May 09, 2024

2018-2019 Graduate Catalog

2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

The listing of courses is as accurate as possible at the time of publication of the catalog. Please note that the University reserves the right to change requirements where changes are necessary to comply with Board of Regents policy directives, to meet external demands relating to accountability or accreditation standards, to reflect curriculum changes or substitutions or to implement evolving discipline requirements in major fields. For information regarding definition and assignment of credit hours and the level and numbering of courses, the University follows SDBOR policy 2:32 and SDBOR policy 2:8.

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ENGL (English)
	ENGL 568 - CONTEMPORARY FICTION 3 cr Description British and American fiction of recent decades. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 569 - CONTEMPORARY POETRY 3 cr Description British and/or American poetry of recent decades. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 574 - LITERATURE OF FEMINIST POLITICS 3 cr Description Analysis of American feminism from its origins as a political movement through its current expressions in literature and literary criticism. Notes Cross listed with POLS 574 and WMST 574 Check Course Availability
	ENGL 575 - CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (C) 3 cr Description Advanced study of the writing process concentrating on creative non-fiction. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 576 - CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION 3 cr Description Advanced study of the writing process concentrating on fiction Check Course Availability
	ENGL 577 - PHILOSOPHY AND TRAGEDY 3 cr Description This class is an exploration of a long running debate about the merits and limitations of human rationality and the power of the arts by comparing philosophical works about tragedy (e.g., Aristotle, Hegel, Nietzsche) with works of tragedy (e.g., Antigone, Bacchae, King Lear). Notes Cross listed and Dual listed PHIL 477/577, CLHU 477/577, and ENGL 477/577. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 578 - CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY 3 cr Description Advanced study of the writing process concentrating on poetry. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 582 - CREATIVE WRITING II 3 cr Description Advanced study of the writing process with the opportunity to concentrate on a single genre, such as poetry, fiction, or drama. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 583 - ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING (C) 3 cr Description A course allowing students with experience in creative writing to specialize in a particular genre (poetry, fiction, etc.). Notes (C) denotes Common Course Removed prerequisites spring 2014. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 584 - LITERARY CRITICISM (C) 3 cr Description The theory and practice of various critical approaches to literature. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 587 - AESTHETICS 3 cr Description Investigation of the major aesthetic theories and critical analysis of problems concerning the nature of aesthetic judgment in art. Notes (Also ARTH 513, PHIL 524, CLHU 533, and THEA 569) Check Course Availability
	ENGL 592 - TOPICS IN ENGLISH (C) 1 to 6 cr Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Repeatable for a maximum of six credit hours, with change of topic. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 593 - WORKSHOP IN ENGLISH (C) 1-6 cr Description Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. May be repeated for credit. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 594 - INTERNSHIP IN WRITING 2 to 6 cr Description Experience in an activity, such as writing or tutoring, that is relevant to the discipline of English and is supervised and evaluated by an instructor. The student must make arrangements for his/her position in a suitable organization or agency and should contact the instructor for a contract at least one month prior to the start of the experience. Course requirements include writing a proposal and a report analyzing the experience. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 596 - FIELD EXPERIENCE (C) 1 to 3 cr Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical exper- ience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study established between the student, instructor and field experience supervisor. Due to the presence of a field experience supervisor, a lower level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with an internship or practicum course. Notes Experience in an activity, such as writing or tutoring, that is relevant to the discipline of English and is supervised and evaluated by an instructor and by a supervisor directly involved in the experience. The student must make arrangements for his/her position in a suitable organization or agency and should contact the instructor for a contract at least one month prior to the start of the experience. Course requirements include writing a proposal and a report analyzing the experience. (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 702 - MA RESEARCH METHODS 1 cr Description Provides an overview of research methods and skills at an advanced level appropriate to MA students in English. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 724 - SEMINAR: STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 725 - SEMINAR: SIXTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 727 - SEMINAR: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 733 - SEMINAR: NINETEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 734 - SEMINAR: TWENTIETH-CENTURY STUDIES 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 746 - SEMINAR: AMERICAN NATURALISM 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 755 - SEMINAR: WESTERN REGIONAL LITERATURE 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 771 - SEMINAR: GENDER STUDIES 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 781 - SEMINAR: WRITING THE NOVEL 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 782 - SEMINAR: WRITING FICTION 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 783 - SEMINAR: WRITING POETRY 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 784 - SEMINAR: WRITING NON–FICTION 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 786 - SEMINAR: LITERARY CRITICISM 3 cr Description May be repeated for credit if the topic has been changed. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 788 - DIRECTED RESEARCH IN ENGLISH 1 to 6 cr Description Independent research designed around student interests, supervised by a faculty member. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C) 1 to 6 cr Description Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated. Prerequisites and Corequisites Requires permission of the instructor. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 792 - SPECIAL TOPICS (C) 1 to 4 cr Description Includes Current Topics, Advanced Topics, and Special Topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. Notes Special topics course devoted to particular issues in English. May be repeated with change of topic. (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 793 - WORKSHOP (C) 1-6 cr Description Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range, but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 795 - PRACTICUM IN ENGLISH 1 to 3 cr Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses. Notes Designed for teaching assistants in English. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 798 - THESIS (M.A.) (C) 1 to 6 cr Description A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on-one interaction between the candidate and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee. Notes Required of all M.A. students following Plan A. Total of six credit hours are required. (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 799 - THESIS SUSTAINING (C) 0 cr Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	ENGL 801 - SEMINAR: MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE 3 cr Description This mixed-genre course focuses on major works of postcolonial literature by authors from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 802 - SEMINAR: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH 3 cr Description Doctoral-level study of research methods and of the theoretical and practical issues involved in the production, editing, and study of texts. Notes The format includes student presentations and discussion of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 888 - DIRECTED RESEARCH 1 to 6 cr Description Independent research problems/projects that lead to a research or design paper but not to a thesis. the plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the candidate. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 891 - INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 to 3 cr Description Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated. Prerequisites and Corequisites Requires permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 898 - Ph.D. DISSERTATION 1 to 15 cr Description Required of all Ph.D. candidates. Total of 15 credit hours is required. Check Course Availability
	ENGL 899D - DISSERTATION SUSTAINING (C) 0 cr Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
ENTR (Entrepreneurial Studies)
	ENTR 540 - ENTREPRENEURIAL VALUATION & FINANCING 3 cr Description Entrepreneurial Valuation & Financing explores the valuation and financing of new ventures from the perspective of the entrepreneur as well as the perspective of venture capitalists, private equity firms, and other professional investors. Students will develop financial tools and techniques for making investment decisions as well as pursuing funding from a variety of sources, such as crowdfunding, bootstrapping, and debt and equity vehicles. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 or ENTR 311 or equivalent Check Course Availability
	ENTR 581 - NEW VENTURE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT 3 cr Description New Venture Planning & Development is part 1 of the capstone experience. This course provides an understanding of formal processes used to develop new services and products. Students will learn how to begin the process from and the initial abstract idea and then transform it into a concrete product or service that can, in turn, be developed into a working prototype that is ready to present to potential customers and financers. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: ENTR 350 and Senior or graduate standing Check Course Availability
	ENTR 582 - NEW VENTURE CREATION 3 cr Description New Venture Creation is part 2 of the capstone experience. This course will focus on implementing the planning initiated in ENTR 481. Students will learn, through application, the processes and skills required in order to form their own enterprise, manage a new or small venture, or work within an entrepreneurial organization. Students will develop an appropriate business model, and will generate a viable business plan or venture. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: ENTR 440 as pre- or co-requisite and ENTR 481 as prerequisite Check Course Availability
EPSY (Educational Psychology)
	EPSY 522 - ADOLESCENT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr Description A comparative study of adolescent development with an emphasis on psychological and social foundations. Implications for learning, educators, and social programs will be explored. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 527 - CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr Description A comprehensive study of the issues, principles and theories regarding the development of children, with emphasis on current research. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 528 - CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT (C) 2-3 cr Description An overview of human physiological, psychological, and social changes occurring from birth throughout adolescence with emphasis on the developmental characteristics of elementary, middle, and secondary level learners. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	EPSY 721 - RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr Description An in-depth study of the genetic, biological, environmental and socio-cultural forces that affect normal and abnormal development during early childhood and their implications for education. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 727 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT 3 cr Description This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the ecocultural niches of child and adolescent development, focusing on the contexts which influence developmental outcomes. Students will apply ecological theories toward an understanding of child and adolescent development using an interdisciplinary, global lens. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 735 - CHILD/ADOLESCENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr Description In this course, students will explore the social, cognitive, physical, and emotional growth of the child, middle level, and high school learner. Students will gain an understanding of how to apply educational psychology research and theory to promote optimal learning and development across diverse educational contexts. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 741 - COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr Description Four major areas in educational psychology and their inter-relationships are studied including the specification of objectives, assessment of performance, identification of learners characteristics, and provision of instruction. The principal theories of learning and motivation that underlie and unite these areas are also emphasized. Notes The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with a cognitive learning theory with applications to learning situations. Major topics include cognition, motivation, and critical thinking. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 743 - ADVANCED ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr Description This course examines contemporary research and theory on adolescent development, with a particular focus on socio-emotional processes and outcomes related to adolescent close relationships with parents and peers. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 776 - CURRENT ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr Description In this course, developmental pathways to typical and atypical behavior among children and adolescents are explored. Major topic areas include social, cognitive, physical and emotional development through the school-age years. In addition, classical and contemporary approaches to the social-scientific study of human development are explored. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 791 - INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 to 3 cr Description Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated. Prerequisites and Corequisites Requires permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 792 - TOPICS (C) 1-4 cr Description A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	EPSY 794 - INTERNSHIP (M.A.) 2 to 8 cr Description Supervised, learning experience directed by an instructor for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in this course than in the case with field experience courses. Prerequisites and Corequisites Permission of the instructor is required. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 798 - THESIS (M.A.) 1 to 6 cr Description Required of all M.A. students following Plan A. A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on-one interaction between the candidate and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 842 - RESEARCH IN MOTIVATION 3 cr Description Whether human behavior can be influenced will be examined on the basis of major theories and current research on motivation. Of special interest is motivation in the educational setting. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: EPSY 741 - Advanced Educational Psychology or permission of the instructor. Notes This course is an in-depth exploration of motivation constructs from a social cognitive perspective. Student interests guide content selection. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 891 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 to 3 cr Description Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated. Prerequisites and Corequisites Requires permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 893 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP (C) 1 to 9 cr Description Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity. Notes A flexible laboratory approach to the study of related problems in education. (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	EPSY 894D - INTERNSHIP (Ph.D.) 2 to 8 cr Description Supervised work experience directed by an instructor. Prerequisites and Corequisites Permission of the instructor is required. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 894S - INTERNSHIP (Ed.S.) 1 to 8 cr Description A field-based experience required of all Specialist students in a setting appropriate for their specialization. Prerequisites and Corequisites Permission of the instructor is required. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 895 - PRACTICUM IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 to 6 cr Description Permission from the instructor is required. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 898D - DISSERTATION (Ph.D.) 1 to 15 cr Description Required of all Doctoral students. Total of 15 credit hours is required. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 898S - THESIS (Ed.S.) 1 to 6 cr Description Required of all Specialist students following Plan A. Total of six credit hours is required. Check Course Availability
	EPSY 899D - DISSERTATION SUSTAINING (Ph.D.) (C) 0 cr Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	EPSY 899S - THESIS SUSTAINING (Ed.S.) (C) 0 cr Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
ESCI (Earth Science)
	ESCI 505 - OCEANOGRAPHY 3 cr Description The basic principles of physical, chemical and biological oceanography and introduction to marine geology. Term paper required. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 511 - PRINCIPLES OF GEOMORPHOLOGY 3 cr Description Origin and evolution of landforms in regions of different geologic and geographic characteristics. Term paper required. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 512 - EARTH & WATER RESOURCES 3 cr Description Comprehensive survey of earth resources including energy, metallic, nonmetallic, soil, and water. Consideration of origin of resources, their uses, their global distribution, and environmental issues surrounding their extraction and use. Notes Dual listed with ESCI/SUST 412, cross-list with SUST 512. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 515 - ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 3 cr Description The course surveys energy options (fossil fuels, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, etc.) and their sustainability (capacity, renewability, and environmental impact). Notes Dual listed with ESCI/SUST 415; Cross-list SUST 515. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 516 - GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE 3 cr Description The roles that greenhouse gases, atmosphere-ocean interactions, orbital cycles, plate tectonics, humans, and other factors have played in climate change on Earth from its origin to the present and what will influence climate change in the future. Notes Dual listed with ESCI/SUST 416; Cross-list SUST 516. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 521 - EARTH MATERIALS I 4 cr Description Introduction to minerals, their crystallography, mineral chemistry, mineral-forming processes, and modes of occurrence. Emphasis on rock-forming minerals. Lecture with lab component Check Course Availability
	ESCI 521L - EARTH MATERIALS I 0 cr Description Introduction to minerals, their crystallography, mineral chemistry, mineral-forming processes, and modes of occurrence. Emphasis on rock-forming minerals. Lecture with lab component. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 523 - EARTH MATERIALS II 4 cr Description Study of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Description, classification, and interpretation of rock-forming processes based on textural, mineralogical and chemical characteristics. Offered alternate years. Lecture with lab component. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 523L - EARTH MATERIALS II 0 cr Description Study of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Description, classification, and interpretation of rock-forming processes based on textural, mineralogical and chemical characteristics. Offered alternate years. Lecture with lab component. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 525 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 cr Description This course in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is designed and intended to provide students with a basic introduction to the theory, principle and practical applications of land-based studies. Course will include technology applications to land-based sciences, natural resources management, rural and urban planning and environmental assessment. Laboratory exercises to include use of both raster and vector based GIS systems. Notes (Also ANTH 525 and POLS 525) Check Course Availability
	ESCI 542 - INTRODUCTION TO RIVER STUDIES 3 cr Description This interdisciplinary course covers the geography, use of, and modifications to large rivers in the United States. Special emphasis is placed on the Missouri River, including geology, ecology, water law, and cultural resources. Multiple field trips are conducted on the Missouri River to enhance student understanding of the river?s ecosystem and natural processes. Notes Cross-listed with BIOL 442/542 and ESCI 442. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 543 - EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH 4 cr Description Study of sedimentary processes and the formation of sedimentary rocks and strata, their descriptive properties, occurrence, and significance in Earth’s history. Field trips required. Offered alternate years. Lecture with lab component. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 543L - EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH 0 cr Description Study of sedimentary processes and the formation of sedimentary rocks and strata, their descriptive properties, occurrence, and significance in Earth’s history. Field trips required. Offered alternate years. Lecture with lab component. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 551 - EARTH STRUCTURES 4 cr Description Nature and origin of earth structures. Analysis of structural problems. Introduction to rock mechanics and tectonics. Field trips required. Lab component. Lab fee charged. Offered alternate years. Notes Credit hours changed from 3 to 4 hours effective spring 2014. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 561L - INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 0 cr Description Ancient environments and history of life. Classification and identification of invertebrate fossils. Term paper required. Lecture with lab component. Notes (Also BIOL 585) Check Course Availability
	ESCI 563 - VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 4 cr Description Principles of fossil classification. History of vertebrate life, emphasizing the major transitions. Term paper required. Lecture with lab component. Notes (Also BIOL 586) Check Course Availability
	ESCI 563L - VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 0 cr Description Principles of fossil classification. History of vertebrate life, emphasizing the major transitions. Term paper required. Lecture with lab component. Notes (Also BIOL 586) Check Course Availability
	ESCI 573 - FUNDAMENTALS OF HYDROGEOLOGY 3 cr Description Designed to give a basic knowledge of hydrology, geology and hydrogeologic factors controlling occurrence, movement and use of groundwater. Case studies from South Dakota are incorporated into the content of the course to facilitate the understanding of hydrologic concepts. Notes Dual listed with ESCI 473 Check Course Availability
	ESCI 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN EARTH SCIENCES 1 to 3 cr Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated. Prerequisites and Corequisites Requires permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	ESCI 592 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN EARTH SCIENCES (C) 2 to 4 cr Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. May be repeated with change of topic. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	ESCI 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C) 1-3 cr Description Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
EXCH (Exchange Programs)
	EXCH 573 - MIDDLEBURG EXCHANGE 3-18 cr Description This course allows students to register as full-time students while taking part in the Maastricht Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intent to take while enrolled at the Maastricht, Netherlands campus. Check Course Availability
	EXPL 586 - SERVICE LEARNING (C) 0-12 cr Description Service learning involves the integration of academic learning, relevant service with community partners, purposeful civic engagement and structured reflection for the purpose of enriching the learning experience and increasing student involvement in community service. The academic study may be in any discipline. Open to all majors. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	EXPL 587 - STUDY ABROAD (C) 0-18 cr Description The goal of the course is to track student enrollment in a study abroad experience as well as to award credit for the time and effort necessary in the preparation, culture-learning, and re-entry processes of study abroad. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
FAMP (Community and Family Medicine)
	FAMP 540 - INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH CARE TEAMS 1 to 3 cr Description The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team course, offered by the Center for Disabilities Sanford School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, is an interdisciplinary study of the field of development disabilities. It provides students from a variety of disciplines team process, including theories and responsibilities of various disciplines as they relate to current trends and practices. Check Course Availability
	FAMP 595 - PRACTICUM - NUTRITION PRACTICES FOR SPECIAL-NEEDS POPULATIONS 2 cr Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses. Notes Offered as a required course for the Dietetic Internship Program, for post-baccalaureate students who have completed Didactic Program in Dietetics requirements from an accredited institution. As part of the Center for Disabilities, the material presented will include dietetic training encompassing a variety of health care settings that provide services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Supervised practice experiences and enrollment in this course contribute to the training necessary to become a Registered Dietitian with an emphasis in working with individuals with developmental disabilities. Check Course Availability
	FAMP 596 - LEADERSHIP PRACTICUM IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEATH CARE 1 to 5 cr Description This course is designed to offer students the challenge of developing leadership skills, analyzing leadership models, and practicing leadership activities. The primary goal of the course is to provide students with examples, characteristics, and models of leadership. It provides the opportunity for students from various disciplines to learn from locally, regionally and nationally recognized leaders in the field of developmental disabilities. Check Course Availability
FIN (Finance)
	FIN 511 - INVESTMENTS (C) 3 cr Description Investments is a thorough study of the equity market including fundamental valuation techniques, asset allocation, the efficient markets hypothesis and its implications, portfolio theory, risk and return, the primary and secondary market mechanisms, security market indicators, and international investing. An overview of the bond market including bond valuation, duration, and bond portfolio management, and an introduction to options, futures, and forward contracts is provided. The vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading are also explored. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 310 - Business Finance. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	FIN 512 - SECURITY ANALYSIS 3 cr Description Security Analysis is a thorough study of portfolio management for individual as well as institutional investors, and includes both equity and fixed-income analysis. Security valuation and analysis are discussed as well as the topics of asset allocation, efficient diversification, portfolio theory and construction, investment policy, and performance evaluation. The vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading are also explored. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 411 - Investments. Check Course Availability
	FIN 513 - ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE 3 cr Description Advanced Corporate Finance is a combination of cases and theory dealing with the investment, financing and dividend decisions of the firm. Emphasis is on long-term debt and equity financing as well as financial risk management. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 310 - Business Finance. Check Course Availability
	FIN 514 - FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES 3 cr Description This course discusses the basic characteristics of derivative instruments, such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps, and their applications to corporate strategy and risk management as well as to portfolio management. Topics include basic features of futures and options, option strategies, valuation and hedging techniques, financial risk management, and derivatives market mechanisms. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance and BADM 411 - Investments. Check Course Availability
	FIN 515 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 cr Description Financial Institutions is an analytical and descriptive survey of financial institutions from a global perspective. Financial institution risk management and the changing financial and regulatory environment are emphasized. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance. Check Course Availability

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Courses

ENGL 568 - CONTEMPORARY FICTION

ENGL 569 - CONTEMPORARY POETRY

ENGL 574 - LITERATURE OF FEMINIST POLITICS

ENGL 575 - CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (C)

ENGL 576 - CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION

ENGL 577 - PHILOSOPHY AND TRAGEDY

ENGL 578 - CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY

ENGL 582 - CREATIVE WRITING II

ENGL 583 - ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING (C)

ENGL 584 - LITERARY CRITICISM (C)

ENGL 587 - AESTHETICS

ENGL 592 - TOPICS IN ENGLISH (C)

ENGL 593 - WORKSHOP IN ENGLISH (C)

ENGL 594 - INTERNSHIP IN WRITING

ENGL 596 - FIELD EXPERIENCE (C)

ENGL 702 - MA RESEARCH METHODS

ENGL 724 - SEMINAR: STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

ENGL 725 - SEMINAR: SIXTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES

ENGL 727 - SEMINAR: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES

ENGL 733 - SEMINAR: NINETEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES

ENGL 734 - SEMINAR: TWENTIETH-CENTURY STUDIES

ENGL 746 - SEMINAR: AMERICAN NATURALISM

ENGL 755 - SEMINAR: WESTERN REGIONAL LITERATURE

ENGL 771 - SEMINAR: GENDER STUDIES

ENGL 781 - SEMINAR: WRITING THE NOVEL

ENGL 782 - SEMINAR: WRITING FICTION

ENGL 783 - SEMINAR: WRITING POETRY

ENGL 784 - SEMINAR: WRITING NON–FICTION

ENGL 786 - SEMINAR: LITERARY CRITICISM

ENGL 788 - DIRECTED RESEARCH IN ENGLISH

ENGL 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C)

ENGL 792 - SPECIAL TOPICS (C)

ENGL 793 - WORKSHOP (C)

ENGL 795 - PRACTICUM IN ENGLISH

ENGL 798 - THESIS (M.A.) (C)

ENGL 799 - THESIS SUSTAINING (C)

ENGL 801 - SEMINAR: MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE

ENGL 802 - SEMINAR: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH

ENGL 888 - DIRECTED RESEARCH

ENGL 891 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

ENGL 898 - Ph.D. DISSERTATION

ENGL 899D - DISSERTATION SUSTAINING (C)

ENTR 540 - ENTREPRENEURIAL VALUATION & FINANCING

ENTR 581 - NEW VENTURE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

ENTR 582 - NEW VENTURE CREATION

EPSY 522 - ADOLESCENT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

EPSY 527 - CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

EPSY 528 - CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT (C)

EPSY 721 - RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PSYCHOLOGY

EPSY 727 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT

EPSY 735 - CHILD/ADOLESCENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

EPSY 741 - COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

EPSY 743 - ADVANCED ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY

EPSY 776 - CURRENT ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

EPSY 791 - INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

EPSY 792 - TOPICS (C)

EPSY 794 - INTERNSHIP (M.A.)

EPSY 798 - THESIS (M.A.)

EPSY 842 - RESEARCH IN MOTIVATION

EPSY 891 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

EPSY 893 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP (C)

EPSY 894D - INTERNSHIP (Ph.D.)

EPSY 894S - INTERNSHIP (Ed.S.)

EPSY 895 - PRACTICUM IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

EPSY 898D - DISSERTATION (Ph.D.)

EPSY 898S - THESIS (Ed.S.)

EPSY 899D - DISSERTATION SUSTAINING (Ph.D.) (C)

EPSY 899S - THESIS SUSTAINING (Ed.S.) (C)

ESCI 505 - OCEANOGRAPHY

ESCI 511 - PRINCIPLES OF GEOMORPHOLOGY

ESCI 512 - EARTH & WATER RESOURCES

ESCI 515 - ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

ESCI 516 - GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

ESCI 521 - EARTH MATERIALS I

ESCI 521L - EARTH MATERIALS I

ESCI 523 - EARTH MATERIALS II

ESCI 523L - EARTH MATERIALS II

ESCI 525 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ESCI 542 - INTRODUCTION TO RIVER STUDIES