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ATR 510 - Foundations of Athletic Training Credits: 4 Credit Hours
This course serves as an introductory course for individuals seeking certification as an Athletic Trainer. Students will be introduced to the Athletic Training Educational Competencies, the scope and practice of athletic training, and professional aspects of athletic training.
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ATR 511 - Nutrition in Sports Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course includes the advanced study of nutrition, biochemical processes in energy metabolism, and nutrition-related health problems. Additional emphasis will be placed on nutrition as it relates to physical performance, sports, and fitness.
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ATR 512 - Sport and Exercise Performance Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides advanced knowledge and understanding of the physiological functions of skeletal muscle and the dynamics of strength development.
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ATR 520 - Psychosocial Issues in Athletic Training Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to investigate the psychological factors of injury management, eating disorders, drug education and abuse, and basic patient counseling in athletics.
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ATR 521 - Assessment and Management of the Lower Extremities and Lumbar Spine Credits: 4 Credit Hours
This course is designed as an in-depth and integrated examination of anatomy, injury assessment and recognition procedures, acute care and injury management procedures, evidence-based practice treatment and rehabilitation methods, pharmacology and return to play criteria. This course will focus on injuries, illnesses, and conditions associated with the lumbar spine and lower extremity.
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ATR 522 - Assessment and Management of Upper Extremity and Cervical Spine Credits: 4 Credit Hours
This course is designed as an in-depth and integrated examination of anatomy, injury assessment and recognition procedures, acute care and injury management procedures, evidence-based practice treatment and rehabilitation methods, pharmacology and return to play criteria. This course will focus on injuries, illnesses, and conditions associated with the cervical spine and upper extremity.
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ATR 531 - Organization and Assessment of Athletic Training Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Organization and administration of athletic training programs as identified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, in the “Competencies in Athletic Training document.” Topics include licensing, continuing education requirements, record keeping, purchasing and maintenance of equipment and facilities, and policies and procedures for the operation of athletic training program. Practical experiences are interwoven throughout the course.
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ATR 540 - Rehabilitation in Athletic Training Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is an in depth examination of common and advanced rehabilitation techniques in physical medicine.
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ATR 541 - Modalities in Athletic Training Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce and familiarize the athletic training student with the variety of therapeutic modalities commonly used in an athletic training facility. It is designed to promote the understanding and concepts behind the therapeutic effects of each modality and how the human body responds to such treatment.
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ATR 542 - Medical Conditions Credits: 4 Credit Hours
An in-depth and integrated examination of anatomy, injury assessment and recognition procedures, acute care and injury management procedures, evidenced-based practice treatment and rehabilitation methods, pharmacology and return to play criteria. This course will focus on injuries, illness, and conditions associated with the thorax, abdomen, eyes, ears, nose, throat, and general medical conditions.
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ATR 550 - Research and Statistical Methods Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is intended for students in the disciplines that require knowledge of statistical methods used in research. Emphasis is on the conceptual understanding of statistics within the context of research. Relevant research topics are discussed and linked to the appropriate statistical methods.
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ATR 553 - Current Issues and Management in Athletic Training Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide a capstone experience for athletic training students. Emphasis is placed on the domains of Health Care Administration and Professional Development.
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ATR 561 - Capstone in Athletic Training Credits: 5 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to provide athletic training students an opportunity to showcase their development into entry-level athletic trainers.
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ATR 562 - Culmination Experience in Athletic Training Credits: 2 Credit Hours
This course serves as culmination experience for individuals seeking certification as an Athletic Trainer. Students will be show mastery of the Athletic Training Educational Competencies, and will prepare for the NATABOC examination.
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ATR 570 - Clinical Education I Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students an opportunity for the integration and application of knowledge and skills learned in the formal classroom and laboratory settings, to actual practice on patients (standardized and real) under the supervision of a preceptor. Clinical assignments will focus on prevention and management skills with high school athletes and college athletes.
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ATR 571 - Clinical Education II Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students an opportunity for the integration and application of knowledge and skills learned in formal classroom and laboratory settings, to actual practice on patients (standardized and real) under the supervision of an ACI/CI. Clinical Assignments will focus on the collegiate athlete. Upper and Lower Extremity experience.
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ATR 572 - Clinical Education III Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students an opportunity for the integration and application of knowledge and skills learned in the formal classroom and laboratory settings, to actual practice on patients (standardized and real) under the supervision of an ACI/CI. Clinical assignments will focus on prevention and management skills with high school athletes and college.
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ATR 573 - Clinical Education IV Credits: 4 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students an opportunity for the integration and application of knowledge and skills learned in formal classroom and laboratory settings, to actual practice on patients (standardized and real) under the supervision of and ACI/CI. Clinical assignments will focus on integration of assessment, recognition, and management of injuries and conditions. Focus will be on upper extremity, lower extremity, general medical, orthopedic, and rehabilitation Four credits.
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CON 613 - Theories of Counseling Credits: 3 Credit Hours
A study of the major theoretical approaches in counseling including the affective, behavioral, and cognitive theories. Application of theories to basic types of problems in the counseling relationship is included. Includes case studies, class demonstrations and role-playing.
Prerequisite(s): CP 7601 and CP7619
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CON 615 - Practicum Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This study provides an opportunity for the student to perform, under supervision, a variety of activities that a regularly employed professional counselor would perform. Practicum provides for the development of counseling skills under supervision. The student must complete 100 clock hours including a minimum of 40 hours of direct service with clients. Experiences are accompanied by regularly scheduled, weekly on campus group supervision designed to provide opportunity for analysis and evaluation of supervised activity. Students enrolled in practicum must complete requirements in program major area. Students changing majors will be required to retake practicum in another program area. Grading system is Pass / Fail.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair required.
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CON 622 - Counseling Diverse Populations Credits: 3 Credit Hours
A study of the psychological and sociological factors relative to cultural diversity. Special emphasis is placed on current practices utilized in counseling interventions with culturally diverse populations. Special emphasis is placed on current practices utilized in counseling interventions with diverse populations as well as increasing counselor sensitivity to the unique needs and experiences of such populations.
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CON 627 - Facilitation Skills and Counseling Techniques Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the development and application of basic facilitation skills necessary for becoming an effective helping professional. Skills are developed through a combination of didactic, experiential, and demonstrated learning activities to train the beginning counselor in the establishment and maintenance of therapeutic relationships. This course will expose the student to various counseling techniques, developing facilitation skills, and enhance the student’s ability to recognize when to apply various skill and techniques.
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CON 630 - Research Methodology Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The study and evaluation of research methods commonly used in the social sciences. The course will provide information necessary to understand and apply research processes, synthesize knowledge and writing, and plan and organize research problems for interpretation and application of research results. Application of these skills in the form of a written project using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) is required. Students enrolled in the Counseling and Psychology programs are required to take CP 7607 Research Methodology only at Bethune University. This research course may not be substituted with another Bethune University research course or one transferred from another university. A grade of “B” or better is required.
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CON 632 - Evaluation and Assessment Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The study of knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to obtain records, appraise information and write reports regarding individuals. This course Involves integration and use of data from interviews, standardized tests, scales, inventories, and other procedures. Also, this course includes individual and group methods of assessment.
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CON 640 - Internship: Mental Health Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an opportunity for the student to perform under supervision a variety of activities that a regularly employed professional counselor in an agency setting would be expected to perform. Experiences are accompanied by regularly scheduled, weekly group supervision. Course equals 300 hours of internship. Students may take up to six semester hours of internship per semester with adviser approval. Each student must complete 120 hours of direct service with clients. Grading system is Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of CP 6650 and adviser approval.
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CON 649 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course assists counseling personnel in acquiring information and understanding necessary to effectively apply legal, ethical and professional standards in the counseling profession. Students will study state and federal laws as it pertain to field of counseling and psychology, and state licensure boards. Student will also review ethical standards of the American Psychological Association (APA), American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA), and the American Counseling Association (ACA).
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CON 657 - Drug Education, Prevention, and Intervention Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course studies commonly abused drugs, drug abuse prevention, and treatment techniques. Examines characteristics of people at high risk of become substance abusers/addicted. Students will study intervention and prevention strategies for treating individuals with various drug issues. This course reviews a number of treatment approaches that can be used when providing treatment services to this population.
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CON 660 - Internship: Mental Health Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an opportunity for the student to perform under supervision a variety of activities that a regularly employed professional counselor in an agency setting would be expected to perform. Experiences are accompanied by regularly scheduled, weekly group supervision. Course equals 300 clock hours of internship. Students may take up to six semester hours of internship per semester with adviser approval. Each student must complete 120 hours of direct service with clients. Grading system is Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of CP 6650 and adviser approval.
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ESE 500 - Fundamentals of Graduate Research in Education Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to the fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative research in education. Scholars will examine the process of conducting research using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Scholars will demonstrate continuous professional improvement through the examination of data informed research and ethical practices.
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ESE 501 - Collaborating with Communities Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to prepare scholars to work as collaborative professionals with educational stakeholders within a school community. Scholars will identify the essential elements of communities and characteristics of effective Professional Learning Communities. Scholars will analyze the process of collaboration, examine challenges and develop proactive approaches to support individual learning and the learning of others.
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ESE 502 - Assessment and Evaluation ESE Pre-K-12 Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to build and enhance scholars’ analysis and evaluation skills to diagnose students learning needs and inform instruction. This course prepares scholars to use a variety of assessment tools to monitor and report student achievement and learning gains.
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ESE 510 - Adapt/Accommodate/ESE Pre-K-6 Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of the course is to enhance scholars’ understanding of human development and learning theories to maintain a student centered learning environment. Scholars will deepen their knowledge of instructional practices in academic instruction for PreK-6 students with exceptionalities.
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ESE 511 - Adapt/ Accommodate/ESE 6-12 Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of the course is to enhance scholars’ understanding of human development and learning theories to maintain a student centered learning environment. Scholars will deepen their knowledge of instructional practices in academic instruction for PreK-6 students with exceptionalities.
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ESE 513 - Spoken and Written Language for ESE Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to enhance scholars’ knowledge and skill in the area of language development, reading and communication skills. Scholars will examine technologies and interventions that provide diagnosis and remediation of spoken and written language problems for individuals with exceptionalities. Scholars will be presented with an overview of alternative/augmentative modes of communication and development of curriculum in these areas.
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ESE 514 - Positive Behavior Support Systems Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to deepen scholars’ knowledge of assessing, designing and implementing positive behavioral supports. Scholars will recognize the foundations of behavior management and positive behavioral supports. Scholars will collaborate with stakeholders to identify and interpret the essential elements of functional behavioral assessment and behavior management plans. This course prepares scholars to implement systematic strategies and data analysis to strengthen appropriate student.
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ESE 525 - Nature of ASD Theory/Practice Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to the education of students with Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) based on current research. Scholars will examine nature of ASD as it pertains to causes, identification, best practice in teaching, social skills, cultural approaches, and applied behavior analysis. Scholars will demonstrate continuous professional improvement through the examination of data informed research and ethical practices.
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ESE 529 - Assistive and Instructional Technology/ASD Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to the use of assistive and instructional technology for students with Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) based on current research. Scholars will examine various AT and IT options for students with ASD and be able to identify the best possible solution for specific students. Scholars will demonstrate continuous professional improvement through the examination of data informed research and ethical practices.
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ESE 530 - Positive Behavior Supports/ASD Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to the positive behavioral supports and behavior management for students with Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) based on current research. Scholars will examine behavior management as it pertains to positive behavioral supports and applied behavior analysis. Scholars will demonstrate continuous professional improvement through the examination of data informed research and ethical practices.
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ESE 531 - Assessment and Diagnosis Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to the assessment and diagnosis processes for students with ASD. Scholars will examine methods of diagnosis and assessment as well as strategies and methods for making academic and behavioral decisions based on the outcomes. Scholars will demonstrate continuous professional improvement through the examination of data informed research and ethical practices.
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ESE 533 - Typical Atypical Dev Young Child Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to an overview of typical and atypical development of children from birth to age 5. Scholars will examine the stages and sequences of development, and the impact of disabilities and biomedical risk factors on learning. Scholars will demonstrate continuous professional improvement through the examination of data informed research and ethical practices.
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ESE 550 - Collaborations with Communities/Pre-K ESE Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to family collaboration and support to include family systems theory and interaction; community resources; service coordination; and transition. Scholars will examine teaming approaches to facilitate inclusion in appropriate learning environments. Scholars will demonstrate continuous professional improvement through the examination of data informed research and ethical practices.
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ESE 600 - Instructional Methods & Assessment Pre-K ESE Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce scholars to an assessment and instructional planning for Pre-K students with disabilities. Scholars will gain understanding of the development and implementation of individualized educational programs for the prekindergarten child with disabilities to include formal and informal evaluation techniques. Scholars will also be introduced to multidisciplinary approaches and techniques for serving the child and the family.
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ESE 601 - Curriculum and Program Design Pre-K ESE Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to prepare scholars to identify and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum, methods, and intervention strategies. Scholars will also demonstrate teaming approaches to facilitate inclusion in appropriate learning environments; and multidisciplinary approaches and techniques for serving the child and the family.
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LEAD 699 - Action Research Thesis/Capstone Credits: 1 Credit Hour
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MSCJA 601 - Theories of Justice for Criminal Justice Professionals Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course entails an in-depth investigation of various theories of justice, particularly retributive justice and restorative justice, with an emphasis on how these theories inform professional practices within the field of criminal justice, leadership practice and conflict resolution. A case study approach is employed in concert with socio-structural and philosophical inquiry.
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MSCJA 605 - Practices in Corrections Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides a practical and descriptive examination of the correctional subsystem within the field of criminal justice. Current practices, the rationale behind such practices, and their historical foundations are elaborated. Current practices, issues and public policies in custodial and community corrections provide the basis for administrative decision-making.
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MSCJA 610 - Research Methods In Criminal Justice Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides students with knowledge of basic principles and applications of current research methodology commonly used in the fields of criminal justice and criminology. Action research methodology is presented to support problem identification and problem solving. Survey research, experiments, observational/field work, and interview studies are examined. The course addresses methods of inquiry, causality, sampling, design, data collection and analysis, coding, and ethics as they pertain specifically to the field of criminal justice. An overview of basic statistical methods used in research is also addressed.
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MSCJA 612 - Pro-seminar in Criminal Justice Personnel Management Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This is a graduate level course designed to examine personnel management in criminal justice by looking at how individuals, groups, organizations, and employment law statutes impact the agencies’ policies for personnel management. This course covers areas such as employment law, decision-making, leadership, communication, group and organizational politics, organizational structure, organizational culture, and organizational change. This course provides an in-depth analysis of the common law and statutory principles that affect modern employment, Federal and State regulation of the employment relationship, including Wage and Hour Laws; EEO Affirmative Action Programs; Employment Benefits; Insurance; Workers’ Compensation; Safety and Health; Employees’ Personal Rights; and Collective Bargaining Legislation. Among the topics we will cover are: the nature of the employment contract, the at-will rule and its limitations, employee mobility issues (e.g., covenants not to compete), layoffs and unemployment insurance, dignitary interests (e.g., employee privacy), wage and hour law, and employment discrimination law. The course will include alternative dispute and arbitration practices.
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MSCJA 616 - Professional Ethical Standards Credits: 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the various dynamics of professional ethical behavior within the field of criminal justice is provided in this course. The focus is on ethics in justice policy, administration, and research and the impact on individuals and society.
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MSCJA 620 - Applied Statistics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to data management utilizing computer statistical packages and elementary statistical techniques used in criminological research: descriptive and inferential statistics, group comparisons, measures of association, linear regression. Students will also be required to engage in the research or capstone proposal writing. Topics include how to write a literature review and how to read and interpret theoretical, statistical and research components of peer reviewed journal articles. This course prepares students for application of the research process in the Criminal Justice Administration Thesis.
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MSCJA 621 - Criminal Justice Administrations Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This graduate course prepares students to critically study and evaluate the nature of bureaucracy, theories, functions, principles and practices of administration. An examination of issues of leadership and management of agencies in the criminal justice system is included.
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MSCJA 623 - Gangs, Community and Policy Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course includes an examination of the formulation, evolution, characteristics, and threat of multiple offender violence. Topics include but are not limited to youth gangs, cults, organized crime, mob violence and vigilante groups.
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MSCJA 625 - Policy Management in Criminal Justice Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides skills for evaluating criminology and criminal justice programs related to policy management. Based on a review of the latest professional literature in law enforcement, court services, and corrections, students will evaluate current policies across the world to determine their effectiveness in criminal justice practice.
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MSCJA 628 - Juvenile Justice Systems Credits: 3 Credit Hours
A study of the development and philosophy of the juvenile justice system. Examines theories and policies that relates to the juvenile justice system, to include court decisions and current issues in juvenile justice.
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MSCJA 630 - Advanced Research Methods in Criminal Justice Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Students will leave this course with an advanced understanding of the various research designs available for criminological and criminal justice inquiry. In addition, they will be exposed to the major data collection strategies used in the field and have a sense of when it is appropriate to utilize each of those particular strategies. Students should understand that the propriety and defensibility of potential research approaches depends on the relative validity and reliability of particular methods in given contexts. Based on approval of the University IRB committee, data collection will be conducted for the thesis research project.
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MSCJA 633 - Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Social Change Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course develops a historical and contemporary perspective on the impact of race, ethnicity, crime, social control and criminal justice processing to use in determining the underlying cause and effect of systematic discrimination within the Criminal Justice System. Students are prepared to interrogate current practices and policies within a framework of innovative justice.
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MSCJA 634 - Management of Law Enforcement Agencies Credits: 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the history, organization management, various components, and studying the current issues of law enforcement.
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MSCJA 636 - Historical and Theoretical Perspectives of Terrorism Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Examination on how terrorism has spurred sharp changes in US strategy, policy and governmental design, and how those changes should continue over the near and longer term.
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MSCJA 640 - Thesis Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Topics include how to write a literature review and how to read and interpret theoretical, statistical and research components of peer reviewed journal articles. This course prepares students for application of the research process in the Criminal Justice Thesis.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: Completion of research courses: MSCJA 610: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3), MSCJA 620 Applied Statistics in Criminal Justice (SPSS) (3), MSCJA 630 Advanced Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3). A maximum of 3 hours may be counted toward the minimum number of hours required for the Master’s degree.
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MSCJA 641 - Graduate Seminar: Capstone Seminar Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Students must successfully pass the comprehensive examination, which will include a comprehensive capstone research paper.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: Completion of research courses: MSCJA 610: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3), MSCJA 620 Applied Statistics in Criminal Justice (SPSS) (3). Review of required criminal justice courses is included.
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PUBH 601 - Behavior and Culture in Public Health Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to examine behavioral and social science concepts as they apply to current public health issues. Relevant principles from psychology, sociology, anthropology and other social science disciplines will be reviewed. Research methodology and assurance strategies will introduced and assessed in a social determinant framework. Topics discussed will introduce students to theories and models related to behavior change and health at individual, group and community levels.
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PUBH 603 - Epidemiology Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce students to epidemiologic concepts and methods used to evaluate the distribution and determinants of health and disease in populations.
Spring 1
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PUBH 605 - Biostatistics Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students with statistical concepts, principles, and methods utilized in public health, population-based research and health science disciplines.
Summer 1
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PUBH 607 - Environmental Health Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Students will be introduced to health concerns particularly disease and disability in the community related to the field of environmental health. Students will review environmental policies and ecological changes that have an implication on the environment.
Fall 1
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PUBH 608 - Health Policy and Services Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course reviews national legislative issues and policy processes together with organizational function and practices in both public and private health care settings. This includes the history of public health, its concepts and legal basis in the society. Students will be challenged to think systematically and to apply concepts of policy and public health to the current practices in the public and private health sector within a health equity framework.
Spring 1
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PUBH 610 - Health Advocacy Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to educate students about the relationship between public health and social/civic engagement, community partnerships, coalition development, community based research, and advocacy. The course focuses on utilizing those relationships to strengthen the health of communities and impact policy. This includes an overview of program implementation and evaluation.
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PUBH 614 - Social, Environmental and Structural Determinants of Health Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to explore societal, structural, policy and environmental factors which affect health in populations. This includes defining and discussing health inequities and the WHO health determinant framework. Students will explore community, policy, service, programming and research initiatives centered on elimination of health inequities.
Spring 1
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PUBH 618 - Health Equity and Social Justice Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is focused on increasing student understanding of societal efforts to address and eliminate inequalities in health status and outcomes. The larger concept of acknowledging marginalization of populations based on race, ethnicity, class, gender and other factors; and considering equitable distribution of social, economic, political resources/opportunities as a method of eliminating inequities, addressing social determinants, and achieving health equity frames the discussion.
Fall 2
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PUBH 620 - Aging and Disparities Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to examine health disparities and differences in life expectancy among aging American populations, as well as research focused on various factors that impact health status among Americans age 65 and older.
Fall 2
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PUBH 622 - Spatial Analysis for Community Health Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to examine the application of geographic information systems (GIS) in public health. Exploration of theories and principles in GIS with accompanying utilization of desktop software will build practical skill.
Summer 1
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PUBH 630 - Public Health Across the Lifespan Capstone Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The course will provide students with the opportunity to review and integrate the competencies as they apply to current public health issues and the workplace. Competencies to be reinforced include the social determinant framework, leadership, health equity concepts and approaches, systems thinking, communication, the basic public health sciences, informatics and data analysis skills applied to public health problems, public health policy development and program planning, ethical issues in public health, professionalism, financial management, and cultural competency skills.
Spring 2
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PUBH 640 - Practical Experience Credits: 6 Credit Hours
This course is centered on directed work in a public health practice experience which provides opportunities for the student to apply MPH program competencies through application of programmatic, research and administrative skills in public health practice settings.
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LEAD 500 - Writing Across the Curriculum Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This interdisciplinary course provides an opportunity for students to engage in intensive scholarly writing activities designed to develop and enhance writing skills while also developing critical thinking, and research skills. These transferrable skills can be used in furthering the development of leadership skills, curriculum-related writing instruction, class assignments, research and analysis projects, and thesis development. Students are expected to already have and be able to use basic writing skills that will be sharpened by participation in this course.
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LEAD 501 - Public Administration: Theories, Principles, and Practices Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This is a graduate level introductory course designed to provide students with an operational knowledge of the history, theories and practice of public administration in the United States at the national, state and local levels. In this course an examination of the political, institutional, organizational, ethical, social, legal, and economic environments in which public administrators operate will be conducted. Emphasis is given to the practical application of theories and constructs through case studies.
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LEAD 513 - Advanced Professional Ethics (General professional ethics) Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The course offers an in-depth examination of ethical standards and legal requirements specifically related to professional ethics. Grounded in advanced moral theory, the course will challenge students to think critically about their own ethical stances toward the informed employment of established codes of conduct and ethical decision making. Students will synthesize course concepts in order to elaborate how their professional ethics and moral decisions relate to larger social issues.
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LEAD 514 - Professional Code of Ethics (for field of Psychology) Credits: 3 cr.
The course offers an in-depth examination of normative, codified ethical standards and legal requirements specifically related to the clinical practice of psychology, counseling or psychological research. Students will explore course concepts in order to suggest how their professional ethics relates to larger social issues.
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LEAD 515 - Leadership and Communication in Organization Systems Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This is a graduate level course designed to examine the structures of communication and leadership in organizations. Problems, issues, and techniques of organizational communication are analyzed through case histories, exercises, and projects. The examination of leadership theories as it relates to communication is intended to impact the transformative leader in areas such as: strategic management, motivation, decision-making, leadership, communication, group dynamics, organizational politics, organizational structure, organizational culture, and organizational change.
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LEAD 521 - Analysis of Public Policy for Civic Engagement Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This is a graduate level course that focuses on the public policy process in the United States: how potential ideas for government action are translated from concepts into reality. The course examines both the policy process at the federal (national) level and policy-making by state government and its subsidiary units. (Public administration emphasis)
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LEAD 525 - Public Personnel Management Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This is a graduate level course designed to examine the fundamental features of public personnel management by looking at how individuals, groups, and organizations impact the creation and sustainability of public personnel management. This course covers areas such as strategic management, motivation, decision-making, leadership, communication, group dynamics, organizational politics, organizational structure, organizational culture, and organizational change. (Public administration emphasis)
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LEAD 529 - Special Topics: Professional Development Seminar Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The primary purpose of this course is to promote reflective thinking practices for empowerment in leadership decision-making in educational environments. Through ongoing professional seminars and engagement in a variety of professional workshops on topics related to education, students will develop the ability to self-evaluate and reflect on experiences for personal and professional development. Students in this course will also develop a seminar portfolio.
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LEAD 530 - Special Topics: Constitutional Law and Policy Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is a survey of constitutional law emphasizing civil rights and individual liberties. This course provides both traditional and multimedia instruction to promote the application of constitutional law frameworks for criminal justice procedures and civil right policies, to enable student proficiencies in the scholarly study of law and its application. Although not writing intensive, this course may be somewhat demanding in terms of reading and thinking.
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LEAD 531 - Special Topics: Criminal Law and Policy Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is a study of criminal law in the United States; it specifically covers federal and state criminal law. Topics include principles of criminal law, principles of criminal liability, complicity, inchoate crimes, defenses, justifications, excuses, crimes against persons, crimes against property, and crimes against public order.
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LEAD 601 - Seminar: Leadership Theory, Principles and Practices Credits: 3 Credit Hours
In this foundational course, students will read, discuss, and analyze seminal works in leadership theory. Emphasis is placed on reading, reflecting and critiquing the various philosophies, schools and genre of leadership theory. Contemporary problems and issues will be analyzed in terms of the contrasting approaches of the leadership theorists.
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LEAD 605 - Critical Reflection & Transformative Leadership. Credits: 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to explore and analyze the ways in which critical thinking and emancipatory education shapes and transforms leaders. Students will examine the practices and processes associated with transformative/emancipatory learning theory related to the construction of the meaning of leadership grounded in human experiences. This course is based in the literature of adult education and integrates the theory and philosophy of that discipline to the practice of leadership in the workplace.
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LEAD 611 - Organizational Change and Dynamics Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course will introduce the student to the literature of organizational theory, management, and systems theory, while differentiating between the transactional and transformative leader. Emphasis is placed on learners gaining an integrated perspective of systems theory and developing capabilities enabling strategic planning, architecting, leading, and sustaining transformation initiatives and practices within organizations. Organizations are undergoing constant change, and the people working within these systems need tools for leading under all circumstances. This course will provide information on the leadership challenges faced in both stable and dynamic organizational environments. The importance of ethical decision-making in the role of the transformative leader will be analyzed through case studies related to explore management/leadership issues.
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LEAD 612 - Organization of Natural Systems Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course is an integrated survey of the design, function, and maintenance of ecological (“natural”) systems; their organization, structure, continuity, and changes regardless of spatial or temporal scales. The topic will be explored from a systems theory perspective, will draw heavily from resilience management concepts, and will add historic, economic, and sociopolitical information to place these systems into the larger contextual paradigm of the socio-ecological system. Among the aspects of ecological systems to be emphasized will be their diversity, the interaction of their parts, their development and change over time, and their sustainability in the face of natural fluctuations and externally applied disturbance. (IES track)
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LEAD 613 - Ethical Decision-making Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides students with a variety of theoretical perspectives and tools to be used in resolving ethical dilemmas typically found in professional life, and to challenge students to apply these tools on a case-by-case basis. By surveying various ethical perspectives, both religious and philosophical, such as virtue ethics, deontological ethics, utilitarianism, and pragmatism, without endorsing any single approach to ethical decision-making, the course will challenge students to think critically about their own ethical stances. The course will employ a case-study approach to ethical decision-making. Students will be evaluated on the basis of how well they understand and consistently and reasonably employ their chosen approach to ethical decision-making.
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LEAD 614 - Environmental Ethics/Justice Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course will provide an advanced study, in methodological terms, of the application of morals/ethics to environmental issues (understood in social, ecological and economic terms). As our approach to the environment necessarily involves judgments of the value and “correctness” of our manipulations and modifications to our surroundings, as these judgments are necessarily based on a viewpoint of our relationship to our surroundings and the value we place in them, and as these manipulations and modifications necessarily involve issues of fairness and generational equity, the course will provide you with a number of techniques and viewpoints from which you can develop your own ethical approach to environmental issues and evaluate options that will be placed before you in your lives. (IES track)
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LEAD 615 - Cognition, Communication, and Behavior Credits: 3 Credit Hours
In this course, the student studies leadership theory with a concentration on cognitive style and psycho-neurological aspects of a leader’s performance, behavioral aspects of leadership including the use of power, aggressive versus avoidant tendencies and security issues, the communications styles of leaders including clarity of intention, and relationship theory. The student studies the interaction of these factors through readings from the literature of leadership, psychology, communication and adult education. Critical reflection will be introduced through the use of case studies and other readings to challenge the students to resolve ethical issues while analyzing the interpersonal communication and behavioral responses of the actors in the case studies.
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LEAD 620 - Advanced Environmental Economics Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the economics of national, international, and global environmental problems. A unifying theme throughout is sustainable development, defined here in economic terms as “maximizing the net benefits of economic development while maintaining the services and quality of natural resources over time”. We will use economic reasoning to examine causes and consequences of environmental and resource problems, and measures for dealing with them. (IES track)
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LEAD 621 - Leadership and Civic Engagement Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course brings together concepts from organizational theory, ethics, public policy and service learning, to create a course where the student integrates his or her program into a united whole through readings, action research applications, experiential reflections, and interactive dialogue. This course works in conjunction with all other courses to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate issues, concepts and ideas as they promote active leadership. Through a process of critical reflection, classical and modern writers will be subjected to scrutiny, with the goal of assisting students to arrive at interpretive frames more adequate to adult life experience. The course will connect cognitive processes with experiential affects through a community service project.
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LEAD 623 - Social Justice for Multicultural Global Leadership Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course entails an in-depth investigation of several different theories of justice including distributive justice, retributive justice and restorative justice with an emphasis on how various theories of justice inform leadership practice and conflict resolution. A case study approach is employed in concert with socio-structural and philosophical inquiry.
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LEAD 625 - Seminar: Special Topics in Transformative Leadership Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course will be a capstone seminar. It is based on the coursework, background and research of the students. Topics for the seminar will be based on the background and career aspirations of the students in the cohort.
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LEAD 630 - Earth Systems, Ecology and Human Health Credits: 3 Credit Hours
In this course, students will examine the release and transport and fate of chemical and biological pollutants. Reports of environmental injury to living organisms and human health will be reviewed and analyzed from a global perspective.
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LEAD 632 - Internship Credits: 1-6 Credit Hours
This course is intended for students who are not presently employed or who cannot accomplish the action research thesis project at their present place of employment. Internship credits cannot be used to satisfy the 36 semester hour requirement for the M.S. in Transformative Leadership.
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LEAD 633 - Internship II Credits: 3 Credit Hours - Non-Thesis Track only
This course is a requirement for the MSTL Non-thesis Track. A student in the Non-thesis Track is required to work with the Internship Faculty Advisor to identify an organization for internship placement where the student can work closely with a Mentor/Supervisor to analyze organizational data and identify a problem for study. The graduate student works as an Intern for the Mentor/Supervisor who supervises the Intern along with the Internship Faculty Advisor. The Intern must document a minimum of 42 hours attendance across 14 weeks in the organizational internship and attend the three required seminars with the Internship Faculty Advisor (initial, midterm, and final). The internship environment must offer the student experiences in the leadership, management and social-emotional skills required in the selected organization.
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LEAD 634 - Advanced Environmental Technology Credits: 3 Credit Hours
In this course, students will conduct a survey of recently developed and developing processes and products intended to remove or prevent pollution of natural systems. The development of alternative energy sources will be included.
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LEAD 638 - Data Collection, Analysis and Statistics Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course will provide students a foundation in methods and techniques of survey research, statistics and quantitative analysis of leadership problems and events. This course works in conjunction with LEAD 640 , LEAD 645 and LEAD 650 to develop the tools needed by the student to complete his/her action research.
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LEAD 640 - Action Research I: Technology and Research Methods Credits: 3 Credit Hours
This course will provide the student with an overview of Action Research methodology, both quantitative and qualitative with an emphasis on qualitative methods. In this course the student will identify his/her thesis problem and begin the literature review.
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LEAD 641 - Research I: Environmental Information Systems/Methodology. Credits: 3 Credit Hours
In this course, students will survey, explore and utilize the vast network of environmental databases and informative reports which focuses on environmental issues and their impact on human health and societal issues well-being. The course will also introduce to students the concepts, physical characteristics and applications of geographic information system, remote sensing, dynamics simulations, and statistical modeling. This powerful mega-tool often referred to as environmental informatics (or eco-informatics) is essential to environmental management, planning and disaster control and water resource management.
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