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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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General Engineering |
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GEN 5001G - Intro to Systems Engineering Credits: 4
Systems Engineering provides an interdisciplinary approach to designing successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem including operations, performance, test, manufacturing, cost and schedule. This subject emphasizes the links of systems engineering to fundamentals of decision theory, statistics, and optimization. It also introduces the most current, commercially successful techniques for systems engineering.
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GEN 5002G - Numerical Methods in Engineering Credits: 4
The objective of this course is to understand the concepts and applications of Newton’s laws with respect to analysis of structures via problem formulation and solution. The areas of interest include 2 and 3 dimensional vector representation of forces, moments, and couples; static equilibrium of particles; rigid bodies and engineering structures; free body diagrams; and properties of cross-sectional areas, e.g. first and second moments of inertia.
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GEN 5800 - Probabilistic and Statistical Methods in Engineering Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to probability, reliability, statistics, and their applications in planning, analysis and design of engineering systems. Main topics covered will include exploratory data analysis, discrete and continuous random variables, the central limit theorem, stochastic simulation, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, multiple regression, model building, extreme value distributions, analysis of uncertainty and error propagation, and an introduction to Bayesian statistics. Examples from engineering applications such as inventory management, manufacturing, quality control, finance, design, and natural hazards will be presented.
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GEN 5810 - Optimization Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to the theory and applications of optimization or “deterministic” operations research. Main methods covered will include break-even analysis, linear programming, integer programming, goal programming, and non-linear programming. While briefly discussing the underlying theory (including simplex method), the emphasis of this course will be on modeling and applications of the ideas in various engineering and managerial settings using Spreadsheets. Concepts such as sensitivity analysis, what-if analysis, robust optimization, chance constraints, and network optimization will be discussed through case studies around resource allocation, scheduling, transportation, transshipment, assignment, and investment problems.
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GEN 6001G - Finite Elements Credits: 4
In industry, engineers rely on finite element methods to solve the complex differential equations obtained during modeling of stresses, fluid flow, and heat transfer in structures. Students will be introduced to the theory of finite element methods and the implementation of these methods using ANSYS.
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GEN 6002G - Numerical Methods in Engineering Credits: 4
The objective of this course is to understand the concepts and applications of Newton’s laws with respect to analysis of structures via problem formulation and solution. The areas of interest include 2 and 3 dimensional vector representation of forces, moments, and couples; static equilibrium of particles; rigid bodies and engineering structures; free body diagrams; and properties of cross-sectional areas, e.g. first and second moments of inertia.
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GEN 6004G - Engineering Project Management Credits: 4
Studies the principles, theory, and practice of engineering project management, including the management of human resources, entrepreneurial skills, decision making and mathematical and scientific methods. The use of computer software for project scheduling and resource allocation is required.
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GEN 6010G - Earthquake Engineering Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to earthquake engineering. Topics in this course include: plate tectonics and seismology; rupture mechanism; measures of magnitude and intensity; probabilistic seismic hazard analysis; strong earthquake ground motion; site effects on ground motion; soil-structure interaction; dynamic analysis of structures; response spectra; modal analysis; nonlinear time-history analysis; earthquake resistant design; and seismic detailing.
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GEN 6012G - Prestressed Concrete Structures Credits: 4
This course covers the analysis and design of prestressed concrete structures. Topics in this course include: time-dependent properties of concrete and reinforcing material; concept and application of prestressed concrete; service and ultimate limit state analysis and design of prestressed concrete structures and components; detailing of components; calculation.
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GEN 6014G - Advanced Structural Analysis Credits: 4
This advanced course in structural analysis emphasizes the principles behind modern nonlinear structural analysis software. This course covers the theory, computer implementation, and applications of methods of material and geometric nonlinear analysis. Emphasis is on modeling of 2D and 3D frame structures using nonlinear beam-column elements.
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GEN 6032G - Sustainable Infrastructure Systems Credits: 4
An evaluation of new or renewed infrastructure systems with respect to sustainability benefits. A comparison of alternatives along with evaluation of long term effects throughout the life cycle of a project will be emphasized. Various ratings systems for the evaluation of green practices required to enhance the economic, environmental and social aspects of infrastructure systems are investigated. Graduate standing.
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GEN 6800G - Graduate Internship Credits: 4
A graduate internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. This is an opportunity for the student to put into practice technical and/or technical management skills and knowledge learned through their MS program. Graduate internship requires that the student first secure a suitable internship which is approved by the faculty advisor. Subsequently, a learning contract which describes duties, goals, and assessment must be developed and agreed to by faculty advisor, student, and site supervisor. The student must maintain a journal of activities, meet periodically with faculty advisor and site supervisor, and complete post-internship paper or presentation as determined by the faculty advisor. Prerequisites: Completion of at least 8-credits of graduate studies and a 3.0 GPA or consent of the faculty.
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GEN 6801G - Graduate Internship Credits: 1
The Graduate Internship course combines an approved internship experience with academic coursework to enrich the value of the whole experience for the graduate student. Internships provide students the opportunity to apply knowledge, in a professional setting related to their career goals/interests. Students work with their supervisor and professor throughout the internship to gain valuable specific technical or technical management skills, develop professionally, and gain insights through reflecting on both the overall workplace experience and specific facets of the experience. Internships may be in for-profit, non-profit, or public sector organizations and internships can be either paid or unpaid experiences. College internships are governed by federal law. Both sponsoring employers and students face restrictions under that law.
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GEN 6999G - Special Research and Project Credits: 4
Investigations of an advanced nature leading to the preparation of a project report.
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Health Sciences |
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HSC 5000G - Physical Activity and Exercise Technology Credits: 4
In this course, students will gain competency in skills important in health care (heart rate, blood pressure at rest and during exercise, electrocardiogram), human performance and exercise testing (body composition, strength testing, aerobic capacity, and anaerobic capacity), and promotion of physical activity and health (wearable and related technologies). Students will also learn the physiological basis of the different performance measurements and technologies.
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HSC 5100G - Advanced Exercise Physiology Credits: 4
In-depth study of acute and chronic responses to cardiopulmonary, metabolic, biochemical, and cellular adaption to exercise and training with special reference to hydration, thermo regulation, renal and muscular function.
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HSC 5302G - Research Methods Credits: 4
An introduction to basic concepts in epidemiology, the science of public health. Epidemiology is concerned with the distribution and determinants of health and disease, injury, disability, morbidity and mortality in populations. Topics will include history, epidemiological measurements of disease occurrence, descriptive epidemiology and patterns of disease, establishing association and causality, types of study designs, disease outbreak investigation, public policy and social and behavioral epidemiology. Graduate students will complete an additional research project in Epidemiology.
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HSC 5310G - Health Promotion Programs Credits: 4
In this course, students will learn to analyze and examine the social determinants of health, health disparities, principles of individual and collective behavior and behavior change, and the role of health behavior and health education in emerging public health issues.
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HSC 5320G - Foundations of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Credits: 4
This course provides students with an overview of the major chronic diseases that are highly preventable and manageable through lifestyle and behavioral changes. Using the United States Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s Healthy People 2020 Framework, students will gain an understanding of the distribution, etiology, costs, prevention, and management of these chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, cancer, and mental health disorders. Students will also become familiar with concepts of health disparities and their role in the distribution and prevention of chronic disease. In addition, theoretical foundations for health behavior change and disease prevention program design will be introduced. In the latter half of the course, students will work in small groups to apply course content by researching and presenting information on evidence-based approaches to prevention of a specific chronic disease, within the context of their graduate concentration area.
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HSC 5350G - Research Methods Credits: 4
This course will provide an overview of quantitative and qualitative research methods that are commonly used in the field of exercise and health science. Specifically, the course will focus on acquainting students with skills to identify the questions to address research questions or real-world problems, to understand and apply different study designs, to design different approaches to evaluate a real-world program, and to collect, analyze integrate, and report data. The course format will be a mix of lecture and static workshops. In the workshops, students will work in the computer lab to perform the data analysis and report using statistical software.
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HSC 5360G - Health Promotion Programs Credits: 4
In this course, students will learn to systematically assess and analyze the health promotion needs of a specified target population at the individual, community, and organizational levels. Students will learn to develop a holistic, theoretically-based and culturally appropriate comprehensive program to address identified health needs of a population, and create thorough program implementation plans and systematic methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the health promotion program. Students will also gain an understanding of effective health communication strategies used in health promotion programs with an opportunity to practice these communication skills.
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HSC 5500G - Exercise and Sport Psychology Credits: 4
This course explores the history and trends in the emerging and growing field of sport and exercise psychology. The graduate student will examine how science and practice are connected through an exploration of the major theories and the development and application of psychological skills. An emphasis on enhancing health and wellbeing is reinforced for incorporation into practice.
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HSC 6200G - Sports Nutrition Credits: 4
A study of nutrition as it relates to optimum performance for sport and health. Nutrient needs, sources, functions and interactions are reviewed according to the latest scientific findings. Principles of body conditioning are emphasized with attention to diet and lifestyle practices that promote health and decrease risks of nutrition related diseases.
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HSC 6300G - Advanced Strength and Conditioning Credits: 4
This course will explore exercises meant to prevent injuries, reduce movement deficiencies, improve muscle imbalances, and maximize results by creating safe, individualized training programs by identifying dysfunctions, developing a plan of action, and implementing exercise solutions. This course prepares students to take the National Strength and Conditioning Association CSCS, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist exam.
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HSC 6500G - Public Health Policy and Management Credits: 4
This course describes the health policy development process, including problem conceptualization, agenda setting, role of interest groups and public opinion, needs assessment, analysis of alternatives and policy selection and evaluation. Topics to be discussed include healthcare system structure, management and leadership in organizations, health policy, law and healthcare reform, issues of diversity and international policies.
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HSC 6600G - Asses/Implement/Eval in HS Credits: 4
This course presents the process for defining, developing, implementing and evaluating the outcome and impact of successful community health education and promotion programs. Topics include program assessment for individuals, groups and communities, planning, communication, and evaluation skills. Emphasis is placed on community organizing principles, intervention planning, community assessment, group communication dynamics, evaluation design, and grant writing skills. Develops basic skills for evaluating health promotion and community health improvement through a project in the design of methodology for evaluation of a relevant program.
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HSC 6700G - Capstone Seminar I Credits: 2
The capstone seminar provides guidance and assistance to graduate students in designing and implementing their capstone project, through group or one-on-one meetings with the course instructor. It also creates a learning community in which students will share their capstone work with others to gain constructive feedback and to generate ideas about the best ways to complete the capstone project. The seminar format of the class means that students should come prepared to discuss their own work as well as carefully consider the work of their peers so they can offer insights as to how projects can be improved. The capstone advisor will provide feedback on student work, answer questions, provide advice, and facilitate successful planning and implementation of the capstone project.
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HSC 6750G - Capstone Seminar II Credits: 2
The capstone seminar provides guidance and assistance to graduate students in designing and implementing their capstone project, through group or one-on-one meetings with the course instructor. It also creates a learning community in which students will share their capstone work with others to gain constructive feedback and to generate ideas about the best ways to complete the capstone project. The seminar format of the class means that students should come prepared to discuss their own work as well as carefully consider the work of their peers so they can offer insights as to how projects can be improved. The capstone advisor will provide feedback on student work, answer questions, provide advice, and facilitate successful planning and implementation of the capstone project.
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HSC 6800G - Internship Credits: 4
On-the-job application of knowledge and skills that were developed during coursework in the Public Health Sciences program. Options include community, corporate, clinical, or commercial fitness/wellness facilities; nonprofit organizations; sports medicine settings; or health plans. This is the culminating experience for students in the Public Health Sciences program.
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HSC 6875G - Health Science Organizational Leadership Credits: 4
This course examines both the theoretical and practical aspects of leadership and business concepts focusing on the role of the leader within health science organizations. Topics to be discussed include personal leadership preferences, leadership theory and practice, organizational communication, developing teams managing change in organizations, financial leadership, basic marketing concepts, and program development. How these theories and concepts are practically applied in the field will be a major focus of the course.
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HSC 6900G - Capstone Seminar Credits: 4
Literature and community based project directed by faculty members. Using the framework of the public health approach (Problem, Etiology, Recommendation, Implementation, Assessment), the student will undertake an in depth study of a significant public health problem and health promotion program in the local community, in conjunction with and to assist a community agency. The project may take the form of case study research or action research. The project will be documented in written form and through a public presentation. Students who are already working full time in a related field may substitute Capstone Project for Internship.
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Higher Education |
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HED 505G - College Student Development Theory Credits: 2 to 4
The college years are a time of significant personal, psychosocial, and cognitive growth for students, as they encounter and navigate various challenges typical to emerging adulthood. This course will familiarize students with the major theories of college students’ development, and explore the creation of environments and contextual factors that facilitate this growth. Multicultural identity development will also be a focus of this course.
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HED 546G - Leadership Theory and Practice Credits: 4
This course is designed to familiarize students with the basic theories pertaining to leadership in higher education environments, and to engage students in applied learning of these theories through a case study method. Students will gain skills in discussing and debating the dominant leadership theories in higher education, how these theories inform practice, and how principled and diverse forms of leadership impact the function of education in a democracy. The ways that individuals and teams enact leadership in higher education will also be explored
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HED 555G - College Counseling and Advising Credits: 4
Student affairs educators are frequently called upon to support students as individuals during times of personal and academic challenge. In order to facilitate learning, agency, and growth, basic counseling skills (e.g. active listening, motivational interviewing, and values clarification) are essential to good practice. This course will introduce students to introductory counseling theory and methods and will include practical exposure to identifying college students’ presenting concerns, responding appropriately and developmentally, and making referrals. Participants in this course will engage weekly in a required, applied social justice initiative at Lawrence High School, advising students in the Upward Bound program.
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HED 560G - Higher Education Fellowship Internship Experience Credits: 2
Field-based internship experience for students in the Higher Education Fellowship program.
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HED 562G - Intro to Higher Ed Student Affairs Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to the professional field of student affairs in higher education. It emphasizes the roles that student affairs professionals serve to promote the intellectual, social, moral, ethical, spiritual, emotional, and physical development and well-being of students. Student affairs educators carry out their professional obligations by actively seeking collaborative relationships with each other across units, with students, faculty, and others on and off the campus in order to design, support, maintain, and/or change campus environments to optimally support student learning, wellness, and development. At the same time, dramatic developments in higher education, from an affordability crisis, Title IX, and ADA compliance are among some of the challenges facing higher education.
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HED 570G - Internationalization of Higher Education Credits: 4
In this course students will identify the significance of internationalization and global engagement in higher education and explore their own local and global citizenship. We will begin by examining current trends, challenges, and opportunities related to student mobility in the United States, including study abroad and international student services. We will then discuss best practices and design innovative strategies to internationalize colleges and universities with intentionality through: supporting and engaging international students, increasing participation in meaningful study abroad experiences, and fostering opportunities to develop global awareness and appreciation and intercultural competency. We will approach these issues through various lenses, including: enrollment management; academic affairs; student affairs; fiscal affairs and organizational structures.
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HED 583G - Civic Engagement and Higher Education Credits: 4
In 2015, the American Association for State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the Democracy Commitment (TDC), and the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) announced a partnership to systematically advance the civic learning and democratic engagement of college students. This strategic partnership is just one result of a long history of civic engagement in U.S. higher education. The collaboration aims to build higher education cultures and contexts that foster an institutional civic ethos, student civic literacy and skill building, as well as civic inquiry, action and agency for students, faculty and institutions. This course will examine the history and underlying philosophical and theoretical dimensions of civic engagement in higher education including topics on service-learning, alternative breaks and citizenship abroad, community partnerships, social justice, the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, Campus Compact, and civic engagement internationally. We will explore the organizational, infrastructural and programmatic implications for higher education institutions needed to advance civic and democratic engagement. Through this course, students will gain a more nuanced understanding of the civic responsibility of higher education in contemporary university-community partnerships. Upon completion of this course, students, as the next generation of student affairs and higher education professionals, will have a more holistic sense of their identities as civic professionals advancing justice and equity within higher education.
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HED 585G - Higher Education Policy & Practice in Ireland Credits: 4
In this course, students will learn about higher education policy and practice in Ireland. During spring break, students will visit three to five higher education institutions in Ireland - Dublin, Galway and Cork. Students will learn about the national structure of higher education in Ireland and driving national policy. We will examine issues of access and equity, student engagement and experience, community engagement, resident life, and student services and affairs in Irish higher education. We will have the opportunity to see how students are supported through visits to student affairs offices at the National University of Ireland Galway, University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University and Dublin Institute of Technology. We will learn about policy through visits to the Higher Education Authority, which is the national regulatory body as well at the Irish University Association, the representative body for Irish universities. Students will draw comparisons between higher education policy and student affairs practice in Ireland and in the United States. NOTE: students self-fund the study abroad component of this course.
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HED 6570G - Introduction to Admission and Enrollment Management Credits: 2
Admission offices and enrollment management have become the backbone of higher education institutions. They determine the demographic makeup of campuses across the world, dictate who had or does not have access to advanced education, and serve as gatekeepers to success and access to opportunity. By exploring the historical and present-day systems, policies, and practices that form the work of admission and enrollment management, we can better comprehend the current realities of the higher education system and the people (and corporations) it serves. Questions asked and answered in this course will include: Why does a university admit the type of students it does? Are SAT and ACT test scores a fair and valid indicator of student success? How do federal policies and laws like affirmative action, DACA, and financial aid positively and/or negatively impact students, families, and post-secondary institutions? In order to better understand our work as higher education professionals or practicioners within education at any level, it is critical to develop a basic understanding of the vocabulary and basic concenpts that impact and form admission and enrollment management.
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HED 6700G - Assessment in Student Affairs and Higher Education Credits: 2
This course will examine the role of assessment in student affairs and higher education, and provide a foundational introduction to designing and implementing assessment plans as an integral element of program development. A brief examination of the context driving the current Accountability Era, including questions from government entities and the public regarding the value of higher education to its students, grounds dialogue around the importance of identifying appropriate strategies across an institution to demonstrate impact. Students will study conceptual models for assessment, direct and indirect measures, learning goals and assessment design, and analysis and application of results. Case studies and exploration of current events will foster understanding of applying ethical standards when implementing assessment and collaborating with stakeholders across campus. The course will be oriented towards preparing students for entry level roles in student affairs and other administrative functional areas, but will briefly explore assessment issues in academic affairs and faculty life, senior leadership, governance, and regional accreditation. Students will apply their learning to designing an assessment plan for a program or activity within an administrative unit on Merrimack’s campus.
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HED 6750G - Supervision in Higher Education Credits: 2
This course will explore keys to supervision as it intersects with human capital development, as outlined in the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competencies Rubrics. Students will learn the components of effective supervision, explore their own personal style of supervision, and develop strategies to empower staff and build teams. Through case studies, video clips, role-play, articles, and discussion, students will engage in hands-on assignments and activities to gain practical skills.
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Management |
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GMGT 5100 - Management Planning and Control Credits: 4
Management has a number of tools at its disposal to utilize in analyzing various managerial decisions. This course introduces the student to a range of these tools. The course has four primary elements: cost behavior, relevant costs for decision making, product costing, and financial statement analysis for strategic decision making. The course will provide the student with an understanding of the use of a number of tools related to making decisions to manage and control costs in a business environment as well as an understanding of financial statement analysis from a risk perspective.
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GMGT 5110 - Business Intelligence and Statistics Credits: 2
Innovations in information technology have resulted in a data intensive, business environment. This course explores how data analysis can be used to provide inputs in managerial decisions. Students are introduced to procedures for data collection, analysis, and interpretation. This course provides an in-depth introduction to statistics as applied to business problems. Students will learn both the limitations and potential of statistics and how to interpret results. This course uses computer software for most calculations, and the content focuses on construction of models, interpretation of results, and critical evaluation of assumptions. Topics include descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.
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GMGT 5120 - World Class Operations Credits: 2
With ever increasing global competition, only world-class firms will be able to compete and prosper. Operations management is a primary business function that is directly responsible for transforming resources into desired goods and services. Supply chain management refers to how to manage the entire flow of information, materials, and services that are being moved to and from the transformation processes of the firm. This course emphasizes the importance of effectiveness and efficiency in creating value along the supply chain by covering some of the most important concepts, techniques, and practices that are often used in managing world-class operations and supply chain.
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GMGT 5130 - Professional Skills Credits: 2
This course will strengthen students’ skills and abilities to analyze data at a level required by top employers. The course will delve into assignments that build mastery of productivity tools commonly used by managers. Several workshops will develop skills for using computer-based technologies to locate, access, evaluate, manipulate, create, store, and retrieve information to express ideas, perform sophisticated analysis of data, and communicate information and results with others. Students learn how to build spreadsheet models to perform scenario analysis, analyze the impact of uncertainty, and formalize trade-offs in the context of business decisions. Students will integrate a variety of supporting materials to deliver a thorough business presentation. By the end of the course, students will have a more analytic view of business decision-making and be more adept at analyzing data and presenting results in a business context.
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GMGT 5140 - Effective Managerial Communication Credits: 2
Effective writing and speaking skills are necessary for a career in management. This course is designed to help students develop a process for thinking and writing strategically. Students will learn how to analyze message, purpose, and audience; develop strategies for structure and style; construct persuasive arguments; and review for tone, organizational flow, and quality of evidence. This course will enable students to develop and demonstrate their ability to deliver formal and informal presentations and written reports in the context of addressing business challenges. Students will also learn communication strategies, principles, and methods as well as interpersonal skills that are essential for success in business. Students will have the opportunity to receive instructor and peer feedback
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GMGT 5150 - Financial Measurement Credits: 4
This course develops the basic concepts and procedures underlying corporate financial statements and provides practical tools for financial decisions and valuation. A managerial view of financial statements encompasses understanding how they show the economic consequences of doing business, facilitate the identification of future financing needs, and provide a structured approach to measuring the impact and sustainability of growth. We initially explore the basic concepts in accounting and financial management with an emphasis on the measurement of corporate financial performance. Building on these analytical techniques, we then examine financial planning with a particular emphasis on managing growth and decline. The next part of the course focuses on developing tools for evaluating investments opportunities and measuring risk. We analyze the strengths and weaknesses of common criteria used in evaluating investment opportunities, and recommend the one that best provides a consistent rule to value creation. We conclude by exploring how the recently acquired practical and analytical tools can be integrated and applied to the art of measuring the value of businesses. Business valuation techniques are essential in structuring mergers and acquisitions, pricing initial public offerings, searching for undervalued securities, and evaluating investment opportunities by venture capitalists.
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GMGT 5160 - Marketing Management Credits: 4
The purpose of this course is to establish a balance between marketing theory and practice, in an effort to prepare students to make managerial decisions in marketing. Essential topics will include buyer behavior, digital and social media marketing, marketing research and market segmentation and positioning. The assigned readings, class discussions, case analyses and a final applied project in which groups bring a product to market, students apply marketing concepts to propose solutions to marketing situations.
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GMGT 5212 - Global Business and Economy Credits: 2
To provide students with an understanding of problems and opportunities associated with doing business across country and cultural boundaries and to encourage global business thinking and strategy formulation. Topics studied will include a general understanding of globalization and its effects on business and the global economy, the forms of international business involvement; economic, social-cultural and legal-political environments; the strategy of global business; international transactions and investments; and participation in a global virtual project called X-Culture.
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GMGT 5220 - Responsibility and Integrity Credits: 4
This is an innovative course which will introduce students to the challenges of conducting business in a global environment. Companies continually search for ways to have a competitive advantage which will differentiate their firm and build a meaningful, valued brand that connects to and delivers value to consumers. We will examine global corporate strategies within the context of socially responsible business behavior. The course will explore potential conflicts concerning business stakeholders and social stakeholders. During the course, students will gain a deeper understanding of the emergence of global business activities, business ethics, stakeholder interests, strategic philanthropy, sustainable business practices, and corporate responsibility. We discuss companies’ social strategies and evaluate their efficiency and effectiveness at generating business, building a strong brand, enhancing consumer value, and improving society.
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GMGT 5851 - Graduate Business Internship Credits: 1
The Graduate Business Internship course combines an approved internship experience with academic coursework to enrich the value of the whole experience for the graduate student. Internships provide students the opportunity to apply knowledge, in a professional business setting related to their career goals/interests. Students work with their supervisor and professor throughout the internship to gain valuable specific management/business skills, develop professionally, gain insights through reflecting on both the overall workplace experience and specific facets of the experience. Internships may be in for-profit, non-profit, or public sector organizations and internships can be either paid or unpaid experiences. College internships are governed by federal law. Both sponsoring employers and students face restrictions under that law.
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GMGT 5910 - Personal Leadership Credits: 2
The course introduces students to understanding their leadership strengths and to understanding how to identify and choose opportunities for improvement as leaders. Students learn how to see and evaluate themselves as leaders and learn how others see themselves as leaders. Throughout the semester, students build a comprehensive assessment of their leadership skills and competencies, based on evaluations and other input. By the conclusion of the course, students develop a Leadership Development Plan, a specific and measurable plan for strengthening their own leadership skills.
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GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
Designing, building, and sustaining high performing teams is essential to the success of an organization. Based on micro and macro management theories and concepts, students gain advanced insight and develop skills to design effective work teams and both motivate and facilitate teams to achieve high performance. Topics that will be covered include: team composition, diversity management, task design, team development, team competence, team leadership, and inter-team relationship.
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GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
Leaders must address continuing challenges of change and organizational adaptation. This course provides students with practical skills and tools for planning, managing, evaluating, and surviving large-scale organizational change with applications to emerging business issues, including knowledge management, “learning organizations,” and network management.
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GMGT 5940 - Leading Creativity and Innovation Credits: 2
This course focuses on how to generate novel and useful ideas and how to implement them, as well as how leaders facilitate these processes. Based on both psychological and sociological perspectives on management, the course will explore the determinants of creativity and innovation at the individual, group, organizational, and inter-organizational levels of analysis. Students will become familiar with current thinking in the field, and apply their knowledge and understanding to practical business situations and case studies.
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GMGT 5950 - Stakeholder Management Credits: 4
Strategic analysis models assume that firms should leverage sources of sustained competitive advantage to be competitive in the marketplace and enjoy superior performance. However, this mark-based approach provides an incomplete picture of how firms actually compete. With the stronger influence of governments in the business environment, and the mobilization power of social media and the Internet, organizations, global institutions, and media organizations are some of the salient stakeholders present in nonmarket arenas that have potential effects on businesses’competitive advantages. Firms engage with these stakeholders, aiming to influence or react to their demands, by deploying strategies such as lobbying, campaign contributions, grassroots mobilizations, partnerships with non-governmental organizations, prevention and reaction to crisis, boycotts and social movements through media or other actions. This course examines how managers can use stakeholder models to identify salient groups, their demands and issues, and inform the best course of action to integrate market-based and nonmarket strategies.
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GMGT 6290 - Competition, Innovation and Strategic Advantage Credits: 4
This course examines how managers work to integrate operations, marketing, finance, information systems, and management processes to achieve competitive advantage. Students will examine how to analyze the external environment and assess the capabilities of an organization to craft competitive strategies. Different strategic perspectives will be reviewed to understand the competitive dynamics within a strategic group. Case examples will be reviewed to consider how managers combine analysis with creative problem solving to achieve innovative strategies, to create new markets, and to compete in novel ways.
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MEN 5010G - Advanced Mechanics/FEM Credits: 4
This course on the mechanics of solids covers the mathematical basis for stress analysis, models of material behavior, the finite element method and its application, and boundary and initial value problems involving deformable solids.
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MEN 5012G - Instrumentation/Robotics Credits: 4
This course provides an introduction to the kinematics, statics, dynamics, and control issues involved in the instrumentation and design of robotic systems. Intended as an interdisciplinary course, students will interact with computer science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering majors to create and analyze a robotic system.
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MEN 5016G - Introduction to Biomechanical Engineering
This course examines the mechanics behind human structure, motion, and performance. Basic concepts of human skeletal and muscle mechanics are presented in terms of the mechanics and kinetics of static and dynamics systems. Moral and ethical issues related to bioengineering, biomimicry, and biomedical device design are discussed.
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MEN 5030G - Energy Systems Credits: 4
This course provides an introduction to global energy concerns, fossil and nuclear fuels, energy consumption analysis, energy management and conservation techniques, renewable and alternative energy sources. In addition, the course covers traditional Rankin cycles from traditional power plants multi-stage absorption cycles and vapor compression cycles with pure and mixed working fluids.
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MEN 5040G - Advanced Fluid Mechanics Credits: 4
This course covers the compressible flow including shock waves, boundary layers, separation, drag, and lift. Course also covers inviscid, irrotational flow, and boundary layer theory. Analytical and numerical solutions for flow over plates are discussed. Four lecture hours a week.
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MEN 5050G - Manufacturing Process Credits: 4
An introduction to manufacturing processes for metals, polymers and reinforced plastics. Processes discussed include metal-casting, heat treatments, processing of powders, material removal processes, injection molding and rapid prototyping. Attention will also be given to material selection, product design, cost analysis and quality control.
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MEN 5060G - Advanced Materials Credits: 4
An advanced course on the constitutive behavior of active materials including piezoelectric ceramics, magnetostrictive materials, and shape memory alloys. Governing equations for the thermodynamics of electromechanical interactions, constitutive relations, and strain displacement relations will be developed. Students will propose and complete a research project that extends the course material.
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MPA 6100G - Foundations of Public Affairs Credits: 4
This course focuses on the role of public agencies in contemporary American politics. Over the course of the semester we will consider some general questions of how public agencies interact with their political environment and influence the policy making process. We will examine several specific public policy problems that have become contentious policy issues, such as affirmative action, immigration, internet regulation, and cyber-space security. Special attention will be given to various areas of government regulation and economic stabilization policy.
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MPA 6200G - Research Methods and Evaluation Credits: 4
This course is designed to provide the essential tools for conducting and evaluating quantitative analysis. Students will acquire and practice the basic skills necessary to make and assess causal claims, culminating in a research project featuring original analysis of data using statistical software. Emphasis is placed on different types of data, both experimental and observational, and the appropriate methods of analysis in order to evaluate claims. The course covers a variety of topics including research design, concept operationalization, descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate analysis and effective communication and presentation of research findings.
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MPA 6300G - Public Sector Economics Credits: 4
This course is designed to introduce and develop the tools of economic analysis that are employed by public administrators and policy analysts in understanding the role and scope of government intervention in a market economy. This course is specifically geared towards master degree students in public administration. Specifically, the descriptive (positive) tools of economics are explained, and applied to the normative goals of economics: efficiency, equity, and stability. The causes of market failures are explained, and analyses of the spending, regulatory, and tax implications are explored.
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MPA 6400G - Public Affairs Internship/Strategic Capstone Credits: 4
There are two subsets of students- pre-service and in-service. Pre-service students are those who are “coming straight from their undergraduate institutions.” These students do not hold full-time employment in the public or nonprofit sector and are looking to equip themselves appropriately to succeed in an agency upon completing their degree. In-service students are often either looking to further themselves in their current full-time positions or make a shift to a new type of work. The purpose of the Internship/Capstone course is to provide pre-service/4+1 MPA students with: first-time, hands-on experience in their desired professional field of employment; the opportunity to build a professional network; and apply their developing MPA classroom skills in a tangible way. The project/capstone will be “internship-centric” for this group of students. Students will work with the Director to find a placement in an organization in a public affairs field. They will complete an average of 20 hrs/wk in their new assignment. Those students who are currently employed full-time (minimum 35hrs/wk) (in-service) in an organization in a public affairs field, may petition the Director to have the fieldwork hours waived. They can apply their current position to fulfill the fieldwork hours, and will be assigned a Strategic Capstone project- an in-depth analysis of their current profession which can be used to further their career enhancement/career development. The Internship/Capstone course thus allows in-service students to complete an alternate project or study in lieu of the fieldwork hours. In-service students with fieldwork hour waivers will complete this alternative assignment not required of their pre-service classmates. In-service students will receive an assignment focused on a particular aspect or additional short-term function in their current position and complete it under the supervision of a faculty member. For this group of students, the project/capstone will be “academic/theoretical centric.”
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MPA 6500G - Public Administration Credits: 4
This course is designed to allow students to develop an understanding of public administration as a field of academic study and of professional practice. It is also considered a foundation course for the MPA program. Specifically, it focuses on the evolution of public administration as an academic discipline and a profession in the real world, the context in which public administration takes place, the meaning of public service in a democratic society, and the importance of personal and professional ethics. The course will be conducted as a seminar. Students must be prepared to discuss reading assignments and participate in analysis of case studies.
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MPA 6510G - Organizational Communication Credits: 4
It is through organizations that members of a society achieve their collective goals-from making laws and building bridges to the local and international trade of goods and services. Organizational communication is the study of how persons accomplish these goals via the structures and processes of communication. This course addresses topics within organizational communication, evaluates the theories present and practically applies them to relevant cases to expand student critical analysis skills.
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MPA 6520G - Science and Energy Policy Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the design, implementation and assessment of science and energy policy from the United States and global perspective. Science and energy influence every facet of our economic and social fabric, affecting international security, economic development, and human health. Science/technology topics include innovation factors, the organizing framework behind US science agencies, their mission and research organizational models and the alternative DARPA model. Energy topics covered include oil and natural gas, coal, renewable energy, nuclear power, energy efficiency, and climate change as well as the basic tools used to analyze and assess energy options. The course’s purpose is to expose students to the political context, both domestic and international, where government science and energy policies are designed and implemented.
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MPA 6530G - Public Budgeting & Financial Management Credits: 4
Formerly: Public Financial Management
An in-depth review of the funding of state and local government budgets and capital plans. This review will include the specific processes and timelines for ratification and/or adoption of each. The best practices for allocating scarce financial resources, tracking the status of capital projects, and the effect that state laws and local bylaws/ordinances have on making financial decisions will be presented and discussed. Coursework includes an in-depth review of the following public sector documents: Annual Operating Budget, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), and Official Statement (OS). There will be a special focus on tracking the Massachusetts State Budget from submission by the governor through the state legislature’s review and adoption process.
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MPA 6540G - Intercultural Communications Credits: 4
This course will examine scholarly research and current events with concerted attention towards the improved practice of communication in intercultural, international, and public affairs settings. The primary questions investigated in the course will address the dynamics of culture, ethnicity, religion, and identity in terms of issues of representation inequality, and empowerment against the backdrop of global transition in the 21st Century. The course will pay particular attention to the ways ethnic identity influences decision-making and orientation to one’s world at the individual, community, national, and international levels. This course will closely interrogate communication practices between people of varying international and co-cultural backgrounds with an eye towards engendering intercultural communication competence. The course will call upon research from critical and functional perspectives that utilize qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry.
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MPA 6550G - Comparative Public Policy Credits: 4
This course is designed to analyze public policy making and implementation in a comparative perspective. We will study the comparative concepts as well as the theoretical and historical background of policymaking. This seminar provides students with an opportunity to learn about how public policies (such as health care, education, and immigration) in other nations differ from these in the United States while simultaneously challenging students to think about why they differ in the ways they do.
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MPA 6560G - Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy Credits: 4
In this course, we will examine a range of issues at the intersection of ethics and health policy. In this course, students will be introduced to key students ethical theories and principles in the field of bioethics, and will use them to critically evaluate laws and policies at both the domestic and global levels. In the first part of the course, the class will be introduced to some fundamental questions in the areas of moral theory and health policy, and then will discuss the relationship between justice and healthcare. Thereafter, students will choose topics according to their areas of interest, and the class will read articles and cases on these topics for the remainder of the course. Students will be able to choose ethical and policy issues such as:
Issues concerning assisted reproduction, such as donation and/or sale of eggs and sperm, domestic and transnational surrogacy and sex selection of embryos for IVF.
Research ethics: human subjects research and the inclusion of vulnerable populations, randomized clinical trials and the appropriate standard of care in resource-poor settings.
Policies concerning live organ procurement and allocation, including the donation vs. the sale of organs and organ transplant “tourism”.
Rationing and allocation of scarce resources, including the distribution of vaccines in pandemics and the coverage of “orphan” diseases by health insurance.
Regulating the cost of pharmaceutical drugs and other medical costs in the US and abroad.
Ethical dilemmas encountered when delivering humanitarian medical treatment in disaster settings.
Relations between poverty and health, including the implications of the social determinants of health, implicit bias in healthcare and responsibility for global health disparities.
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MPA 6570G - Immigration Policy Credits: 4
This course studies shifting immigration policy in the United States over history, with a focus on the modern era and the challenges of crafting immigration policy in an increasingly global world. The course is taught from an interdisciplinary platform, considering the philosophical, political, economic and social foundations that have inspired various policy trends as well as the effects and outcomes of policy on both the host country (the United States) and home country (country of origin). Students will also consider the various distinctions between categories of those entering the United States. The focus of the course is on immigration and human movement as it relates to the United States, although the course will also give attention to international dynamics in the current world.
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MPA 6580G - The Public Executive Credits: 4
This is a graduate level course which draws on the material from the foundation level courses in the Masters of Public Affairs program. The focus is on enhancing executive level decision making and leadership skills. The context is executive level management of local government and nonprofit organizations, but lessons learned will have broad applicability for mid-level and senior managers in all government agencies and other public service entities. The course will provide the student with an in-depth perspective into the environment, challenges, and responsibilities of a public sector executive.
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MPA 6590G - Urban Management & Policy Credits: 4
Formerly: Urban Government and Politics
Urban Management & Policy is a course designed to introduce students to the complex, and often challenging environment of public policy development in metropolitan institutions. This course will provide an overview of the degree in which urban residents can govern themselves in communities, and the key challenges historically faced by contemporary cities. This course will focus on urban areas throughout the country, while looking at urban policies and politics. This course will also introduce the interrelationships between the structure of urban government, and the activities of major actors (mayors, city managers, council members, interest groups, political parties, and community activists) in urban settings. Finally, the course will ask students to understand specific urban concepts or urban characteristics-economic, social, political, and psychological-that are common to all cities, and metropolitan areas.
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MPA 6600G - Public Policy: Theory and Analysis Credits: 4
This course is designed to allow students to develop an understanding of public policy as a field of academic study and an area of professional practice. This course is considered to be one of the “foundations classes” for the MPA program. Specifically, it focuses on the evolution of public policy as an academic discipline and a profession in the real world, the context in which public policy-making takes place, the meaning of public service in a democratic society, and the importance of personal and professional ethics. The course will be conducted as a seminar. Students must be prepared to discuss reading assignments and participate in analysis of case studies.
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MPA 6610G - Government, Business, and Society Credits: 4
This course is designed to help students think critically about the ways in which government and business interact with one another in the local, state, national and international economy. It examines how business and government are organized, and the methods by which they seek to influence one another. In addition, this course will challenge students to look at the unique nature of management in the public v. private sector. This course examines the influence of government policies on the competitive positions of individual firms and industries. This course will introduce the interrelationships between the public, private and non-profit sectors and the activities of the major key players: federal, state, and local elected officials, city managers, business leaders, interest groups, political parties, lobbyists, community activists, and non-governmental officials (NGOs) and their constituencies. Finally, this course will ask you to define the specific concepts- economic, social, political, psychological, and cultural-that are common to the unique nature of management in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
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MPA 6620G - Health Communication Credits: 4
This course is designed to provide an overview of contemporary scholarship on phenomena within the scope of health communication. The student will become familiar with fundamental communication processes that are involved in managing physical and mental health. Ideally, the student will develop an awareness of how communication among friends, family members, professionals, and others influences an individual’s well-being, and how, in turn, health and illness shape communication and relationship dynamics.
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MPA 6630G - Disaster and Emergency Management Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the field of emergency and disaster management. It is intended to provide students with an answer to the question: how should governments and organizations plan for and respond to natural disasters and emergencies? In addition, we will ask: what could governments and organizations do to better prepare for emergencies? When have effective response plans been implemented? And when and why have response plans failed? We will approach these questions by learning about the fundamental concepts in the growing field of disaster and emergency management followed by an analysis of specific cases including Hurricane Katrina, pandemic flu, 9-11, and mass shootings. We will analyze these situations to determine how the government and private organizations coordinated the response, gauge the effectiveness of these responses, and learn how government and private organization can better prepare for disasters and emergencies in the future.
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MPA 6640G - Law and Ethics Credits: 4
The course will explore the laws, regulations, and the ethical rules and issues that public officials, government employees, and individuals and companies dealing with the government will encounter. The course will discuss the administrative law process, including the influence of laws and regulations created by government agencies, the power of these agencies to create regulations impacting business and public policy, and the ability of individuals, companies, and other entities to influence the process. The ethical laws, rules, and issues governing public officials and employees and those doing business with them will be covered along with the impact of these rules and issues on public policy. Through the use of examples, case studies, and readings, the course will explore select legal and ethical areas including administrative law, privacy laws, government contracting law, ethical rules including conflicts of interest rules and rules restricting payment of gifts or gratuities, whistleblowing, open meeting laws, and fraud in military and other government contracts.
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MPA 6650G - Cybersecurity and Policy Credits: 4
This course will examine the complex and dynamic structure and evolution of cyberspace. It will tackle key issues for cyberspace policy, such as the sovereignty, borders, and boundaries in cyberspace; physical and electronic infrastructure; cyberspace as a public good versus private entity; and the domestic and international agreements regarding the use of cyberspace. The course will also explore the fundamental tension between freedom and security that is driving both innovation and legislation in cyberspace, drawing upon historical analogies and current examples in the US and beyond. It will also examine free enterprise and malicious action in cyberspace, including “hacktivism,” espionage, data theft, and organized crime in cyberspace. Finally, this course will discuss cyber warfare and deterrence strategies and their unique challenges in cyberspace.
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MPA 6700G - Graduate Directed Study Credits: 4
Qualified students may, with the approval of the program director and instructor, enroll in a directed study that fulfills the requirements of a course in the program. The course will be tailored specifically to the interest of the student and instructor and may involve readings, research, presentations, and/or other educational and creative activities.
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RTS 5010 - Introduction to Spirituality Credits: 4
An introduction to the spiritual dimension of human experience as described and practiced in various religious traditions, sacred texts and ascetic practices, and contemplation, with attention to the language and concepts that have emerged from these texts, traditions, and practices over the centuries, and their relevance for contemporary spiritual experience and the search for meaning.
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RTS 5020 - Christian Spirituality Credits: 4
An introduction to the foundations of Christian Spirituality as found in contemplative prayer, the Bible, Christian worship and moral teaching; attention will be given to major spiritual movements in Christian history, including Augustinian and other religious orders, Protestant and Orthodox movements and contemporary intentional Christian lay communities; the relationship between contemplation, spirituality, morality and social justice.
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RTS 5030 - Spirituality and Social Justice Credits: 4
An integration of interiority, the search for meaning and the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching; the themes of basic human dignity, human rights, the common good and social justice will also be explored in other spiritual traditions, with special attention to their roots in the Hebrew Prophets.
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RTS 5040 - Spirituality in a Religiously Diverse World Credits: 4
Our society needs a new kind of religious leadership and spirituality, grounded in a particular tradition and at the same time able to interact effectively with other faith communities. This course is designed to educate participants about the beliefs and practices of the three Abrahamic traditions, and of the Eastern religious traditions, with particular focus on how various traditions integrate the experience of transcendence with daily life. Special attention is given to the practice of prayer, meditation, and contemplation, using the method of comparative theology which respects the integrity of each tradition. The course will include visits to diverse religious communities and observer participation in their common prayer, with appropriate respect for the customs and expectations of the host community.
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RTS 5600 - Seminar in the Spiritual Life I Credits: 4
A 4 credit seminar course addressing basic theories and practices foundational for the spiritual life through extensive reading, intensive journaling, and a final integrative paper. The seminar provides an opportunity for students to integrate both on a theoretical and on a personal level the psychological, theological and pastoral dimensions of the spiritual life. Meets weekly and also for an 8-hour Saturday retreat (in Oct or Nov).
Prerequisite(s): At least one of the following courses RTS 5010 , RTS 5020 , RTS 5030 , or RTS 5040 taken before or contemporaneous with this seminar.
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RTS 5601 - Seminar in the Spiritual Life II Credits: 4
Building on RTS5600G Seminar I, this 4 credit seminar provides an opportunity for students to explore further psychological, theological and pastoral dimensions of the spiritual life, especially issues of doubt, gender, intimacy, life cycles, schools of spiritual traditions, and empathic listening. Meets weekly, and for an 8 hour Saturday retreat (in March or April).
Prerequisite(s): At least one of the following courses: RTS 5010 , RTS 5020 , RTS 5030 , or RTS 5040 taken before or contemporaneous with this seminar.
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RTS 5650 - Practicum in Spiritual Direction I Credits: 4
A four credit practicum during which students provide spirtual direction for one or two persons while under supervision. Students meet bi-weekly for discussion with other students in the practicum and the supervisor, based on readings and group reflection on the experience of being a spiritual director. Students meet regularly for individual supervisory meetings with professor/supervision based on their journals and verbatims, and participate in an eight hour Saturday retreat day (in Oct. or Nov.).
Prerequisite(s): At least one: RTS 5010 , RTS 5020 , RTS 5030 or RTS 5040 ; and RTS 5600 and RTS 5601
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RTS 5651 - Practicum in Spiritual Direction II Credits: 4
Building on RTS 5650, Practicum in Spiritual Direction I, this four credit practicum focuses on psychodynamics involced in spiritual direction. Students meet bi-weekly for discussion with other students in the practicum and the supervisor, based on readings and group reflection on the experience of being a spiritual director. Students meet regularly for individual supervisory meetings with professor/supervision based on their journals and verbatims, and participate in an eight hour Saturday retreat day (in Mar. or Apr.).
Prerequisite(s): At least one: RTS 5010 , RTS 5020 , RTS 5030 or RTS 5040 ; and RTS 5600 and RTS 5601
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RTS 5700 - Master Thesis and Seminar Credits: 4
Students who choose the thesis option will work under the direction of a professor to research and write a graduate level thesis paper. If two or more students are working on a thesis paper, they will meet in seminar on a regular basis, either on campus or online. An artistic presentation/creation, based on research and sources, may substitute for a written thesis with the prior approval of the Department of Religious and Theological Studies. Prerequisite: at least two of the following courses: RTS5010G, RTS5020G, RTS5030G, RTS5040G.
Prerequisite(s): At least two of the following courses: RTS5010G, RTS5020G, RTS5030G, RTS5040G.
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RTS 5750 - Independent Research Credits: 4
In this course students research a particular topic and demonstrate graduate-level competency in that topic through writing or other project. Topics for the course will ordinarily be interfaith in nature, either through the study of a tradition other than the student’s original tradition, or through a comparative study of two traditions. The independent research course differs from the thesis course in that evidence of study and research may consist in multiple forms such as research papers, presentations, or other projects.
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SC 5010G - Foundations of School Counseling Credits: 4
Foundations of school counseling covers the underlying theories, models and methods for effective counseling in an academic/school setting. Students will engage in critical analysis of current practices and theories of school counseling through research, application and exploration. Course includes a 25 hour pre-practicum experience directly linked to course content.
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SC 5020G - Diversity and Culture in Counseling Credits: 4
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the students with the concepts and paradigms used in counseling diverse populations, and the development of multicultural competencies. Students will study the main characteristics and needs of multicultural and diverse expanding beyond race to look at life styles, ability and interests that we use to define ourselves. Students will be able to apply current theories, trends to practice, and identify issues in counseling special populations; relevant skills to work with diverse populations. Students will acquire the ability to study and act as change agents for organizations and communities in relation to our understanding, attitudes, and behaviors towards multicultural groups.
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SC 5030G - Advanced Psychology of Learning and Assessment Credits: 4
The course explores the study of the nature, problems, and process of learning, cognition, and motivation as related to the educative process, psychology of childhood through adolescence as it relates to learning. In addition, students will explore assessment practices and purpose in education and mental health with a focus on interpretation and application.
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SC 5040G - Human Development and Addiction (Childhood through Adolescence) Credits: 2
This course reviews the aspects of addiction in light of the developmental aspects of pre-adolescent through young adulthood. Students will develop an understanding of addictions ranging from alcohol and drugs to gambling and video gaming. How addiction impacts learning, family and participation in society will be explored as part of field based research.
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