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ENG 523 - Theory and Methods of TESOL
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will focus on the application of linguistic theory in education. Students will be introduced to various teaching philosophies and methodologies, focusing on their application to language learning. Students will be familiarized with various movements in education and psychology such as behaviorism, cognitivism, social constructivism, and humanism. Students will be instructed as to how diverse language teaching methods have been informed by various educational movements and how these philosophies and methods take form in the second language classroom. This course will build on the concepts taught in ENG 563 but will focus more on second language learners both in ESL and EFL settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 525 - Non-Western Literature Seminar
Units: 3
Examines literature from a particular non-Western culture or region of the world. The course may take a topical, canonical, critical or genre approach. Students should see the instructor for the current semester’s focus.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 531 - Literary Journal Editing and Publishing
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
In this course, students assist in all aspects of the publication of the campus literary journal, The Dazed Starling. Students read submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, they work with writers to edit their pieces, and they assist with layout and design.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 542 - Intercultural Rhetoric
Units: 3
This course is designed to enhance the English graduate student’s understanding of rhetoric and language across multiple cultures. Students will become familiar with preferred rhetorical organization patterns of a variety of cultures and sub-cultures (e.g., genres) in academic and professional writing.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 543 - Teaching Second Language Writing
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course prepares students to teach writing to second language learners, especially but not exclusively at the college level. Course materials and activities focus on current composition philosophy, research-based method and teaching techniques for collegiate level second language writing courses. At a minimum, this course is designed to introduce students to major theories, research, and practice in the teaching of English writing to second language learners. Thus, students should complete this course being able to do what ESL/EFL writing instructors do: design lesson plans for college composition; evaluate (read, respond to, grade, and assess) college level writing; and engage in research in at least one relevant issue in ESL/EFL composition pedagogy. This course should train students to be reflective practitioners and researchers of collegiate level English composition.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 545 - Teaching College Writing
Units: 3
This course prepares students to teach college writing by introducing them to current composition philosophy and methods, major theories and research in the field, and practical application of teaching techniques for collegiate-level writing courses.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 546 - Teaching Second Language Reading
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course will be about reading in a second language, primarily, but not exclusively English. In particular, the class will emphasize teaching reading in English to learners whose native language is not English. Since research and theory inform sound pedagogical practice, we will also research and review research on a variety of relevant topics to teaching reading from both linguistic and educational perspectives. Finally, given the importance of literacy in so many contexts today, we will consider a multitude of variables which affect the teaching and learning of reading skills for both children and adults, in second and foreign language settings, and explore the implications of the research for all concerned.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 553 - Second Language Curriculum Development and Assessment
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course is designed for future ESL teachers who are interested in current thinking and research in second language material development and assessment and in the application of such in classroom teaching. There are two major goals: one is developing a solid understanding of the core issues in these areas and the other, which requires students to design their own materials and assessment tools and to evaluate existing ones, is facilitating the application of such an understanding in classroom teaching.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 554 - Writing in Context
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course will provide a practical, hands on approach to the study of English grammar and the application of the acquired knowledge of grammar to the classroom setting. It will be assumed that few, if any, students have had a thorough, formal study of English grammar. The approach will seek to present models for application in the literature-based curriculum prescribed by the California State Framework in English. Students will complete numerous in class exercises as well as independent work outside of class for presentation in discussion at subsequent class meetings. Students will also analyze and evaluate theoretical texts related to grammar as well as analyze and compare grammar-related discussions in broader public discourse.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 555 - Shakespeare Seminar
Units: 3
An in-depth study of selected Shakespeare plays and sonnets. The course may utilize a topical approach and may also incorporate other, non-Shakespearean texts. Students should see the instructor for the current semester’s focus.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 556 - British Literature Pre-1800
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (As offered)
A course designed to familiarize students with British literature and language prior to 1800. This course will take a topical or genre-based approach to a period of British literature before Romanticism in the context of that period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see the instructor for the focus of the current semester.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 557 - British Literature Post-1800
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (As offered)
A course designed to familiarize students with British literature from 1800 to the present. The course will take a topical and/or genre-based approach to a period of British literature from Romanticism to the present in the context of that period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see instructor for the focus of the current semester.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 561 - American Literature Pre-1900
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
A course designed to familiarize students with American literature prior to 1900. The course will take a topical and/ or genre-based approach to American literature in the context of the period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see instructor for the focus of the current semester.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 562 - American Literature Post-1900
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (even years)
A course designed to familiarize students with American literature from 1900 to the present. The course will take a topical and/or genre-based approach to American literature in the “long twentieth century” in the context of the period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see instructor for the focus of the current semester.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 563 - Language Structure and Acquisition
Units: 3
Linguistic theory and methods. Includes the study of the five universal elements of language (phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics) as well as the acquisition and use of language and its variants in culture. This course is required for both multiple subject and single subject credential candidates. Ten (10) hours of fieldwork required.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 570 - Topics in World Literature
Units: 3
A course designed to familiarize students with various periods of World literature. This course will take a topical or genre-based approach to World literature in the context of the period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see the instructor for the focus of the current semester.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 573 - Second Language Acquisition
Units: 3
This course is an introduction to some of the major concepts and key issues (theoretical and methodological) in the area of second language acquisition (SLA). During the first few weeks, the class will survey some of the major conceptual advances in second language acquisition research. During the second half of the course, students will have many opportunities to review seminal research articles and evaluate the findings of the research and their implications as applicable to the field of SLA. Each student will also have the opportunity to design his or her own study in an area of SLA that interests him or her.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 575 - Creative Writing: Prose
Units: 3
A creative writing seminar focused on the crafts of fiction and creative nonfiction. Students read numerous published short stories and personal essays, as well as articles discussing craft, technique, and theory. Students write their own short stories or personal essays, which are discussed by the professor and students on scheduled workshop days. The works produced in this class strive to be of publishable quality.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 576 - Creative Writing: Poetry
Units: 3
A creative writing seminar focused on the craft of poetry. Students read numerous published lyric and narrative poems, as well as articles discussing craft, technique, and theory. Students write their own poems, which are discussed by the professor and students on scheduled workshop days. The poems produced in this class strive to be of publishable quality.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 577 - Digital Creative Writing
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course engages students in the technological, aesthetic, publication, and attribution issues of digital creative writing and reading. Students create and analyze hypermedia texts in poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, mixed genre, drama, and screenplays. The course highlights written, visual, and audio tools integrated into electronic literature and other storytelling genres.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 582 - Topics in Literature and Film
Units: 3
This course addresses the relationship between literature and film, focusing on the theory and practice of adaptation from a literary to a cinematic medium. Film adaptations will be analyzed for their relation to their literary counterparts, particularly in regard to ideology, socio-historical recontextualization, and generic issues. The films also will be evaluated for their cinematic integrity as autonomous cultural products aimed at particular audiences. Topics for the seminar might be genre or author-based, such as adaptations of the novels of Jane Austen, or subject-based, such as a study of adaptation and intertextuality in literature, film, and new media. Students should see the instructor for the focus of the current semester.
Repeatable: May be repeated one (1) time for credit
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 583 - Introduction to Digital Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
This course introduces students to the growing field of digital studies. Given the interdisciplinary nature of digital studies, students will study digital texts and projects and will work collaboratively to evaluate, develop, and refine their technical skills to create and edit various forms of digital publications.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 584 - Digital Literary Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (even years)
This course integrates the study of literature with digital scholarship, offering practical and theoretical approaches to textual analysis. Students will study literature in digital landscapes, and employ digital tools and methods to analyze literary works.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 591 - Internship
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to practice the written, oral, research, analytical, and/or technological skills developed in their field(s) of study under the direct supervision of a practitioner in a professional field. In consultation with the internship coordinator, the student works in the field through supervised practical experiences with a professional organization.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department Chair
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ENG 594 - Comprehensive Exam
Units: 1
Required for students wishing to take a comprehensive exam in place of a thesis or project as part of course requirements for a Master’s degree in English. Students may enroll for a maximum of four semesters.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional exam fee
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director
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ENG 596 - Research Seminar
Units: 2
When Offered: Spring
Graduate students will become acquainted with research methods, trends, and critical issues in the study of literature and language. It is assumed that students are already familiar with basic research tools available to the literature scholar. The seminar will introduce students to the required elements of the Exam, Thesis or Project and equip students to conduct scholarly research and produce scholarly papers and presentations worthy of publication in referred journals and other professional forums. Students lacking basic research skills may be required to take ENG 350 as a program pre-requisite.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ENG 597 - Project
Units: 1
Continuing enrollment for students to complete a major project in this course as part of requirements for a Master’s degree in English. Students may enroll for a maximum of four semesters.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional fees will apply
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director
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ENG 598 - Thesis
Units: 1
Continuing enrollment for students to complete a substantive thesis in this course as part of requirements for a Master’s degree in English. Students may enroll for a maximum of four semesters.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional fees will apply
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director
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ENG 599 - Special Topics
Units: 1-3
Concentration upon a specific topic in the field of English. Topic varies for different semesters.
Repeatable: May be repeated multiple times for credit with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 500 - Statistical Analysis I
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course introduces graduate students to univariate and bivariate statistical analysis. The course will review linear correlations, reliability analyses, independent t-tests, dependent t-tests, one way ANOVA, factorial ANOVA, linear regression, and chi-squares statistics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 501 - Statistical Analysis II
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces graduate students to multivariate statistics, overview of univariate and bivariate statistics, screening of data including issues of normality, linearity, homoscedasticity, multiple regression, canonical correlations, analysis of covariance, multiple analysis of variance and covariance, profile analysis, logistic regression, principle components and factor analysis, and introduction to structural equation modeling.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): FPY 500
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FPY 505 - Qualitative Forensic Research Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course examines the nature of the research process emphasizing the formulation of investigative questions and testable hypotheses. The course reviews qualitative methods of data collection, data analysis and report writing. Within a small group setting, students and professors will design and implement field research from topic selection to publication submission.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 506 - Quantitative Forensic Research Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course examines the nature of the research process emphasizing the formulation of investigative questions and testable hypotheses. This course reviews quantitative methods of data collection, data analysis and report writing. Within a small group setting, students and professors will design and implement field research from topic selection to publication submission.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): FPY 500
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FPY 510 - Biological Bases of Behavior
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course examines the biological bases of behavior and learning through the lifespan, including the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, brain development, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, psychopharmacology and temperament.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 520 - Criminal Profiling
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course is meant to teach graduate students the fundamentals of reconstructing the serial offenders’ motives and intent through examination of psychological evidence left by perpetrators at crime scenes. This course incorporates a multifaceted approach to psychological profiling utilizing criminal investigative skills, social psychological principles, and advanced research methodology.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CJS 530 , 560 , FPY 540 , and either FPY 535 or PSY 535
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FPY 530 - Advanced Social Psychology
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
Survey of theory, method, and research results in areas of social psychology, such as attitude formation and change, social perception/ cognition, impression formation, social influence, interpersonal attraction and relationships, aggression and pro-social behavior, and group dynamics. Application in areas such as criminal behavior, legal settings, or neurobehavioral psychology will also be included.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 535 - Advanced Psychopathology and Criminality
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Nature and causes of reactions to social, biological and psychological stress and maladaptive developments with an emphasis on psychopathy and criminality.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 540 - Forensic Psychology
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course covers relevant laws and ethical issues affecting forensic psychologists practicing in California. It is designed to instill a broad understanding of the issues/areas within the field of forensic psychology. This broad understanding will include the areas of psychology, law, criminal justice, and forensic mental health. Students will be given the opportunity to gain this basic knowledge and will be expected to critically analyze theories, policies, research, and practices within the field of forensic psychology.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 560 - Forensic Practicum I
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will serve as a supplement to the student’s academic and field placement experience. Within a small group setting, students and professors will discuss issues and linkages between their academic work and their field placement experience. This may best be described as a weekly, small group supervision process allowing students to concretize theoretical models utilized within the culture of forensic practice.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
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FPY 565 - Forensic Practicum II
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
A continuation of Forensic Practicum I.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
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FPY 595 - Special Topics
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is designed to be an in-depth seminar on a selected topic within Forensic Psychology.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of nine (9) units with change of topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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FPY 596 - Forensic Evaluation I
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course prepares the student for a culminating project- either a thesis or comprehensive evaluation of progress.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): FPY 506 and permission of the Program Director
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FPY 597 - Thesis
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course requires the student to engage in the preparation, evaluation, development, and presentation of research in forensic psychology culminating in a thesis.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional fees will apply
Prerequisite(s): FPY 596
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FPY 598 - Forensic Evaluation II
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course is designed to provide an in-depth review of the core competencies that are required to demonstrate the ability to practice forensic psychology within the acceptable standards of the profession.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional exam fee
Prerequisite(s): FPY 596
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GRS 501 - Graduate Essentials for Online and Professional Studies
Units: 0
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course prepares students for a successful transition to graduate coursework, including online studies. Students gain insights into their unique strengths and learning styles, and they develop practical skills and strategies for addressing academic challenges. It gives students experience using the tools necessary for success at Online and Professional Studies, including the Blackboard learning management system.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
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GRS 510 - Induction and Reflective Coaching for Teaching I
Units: 6
Candidates complete supervised field study of first year of approved Teaching Induction Program, practicum and directed teaching with students. They complete advanced field-based experiences of research, and application of learning/teaching principles with students in an approved classroom setting as well as supervised teaching experiences are assigned as appropriate. Evidence of satisfactory completion of first year induction program requirements is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional portfolio fee (OPS)
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in first year of Commission approved teacher induction program
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GRS 511 - Induction and Reflective Coaching for Teaching II
Units: 6
Candidates complete supervised field study requirements for the second year in approved Teaching Induction Program, and practicum and directed teaching with students. They also complete advanced field-based experiences of research, and application of learning/teaching principles with students in an approved classroom setting. Evidence of eligibility to apply for the Clear Credential is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional portfolio fee (OPS)
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in second year of Commission approved teacher induction program
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GRS 515 - Induction and Reflective Coaching and Administrative Leadership I
Units: 6
Candidates complete supervised field study of first year of approved preliminary administrative services credential Induction Program in administration, practicum and directed mentoring from site principles. They complete advanced field-based experiences of research, and application of learning/leadership principles with current site administrators in an approved elementary public school setting as well as supervised leadership activities that are assigned as appropriate. Evidence of satisfactory completion of first year induction program requirements in the preliminary administrative services credential is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional portfolio fee (OPS)
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Commission approved induction program
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GRS 516 - Induction and Reflective Coaching and Administrative Leadership II
Units: 6
Candidates complete supervised field study of second year of approved preliminary administrative services credential Induction Program in administration, practicum and directed mentoring from site principles. They complete advanced field-based experiences of research, and application of learning/leadership principles with current site administrators in an approved secondary public school setting as well as supervised leadership activities that are assigned as appropriate. Evidence of satisfactory completion of first year induction program requirements in the preliminary administrative services credential is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional portfolio fee (OPS)
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Commission approved induction program
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GRS 520 - Teaching Transitional Kindergarten I
Units: 6
Candidates complete a 4 course program of study in an approved Transitional Kindergarten Certificate Program. Students complete coursework related to all aspects of Transitional Kindergarten teaching, including curriculum, children’s development in the pre-kindergarten stages, working with families, observation and assessment, as well as field experience in the Transitional Kindergarten classroom. Evidence of satisfactory completion of 4 courses from approved Transitional Kindergarten Certificate Program is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional portfolio fee (OPS)
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in approved Transitional Kindergarten Certificate Program
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GRS 521 - Teaching Transitional Kindergarten II
Units: 6
Candidates complete a 4 course program of study in an approved Transitional Kindergarten Certificate Program. Students complete coursework related to all aspects of Transitional Kindergarten teaching, including curriculum, children’s development in the pre-kindergarten stages, working with families, observation and assessment, as well as field experience in the Transitional Kindergarten classroom. Evidence of certificate of completion from approved Transitional Kindergarten Certificate Program is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional portfolio fee (OPS)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GRS 520
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HSC 501 - The American Health Care System
Units: 3
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the organization of the U.S. health care “system.” It examines the major institutions, professions and political forces that influence the provision of health care services. Students explore the development of major components of the medical care system from a historical perspective by examining the changes in their organization and role over time. They also consider the major problems presently confronting each aspect of health care and discuss alternative means of resolving these issues for the future.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 502 - Environmental and Occupational Health
Units: 3
This course introduces students to physical, chemical and biological hazards found in the environment and health risks associated with workplace and community exposure to them. Risks to special populations and mechanisms of reducing or controlling these risks are discussed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 505 - Principles of Community Nutrition
Units: 3
This course is an analysis of nutrition issues concerned with health and disease among the population. Biochemical, physiological and socioeconomic interactions will be evaluated as they relate to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of nutrition programs and research that affect the population as a whole.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 510 - Healthcare Budgeting and Reimbursement
Units: 3
This course is foundational to healthcare budgeting and reimbursement and the impact of resource allocation on healthcare delivery. The course explores a variety of provider reimbursement mechanisms within the healthcare field as well as introducing revenue and expense drivers in the health professions. In addition, the course explores specific regulatory issues in the healthcare environment.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 516 - Public Health Promotion and Disease Intervention
Units: 3
This course discusses approaches to health promotion and disease prevention intervention in different settings, using varied strategies, and for different target groups. The course is intended to be practical in nature focusing on the specifics of intervention development and delivery and how these might vary across settings, behaviors and strategies. The course will emphasize the careful exploration of examples of intervention creation, delivery and effectiveness. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the resources, and other practical considerations necessary to produce, deliver, monitor, and disseminate an intervention with demonstrated effectiveness.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 521 - Poverty, Inequality, and Policy
Units: 3
This course examines the nature and extent of poverty primarily in the U.S. but with a comparative perspective (developed countries in Europe). It considers possible causes and consequences, and the antipoverty effects of existing and proposed policies.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 522 - Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health
Units: 3
The overall framework for the course is based on the bio-psychosocial or ecologic perspective on health. In these models, health is seen as being determined by biologic, behavioral, social, and environmental factors that interact with each other and, to a greater or lesser extent, can be influenced by individuals and groups.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 523 - Current Issues in Public Health
Units: 3
This course provides historical perspectives, definitions and discussion of current public health issues. Additionally, this course prepares future public health professionals to draw on knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to define, critically assess/evaluate contemporary public health challenges. Topics may include emergency preparedness for environmental/natural disasters, bioterrorism and a review of the responding agencies (e.g. FEMA, etc.). In addition, determination of potential funding sources required to meet identified public health needs, with an emphasis on the process of formulating a fundable plan, and communicating that plan in NIH-style or an alternate appropriate format.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 525 - Emerging Issues in Public Health
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will introduce students to current and emerging issues in public health such as HIV/STD transmission, poverty, globalization, gun control, healthcare access, obesity, and others. Students will be expected to describe these controversies and discuss differing perspectives. Psychosocial and behavioral factors as they relate to these issues will be examined as well as the review and discussion of evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 530 - United States Healthcare Policy
Units: 3
This course is designed to provide the students with an overview of the healthcare policy process in the United States. Students will gain an understanding of how the healthcare system works and how healthcare policy has been made in the U.S. Review and analysis of current various proposals for healthcare reform will be conducted.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 535 - Health Economics
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Health economics is a growing field and is an important aspect of public policy in developed and developing countries. This course is designed to introduce upper level undergraduate students in economics to the field of Health Economics. The provision and production of health care have different characteristics and incentives from other consumer goods making health related markets a unique topic for study. We will cover a number of topics including basic economic concepts important for the study in health economics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 538 - Strategic Management for Public Health Services
Units: 3
In this course, students will analyze how leaders account for internal and external factors to improve organizational and system performance, thereby meeting individual and community health needs. Some topics may include organizational resources, fiscal management, marketing, organizational leadership, etc. Students will also study strategy development and implementation that meets multiple stakeholder demands, with attention given to Continuous Quality Improvement/Total Quality Management. Students will examine contemporary health service issues through multi-disciplinary perspectives within organizational leadership, culminating in the articulation of a personal philosophy of leadership.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 539 - Health Care Management Strategy
Units: 3
This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills pertaining to the functions of strategic planning and marketing in the health care setting. These will be applied to the health care manager whose responsibilities center upon management functions other than an assignment as a planning or marketing specialist. Areas to be covered include an analysis of strategic planning and marketing theory emphasizing strategic planning concepts in an era of regulation and competition and a marketing orientation to designing the services offered by the health care organization.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 540 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
Units: 3
Principles and methods used to investigate the distribution, determinants, and prevention strategies for disease in human populations. Major topics include: disease classification, measures of disease frequency and relative effect, comparisons and contrasts of analytic study designs, methods used to isolate effects, statistical significance testing, interpretation of results, and screening for latent disease.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 544 - Statistics in Public Health
Units: 3
This course will cover the statistical methods commonly used in the collection and analysis of public health data. Includes descriptive statistics, basic concepts in regression, non-parametric statistics, and parametric statistics as well as an introduction to the use of statistical software. Emphasis on understanding and applying statistical concepts to the interpretations of health research data.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 545 - Advanced Evaluation Methods in Health Promotion
Units: 3
This course will focus on principles, methods and issues in conducting program evaluations in health education and health promotion programs. We will be reviewing terms, principles, and methods related to: using program evaluation as the determination of merit, worth, or significance, differences and connections between: evaluation and description, explanation, prediction, recommendation, etc., the main fields in evaluation: program, policy, proposal, product, and performance evaluation, assessing needs, process vs. outcome evaluation, bias and objectivity, evaluation models and history, theories or models for evaluation and current controversies in program evaluation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 552 - Health Law and Ethics
Units: 3
Students explore and analyze current ethical issues such as biomedical research, insurance statutes, and demand management. Students survey the extensive legal foundations of health care, and apply current case law to contemporary situations. Topics include legal aspects of legislation, patient rights, data security, professional liability, and labor relations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 553 - Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course will examine psychosocial and behavioral factors as they relate to and impact physical activity. Behavior change theories will be applied to the mental and physical health effects of exercise and physical activity with an emphasis on the relationships between exercise and health for promotion of physical activity in clinical and public health settings. Physical activity determinants and community interventions will also be addressed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 554 - Public Policy and Healthcare Advocacy
Units: 3
This course includes a review of health policy actors and processes in the United States, roles of government, bureaucracy, and interest groups in health policy and the policy process. Students taking this course will also become familiar with common advocacy techniques and strategies used to initiate legislative and regulatory policies including coalition building, the use of policy studies, and media relations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 555 - Public Health Leadership
Units: 3
This course introduces leadership theories and principles and how they can be applied to public health. Students are introduced to different leadership styles and practices in preparation for leadership and management roles in the field of public health. Through leadership analysis and case studies students will become familiar with leadership skills and competencies as well as applications in the diverse settings of public health.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 557 - Global Health
Units: 3
This course introduces issues in international health, emphasizing core disease conditions, leading causes of death and disability within an international context, as well as programmatic and policy responses to improve international health. Topics may include- environmental/natural disaster preparedness, food security, infectious/communicable disease management, essential drugs and immunizations, population/family planning and maternal-child health, traditional practices and cross-cultural communications, literacy, and international public health policy/advocacy.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 560 - Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Units: 3
This is an introductory, graduate level public health program planning, development, and evaluation course that broadly addresses program planning models, process of program development and methods of evaluation in the area of public health. This course will be focused on the following three areas: (1) study of program planning models, (2) process of program development, and (3) methods of evaluation in public health settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 565 - Financial Management in Public Health Organizations
Units: 3
In this core course in financial management, students will learn the fundamentals of budgeting and accounting for public, health, and not-for-profit organizations. Through readings, lectures, real-world case studies, and assignments, students will gain an understanding of how to use financial information in organizational planning, implementation, control, reporting, and analysis. In addition, students will have the chance to develop their spreadsheet skills by using Excel to perform financial calculations and create financial documents.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 570 - Outbreak and Emergency Preparation and Response
Units: 3
This course is an intensive introduction to public health emergency preparedness and response and covers a number of topics, including: the role of public health in disasters; intentional mass threats; emergency operations planning and exercises; and infectious disease emergency readiness.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 575 - Advanced Methodology in Health Education
Units: 3
This course reviews various approaches to health promotion and disease prevention intervention strategies. The course is intended to be practical in nature, focusing on the logistics of intervention development and delivery and how these might vary across settings, behaviors, strategies/theories, and populations. Examples of intervention creation, delivery and effectiveness will be provided and the practical considerations necessary to produce, deliver, monitor, and disseminate an intervention with demonstrated effectiveness will be emphasized.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 590 - Research Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course provides an introduction to research methods that examines two major approaches in research paradigms. The course will study in depth different types of quantitative research designs such as experimental, quasi-experimental, and descriptive approaches and students will initiate a research project that investigates behavior, knowledge, or attitude factors that help students to understand the complexity of behavior change through the use of qualitative and quantitative data.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): HSC 544 or STA 544
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HSC 592 - Public Health Research Seminar
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course will provide students with an in-depth review of principles of research and analytic methods. Emphasis will be placed on conceptualization of research questions, evaluation of research designs, sample size, issues related to potential threats to validity, and analytical plans. Course topics will include the collection of primary data and the use of secondary data. Students will develop their thesis/project proposal and will be expected to implement their proposed research throughout the course.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 593 - Public Health Practice Experience
Units: 1
This course consists of structured and supervised professional experiences. Students will demonstrate foundational public health competencies through applied practice experiences in appropriate sites outside of academic and classroom settings. Approved sites may include governmental, non-governmental, non-profit, industrial, university, wellness-center, or for-profit settings.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HSC 594 - Global Engagement Practicum
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring, Summer
The practicum course consists of a minimum of 150 hours of structured and supervised professional experience in an international setting in which students will receive academic credit. As a working partnership between students and public health agencies, the practicum offers students hands-on experience in an area of public health with the goal of furthering students’ practical experience while enhancing the work of public health. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate an integration of coursework into a real-world, international setting.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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HSC 595 - Public Health Practicum
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring, Summer
The practicum is a structured and supervised professional experience with an approved agency for which students receive academic credit. As a working partnership between students and public health agencies, the practicum offers students hands-on experience in an area of public health with the goal of furthering students’ practical experience while enhancing the work of public health. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate an integration of coursework into a real-world setting.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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HSC 596 - Applied Knowledge in Public Health
Units: 3
This course is a culminating experience that allows the student to demonstrate public health knowledge they have gained throughout the public health program. The culminating exercise will be in the format of a comprehensive examination, research thesis or project. Students completing a thesis or project will prepare a presentation (both oral and written) that focuses on that experience.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): HSC 590
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HSC 597 - Public Health Practicum Extension
Units: 1
When Offered: Summer
This course is an extension of HSC 595 - Public Health Practicum .
Repeatable: May be repeated one (1) time for credit
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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HSC 598 - Public Health Thesis/Project Extension
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course is an extension of HSC 599 Public Health Capstone.
Repeatable: May be repeated one (1) time for credit
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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HSC 599 - Public Health Capstone
Units: 2
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course is designed to be a culminating exercise for students to reflect upon, evaluate, and assimilate knowledge and experience they gained by participating in a research or project opportunity prior to or concurrent with this course. Following Research Methods, sequentially, this course continues the student’s development of the research and reflective experience initiated in Research Methods. Students in the capstone will prepare a presentation (both oral and written) that focuses on that experience.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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HED 500 - Foundations of Service in Higher Education
Units: 3
This course introduces the student to leadership and service in higher education. Included is an abridged overview of various eras of higher educational history from the Ptolemaic dynasty to modern times, with emphasis on modes of teaching and learning, educational leadership and student life through the ages. In the modern context, this course compares contemporary campus cultures, objectives and settings, including public, private, and for profit colleges, as well as adult learning centers, online colleges, community colleges, universities, and professional/research institutes. Included is an introduction to structures of campus governance and areas of leadership and service delivery.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HED 505 - The College Student Experience
Units: 3
The course will provide an overview of multiple aspects and environments for the college student experience from institutional level to individual, and feature specific discussions of theory and research for broad populations of college students: community college, adult students, students of color, low income, and graduate students.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HED 510 - Student Development in Higher Education
Units: 3
An evaluation of developmental theories and issues as applied to college students from late adolescence to adulthood. This course will equip students with a foundational understanding of psychosocial, moral/cognitive, spiritual, intellectual, career, and social ecological development, and will prepare students to effectively integrate theories in assessing college student growth and developmental needs.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HED 520 - Worldviews and Multiculturalism for Student Affairs
Units: 3
Students will evaluate cultural diversity from worldview, anthropological, psychological, sociological, and theological perspectives so has to promote healthy cross-cultural experiences and build a dynamic inclusive learning community among heterogeneous groups of people. This course sensitizes students to various assumptions and beliefs individuals use when making sense out of the world and develops specific multi-cultural competences in student affairs.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HED 520G - Worldviews and Multiculturalism in Student Affairs Practicum
Units: 0
When Offered: Spring
This practical experience includes observation, practice, and service to provide students with opportunities to apply disciplinary content in a global context. Cultural awareness and sensitivity in the context of the college student experience and student development are key components of this experience. Students will apply disciplinary content knowledge acquired through the major to understand the role of worldview and culture in fostering college student development.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): HED 520
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HED 530 - Introduction to College Counseling and Advising
Units: 3
This course equips students to help both individuals and groups through difficult transitions. Students will develop the ability to incorporate various academic advising approaches, employ effective counseling strategies, and develop career counseling techniques useful in practice. They will demonstrate an understanding of various helping roles (advisor, counselor and therapist), supportive communication, triage skills, and a firm understanding of when one’s expertise ends and referral to other campus and outside resources may be needed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): HED 510
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HED 550 - Law and Finance in Higher Education
Units: 3
An analysis of legal and financial issues confronting higher education today. This course will prepare entry level professions with the essential skills needed to access legal information, recognize economic trends and their influence on the financial health of educational institutions, and understand budget processes at the department, division, or school level. The course is designed to assist students in understanding the role of the University General Counsel, fundamental legislative actions and case laws that have guided and shaped service in higher education, private and public revenue sources and trends, budget proposals, preparation, management, stewardship of resources and accountability.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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HED 560 - Program Development and Assessment
Units: 3
This course examines the issues and models associated with developing and implementing comprehensive and holistic assessments of academic and social programs and institutions. Students will develop knowledge and skills needed to direct financial, human and technological resources to bring about program improvement and success. Students will develop necessary strategies and skills to design and implement program improvement plans and effectively manage resources to accomplish institutional objectives.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 525 or PSY 530
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HED 580 - Supervised Practice
Units: 1
Supervised practice for students in the M.S. Higher Education Leadership and Student Development program. Refer to the HELSD Supervised Practice and Portfolio manual for more information.
Repeatable: May be repeated four (4) times for credit
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 503 - Industrial Organizational Psychology and Behavior
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course provides an overview of the impact individuals, groups, and structures have on human behavior within organizations, while also providing an introduction to literature in sociology, psychology, communication, and management. The course includes a summary of core topics to be covered in the IOP program such as: principles of social psychology, teams, job analysis, motivation, decision-making, performance, culture, and justice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 509 - Leadership Development and Change Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Emphasis is on developing self as an agent for change with opportunities given to practice and develop self as an agent for influence. This course investigates leadership principles and practices to create learning opportunities through experience.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 523 - Teams in Organizations
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course builds on themes covered in Social Psychology to dig deeper into the antecedents and underlying factors of team success. Students will learn from case studies, recommendations from the literature, and a summarized application of the content to business leaders.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): IOP 503 and 529
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IOP 529 - Social Psychology
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
The course exposes students to advanced concepts of human thought and behavior in groups. Concepts such as social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, leadership, social influence, interpersonal perception, attraction, altruism, and group dynamics may be covered in this course. Students will apply these theoretical concepts through research and practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 533 - Job Analyses and Performance Appraisal
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course includes the theories and techniques used to generate information about what is involved in performing a job or task, the physical and social context of this performance, and the attributes needed by an incumbent for such performance. Additionally, this course covers performance appraisal and feedback systems which meet organizational needs while enhancing worker motivation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 539 - Work Motivation
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course presents the conditions and environmental influencers of human behavior in the workplace. Together, students will work through personal strategies for raising their own motivation and applying those concepts to an organizational context.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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