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University Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

The Fall (Fa), Spring (Sp), or Summer (Su) semesters indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. Expansive Core Curriculum courses are denoted by EXP.  Service Learning courses are denoted by SL.
 

Computer Science
  

  • CPSC 4301 - Computer Graphics

    Investigates the principles, techniques, and tools that enable computer simulations and animations. Topics include graphics systems, fundamental techniques in graphics, graphical algorithms, principles of human-computer interaction, graphical user-interface design, graphical user-interface programming, computer animation, and multimedia (sound, video, and graphics) techniques. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 3060  and MATH 2030  (3)
  

  • CPSC 4304 - Artificial Intelligence

    Introduction to the concepts and algorithms underlying the understanding and construction of intelligent systems. Topics include search and constraint satisfaction, knowledge representation and reasoning, advanced search, agents, machine learning, and planning systems. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 3060  and MATH 2030  (3)
  

  • CPSC 4370 - Data Mining

    This course provides both theoretical and practical coverage of the widely used data mining methods. A focus will be placed on specific analytic and modeling techniques such as data preparation and pre-processing, association rule analysis, clustering, regression, classification, sequential pattern mining and model evaluation and selection. Theories underlying these techniques will be discussed and their application to practical scenarios will be illustrated. Contextualized projects are designed to help students gain hands-on experience in real-world knowledge discovery process. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 3060 , CPSC 3710 , and STAT 2020  (3)
  

  • CPSC 4410 - Programming Languages

    Introduction to the theory and practice of programming language paradigms. Topics include an overview of programming languages, language design, virtual machines, language translation, lexical and syntactic analysis, models of execution, type systems, code generation, and optimization. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 2730  (3)
  

  • CPSC 4470 - Robotics and Intelligent Systems

    Presents the theory and application of robotic and intelligent systems. Topics include solving problems that are difficult or impractical to solve with other methods, heuristic search and planning algorithms, sensing and machine learning techniques to control mobile robots. Prerequisites: CPSC 3060  and MATH 2030 . (3)
  

  • CPSC 4800 - Capstone Project I

    This design-specific course is the crowning point of an undergraduate curriculum. This course requires the design of a significant team project that integrates the many concepts and skills learned through the many Computer Science courses. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 2740  and all required 3000-level Computer Science courses. (1, Fa)
  

  • CPSC 4805 - Capstone Project II

    This implementation-specific course is the crowning point of an undergraduate curriculum. This course requires the implementation of a significant team project that integrates the many concepts and skills learned in your computing courses. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 4800  Corequisite(s): CPSC 4999  and CPSC 4999P  (2, Sp)
  

  • CPSC 4999 - Senior Comprehensives

    Assessment of student learning pertaining to either their computer science curriculum or their computer information systems curriculum. Corequisite(s): CPSC 4805  (0, Sp)
  

  • CPSC 4999P - Senior Comprehensives Programming

    Assessment of student learning pertaining to computer programming. Corequisite(s): CPSC 4805  (0, Sp)

Counseling
  

  • COUN 5000 - Research Methodology & Program Evaluation

    This course will help students develop an understanding of research methods, statistical analysis, needs assessment, as well as discipline specific program evaluation. Prerequisites: None (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5005 - Foundations & Ethics of the Counseling Profession

    This course addresses professional identity, credentialing, certification and licensure and focuses on the ethical rules and policies that govern the professional integrity of counselors and offers guidance for practice. The ACA Code and the AAMFT Principles are covered in this course. Prerequisites: None (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5010 - Counseling Theories

    This course surveys the major concepts and practices in the contemporary therapeutic systems in relation to the history of counseling. Prerequisites: None (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5015 - Counseling Techniques

    This is a counseling skills course, with a focus on tools and techniques used in counseling. Students will learn and practice the basic skills needed to be an effective counselor, and will discuss the theoretical rationale for the use of the various skills learned. Importance is placed on the mastery of fundamental concepts that enhance the development of basic counseling skills. Prerequisites: None (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5020 - Lifestyle and Career Development

    The course is designed to provide an overview of the field of career development theory. It focuses on the life long process of career development, the source and systems of occupational and educational information, and career and leisure counseling processes. Prerequisites: None (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5025 - Human Growth and Development

    This course will address the developmental phases of the entire life cycle of humans from conception to death. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of each phase in relation to normal growth and development and the practical implications for the professionally trained counselor. Prerequisites: None (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5030 - Substance Abuse and Addictions Counseling

    This course focuses on understanding the pharmacological and behavioral effects of drugs and how these effects interact with the counseling process. Prerequisites: None (3, Su even years)
  

  • COUN 5035 - Clinical Perspectives in Human Sexuality

    This course is designed to provide candidates with an understanding of human sexuality issues from physical, social, and emotional perspectives. It includes clinical assessment and intervention strategies for basic sexual issues that may be presented when counseling individuals and couples. Prerequisites: None (3, Su odd years)
  

  • COUN 5100 - Group Work in Counseling

    This course focuses on the application of theories and practices in group counseling, providing theoretical knowledge of group counseling and specific skills in group leadership and membership. During this group class, students will participate as a member in group sessions lead by a trained group leader, and will co-lead group sessions. Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010  and COUN 5015 . (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5105 - Appraisal & Assessment in Counseling

    This course provides an understanding of individual, group, and systemic approaches to assessment and evaluation in a multicultural society. It includes an overview of theoretical bases for assessment techniques, psychometric statistics, diversity factors, and ethical factors in assessment and evaluation, as well as strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment and evaluation instruments. Prerequisites COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010  and COUN 5015 . (3, Su)
  

  • COUN 5110 - Psychopathology and Diagnosis

    This course focuses on principles of the diagnostic process, including differential diagnosis, and the use of current diagnostic tools, such as the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010  and COUN 5015 . (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5115 - Family and Systems Counseling

    This course provides an introduction to the theory and process of family counseling. Evolving viewpoints, perspectives, values, intervention techniques, and goals of family counseling are reviewed. Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010  and COUN 5015 . (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5120 - Crisis, Trauma, Grief and Loss Counseling

    This course is designed to provide candidates with an understanding of client issues relating to various types of crisis, trauma, grief and loss. It includes clinical assessment and intervention strategies when counseling individuals, couples and families impacted by crisis, trauma, grief or loss. Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010  and COUN 5015 . (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5125 - Social & Cultural Diversity in Counseling

    This course is a study of culturally different minority populations in the United States, and the application of counseling techniques and practices when working with diverse clients. Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010  and COUN 5015 . (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5130 - Behavior Disorders of Children and Adolescents

    This course will focus on the psychological, social, and environmental factors contributing to child and adolescent disorders, causes and treatment, methods of observing, diagnosing, documenting and interpreting disorders and the underlying dynamics of child and adolescent disorders. Prerequisites COUN 5010 , COUN 5015 , and COUN 5025  (or advisor approval). (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5135 - Introduction to Play Therapy

    This course is designed to provide students with instruction in history, theories and applications of play therapy consistent with APT requirements for instruction in these areas, and as such, will provide 67.5 Continuing Education (CE) hours toward the Registered Play Therapist credential. Prerequisites: COUN 5010 , COUN 5015 , and COUN 5025  (or advisor approval). (3, Su odd years)
  

  • COUN 5140 - Advanced Play Therapy

    This course is designed to provide students with advanced instruction in history, theories and applications of play therapy consistent with APT requirements for instruction in these areas, and as such, will provide 67.5 Continuing Education (CE) hours toward the Registered Play Therapist credential. Prerequisites: COUN 5010 , COUN 5015 , and COUN 5025  (or advisor approval). (3, Su even years)
  

  • COUN 5200 - Special Topics in Counseling

    Students will be allowed to explore special topics in counseling in a seminar format. Prerequisite: consent of advisor. (3, Su)
  

  • COUN 5300 - School Counseling: Principles & Administration

    This course prepares counseling candidates to design, develop, manage, and deliver comprehensive counseling services in PK-12 schools. Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010 , COUN 5015 , and Candidacy. (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5310 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Principles & Practices

    This course focuses on strategies for counselors and specific skills that will enable individuals, families, groups and communities to take charge of their own lives and set their own direction, preventive education and life skills training, the specifics of helping vulnerable populations, developmental models, the clinical mental health helper as a change agent, the four-component clinical mental health counseling model and the management of diverse ideas and concepts. Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010 , COUN 5015 , and Candidacy. (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5320 - Marriage, Couple & Family Counseling: Principles & Practices

    This course focuses on skills and strategies for marriage, couple and family counselors when working in family counseling agencies or private practice settings. Prerequisites: COUN 5000 , COUN 5005 , COUN 5010 , COUN 5015 , COUN 5115  and Candidacy. (3, Su)
  

  • COUN 5325 - Couples & Relationships Counseling

    This course is designed to help those in training to recognize that the couple is a unique and distinct system different from the family, the individual, or the group and requires specific methods of assessment and treatment. Prerequisites: COUN 5115 . (3, Su even years)
  

  • COUN 5400 - School Counseling Practicum

    Students gain 100 clock hours of experience, 40 of which are direct client contact, in a supervised school setting. Students receive one hour a week of individual supervision from an approved on-site supervisor and attend a weekly group supervision class. Prerequisites: approved Clinical Field Placement application. (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5410 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum

    Students gain 100 clock hours of experience, 40 of which are direct client contact, in a supervised clinical mental health agency setting. Students receive one hour a week of individual supervision from an approved on-site supervisor and attend a weekly group supervision class. Prerequisites: approved Clinical Field Placement application. (3, Su)
  

  • COUN 5500 - School Counseling Internship I

    Course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive, field-based school counseling experience that will include clinical diagnosis, developing treatment plans, extensive counselor-client sessions, and follow-up of the client’s progress. Lectures, seminars, and related graduate projects will be required when appropriate. This course must be taken with COUN 5820 in a continuous Fall-Spring sequence. Students gain 300 clock hours of experience, 120 of which are direct client contact, in a supervised K-12 school setting. Prerequisites: COUN 5400   (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5510 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship I

    Course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive, field-based clinical mental health agency counseling experience that will include clinical diagnosis, developing treatment plans, extensive counselor-client sessions, and follow-up of the client’s progress. Lectures, seminars, and related graduate projects will be required when appropriate. This course must be taken with COUN 5821 in a continuous Fall-Spring sequence. Students gain 300 clock hours of experience, 120 of which are direct client contact, in a supervised clinical mental health agency setting. Prerequisites: COUN 5410   (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5515 - Advanced Counseling Techniques

    This is a clinical course integrating theoretical approaches with the practice of counseling. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment with COUN 5500  or COUN 5510 . (3, Fa)
  

  • COUN 5600 - School Counseling Internship II

    This course is a continuation of COUN 5810, requiring an additional 300 clock hours of experience, 120 of which are direct client contact, in a supervised K-12 school setting. This course requires completion of a site-specific service learning project. Prerequisite: COUN 5500  (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5610 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship II

    This course is a continuation of COUN 5811, requiring an additional 300 clock hours of experience, 120 of which are direct client contact, in a supervised clinical mental health setting. This course requires completion of a site-specific service learning project. Prerequisite: COUN 5510  (3, Sp)
  

  • COUN 5700 - Thesis in Counseling

    The thesis provides students an opportunity to develop an area of research interest in counseling by investigating current literature and conducting an empirical or qualitative study. Faculty/advisor approval is necessary for the thesis option. Because this course requires prior completion of EDGC 5070 Statistics, EDGC 5070 will be accepted as an approved elective upon successful completion of the thesis. Prerequisite: EDGC 5070 Statistics and advisor approval. (3)
  

  • COUN 5999M - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Comprehensive Examination

    During their clinical field experience, all students must take and pass the national Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE). Scheduled during Internship II, after passing the CPCE, each student must pass an oral clinical defense in clinical mental health counseling addressing: 1) professional orientation and ethical practice; 2) social and cultural diversity; 3) human growth and development; 4) career development; 5) helping relationships; 6) group work; 7) assessment; and 8) research and program development. (0)
  

  • COUN 5999S - School Counseling Comprehensive Examination

    During their clinical field experience, all students must take and pass the national Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE). Scheduled during Internship II, after passing the CPCE, each student must pass an oral clinical defense in school counseling addressing: 1) professional orientation and ethical practice; 2) social and cultural diversity; 3) human growth and development; 4) career development; 5) helping relationships; 6) group work; 7) assessment; and 8) research and program development. (0)

Creative Writing
  

  • CRWT 1050 - Introduction to Creative Writing

    This introductory seminar introduces students to invention techniques and basic terms of the crafts of drama, fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Students will produce original work, such as poems and scenes in fiction and script format. They will also learn basic workshop procedures. Successful completion of the course fulfills the College of Arts and Sciences’ Core Curriculum fine arts requirement. (3, FaSp)
  

  • CRWT 2050 - Poetry Workshop

    In this seminar, students learn to write and critique different forms of poetry and will learn a variety of poetic elements such as image, metaphor, rhythm, rhyme and alliteration. Through readings, students will become familiar with the work of contemporary poets such as Rita Dove, Charles Simic, and Michael S. Harper. Prerequisite: CRWT 1050  (3)
  

  • CRWT 2060 - Fiction Writing

    Students explore basic elements of fiction such as characterization, narrative point of view, setting, and subtext in a genre-specific seminar. Employing their skills at writing, revising, and criticizing works of short fiction through their own creative endeavors and daily participation in the workshop, they will develop their own portfolios, while extending their familiarity with works of contemporary short fiction writers such as Z.Z. Packer, Charles Baxter, and Edward P. Jones. Prerequisite: CRWT 1050   (3)
  

  • CRWT 2070 - Creative Nonfiction

    PRWT 2070   In this seminar, students will study and practice writing literary nonfiction. The course will cover description, point of view, characterization, dialogue, and other techniques. Students will read the works of contemporary nonfiction authors and, using the workshop method, critique the work of their peers. Prerequisite: CRWT 1050   (3)
  

  • CRWT 2080 - Dramatic Writing

    Dramatic Writing teaches the basics of play and screen writing, including dramatic structure, character study, scene and sequence structure, techniques of visual narration, dialogue, adaptation, and the language of film. Students will become familiar with contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and directors. Prerequisite: CRWT 1050  (3)
  

  • CRWT 2141 - Journal Practicum

    (ENGL 2141) Students gain hands-on experience in publishing. Course is offered for credit on a pass/fail basis and may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020  or equivalent. (1 FaSp, EXP)
  

  • CRWT 2143 - Journal Practicum

    (ENGL 2143 ) Students gain hands-on experience in publishing. Course is offered for credit on a pass/fail basis and may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020  or equivalent. (3 FaSp, EXP)
  

  • CRWT 3060 - Special Topics

    These occasional classes are small seminars that allow students and instructors to explore focused areas of specialization within or overlapping the traditional genres. Topics might include “Style and Technique in Third World Writing,” “Autobiography,” “Style and Technique in African American Prose and Poetry,” “Poetry and Performance,” “Narrative Strategies in Novels,” “Elements of Fiction,” “Poetry Translation,” “Literature and Film,” “Oral History,” “Credible Characterization,” “Biography and Autobiography,” and “Nature Writing.” Prerequisite: a 2000-level Creative Writing course in a relevant genre. (3)
  

  • CRWT 3065 - Writing About Art - An introduction to ekphrastic writing: poetry and writing about the visual arts

    (ART 3065 , ENGL 3065 ) Overview of theories and methodologies. Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 -ENGL 1020  (3,EXP)
  

  • CRWT 4050 - Seminar

    Advanced seminars will include intensive reading, creative writing, and discussion. The course will also entail practice and studies of the form, craft, and theory of various genres. Possible topics include, “Women’s Poetics - Ancient to Contemporary,” “Multicultural Poetics,” “Problems of Adaptation,” “Poetry, Personae, and Author,” “Literature and Translation,” and “Political Poetry.” Prerequisite: a 2000-level Creative Writing course in the relevent genre. (3)
  

  • CRWT 4060 - Creative Thesis

    In this intensive course, the student will assemble a significant portfolio of creative work suitable for submission to graduate school admissions boards or to a publisher. The thesis will be directed by one faculty member and evaluated by a committee including the director and two other faculty members. Enrollment follows the development of a proposal outlining all matters concerning the texts to be studied, the frequency of meetings between student and director, the type of manuscript to be produced, including the names of the faculty members who agree to serve as readers. The proposal must be approved through consultation with the professor directing the thesis prior to the pre-registration period for the semester of study, and clearance from the director of the creative writing program. Prerequisite: completion of 5 CRWT classes, with a minimum 3.75 GPA in those classes. From the relevant genre(s), the student must have completed two sections from the 2000-level courses or one section from the 2000-level and one from the 3000-level courses. (3)

Curriculum and Instruction
  

  • EDCI 5040 - The Exceptional Child

    Acquaints the graduate student with the various degrees of exceptionalities found among children from the slow learner to the gifted. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa, Su)
  

  • EDCI 5042 - Classroom Organization and Management

    Techniques in handling adolescents, materials, and environment that would assure positive behavior and learning for the secondary classroom setting in the regular classroom. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Su)
  

  • EDCI 5051 - Methods and Materials for the Mildly/Moderately Disabled

    Basic training in the development of materials and the selection of methods for the mildly/moderately disabled in the regular classroom, with specific attention to diagnostic/prescriptive suggestions. Prerequisite EDCI 5040  (3)
  

  • EDCI 5055 - Vocational and Transition Services

    Organization and design of training programs to promote independence, vocational and community adjustment of persons with disabilities; curriculum materials, methods and organizational strategies for adolescent and adult learners, families and community service providers. Prerequisite EDCI 5040  (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5060 - Multicultural Education

    This course is designed with emphasis on the pluralistic aspect of our society as it relates to schools, teaching, and learning, and the development of curriculum considerations in all areas of education. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5130 - Foundations of Reading Instruction

    A comprehensive overview of the cognitive, linguistic, and affective processes involved in reading and of methods, strategies, and materials of instruction. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5140 - Teaching Reading in the Content Area

    A study of the processes involved in learning from textual material, and of practices and strategies which contribute to concept development and reading comprehension. Prerequisite(s): EDCI 5130  or consent of instructor. (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5170 - Diagnostic/Prescriptive Reading Instruction

    A study of diagnostic and remedial techniques in reading, with emphasis upon instructional design based upon the assessment of developing readers’ strengths and instructional needs. Prerequisite(s): EDCI 5130  (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5200 - Practicum in Reading

    A course designed to offer the reading specialist a supervised practicum in the diagnosis and remediation of severe reading problems. Prerequisite(s): EDCI 5130  and EDCI 5170  (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5210 - Clinical Practicum in Reading

    A course designed to offer experiences in advanced remediation in a clinical setting. There will be a focus on on-going assessment and modification of teaching strategies in relation to student performance and the reporting of findings and recommendations to others. Prerequisite(s): EDCI 5130 , EDCI 5170  and EDCI 5200 . (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5282 - Survey of Assessment

    This course presents an overview of the assessment process in general education, including pre-referral strategies, screening, and assessment. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5340 - Elementary School Curriculum

    A course designed to develop an understanding of the meaning of curriculum at the elementary level with emphasis on the role of the teacher and administrator in curriculum appraisal and development. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5380 - Secondary School Curriculum Trends

    A study of the nature and functions of the curriculum, of the process involved in its development and of the implications of these at the secondary level. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5700 - Thesis Writing

    Completion of a research paper with the assistance of the advisor and a thesis committee. The subject of the thesis should be chosen from the candidate’s major field of interest and approved by the Graduate Council. An oral examination of the thesis is also required. Prerequisite(s): EDCI 5000 and EDCG 5010  (3)
  

  • EDCI 5810 - Special Topics in Literacy Education

    A seminar in contemporary and controversial issues in reading, language arts instruction, writing, and language development. Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor (3, Su)
  

  • EDCI 5820 - Advanced Seminar in Children’s Literature

    A course designed to update teachers’ knowledge of writers and illustrators of children’s literature, to explore early adolescent literature, and to develop a sense of how children’s literature fits into the larger framework of the family of literature. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Su)
  

  • EDCI 5900P - Methods of Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

    This course will incorporate the use of assessment as an integral part of teaching students with learning disabilities. The various types of assessments, steps of assessment, and generic teaching strategies will be employed. Prerequisite EDCI 5040  (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5910P - Behavioral Approach to Managing the Mild/Moderate

    This course is a basic study of the characteristics of children and youth with emotional or behavioral disorders and the management of these behaviors. Techniques for decreasing the behaviors are emphasized. Prerequisite EDCI 5040  (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5999 - Comprehensive Examination in Curriculum and Instruction

    Appropriate written test or Praxis examination related to the candidate’s major area of study. (0)

Economics
  

  • ECON 1030 - Introduction to Economics

    What economics is all about, supply and demand, consumer demand, production and supply decision, market structure, labor markets, the business cycle, aggregate supply and demand, money and banks, the monetary policy vs. the fiscal policy, international trade. Prerequisite(s): None (3, FaSpSu, EXP)
  

  • ECON 2010 - Principles of Micro Economics

    Functioning of market system; supply and demand, theory of the consumer, production and cost theory of the firm; perfect vs. imperfect competition and government regulation. Prerequisite(s): None There is no mandatory sequence for taking ECON 2010 and ECON 2020 . Students may take Principles of Macro Economics before Principles of Micro Economics(3, FaSp)
  

  • ECON 2020 - Principles of Macro Economics

    Functioning of the market system. Measuring national income, measuring inflation (CPI) and unemployment, introduction to the basic macroeconomic model of the quantity theory of money, money supply growth and inflation, Keynesian theory of income, employment and the price level, the neoclassical synthesis, the macro economic impacts of monetary and fiscal policies. Prerequisite(s): None There is no mandatory sequence for taking ECON 2010  and ECON 2020. Students may take Principles of Macro Economics before Principles of Micro Economics.(3, FaSp)
  

  • ECON 2070 - Statistics I

    Descriptive statistics, probability, discrete and probability distributions, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, tests for goodness of fit and independence, regression analysis- simple and multiple, regression analysis and model building residual analysis and the Durbin-Watson test, and time series analysis. Students required to complete ECON 2070 may not earn divisional credit for other research methods or applied quantitative analysis courses without approval by the chairperson. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 2010 (STAT 1020) and ECON 2070. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1030  Students required to complete ECON 2070 may not earn divisional credit for other research methods or applied quantitative analysis courses without approval by the chairperson.(3, Fa)
  

  • ECON 2080 - Statistics II

    Descriptive statistics, probability, discrete and probability distributions, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, tests for goodness of fit and independence, regression analysis- simple and multiple, regression analysis and model building residual analysis and the Durbin-Watson test, and time series analysis. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2070  or MATH 1020 

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  • ECON 3010 - Monetary and Fiscal Policy

    (FINC 3010 ) Valuation of stocks and bonds, financial institutions, the structure of the interest rates, definitions of money, bank reserves and the money supply, the Federal Reserve System and the tools of the monetary policy, the role of money in an economy, foundation of the monetarist philosophy, the Keynesian framework, the IS-LM system, role of fiscal policy in the economy, understanding foreign exchange, and balance of payments. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  and ECON 2020  (3, Fa)
  

  • ECON 3080 - Public Finance

    (FINC 3080 ) Organization and administration of revenues and expenditures of all levels of government, provision of public goods, introduction to Public Choice theory. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  and ECON 2020  (3)
  

  • ECON 3091 - Economics of Black America

    Application of economic theory to situations of African Americans; economic analysis of discrimination; black-white income differentials; human capital hypothesis; investigation of schemes aimed to improve economic status of African Americans. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  and ECON 2020  (3)
  

  • ECON 3200 - Managerial Economics

    (FINC 3200 ) Use of Microeconomic methods as management decision making tools in order to assure the attainment of a firm’s goals and objectives; use of case studies with microeconomic applications. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3055  and ECON 2010   (3, Sp)
  

  • ECON 4050 - International Economics

    The causes and effects of international trade, the gains from trade, Comparative Advantage, the Hecksher-Ohlin Theorem the determination of the terms of trade, the determination of income in the open economy, balance of payments, the international monetary system. Prerequisite(s): MGT 2060, SMKT 2050 and FINC 3050 (3)
  

  • ECON 4070 - Government and Business

    Government regulation and the theory of the business enterprise system. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  (3)

Educational Leadership
  

  • EDLD 5000 - Visionary Leadership

    This course addresses the dynamics of developing, articulating, implementing, and maintaining a vision. Students will learn the importance of a vision as it relates to the mission of the school as a community culture and the instructional practices that emerge as a byproduct of that culture. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5000I - Visionary Leadership Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5000  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5015 - Collaborative Leadership

    This course addresses the dynamics of having the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by collaborating with families and other community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5015I - Collaborative Leadership Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5015  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5020 - Supervision of Instruction and Assessment

    This course is designed to provide the candidates a forum for the review, discussion, and reflection of supervising the successful implementation of effective instructional practices in diverse school settings. A major goal of the course is to examine the approaches and application of supervisory models that are aligned with best practices, reflective assessment, and the ongoing improvement of student achievement. Prerequisite(s):  EDLD 5015  and EDLD 5000   (3, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5020I - Supervision of Instruction and Assessment Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5020  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5040 - Organizational Leadership

    This course is designed to provide the candidate with experiences to develop a working knowledge of organizational dynamics and effective leadership of the educational enterprise that incorporates reflective practice. The investigation of organizational behavior in terms of organizational models and theories, the human dimension of organizations and organizational change as related to educational reform. Prerequisite(s):  EDLD 5000  and EDLD 5015      (3, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5040I - Organizational Leadership Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5040  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5060 - Curriculum Progression

    The study of current trends in K-12 curriculum design, methods for researching best practice instructional programs, and a diverse range of alternative patterns upon which teachers may model best practices to show a relationship between process and student outcome are emphasized. The course will provide a description of how an innovatively designed curriculum can be used for classroom management AND meaningful learning. Prerequisite(s): EDLD 5000  and EDLD 5015   (3, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5060I - Curriculum Progression Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5060  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5540 - Educational Law

    The legal aspects of education, with special emphasis on Louisiana school law and collective bargaining are studied to provide the candidates with the fundamental principles of educational law. Ongoing federal and state laws related to current practices in education will be addressed. Prerequisite(s): EDLD 5000  and EDLD 5015 . (3, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5540I - Educational Law Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5540  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5570 - Management of School Personnel and Finance

    This course will provide the candidates with experiences to develop a working knowledge of the personnel management functions of the educational leader by applying best practices in educational management and by studying how schools and school systems are funded and operated fiscally. Prerequisite(s):   EDLD 5015  and EDLD 5000 . (3, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5570I - Management of School Personnel and Finance Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5570  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5580 - Capstone Seminar for Educational Leaders

    This is the culminating course for the educational leadership program. It is designed to provide candidates with practical application of researched best practices to help change or sustain a school’s success with student achievement. This seminar will integrate theory and experience demonstrating the candidates understanding of what was taught in the previous courses of how children learn best on a daily basis. Prerequisite(s): At least a cumulative “B” average for the following courses: EDLD 5020I , EDLD 5015I , EDLD 5040I , EDLD 5060I , EDLD 5540I , EDLD 5000I , EDLD 5570I , EDAD 5580/I, EDCG 5010 , EDCG 5070. (2, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5999 - Comprehensive Examination in Educational Leadership

    Passing score on the Praxis School Leadership Exam or a Division approved written comprehensive examination. (0)
  

  • EDLD 6000 - Advanced Visionary Leadership

    This course addresses developing vision that relates to the mission and culture of an organization.  Candidates are introduced to various techniques that can be used to involve all stakeholders to develop, articulate, implement and maintain the vision of the organization.  Theoretical approaches will be applied to case studies to integrate theory with practice. Prerequisite: None (3, Fa - 1)
  

  • EDLD 6002 - Current Problems & Issues in Educational Leadership

    (LSTS 6000) This course introduces candidates to techniques to build an effective turnaround leadership team. Determining the appropriate data system, a comprehensive personnel evaluation protocol that utilizes both informal and formal evaluation, utilizing reflection to inform ones practice and developing a strategic management system to implement instructional initiatives will be discussed during this initial course in the program. Case studies will be discussed in class and online to help the participants to plan their programs. Prerequisite: None (3, Fa - 1)
 

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