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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog (as of 08-31-16) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Accounting
  

  • ACCT 500 Accounting Theory (3)

    A required seminar course that explores the rational and structure of accounting theory including the concepts underlying current accounting thought. Students will conduct research and complete a thesis that bears to their intended area of practice that facilitates a broadened perspective by exploring relative technical constructs in a theoretical context. (Required)
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • ACCT 507 Accounting Information Systems (3)

    This course is designed to provide the graduate accounting student with a broad conceptual and practical knowledge of accounting as an information system. The focus is information and its decision usefulness to managers, investors, creditors and other interested parties. Particular attention is paid to human beings as information processors, the systems development life cycle, the decision process, internal control structure and applications to the business environment.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 508 Management Accounting (3)

    This course examines the use of cost data in management planning, performance evaluation, and decision making. The behavioral implications of management accounting reports and the use of quantitative models are also covered.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 509 Advanced Auditing Concepts (3)

    Various strategic and ethical aspects of external auditing are examined in this course. The focus is on current issues facing the auditing profession with an emphasis on the challenges facing the audit practitioner in the foreseeable future.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • ACCT 510 Internal Auditing and Forensic Accounting (3)

    This course examines current theory and practice of internal auditing viewed as a component of organizational governance. The effectiveness of various internal audit activities will be evaluated with an emphasis on the role that the internal audit function should play in detecting fraud.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • ACCT 515 History of Accounting Thought (3)

    The evolution of accounting thought from the ancient through the post-modern period is examined. Accounting as a social phenomena is studied historically in its relevant economic and political contexts. Western and non-Western historical traditions frame the study of accounting’s role in the transformation of societies and economies and its importance in the development of social institutions.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 518 Financial Case Analysis (3)

    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles-based issues that relate to real-world accounting cases are covered. The objective is to facilitate the understanding of GAAP and its application to business problems. The consequences of GAAP interpretations on the independent audit function and the interrelationships of GAAP and GAAS in the financial reporting environment are examined.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 520 Independent Study in Accounting (1-3)

    Individual study of a given accounting topic to be defined by the student in consultation with the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 531 Advanced Accounting (3)

    The primary focus of the course will be the accounting for business combinations, consolidated financial statements, and foreign currency issues. The secondary focus of the course will be on the accounting and financial reporting of non-profit entities.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • ACCT 538 Business Taxation (3)

    This course focuses on basic concepts and applications of taxation of corporations, parternships, and other relevant entities. The course is intended as a survey of taxation topics across the functional areas of accounting practice. Specific topical coverage will vary due to the dynamic nature of taxation and related issues.
    Prerequisite(s): Addmision into the M.S. in Accountancy Program.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • ACCT 540 Research in Taxation (3)

    Students learn to research relevant areas of the tax laws. Objectives include acquiring the technical skills necessary to identify tax situations, isolating the tax issues, and developing the documentary support and arguments for acceptable solutions to complex tax problems. Upon completion of the course, students are able to use the major tax services (including computerized tax information resources) in order to prepare a tax memorandum that communicates the tax issues and related primary and secondary sources of federal tax law. The procedural processes for representing a taxpayer before the Internal Revenue Service are addressed.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • ACCT 550 International Accounting (3)

    An introduction to the accounting issues faced by companies engaged in international business. Topics include international issues related to financial reporting, taxation, transfer pricing, management accounting, and auditing.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the M.S. in Accountancy Program
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • ACCT 560 Special Topics (3)

    This elective can be customized to provide an in depth review of selected issues which may affect external (i.e., financial, tax) and internal reporting within the local, national, and international areas.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
  

  • ACCT 570 European Origins of Modern Accountancy (3)

    This Study Abroad course will trace the intellectual developments of modern accounting thought through its European origins from Renaissance Italy to the emergence of professional accounting and auditing in Great Britain. Students will explore the extant historical literature pertaining to the European origins of accounting and auditing as well as visit important sites including modern accounting’s birthplace in Venice.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Instructor and Program Director
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 575 European Financial Markets (3)

    This Study Abroad course will address the development, function, and integration of European financial markets and institutions.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Program Director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 589 Advanced Taxation (3)

    An in-depth study of advanced taxation issues that pertain to business entities including corporations, partnerships, and other relevant pass-through entities. The course will examine contemporary issues relevant to students whose intended area of practice is taxation.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the M.S. in Accountancy Program and ACCT 538 (or equivalent)
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • ACCT 599 Contemporary Accountancy Issues (3)

    A required seminar in contemporary accountancy issues including financial reporting, assurance, and taxation. The specific topics covered will be determined by the contemporaneous standard setting, regulatory and economic environment. Students will complete a research thesis that bears to their intended area of practice.
    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 500  and admission to the Master of Science in Accountancy program.
    Course Frequency: Spring

Biology
  

  • BIOL 502 Special Topics in Marine Biology (1-4)

    Special studies designed to supplement regular offerings made in the program or to investigate an additional, specific area of marine biological research. Previous special topics courses have included Marine Genomics, Coral Reef Biology, Biology of Deep-Sea Organisms, and Marine Biodiversity.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 4 credit hours.
  

  • BIOL 503 Special Topics in Ecology (3-4)

    Investigation of advanced specific areas of ecology beyond General Ecology (BIOL 341). Examples of offerings may include Marine Microbial Ecology, Benthic Ecology, Community Ecology, and Aquatic Pollution.
    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 341 or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Note: This course may sometimes include a lab, in which case the number of credits will be four.
  

  • BIOL 504 Applied and Environmental Microbiology (4)

    A lecture and laboratory study of the special applications of microbiology to domestic water and waste water and solid wastes, food and dairy products, and industrial processes. Includes the microbial distribution and its role in various marine and freshwater, terrestrial, animal, and product environments. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • BIOL 506 Conservation Biology (3)

    A course exploring the origin, maintenance, and preservation of biodiversity at all levels: genetic, population, community, ecosystem and biosphere. The focus will be on applying ecological, genetic, and evolutionary principles to problems of conservation. Optional field trips will make use of the rich biota of the Charleston area.
    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 341(General Ecology) and either BIOL305 (Genetics) or BIOL 350 (Evolution), or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 406, EVSS 506  
  

  • BIOL 514 Environmental Immunology (3)

    This course, directed at graduate and advanced undergraduate students, addresses the role of the immune system in maintaining the health of human and wildlife populations. Lectures and independent reading followed by classroom discussion build skills in critical analysis of current literature in immunotoxicology, clinical and comparative immunology.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • BIOL 523 Genomics (4)

    This graduate course examines key concepts and recent advances in genomics. Students gain an advanced understanding of genome organization, genome sequencing/characterization, transcriptomics, comparative genomics, and proteomics. Laboratory combines wet lab and bioinformatic approaches to perform genomic analysis. Lecture three hours per week, laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • BIOL 544 Plant Ecology (4)

    Plant Ecology will explore the population ecology of plants covering the genetic, spatial, age, and size structure of plant populations. The focus will be on understanding the origin of these different kinds of structures, understanding how these influence each other, and understanding why these change with time.
    Prerequisite(s): General Ecology (BIOL 341) or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 544  
  

  • BIOL 545 Systematic Biology (3)

    An in-depth coverage of the principles of systematics with emphasis on reconstruction of relationships and evolutionary history of organisms. Topics include current theories of systematic and evolutionary biology, methods of phylogenetic systematics and critical evaluation of phylogenetic hypotheses.
    Prerequisite(s): At least one upper division course in organismal biology.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • BIOL 549 Biology of Coral Reefs (3)

    An introduction to the biology and ecology of reef-building corals and coral reefs. Topics to be covered include coral ecology (nutrition, reproduction, population structure, and distribution), taxonomy and systematics, biogeography and reef-building processes. The course will also cover natural and human induced disturbances on coral reefs and discuss exploitation and coral reef management options.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: BIOL 449, EVSS 519
  

  • BIOL 600 Physiology and Cell Biology of Marine Organisms (4)

    A study of the regulatory mechanisms found in marine organisms, especially as these relate to interactions between the organism and the environment. Mechanisms will be discussed at the organismal, organ-system, tissue, and cellular levels. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 620  
  

  • BIOL 601 Ecology of Marine Organisms (4)

    The study of living organisms in the marine environment - population and community ecology, reproduction and life histories, productivity, evolution, and biogeography. A broad overview of these elements is followed by detailed consideration of major coastal and oceanic ecosystems around the world. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 622  
  

  • BIOL 610 Physical Oceanography (4)

    A study of the physics and chemistry of ocean and estuarine waters, circulation, waves, and tides. Lecture and laboratory work emphasizes the interrelationships of physical, chemical, geological and biological processes in the sea. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 623  
  

  • BIOL 611 Biometry (4)

    A broad treatment of statistics concentrating on specific statistical techniques used in marine biological research. Topics covered include sampling procedures and analysis of distributions (binomial, poisson and normal), hypothesis testing and estimation with emphasis on analysis of variance and experimental design (Latin-square, nested, randomized block, and factorial), analysis of frequencies, regression, and correlation. Several nonparametric and multivariate methods that are pertinent to research in the marine biological science are also discussed. Emphasis is on application of statistical techniques and not theory; therefore, a knowledge of mathematics through calculus is expected. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 624  
  

  • BIOL 618 Marine Molecular Ecology (4)

    This course is designed to introduce you to genetic tools - which are available, practical, and useful for particular questions - and apply their analyses to marine ecology and evolution. In particular, population genetics, phylogenetics, and molecular evolution will be used to elucidate larval dispersal, historical demography, life history, speciation, and conservation.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • BIOL 620 Graduate Core Seminar (1)

    Seminars on contemporary topics in marine biology acquaint students with the variety of disciplines and techniques available to scientists working in the marine environment. Designed especially to stimulate new-to-the-program students to choose thesis topics. Two hours per week. (620-fall, 621-spring)
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • BIOL 621 Graduate Core Seminar (1)

    Seminars on contemporary topics in marine biology acquaint students with the variety of disciplines and techniques available to scientists working in the marine environment. Designed especially to stimulate new-to-the-program students to choose thesis topics. Two hours per week. (620-fall, 621-spring)
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • BIOL 627 Marine Tetrapod Biology (4)

    This lecture, laboratory, and field course emphasizes both the diversity and common themes of the physiological, behavioral, and anatomical adaptations that characterize certain lineages of reptiles, birds, and mammals that exploit a wide array of marine habitats. Highlighting the faunas of South Carolina, we will evaluate marine tetrapods as models for advanced studies in evolution, physiology, behavior, ecology, and conservation.
    Prerequisite(s): Ecology (BIOL 341) or its equivalent and at least one additional advanced biology course such as Genetics or Vertebrate Zoology.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 627  
  

  • BIOL 630 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4)

    A study of the functional morphology, life history, systematics, evolution, and other selected aspects of the biology of marine invertebrates. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 722  
  

  • BIOL 632 Ichthyology (4)

    A study of the biology of fishes, emphasizing diversity and evolution, morphology, physiology, ecology, life histories, behavior, systematics, and biogeography. Laboratory work focuses on groups important in the local fauna. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 724  
  

  • BIOL 635 Marine Botany (4)

    Introduction to taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny, and ecology of marine plants. Major groups of planktonic and benthic algae and vascular plants from the coast of South Carolina are studied. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 725  
  

  • BIOL 641 Marine Parasitology (4)

    The morphology, life cycles, ecology, physiology, and pathogenic effects of animals parasitic in or on marine hosts are considered. The parasites to be studied include protozoa, helminths, arthropods, and other miscellaneous groups typical of the marine environment. The principles and practice of parasite taxonomy and evaluation, along with morphologic and physiologic studies, are emphasized in the laboratory. Lectures three hours per week; laboratory three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • BIOL 643 Fisheries Science (3)

    A general introduction to methods of harvesting aquatic resources, and collection and evaluation of biological data to effectively manage these resources. Topics include age and growth analysis; mortality, recruitment and yield; production and early life history; stock assessment techniques; and the detailed study of certain important fisheries. Lectures three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 726  
  

  • BIOL 644 Aquaculture (3)

    Principles and techniques of aquaculture, with emphasis on warm-water species that spend all or part of their lives in salt water. Status and potential of aquaculture, including detailed discussions of established and candidate species. Design and management of aquaculture systems. Importance of water quality, feeding and nutrition, diseases and predators, genetics and breeding and economic considerations in aquaculture. Lectures three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 721  
  

  • BIOL 646 Aquatic Toxicology (3)

    An introduction to assessing the effects of toxic substances on aquatic organisms and ecosystems. Topics include general principles of toxicology, fate and transport modes, quantitative structure-activity relationships, single-species and community-level toxicity measures, regulatory issues, and career opportunities. Examples are drawn from marine, freshwater, and brackish-water systems. Lectures three hours per week.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 746  
  

  • BIOL 649 Comparative Genomics (4)

    An in-depth consideration of genome structure, evolutionary dynamics, and computational analysis driving multidisciplinary “-omics” approaches to medicine, organismal biology, and environmental science. Students discuss landmark primary literature emphasizing a comparative phylogenetic framework for new advances in genomics and analyze genome-scale data in the computer lab to develop a research proposal. A background in cellular or molecular biology is recommended.
    Course Frequency: Every Other Spring
  

  • BIOL 650 Seminar in Marine Biology (1)

    A seminar covering topics in marine biology, fisheries and aquaculture, marine biomedical science or coastal ecology. Total credit hours in BIOL 650 is normally limited to three. Does not satisfy elective unit requirement. (fall and spring)
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Repeatable: Up to 3 credit hours.
  

  • BIOL 690 Independent Study (1-4)

    An individual directed study of issues or topics in an area of marine science. The topic and project outline must be approved by the thesis committee and the program director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • BIOL 700 Research and Thesis (1-4)

    Individual thesis and research in marine biology. No more than four semester hours of the thesis may be counted toward fulfilling the minimum degree requirements.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 4 credit hours.
  

  • BIOL 900 Continuous Research Enrollment (1-9)

    Students who are nearing the end of their coursework for their degree and who have begun work on their master’s thesis topic may need to utilize the Continuous Research Enrollment course to maintain a suitable level of enrollment for their programs. Linked directly to students’ research on a thesis topic and must be considered as a progress report toward that end when graded by the thesis advisor. The course will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
    Prerequisite(s): Form submission and program approval.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated when taken within the program’s time limit requirements.
    Restriction: Continuous Research Enrollment hours cannot be used as part of a program of study towards a degree. Continuous Research Enrollment hours may not be taken in lieu of thesis hours, but may be taken in combination with thesis hours, if no additional hours are available or necessary.

Business Administration
  

  • MBAD 500 Law of Corporate Governance (3)

    A study of legal and ethical issues regarding the structure and operation of corporations. Topics include the corporation as a legal and moral “person”; legal and ethical responsibilities of directors, shareholders and officers in the U.S. and internationally; and government regulation of corporations, securities markets, and fair competition.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • MBAD 502 Accounting Issues for the Business Manager (3)

    In this six week intensive course, students will be exposed to regulatory and ethical issues related to financial and tax reporting, current techniques to measure costs and benefits for decision making purposes, responsibility accounting and tax minimization strategies in the United States as well as other international jurisdictions.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • MBAD 503 Financial Management (3)

    This course provides students with a working knowledge of the principles of financial management, with an emphasis on decision making. Course materials and instruction will focus on the primary goal of shareholder wealth maximization and steps taken towards this goal.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • MBAD 504 Managing and Leading in Organizations (3)

    In this course, students apply critical thinking in their analyses of organizations, employing a variety of perspectives. The course focuses on managing self, others, goals, and processes. Through contemporary projects and cases, students develop leadership and management capabilities that are ethically sound, globally aware, and environmentally sustainable.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • MBAD 505 Creativity and Innovation (3)

    The global business environment is characterized by rapid technological change, ambiguity and uncertainty. To achieve sustainable competitive advantage, organizations must innovate through creative thinking and problem solving to design socially- and environmentally-responsible market opportunities. Students learn to foster innovation at the individual, group and organizational level through projects and cases.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • MBAD 506 Operations Management (3)

    Businesses are always looking for efficiencies in their operations. Operations Management teaches the fundamentals of product creation, development, production, and distribution as well as quality control, logistics, and analysis of the production process. The student will learn practical, real-world skills for retail, manufacturing, or service organizations.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • MBAD 515 International Financial Markets and Risk Management (3)

    This class is designed to provide a framework for understanding how international financial markets operate and the use of the financial tools to develop strategies to reduce the risks involved in international finance.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 503 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MBAD 516 Financial Modeling (3)

    This course examines financial modeling and covers a wide range of topics within all fields of Finance that lend themselves to financial modeling. The course will examine modeling in four primary areas: (1) corporate finance models, (2) fixed income securities models, (3) portfolio models, and (4) option pricing models.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 503 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MBAD 517 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)

    This class is designed to provide a framework for understanding how corporate financial analysis is an important aspect of strategic decision making and the advantages/limitations of different financial theories with respect to their practical application.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 502 , MBAD 503 
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • MBAD 518 The Global Economy (3)

    This class is designed to provide a framework for understanding how national and international macroeconomic markets interact, how they impact business performance and, therefore, how they affect business decisions.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • MBAD 520 Global Enterprise (3)

    This course focuses on the four functional areas of global enterprise: International Marketing, International Management, Supply Chain Management, and International Finance. By emphasizing the mechanisms and tools needed by businesses operating in the global area, students will develop an understanding of the skills and tools needed to operate globally.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MBAD 521 Consumer Marketing Strategy (3)

    This course provides the foundations for understanding, developing, and implementing consumer marketing strategies in the modern marketplace. Through readings, cases, and applications, students will learn about consumer behavior and decision making; understand how to influence consumers through communications, product, and brand strategies; incorporate issues of diversity into marketing strategy; etc.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 525 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MBAD 522 Marketing Research and Analysis for Decision Making (3)

    This class presents a comprehensive framework of marketing research from the perspective of decision making in addition to current trends in international marketing research, ethics, and the integration of the Internet and computers.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 525 
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • MBAD 525 Marketing Management (3)

    This course provides students with an understanding of the principles of marketing management, with an emphasis on analysis and marketing planning. Through readings, cases, exercises, and applications, students will not only learn the essentials of marketing but also be able to apply them in a business context.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • MBAD 530 Principles of Revenue Management in Hospitality (3)

    The course introduces the principles and related theory of revenue management, examines the history and application of revenue management, explores the fit of a revenue management strategy to various types of organizations, identifies the requirements of revenue management, outlines the processes for implementation, and examines its place in the organization.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • MBAD 531 Forecasting and Business Analytics in Hospitality (3)

    This course provides knowledge and hands-on skills on forecasting and business analytics used in revenue management. The student learns to use extensive data, statistical and quantitative analysis, exploratory methods, predictive models, time series and forecasting, to make fact-based decisions and drive actions in order to maximize revenues and profits.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 530 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MBAD 532 Channel Management Strategies in Hospitality (3)

    This course outlines strategies related to setting the right prices, developing rate fences, and using multiple distribution channels to manage price more effectively. Students will focus on the impact of variable pricing and discounting on revenue management in the context of price elasticity, optimal price mix, perceived fairness, and congruence with positioning and sales strategies.
    Prerequisite(s): MBAD 530 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MBAD 560 Special Topics (1-3)

    This course will be customized to provide an advanced, in depth review of selected issues in business.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the MBA program.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • MBAD 590 Integrated Capstone (3)

    The primary objective of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to engage in integrative thinking and application. This entails confronting an organizational problem, which requires students to make connections among a variety of aspects, including their prior coursework, as well as the relationship of practice to theory.
    Prerequisite(s): Prior completion of all other required and elective courses in the MBA program.
    Course Frequency: Spring

Business Law
  

  • BLAW 509 International Business Law (3)

    This course will give the student a basic overview of the regulatory framework of international business. This will involve both examination of the law of the United States as it affects international business and regulations set by bodies outside of the United States.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • BLAW 529 Commercial Law (3)

    This course covers selected aspects of business law including contract law, Articles 2, 2A, 3, 4, 4A, and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (e.g. sales, leases, negotiable instruments, banking, electronic funds transfer, and secured transactions), bankruptcy, trusts and estates, auditor liability, and real property.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • BLAW 560 Special Topics (3)

    This course is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of selected legal topics, such as securities and negotiations, which might affect accounting professionals.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.

Child Life
  

  • CHLI 601 Introduction to Child Life (3)

    A comprehensive overview of the field of child life. Coverage will emphasize the multidimensional, interdisciplinary nature of children, adolescents, and families interacting with the healthcare system using a developmental framework. Topical coverage will include definitions, theories, clinical presentation, research, assessment, intervention issues related to pediatric illness and care.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 602 Therapeutic Play for Child Life Specialists (3)

    A comprehensive overview of play, theory of play, and technique and practice of play central to the field of child life. Course will emphasize normative, nondirective, medical, and therapeutic play in a child life setting. Techniques for effective intervention and play within a medical setting will be included.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program; successfull completion of Semeter 1 MSCL coursework
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • CHLI 603 Death and Dying (3)

    A comprehensive overiew of dying, death, and bereavement with emphasis on children and families. Focus includes social meanings of dying and death, developmental perceptions, the impact of culture, religion, and ethnicity, the dying process, and bereavement. Legal issues in the healthcare setting and end of life processes will be explored.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • CHLI 604 Program Development and Practicum in Child Life (3)

    A comprehensive overview of child life programming for children and families with application in the children’s hospital. An emphasis on program development skills relating to both intervention and prevention. A focus on applying information technology including websites, blogs, email newsletter, and social networking in addition to didactic contact.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • CHLI 605 Psychological Aspects of Illness, Trauma, and Hospitalization (3)

    A comprehensive overview of pediatric illnesses and their impact on the child and family. Coverage will emphasize the multidimensional, interdisciplinary nature of children and families interacting with the healthcare system using a developmental framework. Coverage includes pediatric illnesses, treatment, and the effects of medical intervention on children and families.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 606 Family Issues (3)

    A comprehensive overview of family processes transitions throughout the lifespan, and the impact of pediatric illness on the family system. Includes diverse models of the family, family functioning, conflict, and the parent-child relationship. Parenting strategies and effects of medical interventions and end of life issues on the family are examined.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 607 Advanced Child Development (3)

    Advanced theoretical and applied coverage of the core processes of growth and development in early childhood through adolescence. Includes a comprehensive examination of developmental theories, issues, and empirical findings related to cognitive, emotional, and social development, including attachment, with emphasis on translation of theory to child life practice.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 608 Research Methods (3)

    A theoretial and applied examination and synthesis of research methods used in health care settings. Content will be applicable to writing research proposals, conducting scientific research, and contributing to child life and interdisciplinary pediatric research efforts.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program, successful completion of Semester 1 MSCL coursework.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • CHLI 610 Infant Development and Child Life (3)

    A comprehensive overview of infant development including research, applications, and policy central to the field of child life. Focus on the hospitalized infant and psychosocial interventions to enhance outcomes is included.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program; successfull completion of the first year of MSCL coursework
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 611 Working with Children with Special Needs/Developmental Disabilities (3)

    A comprehensive overview of common developmental and intellectual disabilities, the needs of children with disabilities, and the challenges faced in their interactions with the healthcare system. The role of the child life specialist in family-centered and community-based care at a systems and individual level will be explored.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 701 Child Life Internship (9)

    Development of clinical competency in child life intervention and programming. Includes field placement and written assignments. Designed, implemented and evaluated according to the clinical and academic standards of the national Child Life Council for internship. Fulfills the requirement for 480 hours of clinical experience through a child life internship program.
    Course Frequency: Spring

Communication
  

  • COMM 500 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Communication (3)

    An introduction to the communication discipline and the dimensions of scholarship essential in the pursuit of a Master of Arts degree in Communication. Discussion will surround the philosophy of graduate studies in communication, the principles and procedures of scholarly research, and the requirements of ethical communication scholarship.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Course must be taken in first semester of degree program, unless permission granted by graduate director.
  

  • COMM 501 Quantitative Research Methods (3)

    Quantitative methods employed in communication research, including experiments and surveys. Students will design quantitative research projects, learn to analyze data and write research reports.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500  
    Course Frequency: Every Other Spring
  

  • COMM 502 Qualitative Research Methods (3)

    Qualitative methods employed in communication research, including ethnography, textual analysis and interviewing methods. Students will design qualitative research projects, learn to analyze data and write research reports.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500  
    Course Frequency: Every Other Spring
  

  • COMM 510 Communication Theory (3)

    This course focuses on three epistemological approaches to the study of communication - empirical, interpretive and critical. The student will learn to consider each of these approaches, and in particular, what constitutes ways of knowing from each of the three perspectives, leading to an advanced understanding of the main theories of human and mediated communication.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Note: Course must be taken in first semester of degree program, unless permission granted by graduate director.
  

  • COMM 514 Social Media (3)

    This course examines the role and influence of social media on communication processes, effects, and other forms of interpersonal and mediated messages. Students will conduct original research that explores contemporary theories of communication as applied to social media.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 520 Communication Campaigns (3)

    This class will introduce students to communication theory, research, and practice in relation to campaign development. The primary course objective is to provide a solid framework for critiquing and/or conducting communication campaigns including planning, implementation, and evaluation. The course may focus on the health, political, or strategic communication process.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 522 International and Intercultural Communication (3)

    A review of intercultural, cross-cultural and international communication theories and issues. Implications for culturally diverse organizations.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 530 Race, Gender, Class and Media (3)

    Students consider how gendered identities intersect with other social categories such as race, class, sexuality and nationality. Highlighting a cultural studies approach to media, students analyze such social categories across various media texts, how these representations are shaped by issues of media production, and the various ways diverse audiences interpret media messages.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 540 Uses and Effects of Media (3)

    The study of complex interrelationships between consumption of various types of media content and the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of democratic citizens, with implications of such relationships in our civic and political lives. Students develop understanding of key theoretical ideas, hone critical skills to review and critique empirical research, and propose a research design.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 561 Identity and Impression Management (3)

    This course surveys theories and research regarding how individuals, groups and organizations attempt to manage the ways they are perceived by others through the strategic manipulation of communication practices and cues.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 569 Leadership Communication (3)

    A survey of theories and research in leadership communication including interpersonal, group, organizational, and medicated contexts.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 580 Seminar in Communication (3)

    This course offers graduate students advanced understanding of theory and research in special topics areas.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • COMM 584 Ethics in in Communication (3)

    This course applies classical and contemporary philosophical and social scientific theories to ethical issues associated with interpersonal, group organizational and other communication contexts.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 680 Seminar in Rhetoric (3)

    A topical seminar that evaluates research in rhetorical theory, method, and textual analysis criticism and culminates in an original research project. This course may be repeated for additional credit if the content is different.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500  and COMM 510  
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • COMM 681 Classical Rhetorical Theory (3)

    A critical survey of Greco-Roman rhetorical thought, from the pre-Socratic Sophists to St. Augustine, including the influence of classical theories on the Medieval and Renaissance periods in Europe. Readings drawn from primary sources as well as contemporary commentary on classical theories.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500  and COMM 510  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 682 Modern and Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (3)

    The study of Western rhetorical theory from the seventeenth century to the present. This course will survey the insights of rhetorical theory with respect to messages delivered in interpersonal, group, organizational and public communication contexts.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500  and COMM 510  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 690 Communication Pedagogy (3)

    Under the supervision of a graduate faculty member, the communication pedagogy course provides students interested in the teaching and/or coaching profession to develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for the teaching experience. The pedagogy course includes five elements: teaching observation, reflection/critique, class management, and investigation of communication discipline.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500 , COMM 510 , 12 credit hours completed in the program, and permission of graduate program director
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 699 Independent Study (1-3)

    Individual study of an agreed-upon topic under the direction of a faculty member, following a course of reading and other requirements proposed by the student and established by negotiation with the graduate faculty member.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500  and permission of graduate director
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • COMM 701 Master’s Thesis (3)

    Credit hours for completion of a formal master’s thesis under faculty direction. A successful oral defense of the thesis is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Graduate Program Director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 702 Master’s Thesis (3)

    Credit hours for completion of a formal master’s thesis under faculty direction. A successful oral defense of the thesis is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Graduate Program Director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 795 Internship (3)

    A supervised field experience in which the student observes and participates in work related to the communication degree. The internship requires 120 or more hours of work and completion of a formal report. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 500 , COMM 510 , 12 credit hours completed in the program, and permission of graduate program director
    Course Frequency: Occasional
 

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