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All University Sections
Interdisciplinary Academic Centers, Institutes, and Courses
Other Catalog Change
Concentration in Latin American Studies
↓
Requirements
↓
Three of the following (9)
ANTH 505 – Peoples of Mesoamerica (3)
↓
HIST 720 - Research Seminar in Latin American History (3)
POLS 569 - Topics in Latin American Politics (3)
Inter-college Interdisciplinary Certificates
Other Catalog change
2010-11 Graduate Catalog
Homeland Security
↓
Health Sciences Track
Coordinator: Coordinator: Gail Williams, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Five of the following: (15)
CAHC 593 - Crisis Intervention (3)
IHHS 550 - Administration for Professionals in Health and Human Sciences (3)
PHHE 502 - Community Health Programs and Issues (3)
PHHE 603 - Behavioral and Social Aspects of Public Health (3)
PHHE 605 - Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
↓
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Other catalog change:
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Executive Master of Business Administration
↓
Fast-Trak Master of Business Administration
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The one-year fast-trak M.B.A. is designed for individuals who desire to earn their degree in an accelerated
daytime format. Students must have completed an undergraduate degree. No prior work experience is
required. Courses are offered Mondays through Fridays for three semesters. Students may begin the fasttrak M.B.A. only in the fall semester. Students have the opportunity to earn a double degree when pursuing
the fast-trak M.B.A. For further information contact the fast-trak M.B.A. office, 815-753-0257.
Department of Accountancy
Course revision:
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Effective date: Spring 2012
ACCY 531. FINANCIAL REPORTING I (4) (3).
Other catalog change:
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Effective date: Spring 2012
Master of Accounting Science
↓
Required Accountancy Courses
↓
ACCY 531 – Financial Reporting I (4) (3)
↓
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
New Course
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ETR 524. ASSESSING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (3). Nondiscriminatory assessment
procedures for identifying and enhancing educational outcomes for students with special needs. PRQ:
TLSE 240 or consent of department.
Department of Teaching and Learning
CITC
Course Revision
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TLSE 512. METHODS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (3).
Curriculum, instructional ... ... arts perspective. PRQ: ETR 434 or ETR 534 and TLSE 540, or consent of
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department.
CITC
Course Revision
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TLSE 513. METHODS FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH HIGH-INCIDENCE
DISABILITY (3). Instructional theories, ... ... progress-monitoring systems. PRQ: ETR 434 or ETR 534
and TLSE 540, or consent of department.
Other Catalog Change
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Certificates of Graduate Study
Advance Teaching Practices

Curricular and Pedagogical Practices in Social Justice Education (18)
This certificate is designed for educators seeking a concentration in pedagogy and practices, which focuses on
social justice education. It is available to students admitted to the Graduate School or enrolled as students-at-large
and who maintain both good academic standing in the Graduate School and maintain a 3.00 in this Certificate of
Graduate Study courses. Application materials for this certificate are available through the Department of
Teaching and Learning or the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations. Although
many courses are listed as secondary education courses, pre-K-8 teachers are open to participate.
Requirements in Department (15)
EPFE 540/EPS 540X – Education for Social Justice (3)
EPFE 715 – Foundations of Educational Policy (3)
TLCI 500 – Curriculum, Instruction, and the Community (3)
TLCI 510 Critical Practices in Curriculum and Instruction (3)
TLCI 523 – Seminar in Secondary Education (3)
One of the following (3)
EPFE 500 – Social Foundations of Education (3)
EPFE 510 – Philosophical Foundations of Education (3)
EPFE 521 – Historical Foundations of Education in the United States
EPFE 555 – Sociology of Classrooms
EPFE 557 – Sociology of Urban Education
TLCI 529 – Methods and Materials in the Secondary School (3)
TLCI 540 – The Gender Sensitive Curriculum (3)
TLCI 587B – Teaching Practicum: Secondary Education (3)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Other Catalog Change
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Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Requirements
The student must submit to the department ... ... graduate committee.
For the thesis and project option, Tthe student must complete at least 321 semester hours of graduate-level
course work , of which at least 50 percent must 500-level courses, excluding ISYE 699A, ISYE 699B, or
ISYE 698. For the paper option, the student must complete at least 32 semester hours of graduate-level
course work. For all options, at least 50 percent of the non-capstone hours must be earned from 600-level
courses. , excluding ISYE 699A, ISYE 699B, or ISYE 698 Capstone hours are defined as those earned in
ISYE 699A, ISYE 699B, or ISYE 698.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Course Revision
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613. PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Presentation and discussion ... ... and
interpretation. PRQ: PHHE 605 and cConsent of school.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
New Courses
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CIP: 05.02
WOMS 524. TOPICS IN GENDER AND STEM (3). Selected issues and topics pertaining to gender and
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; how gender and sexuality are defined by and define
these fields; contributions of women to scientific developments.
Course Revisions
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602. INTERNSHIP IN WOMEN”S STUDIES (3-6). Work as ... ... semester hours. S/U grading. PRQ:
Consent of director.1
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639. Independent Study in Women’s Studies (1-3). Student must ... ... permit is granted. PRQ: WOMS
620 and WOMS 630, or permission of the director of women’s studies. 1
__________________________________
1
Complete proposals must be submitted for the program director’s approval a minimum of two weeks
before classes begin. Proposal forms are available from the Women’s Studies office and web site.
Other Catalog Change:
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Certificates of Graduate Study
Women’s Studies (12)
↓
Two of the following (6)
ANTH 522 - Gender in Southeast Asia (3)
↓
FCNS 616 - Nutritional Factors in Obesity and Eating Disorders (3)
FCNS 674 – Clothing and Human Behavior (3)
FLSP 539 – Women Authors in Hispanic Literature (3)
HIST 513 - Family, Sexuality, and Society Since 1400 (3)
↓
MGMT 528 - Equal Opportunity and Employment (3)
NURS 678 – Internship in Women’s Health
PSYC 595 - Seminar in Special Topics (3)
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of women’s studies is included.)
↓
SOCI 663 - Women's Health Issues (3)
WOMS 524 – Topics in Gender and STEM (3)
WOMS 530 - Special Topics in Women's Studies (3)
↓
Department of Economics
Course Deletion
593.
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SEMINAR IN POLITICAL ECONOMY (3) Crosslisted as POLS 593X
Department of Foreign Language and Literature
New Course
CIP Code: 16.99
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FLAL 520. INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION THEORY (3). Introduction to contemporary
translation theory. Readings and training in different theoretical approaches in translation into English
from other languages. Taught in English.
New Course
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CIP Code: 16.09
FLFR 537. AUTHOR IN CONTEXT (3). Interdisciplinary study of literary works within their historical
and cultural contexts. Close readings of texts combined with a cross-section approach to their cultural
landscape to map out the interplay between literature and other cultural agents (visual arts, music,
architecture, science, philosophy, politics, etc.).
New Course
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FLFR 540. STUDIES IN FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE (3). General treatment of the works of
Francophone writers from one of the following regions: French Caribbean, the Maghreb, or Frenchspeaking Americas.
Course Revision
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FLFR 545. FRENCH WOMEN WRITERS (3). Works of selected French women writers from the
Middle Ages to the present. Course taught in English with readings in English or French according to the
student’s background.
Other Catalog Change
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Specialization in French
Linguistics (3-9)
↓
↓
Translation (6-9)
FLFR 583 – Theme Et Version (3)
FLFR 584 – Advanced Translation (3)
FLFR 585 – Initiation to Consecutive Translation (3)
FLAL – 520 – Introduction to Translation Theory (3)
↓
Culture and Literature (9-15)
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FLFR 531 – 17th Century French Literature (3)
FLFR 533 – 18th Century French Literature (3)
FLFR 535 – 19th Century French Literature (3)
FLFR 537 – Author in Context (3)
FLFR 538 – 20th Century French Literature (3)
FLFR 540 – Studies in Francophone Literature (3)
FLFR 541 – Medieval French Literature (3)
FLFR 543 – French Literature of the Renaissance (3)
FLFR 545 – French Women Writers (3)
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Department of Political Science
Course Deletions
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POLS 510. Constitutional Law I (3).
POLS 511. Constitutional Law II (3).
POLS 512. Constitutional Law III (3).
POLS 539. Internship (3). (? Checking w/ PSPA)
POLS 550. American Political Thought I (3).
POLS 551. American Political Thought II (3).
POLS 552. Religion and the Constitution (3)
POLS 556. War, Empire, and Ethics (3).
POLS 569. Topics in Latin American Politics (3).
POLS 580. International Law and Organization (3).
POLS 583. Russian Foreign Policy (3).
POLS 593X. Seminar in Political Economy (3). Crosslisted as Econ 593.
Course Deletion
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POLS 624. Natural Resources Policy (3).
New Course
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CIP: 45.10
POLS 611. U.S. REGULATORY POLITICS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE (3). How the U.S.
and selected other countries assess and regulate environmental, health, and safety risks, with a particular
emphasis on understanding the politics of regulatory science and the role of political culture in risk
assessment and regulation. Seminar may allow opportunity to participate in faculty research. Enrollment
open to students in the natural and social sciences, as well as law, business, technology, engineering,
public health, environmental studies, and other graduate programs.
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POLS 689. GLOBAL TERRORISM (3). Examination of global terrorism in the contemporary
international system with attention to its definition, causes, forms, and means. Consideration of key issues,
such as the balance between national security and civil liberties, and a range of policy responses designed
to diminish the incidences and destructiveness of terrorism.
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
School of Theatre and Dance
Course Deletion
Graduate Catalog
THEA 535. ADVANCED COSTUME TECHNOLOGY (3).
A. Pattern Drafting
B. Millinery and Accessories
C. Dyeing and Painting
New Courses
Graduate Catalog
THEA 535. PATTERN DEVELOPMENT (3). An overview of patternmaking techniques for the
theatre.Explores different patternmaking techniques including: flat patterning, drafting systems, draping
and primitive ethnic patterning (based on geometry and simple shapes).
THEA 536. MILLINERY AND ACCESSORIES (3). Exploration of millinery techniques including
blocked felt, constructed buckram, straw and soft hats. Projects will have emphasis on both historical and
theatrical interpretations of the techniques.
THEA 537. DYEING AND FABRIC MODIFICATION FOR THE THEATRE (3). Introduces the
student to a variety of dyeing, painting and surface design techniques applicable to use on the stage.
Considers techniques as well as products and the implication of both for costume design and construction.
PRQ: THEA 335 or consent of school.
Course revision
Graduate Catalog
THEA 579. PERIOD STYLE FOR THE THEATRE II. (3). Intensive investigation of period Style from
the Baroque Egyptian through contemporary as it relates to theatrical production. Exploration of period
clothing, and manners, décor and architecture.
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