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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.
 

ACCT (Accounting)
  

  • ACCT 511 - ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS

    3 cr

    Description Explains financial ratios, financial statements, financial forecasting, the time value of money, capital budgeting, asset pricing, financial risk and return.


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  • ACCT 520 - FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING

    3 cr

    Description Foundations of Accounting is an introduction to accounting as the means of recording, summarizing, and communicating events of the business enterprise. Basic accounting fundamentals and concepts that underlie the preparation, analysis, and interpretation of financial statements will be explored. The use of accounting information by business management in planning and controlling operations will also be emphasized. Exposure will be given to such topics as budgeting, performance evaluation, and relevant decision-making, cost behavior, and cost accumulation techniques.


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  • ACCT 585 - ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND ETHICS

    3 cr

    Description The course will analyze and reflect on ethical theories, ethical values, and, most significantly, ethical decision making, all in the context of the accounting profession and the obligation to serve as “watch dogs” for those affected by financial scandals. The course will cover the currently developed professional codes of ethics designed to avoid future ethical breakdowns. The overarching goal of the course is to develop the student’s ability to identify ethical situations, make an ethical decision, and successfully defend that decision in the accounting profession.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: ACCT 430 and ACCT 450.

    Registration restriction: Master of Professional Accountancy only.


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  • ACCT 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C)

    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-faculty interaction. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 of fewer students. Meeting duration depends upon the topic.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ACCT 594 - INTERNSHIP (C)

    1-3 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 in the case with field experience courses.


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  • ACCT 720 - COST ACCOUNTING

    3 cr

    Description Cost Accounting is designed to increase the student’s understanding of theoretical and technical aspects of various advanced cost-managerial concepts. Emphasis is placed on the theory and methodology of cost determination, the use of cost for planning and controlling operations, and the analysis of costs for special decisions.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: ACCT 320 Cost Accounting or its equivalent.


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  • ACCT 731 - TAX PLANNING AND PRACTICE

    3 cr

    Description Tax Planning & Practice is an in-depth analysis of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations relating to “C” corporations, partnerships and “S” corporations. Emphasis is also placed on ethics training and tax planning skills.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: ACCT 430 - Income Tax Accounting or LAW 824 or its equivalent.

    Notes
    Registration Restriction: Grad level or Law course level.
    Cross-list/equate with LAW 831


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  • ACCT 740 - ADVANCED ACCOUNTING THEORY

    3 cr

    Description This course is an investigation of the conceptual framework that surrounds accounting practices. Emphasis is placed on understanding the reason accountants use the methodologies of GAAP as opposed to other possible methods of reporting or recording.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: ACCT 310, 311 - Intermediate Accounting I and II or its equivalent.


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  • ACCT 750 - CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN AUDITING

    3 cr

    Description Contemporary Topics in Auditing provides an understanding of auditing and its essential processes as they are applied in independent, internal and operational settings. These cover a study of the auditor’s professional role and obligations in our society, including ethical considerations, legal framework, and political environment of the profession in the U.S.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: ACCT 450 - Auditing or its equivalent.


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  • ACCT 760 - ACCOUNTING IN GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

    3 cr

    Description This course is the study of the environment in which governmental and non-profit institutions operate and the structure of fund accounting as it applies to these entities.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    ACCT 210 and ACCT 211 or ACCT 520  


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  • ACCT 780 - ADVANCED ACCOUNTING

    3 cr

    Description Advanced Accounting covers special accounting problems relating to the preparation of combined and consolidated financial statements; partnership accounting; and foreign exchange transactions and translation.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: ACCT 310, 311 - Intermediate Accounting or equivalent.


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  • ACCT 781 - MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTNG

    3 cr

    Description Managerial Accounting is a study of current and developing processes by which financial and operational information is prepared for management use, with an emphasis on information needs for planning, controlling, decision-making, and performance evaluation.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: ACCT 210, 211 - Principles of Accounting I and II or ACCT 520 - Foundations of Accounting or its equivalent. Not open to M.P.A. students.


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  • ACCT 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY/ READINGS IN ACCOUNTING II

    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-faculty interaction. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting duration depends upon the topic.


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  • ACCT 794 - INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTING

    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 in the case with field experience courses. Required for all M.P.A. students following Plan C. A total of three credit hours is required.


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  • ACCT 798 - THESIS IN ACCOUNTING

    1 to 6 cr

    Description Required for all M.P.A. students following Plan A. A total of four credit hours is required.


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ADS (Alcohol and Drug Studies)
  

  • ADS 510 - ADDICTIVE FAMILY SYSTEMS & FAMILY COUNSELING

    3 cr

    Description Traditional and contemporary theories of family counseling will be studied and applied to addictive families. The role of the partner/family in the onset, progression, treatment, and prevention of substance use and addiction will be reviewed.


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  • ADS 512 - SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS

    3 cr

    Description Substance use among diverse groups such as adolescents, people of color, women, elderly, and the LGBTQ population will be studied. Strategies for effective treatment and prevention will be examined.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: ADS 116 and ADS 117


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  • ADS 515 - NATIVE AMERICANS & SUBSTANCE USE & ADDICTION

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to acquaint the addiction studies student/professional with the cultural and spiritual basics of effective substance use and addiction prevention and treatment approaches with Native American populations and individuals. This course will aid the student in applying culturally and spiritually appropriate prevention and treatment approaches with Native American clients.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: ADS 116 and ADS 117


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  • ADS 520 - COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description The fundamentals of substance use and addiction of ethyl alcohol and other mood altering chemicals and the symptomatology of addiction. Provides facts and insights concerning the nature, scope and complexity of mood altering chemical substances and current approaches to treatment and prevention of substance use and addiction.


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  • ADS 521 - FOUNDATIONS OF SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION PREVENTION

    3 cr

    Description Past and current models of alcohol and other drug prevention will be studied to determine what led to their origin, strengths, weaknesses and effectiveness. Can be used for Alcohol/Drug Prevention Certification.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Take eithere ADS 116 and ADS 117 or ADS 420 prior to this course.


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  • ADS 522L - SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION TREATMENT CONTINUUM

    3 cr

    Description The concepts that addiction treatment is a continuum from intervention through continuing care is emphasized along with students learning and demonstrating clinical treatment procedures. Students also practice the administration of screening and assessment instruments to identify addiction and other related problems in conjunction with developing an individualized treatment/continued care plan. The course can be used for South Dakota Addiction credentialing.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: ADS 552.


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  • ADS 524 - PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY OF ADDICTION

    3 cr

    Description A study of the psychopharmacology of substance-related disorders coexisting with mental health disorders. Includes implications prescription drugs have for treating individuals with a dual diagnosis. Can be used for Alcohol/Drug Treatment or Prevention State Certification.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.


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  • ADS 526 - THEORY & PRACTICE OF SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION PREVENTION IN COMMUNITIES

    3 cr

    Description Examines program planning, organization and coordination necessary to develop and implement substance use and addiction prevention within communities.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: ADAS 116 and 117; ADS 521


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  • ADS 528 - GAMBLING AND PROCESS ADDICTION

    3 cr

    Description This course covers gambling and the process addictions, which are considered impulse control disorders in the DSM-V. These disorders are widespread and varied. This course describes each of the primary disorders in-depth, along with discussing and describing a variety of treatment options for each disorder.


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  • ADS 552 - ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING THEORIES

    3 cr

    Description Introduces the student to advanced dynamics and theories of addiction counseling. An examination of the major theories of addiction and an exploration of the meaning of addiction and substance use counseling.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite ADS 520 & 524.


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  • ADS 592 - SPECIAL TOPICS (C)

    1 to 3 cr

    Description A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest lecturers may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/instructor interaction.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ADS 700 - ADVANCED LEGAL/ETHICAL ISSUES & THE ADDICTION PROFESSION

    3 cr

    Description This course provides an in depth examination of advanced legal and ethical issues within the addiction profession. Students will integrate critical thinking with ethical decision making. Topics include (but are not limited to): CFR-42, HIPAA, emergency and involuntary commitment procedures, code of ethics, moral principles and virtues, multicultural perspectives, internet therapy and boundaries. In addition we will explore current ethical issues in the profession and what changes should be made for best clinical practice.

     


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  • ADS 715 - WELLNESS, RECOVERY, & MAINTENANCE

    3 cr

    Description This course is devoted to learning the specifics of wellness, recovery, and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle throughout the lifespan from adolescence through old age.  Students will learn the addiction and recovery issues specific to each age group and how to apply this knowledge to their clients

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Admission to ADS graduate program or consent of instructor


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  • ADS 720 - ADDICTION COUNSELING

    3 cr

    Description This course is devoted to honing individual and group counseling theory, techniques, and skills. This course examines issues related to counseling clients with substance abuse problems, and focus is placed on the student’s ability to use science-based methods for building client motivation and enhancing behavioral change.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Admission to ADS graduate program or consent of instructor.


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  • ADS 730 - ADDICTION STUDIES RESEARCH

    3 cr

    Description This course is an introductory course in research methodology and design which teaches the student the basic and applied addiction research methods, program evaluation/skills necessary in both a clinical setting as well as the more traditional research setting.


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  • ADS 745 - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY & ADDICTION

    3 cr

    Description This course will examine the process of identification of the full spectrum of mental health and addiction related disorders. The student will learn how to diagnose and treat each condition properly, utilizing cutting edge evidence based practices.

    Notes
    New summer 2013, added to catalog fall 2013.


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  • ADS 753 - ADDICTION PROFESSION SUPERVISION

    3 cr

    Description This course is an investigation of core principles of clinical supervision, theoretical foundations, and techniques that are integrated into a system for supervising therapists across domains of activities and levels of experience.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Admission to ADS graduate program or consent of instructor.


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  • ADS 754 - PUBLIC POLICY & ADDICTION

    3 cr

    Description This course provides a comprehensive understanding of policies related to drugs and alcohol in the United States, their historical antecedents, and the socio-political forces that influence their development.  It also introduces students to emerging controversies concerning these policies and ethical issues related to policies.  Students will utilize tools and skills necessary for conducting policy analysis and program evaluation.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Admission to ADS graduate program or consent of instructor.


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  • ADS 755 - CASE MANAGEMENT & ASSESSMENT OF CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS

    3 cr

    Description An exploration of common issues, assessment instruments, and strategies for mental health and substance abuse professionals utilizing an entire system of care.  The course will incorporate design, implementation, and management of treatment for individuals with co-occurring disorders.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Admission to ADS graduate program or consent of instructor.


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  • ADS 756 - HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ADDICTION

    3 cr

    Description This course is devoted to learning the specifics of the history and culture of addiction.  Students will learn the background of the addiction and recovery movements as well as how to apply this knowledge to current treatment programs and individual client prevention, treatment, and recovery.  Required for ADS graduate degree.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Admission to ADS graduate program or consent of instructor.


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  • ADS 757 - RELAPSE PREVENTION

    3 cr

    Description This course provides a generalized theoretical overview of relapse prevention models describing applications of relapse prevention with specific target behaviors, determining client goals that include both abstinence and harm reduction, and multidimensional and dynamic determinants to assist with effective treatment.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Admission to ADS graduate program or consent of instructor


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  • ADS 760 - Co-Occurring Trauma and Addiction

    3 cr

    Description Provides basic knowledge in identifying trauma and its long and short term effects on clients. Students will learn methods of building a therapeutic relationship with a traumatized client to promote psychological healing. Students will learn treatment strategies for working with clients that have co-occurring substance use/addiction, mental health and traumatic experiences such as physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, and learn suicide risk assessment techniques.


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  • ADS 770 - Rural Telehealth

    3 cr

    Description Explores rural telehealth, telemental health and telepsychology. Develop skills in telehealth modalities, evidence based practice, and reviews jurisdictional standards, legal and ethical guidelines.


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  • ADS 792 - TOPICS (C)

    1-3 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


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  • ADS 794 - INTERNSHIP (C)

    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
    (C) denotes Common Course


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AHED (Adult and Higher Education)
  

  • AHED 553 - PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT

    3 cr

    Description This course explores the personal side of change, the difference between change and transition, and basic change theory related to organizations.

    Notes
    Cross-listed with TET 553


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  • AHED 701 - ADULT LEARNING THEORIES

    3 cr

    Description Techniques of motivation, methodology, and evaluation in teaching adult classes and students.


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  • AHED 710 - SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN ADULT EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description This course examines the broad concept of social justice, culture, individual and community empowerment, conflict, and social change. It uses the local/global and the action/reflection frameworks to explore, critique, and apply these concepts.


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  • AHED 715 - FOUNDATIONS OF GLOBAL LIFELONG LEARNING

    3 cr

    Description The course examines the cultural, historical, and philosophical antecedents that are foundations for the paradigm shifts that herald the 21st century emphasis on global learning. The course also explores selected emerging learning theories and concepts that connect education to the realities of globalization, including andragogy, critical pedagogy, lifelong learning, active citizenship, diversity, social justice, technology, environmental and health issues, and democracy. Emphasis will be placed on the application of thoughts to the contemporary indicators above along comparative lines between North America and other select geographical areas of the globe as deemed appropriate.

     

    Notes
    Prefix changed from EDFN to AHED Spring 2013


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  • AHED 720 - PRINCIPLES OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description This course provides an overview of the postsecondary education system in the U.S. It surveys the history, major features, and effects of this system.


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  • AHED 730 - JUNIOR/COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    3 cr

    Description An orientation to postsecondary education for students interested in working in a junior college.


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  • AHED 735 - INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ADULT EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description An intensive study of concepts in instructional design that relate to the research, reflective processes, and skills needed by practitioners to teach adults in a variety of settings, including higher education, senior citizen settings, continuing education, distance education, military training, and business and government training, dependent on the interests of students in this class.

    Notes
    Updated description spring 2014.


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  • AHED 740 - CONTINUING EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description A study of the background, the development, and operation of continuing education programs.


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  • AHED 750 - CURRENT PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description Survey of problems in modern higher education for students contemplating college work as a career.


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  • AHED 751 - COLLEGE CURRICULUM

    3 cr

    Description In-depth study of college curricula as it relates to teaching, research, and the institutional mission in higher education.


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  • AHED 752 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description Organizational and administrative theories that inform the practice of higher education administration.


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  • AHED 753 - FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description An intensive study of the financial structure and fiscal operation of postsecondary educational institutions.


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  • AHED 760 - ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    3 cr

    Description This course acquaints students with major theoretical traditions in the field of organizational development and change.  Through writing and discussions, students will gain the reflective skills needed to make decisions based on theoretical, ethical, and professional knowledge.  This course provides students with the background they will need to be effective change consultants and organizational leaders.


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  • AHED 763 - INTRODUCTION TO STUDENT AFFAIRS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

    3 cr

    Description This course provides an understanding of the history and philosophy of higher education, and examines pertinent research in student services. An overview of current issues and future trends in student services are also a focus of attention. Required of all Master’s students in College Counseling.

    Notes
    Cross-list with COUN 763


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  • AHED 764 - THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

    3 cr

    Description An overview of the major counseling theories in college counseling and administration that support the professional counselor’s, student affairs work and administrator’s work will be examined. Practical application of the theories from adolescence through late maturity will be outlined. Theories will be discussed in relationship to diverse student populations in public and private community colleges. Required of M.A. students enrolled in College Counseling.

    Cross-listed: AHED 764

     


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  • AHED 765 - DISTANCE LEARNING

    3 cr

    Description This course explores the nature and increase of distance education initiatives in the U.S. and worldwide and examines their fundamental components.  It presents the distance education system and its components, student characteristics and progress, teaching and advising, technology and media, course design and development, and administrative services and policy.


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  • AHED 770 - TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY

    3 cr

    Description Often viewed as a tool to benefit society and education, technology can also have an unexpected impact with unforeseen negative consequences. This course considers how technology affects our personal and work lives as well as its effect on society in general. Students will be exposed to the viewpoint of different scholars in the field and explore the use of virtual worlds in higher education. Through writing and discussions, students will gain the reflective skills needed to make decisions based on theoretical, ethical, and professional knowledge.

    Notes
    New course effective spring 2014.


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  • AHED 775 - TRENDS AND ISSUES IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

    3 cr

    Description This course is intended to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the field of training and development and how it has changed dramatically over recent years. Students will gain the ability to analyze issues and make intelligent decisions regarding workplace learning and performance for employees of all types of organizations. Topics may include needs assessment, determining the potential causes of a performance problem, active learning design and games, social networking, e-learning, consulting skills, and evaluation, including transfer from the classroom to on the job. Students will have the chance to further investigate a training issue of interest to them as well as to design an ideal training room. Finally, students explore careers in training and development. Whenever possible, tours will be provided to training facilities.


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  • AHED 780 - ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

    3 cr

    Description This course delves more deeply into instructional design methods from behaviorism, cognitive psychology, and constructivism presented in earlier courses. Discussions and applications will include contemporary developments in instructional design.

    Notes
    New course effective spring 2014.


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  • AHED 790 - SEMINAR (C)

    1-3 cr

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research.  Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels.  Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • AHED 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

    1 to 6 cr

    Description Students complete individualized plans of study, which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and the student negotiate the details of the study plan. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • AHED 792 - TOPICS IN ADULT & HIGHER EDUCATION (C)

    3 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 adult & higher education. Guest lecturers may serve as the instructor. May be repeated with change of topic.
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • AHED 794 - INTERNSHIP/FIELD EXPERIENCE (M.A.)

    1 to 8 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 in the case with field experience courses.

     This course is limited to those Master’s students admitted to the adult and higher education program area.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • AHED 798 - THESIS (M.A.)

    1 to 4 cr

    Description Required of M.A. students following Plan A. Total of four credit hours are required.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: EDER 761 - Research Methods in Education.


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  • AHED 882 - SEMINAR IN COLLEGE TEACHING

    3 cr

    Description An analysis of specific techniques and problems of college teaching as a career.


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  • AHED 890 - SEMINAR IN ADULT AND HIGHER EDUCATION (C)

    1 to 3 cr

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • AHED 894D - INTERNSHIP/FIELD EXPERIENCE (Ed.D.)

    1 to 8 cr

    Description Supervised field-based experience in a setting appropriate to career goals. This course is limited to those Doctoral students admitted to the adult and higher education program area.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • AHED 898D - DISSERTATION IN AHED (C)

    1 to 20 cr

    Description Required of all Ed.D. students following. Total of 15 credit hours required.

     

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • AHED 899D - DISSERTATION SUSTAINING (Ed.D.) (C)

    0 cr

    Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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AIS (American Indian Studies)
  

  • NATV 591 - 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


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  • NATV 592 - 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 limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.


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ANAT (Anatomy)
  

  • ANAT 511 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

    4 cr

    Description A complete dissection of the human subject is performed. 

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Consent of Instructor required


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  • ANAT 512 - HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY

    2 cr

    Description A comprehensive study of human developmental anatomy beginning at conception. There is an emphasis on normal and abnormal development during the embryonic stages with significant correlations between Embryology, Gross Anatomy, and Clinical Medicine. 

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Corequisite:  ANAT 511 Gross Anatomy


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  • ANAT 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C)

    1-5 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.


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  • ANAT 711 - HUMAN GROSS ANATOMY

    1 to 8 cr

    Description A complete and detailed regional dissection of the human subject is performed utilizing human cadavers. Topographical and radiological correlations are utilized in combination with medical cases/clinical correlations to enhance student learning.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration Restriction: Enrollment in Occupational Therapy  , Physical Therapy  or Physician Assistance  program.


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  • ANAT 712 - HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY

    2 cr

    Description The course is a comprehensive study of human developmental anatomy beginning at conception.  There is an emphasis on normal and abnormal development during the embryonic stages with significant correlations between Embryology and Gross Anatomy. 

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Co-Requisites:  Enrollment in Gross Anatomy (ANAT 711)


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  • ANAT 732 - ADVANCED NEUROANATOMY

    5 cr

    Description Detailed instruction in comparative neuroanatomy, neurobiology, and neuroanatomical techniques.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: ANAT 731 - Human Neuroanatomy and by arrangement


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  • ANAT 792 - TOPICS (C)

    2 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/faculty interaction.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • ANAT 795 - PRACTICUM

    1 to 6 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.


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  • NSCI 731 - MEDICAL NEUROSCIENCE

    3 cr

    Description The structure and function of the human central nervous system is studied in detail, as are deficits that might result from neurological conditions.  Structural, physiological, and molecular aspects of neuroscience are studied. The integration of basic neuroscience with clinical approaches is emphasized throughout the course.  The application of diagnostic problem-solving skills to a broad range of clinical cases relating to the nervous system is illustrated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Pre-requisite: Permission of the instructor is required


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ANTH (Anthropology)
  

  • ANTH 525 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to provide students with a basic introduction to theory, principles, and practical applications of land-based studies. The course will include GIS technology applications through land-based sciences, natural management, rural and urban planning, and environmental assessment. Laboratory exercise to include use of both raster- and vector-based GIS systems.

    Notes
    (Also ESCI 525 and POLS 525)


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  • ANTH 526 - COLLAPSE OF SOCIETIES

    3 cr

    Description Connecting archaeology’s study of the past to present day concerns, this course will examine materials and data on successful management practices of the past, including information on lasting agricultural and forestry practices. These insights will not only broaden our sense of what collapse means but also what sustainability can mean.


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  • ANTH 527 - THE HOLOCENE

    3 cr

    Description This course focuses on the perspectives, methods, and data that archaeology and sustainability fields can bring to discussions of climate variation. We will consider the importance of paleoenvironmental data to archaeological research, the ways in which it can be used, and the various methods of recovering and analyzing such data to reconstruct human-environment interactions in the Holocene, the epoch that encompasses the past 10,000 years.


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  • ANTH 528 - SUSTAINABILITY AND URBANISM

    3 cr

    Description The environmental challenges that present-day societies face, while pervasive and large-scale, are only the most recent set of consequences to emerge in a long history of human interaction with the environment. This course will examine, using case studies from around the world, how and why past human interactions with the environment developed the way they did in particular urban societies.


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  • ANTH 530 - CULTURE AND PERSONALITY

    3 cr

    Description An investigation of relationships between culture, social structure, and personality. Current research in anthropology, social psychology, and sociology is utilized.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: Six hours of sociology or anthropology.

    Notes
    (Also SOC 530)


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  • ANTH 531 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD TECHNIQUES

    3-6 cr

    Description Participation in the excavation of approved archaeological sites.


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  • ANTH 570 - THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD

    3 cr

    Description This course focuses on the study of food as a way to better understand present and past societies. Topic may include the following: food as a system of classification, cooking and cuisine, food offerings and sacred meals, food preferences and food taboos, commensalisms and feasting, food and social identity, food and colonialism, affluence and luxury, and anthropophagy or cannibalism, among others.


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  • ANTH 590 - SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (C)

    2 to 3 cr

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • ANTH 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY (C)

    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.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ANTH 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C)

    1-6 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.


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ART (Art)
  

  • ART 510 - ARTS IN HEALTH

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to introduce students to the diverse, multi-disciplinary field of Arts in Health. Content includes the exploration of history and best practices of creative arts practitioners within a broad range of environments.


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  • ART 515 - POPULATIONS, MULTICULTURALISM, AND ETHICS

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to help students understand their role in society and how that will affect their work in the profession of Arts in Health. The understanding of different cultures will also act as a means to guide artistic practices and understand the most effective topics used within specific populations. This course introduces students to the ethics of Arts in Health and will allow students to learn best practices and apply them appropriately.


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  • ART 520 - MATERIALS USE AND SAFETY

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to introduce students to material use and safety within the profession of Arts in Health. Particular emphasis on hands-on learning, artistic invitation strategies and project development in visual, music, movement, and contemplative mediums.


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  • ART 525 - INTERNSHIP

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to give students essential professional experience working in the arts in health profession under the supervision of an approved site supervisor and the Arts in Health instructor.


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  • ART 531 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr

    Description An exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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  • ART 532 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr

    Description An exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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  • ART 541 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr

    Description A broadening and refining of the personal application of concepts of three-dimensional art. An exploration in a variety of materials, such as wood, clay, metals, plastics, reinforced resins, and cement, and in processes such as molding, forming, forging, metal casting, and welding


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  • ART 542 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr

    Description A broadening and refining of the personal application of concepts of three-dimensional art. An exploration in a variety of materials, such as wood, clay, metals, plastics, reinforced resins, and cement, and in processes such as molding, forming, forging, metal casting, and welding.


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  • ART 561 - PHOTOGRAPHY MATERIALS AND METHODS

    3 cr

    Description An exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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  • ART 562 - ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY MATERIALS AND METHODS

    3 cr

    Description An advanced exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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