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2011-2012 Springfield College Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Applied Exercise Science
  

  • AEXS 540 - Sports Nutrition

    This course focuses on the relationship between nutritional practices and human physical performance. Topics covered include the role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water on performance. In addition, factors affecting body composition and weight control are covered.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HLTH 261 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 561 - Electrocardiogram Interpretation and Graded Exercise Testing

    The purpose of this course is to continue general orientation to a cardiovascular health program; to review physical fitness knowledge techniques and interpretation; to increase understanding of monitored graded exercise testing; to provide skill training in the administration and interpretation of exercise testing protocol and procedures; and to introduce the student to cardiac rehabilitation program policies and procedures.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AEXS 260 or YMCA Physical Fitness Workshop or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 601 - Management of Health/Fitness Programs

    This course is designed to give students the basic skills necessary to develop and implement an employee health/fitness program. An emphasis is placed on management, facility development, programming, and leadership procedures.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 602 - Exercise Biochemistry

    This course covers the biochemical principles responsible for the release of energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins during exercise. Biochemical changes associated with acute exercise, chronic training, and endocrine control of metabolism are also covered.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AEXS 313/315, CHEM 331, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 603 - Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise

    This course provides the students the opportunity to study cardiovascular function both at rest and during exercise. The effect of both acute and chronic exercise on cardiovascular function is studied both in lecture and during a laboratory component.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MSCI 313/315 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 604 - Neuromuscular Physiology and Exercise

    This course examines the integration of neural and muscular aspects of human movement, the effects of acute and chronic exercise on neuromuscular function, and factors which influence neuromuscular function.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MSCI 313/315

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 606 - Environmental Physiology

    This course provides the student the opportunity to study the various forms of environmental stress and how the human organism responds physiologically to them. Students study how physical performance is affected by environmental stressors such as heat, cold, altitude, and the hyperbaric environment both in lecture and in a laboratory component.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MSCI 313/315 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 607 - Pulmonary Physiology & Exercise

    This course provides students the opportunity to study pulmonic physiological function both at rest and during exercise. The effect of chronic exercise on pulmonic function is studied both in lecture and during a laboratory component. The effect of acute exercise is also studied. The relationship of cardiovascular function to pulmonic function is also presented.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MSCI 603 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 610 - Advanced Exercise Physiology

    This course takes an in-depth look at the physiological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic exercise. Topics that are covered include the physiology of the skeletal muscle, cardiorespiratory, endocrine, and renal systems. In addition, environmental effects, ergogenic aids, gender differences, and training procedures are studied.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AEXS 313/315 or equivalent. CHEM 331 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 613 - Exercise for Special Populations

    This course provides an advanced level overview of the principles and practice of exercise testing and prescription in select special populations. Focus of the course is on exercise considerations for non-cardiac conditions. Laboratory exercises and clinical site visits are required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AEXS 260.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 651 - Quantitive Biomechanics of Movement

    The process of quantitative biomechanical analysis is examined, with emphasis on human motion and its mechanical interaction with the environment. Applications are drawn from normal locomotive, occupational, sport, and pathological movements. Instruction is provided in cinematographer and force platform laboratory procedures for use in kinematics and kinetic analysis projects.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MSCI 319/321 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 652 - Data Acquisition and Signal Analysis in Movement Sciences

    This course is designed to present theory and procedures used in computerized, real-time data acquisition and subsequent signal analysis. Practical experience is gained through the use of hardware and software packages designed for that purpose. Applications are drawn from representative data acquisition tasks used in movement sciences research.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BASIC or FORTRAN computer programming experience or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 2
  

  • AEXS 670 - Strength and Conditioning

    This course is designed to provide students with information for the design and implementation of a successful strength and conditioning program. Emphasis will be placed on assessment, description and analysis of sport movement, and designing weight training programs to enhance performance variables. This course will assist those students who desire to take the National Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) Exam. However, this course is not a preparation course for the exam.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 671 - Strength and Conditioning Applications

    This course provides students with the appropriate setting in which to apply the principles of strength and conditioning which are taught in the AEXS 670 course. Emphasis is placed on assessment of athletic performance as well as the development of musculoskeletal flexibility, speed, agility, quickness, strength, and power.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: AEXS 670.

    Credits: 1
  

  • AEXS 672 - Medical Physiology

    This course focuses on the pathophysiology of selected diseases. The diseases covered include cardiac, pulmonary, and renal disease. This information is important for those who have an interest in clinical exercise physiology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MSCI 603.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 675 - Graded Exercise Testing and Electrocardiography

    This course is designed to instruct students in the acquisition and interpretation of both resting and exercise electrocardiograms. Students are taught to identify various supraventricular and ventricular dysrhythmias. This course is also designed to acquaint students with the procedures involved with exercise testing and prescription for healthy and diseased populations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AEXS 260, AEXS 603 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 677 - Stress Management

    This course provides comprehensive and advanced treatise of stress management. The concept of stress, the psychophysiology of stress, the measurement of stress, the relation of stress to mental and physical health and performance, prevention and intervention in stress management, and special topics related to stress are discussed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIOL 130-131, 132-133.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 678 - Sport and Exercise Psychology

    This course is designed to provide the student with the theory basis of human behavior in sport settings with an emphasis on the cognitive aspects of behavior. Areas to be discussed are sport personology (including personality, motivation, achievement, and attributions), anxiety/arousal, attentional focus, and social/cultural manifestations of sport (including humanism, youth sport, aggression, cooperation/ cohesion, and leadership).

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 679 - Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology

    This course provides opportunity for investigations into current skill enhancement techniques from sport psychology. Direct application in sport through classroom learning and supervised field experience is emphasized. Performance enhancement techniques, including goal setting, imagery and relaxation, self talk, attributions, visualization, and mental practice, are employed as the student practices psychological skills training with an athlete.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHED 678.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 680 - Advanced Strength and Conditioning

    This course provides students with information to complement and illustrate material taught in AEXS 670. Emphasis is placed on theory and methodology of training and preparing athletes for competition.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AEXS 670.

    Credits: 3
  

  • AEXS 681 - Internship in Strength and Conditioning

    The purpose of this course is to provide students with the appropriate setting for the application of the principles of strength and conditioning which are taught in the AEXS 670 course.  Emphasis is placed on instruction and performance of the Olympic lifts, core strength lifts, abdominal/low back training, as well as balance and proprioception training.  Students are expected to complete 100 hours of fieldwork in the Springfield College Strength and Conditioning facility.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ESSS majors only.

    Credits: 2 - 6
  

  • AEXS 682 - Strength and Conditioning Fieldwork I

    This is a supervised field-based experience that familiarizes students with the conditions, practices, and environmental settings where aspired vocational roles are conducted.  Placement for fieldwork is made and must by approved by the coordinatore for health/fitness fieldwork.  The experience is arranged on an individual student basis and should reflect the student’s professional and career aspirations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Completion of appropriate coursework and permisson of advisor and fieldwork coordinator.  CPR and CSCS certifications are recommended.

    Credits: 1
  

  • AEXS 683 - Strength and Conditioning Fieldwork II

    This is a supervised field-based experience that familiarizes students with the conditions, practices, and environmental settings where aspired vocational roles are conducted.  Placement for fieldwork is made and must by approved by the coordinatore for health/fitness fieldwork.  The experience is arranged on an individual student basis and should reflect the student’s professional and career aspirations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Completion of appropriate coursework and permisson of advisor and fieldwork coordinator.  CPR and CSCS certifications are recommended.

    Credits: 2
  

  • AEXS 685 - Seminar in Sport Psychometrics

    This course is designed to provide students with information about the theoretical basis of sport specific psychological inventories. There are opportunities to define and understand others’ feelings and attitudes and to relate these to non-observable (cognitive) processes and observable behaviors through an examination of selected inventories with demonstrated efficacy in the sport milieu.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    RSCH 610 and PHED 678 or AEXS 678.

    Credits: 2
  

  • AEXS 686 - Health and Fitness Fieldwork

    This course is a supervised field-based experience in an appropriate work site. The work experience is arranged on an individual basis and must reflect a new dimension consistent with career aspirations. The 
    student becomes involved with on-the-job training through active observation and participation in programs, projects, and practices. Placement must be made and approved by the health/fitness program coordinator.
    Program requirements must be completed or concurrent.

    Credits: 1-8
  

  • AEXS 688 - Internship in Clinical Exercise Physiology

    In this course, graduate students have the opportunity for hands-on application of their didactic instruction. Students are exposed to a variety of clinical experiences as they interact with patients having or recovering from cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, immunological/hematological conditions at an approved site.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AEXS 613, 603, 672, 675.

    Credits: 2-6
  

  • AEXS 689 - Internship in Sport and Exercise Psychology: Performance Enhancement

    In this course, doctoral students have the opportunity to apply the principles and theories of sport and exercise psychology in different settings and utilize a variety of performance enhancement techniques with coaches, athletes, and exercisers in a supervised setting. A minimum of 135 hours of supervised experience is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHED 679 or AEXS 679 and permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • AEXS 692 - Independent Study in Applied Exercise Science

    This course is intended to meet the non-thesis master’s degree requirements in the health science and physical education programs. A project is planned by the student and conducted under faculty supervision. It may involve a research project, development of curricula materials, a review of literature, or other appropriate activity. A written proposal is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ESSS majors only.  Approval of major advisor and faculty supervisor required.

    Credits: 2
  

  • AEXS 694 - Special Topics: Professional Seminars

    This course is devoted to the analysis and synthesis of selected problems, issues, or special topics facing physical education and sport. Students may take a maximum of four semester hours in PHED 550 and PHED 688 within a master’s program.

    Credits: 1-3

Art
  

  • AEXS 684 - Fieldwork in Sports Nutrition

    This course is designed to give students an opportunity to apply the scientific principles that they gained in the MSCI 440/640 course (Nutrition and Athletic Performance). Students are assigned to an athletic team to assist members of that team in developing a better understanding of the role that nutrition plays in enhancing their performance.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MSCI 440/640 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 1-2
  

  • ARTS 622 - Asian Arts and Culture

    This course provides a survey of the arts of Asia, specifically India, China, and Japan from prehistory to modern times. Lectures and discussions focus on the traditional arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as the art of Feng Shui, Ikebana, Calligraphy, Haiku, Bonsai, Raku, and martial arts. Students have an opportunity to work directly with some of the art forms. Students are exposed to the aesthetics as well as the philosophical basis of these Eastern Arts.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ARTS 670 - Advanced Studio in Ceramics

    This course is an advanced clay course including the use of the potters wheel as a method of producing functional as well as sculptural objects. As basic skills are acquired, various advanced forms are introduced. Students may also choose to work in a purely sculptural tradition. Students experiment with various materials and building techniques, researching information with a multicultural view in conjunction with assigned projects.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ARTS 223 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3

Art Therapy
  

  • ATPY 504 - Printmaking for the Art Therapist

    In this course, students learn traditional and innovative printmaking techniques, utilize materials and equipment, and understand limits and advantages of printmaking as a therapeutic modality in clinical sites. Students are required to produce prints in various media, apply techniques to selected client populations in a written paper, and produce a final book project.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 507 - The Psychology of Art and Artists

    This course integrates concepts and theories of art education, art therapy, and art history. Students learn the parameters and potential fusion of these disciplines. Discussions of the analysis of art by nineteenth and twentieth century artists who experienced psychological problems, as well as the utilization of art history in therapeutic practice with clientele, are the essence of the course.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 508 - Art Therapy for the Elderly

    This course teaches the student to utilize art therapy as a tool to work with the physical, psychological, and social needs of the elderly. It focuses on materials and methodologies that the art therapist uses to assist the elderly in expressing these needs nonverbally through the art process.

    Credits: 2
  

  • ATPY 510 - The Therapeutic Aspects of Clay

    This course demonstrates techniques and tools to utilize clay as a therapeutic medium. It introduces methods and theories of art therapy utilizing clay as a tool for healing. Technical and theoretical information is covered in depth, along with the integration of clay as a vehicle to express social and political concerns.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 600 - Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents

    This course focuses on preventive art therapy and treatment methods of various childhood psychological and behavioral disorders. Students review theories of child and adolescent development with special consideration of psychological issues occurring in childhood and adolescence. Case studies and hands-on experience with children enhance the practical application of art therapy with this age group.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 601 - Art Therapy and Psychological Assessment Techniques

    Students explore assessment techniques available in treatment during individual and group art therapy sessions, including use of art materials, content analysis, and the evaluation process. Students study psychological assessments and appraisal techniques that have influenced the field of art therapy. Lectures focus on issues and principles of art therapy and psychological assessment; provide a historical perspective; focus on identification (DSM), etiology, and diagnosis using such techniques; and review basic intake procedures. Current issues and trends in psychological and art therapy assessments are evaluated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ATPY 520.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 602 - Painting for the Art Therapist

    This course focuses on the art of art therapy. The formal elements of art are utilized by artists/art therapists to help convey the motive and psychological atmosphere of their work. Students are required to develop work based on an extensive exploration or thematic approach addressing these concerns.

    Credits: 2
  

  • ATPY 603 - Sculpture for the Art Therapist

    This course focuses on utilizing the elements of sculpture in the therapeutic milieu. Students explore a variety of innovative sculpture-making media and processes. They research and design techniques appropriate for healing. They also exercise these techniques to develop and extend their own artistic abilities and expressions.

    Credits: 2
  

  • ATPY 605 - Drawing and Mixed Media for the Art Therapist

    This studio course focuses on utilizing the elements of art in the therapeutic milieu. Students explore a variety of drawing media and collage. Research on art as healing accompanies the studio component.

    Credits: 2
  

  • ATPY 610 - Ethical Issues in Art Therapy / Counseling

    Professional standards, legal obligations, and ethical conflicts in art therapy and mental health counseling are discussed and debated. Issues of managed healthcare and malpractice insurance are discussed. Additional topics include the interrelationship between psychotropic medication and artistic rendering, and research regarding the correlation between medication and creativity. Standards in clinical mental health counseling public policy are debated.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 612 - Family Art Therapy

    This course introduces students to the use of art processes within the framework of systemic and contextual family therapy and familiarizes students with clinical family therapy models through the process of art therapy. Students develop clinical models and follow case studies utilizing art therapy with families or with an individual family member. The benefits and applications of art therapy with family therapy, within specific limitations of clinical settings, are examined.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ATPY 520 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 613 - Family Art Therapy II

    This course expands the application through art processes of the content areas from the required course ATPY 612: Family Art Therapy.  Case examples from trans-generational, psycho dynamic, humanistic, existential, structural, strategic, solution-focused, systemic, narrative and collaborative art family therapy practices are studied and analyzed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ATPY 612

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 616 - Art Therapy and Body Therapies

    This course is designed for students who are interested in how to incorporate body therapies in the practice of art therapy. Case studies are discussed depicting the connection between emotions held within the body and illness.

    Credits: 2
  

  • ATPY 619 - Art Therapy with Special Needs Populations

    This course is designed for individuals who are interested in working with multi-diagnoses individuals through art therapy. Various therapeutic approaches in art therapy, as well as psychological and educational aspects of providing services to special needs populations are discussed. Students discover how art therapy can be used as an educational tool as well as a therapeutic modality.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 620 - Group Counseling Techniques and Group Art Therapy

    The purpose of this course is to synthesize general theories of group practice within an art therapy framework. Various types of groups, purposes, and theories are integrated with the theoretical applications of art therapy materials and modalities along with their symbolic manifestation. The course is didactic and experiential.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ATPY 520 and 625.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 625 - Art Therapy Practicum

    Practicum in art therapy is considered the core of art therapy training. Students observe an art therapist in practice and, by the end of the semester, co-lead groups in the field for a total of 100 hours. Students participate in biweekly supervision meetings. Clinical supervision, peer supervision, video supervision, and discussion of literature are a part of each meeting. Students learn to write clinical notes and organize case presentations.

    Credits: 2
  

  • ATPY 626 - Research Project in Art Therapy

    This course is designed for individuals who are preparing a final research project. Students discover how research in art therapy can be designed and implemented. They learn that an integral part of being a professional art therapist is to be able to understand and produce responsible, ethical, and critical research.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    RSCH 610, RSCH 612, and RSCH 620 or RSCH 615.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 630 - Multicultural Issues in Art Therapy / Counseling

    The social, political, and multicultural concerns that arise in the practice of art therapy are addressed in this course. Topics include, but are not limited to, multicultural issues in art assessment, art therapy treatment, ethics, family art therapy, and art therapy with various clientele.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ATPY 520, ATPY 610

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 640 - Counseling Theory and Practice of Art Therapy

    This survey course covers the historical development and major theoretical trends in the art therapy field. Various therapeutic approaches in art therapy that apply to a variety of client populations comprise the essence of the course. Discussion, lectures, and experiential exercises are the foundation of the classroom experience.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATPY 682 - Advanced Seminar in Theories, Professional Identity and Skills in Art Therapy / Counseling

    The purpose of this course is to integrate the theories and advanced practice of art therapy within a helping relationship framework.  More specifically, the various types of clients, populations, diagnoses, and defined goals are integrated with the theoretical applications of the art therapy materials and modalities.

    The course is split into a didactic and an experimental program.  Class discussion includes professional identity; therapy session preparation and structure; the therapeutic process and climate; beginning, maintaining and terminating clinical sessions and treatment; referral options and discharge planning; community programs, private practice vs. group practice concerns; brief therapy theory and practice; clinical indications in choice of materials and modalities.  Art experiences are designed to illustrate the focus and direction of specific issues.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ATPY 520, ATPY 625, ATPY 684, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3

  

  • ATPY 684 - Internship in Art Therapy

    Practicum in art therapy is 600 hours. This course provides practical involvement necessary for acquiring art therapy skills in a variety of clinical settings. Practicum experiences include a minimum of twenty-five hours of group supervision to be held on campus. The six credits are usually taken over a period of two semesters.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ATPY 520, 600, 625, and PSYC 631.

    Credits: 1-6
  

  • ATPY 688 - Special Topics in Art Therapy

    This course examines various current professional issues, theories, mediums, and experientials in art therapy. Specific units concentrate on content areas that enhance and augment student learning beyond the basic graduate art therapy courses.

    Credits: 1-3

Athletic Training
  

  • ATRN 612 - Advanced Therapeutic Exercise and Modalities

    This is an advanced course for students in the Athletic Training Rehabilitation Track in the Graduate Athletic Training Program. The topics included in this course concentrate on the use of therapeutic exercise and modalities in the rehabilitation of injuries to the physically active. Current research is an integral part of the course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    students in the Athletic Training Master’s Degree program or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATRN 620 - Athletic Training Clinical Education

    Course content is divided into three modules: 1) Athletic Training Clinical Education, 2) Current Policies and Procedures in Clinical Education, 3) Clinical Instructor Educator (CIE) Seminar. Students explore these topics through seminar, research, class and web-based discussion.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    students enrolled in the Athletic Training Master’s Degree program or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATRN 682 - Seminar in Athletic Health Care

    This seminar format course examines current topics and issues in athletic health care. Topics include: prevention and management of injuries to the physically active, professional preparation, credentialing of the athletic trainer and reimbursement for athletic training services.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATRN 686 - Fieldwork in Athletic Training

    This fieldwork experience provides the athletic training graduate student the opportunity to gain clinical experience in one of three concentrations: 1) Athletic Training Administration, 2) Athletic Training Professional Preparation, and 3) Athletic Training Rehabilitation. Fieldwork experiences are supervised by NATABOC certified and state licensed athletic trainers.  May be repeated for a maximum of  
    eight (8) semester hours of credit.         

    Prerequisites & Notes
    students enrolled in the Athletic Training Master’s Degree program.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ATRN 688 - Special Topics in Athletic Training

    This course provides an opportunity for discussion of specialized topics and current issues of relevance to Athletic Trainers. Topics are offered on a variable basis. A student may register for this course for credit more than once, provided the topic is different each time.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • ATRN 692 - Independent Study in Athletic Training

    This course is intended to meet the non-thesis master’s degree requirements in the health science and physical education programs. A project is planned by the student and conducted under faculty supervision. It may involve a research project, development of curricula materials, a review of literature, or other appropriate activity. A written proposal is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Approval of major advisor and faculty supervisor.

    Credits: 2

Biology
  

  • BIOL 276 - Medical Genetics

    This course introduces the field of genetics as necessary to understand current applications of medical interest.  The transmission of hereditary information during cell division and sexual reproduction are discussed followed by the delineation of various inheritance patterns and the use of pedigree analysis.  The molecular bases of traits are revelaed, including genetic mutations and how they lead to disease.  Finally, recombinant DNA technology, genome analysis, and other current genetic topics are discussed with respect to genetic testing / screening and the treatment of genetic disorders.  Though fundamental principles in genetics are taught in this course, the main focus will be on the basis, diagnosis, and treatment of genetic disorders.

    Credits: 3

Business Administration
  

  • BUSM 600 - Selected Applications of Accounting

    This course offers an in-depth study of accounting for the graduate student with no previous accounting background. The emphasis is on the preparation, interpretation, and use of financial statements for profit and nonprofit organizations. A management-oriented approach to accounting procedures is utilized.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 610 - Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations

    This course explores specific skills in modern financial management. The course covers the fundamental skills of identifying financial weaknesses and problem-solving in the healthcare sector. Special emphasis is on fund raising, budget control, and fund management. Analytical skills are enhanced in the subject areas of profitability and asset management. Financial reporting criteria are discussed and case study analysis is included.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 611 - Managerial Accounting

    Managerial Accounting covers policy and decision-making based on profit planning and objectives. The major topics to be covered are budget, cost methods, pricing methods, and cost-volume profit analysis. 


    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 617 - Research Methods and Statistics for Business and Nonprofits

    The success of any organization is based on the decisions made by its leaders. This course focuses on how businesses and nonprofits conduct empirical research using statistical analysis to answer questions that solve problems and to take advantage of opportunities that result in better decision making.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 620 - Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations

    This course explores specific issues and concepts in long-term strategic planning to ensure exemplary healthcare delivery. Skills in identifying opportunities and weaknesses in organizational development in the healthcare sector are taught. Special emphasis is on organizational and human resource development, client-based needs assessment, and asset utilization.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 625 - Marketing Management

    Marketing Management emphasizes the utilization and understanding of modern marketing strategies. Through real world exposure, the marketing process is examined including marketing research, consumer behavior, market segmentation, strategic planning, and the marketing mix-product, price, place, and promotion. Through working on real life marketing plans, students gather data, analyze marketing options, and prepare workable solutions. 


    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 630 - Management in Long-Term Healthcare Organizations

    This course studies the problems of organizational effectiveness in long-term healthcare organizations and the impact of public policy, accreditation, regulation, and reimbursement on their operating policies and practices.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 635 - Project and Information Systems Management

    Project and Information Systems Management provides the best practices and tools needed or project management success: critical path and network analysis, theory of constraints, time/cost tradeoffs, negotiations, project leadership, the change control process, documenting lessons learned, reporting the project status, project software examples, estimating uncertainty in projects, project planning, managing milestones, and learning how to be successful within a project team environment.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 642 - Financial Management

    Financial Management covers modern financial theory and the financial analysis techniques used to run business organizations effectively and efficiently. The course provides knowledge of Capital Markets and current financial events necessary to enable the student to make competent and effective business decisions as a leader of a business entity. The Efficient Market Hypothesis, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and Efficient Asset Pricing are covered. Harvard Business School cases are employed to integrate financial issues into an appropriate managerial context.


    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 650 - Leadership and Governance for Nonprofits

    Leadership and Governance for Nonprofits teaches the knowledge and skills to lead nonprofit organizations, their boards and staff through an understanding of the theories and models of leadership, organizational behavior, volunteer management, and human resource management.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 651 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership

    Organizational Behavior represents the human side of management. This course will provide the specific, necessary background and skills to make the managers of today and tomorrow as effective with the conceptual and human dimensions of management as they have been in the past with technical, functional dimensions.


    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 652 - Accounting for Nonprofits

    Accounting for Nonprofits provides students with the accounting tools required to manage a nonprofit business. Major emphasis is on fund accounting concepts with the major concentration upon financial statements and their use in accounting management.   The preparation and use of budgets and the impact of legislative actions are also covered.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 655 - Fund Development and Philanthropy

    Fund Development and Philanthropy presents the principles, tools, and techniques of fundraising using a marketing foundation and a study of why individuals and corporations donate. It will encompass marketing, the principles of fundraising, and the tools and techniques to be used in fundraising, i.e., “the case statement,” grant writing, annual gift campaigns, planned giving, capital campaigns, and special events.


    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 675 - Entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurship instructs entrepreneurship and an exploration of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial history, economics and behavior on an individual basis and within the organization. Students will become familiar with current research, the basic theories, concepts, methods, and terminology used in the entrepreneurial process, patenting, intellectual property, and strategic planning. Students will learn how to formulate a business plan based on innovation development and be able to show the key components of an organization’s strategic plan incorporating innovation management.


    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 677 - Organization Research

    This course provides academic and practical skills in various types of data acquisition and associated analysis within organizational settings. The course focuses on quantitative and analytical techniques that are utilized by the industrial psychologist practitioner as outlined by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The administration of questionnaires, interviews, training evaluation, attitude surveys, sampling procedures, survey research, formulation of research-based conclusions, and ethical standards are covered.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    RSCH 610 and 620.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 678 - Business Law

    This course explores basic legal principles and engages the student in an intensive study of the law of contracts and selected aspects of business-related subjects, including sales, negotiable instruments, business organization, consumer, and anti-trust law. Examples and case studies from business, nonprofit, health agencies, and professional sports are included.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MGTE 150.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 680 - Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics

    Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics examines the multiform problems and issues that are typical of the business and society interface and the initiatives taken by business to resolve those issues. Students learn how to identify issues and stakeholders and how to formulate and implement social-issues strategies and to integrate them with business strategy.

    Credits: 3

  

  • BUSM 684 - Corporate Residency Fieldwork

    The Corporate Residency Fieldwork is the elective field experience of the MBA program.  It involves a one to two semester placement at an approved site.  Students gain experience working fulltime in a business or organization setting using knowledge, skills and tools gained from the MBA courses.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 688 - Special Topics

    This course consists of a series of one semester hour graduate seminars which focus on current topics in healthcare management; students choose three in consultation with an advisor. Topics of current interest to students are offered on a variable basis. A list of topics includes, but is not restricted to: home healthcare, health insurance, occupational medicine, death and dying, managing a health maintenance organization, health policy, facilities planning, hospital administration, managing a CCRC, hospice management, and negotiation skills.

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 690 - Global Strategic Management

    This course is the culminating experience/capstone course for the Master of Business Administration degree. The course requires application of all previous learned educational experiences in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. Extensive use of case analysis and strategic report writing is used to integrate all previous course materials in the analysis and resolution of complex strategic planning and management problems. The course develops a process for the entire life cycle of the strategy process and applies this process to real world and simulated strategic management situations found in the contemporary global marketplace.

     

    Credits: 3
  

  • BUSM 694 - Management of Compensation and Benefits

    This course focuses on managing employee compensation in contemporary organizations. Students examine the current state of compensation decision-making and learn how to apply theoretical and research developments in their decisions. Specific content includes strategic perspectives associated with the design of compensation systems as well as the determinants of individual compensation packages.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Cross-listed as PSYC 694.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 530 - Teaching Methods for Mathematicians

    Teaching Methods for Mathematicians

    Credits: 3

Computer Science
  

  • CISC 605 - Introductory Computer Concepts for Research

    This is an introduction to computer concepts course for use by the graduate student. Content of this course includes demonstrations and hands-on experiences using such computer applications as: word processing, spreadsheet use and design, library searching, statistical and mathematical data reduction, on-line data acquisition, elementary programming, etc.

    Credits: 3
  

  • CISC 610 - Statistical Applications of Computer Programming

    This is an introduction to computer programming for uses in research or educational environments. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of program design, development, testing, and documentation with statistical applications using FORTRAN. Coverage includes language syntax, input and output devices, editing, and problem analysis. An exposure to a statistical package is also included.

    Credits: 3
  

  • CISC 688 - Special Topics in Computer and Information Sciences

    This course deals with contemporary topics and issues within the scope of computer and information sciences. Topics may include a broad range of hardware and software issues treated from both a theoretical and applied perspective.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3

Economics
  

  • ECON 600 - Economic Aspects of Healthcare Organizations

    This course introduces students to basic concepts of macroeconomics and microeconomics and examines the economic aspects of health services in terms of production, distribution, and institutional structure. Topics covered include: conditions affecting the demand for and the supply of medical care, delivery mechanisms, human resource management, the role of government regulation, and proposals to restructure the health care system in response to changing economic conditions.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ECON 601 - Economics of the Firm in Contemporary Society

    In this course, microeconomic theory is applied to the analysis of the business firm.  Principals from economics and business are developed and integrated, with emphasis on management decision-making and policy formation.  Economic tools important for optimal decision-maiking and effective corporate/business management are studied.  Key teaching points involve the exploration of the rationale for the economic tools and their roles in market power, demand forecasting, and risk management, among other critical management decisions.

    Credits: 3

Education
  

  • EDUC 542 - Educational Assessment and the IEP Process

    This course examines how to choose, administer and interpret eligibility assessment tests for students who may have mild/moderate disabilities. Theories, concepts and methods of assessing physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development in childhood and adolescence are explained. Evaluations used by most schools systems and their impact on the writing and development of the I.E.P. are discussed. Information on services provided by other agencies is discussed. Focus is placed on non-discriminatory assessment systems.  Field study is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EDUC 562

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 544 - Introduction to Teaching Science and Technology

    Introduction to Teaching Science and Technology

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 555 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Care

    Students examine the research for making thoughtful and informed decisions about early childhood education and care. Topics of study include: the importance of play; developing appropriate social/emotional, cognitive/language, and physical environments; working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and primary-aged children; and the importance of working with families of young children. Students evaluate the impact of parenting roles and responsibilities on strengthening the well being of individuals and families.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 607 - Philosophical Foundations of Education

    This course provides an introduction to some of the major philosophical approaches to education, including theories of multicultural education. Emphasis is on the importance of understanding and implementing, in a philosophically consistent way, a multi-ethnic approach to education in a pluralistic society.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 609 - Literature with Children

    This course explores the characteristics of different genres in children’s literature. Students compare and contrast similar myths and narratives from different cultures and geographic regions. Students identify, analyze and apply knowledge of structure, elements, and themes of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in children’s literature.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 619 - Contemporary Issues in Education

    This seminar addresses contemporary issues in education including, but not restricted to, education policy, academic standards, social justice, multicultural education, special education, curriculum, and schools in a changing society. Readings of contemporary writings in education, interaction with guest speakers, and viewing of videos which cover current educational issues form the basis of classroom discussion. This course encourages critical thinking, the formulation of clear arguments, and active listening skills.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 620 - Higher Education Law

    This course is an exploration of the legal issues that affect the administration of postsecondary institutions. The major focus is on issues pertaining to the various constituents (students, faculty, administrators) of colleges and universities. Legal cases are analyzed from the perspectives of law, education, and public policy. While the course is open to any graduate student, it is designed primarily for those who will be faculty or administrators in higher education.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 621 - School Law

    This course examines issues of law that affect public schools today. Legal aspects of teaching, teachers’ and students’ rights, and a variety of other legal issues are introduced.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 626 - Education Research Project

    This course builds on the research foundation established in Research 610, and specifically addresses educational research, including various qualitative methodologies (e.g., case study, observation, interviews, ethnography), with a focus on applied research methodology practical for educational settings (K-12 classrooms and schools, adult education, professional development, and other educational settings). Interpretation of research and its impact on professional practice are also studied. Students will design, conduct, analyze and present a research project.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    RSCH 610.

    Credits: 2-3
  

  • EDUC 627 - Construction, Management, and Assessment of Literacy Programs

    Participants prepare to teach children how to read through analysis of the reading process and of different approaches to reading instruction. A balanced approach to literacy instruction is presented with an emphasis on assessment and adapting the teaching of reading and writing to meet the needs of learners. This course addresses the Initial licensure standard for early childhood, elementary and special education teachers in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in the English Language Arts.

    Credits: 3
  

  • EDUC 628 - Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

    Competency in teaching science, mathematics, language arts and other disciplines requires strong reading and writing strategies. This course provides middle school and high school teachers with a foundation in teaching reading and writing. Students learn how to teach study skills, develop appropriate reading and writing assignments and assess reading difficulties to support lifelong literacy and learning.

    Credits: 2
  

  • EDUC 630 - Children with Disabilities

    This course develops concepts related to students with moderate and severe special needs. Instruction encompasses issues relevant to the nature, causes and basic life and educational needs of children with moderate and severe delays. Terminology, modifications, and accommodations of services and supports are described and practiced. Intervention strategies are introduced for a wide array of special needs. Instructional approaches principles and strategies are identified and applied. Students learn to prepare and adapt curricular content and work with others in delivering services and supports based on “best practices.”

    Credits: 3
 

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