects, directed by members of the faculty, must be selected before registration.
    ♦

Astronomy
  

  • AST 694 Topics: Astronomy (1-4 credits)

    Hours: 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various topics in astronomy. Specific topics are determined in consultation with the instructor, the student’s advisor and the chair of the Department of Physics and Geology. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 semester hours.
    ♦

Athletic Training
  

  • ATP 510L Application of Intro AT Skills (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MSAT Admission
    Taught: Summer only
    Knowledge, skills, and values necessary for a student entering the Athletic Training Program (ATP). This course emphasizes skill development in areas including but not limited to: immediate injury treatment, conducting an injury exam, application of orthopedic taping/wrapping, and assessing ROM, goniometry, and the application of anatomy through palpation.
  

  • ATP 520 Foundations of Athletic Training (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MSAT Admission.
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 520L  
    Taught: Summer only
    Prepare students to recognize, monitor and administer appropriate emergency medical care to an injured or ill athlete. This course emphasizes knowledge and skill development in areas including, but not limited to recognition and management of emergency situations, such as cardiac, respiratory, heat related illnesses, diabetic emergencies and spinal cord injuries.
  

  • ATP 520L Foundations of Athletic Training Lab (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MSAT Admission.
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 520  
    Taught: Summer only
    This course will provide students with opportunities to apply the knowledge, and skills learned in Foundations of Athletic Training in areas including, but not limited to, management of emergency situations such as cardiac, respiratory, heat related illnesses, diabetic emergencies and spinal cord injuries.
  

  • ATP 533 Lower Extremity Examination (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 510L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 533L  
    Taught: Fall
    Knowledge, skills, and values required for an entry level certified athletic trainer to assess lower extremity injuries associated with athletes and the physically active. The course will focus on pathology, etiology, clinical skills for assessment, proper care, and referral to other health care personal when necessary.
  

  • ATP 533L Lower Extremity Examination Lab (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 510L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 533  
    Taught: Fall
    Knowledge, skills, and values required for an entry level certified athletic trainer for evaluation of lower extremity injuries associated with athletes and the physically active. The course will focus on the clinical skills needed for the examination and clinical diagnosis of injures to the lower extremity.
  

  • ATP 534 Upper Extremity Examination (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 510L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 534L  
    Taught: Fall
     

     

    Knowledge, skills, and values required for an entry level certified athletic trainer to assess upper extremity injuries associated with athletes and the physically active. The course will focus on pathology, etiology, clinical skills for assessment, proper care, and referral to other health care personal when necessary.
  

  • ATP 534L Upper Extremity Examination Lab (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 510L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 534  
    Taught: Fall
    Knowledge, skills, and values required for an entry level certified athletic trainer for evaluation of upper extremity injuries associated with athletes and the physically active. The course will focus on the clinical skills needed for the examination and clinical diagnosis of injures to the upper extremity.
  

  • ATP 545 Research Methods and Design in AT (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MSAT Admission
    Taught: Summer
    This course will introduce the nature and role of scientific research in the athletic training profession through lecture, in-class activities and writing assignments.  Students will develop skills to develop a clinical questions, find, review and analyze scientific research.  Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of research methodology. 
  

  • ATP 601 Athletic Training Clinical Practicum I (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MSAT Admission
    Taught: Summer only
    This clinical practicum is an introduction to clinical practice and will focus on emergency care and application of sport related equipment and includes knowledge and skills associated with high-risk sports medical coverage. Students must complete a minimum of 75 clinical hours.
  

  • ATP 602 Athletic Training Clinical Practicum II (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 601  
    Taught: Fall
    Guided application of knowledge, skills, clinical decision making, and professional behaviors in a real world patient care setting. The course reflects introductory content including but not limited to: taping, rapping, triage, first-aid, injury recognition, initial treatment, and SOAP note writing. Students must complete a minimum of 150 clinical hours.
  

  • ATP 603 Athletic Training Clinical Practicum III (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 602  
    Taught: Spring
    Guided application of knowledge, skills, clinical decision making, and professional behaviors n a real world patient care setting. The course reflects content including but not limited to examination of common injuries and conditions associated with the physical activity patient. Students must complete a minimum of 150 clinical hours.
  

  • ATP 604 Athletic Training Clinical Practicum IV (6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 603  
    Taught: Fall
    Guided application of knowledge, skills, clinical decision making, and professional behaviors in a real world patient care setting. This immersive course focuses on all aspects of athletic training practice and allows students to experience the day-to-day responsibilities of an athletic trainer. Students must complete a minimum of 450 clinical hours.
  

  • ATP 605 Athletic Training Clinical Practicum V (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 604  
    Taught: Spring
    Guided application, knowledge, skills, clinical decision making, and professional behaviors in a real world patient care setting. The course reflects content including but not limited to the rehabilitation of athletic injury, general medical conditions, and organizational/administrative responsibilities. Students must complete a minimum of 225 clinical hours.
  

  • ATP 620 General Medical Care for AT (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 510L  
    Taught: Summer only
    This course will introduce concepts of prevention, recognition, evaluation, management and care for common general medical conditions of athletes and the physically active. 
  

  • ATP 625 Therapeutic Modalities for AT (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 533  and ATP 533L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 625L  
    Taught: Spring
    Provide knowledge, skills, and values that the entry level certified athletic trainer must possess to plan, implement, document, and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic modalities in the treatment of injuries to and illness of athletes and others involved in physical activity.
  

  • ATP 625L Therapeutic Modalities for AT Lab (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 533  and ATP 533L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 625  
    Taught: Spring
    Knowledge, skills, and values required for an entry level certified athletic trainer must possess to plan, implement, document, and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic modalities in the treatment of injuries to and illness of athletes and other involved in physical activity.
  

  • ATP 630 Psychosocial Aspects of Inj and Illness (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 510L  
    Taught: Fall
     

     

    This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills related to the psychology of the injured athlete, recognition and referral of patients with psychological conditions, and improving patient compliance and motivation.
  

  • ATP 635 Head and Spine Injury Examination (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 510L  
    Taught: Summer
    Knowledge, skills, and values required for an entry-level certified athletic trainer to assess spine and core injuries associated with athletes and the physically active. The course focuses on pathology, etiology, clinical skills for assessment, proper care, and referral to other health care personnel when necessary.
  

  • ATP 640 Therapeutic Exercise for AT (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 534  and ATP 534L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 640L  
    Taught: Spring
    Provides the knowledge, skills, and values that entry-level certified athletic trainers must possess to plan, implement, document, and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic exercise programs for rehabilitation and reconditioning of the injuries and illnesses of athletes and others involved in physical activity.
  

  • ATP 640L Therapeutic Exercise for AT Lab (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 534  and ATP 534L  
    Co-requisite(s): ATP 640  
    Taught: Spring
    Provides the knowledge, skills, and values that entry-level certified athletic trainers must possess to plan, implement, document, and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic exercise programs for rehabilitation and reconditioning of the injuries and illnesses of athletes and others involved in physical activity. 
  

  • ATP 655 Administration in Athletic Training (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 520  
    Taught: Summer
    Provides the athletic training student with information that will enhance his/her ability to function effectively as a professional and to enhance awareness of current administrative, professional, and legal issues pertaining to athletic training and sports medicine.
  

  • ATP 665 Athletic Training Capstone (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 604  
    Taught: Spring
    The course prepares Graduate Athletic Training students to take the Athletic Training Board of Certification Exam (BOC).  The course will cover exam development, question type and study recommendations for the BOC.  Students will review topics related to clinical practice.
  

  • ATP 693 Athletic Training Research Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ATP 545  
    Taught: Spring
    Students will be responsible for completing all aspects of an original research project on a topic related to the field of athletic training health care. Students will present their research findings at both university and local athletic training events.

Biological Sciences
  

  • BIO 600 Field Ecology for Teachers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): One year of college biology or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Populations, communities, ecosystems; techniques of collection, identification, and preservation of local organisms. Field trips. Not open to students specializing in biological sciences.
    ♦
  

  • BIO 606 General Microbiology for Teachers (4 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): One year of college biology and one year of college chemistry.
    Co-requisite(s): BIO 606L .
    Taught: Summer only
    Microbiological theory and techniques as applicable to precollege-age students; applied microbiology.
    ♦
  

  • BIO 606L General Microbiology for Teachers Laboratory (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): BIO 606 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Laboratory to accompany BIO 606 .
  

  • BIO 644 Aquatic Ecology for Teachers (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Integrated field investigations of water quality. Taught at Center for Ohio River Research and Education. Curriculum and community resources related to water resources. Required field trips.
  

  • BIO 668 Advanced Human Physiology (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 208, BIO 209, and CHE 115, or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and summer
    Rigorous study of human body function primarily at the organ system level.
    ♦
  

  • BIO 669 Human Pathophysiology (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate status admission or permission of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    A systems-based approach designed to study the physiology and pathophysiology relating to human health. Integrative regulatory mechanisms responsible for homeostasis and cellular adaptation will serve as the foundation for clinical assessment, decision-making, and management in clinical practice.
    ♦
  

  • BIO 694 Topics in Biological Sciences (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of specialized subject matter. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Open only to graduate students in education.
  

  • BIO 699 Independent Study: Techniques of Biology (1-4 credits)

    Hours: 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor prior to registration.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Individual student experience with selected biological techniques in media preparation; in herbarium, museum, and field techniques; in use of laboratory equipment; and in other practical facets of biology. Topic decided upon in consultation between student and instructor. Up to 4semester hours may be earned in this course.
    ♦
  

  • BIO 868 Physiology and Pathophysiology I (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP Program.
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    First of a sequential two (2) course systems based approach designed to provide the student with an in-depth study of advanced human physiology and pathophysiology across a lifespan. Integrative regulatory mechanisms responsible for homeostasis will be presented serving as the foundation for clinical assessment, decision making and management in advanced practice. Please note: No advanced standing or transfer credits will be accepted for either Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology I or II.
    ♦
  

  • BIO 869 Physiology and Pathophysiology II (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 868  
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    Second of a sequential two (2) course systems based approach designed to provide the student with an in-depth study of advanced human physiology and pathophysiology across a lifespan. Integrative regulatory mechanisms responsible for homeostasis will be presented serving as the foundation for clinical assessment, decision making and management in advanced practice. Please note: No advanced standing or transfer credits will be accepted for either Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology I or II.

     
    ♦
  

  • BIO 880 Anatomy for Anesthesia (4 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP Program.
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    A comprehensive study of major anatomical structures of the human body using prosected cadavers. Emphasis is placed on the respiratory, cardiovascular and peripheral nervous systems specifically as they relate to the clinical practice of nurse anesthetists.
    ♦

Business Informatics
  

  • BIS 594 Topics in Business Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Topics on business analytics and other areas of business informatics. Topics vary by semester. Repeatable for a maximum of up to 6 semester hours when topics vary.
    ♦
  

  • MBI 670 Blockchain for Business (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MBI 600 , or MBI 625 , or MHI 625   or consent of MBI director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course draws on business cases to examine blockchain technology from a managerial perspective. Students will receive a foundational overview of blockchain technology to understand its possibilities and limitations. Throughout the course, students will go beyond understanding the fundamentals and will apply, evaluate, and assess blockchain technologies for business contexts.
    ♦

Business
  

  • BUS 605 Legal Environment for Business (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to a graduate program or consent of program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey of the legal system requirements and limitations; political process, constitution, torts, criminal law, ethics, environment, product liability, consumer protection, antitrust, employment and negotiable instruments. For 3-credit option, see BUS 606 .
    ♦
  

  • BUS 606 Legal Environment for Business (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): BUS 605 .
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    In this course, students will explore and apply concepts in business law, including political process, constitution, torts, criminal law, ethics, environment, product liability, consumer protection, antitrust, employment and negotiable instruments. This course provides a 3rd credit option for BUS 605 .
  

  • BUS 694 Special Topics in Business (1-3 credits)

    1-3 classroom/0 lab
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of MBA program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various advanced graduate topics in Business. The credit hours will vary, based on the topic, from 1-3. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits if topics differ.
    ♦
  

  • BUS 699 Independent Study: Business (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent MBA program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized aspect or topic in business chosen by a student and an appropriate faculty member. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours. Open only to MBA students.
    ♦
  

  • ENTP 694 Special Topics: Entreprenuership (1-3 credits)

    1-3 classroom/0 lab
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of MBA program 
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various advanced graduate topics in entrepreneurship. The credit hours will vary, based on the topic, from 1-3. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits if topics differ.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 605 Action Research Methods (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    The course prepares students to engage in their first action research projects between the first and second year of the program. The course focuses on developing skills necessary to conduct an organizational diagnosis including data collection, data analysis, and data reporting.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 610 Leadership (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    The course provides a framework for students to assess and develop their own leadership competencies and prepares them to assess and develop the competencies of others in organizations. The course addresses career development, leadership coaching, self-leadership, lifelong learning, and the development of emotional intelligence and global leadership competencies.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 615 Leading Diverse and Innovative Teams (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    The course prepares students to work in and to lead teams and to manage conflict in appropriate ways. The course emphasizes the development of positive interpersonal behaviors for teams, team building, effective decision-making and other team processes, and managing the sources of conflict behaviors in order to resolve organizational problems.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 618 Project Management for Leaders (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Summer only
    The course covers qualitative and quantitative approaches to structuring projects in multi-functional organizational settings; planning, team development, software, quality improvement, completion; case analysis, internships, and/or term projects to blend theory with practice. 
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 620 Accounting and Finance for Leaders (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Covers the attributes of both accounting and finance that are important in assessing performance and managing a business entity.  Basic accounting statements will be explored as will financial analytical models that use inputs from the accounting statements to guide business decision making.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 625 Creating High Performing Organizations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    The course focuses on how managers promote a high-performing workforce of employees who are competent, committed, and who are involved in meaningful decision-making in the organization. This course will address the components of performance management, various forms of employee involvement, and employee motivation.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 630 Organizational Consultation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    This course will address the study of the consultation process from both consultant and client perspectives. From the consultant perspective, the course will focus on entry, contracting, organizational scanning, preliminary diagnosis, and large system interventions. From the client’s perspective, the course will focus on selection, collaborative working relationship, sustainability, and closure. Specific interventions discussed might include appreciative inquiry, future search, open spaces, and large-scale change. Ethical and legal issues associated with consulting will also be examined.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 635 Innovation for Extraordinary Results (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduces traditional strategic planning models used in industry today and applies new, innovative design approaches to strategic planning. Students will be tasked with designing and implementing an innovative strategy model against a real-world case.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 640 Strategy Development and Systems Thinking (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    This course focuses on the process of formulating strategy and the importance of strategy implementation. The course will examine the relation-ship between strategy, structure, and organization design. Specific topics include: organization theory, open systems analysis, and socio-technical systems analysis as well as specific interventions such as downsizing, and reengineering.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 645 Managing Organizational Change (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    This course examines theories of planned organizational change and their application to organizations. Students will learn how to lead, plan, and implement successful organizational change. The course focuses on issues of organizational culture, organizational learning and knowledge management, and other forms of transformational change.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 650 Public Engagement Practicum (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Summer only
    Students work in groups on a leadership and organizational change consultation project in a non-profit organization under the guidance of a faculty member. The practicum provides students with the opportunity to apply their consultation skills, collaborate in applying learning from the program, and engage with a community client.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 655 Global Leadership & Sustainability (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Summer only
    Students apply their consultation skills to work on an organizational change project in a non-profit organization. Students also prepare for and travel on an international trip where they can observe the skills they’ve developed in other cultures.
    ♦
  

  • MBLI 699 Independent Study: MBLI (1-3 credits)

    1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of MBLI Program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized aspect or topic in business chosen by a student and an appropriate faculty member. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
    ♦

Chemistry
  

  • CHE 505 The History of Chemistry (2-3 credits)

    Hours: 2-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 310.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey of chemistry’s significance in ancient and modern times. Investigation of key individuals and concepts in chemistry of the past and present.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 511 Natural and Medicinal Product Synthesis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 311.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Analysis and design of complex syntheses, including total synthesis of natural products; stereochemical aspects of synthesis; asymmetric synthesis; spectroscopy in structure elucidation.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 512 Physical Organic Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 360 and a C- or better in CHE 311.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Current topics in spectroscopy, reaction mechanisms, and structure function correlations.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 560 Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 361 or PHY 361.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles of quantum mechanics, the hydrogen atom, variational methods, and simple perturbation theory.
    Same as PHY 460.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 594 Topics in Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Discussion of topics in analytical, environmental, inorganic, nuclear, organic, and physical chemistry; chemistry-related topics: laboratory experience with operation and application of instruments and the computer. May be repeated as topics vary.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 692 Research: Chemical Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1-3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research involving procedures, software, instrumentation, and pedagogy to develop chemistry experiments, demonstrations, or activities suitable for use in a science classroom or instructional laboratory. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 semester hours.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 694 Topics: Chemistry (1-4 credits)

    Hours: 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Topics illustrating principles of chemistry and applications of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry and biochemistry. Specific topics are determined in consultation with the student’s adviser and the chair of chemistry. May be repeated as topics vary.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 696 Chemistry Laboratory Internship (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Participation in planning, teaching, and testing in a designated undergraduate laboratory course. Designed especially for students in science education. May be repeated for different lab courses for a total of no more than three credit hours.
    ♦
  

  • CHE 699 Independent Study in Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Independent survey of literature; written reports on selected topics in chemistry and chemical education. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 semester hours.
    ♦

Chinese
  

  • CHI 520 Readings in Chinese (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 380 or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various literary, linguistic, cultural, and pedagogical topics. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
    ♦

Cinema Studies
  

  • CIN 601 Studies in Cinema (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Graduate level study of a particular genre, national cinema, director, or other topic in cinema studies. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

College of Health Professions
  

  • CHP 500 Teaching & Learning in Healthcare Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSHS or MSN programs.
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    Characteristics and learning styles of diverse populations of healthcare learners are examined. A variety of teaching methods that can be utilized by healthcare providers to promote optimal learning in different education settings including the online environment are presented and analyzed.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 601 Assessment & Evaluation of the Healthc (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Program core statistics course.
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    Use and interpretation of student assessments, various testing strategies, psychometric analysis including test item analysis, performance evaluation, and course mapping for healthcare students.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 602 Curr, Dev & Eval for Healthcare Programs (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSHS or MSN programs.
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    Contemporary and traditional aspects of curriculum planning and design as applied to healthcare education will be explored. Various topics include philosophy, educational theory, learning objectives and outcomes, curriculum designs and programmatic evaluation.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 603 Role of the Healthcare Educator (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: 2 of 3 of the CHP Education courses (CHP 500 , CHP 601 , or CHP 602 )
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    Topics and issues for the healthcare educator, researcher, and leader are examined. Selected issues affecting healthcare education will be explored.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 604 Clinical Trials I - Principles of Drug D (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program or instructor permission.
    Taught: Fall only
    Review history of clinical research and how history influences the regulations currently set forth for executing drug development and clinical trial design world-wide.  The various stages of the drug development process are examined as well as the ethical considerations and the roles and responsibilities of various contributors to the process. 
    ♦
  

  • CHP 605 Clinical Trials II - Planning and Initia (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHP 604  
    Taught: Spring only
    Discuss the individual components that must be considered in designing a successful clinical trial. The roles and responsibilities of subjects, sites, sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) in the early stages of a clinical trial are examined. Principles of project management and the application to clinical trials are also explored.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 606 Clinical Trials III - Maintenance, Close (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHP 605  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Discuss the maintenance, close out and post-study activities in clinical trials and the roles and responsibilities of the sponsor, site, and other organizations. The various functional aspects include project management, quality and risk management, monitoring, site management, essential regulatory document maintenance, data management, biostatistics, and safety.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 607 Trends and Issues in Clinical Research (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHP 604  and CHP 605  
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    This course explores current and emerging trends or issues in clinical research. Journals, position papers, clinical guidelines and other sources are explored to gain an understanding of divergent viewpoints on the issue or trend and the overall impact on clinical research. Possible mechanisms for addressing trends or issues are discussed.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 608 Health Care Marketing (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Bachelor’s degree or permission of instructor
    Taught: Fall and Spring
    Unique challenges and limitations imposed by regulatory bodies and other considerations factor into marketing health care related products and services.  This course uses case studies and projects to enable marketing plan development responsive to legal and regulatory constraints, clinical evidence requirements, and reimbursement implications for pricing and product design.
  

  • CHP 609 New Product Development in Healthcare (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHP 501
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    Innovation and entrepreneurship in health care play important roles in advancing disease treatment and improving community health. This course will review successes and failures in product development across a spectrum of health care companies to provide the skills needed to move ideas to market with an increased likelihood of success.
  

  • CHP 610 Medical Language (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Bachelor’s degree or permission of the instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    Understanding the roots of words used in medical terminology is critical to success in the health care field. This course focuses on learning word parts, including prefixes, suffixes, and roots, and the combination of these parts to form complex symptomatic, diagnostic, operative, and therapeutic medical terms.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 611 Healthcare Commercialization Practicum (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHP 608 , CHP 609 , HSC 650 , MHI 665  
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHP 610  
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Putting theory into practice, students work in teams under faculty supervision to provide the analysis needed to move a new or proposed medical product to the next development stage. Expected products include competitive assessments, a value proposition framework, a customer input plan, proposed pricing, and an evidence generation plan.
    ♦
  

  • CHP 692 Intensive Healthcare Scholarly Inquiry (0-3 credits)

    Hours: 0-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in graduate CHP program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Scholarly inquiry of a topic in a healthcare discipline at the graduate level. Inquiry may be a research study or scholarly project (evidence-based practice, quality improvement etc.).
  

  • CHP 694 Topics: Health Professions (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in graduate program in the College of Health Professions and Program Director or Chair permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department.
    Student explores a topic of interest related to their field of study. 
  

  • CHP 699 Independent Study: Health Professions (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in graduate program in the College of Health Professions and Program Director or Chair permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department.
    Student explores a topic of interest related to their field of study.

College Student Development
  

  • CSD 610 Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students examine theories and practices relevant to understanding the organization and administrative activities of institutions of higher education.
  

  • CSD 640 Theories of College Student Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examines and explores the major theories of student development. Discussion will be centered on the application of theories to the different types of student groups found on college campuses.
  

  • CSD 650 Student Affairs in Higher Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The primary goal of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the field of student affairs and its role within the context of American higher education.
  

  • CSD 689 Capstone Seminar: College Student (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 600 , COU 610 , COU 640 , COU 650 , CSD 610 , CSD 640 , CSD 650 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Professional seminar designed to integrate the core curriculum and practical experiences, and to prepare students for the transition to professional positions.
    ♦
  

  • CSD 691 Internship: College Student Personnel (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 600 , COU 640 , COU 650 , CSD 610 , CSD 640 , CSD 650 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The internship in student personnel is designed to provide students with the opportunity to integrate cognitive learning with practical experiences in the area of student personnel services.
    ♦

Communication
  

  • COM 500 Communication Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Communication Graduate Program or teaching certificate or instructor permission.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Designed as a review of the communication discipline. Students explore theories, areas of specialization, and various methodologies used in communication research. Inquiry and discussion pivot around key department areas of scholarly interest and emerging fields in communication. 
    ♦
  

  • COM 520 Relational Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Relationship-centered understandings of interpersonal communication. The role of communication in developing, sustaining, and terminating social and personal relationships. Class may explore relational theories, concepts, and self-application.
    ♦
 

Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 … Forward 10 -> 13