2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
    May 03, 2024  
HELP
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Accounting
  

  • ACCT 550 - Principles of Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides a background in both the concepts and practice of accounting that assist management in the decision-making process. Contemporary accounting scandals in financial reporting and statement analysis are examined, as well as the proper use of product costing in planning and controlling operations, and special reports and analysis.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • ACCT 610 - Managerial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The primary objective of the course is to enable the student to make effective use of management accounting data within his/her own organization or business practice. A secondary objective is to develop the analytical skills necessary to diagnose complex business issues in an accounting context. In addition, the course touches on global issues facing corporations such as transfer pricing and outsourcing. The course also introduces student to management accounting practices across borders and compares these practices to US practice (such as budgeting, value chain management, pricing).
    Prerequisite: ACCT 550  or equivalent


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • ACCT 650 - International Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The study of international dimensions of accounting and control; international business and multinational strategy; accounting systems and global environment; the comparative International Accounting systems and practices including comparative International Analysis of financial statements; International Disclosure Trends and Financial Analysis; Management Control of Global operations; International Taxation; and External Auditing of foreign operations.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • ACCT 670 - Internal and Operational Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A detailed and critical study of the changing audit environment relative to financial statement, auditing, internal auditing, compliance auditing, and operational auditing. This is an in-depth study of the roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission with particular emphasis on the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934. The course is an extensive research work in auditing.
    Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • ACCT 695 - Seminar in Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on current issues, trends, and problems in accounting that are of interest to faculty and students. The course relies on interactive discussions and individual research by students on a variety of different accounting issues.

    This course can be repeated multiple times with different topics.


    Please click here for Book Information

Biochemistry
  

  • BICH 610 - Advanced Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the intermediary metabolism of amino acids nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids, with emphasis on metabolic pathways and their associated enzymes.


    Please click here for Book Information

Biology
  

  • BIOL 610 - Endocrinology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A comprehensive study of anatomy, physiology, and patho-physiology of endocrine glands in animals with particular emphasis on humans. The course will examine the current research on hormone-related problems in humans such as stress that leads to cardiovascular and gastroenteric diseases.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 620 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2

    Presentations by faculty, students, and visiting scientists on current research in various specialty areas of biology.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 630 - Topics in Biology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Studies of current topics in various areas of biology, with emphasis on significant advancements. May be repeated under different subtitles.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 640 - Comparative Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A comparative study of the organ systems of vertebrates and the physiological processes involved in maintaining the homeostasis.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 650 - Communities and Ecosystems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2

    A study of interactions between species, community structure, nutrient and energy flow in ecosystems, and geographical ecology.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 660 - Evolution

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the history of life, evolutionary relationships among organisms, mechanisms of evolution, and speciation.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 670 - Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2

    An analysis of the functions of major organ systems, especially in mammals, with attention to and discussions of current research articles published in the American Journal of Physiology.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 680 - Radiation Biology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2

    A study of the procedures and applications of the principles of atomic radiation, including methods, means of detection, measurement, and utilization in research.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 690 - Research and Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 0

    Independent investigation work on an approved program reported in a prescribed written form. A total of six (6) credit hours required, taken in blocks of (1) to (6) hours.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIOL 899 - Thesis Non-Credit

    Credit Hours: 0
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is required for students that have completed their course work and the number of thesis hours for credit required in their graduate degree program. Students who will continue to use University resources in completing their thesis must enroll in this course.


    Please click here for Book Information

Botany
  

  • BOTN 620 - Advanced Botany

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2

    A study of the metabolism of plant growth and morphogenesis with special emphasis on such aspects as plant hormones, tropisms, water relations, circadian rhythms, and phytochrome, as well as on the field characteristics, collection, and identification of vascular plants, with intensive study of selected families and genera.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BOTN 630 - Plant Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2

    A study of the developmental anatomy of seed plants, including examinations of the seed structure, seedling development, ontogeny and structure of the primary body, secondary body, flowers, and fruits.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BOTN 640 - Advanced Microbiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2

    A study of the taxonomic, morphological, cultural, and physiological characteristics of important groups of heterotrophic microorganisms, such as the spore forming group, the pseudomonades, the staphylococcus-micrococcus group, and the enteric forms, with emphasis on the isolation, characterization, and study of groups of heterotrophic microorganisms.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BOTN 650 - Plant Genetics and Genomics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2

    This course is a graduate level course intended to acquaint the student with recent advances in plant genomics and statistical genomics with applications to agriculture. Principles and methods for constructing genetic maps comprised of molecular and other genetic markers, and methods for mapping genes underlying phenotypically complex traits are studied. Methods of DNA sequencing, physical mapping, genomic libraries construction, and positional cloning are also discussed.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor


    Please click here for Book Information

Business Administration
  

  • BADM 530 - Principles of Business Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course introduces the foundation of probability and statistics used in management and covers the basics of data analysis and display, descriptive measures, random variables, and probability distributions and then introduces statistical inference and its use in decision-making. The course seeks application-oriented understanding regression analysis and develops the ability to design, estimate, evaluate, and interpret statistical models.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BADM 602 - Directed Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on supervised research on issues and problems that are of special interest to students and faculty. The research process and methodology used in this course will depend on the specific issues and topics under consideration. Work may represent either intensive investigations of theoretical and applied problems or surveys of issues in Business Administration and Economics that are not otherwise addressed in the curriculum.

    This course can be repeated multiple times with different topics.

     
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BADM 603 - Special Topics in Business

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on current topics in business that are of special interest to faculty and students, but which are not otherwise covered by the curriculum. The specific format of the course will depend in the issue under consideration. The course work may range from intensive investigations of narrow topics to general surveys of broader issues in Business Administration.

    This course can be repeated multiple times with different topics.

     
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BADM 604 - International Business Law

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of public law of International trade, investment restrictions, technology transfer law, and other politics control over international law such as, law of treaties and the law of international and intergovernmental organizations, comparative analysis of international sales law, licensing of patents, copyrights and trademarks, federal corrupt practices act, North American Free Trade Agreement and investment law in developing countries.
    Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BADM 605 - Business and Society

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on the nature, the role, and the context of business. In particular this course explores how business both affects and is affected by the social framework in which it operates. Among the issues explored in this course are the following: the nature of the firm; the historical, economic and legal context of business; business ethics and the moral responsibilities of the firm; the relationship between the firm and its stakeholders.

     

     
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program or instructor consent


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BADM 680 - Capstone Project

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    In this course, students will work as consultants to analyze and make recommendations to resolve a problem in a local organization related to their specialization. Students will be instructed in change management, consulting skills, and techniques for acquiring the tools to solve specific problems.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor


    Please click here for Book Information

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
  

  • BIDA 630 - Data Analytics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Data analytics help decision makers perform quicker analysis and use the valuable information to make better decisions. This course introduces several commonly used modeling tools to develop and improve students’ analytical skills through a variety of realistic situations. The skills learned in this course will help students to recognize a decision situation, understand the business problem, and deal with uncertainty and complex interactions to solve the problem. This course is cross listed with and equivalent to ISBA 630 .
    Prerequisite: BADM 530  or equivalent


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIDA 640 - Big Data and Web Intelligence

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on building `web-intelligence’ applications exploiting big data sources arising social media, mobile devices and sensors, using new big-data platforms. The past decade has witnessed the development of big data platforms and associated technologies such as distributed file systems, no-SQL databases and stream computing engines. Online advertising, machine translation, natural language understanding, sentiment mining, personalized medicine, and national security are some examples of web-intelligence applications that are already wide-spread in different business areas. In this course we explore some such applications and related techniques such as text analytics, social media analysis, cloud and distributed systems, big data visualization using Tableau and GIS along with parallel implementations using map-reduce and related platforms.
    Prerequisite: MKTG 640  


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIDA 650 - Business Analytics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Data analytics focuses on improving existing operations and supports the enterprise resource planning by streamlining or optimizing business processes. Business analytics help decision makers perform quicker analysis and use the valuable information to make better decisions. This course introduces several commonly used modeling tools to develop and improve students’ analytical skills through a variety of realistic situations. The skills learned in this course will help students to recognize a decision situation, understand the business problem, and deal with uncertainty and complex interactions to solve the problem. In order to equip students with these skills, this course is divided into four parts: (I) Descriptive and Predictive Analysis, (II) Prescriptive Analytics with low uncertainty, (III) Prescriptive Analytics with high uncertainty and (IV) Complex Predictive Analytics. Part I will cover forecasting and time series analysis, Part II will cover modeling, optimization, and solvers. Part III will cover decision trees for structuring decision problems under uncertainty, waiting line models, simulation and Part IV will cover multi-criteria decision making, heuristics, and simulation-optimization. Throughout the course, we will use SAS software as a modeling and analysis environment. This course is cross listed with and equivalent to MGMT 610.
    Prerequisite: BIDA 630  


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIDA 660 - Executive Analytics and Business Intelligence

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on the integration of business processes and real time data analysis on a specific business intelligence platform. Using variety of globally used, user friendly technologies students will have hands-on experience and develop powerful analytical capabilities to end users. Major components of business intelligence platforms will be introduced and fundamentals of analytics (reporting, visualization and prediction) will be taught using SAP Business Intelligence Business Objects. This course uses the latest in technology to show the practice of data analytics in the real world. Students will experience practical applications of analytics through guided exercises and case studies.
    Prerequisite: (ISBA 630  or BIDA 630) and BIDA 650


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • BIDA 670 - Advanced Analytics Project

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The prerequisite business analytics course presented predictive and prescriptive analytics tools at the introductory level. This course goes beyond by covering the tools and theory at a deeper level with an emphasis on the challenges that can arise in implementing analytical approaches within an actual organization. With the objective of helping students make better business decisions using advanced analytics, the course emphasizes that business analytics is a practical discipline which requires mastery of both methodology and business applications using special software and tools. Course topics include a review of basis forecasting, large scale optimization, network optimization, multicriteria-decision making and heuristics algorithms. The course presents real-world examples where a significant competitive advantage has been obtained through large-scale data analysis. Examples include supply chain management, health care, pricing, and revenue management. Throughout the course, we will use SAP Next-Gen Lab, SAS software as a modeling and analysis environment including SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Forecast Studio and SAS OR.
    Prerequisite: BIDA 660  


    Please click here for Book Information

Computer Science
  

  • CSC 501 - Special Topics in Computer Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    In-depth studies of selected topics in areas of computer science not covered in other computer courses, such as software, hardware utilization, programming languages, numerical methods, syntactic descriptions, symbolic functions, and manipulations, with course requirements including one or more of the following: readings in the literature and research on computer science, introductory research projects, major computer programming projects, seminars, or new course development.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CSC 510 - Machine Learning and Data Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is designed to provide a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical, hands-on experience in solving real-world problems in data science through the application of machine learning and data mining. Topics include classification algorithms such as decision tree induction and support vector machines; cluster analysis with the k-means algorithm and hierarchical methods; outlier detection; mining of complex data types such as graphs and networks. This course also includes the recent and emerging area of deep learning, where it discusses architectures like convolutional and recurrent neural networks that have been designed to solve different classes of problems in computer vision, natural language processing and other areas. The course uses Python as the primary language, R as a secondary language, and introduces software tools that have been standardized for industrial applications of data science.
    Prerequisite: STAT 540 (may be taken concurrently)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CSC 520 - Big Data and Its Applications

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is for student to understand big data and its impact on the society and business. The students will gain insight by doing hands-on exercises with tools and systems in big data. Students will learn the basics of Hadoop with MapReduce, Spark, Pig and Hive. Students will learn how to perform predictive modeling and leverage graph analytics to model problems. This course prepares the student to get insight from big data, communicate effectively with data scientists, and do basic exploration of large and complex datasets. Students will integrate basic big data tools and skills and application domain knowledge to complete course projects.
    Prerequisite: CSC 510   and STAT 540


    Please click here for Book Information

Criminal Justice
  

  • CRJC 500 - History of Crime Control Policy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course offers a historical study of societal responses to crime and disorder in the United States. The course includes a review of historical research on police, courts, corrections, criminal law, social movements, social disorder, and related issues.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 501 - Criminal Justice Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This graduate course offers an overview of the three major components of the criminal justice system, including: (a) policing, (b) courts, and (c) corrections. It will provide a review of theoretical perspectives for understanding how economic, political, or ideological forces shape systematic and officially-sanctioned responses to crime. Students will be expected to become familiar with important classic and contemporary contributions to the scientific literature covering policing, courts, and corrections.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 510 - Criminal Justice Administration

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course emphasizes the application of administrative theories and management principles to criminal justice organizations and contexts. These include Classical and Neo-Classical Organizational theories, and the nature, structure, processes, individuals, groups and their behaviors within criminal justice organizations.

     


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 521 - Foundations of Criminological Thought

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is a graduate seminar in criminological theory. It is an introduction to theory in criminology and criminal justice, beginning with an examination of the process of theory construction and the relationship between theory and research methodology. Students explore the history of criminological thought, examining the assumptions, elements and policy implications of classic and contemporary theories of crime and criminal justice within three major paradigms: Classical, Positivist and Critical Criminology. Students consider the level of research support that exists for widely accepted theories and examine the criminal justice policies associated with different criminological theories. Students are guided in the process of formulating research questions and policy proposals from criminological theories.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 531 - Advanced Seminar in Criminological Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course in an advanced graduate seminar in criminological theory. It is designed for students who have had prior graduate level exposure to criminological theory and research methods, and who want to deepen their understanding of criminological theory and the relationship between theory and research methodology. Students are guided in the process of conducting in-depth analysis of selected theoretical perspectives on crimes and criminal justice and in critically evaluating the conceptual, logical, and empirical adequacies and inadequacies of the selected theories. In addition, significant attention will be given to helping students develop theory driven research ideas that they may pursue as master’s thesis projects or as dissertation projects, for those who intend to pursue doctoral level work in the future.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 540 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides students with the fundamental tools for evaluating, designing and implementing basic and applied empirical research in the areas of crime, victimization, criminal justice practice, and related issues. 


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 550 - Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course focuses on the analysis of quantitative data in criminal justice and criminology. It will review fundamental methodological concepts (including measurement, variables, unit of analysis), and teach strategies for presenting data patterns graphically, describing distributions and relationships through summary statistics, and drawing conclusions about sampled populations using inferential statistical methods. Software for statistical analysis will be used.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 570 - Race, Crime and Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will examine the theoretical and empirical debates on the disparities in crime, law, and justice that are linked to race and ethnicity (including their intersections with other social statuses, such as class, gender, etc.). The course will also provide an in-depth examination of the inequalities within the criminal justice system and its relationship to structural inequalities within the wider society.

     

     


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 580 - Gender, Crime and Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course examines the role of gender in crime, criminology, and criminal justice. The course framework and readings emphasize theoretical frameworks brought to bear in the study of gender, emphasizing the social structures of gender, social constructions of gender, symbolic meaning systems, and intersections of race, class, and gender. Topics include the impact and nature of gender in crime commission, criminal victimization, and criminal justice processing.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 590 - Ethics in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is an intensive examination of ethical and moral issues/dilemmas linked to the criminal justice system. Emphasis will be on exploration of ethical/moral issues related to crime, criminal justice practice, education, and research.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 600 - Corporate and Government Crime

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course offers the study of criminal and other harmful behaviors by corporations or governments, with an emphasis on events impacting the people of various countries. The course explores the nature and extent of these criminal behaviors, the causes associated with them, their harm to people and societies, and strategies to reduce the number of events and/or their harmful impacts.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 605 - Policing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course examines the police role, law enforcement policy, police organization, personnel issues, management, and operations, as well as coordination and consolidation of police service, police integrity, and community relations.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 610 - Organizational Change in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    In this course, several key theoretical approaches to guiding organizational change will be examined and applied to criminal justice organizations. Readings will focus on helping recognize the need for change, making change-resistant organizations into learning organizations, and developing ways to lead change efforts.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 620 - Juvenile Delinquency and Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will take a critical approach in examining different issues related to juvenile delinquency and justice. Theoretical aspects of juvenile deviant/delinquent behavior, and societal reactions and institutional responses to young law violators will be addressed. Finally, different prevention approaches and strategies will be evaluated.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 630 - Communities, Justice and Social Change

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is a graduate seminar on communities, justice and social change in the contemporary context. In this course, we give focused attention to “hard-hit” communities, i.e. communities where both crime and criminal justice activity exist in concentrated levels. We consider the impacts of crime on neighborhoods and communities, and we also examine the impacts that traditional criminal justice practices have on these communities. Strategies for empowering local communities to improve the quality of life and the quality of justice in the environment are explored.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 640 - Qualitative Methods in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This enhanced course provides an introduction to qualitative research methods and how they are often applied in the study of crime and justice. Qualitative methods includes a wide variety of challenging techniques such as participant observation, ethnography, interviewing, field interviews, historical analysis, case studies, and textual analysis. The course will explore these various techniques as well as the uses, strengths and limitations of qualitative research. In addition, the course content will include designing, conducting, and writing up qualitative research.
    Prerequisite: CRJC 501  and CRJC 521  and CRJC 540  and CRJC 550  or permission of instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 650 - Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This enhanced course will familiarize students with key components of program evaluation in criminal justice organizations and contexts. This course will combine aspects of social research methodology and applied research techniques and skills to the context of the practice of criminal justice. Students who successfully complete this course should expect to be able to perform evaluative services to their current and/or future agencies.
    Prerequisite: CRJC 501  and CRJC 521  and CRJC 540  and CRJC 550  or permission of instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 660 - Victimology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Victims’ issues largely have been ignored within the criminal justice system and the field of criminal justice academia until recently. Crime victims are an integral component to eradicating and/or dealing with crime, thus, it is important that the myriad issues surrounding this diverse population be explored. This course will explore the effects or impact of crime victimization, the provision of assistance to crime victims, interactions between victims and victim-oriented legislation. 


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 670 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will offer students the opportunity to explore specialized areas of criminal justice on a variety of criminal justice subjects. The topics vary from semester to semester. The course can be repeated up to three times as long as the subject matter is different.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 690 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course allows students to examine an area of criminal justice not covered (or not covered in detail) in the core elective courses.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 691 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course allows students to examine an area of criminal justice not covered (or not covered in detail) in the core or elective courses.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 698 - Thesis I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0

    An extensive research experience in an approved topic of choice.
    Prerequisite: CRJC 501 , CRJC 521 , CRJC 540 , and CRJC 550  


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 699 - Thesis II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0

    Continued work on the approved topic of choice begun in CRJC 698 .
    Prerequisite: CRJC 698  


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 898 - Comprehensive Exam Non-Credit

    Credit Hours: 0
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is required for students who have completed the course work and number of credits required in their graduate degree program. Students who continue to use University resources in preparation for the comprehensive exam must enroll in this course.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CRJC 899 - Thesis Non-Credit

    Credit Hours: 0
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is required for students who have completed their course work and the number of thesis hours for credit required in their graduate degree program. Students who will continue to use University resources in completing their thesis must enroll in this course.


    Please click here for Book Information

Cyber Security Management
  

  • CSM 601 - Cyber Security Plans

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course explores developing a security plan for an enterprise business application. During the course, students will learn to analyze a business environment to assess information security risks, identify security requirements and controls to address threats and vulnerabilities, and conduct appropriate evaluation and cost-benefit analysis to develop a comprehensive information security plan. Topics include the identification of security requirements based on business needs; risk assessment; risk management strategies; and the need for ongoing monitoring and updating of information security plans to address new vulnerabilities and emerging threats.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CSM 602 - Intrusion Protection and Detection

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An exploration of the theory and implementation of intrusion detection and intrusion prevention. Topics include network-based, host-based, and hybrid intrusion detection; intrusion prevention; attack pattern identification; deployment; response; surveillance; damage assessment; data forensics; data mining; attack tracing; system recovery; and continuity of operation.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CSM 603 - Cyber Incident Analysis and Response

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course examines policies and procedures related to security incidents, exposures, and risks and technologies used to respond to such threats. Topics include dynamic vulnerability analysis, attack response, evidence protection, and business continuity. Course discussion will also cover types and modes of computer-facilitated attacks, readiness, and evidence scope, as well as the role of computer emergency response teams.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • CSM 604 - Cyber Security Practices

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This is a case-based course that considers some widely reported cyber security failures across a range of information technologies, including servers, networks, and social media. The course then focuses on best practices and counter measures to address each class of failure and considers emerging threats in each of the areas.


    Please click here for Book Information

Digital Enterprise and Cloud Management
  

  • DECM 610 - Introduction to Cloud Technologies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is intended for students who seek an overall understanding of cloud computing concepts, independent of specific technical roles. It provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. Students will learn different types of cloud computing and advantages of cloud computing to help organizations make the decision to focus on alternative models of cloud usage that drives business success.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • DECM 620 - Fundamentals of Cloud Architecting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course covers the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on the Cloud. The course is designed to teach solutions architects how to optimize the use of the Cloud by understanding cloud services and how these services fit into cloud-based solutions. Because architectural solutions can differ depending on industry, type of applications, and size of business, this course emphasizes best practices for the AWS Cloud, and it recommends various design patterns to help you think through the process of architecting optimal IT solutions on the Cloud. It also presents case studies throughout the course, which showcase how some AWS customers have designed their infrastructures, and the strategies and services that they implemented. Finally, this course also provides opportunities to build a variety of infrastructures via a guided, hands-on approach.
    Prerequisite: DECM 610  or AWS Cloud Foundation Certificate


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • DECM 630 - Managing Cloud Operations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is designed to prepare participants to pursue entry-level DevOps, support, and cloud operations roles. It will also help prepare them to take the AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate exam. Emphasizing best practices in the Cloud and recommended design patterns, this course will teach students how to solve problems and troubleshoot various scenarios. The course will show students how to create automatable and repeatable deployments of networks and systems on Cloud and covers specific cloud features and tools related to configuration and deployment. With case studies and demonstrations, students will learn how organizations design their infrastructures and implement various strategies and services. Students will also have the opportunity to build a variety of infrastructures via guided, hands-on activities.
    Prerequisite: DECM 610  or AWS Cloud Foundation Certificate


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • DECM 640 - Cloud Analytics and Machine Learning

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course introduces students to the concepts and terminology of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning. By the end of this course, students will be able to select and apply machine learning services to resolve business problems. They will also be able to label, build, train, and deploy a custom machine learning model through a guided, hands-on approach, implement a machine learning pipeline using Amazon SageMaker, use ML services for forecasting, computer vision and natural language processing. This course will also host a series of lab exercises that teach students how to conduct Big Data analysis with practical, real-world examples. Students will learn how to analyze extremely large data sets, and to create visual representations of that data, using a case-study approach. The labs and learning resources are designed to supplement an institution’s existing Big Data and data analytics courses and provide students with hands-on experience working with data at scale.
    Prerequisite: BIDA 630  and DECM 610  or AWS Cloud Foundation Certificate


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • DECM 660 - Cloud Infrastructure and Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is designed to help students gain technical expertise in development using cloud technologies and prepare them to take the AWS Certified Developer – Associate level AWS Certification exam. In this course, students will learn how to configure AWS Identity and Access Management for programmatic access; configure solutions, containers, and storage with Amazon S3 programmatically; develop event-driven solutions with Lambda, SQS, SNS; identify best practice for building and deploying secure applications.
    Prerequisite: DECM 610  or AWS Cloud Foundation Certificate


    Please click here for Book Information

Economics
  

  • ECON 540 - Fundamentals of Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course explores the application of microeconomic theory to management decisions and examines the consequences of macroeconomic policies upon businesses in the global market place.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • ECON 610 - Managerial Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides a framework for understanding the economic forces at work in markets and organizations. By applying economic reasoning to a variety of different managerial situations and decisions, the course aims to help prospective managers improve their decision-making skills.  Among the topics covered in the course are choice theory and demand analysis, production and cost analysis under different market conditions as well as strategic decision-making in hierarchical organizations.
    Prerequisite: ECON 540  or equivalent


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • ECON 650 - International Trade and Financial Markets

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course deals with practical aspects of international trade and financial markets. It treats the international consequences of changes in money supply or demand, prices, and interest rates. The role and importance of the institution and individual participants will be discussed.
    Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • ECON 660 - Business and Economic Forecasting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Advanced study of the science and art of model building for the purpose of forecasting and policy analysis. Forecasting models are critically examined and applied to the managerial decision making problems using standard computer programs.
    Prerequisite: ECON 610  


    Please click here for Book Information

Education
  

  • EDUC 533 - Home, School and Community Relations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A course on the planning and marketing of public relations strategies for the betterment of education and school support.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 602 - Foundations of Education

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the origins, development, and contemporary status of education and schools in the United States, with emphasis on issues related to the control of public education and to the organization of school programs and curricula.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 610 - Instructional Design for Culturally Diverse Learners and Students with Disabilities

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The course addresses the origins, concepts, trends, and principles of multicultural education and equity. An emphasis is placed on culturally and linguistically diverse learners. It also exposes the students to a critical conscious approach to dialogue as an effective method applicable to diversity across the curriculum. Additionally, instructional strategies and evidenced-based practices to improve supports and services for students with exceptionalities will be examined.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 615 - Techniques of Teaching in the Middle and Secondary Schools

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the teaching profession, with emphasis on teaching strategies, curriculum content and development and materials selection for middle grades and secondary school education. (Spring)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 616 - Teaching and Technology in the Middle and Secondary Schools

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the teaching profession, with emphasis on teaching strategies, curriculum content and development technology, and materials selected for middle and secondary school education, grades 6-12. Specific attention will be directed forwards developing each student as a facilitator of learning. Emphasis will be placed on integrating technology to enhance teaching and learning. (Fall)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 618 - Facilitating STEM and STEAM Constructs for Early Learners

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course provides candidates with the knowledge, skills, and understandings to construct and apply practical STEAM & STEM experiences in the PreK and Kindergarten learning environments. Candidates will focus on designing inquiry practices to assist younger learners in approaches to solving problems using a realistic approach. (Service Learning 30 hours)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 620 - Adolescent Psychology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the adolescent in contemporary society, theories of adolescence, and the physical, emotional, social, familial, moral, educational, vocational, and ethnic influences on adolescent behavioral development.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 624 - Supporting Literacy Acquisition/Developing the Young Reader

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is centered on instructional strategies to encourage all preschool and kindergarten students to demonstrate practical literacy skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Candidates will implement developmentally appropriate practices using effective assessment strategies that promote strong literacy in young learners.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 626 - Applied Strategies for Safe/Peaceful Schools

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is designed to enhance students’ knowledge related to safe schools, violence and conflict resolution. This introductory course will also provide participatory, experiential and hands-on training in conflict resolution, resiliency strategies and peer mediation for pre-service and in service educators. Promoting pro-social behavior and improving learning in K-12 settings for all students are stressed. A supervised field experience is required.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 630 - Advanced Educational Psychology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of teaching as a process, emphasizing educational objectives, characteristics of students, theories of learning and motivation, teaching styles and techniques, and evaluation processes. (Fall)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 633 - Curriculum and Instruction for the Young Learner

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course will examine strategies for designing and implementing developmentally appropriate preschool and kindergarten learning environments that focuses on North Carolina curriculum standards. Candidates will concentrate on the emergent curriculum, the project approach, and the inquiry-based learning model. (Field Experience 30 hours)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 640 - Principals and Practices of Supervision

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An introduction to educational administration and supervision, including such topics as the multifaceted role of the supervisor, administrative organization, decision making, instructional leadership, curriculum planning, staff development and evaluation, group dynamics, effective school and classroom research, teacher-learner dynamics, motivation, behavior, leadership styles, interpersonal relations, cultural pluralism, and contemporary trends in education.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 641 - Advanced Studies in Human Development and Learning Communities

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An exploration of psychological principles and their application to the problem of teaching and learning, including characteristics of stages in human development throughout the preschool and school years, theories of motivation and learning, classroom management strategies, individual differences, exceptional achievement and teaching strategies. (Spring)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 644 - Foundations, Curriculum Development, and Assessment

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of educational foundations, curriculum development, and assessment in middle and secondary schools (grades 6-12), including discussions of the development, implementation, and assessment of educational goals and objectives in the middle grades and secondary curriculum.

     

     


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 645 - Practical Relations with Parents, Families, and Stakeholders

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    Candidates will analyze the teacher’s role in an early childhood education sector as it relates to collaborating with families, school personnel, and the community and providing effective communication among the groups.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 646 - Trends/Issues in Curriculum and Instruction

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An exploration of the current issues, trends, and research in curriculum and instruction, and the sociological, psychological, and political factors influencing educational trends and innovations.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 650 - Using Data Analysis for Teaching, Learning and Leadership

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    An advanced study of the use of data analysis, effective teaching/learning practices, and the facilitation of collaborative activities and relationships. This course is designed to introduce various aspects of teaching, learning and leadership that have relevance to understanding and implementing effective instructional procedures and policies. This course supports the employment of data and evidence to develop supportive school environments by using current data from various platforms. Advanced candidates will be instructed on how to analyze student test results, identify problem areas to support student learning, make evidence-based decisions and interpret research to support instructional decisions. Additionally, candidates will use information from databases and other current sources.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 680 - Special Topics in School Administration

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course examines special topics in the area of school administration and leadership that affect school practices. Selected topics range from varied aspects of school administration and leadership. They include, but are not limited to: 1) School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals; 2) Teaching for Learning; 3) Understanding Collaborative School Climates; 4) Human and Fiscal Resource Management, 5) Parental and Community Involvement; 6) Leadership development (the principalship), and 7) Politics and Policy.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 690 - Applied Research in Education

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    A study of the development and use of research, research methods, applied research, basic research, methods of reasoning, fallacies in reasoning, statistical methods, thesis writing, survey-research and evaluation of research Emphasis is placed on understanding the scientific approach and not upon statistics. (Fall and Spring)


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 692 - Advanced Professional Education Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 1

    A series of seminars on selected topics, to include: teaching strategies and methodologies; new trends to facilitate learning in educational settings; knowledge, skills, dispositions of a successful beginning teacher particularly those of a dedicated professional, an instructional leader, a continuous assessor, a collaborative bridge builder, and a reflective practitioner; documentation needed for the initial teaching year; and preparation for the assessments required for North Carolina licensure. (Fall and Spring)
     
    Prerequisite: Admission to advanced clinical experience and permission of instructor. 


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 694 - Introduction for Lateral Entries

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is designed to prepare lateral entry teachers (LE) for teaching in today’s general and special education classrooms. Participants will encounter the following issues: understanding the nature of today’s learners, teaching today’s diverse learners, assessing/diagnosing for classroom teaching, planning lessons, organizing for the instruction, selecting and using developmentally appropriate materials, strategies and technology managing learning environments, selecting service learning opportunities and collaboration with other professionals, parents and agencies.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 697 - Advanced Clinical Experience

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6

    The sixteen-week clinical experience for the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in a specific content area pairs candidates with clinical educators in the classroom to further develop content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical skills, attend professional development activities, and integrate technology in all areas to produce a positive impact on student learning. The goal of the clinical experience is to link theory and practice within the clinical setting to contextualize and cultivate knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions. Offered for variable credits (3-6 credits). Candidates who are not currently employed as a lateral entry teacher and must be placed in a public school classroom by the School of Education Office of Teacher Education must take a six semester hour clinical field experience. Candidates who are currently employed as a Residency License teacher in a public school district should take a three semester hour clinical field experience. (Fall and Spring)
    Prerequisite: Admission to clinical experience and permission of instructor


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 698 - Advanced Applied Product of Learning and Practicum

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2

    This course has been designed to serve as a capstone or culminating experience for the Advanced Master’s Degree Program in Education in all the specialization areas. This course will assist students in preparing the culminating activity and will encapsulate overall experiences in the program. The supervised practicum in teaching children in an educational setting will provide a clinical context for the completion, presentation, and evaluation of the exit criteria: advanced professional portfolio and action research project.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 699 - Thesis

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0

    A supervised empirical study in a selected area of concentration.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDUC 899 - Thesis Non-Credit

    Credit Hours: 0
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is required for students that have completed their course work and the number of thesis hours for credit required in their graduate degree program. Students who will continue to use University resources in completing their thesis must enroll in this course.


    Please click here for Book Information

Education Administration
  

  • EDAM 650 - Educational Leadership Development Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This seminar is an introductory graduate course in educational leadership for prospective leaders at all levels of the school organization. Elements of effective leadership, standards-based educational leadership, role conceptions, and personal leadership vision will be presented. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to develop into a successful, innovative educational leader. Students will apply this knowledge to build and embrace their philosophical and theoretical frameworks as prospective school leaders. Clinical experiences in school and district settings will be required.
    Prerequisite: Must be admitted to the MSA degree program.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDAM 651 - Organizational Development and Diversity for School Leaders

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    This course is designed to study multicultural education and its link to school leadership, cultural understanding, and critical problems related to the organization of schools through the lens of human behavior. A focus is on the preparation of administrators to transform schools by understanding theoretical, sociological, political, and historical elements as they relate to ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionality, language, religion, and sexual orientation. In preparation for work in an increasingly diverse world, students in this course will engage in personal, professional, and organizational reflection.
    Prerequisite: Must be admitted to the MSA degree program.


    Please click here for Book Information
  

  • EDAM 652 - School-Based Program Evaluation and Improvement

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0

    The focus of this course is to provide the student with a variety of opportunities to apply data analysis procedures using real or simulated school data sets. The student will be introduced to qualitative and quantitative methods and how these tools can be utilized to evaluate and improve school performance and program improvement. The student will use the following data types: student performance, teacher and community survey, and state and or local reports. The student will be required to work with school-based personnel as part of their field experiences to collect, analyze, and interpret relevant school improvement data. The student will be able to analyze the data to facilitate school improvement decision-making and the development of real and simulated school improvement plans.
    Prerequisite: Must be admitted to the MSA degree program.


    Please click here for Book Information
 

Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Chancellor’s Message
  Contact Us
  Academic Calendars
  General Information

  Academic Rules
  Admissions
  Expenses
  Financial Aid
  Student Affairs

  Broadwell College of Business and Economics
  College of Education
  College of Health, Science, and Technology
  College of Humanities and Social Sciences

  Programs of Study
  Course Descriptions

  Catalog Archive
  Current Catalogs (PDF)