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ARCHIVED 2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Courses


 

History

  
  • HIST 512 - Early Modern Europe


    The Reformation; development of the modern state; scientific revolution; rise of capitalism; social change.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 513 - Europe in the Eighteenth Century


    The Old Regime; wars of expansion, the Enlightenment; the French Revolution and Napoleon.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 514 - Europe in the Nineteenth Century


    Post-Napoleonic settlement; internal, colonial, and imperial developments; unification movements; the background of World War I.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 516 - Europe in the Twentieth Century


    World War I: Paris Peace Conference, domestic developments, the rise of “isms” in Russia, Italy, and German. World War II: postwar reconstruction and reorganization, and the Cold War.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 521 - Romans, Christians, Barbarians


    Explores the three most prominent cultures of the Mediterranean at the end of the Roman Empire.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 525 - Modern European Military History


    Focuses on the era of the two World Wars (1914-1945), emphasizing political, technological, and operational issues.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 531 - Colonial America, 1492-1763


    Political, social, economic, and cultural characteristics.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 532 - The Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800


    Causes and effects of the Revolution, the War for Independence, the Constitution, the Federalist Era.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 533 - The Young Republic, 1800-1848


    Jeffersonian democracy; War of 1812; Era of Good Feeling; Jacksonian democracy; western expansion; the Mexican War.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 534 - Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877


    Sectional differences; the secession movement; military operations; Reconstruction.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 535 - Emergence of Industrial America, 1877-1929


    Growth and conflict of organized industry and labor; agrarian decline and revolt; American Imperialism; progressive reform; World War I; postwar crises and prosperity.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 536 - The United States since 1929


    Great Depression; New Deal; World War II; role as Cold War superpower; domestic developments.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 542 - African-American History


    Role of African Americans in American history; African background; religious, cultural, economic, and political institutions, civil rights, struggles, tension assimilation and black nationalism.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 543 - The American South


    Social structure and economic interests of the Antebellum South; impact of Civil War and Reconstruction; the New South; the twentieth-century South; emphasis on regional differences and social transition.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 545 - Cherokee History


    Pre-contact Cherokee society; acculturation; removal; post-removal development of the Cherokee Nation West, and the Eastern Band of the Cherokees.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 546 - Southern Appalachian History


    History and folkways in the period of geographic isolation; changes in regional culture in an age of improved transportation and communications.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 548 - The American West


    Explores the history and literature of the trans-Mississippi West from the time of discovery through the present, emphasizing the period since 1800.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 550 - War and Memory


    Explores perceptions and social history of American Wars in the Twentieth Century.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 551 - American Women’s History


    Role of women in American history; conflicting and changing ideologies of femininity and sexuality; women in the family, workplace, and politics.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 552 - American Diplomatic History


    US foreign relations from the colonial period to modern times.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 554 - American Military History


    Military affairs in the United States from the Revolution to the present; emphasis on war as a social institution.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 555 - American Religious History


    Role of organized religion in American history and culture, primarily since 1865.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 557 - Sports in American History


    Interaction between sports and American social, economic, and political history.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 559 - Sizzlin’ Sixties


    Explores key events and trends that characterized US history during the 1960s.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 563 - History of the Mexican Nation


    Mexico since 1810; nineteenth-century conflicts; revolution, 1910-1917; progress to the present.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 571 - Introduction to Public History


    Explores such topics as museum displays, reenactments, historical pageants, historic preservation, living history, interpretations, and public policy.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 572 - Local History and Genealogy


    Role of the family and the community in shaping state, regional, and national developments; emphasis on research techniques and local resources. Lecture and fieldwork.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 573 - Introduction to Museum and Historic Site Interpretation


    Theory and practice of interpreting history to the public in museums and historic sites. Exhibit development, research methods, public programming, and audience evaluation.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 574 - Introduction to Oral History


    Explores the uses of oral history, its relationship to other research techniques, the components of interviewing, and the field’s numerous ethical, legal, and archival issues.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 589 - Cooperative Education in History


    S/U grading.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Enrollment for at least one term in the M.A. in History program; B average in graduate work; approval of department head, advisor, and cooperative education coordinator.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 593 - Topics in History


    Topics in History

    Credits 1-3, R12
  
  • HIST 613 - United States History to 1800


    Seminar addressing historiographical themes in American history to 1800, pre-contact to Revolution, including settlement, Native Americans,slavery, politics, economics, religion, and war.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 614 - Nineteenth Century United States



    Seminar addressing historiographical themes in nineteenth century American history , including settlement, Jacksonian American,slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrialization, and Populism.




    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 615 - Twentieth Century United States


    Seminar addressing historiographical themes foreign policy, wars , race relations, the Cold War, Reconstruction, political developments, and consumerism.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 620 - Native American History


    Seminar addressing historiographical pre-contact to present, including culture, religion, wars, treaties, economics, and tribal sovereignty.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 621 - Environmental History


    Seminar addressing historiographical themes related to humans’ relationship with nature and the ways in which climate and nature shape human history.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 622 - Gender History


    Seminar addressing historiographical themes related to gender as a mode of intellectual inquiry in American and European History.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 631 - Historiography


    Survey of the principal historians, interpretations, methodology, and sources dealing with American or European History.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 632 - Historical Methodologies and Research Design


    Exploration of the principal methodologies of historical research and work on the beginning stages of a history thesis/internship project.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 633 - Advanced Teaching Methodologies in Secondary Social Science Education


    Examines instructional strategies and theories for effective teaching of secondary-level social sciences.

    Prerequisites Required course in the M.A.Ed. Social Science program.

    Credits 3
  
  • HIST 680 - Readings in History I


    Major interpretative monographs and articles within a selected area. may not be taken more than twice for credit without departmental approval.

    Credits 3, R6
  
  • HIST 681 - Readings in History II


    Major interpretative monographs and articles within a selected area. may not be taken more than twice for credit without departmental approval

    Credits 3, R6
  
  • HIST 682 - Readings in History III


    Major interpretative monographs and articles within a selected area. may not be taken more than twice for credit without departmental approval

    Credits 3, R6
  
  • HIST 683 - Readings in History IV


    Major interpretative monographs and articles within a selected area. may not be taken more than twice for credit without departmental approval

    Credits 3, R6
  
  • HIST 688 - Internship in History


    Supervised internship in a public history institution or setting. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of department head.

    Credits 1-3, R-3
  
  • HIST 693 - Problems in History


    Problems in History

    Prerequisites PREQ: Preparation in topic or permission of instructor.

    Credits 3, R9
  
  • HIST 699 - Thesis


    Only 3 hours may be counted toward degree.

    Credits 1-3, R12
  
  • HIST 779 - Continuing Research-Non-Thesis Option


    See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.

    Credits 1, R10

Human Resources

  
  • HR 601 - Organization Acumen for HR Leaders


    Overview of the major functions of organizations emphasizing how HR professionals provide strategic leadership through effective planning and execution of strategy to achieve organizational goals.  Organizational functions to be addressed include marketing/sales, finance/accounting, and operations.  

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 602 - Human Resources Research and Evaluation Methods


    An overview of human resources research literature and methods.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 605 - Principles and Practice in Human Resources


    In this course, students will explore the Human Resource functions within organizations.  An emphasis is placed on the role that HR should ideally play as a strategic partner in the organization focused on enhancing organizational performance.  This course covers all of the relevant functional areas of human resources including: reward systems, perfomance coaching, talent acquisition, talent development, and strategic human resource planning.   

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 610 - Human Resource Development


    An overview of the training and development functions in organizations.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 611 - E-Learning


    An introduction to developing on-line learning systems for educational institutions, business organizations, and government agencies.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 612 - Instructional Design


    Developing instructional training programs for education, industry, and government.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 613 - Coaching for Performance


    Explores and analyzes at the graduate level concepts and practices of performance management in organizations, emphasizing alignment of employee and team performance goals with organizational strategy and ongoing feedback and coaching for performance. 

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 614 - Talent Acquisition and Retention


    In this course, students will explore the competitive forces, theories and methods of organization recruitment, selection, and retention.  The course addresses staffing models and strategy, staffing support systems (legal compliance, planning, job analysis, and rewards), core staffing systems, and retention management.  It is strongly recommended that this course be taken after completion of HR 605 and HR 602.  

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 615 - Organization Development


    An overview of the practices, theories, and methods of organization development and action learning.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 616 - Web Publishing


    An introduction to basic Web publishing with Macromedia’s Dreamweaver and Fireworks software.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 619 - Assessment Methods in Human Resources


    An overview of assessment instruments and methods used in human resources.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 620 - The Design and Use of Instructional Gaming Simulations


    Exploration into instructional games and simulations. Selection of gaming-simulations to achieve particular learning objectives and facilitation of simulation exercises. Emphasis is placed on designing and field-testing student made gaming-simulations.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 660 - Talent Development


    Analyzes the processes of selecting, developing and maintaining talent within an organization. The course focuses on talent management strategies and initiatives which are integrated with organizational strategy and bottom line objectives.

    *This content has been designed to align with HR competencies identified by SHRM, the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), Bersin by Deloitte, and Association for Talent Development (ATD) for Graduate HR Curriculum Guidelines. 

    Credits 3

  
  • HR 662 - Total Rewards: Strategy and Plan Design


    An overview of compensation and benefit issues with a focus on aligning compensation strategy with organizational strategy.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 665 - Responsible HR Leadership: The Regulatory Environment, Ethics, & Social Responsibility


    This course prepares HR leaders to be knowledgeable about the regulatory environment in which their organization operates and the appropriate HR and organizational practices to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, with the ultimate HR objective being to foster a culture that embodies ethical and socially responsible leadership. 

     

    *This content has been designed to align with HR competencies identified by leading HR organizations, including the Association of Talent Development (ATD), HR Certification Institute (HRCI), Dr. David Ulrich, Bersin by Deloitte, the Association for Human Resource Development, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

     

     

    Credits 3

  
  • HR 666 - Legal Issues in Human Resources


    An overview of major employment regulations with a focus on how HR professionals can effectively manage potentially litigious employment challenges.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 670 - HR Consulting


    In this course, you will acquire and practice the skills needed to build partnerships with management and operate as an HR consultant within an organization. You will first plan and prepare for the consultative relationship with a pre-selected nonprofit organization. Then, you will work with teammates on a pre-determined consulting project (such as the development of an employee handbook, a mentoring program, a compensation analysis, etc.) In this process, you will learn about what causes client resistance and how to deal effectively with it and will be required to integrate your technical and theoretical HR knowledge into the consultative process. An overview of the major differences between consulting in nonprofit and for-profit organization will be presented. 

    Prerequisites Completed 18 hours of course work

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 671 - Advanced HR Consulting


    In this advanced HR consulting course, students practice the skills needed to build partnerships with management and operate as solo HR consultants for an organization. That includes planning, preparing for the consultative relationship and working on their own on a pre-determined HR consulting project within specific deadlines. In this process, they will learn about and deal with client resistance and manage the consulting project. They will be required to integrate their technical and theoretical HR knowledge into the consultative process.

    Prerequisites HR 670

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 675 - Leadership in Human Resources


    An overview of the strategic leadership role performed by human resource professionals.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 678 - Guided Projects in E-Learning


    Developing on-line learning systems for educational institutions, business organizations, and government agencies.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 611, 612, 616, 677 or permission of instructor.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 693 - Selected Topics in Human Resources


    Selected Topics in Human Resources

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits 3, R12
  
  • HR 698 - Capstone Seminar in Human Resources


    This capstone course is designed to integrate learning from the other courses in the program and should be taken near degree completion.  Readings and assignments focus on how students hope to apply their learning and impact their organizations and the HR profession.  

     
     


    Prerequisites Completion of 21 HR credit hours.

    Credits 3
  
  • HR 779 - Continuing Research-Non-Thesis Option


    See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.

    Credits 1, R10

International Business

  
  • IBUS 693 - Topics in International Business


    Topics in International Business

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of department head and director, M.B.A. Program.

    Credits 3, R6

Management

  
  • MGT 605 - Organizational Behavior and Analysis


    Structural and behavioral aspects of organizations; factors determining form and effectiveness; applications of behavioral research in organizational planning and development.

    Prerequisites M.B.A. 515 or equivalent.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 607 - Strategic Management


    Principles, issues, and practices involved in strategically managing both large and small contemporary organizations.

    Prerequisites M.B.A. core courses must be completed prior to or during the term of enrollment.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 608 - Human Resource Administration


    Behavioral approach to acquisition, use and development of human resources in an organization; criteria for effective policies and practices.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 609 - The Collective Bargaining Process


    Labor management relations; role of government; contract negotiation and administration; grievance-arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 610 - Leadership Practice and Development


    Leadership as practiced in various settings in society;  individual leadership development.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 611 - Production and Operation Management


    Processes, problems, and strategies related to the creation of products and services.

    Prerequisites 606 or permission of instructor.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 613 - Management of International Operations


    Cultural, social, political, economic, and other environmental variables affecting international and multinational management systems and decision-making.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 614 - Managerial Career Development


    Practical considerations for developing managerial careers in large and small organizations from the viewpoint of the individual manager.

    Prerequisites Admission to graduate study.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 615 - Supply Chain Management


    Introduction to the coordination and dynamics of flows of materials, services, capital, and information to satisfy customer demands within a global context.

    Credits 3
  
  • MGT 682 - Research Project in Management


    Research Project in Management

    Prerequisites Detailed research project proposal must be prepared by the student and approved by the professor sponsoring the research, the department head, and the director of graduate programs in business.

    Credits 3, R6
  
  • MGT 693 - Topics in Management


    Topics in Management

    Prerequisites Permission of department head.

    Credits 3, R6
  
  • QA 606 - Quantitative Analysis for Business


    Classical and Bayesian statistical analysis; decision theory; linear programming; transportation and assignment; network analysis, PERT, CPM, inventory analysis, queuing theory, and simulation.

    Prerequisites M.B.A. 510 or equivalent.

    Credits 3

Marketing

  
  • MKT 601 - Marketing Management


    Techniques of planning, market analysis, and strategic design; emphasis on integration of product, price, promotion, and distribution.

    Prerequisites MBA 520 or equivalent.

    Credits 3
  
  • MKT 602 - Marketing Research


    The role of marketing research; methodology and technique; emphasis on generating information for solving marketing problems.

    Prerequisites MGT 606.

    Credits 3
  
  • MKT 603 - Consumer Behavior


    Buyer behavior and marketing strategies; emphasis on research studies from the behavioral sciences.

    Credits 3
  
  • MKT 604 - Marketing Communications


    Relationship of demand stimulation to business management; analysis of cases emphasizing the management of advertising and promotional efforts in the total marketing concept.

    Prerequisites 601.

    Credits 3
  
  • MKT 682 - Research Project in Marketing


    Research Project in Marketing

    Prerequisites Detailed project proposal must be approved by department head and director of graduate programs in business.

    Credits 3, R6
  
  • MKT 693 - Topics in Marketing


    Topics in Marketing

    Prerequisites Permission of department head and director of graduate programs in business.

    Credits 3, R6

Master of Business Administration

  
  • MBA 500 - Accounting and Finance for Management Analysis


    Foundations of Accounting and finance for managerial decision making: lecture, readings, problems, cases.

    Prerequisites Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director.

    Credits 3
  
  • MBA 505 - Economics and Public Policy


    Economic, social, and public policy affecting managerial decisions: lecture, readings, problems, cases.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director.

    Credits 3
  
  • MBA 510 - Statistical Analysis for Business


    Foundations of statistics for managerial decision making; use of computerized simulations: lecture, readings, problems, cases.

    Prerequisites Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director.

    Credits 2
  
  • MBA 515 - Foundations of Management


    Introduction to principles and practices of management; introduction to production process and behavior concepts related to management functions: lecture, readings, problems, cases.

    Prerequisites Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director.

    Credits 1
  
  • MBA 520 - Foundations of Marketing


    Introduction to principles and practices of marketing related to management functions: lecture, readings, problems, cases.

    Prerequisites Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director.

    Credits 1
  
  • MBA 525 - Social, Political, and Legal Environment for Business


    Social and ethical responsibility of business; legal concepts, legislation, and administrative decisions impacting business and management: lecture, readings, problems, cases.

    Prerequisites Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director.

    Credits 2
  
  • MBA 602 - Strategy and Marketing


    Strategic and marketing planning, including environmental survey, competitive analysis, buyer behavior, and strategic marketing plans.

    Prerequisites Admission to Graduate Business Program or permission of MBA Director.

    Credits 3
  
  • MBA 606 - Managing Research and Development Activities


    Managing the CRDO suite: technology management, innovation, uncertainty, real options, and integrating strategy and technology planning.

    Prerequisites MBA 601, MBA 602, MBA 603, MBA 604

    Credits 3
  
  • MBA 608 - Portfolio Management


    Managing the CFO suite I: Business, trading, and investment construction; portfolio theory, risk analysis, and options theory.

    Prerequisites MBA 601, MBA 602, MBA 603, MBA 604, MBA 606

    Credits 3
  
  • MBA 611 - Financial Valuations


    Managing the CEO Suite II: Valuing companies, projects, capital expenditures, and cash flows.

    Prerequisites MBA 601, MBA 602, MBA 603, MBA 604 MBA 607, MBA 608

    Credits 3
 

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