May 18, 2024

2021-2022 Graduate Catalog

2021-2022 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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HSAD (Health Service Admin)
	HSAD 560 - Long-Term Care Administration 3 cr 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 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 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 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 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 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. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 710 - Contemporary Issues in Health Services Administration 3 cr Description This course explores practices of exceptional leaders in the health care field. Students will discover, explore, and assess contemporary issues in health care and consider the business and social forces that are shaping the need for creative and revolutionary approaches to health care, domestically and internationally. Students will evaluate ethical principles, personal and company values, and socially responsible management practices in the interests of responsible and feasible health care delivery. Notes Course name changed SP 2020 (formally U.S. Health Services Systems) Check Course Availability
	HSAD 740 - International Health Systems 3 cr 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 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 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 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
	HSAD 788 - Professional Report 3 cr Description Professional Report supports the curriculum of the Master of Science in Administrative Studies (MSAS) Program, Health Services Administration option that requires the submission of a professional report. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 790 - Seminar in Health Care Administration (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 the internet and are at the upper-division graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to few than 20 students. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	HSAD 791 - Independent Study in Health Care Adminstration 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. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 792 - Topics (C) 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 limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. Check Course Availability
	HSAD 795 - Health Care 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. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: Minimum of 6 hours of HSAD coursework. Check Course Availability
HSC (Health Science)
	HSC 500 - Clinical Analytics 3 cr Description This course introduces the use of clinical analytics to enhance health care safety and efficiency. Healthcare systems must measure clinical performance, identify areas for improvement, and redesign processes to achieve desired changes, then, monitor results to ensure desired outcomes are sustained. The focus is on analytic knowledge, skills and abilities essential for anyone entering any sector of the healthcare field. Notes Dual list HSC 400. Check Course Availability
	HSC 540 - Evidence-Based Decision Making 3 cr Description This intensive-writing course examines the major issues that influence health and human services and their delivery. The healthcare needs of a diverse and multicultural population and healthcare disparities and strategies to address these needs are explored. Includes special populations service provision, advocacy, patient/client-centered care, psycho-social aspects of disease and wellness, health promotion and education, quality and cost controls, and interprofessional team approaches to service delivery. The three tenets of evidence-based practice are examined. Prerequisites and Corequisites ANTH 211, CJUS 202, ENGL 201, ENGL 205, ENGL 283, ENGL 284, SOC 211, POLS 202, UHON 211, or equivalent. (Advanced Comp requirement) Check Course Availability
	HSC 555 - Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan 3 cr Description Exploration of the impact of stressors experienced during infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Integrates theoretical frameworks, cultural considerations and policy implications. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration restriction: Graduate student or professionals with a baccalaureate degree. Check Course Availability
	HSC 565 - Perspective of Child and Adult Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach 3 cr Description This course focuses on clinical aspects of abuse of vulnerable populations with attention to identification, reporting, intervention and prevention. Perspectives from the disciplines of psychology, social work, and other child advocacy fields are provided. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: HSC 555 -Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan Check Course Availability
	HSC 570 - Professional and System Response to Maltreatment 3 cr Description This course focuses on the responses of professionals to allegations of child and adult maltreatment. The purpose of this course is to expand the student’s knowledge and skills in identifying, investigating and prosecuting maltreatment. Students majoring in criminal justice, education, social work, sociology, psychology, nursing, health sciences, and other areas where knowledge of maltreatment investigation and advocacy are necessary will receive competency-based skills training such as forensic interviewing and documentation. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: HSC 555 -Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan Check Course Availability
	HSC 575 - Process and Outcomes Evaluation 3 cr Description Continuous Improvement efforts are intensifying across the healthcare continuum. The Toyota Production System (TPS) has transformed the auto manufacturing industry, and has recently been adopted by many healthcare institutions. This process improvement methodology will be studied as it applies to healthcare processes, utilizing hands on activities designed to highlight the key components of Pull, Single Piece Flow, Standard Work, and 5S. Case studies focusing on current efforts to reduce waste and improve quality in healthcare will be reviewed. Notes Dual listed with HSC 475 Check Course Availability
	HSC 591 - Independent Study (C) 1-3 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. Check Course Availability
	HSC 593 - Workshop (C) 1-3 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. Check Course Availability
	HSC 595 - Practicum in Child and Adult Advocacy (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. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration restriction: Instructor permission required Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	HSC 601 - Principles and Concepts ABA I 3 cr Description Applied behavior analysis (ABA) involves using scientific principles and procedures discovered through basic and applied research to improve socially significant behavior to a meaningful degree. This course provides participants a foundation of psychological principles and theories of learning from experimental research and validated by applied studies. Check Course Availability
	HSC 602 - Single Subject Research Design 3 cr Description This course will emphasize methods for evaluating the effectiveness of academic and behavioral interventions for school-aged children to adults. A history of experimental design, types of experimental reasoning, and experimental validity laying the groundwork for understanding of how single-case research designs are used to assess the efficacy of applied interventions. Check Course Availability
	HSC 603 - Principles and Concepts ABA II 3 cr Description Applied behavior analysis (ABA) involves using scientific principles and procedures discovered through basic and applied research to improve socially significant behavior to a meaningful degree. The course is designed to expand upon HSC 601 - Principles and Concepts ABA I in reviewing ABA as a science with an in-depth study of respondent behavior and conditioning, operant behavior and conditioning, stimulus control, motivating operations, schedule influences on behavior, and verbal and rule-governed behavior. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: HSC 601 and HSC 602. Check Course Availability
	HSC 604 - Behavior Assessment 4 cr Description This course examines a variety of behavioral assessment methods for (a) identifying the variables that contribute to behavioral problems and (b) guiding the design of effective behavioral interventions. Functional behavioral assessment techniques covered in this course include interviews, observations, descriptive assessments, and functional analyses. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: HSC 601 and HSC 602. Check Course Availability
	HSC 605 - Behavior Change Procedures 4 cr Description This course will provide students with exposure to evidence-based behavior analytic procedures for promoting socially meaningful behavior change in applied settings. Methodologies and applications to decrease behaviors that interfere with functioning and strengthen adaptive replacement behaviors will be covered. This course will also explore the impact of academic, social-emotional, behavioral, and other influences on human functioning. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: HSC 604 Check Course Availability
	HSC 606 - ABA in Practice: Ethics 3 cr Description This course provides in-depth preparation for ethical practices in behavior analysis. Drawing from the ethical standards of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), this course will cover the application of ethical standards for clinical and school settings. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prereq: HSC 603 Check Course Availability
	HSC 607 - ABA in Practice: Supervision 1 cr Description This course will provide training in knowledge and skills pertaining to best practice methods of personnel supervision and management within the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Behavioral skills training and performance management strategies will be featured as models for increasing behavior analytic competencies of supervisees. This course further examines collaboration and consultation skills, as well as professionalism for the delivery of effective behavior analysis services. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: HSC 601 Check Course Availability
	HSC 700 - Globalization and Health 3 cr Description This course aims to increase the understanding of globalization and how complex political, economic, and social processes impact people’s health and the type of healthcare available in different societies. Check Course Availability
	HSC 703 - Grant Writing and Grantmanship 3 cr Description This course will focus on the basics of writing persuasively in pursuit of funding. Elements of grants will be discussed along with best approaches to each element. How to search for and identify appropriate granting agencies, how to tailor a proposal to a funding agency and interacting with funders will also be discussed. Students will produce their own grant by the end of the course. Notes Cross-list equate with CPHD 703. Check Course Availability
	HSC 763 - Qualitative Research Methods in the Health Sciences 3 cr Description This course explores the primary qualitative research methods utilized in healthcare research and other professions including, but not limited to: Narrative, Phenomenological, Grounded Theory, Grounded Action Theory, Ethnographic, Case Study, and other new approaches in Qualitative Research. Methodologies, Ethics, Engagement of Populations will underpin discussions of each Qualitative Research Method. Scholarly papers from each method and from within several health sciences disciplines will be explored from an interprofessional stance. Check Course Availability
	HSC 788 - Master’s Research Problems/Projects (C) 2-3 cr Description Independent research problems/projects that lead to 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. Notes (C) Denotes common course Check Course Availability
	HSC 791 - Independent Study (C) 1-3 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. Check Course Availability
	HSC 795 - Practicum (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. Check Course Availability
	HSC 890 - Seminar (C) 1 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 20 or fewer students. Check Course Availability
	HSC 898 - Dissertation (C) 3-9 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. A minimum of 15 credits of Dissertation Research is required. Check Course Availability
HUM (Humanities)
	HUM 577 - Literature, Art, and the American Land 3 cr Description An examination of the effect of the American land on transplanted European cultures. Notes (Also ENGL 577 and ARTH 506) Check Course Availability
INTS (International Studies)
	INTS 592 - Topics (C) 1-3 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 (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
INED (Indian Education)
	INED 510 - Multi-Cultural Studies and Human Relations 3 cr Description A study of the cultural and human relations factors involved in multi-cultural education. Check Course Availability
	INED 511 - South Dakota Indian Studies (C) 3 cr Description An introduction to the historical and contemporary life of the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota (Sioux Tribes). The following conceptual areas are addressed throughout the course: Indian values, family structures, traditional religion; Indian fine arts; legends; economics; governmental policies, treaties, and acts and related areas. The course focuses on teaching methods, context, and materials to equip students to teach biculturally. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	INED 513 - Current Issues and Problems in Indian Education 3 cr Description A study in current trends and policies dealing with programs, laws, and economics in education concerning American Indians and their educational development. Check Course Availability
	INED 515 - History of Indian Education 3 cr Description This course will examine cultural, geographical, linguistic, spiritual, political, and societal factors before, during, and after the colonization of the Americas. Students will analyze and synthesize the day-to-day realities of ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, assimilation, acculturation, and institutional racism within the American Educational system as well as learn to develop insights into positive teacher/pupil/community relationships. Check Course Availability
	INED 517 - Storytelling: Diverse Culture Education 3 cr Description Students will learn the epistemological aspects of storytelling including but not limited to its history, future, and contemporary application. Students will research, analyze, and synthesize the cultural roots of storytelling from multiple cultural perspectives while featuring the American Indian culture. Notes Dual list INED 417 Check Course Availability
	INED 592 - 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 limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. Check Course Availability
KSM (Kinesiology & Sport Mangement)
	KSM 592 - 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 limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. Check Course Availability
	KSM 746 - Sport Facility & Risk Management 3 cr Description While arenas, golf courses, stadiums and fitness centers have distinctive footprints many of their standard operating procedures are similar. The course will present students with the skill set necessary to manage sport venues while at the same time emphasizing the risk management principles to operate these venues successfully. Check Course Availability
	KSM 750 - Applied Physiology of Exercise 3 cr Description The primary purpose of this course is to present those essential materials that will help to ensure the safe conduct of sport and physical education programs. A secondary purpose is to approach this body of knowledge from a practical standpoint. Check Course Availability
	KSM 751 - Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Physiology 3 cr Description A study of methods measuring the effects of physical exercise including tests, and statistical manipulation of the results of specific evaluation tools. These tools include the methods of determining surface area of humans; resting and exercise blood pressure in humans; vertical, horizontal and lateral center of gravity in humans; determination of adipose tissue via skin fold and hydrostatics in humans; measurement of dynamic flexibility; evaluation of static flexibility; evaluation of lung capacities; measurement of lung volumes; measurement of bench press strength at three angles of elbow flexion; determination of leg extension strength; determination of knee flexion; determination of generated horse power in humans; prediction of oxygen uptake via sub-maximal treadmill test in humans. Check Course Availability
	KSM 752 - Mechanics of Motor Learning 3 cr Description Investigates the needs of individuals classified as limited, restricted, special or handicapped in their locomotor activity. Check Course Availability
	KSM 754 - Advanced Biomechanics 3 cr Description This course will address essential theory in the biomechanics of human movement. This course will also survey current techniques for biomechanical analyses of neuromuscular function, gait, and other fundamental movements in humans. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration restrictions: Graduate-level standing. Registration must be approved by instructor if: Student is not enrolled in a KSM graduate kinesiology and sport management degree Check Course Availability
	KSM 758 - Sport Governance 3 cr Description The major emphasis of this course is on governance issues within the sport industry. Influenced by basic concepts developed in other classes, the course examines how governing bodies function in the sport industry. Through practical application exercises, the student will apply managerial principles as well as concepts of governance. Check Course Availability
	KSM 765 - Evaluation of Research in KSM 3 cr Description The course focuses on the review and critique of selected research and its application to practice in health, physical education, recreation and/or athletics. The identification and utilization of the basic principles of the scientific method and other processes used to make decisions and solve problems are investigated. Check Course Availability
	KSM 781 - Sport Analytics 3 cr Description This course will investigate the emerging questions in the sport industry (player evaluation, ticket sales projections, marketing effectiveness, crowd management strategy, traffic flows, etc.) through the prism of quantitative analysis. The class will consist primarily of lectures and case studies to best prepare sport industry professionals. Check Course Availability
	KSM 782 - New Media & Technology in Sport 3 cr Description This graduate level course provides students with an introduction to the means by which different sport brands and organizations are leveraging new media technologies. Check Course Availability
	KSM 783 - Sport Marketing & Promotions 3 cr Description This course is designed to provide the student with the basic knowledge and understanding of promotional, marketing, and marketing strategies in sport organizations. It will offer a thorough understanding of the key concepts, principles and procedures related to sport marketing and the promotion of the sport product. The course will attempt to provide guidelines for organizing successful marketing campaigns and research projects. Notes Registration restriction: Instructor permission. Check Course Availability
	KSM 784 - Sport Budgeting & Finance 3 cr Description This course is intended to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the financial management principles used in sport organizations. Focus will be placed on financial budgeting and analysis as well as sources of revenue for sport organizations. The students will receive an in-depth exposure to more recent innovations related to licensing sport products, and corporate sponsorships along with conventional income sources such as tax support, municipal and corporate bonds, ticket sales, and concessions and fundraising. Check Course Availability
	KSM 785 - Legal Aspects of Sport 3 cr Description This is a graduate level course relating to the application of constitutional law, contract law, and tort law to the sport industry. The course will also provide a legal framework concerning negligence, liability, and risk management practices pertaining sport businesses. Check Course Availability
	KSM 786 - Strategic Sport Communication 3 cr Description This course examines the various channels for communication within the sport industry. The primary focus will be an analysis of the ways in which sport organizations communicate directly with their target markets as well as in-depth discussion of the mediated devices used to consume sporting products. Check Course Availability
	KSM 787 - Current Issues in Sport Management 3 cr Description Current Issues in Sport Management examines emerging matters, various activities and occurring/anticipated trends in the field of sport management. Topics may include professional management issues of legal, ethical, and social relevance such as public perception/branding in times of performance-enhancing drug scandals, contract cost scrutiny, etc. Check Course Availability
	KSM 790 - Seminar (C) 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 20 or fewer students Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	KSM 792 - Topics (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. Check Course Availability
	KSM 794 - Internship (C) 1-9 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 Check Course Availability
	KSM 798 - Thesis 1-6 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. Check Course Availability
	KSM 798 - Thesis (C) 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. Check Course Availability
LAKL (Lakota)
	LAKL 591 - Independent Study (C) 1-3 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. Check Course Availability
LATI (Latin)
	LATI 591 - Independent Study in Latin 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
LAW (Law)
	LAW 701 - Torts 1-5 cr Description A study of the law of civil wrongs arising from interference with persons, things, and intangibles. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 702 - Contracts 1-5 cr Description A study of the fundamentals of contract law, including the bases for enforcing promises, manifestation of mutual assent by offer and acceptance or otherwise, formal requirements, policing measures, remedies for breach of contract interpretation, performance, breach, excuse for non-performance, and (time permitting) third party beneficiary contracts. Relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code are emphasized. Check Course Availability
	LAW 703 - Property 1-5 cr Description A study of the structure and concepts of the law of property, both real and personal, including tenure, transfer systems, land use controls, landlord-tenant, and future interests. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 704 - Criminal Law 3 cr Description A study of the theory and principles of criminal law through analysis of the elements of the major offenses and corresponding defenses, followed by an examination of basic criminal procedure, with emphasis on constitutional requirements. Check Course Availability
	LAW 706 - Civil Procedure I 1-5 cr Description A study which includes subject matter jurisdiction personal jurisdiction, pleading, discovery, adjudicatory devices, joinder of parties and claims, the prinicples of res judicata (rules of preclusion) and other related topics. Emphasis is placed on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the South Dakota variations. Check Course Availability
	LAW 707 - Legal Analysis & Writing I 3 cr Description Students develop fundamental writing, researching, and analytical skills during the first semester. Students learn to research and synthesize legal authorities; organize research; analyze statutory, common-law, and other authorities; predict outcomes on various legal issues through a series of written assignments; and communicate those outcomes to legal and non-legal audiences. The first semester assignments will include multiple drafts of office memoranda and client correspondence. Research instruction includes print and computerized resources. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 708 - Legal Research 1 cr Description This course will instruct students in basic legal research skills, including researching and updating federal and state case law, legislation, administrative law and secondary sources, using primarily online resources. Students will also be introduced to empirical legal research and multidisciplinary research methods. Students will be required to complete a series of short research assignments and quizzes. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 709 - First-Year Legal Experience 1 cr Description This course connects foundational legal concepts, themes, and issues to practical applications in the law. By experiencing practical application of first year legal concepts, students will gain a better appreciation of both their potential place within the legal profession and the broader functions of law within society. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 710 - Constitutional Law 4 cr Description A study of the United States Constitution and its application to cases arising throughout the course of American History. Among the areas studied are the powers of the national government, the powers of state governments, separation of powers, due process, fundamental rights, equal protection of the laws and jurisdictional requirements. Notes Renumbered from 810 to 710 Spring 2021. Check Course Availability
	LAW 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 ACCT 731 Check Course Availability
	LAW 756 - Civil Procedure II 1-5 cr Description A study which included subject matter jurisdiction personal jurisdiction, pleading, discovery, adjudicatory devices, joinder of parties and claims, the principles of res judicata (rules of preclusion) and other related topics. Emphasis is placed on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the South Dakota variations. Check Course Availability
	LAW 757 - Legal Analysis & Writing II 1-2 cr Description Students continue developing fundamental writing, researching, oral communication, and analytical skills. Students research legal authorities and develop their legal and factual case in the context of an appeal. Students focus on written and oral advocacy, including production of multiple drafts of an appellate brief and presentation of oral arguments in the Sam Masten Moot Court Competition. Prerequisites and Corequisites Pre-requisite: LAW 707 Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 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 limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. Notes (C) Denotes common course. Check Course Availability
	LAW 801 - Business Organizations 1-4 cr Description An introduction to the study of business organizational law focusing on fundamental aspects of Agency and General Partnerships. Several class periods are devoted to study of accounting concepts necessary to understand the basic financial operation of all organizations. It includes limited coverage of one or both of the following: limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships. Check Course Availability
	LAW 803 - Trusts & Wills 1-4 cr Description A study of the law of intestate succession, wills, trusts, and future interests, with emphasis on drafting to avoid common law restrictions. Check Course Availability
	LAW 804 - Tribal Courts & Tribal Law 1-2 cr Description This course examines the developing body of tribal court jurisprudence and tribal law. The basic approach will be to study and analyze various tribal court decisions dealing with important and diverse issues of tribal law such as tribal constitutions, tribal membership, tribal elections, civil rights, criminal law, family law, property law, contracts and torts. Check Course Availability
	LAW 805 - Administrative Law 1-3 cr Description A study of the law controlling the administrative operations of the government. Subjects include the creation and powers of administrative agencies adjudication, rulemaking, hearings and procedures, jurisdiction, constitutional limitations, and judicial review. Check Course Availability
	LAW 806 - Law Review 1-2 cr Description Students on the Board of Editors are responsible for soliciting, editing and publishing lead articles, student notes and comments, and book reviews. They also manage the Law Review and coordinate the activities of the second-and third- year students who write for the Review. Students who write a publishable comment earn two hours of credit. Students who write a publishable case note earn one hour of credit. Editors may earn one hour of credit per semester for performing editorial duties. No student may receive more than four hours credit for Law Review. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 807 - Public International Law 1-3 cr Description This is a survey course designed to provide a general overview of the structure and workings of the international legal system and some of the principle topics and problems in the field. Topics discussed will include the nature of international law, sources of international law, the interrelation of international and domestic law, the law relating to the use of force, jurisdiction, state responsibility, sovereign immunity, and human rights. Check Course Availability
	LAW 808 - Federal Jurisdiction 1-3 cr Description A study of the federal judicial system, including cases arising under the laws of the United States, diveristy of citizenship, jurisdictional amount, removal of cases from state to federal courts, abstention, process, venue, and appellate jurisdiction. Check Course Availability
	LAW 809 - Moot Court 1-2 cr Description Members of the South Dakota Moot Court Board prepare appellate briefs and present oral arguments in regional and national Moot Court competitions. Academic credit is awarded on a pass-fail basis. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 811 - Trial Advocacy Competition 1 cr Description Participation in trial advocacy competitions offers unique educational opportunities to hone skills for courtroom presentation. Team members compete with students from other law schools. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 812 - ADR Board 1 cr Description Techniques of interviewing and counseling clients are developed in connection with the Client Counseling and Negotiation Competitions. Prerequisites and Corequisites Registration Restriction: Instructor permission required Check Course Availability
	LAW 813 - Tax Practice and Skills Practicum 2 cr Description The practicum is a field course which is designed to provide students with hands-on training in federal income tax analysis and preparation, and a subsequent opportunity to provide direct legal assistance to clients in the areas of individual and business tax law. The course is divided into two segments: a classroom-training component at USD Law and a one-week practice component working directly with clients in the field, under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite or Corequisite: LAW 824 Check Course Availability
	LAW 814 - Constitutional Law Select Issues 2-3 cr Description The course will address current and continuing issues in American Constitutional Law and doctrine. We will address one or more topics. Some of which include: theories of Constitutional interpretation; the powers of Congress; Federalism and Federal-State government relationships; the powers of the Presidency and Separation of Powers; the Judicial Selection and Confirmation Process; the history of American constitutional theory; the Second Amendment. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: LAW 710 Check Course Availability
	LAW 815 - Discovery Practice: Select Issues 1-3 cr Description The course will cover the principal methods of formal discovery – interrogatories, requests for production of documents, depositions, and requests for admission. The emphasis will be on the practical uses of each discovery tool and there will be opportunities for in-class exercises. Check Course Availability
	LAW 816 - Financial Analysis for Lawyers 2 cr Description This course is designed to teach the most important analytical methods in a manner that will be accessible to those with no prior quantitative training or background in the subjects covered. The course will cover principles of accounting, finance and statistics and, as time permits, economic analysis of the law and principles of contracting. Check Course Availability
	LAW 817 - Criminal Defense Practicum 2 cr Description This course will help students develop a practical foundation for engaging in trial level and appellate level criminal defense work. Students will be trained to appear before courts of limited jurisdiction and on specialized dockets (e.g., Mental Health Court, Juvenile Court, Drug Court, DUI Court, and Veterans’ Court), as well as courts of general jurisdiction. Students handle cases under the supervision of the Minnehaha County Public Defender or attorneys from the Public Advocate’s Office. Notes Registration Restrictions: 3L status Good academic standing Dean’s Certification of good moral character and competent legal ability Prior approval fro the Director of Experiential Learning Any other requirement under S.D.C.L. 16-18-2.2, the South Dakota Student Practice Rule Check Course Availability
	LAW 820 - Advanced Legal Research 3 cr Description This course offers students an opportunity to gain in-depth working knowledge of legal research resources, methods, and strategies. The course reviews and strengthens basic research materials covered in Fundamental Legal Skills and provides a more in-depth coverage of state and federal administrative law, legislation, secondary sources, and jury instruction research. Based on student preference the course will also cover research in selected areas such as Criminal Law, Environmental Law and other topics. The course will emphasize cost-effective legal research and online legal resources. Check Course Availability
	LAW 821 - Low Income Taxpayer Clinic I 3 cr Description This course provides students with first-hand experience representing clients. The course consists of two components: practice and seminar. In the practice component, as student attorneys, course participants will advise, represent, and advocate for low-income taxpayers in their disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. Under the supervision of the course instructor, student attorneys take responsibility for their cases from the initial client interview through the ultimate resolution of the case, including any negotiations with the IRS and any necessary litigation in U.S. Tax Court. The seminar component of the course consists of instruction in professional skills as well as procedural and substantive law encountered in tax controversies. Students who enroll in LAW 821 in the fall are required to enroll in LAW 822 in the spring. Prerequisites and Corequisites Corequisite or Prerequisite: LAW 824 - Federal Income Tax (may be taken concurrently with LAW 821 and LAW 822) Check Course Availability

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HSAD 560 - Long-Term Care Administration

HSAD 575 - Health Care Practicum

HSAD 588 - Health Services Administration Abroad

HSAD 592 - Topics in Health Services Administration (C)

HSAD 594 - Internship (C)

HSAD 595 - Practicum (C)

HSAD 710 - Contemporary Issues in Health Services Administration

HSAD 740 - International Health Systems

HSAD 760 - Health Services Informatics

HSAD 770 - Managing Health Services Resources

HSAD 785 - Health Services Administration Research

HSAD 788 - Professional Report

HSAD 790 - Seminar in Health Care Administration (C)

HSAD 791 - Independent Study in Health Care Adminstration

HSAD 792 - Topics (C)

HSAD 795 - Health Care Practicum

HSC 500 - Clinical Analytics

HSC 540 - Evidence-Based Decision Making

HSC 555 - Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan

HSC 565 - Perspective of Child and Adult Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach

HSC 570 - Professional and System Response to Maltreatment

HSC 575 - Process and Outcomes Evaluation

HSC 591 - Independent Study (C)

HSC 593 - Workshop (C)

HSC 595 - Practicum in Child and Adult Advocacy (C)

HSC 601 - Principles and Concepts ABA I

HSC 602 - Single Subject Research Design

HSC 603 - Principles and Concepts ABA II

HSC 604 - Behavior Assessment

HSC 605 - Behavior Change Procedures

HSC 606 - ABA in Practice: Ethics

HSC 607 - ABA in Practice: Supervision

HSC 700 - Globalization and Health

HSC 703 - Grant Writing and Grantmanship

HSC 763 - Qualitative Research Methods in the Health Sciences

HSC 788 - Master’s Research Problems/Projects (C)

HSC 791 - Independent Study (C)

HSC 795 - Practicum (C)

HSC 890 - Seminar (C)

HSC 898 - Dissertation (C)

HUM 577 - Literature, Art, and the American Land

INTS 592 - Topics (C)

INED 510 - Multi-Cultural Studies and Human Relations

INED 511 - South Dakota Indian Studies (C)

INED 513 - Current Issues and Problems in Indian Education

INED 515 - History of Indian Education

INED 517 - Storytelling: Diverse Culture Education

INED 592 - Topics (C)

KSM 592 - Topics (C)

KSM 746 - Sport Facility & Risk Management

KSM 750 - Applied Physiology of Exercise

KSM 751 - Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Physiology

KSM 752 - Mechanics of Motor Learning

KSM 754 - Advanced Biomechanics

KSM 758 - Sport Governance

KSM 765 - Evaluation of Research in KSM

KSM 781 - Sport Analytics

KSM 782 - New Media & Technology in Sport

KSM 783 - Sport Marketing & Promotions

KSM 784 - Sport Budgeting & Finance

KSM 785 - Legal Aspects of Sport

KSM 786 - Strategic Sport Communication

KSM 787 - Current Issues in Sport Management

KSM 790 - Seminar (C)

KSM 792 - Topics (C)

KSM 794 - Internship (C)

KSM 798 - Thesis

KSM 798 - Thesis (C)

LAKL 591 - Independent Study (C)

LATI 591 - Independent Study in Latin

LAW 701 - Torts

LAW 702 - Contracts

LAW 703 - Property

LAW 704 - Criminal Law

LAW 706 - Civil Procedure I

LAW 707 - Legal Analysis & Writing I

LAW 708 - Legal Research

LAW 709 - First-Year Legal Experience

LAW 710 - Constitutional Law