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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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Master of Business Administration
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Phase Two Requirements
Phase Two consists of a total of 30 semester hours. Students are required to take a minimum of 24
semester hours of Phase Two course work in classes reserved exclusively for admitted graduate students.
Upon approval of the Office of M.B.A. Programs, a maximum of 6 semester hours of 400-level courses
offered for graduate credit may be included in a student’s Phase Two program of courses.
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Department of Management
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625. COACHING AND MENTORING IN BUSINESS (3). Identifying, understanding, and developing
the skills needed to develop and change others through effective coaching and mentoring and thereby
enhancing one’s own leadership in the process. Topics include developmental coaching and mentoring, the
basics of feedback and other concepts that influence the development of effective coaching and mentoring
abilities. CRQ: MGMT 615. PRQ: MGMT 635.
New Course:
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655. CHANGE MANAGEMENT (3). Study of approaches and responses to various levels of change,
diagnostic tools, intervention strategies, and individual and organizational factors that create support for or
resistance to change. Application of diagnostic tools and development of customized plan for an
organization. PRQ: MGMT 635.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
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ETR 640X/740X 745X. INTERPRETIVE METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (3). Crosslisted
as EPF 640/740 EPFE 745 and EPS 745X.
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EPF 520 EPS 526 Foundations of Psychedelic Studies in Education (3). Crosslisted as EPFE 526X.
Course description.
EPFE 520X EPFE 526X Foundations of Psychedelic Studies in Education (3). Crosslisted as EPS 526.
Course description.
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EPF 640 (740) EPS 745X Interpretive Methods in Educational Research (3). Crosslisted as EPFE 745
and ETR 745X. Course description.
EPF 640 (740) EPFE 745 Interpretive Methods in Educational Research (3). Crosslisted as EPS 745X and
ETR 745X. Course description.
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EPS 597. Independent Research (1-4 6) Independent research at the master’s degree level under faculty
supervision. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 18 semester hours but no more than 6 hours can be
applied to a degree. PRQ: Consent of faculty member who will direct research.
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EPS 697 (797). Independent Research (1-4 6) Independent research at post- master’s degree levels under
faculty supervision. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 18 semester hours but no more than 6 hours can
be applied to a degree. PRQ: Consent of faculty member who will direct research.
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Course Requirements
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Two of the following (6)
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EPS 606 (706) - Research in Child Development (3)
ETR 526 Advanced Technologies in Qualitative Research (3)
ETR 562 Applied Categorical Data Analysis (3)
ETR 620 (720) - Educational Research Planning and Interpretation (3)
ETR 621 - Nonparametric Statistics 3
ETR 622 (722) - Methods of Multivariate Analysis (3)
ETR 635 (735) - Theory of Measurement (3)
EPS 639 (739) - Fieldwork Methods in Educational Research (3)
EPF 640 EPS 745X - Interpretive Methods in Educational Research (3)
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Requirements for Comprehensive Examinations
Education Specialist in Educational Administration
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Comprehensive Examination
Each student must successfully complete a comprehensive examination administered by the department. The
examination may be written or oral, or both, at the option of the department.
A student planning to take a comprehensive examination may be required to file a letter of intent with the
department chair, and should consult the department concerning applicable procedures and deadlines for such
notification.
A student must be enrolled in the term of the comprehensive examination. A student must be in good
academic standing, both overall and in the Ed.S. program, to be eligible to take this examination. A student
who fails the examination may, with the permission of the major department, repeat it no sooner than the
following academic term. A student who fails this examination a second time, or is not granted approval for a
second attempt, will not be permitted to continue work toward the Ed.S. degree, and admission to that program
will be terminated.
Students are required to create and successfully defend a portfolio.
Department of Teaching and Learning
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Requirements for Specialization in Science, Social Studies, and Environmental Education
Integration
The Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction with a specialization in science, social studies, and environmental
education integration requires a minimum of 93 semester hours of graduate work beyond the baccalaureate
degree, including the following.
TLCI 603/703 - Design of Curriculum and Instruction (3)
TLCI 604/704 - Research Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction (3)
TLCI 609/709 – Seminar in Science, Social Studies, and Environmental Education (3)
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A cognate component selected from outside the specialization to provide a broader base of knowledge,
a supportive professional skill, or more sophisticated research competencies
Successful completion of a candidacy examination. This examination encompasses the common
requirements, the area of professional knowledge within the specialization, and, as appropriate, the
cognate. The examination is scheduled with the permission of the chair of the student’s doctoral
program committee, normally during the last term of course work prior to the dissertation.
TLEE 699 (799) - Doctoral Research and Dissertation (15-30)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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ISYE 591691. Occupational Ergonomics (3). Development and use of the human-machine model to establish
the effects of interface design, environment, and work organization on the performance, safety, and health of
the workforce. Topics include anthropometry, work physiology, biomechanics, environments (thermal,
auditory, vibratory, and visual), and design of controls, display, and work spaces. PRQ: STAT 350 or consent
of department.
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ISYE 597697. Independent Study (1-3). Independent study and work to explore recent advances and
innovative approaches to industrial and systems engineering design, practice, and research. Written report
required. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of department.
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences
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Non-Thesis Option Requirements
In addition to the requirements listed above, complete FCNS 601, 3 additional hours of FCNS500A, and 3
additional semester hours from the following: AHPH492, AHPH520, CAHC525, FCNS429, PSYC 417 in
consultation with the assigned graduate program adviser.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
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WOMS 502 (602). INTERNSHIP IN WOMEN’S STUDIES (3-6). Work as an intern in activities related
to women’s studies. Reading and paper preparation under supervision of a faculty member. May be
repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. S/U grading. PRQ: Consent of director.
Department of Computer Science
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CSCI 596 (696). RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP (3-6). Work as a paid intern for an
off-campus agency. Reading and preparation of a paper under faculty supervision. May be repeated. No
more than 6 3 semester hours in CSCI 590 (690) or CSCI 596 (696) may be included in the master’s
degree. S/U grading. PRQ: Admission to the graduate program in computer science and consent of
department. Consent is competitive.
Department of Economics
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743. FINANCIAL ECONOMICS II (3). Advanced financial economic theory and an introduction to
financial econometrics. Topics include dynamic portfolio choice, consumption-based asset pricing, and
linear factor models. Additional topics may include option pricing and the term structure of interest rates.
PRQ: ECON 740, ECON 761, and ECON 790, or consent of department.
Department of History
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514. EUROPEAN WARS OF RELIGION, 1520-1660 (3). Cultural and social aspects of religious and
civil conflict during the Dutch Revolt, the French Wars of Religion, the Thirty Years' War, and the English
Civil Wars. Multiple aspects of religious violence, from iconoclasm and book burning to executions of
heretics and religious massacres.
New Course
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541. THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (3). Major themes in the historical study of the African diaspora in the
trans-Atlantic, trans-Saharan, and Indian Ocean regions. Development of African communities, cultures,
ethnicities, religion, and identities under conditions of enslavement or forced migration, and processes of
identification in the diaspora with the African homeland; New World developments such as creolization,
the construction of multiple identities, and the positioning of enslaved Africans within the dynamics of the
emergent Atlantic World. Geographic focus may vary depending on instructor.
New Course
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581. INDIGENOUS MEXICO (3). Maya and Aztec cultures from European contact to the end of the
colonial period in 1821. Focus on indigenous culture, religion, political life, conquest and resistance,
disease and population decline, and changes and continuities of precolonial and colonial indigenous
thought.
New Course
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583. AFRICANS IN COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA (3). Afro-Latin Americans and their contributions
to empire building as slaves, litigants, conquistadors, militia members, Christians, and Spanish and
Portuguese imperial subjects. Emphasis on relations between slaves and free people of color, Africanindigenous alliances and relationships, maroon communities, emergence of Afro-Creole and AfroChristian consciousness, and resistance, compliance, and accommodation to the imperial project.
Department of Psychology
New Course
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613. EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY (3). Theoretical foundations and empirical support for
evolutionary psychology, competing explanations and criticisms, including epistemological challenges and
accurate and inaccurate representations of evolutionary psychology in the lay press. Specific topics include
innate fears, human mating strategies, kinship, parenting, cooperation and aggression, social hierarchies,
and the ramifications of ancient adaptations in the modern world.
New Course
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652. PRACTICUM IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (1-3). Experience in
applying industrial/organizational psychological principles, theory, and research to work in organizational
settings, such as corporations, government, and nonprofit organizations. Activities vary depending on
prior experience of the student but may include job analysis, selection system design and validation,
training and organizational development, and consultation with organizational personnel. May be
repeated, but only 6 semester hours may be applied toward a graduate degree in psychology. PRQ:
Consent of department.
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710. MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (3). Introduction to
conducting and interpreting multivariate analyses of psychological data using SPSS software. Specific
topics to be covered include matrix algebra, the general linear model, screening and missing data,
canonical correlation, principle components and exploratory factor analysis, MANOVA, discriminant
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function analysis, profile analysis, and multiway frequency analysis. PRQ: PSYC 604 and PSYC 606, or
consent of department.
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712. STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (3). Hands-on
introduction to the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses in psychological research using
current SEM software. Topics include an overview of the SEM analytic technique, introduction to matrix
algebra, path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and the analysis of hybrid SEM models. More
advanced topics such as multiple group and multitrait multimethod (MTMM) analyses will also be
covered. PRQ: PSYC 604 and PSYC 606, or consent of department.
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714. META-ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (3). Theory and techniques of metaanalysis and validity generalization applied to psychological data. Topics include accumulation of research
results across studies, coding of research study characteristics for moderators, combination of statistical
significance levels and effect sizes, focused and diffuse comparison of significance levels and effect sizes,
and validity generalization and its techniques. Meta-analysis and validity generalization software (D-stat)
will be used to complete a semester project. PRQ: PSYC 604 and PSYC 606, or consent of department.
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504. ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS (3). Probability and probability models; linear
functions of independent random variables; sampling; the binomial, hypergeometric, normal, t, chi-square,
and F distributions; estimation of parameters; tests of statistical hypotheses; correlation; introduction to
nonparametric methods. PRQ: A course in statistics or consent of department.
504(604). ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING IN PSYCHOLOGICAL
RESEARCH (3). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and hypothesis testing, including basic concepts of
probability, normal distributions, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing; power; ANOVA for
between-subjects, within-subjects or mixed models, post-hoc tests, and experimental designs to analyze
means. PRQ: Consent of the department.
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506. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN (3). Basic course in experimental design and data analysis, including
such designs as factorial experiments, randomized blocks, Latin squares, incomplete blocks, and nested
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designs; the uses of confounding and fractional replication; some nonparametric tests related to the analysis
of variance designs. PRO: PSYC 504 or consent of department.
506(606). CORRELATION AND REGRESSION ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (3).
Correlation and regression analysis, including: bivariate and multiple regression, hierarchical and stepwise procedures; coding of categorical variables and the treatment of experimental designs, testing for
mediation and moderation, aptitude-treatment interactions. PRQ: PSYC 504 or the consent of the
department.
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553(653): PRACTICUM IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY (1-3). Experience in psychological work in
schools and other appropriate settings. Activities vary depending on the prior experience of the student but
may include observation, assessment, intervention design and evaluation, consultation, and research. and
analysis of behavior, assessment of learning dysfunctions, research work, design of learning programs, and
consultation with school personnel. May be repeated, but only 6 semester hours may be applied toward a
graduate degree in psychology the M.A. or specialist level certification and no more than 15 semester
hours may be applied toward the doctorate. PRQ: 539 or consent of department.
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556(656): INTERNSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY (6-12) A period of 9 or 12 months one year in a
school setting or other appropriate setting where the student performs the functions of a school
psychologist under direct supervision of qualified personnel. Internship must have approval of the school
psychology faculty. Student must register for 12 semester hours in each of the fall and spring semesters
and, when appropriate, for 6 semester hours during the summer session for a total of 24 or 30 semester
hours. May be repeated, but only a total of which 4 semester hours may be applied toward a graduate
degree in psychology. to the hours required in the Ph.D. program. PRQ: Consent of department.
Recommended: At least 2 semester hours of PSYC 553.