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Course Descriptions

 

History
  

  • HIST 582 China to 1800 (3)

    A survey of traditional Chinese history from earliest times to 1800. Emphasis is on intellectual development against the background of social, political and economic transformations.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 582
  

  • HIST 583 Modern China (3)

    A study of Chinese history from 1800 to the present, emphasizing the transformation of the Confucian universal empire into a modern national state. The course focuses on the problems of imperialism, nationalism and revolution, the rise of communism, the proletarian Cultural Revolution and the Four Modernizations in post- Mao China.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 583
  

  • HIST 586 Japan to 1800 (3)

    A survey of the political, economic, and cultural development of Japan from earliest times to 1800, with emphasis on the borrowing and adaptation of Chinese culture and the development of a unique Japanese civilization.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 586
  

  • HIST 587 Modern Japan (3)

    A study of modern Japanese history from 1800 to the present, with emphasis on the creation of the modern state, the impact of Western civilization on Japanese culture, Japan’s experience with liberalism and militarism and imperialism and the postwar transformation.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 587
  

  • HIST 590 Special Topics in U.S. History (3)

    Examples include: Turning Points in American History; the Progressive Era; The Social and Cultural Transformation of the 1920s.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 590
  

  • HIST 591 Special Topics in European History (3)

    Examples include: Georgian Britain; Edwardian Britain; the European Left and Labor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 591
  

  • HIST 592 Special Topics in Asian/African/ Latin American History (3)

    This course concentrates on an important historical period or topic within one of four principal regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa or the Middle East.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 592
  

  • HIST 593 Special Topics in Peace, War, and Diplomacy (3)

    Examples include: World War I; the Vietnam War; Diplomacy of the American Civil War.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 593
  

  • HIST 610 Special Topics in U.S. History (3)

    Examples include: the Depression and New Deal; Business, Labor, and Economic History; Social and Cultural History, etc
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 610
  

  • HIST 620 Special Topics in Lowcountry Studies (3)

    An interdisciplinary course organized around a specific topic, such as education, the environment of the Lowcountry, plantation culture, Gullah or the Caribbean origins of the Lowcountry. This interdisciplinary course will allow a student to explore an area of specific interest.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 620
  

  • HIST 630 Special Topics in Peace, War, and Diplomacy (3)

    Examples include: The Diplomacy of the American Revolution; Disarmament during the 1920s. This course may be offered as HIST 660 (3) for topics in European history and as HIST 680 (3) for topics in Asian, African or Latin American history.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 630
  

  • HIST 640 Special Topics in European History (3)

    Examples include: Social and Cultural History; the Scientific Revolution; the Age of Louis XIV.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 640
  

  • HIST 650 Special Topics in British History (3)

    Examples include: The English Reformation, the English Civil War, the Victorian Age.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 650
  

  • HIST 670 Special Topics in Asian/African/ Latin American History (3)

    A course that concentrates upon an important historical period or topic within one of four principal regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, or the Middle East.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 670
  

  • HIST 691 Historiography (3)

    A core course, it examines various methods of gathering historical data and issues of conceptualization and interpretation. The course thus seeks to develop in students critical awareness and expertise based on familiarity with a variety of historical techniques, methods, and concepts.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 691
  

  • HIST 692 Teaching History and Social Sciences (3)

    Organization, methods and procedures for teaching history and the social studies in the secondary and middle schools.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 692
  

  • HIST 693 Historical Geography (3)

    A study of differing economic and social patterns, with emphasis on such fundamental determinants of economic activities as climate, raw materials, locations and the interrelationships of these to each other and to world affairs generally. Construction and use of simplified models and diagrams to illustrate the foregoing are a basic part of the course.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 693
  

  • HIST 710 Research Seminar in U.S. History (3)

    A topical seminar that focuses on a central historical problem with a major research paper required. Primary sources are utilized whenever possible.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 710
  

  • HIST 720 Research Seminar in Lowcountry Studies (3)

    An interdisciplinary seminar designed to acquaint students with the historical methods necessary to successfully pursue a research topic, including an introduction to primary sources.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 720
  

  • HIST 740 Research Seminar in European History (3)

    A topical seminar that focuses on a central historical problem with a major research paper required.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 740
  

  • HIST 760 Research Seminar in Asian/African/Latin American History (3)

    A topical seminar that focuses on a central historical problem within one of four principal regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa or the Middle East. A major research paper is required.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 760
  

  • HIST 770 Independent Study in History (3)

    Repeatable three times.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 770
  

  • HIST 801 Master’s Thesis (3)


    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 801
  

  • HIST 802 Master’s Thesis (3)


    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: HIST 802
  

  • HIST 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.

Language
  

  • LALE 601 Applied Linguistics (3)

    The course explores the different areas that comprise the field of Applied Linguistics with the goal of observing how they inform second language teaching and learning. It addresses questions about the complexities of L2 learning, as well as issues surrounding the education and training of second language teachers.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • LALE 602 Advanced Language Teaching Methodology (3)

    The course incorporates the latest research findings on foreign language pedagogy and theory. Students will create lesson plans, units and activities based on specific aspects of foreign language teaching. Class sessions involve discussion of assigned readings and application of the content of the readings to teaching diverse learners.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • LALE 603 Second Language Acquisition (3)

    The course introduces the field of second language acquisition from a theoretical and methodological perspective. Students will explore the most important linguistic, psychological and social influences that affect the rate and course of second language acquisition. The course draws comparisons between the acquisition of a first and second language. Students will analyze actual second language learner data.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • LALE 690 Special Topics in Language Education (3)

    The course examines current issues in language teaching such as FLES, immersion programs, AP training and standards, from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint. Course content changes regularly.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • LALE 700 Thesis Or Action Research (3)

    A thesis or Action Research project is completed under the guidance of a graduate faculty member and defended before a graduate committee.
    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance of the research proposal by the student’s project director and program director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.

Mathematics
  

  • MATH 502 Advanced Linear Algebra (3)

    This course provides the linear algebra background necessary for a variety or applied fields as well as advanced work in algebra and analysis. Topics include vector spaces, linear transformations, dual spaces, matrices, matrix factorizations, matrix norms, determinants, eigenvalues and diagonalization, bilinear forms, projections, orthogonal and unitary transformations, Jordan canonical form, and infinite dimensional linear spaces. Applications such as an approximation theory, positive matrices, computation, multilinear algebra, and spectral theory will be selected by the instructor.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of undergraduate Linear Algebra and proof techniques of Abstract Algebra and Analysis.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: MATH 402
  

  • MATH 503 Applied Algebra I (3)

    This course introduces basic concepts of abstract algebra and its applications. Topics include sets, relations, functions; introduction to graphs, group theory, LaGrange’s theorem, the homomorphism theorems, applications to coding theory and connections with graph theory; Boolean algebra, with applications to combinatorial circuits.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 303 (Abstract Algebra).
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • MATH 511 Real Analysis I (3)

    Topics include set theory and metric spaces, topological properties, local and uniform convergence criteria, properties of continuous functions and differentiation of vector valued functions.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 411 (Advanced Calculus II).
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • MATH 515 Complex Analysis (3)

    This course provides a proof-based introduction to Complex Analysis. Topics include the complex number system, analytic and harmonic functions, power series, integrations, residue theory, analytic continuation, conformal mapping, and applications.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of proof techniques of analysis.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: MATH 415
  

  • MATH 523 Partial Differential Equations I (3)

    This course provides an introduction to the three main classes of partial differential equations (hyperbolic, parabolic, and elliptic) that arise in the description of wave motion, diffusion processes, and potential theory. Topics include the study of initial and boundary value problems, and solution methods such as fundamental solutions and separation of variables. Additional topics may include the method of characteristics, Sturm-Liouville theory, Green’s functions, integral transformations, and nonlinear partial differential equations.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of Vector Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: MATH 423
  

  • MATH 530 Mathematical Statistics I (3)

    This is a calculus based probability and statistics course. Topics will include probability functions and densities, mathematical expectations, sums of random variables, and sampling distributions.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of Vector Calculus.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: MATH 430
  

  • MATH 531 Mathematical Statistics II (3)

    This is the second course in a two-semester course on Mathematical Statistics. Topics include decision theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, correlation, and analysis of variance.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 530  or equivalent
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: MATH 431
  

  • MATH 540 Statistical Learning I (3)

    This course provides an introduction to various approaches to statistical learning including empirical processes, classification and clustering, nonparametric density estimation and regression, model selection and adaptive procedures, bootstrapping and cross-validation.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of undergraduate Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus, and Statistics.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: MATH 440
  

  • MATH 541 Statistical Learning II (3)

    Neural networks, nearest neighbor procedures, Vapnik Chervonenkis dimension, support vector machines, structural risk minimization induction, regularization methods and boosting and bagging in classification and regression.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 540  
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: MATH 441
  

  • MATH 545 Numerical Analysis I (3)

    This course is a study of numerical methods and analysis of their accuracy, robustness, and speed. Topics include numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, approximations of functions, solving simultaneous linear equations by direct and iterative methods, computing eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and solving systems of non-linear equations. Standard computer software will be used.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations, and some computer programming skills.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: MATH 545
  

  • MATH 550 Linear Models (3)

    This course provides an introduction to the theory of linear models for analyzing data. Topics include analysis of variance and regression models, as well as Bayesian estimation, hypothesis testing, multiple comparison, and experimental design models. Additional topics such as balanced incomplete block designs, testing for lack of fit, testing for independence, and variance component estimation are also treated. The approach taken is based on projections, orthogonality, and other vector space concepts.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of undergraduate Linear Algebra and Statistics.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: MATH 449
  

  • MATH 551 Linear Programming and Optimization (3)

    This course provides an introduction to deterministic models in operations research. Topics include linear programming, network analysis, dynamic programming, and game theory.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, and some computer programming.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: MATH 451
  

  • MATH 552 Operations Research (3)

    This course provides an introduction to probabilistic models in operations research. Topics include queueing theory, applications of Markov chains, simulation, integer programming and nonlinear programming.
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a working knowledge of Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, and some computer programming skills.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: MATH 452
  

  • MATH 555 Bayesian Statistical Methods (3)

    Posterior distributions using observed data are calculated and used for inferences about model parameters. Classical statistical methods are compared with the Bayesian methods and classical models such as linear regression, ANOVA, and generalized linear models are extended to include the Bayesian paradigm. Monte Carlo methods, Gibbs sampling and Metropolis-Hastings algorithms.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 530  or equivalent
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-Listing: MATH 455
  

  • MATH 560 Stochastic Processes (3)

    Stochastic Processes are sequences of random variables indexed in either discrete or continuous time unit. They can be used to model systems that involve random elements as they evolve over time. In this course we will study Poisson processes, Markov chains, renewal processes, martingales, random walks, and Brownian motion.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 530  or equivalent
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: MATH 460
  

  • MATH 561 Time Series Analysis (3)

    Time series are sequences of data points measured typically at successive uniform time intervals. They are used in signal processing, pattern recognition, econometrics, mathematical finance, weather forecasting, and control engineering. Time series analysis is a collection of methods for analyzing time series data in order to extract meaningful characteristics of the data. In this course we will study stationary processes, forecasting techniques, ARMA models, spectral analysis, non-stationary and seasonal models, and multivariate time series.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 530  or equivalent
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: MATH 461
  

  • MATH 580 Topics in Applied Mathematics (3)

    This course is a one-semester introduction to an advanced topic in applied mathematics with generally only undergraduate mathematics prerequisites.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • MATH 585 Topics in Pure Mathematics (3)

    This course is a one-semester introduction to an advanced topic in pure mathematics with generally only undergraduate mathematics prerequisites.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • MATH 589 Special Topics in Probability and Statistics (3)

    This course is a one-semester introduction to an advanced topic in Probability and Statistics with generally only undergraduate mathematical prerequisites.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • MATH 601 General Topology (3)

    This course provides an introduction to general topology. Topics include the generation of topological spaces, continuity, connectedness, compactness, separation and countability.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 311 (Advanced Calculus I), MATH 411 (Advanced Calculus II) recommended.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 604 Applied Algebra II (3)

    This course is a continuation of MATH 503 . Topics include rings and fields with applications to block designs, BCH and difference codes, public key crytography; semigroups and monoids, with applications to automata and languages.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 503 .
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 607 Discrete Mathematics (3)

    This course is an introduction to the theory and applications of discrete mathematics. Topics include enumeration techniques, combinatorial identities, matching theory, basic graph theory, combinatorial designs and related topics.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 203 (Linear Algebra).
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 612 Real Analysis II (3)

    This course is a continuation of MATH 511 . Topics include the Riemann-Stieltjes integral, equicontinuous families of functions, Lp spaces, linear transformations, the inverse and implicit function theorems and elementary measure theory.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 511 .
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 623 Partial Differential Equations II (3)

    Topics include first-order equations and the Cauchy problem, canonical forms of second order equations, the Cauchy-Kowalevski Theorem, separation of variables and eigenfunction expansions, Green’s functions, maximum principles and numerical methods. Special topics such as the calculus of variations, the Galerkin method, perturbations, bifurcations and group methods will be selected by the instructor.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 523 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 624 Dynamical Systems (3)

    This course provides an introduction to the qualitative theory of ordinary differential and difference equations. Topics include existence uniqueness, stability theory, limit cycles, Poincaré maps, structural stability and bifurcation theory. Applications will be provided throughout the course. Special topics such as Hamiltonian systems, gradient systems, perturbations, symbolic dynamics, strange attractors and chaos will be selected by the instructor.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 323 (Differential Equations) and MATH 502 .
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 645 Numerical Analysis II (3)

    This course is a continuation of MATH 545 . Topics include finite difference and finite element methods for partial differential equations and numerical optimization. Other topics will be selected by the instructor.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 545 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 650 Statistical Quality Control (3)

    This course is an introduction to basic methods of statistical process control. Topics include control charts, cumulative sum control charts, lot acceptance sampling plans and related topics.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 350 (Statistical Methods) or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 651 Design of Experiments (3)

    This course is an introduction to how and why scientific experiments should be designed. The most commonly used designs and their variations along with resulting analysis will be covered.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 350, or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MATH 680 Special Topics in Applied Mathematics (3)

    This course is a semester study of an advanced topic in applied mathematics.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
    Note: Since the content changes, this course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • MATH 685 Special Topics in Pure Mathematics (3)

    This course is a semester study of an advanced topic in pure mathematics.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Note: Since the content changes, this course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • MATH 690 Graduate Teaching Seminar (1-3)

    This seminar is designed for graduate students in the mathematical sciences who are interested in teaching in higher-education settings. The seminar is customizable with a range of activities addressing practical and theoretical aspects of teaching in higher-education settings. The seminar is customizable with a range of activities addressing practical and theoretical aspects of teaching and learning: from constructing and teaching a class, including syllabus preparation and time management, to learning effective approaches to college-level teaching. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with a faculty member in an undergraduate classroom environment.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Mathetmatical Sciences, M.S. Graduate Program
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Repeatable: For up to 3 credit hours
    Restriction: Does not count toward the 30-credit-hour requirement for the M.S. in Mathematical Sciences
  

  • MATH 699 Independent Study in Mathematics (3)

    This course is designed to provide graduate students with an opportunity to study an area of mathematics of interest to them that is not generally offered.
    Prerequisite(s): Depends on the particular topic being studied.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
  

  • MATH 700 Thesis (3)

    This course is an individual study in mathematics directed by a faculty member.
    Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Graduate Steering Committee and the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
    Note: This course may be taken for credit twice when the nature of the study warrants it.
  

  • MATH 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.

Middle Grades Education
  

  • EDMG 657 Teaching Writing in the Middle Grades (3)

    This course will be framed from a 21st Century literacies perspectives and will address the teaching of writing theories, research and pedagogies represented in best practice models and assessing writing in middle grades. Students will learn about teaching writing through engaging in their own writing/design processes using print and nonprint texts to study writing processes.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDMG 658 Application of Methods and Materials in a Middle Level Field Grades 5-8 (3)

    This course provides candidates an opportunity to observe, teach content lessons, and examine the middle level teachers’ role in establishing and maintaining a positive classroom-learning environment. Candidate lessons will be evaluated using the SC teacher evaluation instrument. Reflection is the method used for identification of ways to improve instructional practices.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • EDMG 698 Transition to the Profession Seminar (3)

    This course is for candidates seeking SC teacher certification in the middle grades. The purpose is to provide each candidate an opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability through successful completion of all ADEPT written materials, reflections and a professional portfolio. This course experience reflects the Teaching and Learning Standards of the teacher education program at the College of Charleston.
    Co-requisite(s): EDMG 699  
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • EDMG 699 Middle Grades Clinical Internship (6)

    This course is for students seeking SC teacher certification. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to accept full responsibility for the total classroom instructional process. A teacher and a college supervisor complete supervision. The clinical practice experience reflects the Teaching and Learning Standards of the teacher education program at the College of Charleston.
    Co-requisite(s): EDMG 698  
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring

Music Education
  

  • MUSE 501 Graduate Choral Ensemble (1)

    The study and performance of choral music, both sacred and secular, from the Renaissance to the 21st Century in community or college choral ensembles. Includes participation in leadership roles and description and analysis of choral conducting and rehearsal techniques. Laboratory three hours per week.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Repeatable: For up to 4 credit hours.
  

  • MUSE 601 Applied Voice (1)

    Development of advanced singing technique, tone quality, musicianship and performance skills. Individual lessons and master seminar in voice for graduate students. Private lessons are one hour per week.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAT in Performing Arts Program and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Repeatable: For up to 2 credit hours.
  

  • MUSE 602 Vocal Pedagogy (2)

    Study of vocal function, including exploration of anatomy and physiology, and the techniques/ methods for training the singing voice in both the developing child and the adult. Training and practice as a voice teacher - listening/analyzing/ diagnosing singing voice technique, and selecting/coaching singing repertoire for various levels of singing.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • MUSE 610 Foundations and Elementary Music Education Methods (3)

    A study of the philosophies, principles, and methods needed for teaching music to elementary school children. The course focus is on organization, management and teaching methodologies of elementary music programs, with emphasis on methods such as Orff and Kodaly. Course requirements include 40 hours of elementary classroom field experience.
    Prerequisite(s): Two semesters undergraduate conducting or equivalent experience.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • MUSE 611 Middle Grades and Secondary Music Methods (3)

    Organization and management of choirs, repertoire, programming considerations, and teaching methodology appropriate to Middle School/Junior High/High School choirs and vocal ensembles. Course requirements include 40 hours of field experience in a secondary classroom setting.
    Prerequisite(s): Two semesters undergraduate conducting or equivalent experience.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • MUSE 685 Independent Study in Music (1-3)

    To provide in-depth, individualized study in an area of music appropriate to the needs and degree plan of the graduate student.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • MUSE 701 Graduate Conducting I: Renaissance Through Classical Eras (3)

    An in-depth study of advanced choral techniques, rehearsal methods and strategies, and stylistic and historical analysis methods appropriate for choral literature of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. This includes manual gestures, historical background, style, performance practice considerations, score analysis, rehearsal strategies, and literature.
    Prerequisite(s): two semesters undergraduate conducting or equivalent experience.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • MUSE 702 Graduate Conducting Style and Analysis II: Romantic Period to the Present (3)

    An in-depth study of advanced choral techniques, rehearsal methods and strategies, and stylistic and historical analysis methods appropriate for choral literature of the Romantic Period through the present. This includes manual gestures, historical background, style, performance practice considerations, score analysis, rehearsal strategies, and literature.
    Prerequisite(s): Two semesters undergraduate conducting or equivalent experience.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • MUSE 703 Choral Music Literature Seminar (2)

    An in-depth, advanced examination of significant choral literature in all major genres in Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras. Characteristics of repertoire at all levels of choral instruction are explored. Knowledge of lifespan development and choral literature characteristics are applied to repertoire development for use in PreK-12 settings.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • MUSE 704 Trends and Critical Issues in Performing Arts Education: Music (3)

    A review of current critical issues and trends in performing arts education as these relate to local, state, and national education agencies and the education of children and youth in PK-12 public schools.
    Course Frequency: Occasional

Public Administration
  

  • PUBA 502 Special Topics in Public Affairs Seminars (1-3)

    Covers current issues such as problem solving and public decisions; benefit-cost analysis; citizenship participation in public decision; and application of statistical techniques to public decisions. This course ranges from one to three credits. Students may take multiple PUBA 502 courses as long as the subject of the courses differ.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • PUBA 512 Females and Minorities in Public Administration (3)

    This course explores the historical and legal foundations for equal opportunity in employment and education. The social and political aspects of class/gender stratification are discussed. The concepts of equal opportunity, affirmative action, cultural diversity and harassment are addressed.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 514 Urban Applications of Geographic Information Systems (4)

    This course provides an overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applied to the study of cities and urban policy. It introduces students to foundational concepts and applications of GIS, and it asks students to use this software to explore and solve real-world urban problems. Lecture is delivered in the lab, and students then work on applied projects in the lab.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 600 Public Service Roles and Responsibilities (3)

    This course explores the evolution and current status of the public sector in the United States. Students will study the ethical, legal, political, and professional dimensions of public service.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • PUBA 601 Research and Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (3)

    This course examines the various aspects of collecting and processing primary and secondary data utilized by public organizations for decision-making and program evaluation. Students will learn basic qualitative and quantitative methods for developing a valid research design, how to create and implement surveys, and basic statistical analysis techniques.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • PUBA 602 Public Policy (3)

    This course examines the activities of individuals, groups, and institutions that define or ignore public problems, participate or fail to participate in political struggles over these problems and confront or avoid opportunities to develop and implement solutions. The implications of these complexities for public employees and public management are emphasized.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 602 
  

  • PUBA 603 Managing Public Organizations (3)

    This course provides students with an understanding of the challenges of managing public organizations. Topics of study include leadership, motivation, group behavior, culture, decision making, accountability and organizational change and development.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • PUBA 604 Managing Human Resources (3)

    This course considers the context and practice of effective human resource management, with special emphasis on the political, legal, historical, and ethical dimensions of public employment. Students will apply personnel management theories and techniques to contemporary organizational challenges to investigate the tensions inherent to balancing competing values and demands.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • PUBA 605 Managing Financial Resources (3)

    This course examines the organization and techniques of governmental financial management, budgetary theories and intergovernmental financial relations.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • PUBA 611 Urban Policy (3)

    This course will introduce students to the field of urban policy and will train students to critically analyze policy debates that directly impact city life. The course traces the major ideological shifts in urban policy over the past century, analyzes their historical and philosophical foundations and explores the relationship between urban change and policy formulation.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 612 History and Theory of American Urban Planning (3)

    This course provides a critical evaluation of the field of planning. The class focuses on the origins and evolution of the discipline, tools of planning practice, and the interrelated planning elements of economic development, social justice and environmental protection.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 633  
  

  • PUBA 613 Planning Law (3)

    This course examines the application and administration of planning law at the local level. The tension between constitutionally protected rights and governmental regulation will be explored as it emerges in decisions regarding land use, environmental protection and growth management.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 616 Local and Regional Economic Development: Policy and Practice (3)

    This course examines the forces that drive regional growth and change and assesses the policies and practices that are commonly used in pursuit of economic growth, including industrial targeting, incentives, and human capital development.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 617 Urban Transportation: Problems and Prospects (3)

    Foundational urban transportation concepts, theories, and policies are analyzed in applied contexts. Students explore contemporary problems, and prepare solutions to these problems. The transportation planning process is reviewed and critiqued, including the political and ethical implications surrounding this process. The role of Geographic Information Sciences in transportation planning is examined.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 620 Local Government Politics and Administration (3)

    This course examines the role of local government administrators as leaders and service providers. The course explores an understanding of local political environments and develops an understanding of what they mean in terms of democratic institutions and theory.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 622 Intergovernmental Relations (3)

    This course provides an understanding of the nature and dynamics of the American federal system of government: the functions, powers and service delivery capacities of county, municipal and special purpose district governments, the creation of new jurisdictions, the reciprocal influences of local, state, and federal bureaucracies, the grant-in-aid system and revenue sharing among different units of government. A special emphasis is placed on the complex nature of state-local and inter-local relations in an urban setting.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 623 South Carolina Government and Policy (3)

    This course will allow those students who intend to pursue administrative careers (either local government or state government) in South Carolina to become familiar with the state’s political and policy processes.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • PUBA 630 Natural Resources Law and Policy (3)

    This course examines the laws and policy that regulate and affect the use of natural resources. The course includes an introduction to the administrative law of federal agencies that regulate the use of public lands and resources.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 630  
  

  • PUBA 631 Administrative Law (3)

    This course studies the legislative, adjudicatory and general policy-making powers of administrative agencies and regulatory commissions, and the scope of judicial review of administrative action. The course is directed primarily toward an analysis of the political nature of bureaucracy, and secondarily toward the procedural requirements for administrative policy-making.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 607 
  

  • PUBA 634 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)

    This course examines the development of environmental law and regulatory policy in the United States. It provides an overview of the scope and substance of environmental law and the various regulatory techniques they employ. Both criminal and civil litigation surrounding the implementation of environmental law are examined.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 605  
  

  • PUBA 635 Land Use Law (3)

    This course examines zoning and land use control in the United States and incorporates illustrations and cases from South Carolina in particular. It focuses on enabling legislation for local governments, regulation, the process of development, eminent domain, contract and conditional zoning and enforcement and violation of land use regulations.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 635  
  

  • PUBA 637 Wetlands Policy (3)

    This course is intended to provide the student with a broad understanding of the social origins, philosophies, and political, economic and cultural impacts of wetlands protection in the United States. Topics address the goals of and policymakers’ approaches to wetlands protection.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-Listing: EVSS 637 
 

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