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ENGL 822 - Invisible Man and the Western Literary Experience
Three hours.
3 Credits
This course considers the impact of such thinkers as Freud, Jung, and Lacan on the analysis and interpretation of literature as diverse as Beowulf, William Black, and Henry James.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
Contact Hours 3
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ENGL 825 - Twentieth Century African American Women Writers
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course traces the development of major and minor African American women writers. Students explore various ways African American women translate their experience into writing, with an emphasis on the vernacular, theological, political, and aesthetic traditions that inform their art and imagination.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 827 - Colloquium I: African American Novelists
3 hours.
3 Credits
This is a topics course, allowing in-depth focus on a particular African American novelist or group of novelists. The authors and topics change each semester.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 828 - Colloquium II: African American Dramatists
3 hours.
3 Credits
This is a topics course, allowing in-depth focus on a particular African American dramatist or group of dramatists. The authors and topics change each semester.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 851 - Critical Approaches to Multicultural Literatures
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course emphasizes literary evaluation, thematic analysis, and theoretical principles in discussing multicultural literature. Class discussions focus on in-depth analyses of multicultural theories and ethnic studies. Especially pertinent is the discussion of why Western theories cannot be applied universally. A comparative study of key concepts such as the search for identity, interpersonal relationships, assimilation versus deracination, and involvement in social causes will foster cross-cultural understanding, critical thinking, and honesty in expressing and defending one’s considered opinions.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 852 - Postcolonial Theories and Literature
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course provides an in-depth discussion of postcolonial theory, in relation to 19th and 20th century literatures, as well as to relevant films. The course will trace the development of postcolonial theories and the related views on culture and imperialism, representation and material reality, and political and literary authority. Important theorists are discussed, as well as twentieth century metropolitan and subaltern writers.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 853 - Diasporic Literatures
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course consists of readings, films, and class discussions intended to continue the debate emerging on postcolonial theories and literatures. It examines such concepts as diasporic identities, cosmopolitanism, and “thinking beyond the nation.” Also considered are new cultural forms of a post-national world, such as the postcolonial cyberpunk, North African Rai music, transnational soap operas, and global internet cultures.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 855 - Womanism and Feminism
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course explores the theoretical, sociological, and aesthetic distinctions between “womanism” and “feminism,” as seen through the essays, fiction, and poetry of the leading representatives.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 862 - Literature of the Asian Indian Diaspora
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course consists of readings, films, and class discussions on a variety of texts published by Asian Indians in India, England, United States, and Trinidad. Comparative in its focus, the class will examine the location of culture and its impact on identity formation. The readings and films allow students to recognize that the new cultural products of the Asian Indian Diaspora represent the desire and sensibility of the “Other.”
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 875 - The Business Plan and Project Report
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course considers the business plan and project report as extended narratives, along with their typical organization, factual detail, management modules, and numerical and graphical components.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 890 - Documentary Filmmaking
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course focuses on non-fiction (non-narrative) storytelling for film and video, introducing the history and theory of the documentary, as well as the relevant fundamentals of lighting, camera, and editing. The class over the semester serves as a production unit with respect to professional business and marketing practices for independent film companies.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 893 - Seminar on Television and Society
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course examines specific film and television productions, in order to consider the role of media in society, particularly how these media affect and are affected by social behavior and belief systems. The imagery used by media is especially assessed.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 895 - Film and Video Production
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course considers the expressive options of filmmakers in the integration of the elements that comprise motion pictures including: (1) narrative structure (2) visual aesthetics (3) sound design and (4) cinematography. It requires the collaborative production of short films from concept to production and post-production.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENGL 898 - Independent Study I
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course provides in-depth research on a topic requiring a one-on-one relationship between student and professor, such as to pursue an area of interest under the supervision of a faculty member; to prepare for the comprehensive examinations; or to develop a proto-dissertation proposal.
Prerequisite(s) Department permission
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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ENGL 899 - Independent Study II
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course supplements ENGL 898 by providing an additional opportunity for in-depth research on a topic requiring a one-on-one relationship between student and professor.
Prerequisite(s) Department permission
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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ENGL 993 - Doctoral Pre-Candidacy
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course conveys full-time status to a doctoral student as a full-time student engaged in study prior to the achievement of doctoral candidacy. Students studying for comprehensive examinations or preparing for a proposal defense enroll in this course. This course is a non-curricular course and cannot be used as a program credit requirement. The student registers for 3 credit hours and the registration reports the full-time status of 9 graduate credit hours.
Prerequisite(s) Department permission
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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ENGL 997 - Dissertation Guidance
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course enables a student to develop and execute an approved scholarly research agenda in consultation with the student’s dissertation chairperson and committee. Students register for this course continuously to maintain enrollment until the student has completed the dissertation. This course is a non-curricular course and is not considered as part of the overall program credit requirement. However, this course maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student (student registers for 3 credit hours each semester, but is acknowledged as having a 9 credit hour load).
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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ENGL 998 - Dissertation Defense
3 hours.
9 Credits
This course allows students the opportunity to defend their doctoral dissertation for approval by the student’s dissertation chairperson and committee after the thesis has been completed. After gaining approval of the dissertation chairperson and committee, the dissertation is submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for final processing and approval. This course is a curricular course and may be considered as 3 credit hours of the overall program credit requirement. This course maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student (student is registered for 3 credit hours, but is acknowledged as having a 9 credit hour load).
Prerequisite(s) Department permission
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
Contact Hours Three
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ENST 510 - Environmental Design I
8 hours.
6 Credits
This studio will introduce students to some fundamental principles of environmental, spatial, and architectural design. The studio begins with the premise that the conception, proposition, and design of new architectural environments must be accompanied by continuous attention to (and analysis of) other work, historical precedent, and one’s own immediate physical surroundings. This course is tailored for students in both the Master of Architecture and the Master of Landscape Architecture programs.
Offered (FALL)
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ENST 512 - Graphics Workshop
3 hours.
3 Credits
Graphics Workshop is an interdisciplinary course taken jointly by students within the School of Architecture and Planning. The purpose of this course is to develop students’ skills and techniques in visual communications, thus allowing them to select and apply the most appropriate means of graphically presenting problems and/or solutions. Students are also exposed to techniques and skills that aid in perceiving the built environment in three dimensions—a necessary ingredient for design creativity.
Offered (FALL)
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ENST 515 - Socio-Spatial Patterns of Human Settlement
3 hours.
3 Credits
The course will explore the policies on, and patterns and conditions of human settlements, from a cross- cultural perspective. Historical as well as the current situation in various Latin American, Asian, and African countries will be covered. While the major focus is international, where appropriate, domestic examples will be provided and students can to do their research on domestic topics.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENST 542 - Advanced Communications (3-D Modeling)
3 hours.
3 Credits
As a continuation of ENST 512 and ENST 770 this course introduces 3D geometric modeling and rendering as techniques to conceive, analyze, visualize, and simulate forms. The course provides both a theoretical introduction to 3D- geometric modeling and an opportunity to develop skills in application through intensive practical work. Through a series of short design projects, students will learn to model and explore design ideas using a variety of CADD, modeling and rendering applications.
Prerequisite(s) ARCH 512 or permission of Program Director
Co-Requisite(s) None
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENST 573 - Principles of Site Planning
3 hours.
3 Credits
The course introduces architects and planners to the principles and practices of site planning. The course covers site analysis, layout of major site features (buildings, roads, parking areas, etc.), and the design of outdoor spaces for pedestrian use.
Prerequisite(s) Permission of the instructor and the Program Director
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENST 601 - Historic & Cultural Preservation
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course introduces the principles and practices of historic and cultural preservation, across the spectrum of the three environmental design disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and planning, with a special emphasis on African American historic and cultural preservation activities and resources.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 605 - Historic and Cultural Preservation Studio
8 hours.
6 Credits
This course is a historic preservation studio, with a focus on applied concepts in the practice of historic and cultural preservation across the three environmental design disciplines, architecture, landscape architecture, planning. Studio projects are a laboratory for applied research in historic preservation, with a focus on cultural resources.
Prerequisite(s) ENST 601 or permission of instructor or Department Chair
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 714 - Built Environment Internship I
vary hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to accommodate students involved in various work-study relationships in different agencies and community organizations. Working under the supervision of an office professional, the course will document and evaluate the diverse experiences of the students within the framework of the practice or agency. The instructor will determine the number of contact hours for an Internship based on the scope of work to be performed by the student and the number of course hours the student is taking in a given semester.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 715 - Built Environment Internship II
vary hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to accommodate students involved in various work-study relationships in different agencies and community organizations. Working under the supervision of an office professional, the course will document and evaluate the diverse experiences of the students within the framework of the practice or agency. The instructor will determine the number of contact hours for an Internship based on the scope of work to be performed by the student and the number of course hours the student is taking in a given semester.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 716 - Built Environment Internship lll
3 Credits
This course is designed to accommodate students involved in various work-study relationships in different agencies and community organizations. Working under the supervision of an office professional, the course will document and evaluate the diverse experiences of the students within the framework of the practice or agency. The instructor will determine the number of contact hours for an Internship based on the scope of work to be performed by the student and the number of course hours the student is taking in a given semester.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 717 - Built Environment Internship IV
vary hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to accommodate students involved in various work-study relationships in different agencies and community organizations. Working under the supervision of an office professional, the course will document and evaluate the diverse experiences of the students within the framework of the practice or agency. The instructor will determine the number of contact hours for an Internship based on the scope of work to be performed by the student and the number of course hours the student is taking in a given semester.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 738 - Seminar in Built Environment Studies I
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to examine, in greater depth, particular subject areas of the built environment, for example theories of architecture, behavior and the built environment, ecology and design, theory and criticism, culture and design, urbanism, and representation techniques.
Prerequisite(s) Permission of the Instructor or the Program Director.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 739 - Design & Human Behavior
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to a range of urban space development theories, space organizing concepts, public, private and semi-public/private characteristics of space layout related to human use and comfort. Cultural, social, and psychological factors will be considered through selected readings and urban site visits. Various theories and methods of documenting human movement in space, location and analysis of site furnishings, relationships of architecture to landscapes, and the environmental assessment of climate and other factors that impact human comfort in urban spaces.
Prerequisite(s) Permission of the Program Director.
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)
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ENST 740 - Seminar in Built Environment Studies II
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to examine, in greater depth, particular subject areas of the built environment, for example theories of architecture, behavior and the built environment, ecology and design, theory and criticism, culture and design, urbanism, and representation techniques.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 741 - Seminar in Built Environment Studies III
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to examine, in greater depth, particular subject areas of the built environment, for example theories of architecture, behavior and the built environment, ecology and design, theory and criticism, culture and design, urbanism, and representation techniques.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 742 - Seminar in Built Environment Studies IV
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to examine, in greater depth, particular subject areas of the built environment, for example theories of architecture, behavior and the built environment, ecology and design, theory and criticism, culture and design, urbanism, and representation techniques.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 743 - Seminar in Built Environment Studies V
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to examine, in greater depth, particular subject areas of the built environment, for example theories of architecture, behavior and the built environment, ecology and design, theory and criticism, culture and design, urbanism, and representation techniques.
Prerequisite(s) Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 770 - Computer Aided Design I (Digital Graphics & Representation Workshop)
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD), Imaging and Desktop Publishing applications. Students will learn how to use computers for drawing plans, sections, and elevations. Once two-dimensional drawings are completed, they will be imported into Imaging software applications for rendering and shadow casting. Other three-dimensional applications/tools will be studied as an interface to enhance standard CAD drawings.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 771 - Computer Aided Design II (3-D Animation & Visualization)
3 hours.
3 Credits
Students develop advanced digital skills that are commonly utilized in projects assigned in the Landscape Architecture Program.
Prerequisite(s) ENST 770 , or Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 788 - Supervised Research
3 hours.
3 Credits
These courses are designed to enable students to participate in research areas of their competence under the supervision of faculty. Students are required to submit research findings verbally and to submit a written report to the graduate faculty.
Prerequisite(s) The submission of a well organized, focused, operational research proposal and Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENST 789 - Supervised Research
3 hours.
3 Credits
These courses are designed to enable students to participate in research areas of their competence under the supervision of faculty. Students are required to submit research findings verbally and to submit a written report to the graduate faculty.
Prerequisite(s) The submission of a well organized, focused, operational research proposal and Department Permission
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ENTR 655 - Venture Funding
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course covers entrepreneurial finance (grants, debt, equity…friends, family, crowd sourcing, angel investors, venture capitalists, Series A-D, IPOs, and sales) and private equity investing. Students will learn about tools and concepts related to entrepreneurial finance analyses, advantages/disadvantages, and appropriate contextual applications. Using cases about firms at different stages of development, students will practice applying entrepreneurial finance tools and concepts to enhance business decision-making.
Prerequisite(s) ACCT 600 and FIN 620 . Students must pass these courses with a grade of B or better.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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FIN 501 - Overview of Economics
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to provide necessary foundation of micro, macro, International economics and its applications to the real world issues. Topics to be covered include consumer decision making; firm productions and cost analysis; perfect and imperfect competitive market; unemployment, inflation, and the business cycles; fiscal and monetary policy and their impacts on the economy and businesses; and the flow of international trade and finance within a global economic system
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FIN 620 - Corporate Finance
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course focuses on the corporation’s need for capital and how it impacts the management of an organization. Emphasis is placed on real world applications of key concepts including valuation and risk, capital budgeting, capital structure, and the impact of reorganization/bankruptcy on the firm.
Prerequisite(s) Department HOLD for non-Business Masters Students. Seek override from Graves School Masters Office (as GSBM 435; 443-885-3396; gravesmasters@morgan.edu) fornon-Business Masters students.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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FIN 630 - International Financial Management
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course explores the financial problems and opportunities faced by multinational firms. Topics include foreign exchange markets, exposures to exchange rate fluctuations, currency risk management, abd multinational corporate investment and financing decisions.
Prerequisite(s) FIN 620
Offered (FALL)
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FIN 631 - Financial Institutions and Markets
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course covers the theory of financial intermediation, regulatory environment, interest rates, and asset-liability management with a focus on commercial banking.
Prerequisite(s) FIN 620
Offered (SPRING)
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FIN 632 - Investment Analysis
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course covers valuation of equities, fixed income securities, and alternative assets; and measurement of risk and return of financial instruments. Coverage of securities analysis and portfolio management includes both individual and institutional.
Prerequisite(s) FIN 620
Offered (FALL)
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FIN 633 - Risk Analysis and Insurance
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course covers the derivative securities, including options, forwards, futures, swaps and a number of variations of these basic instruments. Topics include the characteristics of these instruments, how they are priced and how they are used in strategies.
Prerequisite(s) FIN 620 and FIN 632
Offered (SPRING)
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FIN 820 - Microeconomic Theory
3 hours.
3 Credits
Comprehensive coverage of economics theories explaining the behavior of firms, individuals, and markets – under a competitive and non-competitive market structure.
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FIN 821 - Macroeconomic Analysis
3 hours.
3 Credits
Course focuses on theories explaining the functioning of national economies and the international economic environment. Emphasis is placed on both classical and current theories.
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FIN 822 - Theory of Corporate Finance
3 hours.
3 Credits
This seminar provides an in-depth review of classical and current literature in corporate financial management. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical aspects of the literature.
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FIN 823 - Seminar in Investment Analysis
3 hours.
3 Credits
This seminar is an integrated study of the major theoretical paradigms underlying modern investment research. Particular attention is paid to current advances in investment theory and applications.
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FIN 824 - Financial Economics
3 hours.
3 Credits
An examination of the economics theories underlying finance. Topics include basic valuation theory, one-period models and multi-period investments models, capital market equilibrium models; general equilibrium and rational expectation models; asset pricing, money, credit, and liquidity constraints; investment decisions under certainty and uncertain-ty, and current advances in financial economics.
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FIN 825 - Applied Econometric Methods
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course examines a variety of quantitative methods that are crucial to understanding analytical methods used in financial research. Emphasis is placed on understanding the theoretical foundations and applications of such quantitative methods.
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FIN 826 - Empirical Research in Finance
3 hours.
3 Credits
The course focuses on empirical techniques with specific emphasis on current research in the field of finance. Some of the topics discussed will include application of multivariate and nonlinear methods, events-studies, asset prices mean-variance estimation techniques using ARCH, GARCH, etc. and other current estimation methods in finance.
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FIN 830 - Derivatives Markets
3 hours.
3 Credits
The course examines the theories underlying the analysis and management of derivative securities. Quantitative applications in the field are also examined.
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FIN 831 - International Finance Seminar
3 hours.
3 Credits
This seminar covers areas of active research in international finance including dynamics of purchasing power parity, foreign exchange market efficiency, exchange rate risks management techniques, theories of trading firms and multinational corporations.
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FIN 832 - Seminar in Selected Finance Topics
3 hours.
3 Credits
This seminar focuses on research topics not covered by other finance courses. Topics such as corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, FinTech, behavioral finance, household decision-making and risk management, or financial aspects of urban economics may be included. Topics are determined by the doctoral faculty leading the seminar when it is offered.
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GEOG 503 - The Geography of Maryland
3 hours.
3 Credits
A geographical analysis of the spatial associations which exist among the historical, cultural and physical patterns of Maryland.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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GEOG 505 - Cultural Geography
3 hours.
3 Credits
An examination of the role of cultures in changing the face of the earth.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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GEOG 510 - Introduction to Cartography
3 hours.
3 Credits
A practical overview of the principal components of modern cartographic techniques.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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GEOG 511 - Intermediate Cartography
3 hours.
3 Credits
An intensive examination of cartographic field techniques.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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GEOG 561 - Geography of Africa
3 hours.
3 Credits
A geographic analysis of the physical, cultural, historical and economic patterns of Africa, with special emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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GUCO 557 - Principles and Practices in Student Personnel Service
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with a functional knowledge in the following areas: (1) background (history and philosophy) and purposes of student personnel services; (2) program and services necessary for the implementation of the “student personnel point of view;” (3) organization, administration, and evaluation of student personnel services.
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GUCO 559 - Supervising Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course examines the principles of supervision, program planning, improving pupil growth and achievement, and improving educational materials and techniques. Essential management functions such as communicating and motivating will also be explored. Laboratory experiences complement the theory.
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GUCO 564 - Diagnostic and Prescriptive Procedures in Educational Planning and Development
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course provides techniques for interpreting and translating results from educational and psychological evaluation into classroom procedures and practices. Demonstration and observation with some testing experiences are included. Treatment strategies are presented and critically analyzed.
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RDHE 685 - Supervised Practicum in Student Affairs I
3 Credits
The two internship courses (RDHE 685 and RDHE 785) provide Masters students with separate opportunities to integrate theory and parctice, and to reflect on their own professional development. 150 hours per internship are required. Faculty permission required prior to registering.
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RDHE 691 - Selected Topics in Higher Education Seminars
1 Credits
Maximum of 6 Credits may be taken depending upon student need) These one-credit seminars involve specialty topics designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of particular doctoral students in response to the results of required diagnostic assessment at entry. The rationale for offering of “signature” or “thematic” courses to enhance a student’s competencies and outcomes is that duplication will be minimized and the extra time can be used to strengthen other professional competencies and research skills of those matriculating in the program. [Note: Similar courses may also be offered with the prefix “EDHE.”]
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RDHE 699 - Supervised Practicum/Internship
3 hours.
3 Credits
Offered (SPRING/SUMMER)
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RDHE 701 - Pro-Seminar in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to provide a forum for the discussion of range of topics related to research, development, policy analysis, organization, administration, and management of higher education. This course, offered exclusively to students in the Ph.D. in Higher Education Program, examines the core values, structures, processes, language, and stakeholders in American higher education. Considerable emphasis is placed on the examination of the modes of inquiry and the nature of research, especially to assist the student in making an early selection of topics for the Research Practicum and the Dissertation.
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RDHE 702 - Historical Foundations of Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
An overview of the development of American higher education from the colonial period to the present, this course explores the origin of contemporary practices and challenges. The contributions of African-Americans and other minority groups to higher education are highlighted.
Offered (SPRING)
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RDHE 703 - Diversity and Multiculturalism in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
Designed to improve the student’s understanding of best practices concerning diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice in various contexts, this course utilizes interdisciplinary readings and experiential activities for applying course concepts. Global awareness, and multicultural and intercultural competence are expected outcomes.
Offered (SPRING)
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RDHE 704 - Higher Education Policy Analysis
3 hours.
3 Credits
The course is designed to strengthen students’ capacity to analyze and interpret higher education policies using case studies. Using case studies, a variety of higher education data in various contexts will be considered.
Offered (FALL)
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RDHE 705 - Quality Assurance and Accountability in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course, a unique requirement among other Ph.D. in Higher Education preparation programs in the United States, provides through a modified Web-based format an overview of the practices and modalities in higher education related to quality assurance and accountability. It acquaints students as well with common used definitions of quality assurance, and it provides an in-depth review of best practices in accreditation, assessment (student achievement and institutional effectiveness), including such topics as TQM, CQI, and Benchmarking.
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RDHE 706 - Technological Applications in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed to develop and enhance the skills of students in .making academic and administrative applications of technology to higher education practice, policy development, and research requirements. Specific emphasis will be placed on the use of software packages developed for the social sciences and education, as well as the utilization of electronic databases. Students will be expected to demonstrate their competency in applying appropriate computer applications to academic assignments and research projects.
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RDHE 720 - Contemporary Issues and Concepts in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course, usually but not always proceeded by “Historical Foundations in Higher Education”, is designed for the discussion and analysis of a wide range of current issues and concepts in higher education. The course will rely on significant use of the Internet and World Wide Web for both written assignments and in class discussions. Students must be acquainted with current journals (including e-journals) dealing with topics in higher education.
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RDHE 722 - Organizational Theory and Administration/Management in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course examines organizational theory, structures, systems, and behavior in various higher education institutions. Patterns of governance and administration will also be addressed. Case studies are used for the application of theory to practice.
Offered (FALL)
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RDHE 725 - The American Community College Student
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is designed for those persons who have had limited experience in higher education institutions, specifically in community colleges. As such, it covers a range of topics related to the American community college student, such as demographic and background characteristics, values, attitudes and perspectives.
Offered (FALL/SUMMER)
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RDHE 727 - Legal Aspects of Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course exposes students to the vast range of administrative problems in higher education that have legal implications. This course will assist faculty, administrators, and student affairs professionals in recognizing the legal parameters around which decisions are made.
Offered (FALL)
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RDHE 731 - Governance and Coordination in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
Enhancing the student’s understanding of organizational structure across institutional types, the course explores the principles of leadership expressed through supervisory boards, the presidency, faculty and staff. Accrediting bodies at the regional and national levels are also discussed.
Offered (SPRING)
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RDHE 733 - Assessment and Evaluation Methods in Student Affairs
3 Credits
Students develop a practical understanding of assessment and evaluation techniques in student affairs by applying them to real-life situations. A range of techniques is explored and evaluated according to purpose, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods data collection.
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RDHE 735 - Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course enhances the student’s understanding of the role of student affairs administration and the functional areas of student affairs. Contemporary challenges in managing student affairs programs and services, including the use of research and assessment, are discussed.
Offered (FALL)
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RDHE 738 - Institutional Research and Planning in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course provides an overview of the nature and scope of policy research at the institutional and state level, as well as an overview of the various approaches to strategic planning in American colleges and universities. The course also addresses the corollary requirement for data and information system to support planning processes and the policy research agenda of colleges and universities. Registration in this course requires competencies in the basic modes of inquiry, particularly statistical analysis.
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RDHE 744 - Politics of Higher and Post Secondary Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the ability to critically analyze the power relationships and manage the political context of leadership in higher education settings by building an understanding of the politics of education.
Offered (FALL)
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RDHE 745 - Student Development Theory and Research
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive review and critique of key student development and environmental theories. Psychosocial theories, cognitive theories, and social identity theories are discussed; case studies are used to help students apply theory to practice.
Offered (FALL)
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RDHE 754 - Higher Education Politics and Policy Analysis
3 Credits
Students explore the power relationships in higher education by focusing on the interaction between systems, politics, and policy. Existing policies are analyzed using organizational, political, and systems theories to understand policy acceptance or rejection. Access and equity are important themes.
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RDHE 755 - Issues and Problems at Urban and Special Mission Institutions
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course focuses on the nature, character, challenges of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), notably HBCUs, HSIs, and Tribal Colleges, and their importance in ensuring the success of racial/ethnic minorities within the higher education arena.
Offered (FALL)
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RDHE 765 - Counseling and Student Affairs
3 hours.
3 Credits
The course introduces students to general helping approaches used by student affairs professionals. The focus is on theoretical foundations, helping skills, relevant mental health issues of college students, legal and ethical issues, and current problems and future trends.
Offered (SPRING)
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RDHE 789 - Field Research in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course requires research dealing with higher education entities such as state, federal, and regulatory agencies. The student may also obtain professional experience and gain interest to professional networks such as NAFEO, ACE, HACU, WIHE, AACC, and Middle States Accreditation.
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RDHE 791 - Selected Topics in Higher Education Seminars
1 Credits
Maximum of 6 Credits may be taken depending upon student need) These one-credit seminars involve specialty topics designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of particular doctoral students in response to the results of required diagnostic assessment at entry. The rationale for offering of “signature” or “thematic” courses to enhance a student’s competencies and outcomes is that duplication will be minimized and the extra time can be used to strengthen other professional competencies and research skills of those matriculating in the program. [Note: Similar courses may also be offered with the prefix “EDHE.”]
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RDHE 799 - Thesis Defense
3 hours.
9 Credits
This course allows students the opportunity to defend their thesis for approval by the student’s thesis chairperson and committee after the thesis has been completed. After gaining approval of the thesis chairperson and committee, the thesis is submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for final processing and approval. This course is a curricular course and may be considered as 3 credit hours of the overall program credit requirement. This course maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student (student is registered for 3 credit hours, but is acknowledged as having a 9 credit hour load).
Contact Hours Three
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RDHE 885 - Internship in Higher Education
3 hours.
3 Credits
A supervised work experience at a post-secondary institution or related organization, the doctoral internship is informed by the doctoral student’s professional interests. Faculty permission required prior to registering.
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RDHE 889 - Research and Professional Development
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course is a research based learning opportunity intended to expand the student’s research, theoretical and/or professional interests to an audience beyond the dissertation committee. Potential projects include: conference presentations, article publications, proposal development, and grant writing.
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RDHE 891 - Selected Topics in Higher Education Seminars
1 Credits
Maximum of 6 Credits may be taken depending upon student need) These one-credit seminars involve specialty topics designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of particular doctoral students in response to the results of required diagnostic assessment at entry. The rationale for offering of “signature” or “thematic” courses to enhance a student’s competencies and outcomes is that duplication will be minimized and the extra time can be used to strengthen other professional competencies and research skills of those matriculating in the program. [Note: Similar courses may also be offered with the prefix “EDHE.”]
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RDHE 997 - Dissertation Guidance
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course enables a student to develop and execute an approved scholarly research agenda in consultation with the student’s dissertation chairperson and committee. Students register for this course continuously to maintain enrollment until the student has completed the dissertation. This course is a non-curricular course and is not considered as part of the overall program credit requirement. However, this course maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student (student registers for 3 credit hours each semester, but is acknowledged as having a 9 credit hour load).
Prerequisite(s) RDHE 998
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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RDHE 998 - Dissertation Defense
3 hours.
9 Credits
This course allows students the opportunity to defend their doctoral dissertation for approval by the student’s dissertation chairperson and committee after the thesis has been completed. After gaining approval of the dissertation chairperson and committee, the dissertation is submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for final processing and approval. This course is a curricular course and may be considered as 3 credit hours of the overall program credit requirement. This course maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student (student is registered for 3 credit hours, but is acknowledged as having a 9 credit hour load).
Prerequisite(s) ASLP 600 ,RDHE 702 , RDHE 703 , RDHE 704 , RDHE 731 , RDHE 736, RDHE 727 , RDHE 744 , RDHE 722 , EDSR 719 , EDSR 819 , EDSR 822 , EDSR 810 , EDSR 818 , RDHE 889 , RDHE 885 , ASLP 891
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
Contact Hours Three
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RDHE 999 - Dissertation Project
6 hours.
6 Credits
The Ph.D. Program in Higher Education requires a minimum of 12 credits for the completion of the dissertation project.
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HIST 501 - Revolutionary America and the Constitution, 1750–1800
3 hours.
3 Credits
Emphasis will be placed on the origins of the War of Independence, the revolutionary outcomes of the war, the struggle to establish a satisfactory national government, the Constitution, and the establishment of political parties.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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HIST 504 - Civil War and Reconstruction
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course emphasizes the role of African Americans in the war and in post-war events; also, causes of the conflict between the North and South from the Compromise of 1850 through the success of the redemptionists at the end of the 19th century.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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HIST 505 - Turn of the Century America: The Age of Industrialization and Urbanization
3 hours.
3 Credits
This is an intense study of selected topics from the period of America’s “coming of age”. These topics will include industrialization, immigration, urbanization, politics, education, popular culture, and social change.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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HIST 510 - History of Maryland
3 hours.
3 Credits
This is a survey of the history of the Chesapeake Bay region with emphasis on Maryland. The region’s unique qualities of society, economy, and politics as well as race and ethnicity will be explored placing these issues in a national and international context.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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HIST 515 - Antebellum Free Blacks, 1800–1860
3 hours.
3 Credits
This course describes and analyzes the status of free Blacks and their response to conditions in the United States. Southern African Americans as well as African Americans north of the south will be discussed.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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