May 12, 2024

2019-2020 Graduate Catalog

2019-2020 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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ESCI (Earth Science)
	ESCI 573 - Fundamentals of Hydrogeology 3 cr hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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 hrs 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
	FIN 516 - Commercial Bank Management 3 cr hrs Description Commercial Bank Management is an in-depth study of banking institutions, with special emphasis on commercial banks and their connection to the Federal Reserve System and other financial institutions. A risk management perspective is adopted and the fast changing global regulatory and financial environments are discussed. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance. Check Course Availability
	FIN 517 - International Finance 3 cr hrs Description International Finance explores the principles of financial management from an international perspective. Background material on foreign exchange markets and risk is provided, and the theory of foreign exchange markets is discussed. Emphasis is placed on corporate finance for international firms. Both direct and in direct investments as well as financing decisions for multinational corporations are covered. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 310 - Business Finance. Check Course Availability
	FIN 519 - Advanced Financial Analysis and Modeling 3 cr hrs Description This course is designed to provide students with advanced analytical tools to interpret and analyze financial statements in order to draw insights on a firm’s financial health and performance for decision making purposes. Topics include various analytical techniques including trend, comparative, and ratio analysis and financial modeling using a spreadsheet. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 or BADM 505 or equivalent. Check Course Availability
	FIN 590 - Seminar (C) 3 cr hrs 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. Check Course Availability
	FIN 592 - Topics (C) 1-4 cr hrs 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 of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Check Course Availability
	FIN 711 - Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management 3 cr hrs Description Investment analysis and portfolio management is the study of equity and debt markets as well as an overview of portfolio management for individual and institutional investors. Course coverage includes fundamental valuation techniques, efficient markets hypothesis, risk and return, primary and secondary market mechanisms, and international investing. The course provides an overview of the bond market, including bond valuation, duration, and bond portfolio management. The topics of investment policy, portfolio theory and construction, asset allocation, efficient diversification, and performance evaluation are explored along with the vital roles computer technology and electronic trading. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 310 or BADM 505 Check Course Availability
	FIN 711 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 3 cr hrs Description This course is the study of equity and debt markets, as well as an overview of portfolio management for individual and institutional investors. Course coverage includes fundamental valuation techniques, the efficient markets hypothesis, risk and return, primary and secondary market mechanisms, and international investing. The course provides an overview of the bond market including bond valuation, duration, and bond portfolio management as well as an introduction to options, futures, and forward contracts. The topics of investment policy, portfolio, theory and construction, asset allocation, efficient diversification, and performance evaluation are explored, along with the vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance, BADM 505 - Foundations of Finance, or its equivalent, or permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	FIN 712 - International Financial Management 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on the financial management of a multinational firm, and international financial markets. Topics include corporate strategy and the decision to invest abroad, international portfolio diversification, managing exchange risk, cost of capital and financial structure in the multinational firm, and sources of financing. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 or BADM 505. Check Course Availability
FREN (French)
	FREN 520 - French for Reading Knowledge 3 cr hrs Description This course provides instruction in reading comprehension in French. Check Course Availability
	FREN 533 - Topics in Francophone Culture 3 cr hrs Description This course explores issues relating to the history and culture of France and other Francophone areas. The focus of each course will vary. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: FREN 202 or equivalent preparation. Check Course Availability
	FREN 591 - Independent Study in French (C) 3 cr hrs 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. Requires permission of the instructor. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	FREN 592 - Topics in French (C) 3 cr hrs 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
GER (German)
	GER 520 - German for Reading Knowledge 3 cr hrs Description This course provides instruction in reading comprehension in German. Check Course Availability
	GER 591 - Independent Study in German (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs Description Students complete individualized plans of study, which include significant one-on-one student-instructor interaction. The faculty member and the student negotiate the details of the study plan. May be repeated. This project should not duplicate regularly offered courses in the German curriculum. Requires signature of the instructor and Independent Study Contract. Course offering possible through various Internet protocols. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: GER 202 - Intermediate German II, or its equivalent, permission of the instructor. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	GER 592 - Topics in German (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs 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
HIST (History)
	HIST 504 - Classical Mythology 3 cr hrs Description Origin and development of myths: their importance and influence in classical literature, drama, music, psychology, and art. Notes Dual list and cross-listed: CLHU 404/504, ENGL 404/504, REL 404/504, and HIST 404/504 Check Course Availability
	HIST 505 - Greek Art and Archaeology 3 cr hrs Description This course surveys the development of arts and architecture viewed in relation to Greek history and societal change from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic periods. Notes Cross-listed: ARTH 504 and CLHU 504 Check Course Availability
	HIST 514 - Ancient Egypt 3 cr hrs Description Social and cultural history of Egypt from the Old Kingdom through the Roman period. Check Course Availability
	HIST 522 - Ancient Rome 3 cr hrs Description The Roman Republic and Empire through the age of Constantine. Emphasis on social and political developments and survey of the imperial provinces. Notes (Also CLHU 518) Check Course Availability
	HIST 524 - Early Church 3 cr hrs Description This class will examine the growth and development of Christianity from its beginning through the reign of Constantine. Course will not be offered every year. Check Course Availability
	HIST 526 - Renaissance and Reformation in Europe 3 cr hrs Description Political, economic, cultural, and religious movements from the Middle Ages to Louis XIV. History of the 16th-century with emphasis on the Protestant and Catholic reformation. Notes (Also CLHU 526) Check Course Availability
	HIST 530 - Ancient Greece 3 cr hrs Description Survey of ancient Greece through Alexander the Great. Emphasis on social and cultural developments. Notes (Also CLHU 540) Check Course Availability
	HIST 532 - Shakespearean England 3 cr hrs Description This course is designed to introduce students to some of the key events and themes of British history between 1400 and 1689. In particular, it explores the formation of Britain across four dimensions: political thought, religious change, economic development, and intellectual innovations. Check Course Availability
	HIST 533 - Drugs, Decadence, and Society 3 cr hrs Description This course will focus on exploring British social history (1700 – 1900) from the perspective of those who were rejected by the mainstream culture–the gin merchants, purveyors of opium, prostitutes, and serial killers. In doing so, it shall explore a number of themes concerning the relationship between state control and personal action, questions of personal identity, and the redefinition of “civilization” in the wake of increased scientific knowledge. Check Course Availability
	HIST 534 - Modern Ireland 3 cr hrs Description This course shall trace thematically some of the key issues associated with modern Irish history, paying particular attention to questions such as the relationship between Ireland and Britain (in both a political and social sense), the nature of social life in Ireland, and the violence that has so dominated recent history. By considering the historical events of this period, through the study of a variety of sources, students will gain a greater knowledge of Irish history and the historical process. Check Course Availability
	HIST 543 - History of Russia Under Tsars 3 cr hrs Description Survey of Russian history through 1856. Check Course Availability
	HIST 544 - History of Modern Russia 3 cr hrs Description Survey of Russian history from 1856 to the present. Check Course Availability
	HIST 546 - European Military History 3 cr hrs Description Survey of European military history from the ancient world to the end of the Great War, emphasizing the evolution of tactics, strategy, technology, professionalism, administration, and military policy. Check Course Availability
	HIST 548 - Nazi Germany 3 cr hrs Description History of Germany under National Socialist rule. Check Course Availability
	HIST 549 - The Holocaust 3 cr hrs Description This course studies the period from 1933 - 1945 and the effort by the Nazi regime to utterly annihilate Europe’s Jewish population, as well as other populations deemed undesirable. The course examines the historical context of the Holocaust, the means by which the Holocaust was brought about, and the profound historical and moral dilemmas raised by the Holocaust. Students will also encounter some of the individual lives ended or transformed by these events. Check Course Availability
	HIST 551 - The Vietnam War in Film 3 cr hrs Description This course examines Hollywood portrayals of the Vietnam war through films in the chronological order in which they were produced. Students critically examine such issues as tactics, strategy, the POW/MIA controversy, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the historical revisionism of the Reagan era. Check Course Availability
	HIST 555 - American Civil War & Reconstruction 3 cr hrs Description Exploration of the economic, political, military, and social aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Check Course Availability
	HIST 557 - America: From Great Depression to the New Frontier, 1933-1963 3 cr hrs Description Examination of the Great Depression, the path to WW II, the growth of the affluent society and the era of containment. Check Course Availability
	HIST 558 - America in the 60’S and 70’S 3 cr hrs Description Survey of the domestic unrest, war in Asia, economic uncertainty, and affairs in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Check Course Availability
	HIST 559 - Vietnam War, 1945 3 cr hrs Description In-depth study of the war including Vietnamese history and culture as well as the roots of French and American involvement. Check Course Availability
	HIST 568 - The U.S. in World Affairs, 1900 3 cr hrs Description Examination of the foundations and themes of U.S. international relations from 1868 to the present. Check Course Availability
	HIST 570 - History of World War II 3 cr hrs Description Study of the war from a political, military, social, economic points of view. American or European emphasis is dependent upon instructor. Check Course Availability
	HIST 577 - The Us and The Cold War in Film 3 cr hrs Description This course examines the portrayal of Cold War policies and themes through films in the chronological order in which they were produced. Both documentary and Hollywood films are used to address issues, such as ideological tensions, national security, nation-building, Mutually Assured Destruction, survivability, and brinkmanship. Check Course Availability
	HIST 588 - Introduction to Grand Strategy (C) 3 cr hrs Description To introduce students to the politics and conduct of war and diplomacy. Students will read, discuss, and write about the leading strategic thinkers to gain an introductory understanding to strategy making. The course will be structured in such a way that the students will compare and contrast wars and leading military thinkers in order to understand how wars are won and how leaders achieve their aims. The course explores political and cultural structures, history, diplomacy, literature and religion in order to examine the material in a comprehensive manner. Notes (C) Denotes common course Check Course Availability
	HIST 591 - Independent Study in History (C) 1 to 6 cr hrs Description Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems and Special Projects. Student 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. Meeting 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
	HIST 592 - Topics in History (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs Description A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is no 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. Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. May be repeated with change of topic. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	HIST 594 - Internship (C) 1-12 cr hrs 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. Notes Registration Restriction: Instructor permission. (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	HIST 770 - Seminar in Native History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on topics in Native history. Check Course Availability
	HIST 771 - Seminar in European History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on topics in European History Check Course Availability
	HIST 772 - Seminar in American History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on Topics in American History Check Course Availability
	HIST 773 - Seminar in Ancient History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on Topics in Ancient History Check Course Availability
	HIST 774 - Seminar in Diplomatic History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on Topics in Diplomatic History Check Course Availability
	HIST 775 - Seminar in Women’s and Gender History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on topics in Women’s and Gender History. Check Course Availability
	HIST 776 - Seminar in Great Plains History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on topics in Great Plains History. Check Course Availability
	HIST 777 - Seminar in Intellecutal History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on topics in Intellectual History. Check Course Availability
	HIST 778 - Seminar in Military History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on topics in Military History. Check Course Availability
	HIST 779 - Seminar in Medieval History 3 cr hrs Description Readings on topics in Medieval History. Check Course Availability
	HIST 780 - Historiography 3 cr hrs Description Study of history as a professional discipline. Required of all Master’s students. Check Course Availability
	HIST 782 - Research Seminar in History 3 cr hrs Description Bibliographic sources and use of evidence in writing a research paper. Required of all Master’s students. Check Course Availability
	HIST 791 - Independent Study in History (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs 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
	HIST 792 - Advanced Topics in History (C) 3 cr hrs Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is no 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
	HIST 794 - Internship (C) 1-12 cr hrs 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. Notes Registration restriction: Instructor permission. (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	HIST 798 - Thesis 1 to 6 cr hrs Description Required of all M.A. students following Plan A. Total of four credit hours are required. Check Course Availability
	HIST 799 - Thesis Sustaining (C) 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
HLTH (Health)
	HLTH 522 - Nutrition 3 cr hrs Description This course investigates the science of food relative to human performance, nutrition, and health education. Areas of emphasis include nutrient chemistry, function, and interactions; energy consumption and metabolism; and resources for nutrition education. Advanced students will examine theories and resources of nutrition education, as well as design, implement, and evaluate models of nutrition education as part of health promotion and disease prevention interventions in schools, community, worksite, and medical care settings. Check Course Availability
HRM (Human Resources Management)
	HRM 490 - Seminar (C) 3 cr hrs 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. Check Course Availability
	HRM 560 - Human Resource Management (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course provides a survey of managerial practices with respect to the management of the human resource function and an introduction to the topic of human resource management as an occupational choice. Major areas of inquiry include recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits administration and work force integration and maintenance. Check Course Availability
	HRM 561 - Workforce Planning and Selection 3 cr hrs Description Workforce Planning and Selection trains students in analyzing current staffing requirements and projecting future staffing needs. Students evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of various recruitment and selection instruments and strategies used by professionals. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
	HRM 563 - Compensation 3 cr hrs Description Compensation studies the role of a wage and salary administrator. It focuses on the fundamentals of wage theory, job evaluation and compensable factors, employee evaluation, individual and group incentive plans, benefits, and managerial/executive compensation. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
	HRM 566 - Training and Development 3 cr hrs Description Training and Development provides an in-depth look at practices related to the structure, the methods, and the use of technology for the training of employees. Students will apply learning theories in the development and implementation of a strategic employee training system. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
	HRM 567 - Management-Labor Relations 3 cr hrs Description Management-Labor Relations is a survey of the historical, current, and emergent patterns in local, state, and federal labor organizations relating to collective bargaining. Topics include an analysis of the rights and obligations of both management and unions as influenced by legislation, administrative decisions, and court cases. Student exercises in collective-bargaining negotiations, and contract agreements, nationally and globally, will be tracked and discussed. A collective-bargaining agreement will be negotiated as a student exercise. Check Course Availability
	HRM 569 - Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management 3 cr hrs Description Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management examines current issues in the field. Topics vary by semester and may include recruitment, selection, benefits, compensation, organizational climate, and job design. Check Course Availability
	HRM 570 - Critical Issues in Human Resources 3 cr hrs Description Critical Issues in Human Resources is designed to facilitate a more in-depth study of selected issues confronting organizations in the area of personnel administration. Topics include the move of human resources from support function to strategic focus, diversity, legal trends, ethical developments, and other emerging issues. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
HSAD (Health Service Admin)
	HSAD 500 - Health Services Management & Epidemiology 3 cr hrs Description Health Services Management and Epidemiology presents the principles and practices of disease status in relationship to health services organizations. Core aspects of management are emphasized within the unique interaction of the health status of communities and populations, licensed health professionals and a variety of regulatory and health services organizations. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: HSAD 305 - Health Services Systems Check Course Availability
	HSAD 507 - Global Health Care Systems 3 cr hrs Description This course explores the four basic global health care systems that exist in the world. Specific topics will cover the three basic goals of a health care system: keeping people healthy, treating the sick, and methods to finance health care. The course will explore health care systems based on each country’s unique culture, economy, and resources. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 510 - Health Services Finance 3 cr hrs Description Health Services Finance provides students with a foundation of financial principles for decision-making in health services organizations. Topics include the historical development of funding and financing of health care services. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: HSAD 305 & BADM 310 or equivalent Check Course Availability
	HSAD 511 - Financial Management of Long Term Care 3 cr hrs Description This course addresses the financial management of nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, home health care agencies and other long-term care businesses. While narrow in its focus on long-term care, it is comprehensive in assembling the financial tools needed to quantify a strategic plan, develop a budget, implement and monitor budget performance, and merge clinical practice with reimbursement requirements. It is a specialty subset within the complex field of healthcare finance. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 515 - Strategic Management of Long Term Care 3 cr hrs Description This course addresses the theories and practices for managing the goals, strategies, and structures of long term care organizations. It explores the impact of external environments, internal relationships, strategic formation, decision-making, and change on the long term care organization. Notes Course number changed from HSAD 715 to HSAD 515 on 5/14/09 Check Course Availability
	HSAD 559 - Health Services for Long-Term Care 3 cr hrs Description This course looks at the unique challenges associated with managing organizations providing long-term care services. Topics include the aging process, health service needs, and delivery options. Notes Dual list HSAD 459 Check Course Availability
	HSAD 560 - Long-Term Care Administration 3 cr hrs Description This course examines effective administration of long-term care institutions. Students will examine the laws and regulations pertaining to long-term care facilities such as service reimbursement, services provided, organization, as well as the knowledge and skills essential to effective management in the long-term care setting. Notes Dual list HSAD 460 Check Course Availability
	HSAD 575 - Health Care Practicum 1 to 6 cr hrs 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. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: Minimum of 6 hours of HSAD coursework. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 588 - Health Services Administration Abroad 1-6 cr hrs Description This course is a short-term, faculty led study abroad program where students are immersed in a host country’s culture and health services delivery system. Students compare the host country’s health delivery system to the U.S. A historical, legal and ethical perspective is focused on health care services access, need and demand, and the policy driving management and financial decisions to sustain change. Students participate in relevant health related research. Experiences vary depending upon host country. Notes Dual listed HSAD 488 Check Course Availability
	HSAD 592 - Topics in Health Services Administration (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs 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 (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	HSAD 594 - Internship (C) 1-6 cr hrs 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. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 595 - Practicum (C) 1-3 cr hrs 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 Registration Restriction: Minimum of 6 hours of HSAD coursework AND admitted to the HSAD specialization as part of the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Science Administration (MSA) programs or permission of the practicum instructor. Changed credit hours from 3 to variable 1-3 Fall 2013. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 710 - U.S. Health Services System 3 cr hrs Description This course surveys the major components and organizational interrelationships of the U.S. health services delivery system across the continuum of care. Students will gain a broad understanding of the historical evolution of the health services delivery system as well as contemporary health reform initiatives which aim to reduce national health services expenditures and improve organizational performance. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 740 - International Health Systems 3 cr hrs Description This course will use a comparative approach to examine curative and preventive care delivery across international settings. Global health services models will be analyzed as they relate to policy regulation/risk management, GDP allocation, initiative-driven development, outreach, medical tourism, and disparities. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 760 - Health Services Informatics 3 cr hrs Description This course is designed to provide students an understanding of how health information technologies impact the delivery and quality outcomes of health services. This course examines how clinical data, electronic health record systems, computerized order entry, decision support systems, telemedicine, consumer applications, and knowledge management can be used to improve patient care and ensure compliance with multi-level regulations. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 770 - Managing Health Services Resources 3 cr hrs Description This course provides a system’s perspective of health services administration by integrating concepts across all functional business areas. Students learn to utilize effective decision making techniques in identifying and solving resource problems. The course develops skills in defining strategic and operational management problems and understanding the complex nature of management decisions. The course explores recent trends, issues, and relevant regulatory standards and change efforts including risk assessment that impact resource management in health services delivery. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 785 - Health Services Administration Research 1 to 3 cr hrs Description Health Services Administration Research provides research opportunities across the full spectrum of the health care-delivery system. It is intended for independent investigation by the academically advanced student. Check Course Availability

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Courses

ESCI 573 - Fundamentals of Hydrogeology

ESCI 591 - Independent Study in Earth Sciences

ESCI 592 - Special Topics in Earth Sciences (C)

ESCI 791 - Independent Study (C)

EXCH 573 - Middleburg Exchange

EXPL 586 - Service Learning (C)

EXPL 587 - Study Abroad (C)

FAMP 540 - Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams

FAMP 595 - Practicum - Nutrition Practices for Special-Needs Populations

FAMP 596 - Leadership Practicum in Maternal and Child Heath Care

FIN 511 - Investments (C)

FIN 512 - Security Analysis

FIN 513 - Advanced Corporate Finance

FIN 514 - Financial Derivatives

FIN 515 - Financial Institutions

FIN 516 - Commercial Bank Management

FIN 517 - International Finance

FIN 519 - Advanced Financial Analysis and Modeling

FIN 590 - Seminar (C)

FIN 592 - Topics (C)

FIN 711 - Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management

FIN 711 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

FIN 712 - International Financial Management

FREN 520 - French for Reading Knowledge

FREN 533 - Topics in Francophone Culture

FREN 591 - Independent Study in French (C)

FREN 592 - Topics in French (C)

GER 520 - German for Reading Knowledge

GER 591 - Independent Study in German (C)

GER 592 - Topics in German (C)

HIST 504 - Classical Mythology

HIST 505 - Greek Art and Archaeology

HIST 514 - Ancient Egypt

HIST 522 - Ancient Rome

HIST 524 - Early Church

HIST 526 - Renaissance and Reformation in Europe

HIST 530 - Ancient Greece

HIST 532 - Shakespearean England

HIST 533 - Drugs, Decadence, and Society

HIST 534 - Modern Ireland

HIST 543 - History of Russia Under Tsars

HIST 544 - History of Modern Russia

HIST 546 - European Military History

HIST 548 - Nazi Germany

HIST 549 - The Holocaust

HIST 551 - The Vietnam War in Film

HIST 555 - American Civil War & Reconstruction

HIST 557 - America: From Great Depression to the New Frontier, 1933-1963

HIST 558 - America in the 60’S and 70’S

HIST 559 - Vietnam War, 1945

HIST 568 - The U.S. in World Affairs, 1900

HIST 570 - History of World War II

HIST 577 - The Us and The Cold War in Film

HIST 588 - Introduction to Grand Strategy (C)

HIST 591 - Independent Study in History (C)

HIST 592 - Topics in History (C)

HIST 594 - Internship (C)

HIST 770 - Seminar in Native History

HIST 771 - Seminar in European History

HIST 772 - Seminar in American History

HIST 773 - Seminar in Ancient History

HIST 774 - Seminar in Diplomatic History

HIST 775 - Seminar in Women’s and Gender History

HIST 776 - Seminar in Great Plains History

HIST 777 - Seminar in Intellecutal History

HIST 778 - Seminar in Military History

HIST 779 - Seminar in Medieval History

HIST 780 - Historiography

HIST 782 - Research Seminar in History

HIST 791 - Independent Study in History (C)

HIST 792 - Advanced Topics in History (C)

HIST 794 - Internship (C)

HIST 798 - Thesis

HIST 799 - Thesis Sustaining (C)

HLTH 522 - Nutrition

HRM 490 - Seminar (C)

HRM 560 - Human Resource Management (C)

HRM 561 - Workforce Planning and Selection

HRM 563 - Compensation