Florida International University
Curriculum Committee Bulletin
Curriculum Committee Bulletin #3 January 7, 2005
The following curriculum information is presented to the
University Community for its consideration. In accordance with the procedures
of the University Curriculum Committee, objections to all proposed new courses,
programs, or program/course modifications should be communicated, in writing,
within two weeks of the publication date of this bulletin, to Professor Rosalie
Hallbauer, College of Business (Curriculum Committee), Professor Leonard Bliss,
College of Education (Graduate Council), or Professor Barbara Roller, College of
Arts & Sciences (Undergraduate Council).
HEARING: GRADUATE
NAME:
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COLLEGE: Chapman Graduate School Of Business
DEPARTMENT: Decision Sciences and Information Systems
DATE: Friday, January 28, 2005
TIME: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PLACE: GL 139 (University Park), ACI-306 (Biscayne Bay Campus)
CONTACT: Christos Koulamas Graduate
Council Hearing Only
HEARING: UNDERGRADUATE
NAME:
BIOMEDICAL AND PRE-MEDICAL HONORS PROGRAM
COLLEGE: College of Arts and Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Biomedical Sciences
DATE: Friday, January 28, 2005
TIME: 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
PLACE: GL 139 (University Park), ACI-306 (Biscayne Bay Campus)
CONTACT: Walter Goldberg Joint Hearing,
Curriculum Committee and Undergraduate Council
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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM – NO
HEARING
NAME:
MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES
COLLEGE: College of Arts & Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Institute for Asian Studies
CONTACT: Steve Heine
Objectives: This certificate offers an 18 credit sequence of courses
and is intended to provide students with a rich learning experience about an
increasingly important region of the world, and is intended to enhance the
student’s competitiveness upon graduation. The program focuses on language
studies requiring two semesters of Arabic, Hebrew, or another language from the
region and provides a multidisplinary approach covering issues in geography,
history, politics, religion, sociology/anthropology and international
relations. It also encourages studies of transregional issues with Central
Asia.
Prescribed Courses and Other Requirements
Language Requirement (up to 6 credits):
Students are required to obtain two semesters or equivalent of a
Middle Eastern language (e.g. Arabic or Hebrew). Language courses are listed
below.
ARA 3130
Arabic I
ARA 3131 Arabic II
ARA 3210 Intermediate Arabic
HBR 1120 Hebrew I
HBR 1121 Hebrew II
HBR 2200 Intermediate Hebrew
HBR 3100 Biblical Hebrew I
HBR 3101 Biblical Hebrew II
Elective Courses (12 credits)
All students are to choose from the courses listed below with the
approval of the Director with a grade of C or better.
CPO 3403 Politics of the Middle East
CPO 4401 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
EUH 4123 Medieval Holy War
EVR 3402 Asian Environmental Issues
GEA 3554 Geography of Russia and Central Eurasia
GEA 3635 Population and Geography of the Middle East
GEA 3705 Geography of Central Asia and the Caucasus
HIS 3314 Women and Gender in Medieval Eurasia
INR 3081 Contemporary International Problems
INR 3226 International Relations of Central Asia and the Caucuses
INR 3262 International Relations of Russia and the Former USSR
INR 3274 International Relations of the Middle
East
INR 4082 Islam in International Relations
REL 3220 Moses, Priests and Prophets
REL 3314 Religion on the Silk Road
REL 3320 Moses, Jesus, Mohammed
REL 3362 Islamic Faith and Society
REL 4xxx Quran Gender and Jihad
SYA 3810 Gender and Power in Asia
In addition to the courses
listed above, relevant special topics, independent study, study abroad credits,
and area studies or comparative studies courses may also be applied.
Briefly Describe the Interdisciplinary Nature of the Proposed
Certificate Program
The certificate in Middle Eastern Studies draws on faculty
and resources in a variety of disciplines. It encompasses courses in humanities,
such as history and religion, and social sciences, including international
relations and political science.
Show Evidence that the Library and/or Laboratory
Resources are Available to Accommodate the Proposed Certificate Program
- All core and required courses are existing courses.
Likewise, all elective courses are pre-existing, generally part of other
viable University programs and are offered regularly.
- With the implementation of the Baccalaureate program in
Asian Studies, the library has acquired resources in theoretical and
periodical literature in Asian Studies.
JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM
MSMIS/MBA
Faculty Contact: Joanne Edwards
The Department of Decision Sciences and
the MBA program in the the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate School of Business at
Florida International University are proposing a joint degree program
culminating in both a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA), and a
Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS). Under the joint
degree program, a student can obtain both degrees in significantly less time
than it would take to obtain both degrees if pursued consecutively. The joint
degree program will use existing faculty, courses, and resources. Important
criteria relating to the joint degree program are as follows:
- Candidates to the joint degree program must meet the
entrance requirements established by each individual program. Candidates must
indicate on the application their intention to pursue the joint degree
option. Students deciding to pursue the joint degree option after having been
admitted to one program will indicate this intention only on their second
application.
- Applications for a joint degree will not be accepted
from candidates who have already completed either degree. MBA or MSMIS
students must apply and be admitted no later than the second to last semester
in which they are expected to complete their original degree requirements.
- Candidates must satisfy all requirements for each
degree. To obtain the MSMIS degree, the student will be required to take
twelve (12) MIS courses. This includes the one MIS course in the MBA core
program, plus eleven MIS courses from the MSMIS program, for a total of 36
credit hours. Four of these eleven MSMIS courses will be used to satisfy part
of the elective requirements of the MBA program. To obtain the MBA degree, the
student will have to fulfill all the MBA program requirements. The two degrees
will have five common courses. All courses transferred between degrees must be
completed with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. MSMIS courses
transferred to meet MBA elective credit must be 6000 level courses approved by
the University Curriculum Committee. Directors of the MBA and MSMIS degree
programs may adjust these exact course requirements as a result of future
changes to the MBA or MSMIS curriculums.
- Joint degree candidates will not receive either degree
until all requirements for both programs have been satisfied. Students
deciding against completing a second degree must satisfy all first degree
program requirements as if the student had never been a joint degree
candidate.
- The joint degree program will begin with the Summer 2005
semester.
- With the joint degree program students will take a total
of 76 credit hours to get both degrees. Without the joint degree program
students will need to take 91 credit hours to get both degrees. Thus, MBA
students who have taken twelve credits of MSMIS common courses may obtain an
MSMIS degree with an additional 21 credits. MSMIS students who have taken
three credits of a MBA core MIS course may obtain an MBA degree with only 40
credits.
MSMIS program MBA
program Net Credit
MBA core MIS courses 3 credit1
3 credit1 3
MSMIS common courses 12
credit 12 credit 12
MSMIS other courses 21
credit 21
MBA
pre-core
9 credit2 9
MBA core non-MIS
courses 28
credit 28
MBA PDS
courses 3
credit 3
Net Total
courses 76
Notes:
- A student who begins in
the MSMIS and completes ISM 6507, Electronic Commerce Strategy will not be
required to take MAN 6830, Organization Information Systems in the MBA core.
Similarly, a student beginning in the MBA will not be required to take ISM
6507, Electronic Commerce Strategy. This will be substituted by MAN 6830,
Organizational Information Systems. These two courses are similar and will be
shared between the MSMIS and the MBA.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM CHANGES LISTED BY COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES - ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, David Bray, Faculty Contact
Undergraduate Course Catalogue Description
2004-2005
|
Current |
Proposed |
|
|
Common Prerequisite
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics
Two of the following:
BSC 1011/1011L Organismal Biology and Lab
CHM 1032/1032L Chemistry & Society and Lab
GLY 1010/1010L Introduction to Earth Science
To qualify for admission to the program, FIU
undergraduates must have met all the lower division requirements including
CLAST, completed 60 semester hours, and must be otherwise acceptable into
the program.
Upper Division Program
Recommended Courses
…..
….
….
…..
Required Courses:
(32)
EVR 3010 Energy Flow in Natural and Man
made Systems 3
EVR 3011L Environmental Resources and Pollution Lab 1
EVR 3 013 Ecology of South
Florida 3
EVR 3013L Ecology of South Florida Lab 1
EVR 4415 Population and Environment Issues 3
EVR 4352 US Environmental
Policy 3
Or
…….
……. |
Common Prerequisite
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics
BSC 1011/1011L Organismal Biology and Lab
One of the following:
CHM 1032/1032L Chemistry & Society and Lab
GLY 1010/1010L Introduction to Earth Science
To qualify for admission to the program, FIU
undergraduates must have met all the lower division requirements including
CLAST, completed 60 semester hours, and must be otherwise acceptable into
the program.
Upper Division Program
Recommended Courses
…..
….
….
…..
Required Courses:
(33)
EVR 3010 Energy Flow in Natural and Man-made
Systems 3
EVR 3011L Environmental Resources and Pollution Lab 1
EVR 3XXX Analysis of South Florida Ecosystems
3
EVR 3XXX Applied Field
Ecology 2
EVR 4415 Population and Environment Issues
3
EVR 4352 US Environmental
Policy 3
Or
…….
……. |
|
|
|
|
SCHOOL OF NURSING/COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS - CHANGES TO THE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, Kathleen Blais, Faculty Contact
|
First
Semester |
CR |
CL |
First Semester
|
CR |
CL |
|
ENC 1101 (UBR)
MGF 1106 Finite Math (UBR)
Microbiology/Microbiology lab
History/Humanities (UBR history & writing req)
SLS 1501 First Year Experience |
3
3
4
3
1 |
|
ENC 1101 (UBR)
MGF 1106 Finite Math (UBR)
Microbiology/Microbiology lab
History/Humanities (UBR
history & writing req)
SLS 1501 First Year
Experience |
3
3
4
3
1 |
|
|
Subtotal |
14 |
|
Subtotal |
14 |
|
|
Second Semester |
|
|
Second Semester
|
|
|
|
ENC 1102 (UBR)
STA 3145 Statistics (UBR & Nursing)
Chemistry/Chemistry lab
|
3
3
4
|
|
ENC 1102 (UBR)
STA 3145 Statistics (UBR
& Nursing)
Chemistry/Chemistry lab
NUR 3XXX Introduction
to the Nursing Profession |
3
3
4
3 |
|
|
Subtotal |
10 |
|
Subtotal |
13 |
|
|
Third Semester |
|
|
Third Semester |
|
|
|
PSY 2020 (UBR & Nursing)
Physiology/Physiology Lab
COM 3461 Intercultural/Interracial Com (UBR & Nursing)
HUN 2201 Nutrition (Nursing) |
3
4
3
3 |
|
PSY 2020 (UBR & Nursing)
Physiology/Physiology
Lab
COM 3461
Intercultural/Interracial Com (UBR & Nursing)
HUN 2201 Nutrition
(Nursing) |
3
4
3
3 |
|
|
Subtotal |
13 |
|
Subtotal |
13 |
|
|
Fourth Semester |
|
|
Fourth Semester |
|
|
|
DEP 2020 G& D (UBR & Nursing)
Anatomy/Anatomy lab
Arts Requirement (UBR)
PHI 2600 Intro to Ethics (UBR humanities & writing req ) |
3
4
3
3 |
|
DEP 2020 G& D (UBR &
Nursing)
Anatomy/Anatomy lab
Arts Requirement (UBR)
PHI 2600 Intro to Ethics
(UBR & humanities & writing req ) |
3
4
3
3 |
|
|
Subtotal |
13 |
|
Subtotal |
13 |
|
|
Summer Semester |
|
|
Summer Semester |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NUR 3145 Pharmacological
Basis for Nursing Practice
NUR 3065C Client
Assessment
NUR 3XXXC Foundations
of Nursing I: Basic Skills |
3
3
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal |
9 |
|
|
Fall Semester |
|
|
Fall Semester |
|
|
|
NUR 3115 Foundations of Nursing
NUR 3115L Foundations of Nursing II Clinical
NUR 3065C Client Assessment
NUR 3825 Professional Nursing: Socialization |
4
6
3
3 |
180
|
NUR 3XXXFoundations
of Nursing II
NUR 3XXXL Foundations
of Nursing II Clinical
NUR 3125
Pathophysiological Basis of Nursing Practice
NUR 3165 Professional
Nursing: Research Consumer |
3
6
3
3 |
180 |
|
Subtotal |
16 |
|
Subtotal |
15 |
|
|
Spring Semester |
|
|
Spring Semester |
|
|
|
NUR 3225 A/G Physiological Nursing
NUR 3225L A/G Physiological Nursing CL
NUR 3125 Pathophysiological Basis of Nursing Practice
NUR 3145 Pharmacological Basis for Nursing Practice |
4
6
3
3 |
180 |
NUR 3XXX Nursing Care
of Adults I
NUR 3XXXL Nursing
Care of Adults I Clinical
NUR 3535 Psychosocial
Nursing
NUR 3535L Psychosocial
Nursing Clinical |
3
3
3
3 |
90
90 |
|
Subtotal |
16 |
|
Subtotal |
12 |
|
|
Summer Semester |
|
|
Summer Semester |
|
|
|
NUR 3535 A/G Psychosocial Nursing
NUR 3535L A/G Psychosocial Nursing Clinical
NUR 3165 Professional Nursing: Research Consumer |
3
3
3 |
90 |
NUR 3XXX Nursing Care
of Adults II
NUR 3XXXL Nursing
Care of Adults II Clinical
NUR 4827 Professional
Nursing: Leadership |
3
3
3 |
90 |
|
Subtotal |
9 |
|
Subtotal |
9 |
|
|
Fall Semester |
|
|
Fall Semester |
|
|
|
NUR 4455 Care of Families: Childbearing
Nursing
NUR 4455L Care of Families: Childbearing Nursing CL
NUR 4355 Care of Families: Childrearing Nursing
NUR 4355L Care of Families: Childrearing Nursing CL |
3
3
3
3 |
90
90 |
NUR 4455 Care of
Families: Childbearing Nursing
NUR 4455L Care of
Families: Childbearing Nursing CL
NUR 4355 Care of
Families: Childrearing Nursing
NUR 4355L Care of
Families: Childrearing Nursing CL |
3
3
3
3 |
90
90 |
|
Subtotal |
12 |
|
Subtotal |
12 |
|
|
Spring Semester |
|
|
Spring Semester |
|
|
|
NUR 4827 Professional Nursing: Leadership
NUR 4635 Community Health Nursing
NUR 4636L Community Health Nursing Clinical
NUR 4945L Leadership Practicum |
3
2
3
5 |
90
120 |
NUR 4635 Care of
Communities: Community Health
NUR 4990 Nursing Care of
Older Adults
NUR 4945L Senior
Clinical Practicum (1:3)
NUR 4XXX Senior
Clinical Synthesis |
3
3
6
3 |
270 |
|
Subtotal |
13 |
|
Subtotal |
15 |
|
|
Grand Total |
126 |
840 |
Grand Total |
125 |
900 |
|
LABORATORY CREDITS |
|
|
LABORATORY CREDITS |
|
|
|
NUR 3065C Client Assessment |
1 |
30 |
NUR 3065C Client Assessment |
1 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
NUR XXXC Foundations of Nursing I: Basic
Skills |
2 |
60 |
|
Grand Total |
|
30 |
Grand Total |
|
90 |
CHANGES TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Lisa
Stolzenberg, Faculty Contact
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
|
|
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
(OLD) |
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
(NEW) |
|
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
60 semester hours at
3000 level or above are required. Approval must be obtained for 5000 level
courses. No 6000 level courses will be approved for undergraduate students. |
NO CHANGE |
|
CORE REQUIREMENTS |
All candidates must
take 8 core courses (24 credits).
CCJ 3011
Nature and Causes of Crime
CJC 3010
Corrections
CJE 3110
Law Enforcement
CJL 3512
The Courts
CJL 4064
Criminal Justice and the Constitution
PAD 4704
Applied Statistics for Policy and Management
URS 3438
Communication Skills for Policy and Management
URS 4153
Applied Research Methods for Policy and Management
|
All candidates must
take 9 core courses (27 credits).
CCJ 3011 Nature and
Causes of Crime
CJC 3010 Correctional Philosophy, Theory and Practice
CJE 3110 Law Enforcement Systems
CJL 3512 Judicial Policy Making
CJL 4064 Criminal Justice and the Constitution
CCJ 4XXX Criminal Justice and
Public Policy
PAD 4704 Applied Statistics for
Policy and Management
URS 3438 Communication Skills for Policy and Management
URS 4153 Applied
Research Methods for Policy and Management |
|
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ELECTIVES |
Twenty-four semester
hours at the 3000-level or above in criminal justice are required for
criminal justice majors. Only nine semester hours of CCJ 4940 will count
toward this requirement. Course work from disciplines outside of criminal
justice will not be accepted to fulfill requirements in the criminal justice
area of interest category |
Twenty-one semester
hours at the 3000-level or above
in criminal justice are required for criminal justice majors. Only nine
semester hours of CCJ 4940 will count toward this requirement. Course work
from disciplines outside of criminal justice will not be accepted to fulfill
requirements in the criminal justice elective category |
|
GENERAL ELECTIVES |
Twelve semester hours
are required. It is recommended that students take at least six credit hours
outside of criminal justice. The faculty retains the prerogative to accept
or reject electives taken without approval.
Remarks:
Independent study and directed reading courses may not be taken outside of
the Criminal Justice Program except with written permission of the Criminal
Justice Coordinator. |
NO CHANGE |
GRADUATE PROGRAM CHANGES:
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES:
CHANGES TO THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, Mahadev Bhat,
Faculty Contact
NAME OF THE PROGRAM BEING CHANGED:
Master of Science in Environmental Studies
NAME OF ACADEMIC UNIT SUBMITTING THIS REQUEST:
Environmental Studies
Department
Graduate Catalog Description
|
Current |
Proposed |
|
…..
….
….
Graduate
Concentrations for the Master of Science in Environmental Studies
The Department of Environmental Studies currently
offers graduate-level concentrations in three areas: These are 1) energy
management, and 2) biological management, and 3) pollution management. A
list of elective for each of these concentrations can be obtained from the
Department’s Office.
_______________________________ |
…..
….
….
Graduate
Concentrations for the Master of Science in Environmental Studies
The Department of Environmental Studies currently
offers graduate-level concentrations in two areas: These are 1)
environmental policy and society, and 2) environmental sciences. A list of
elective for each of these concentrations can be obtained from the
Department’s Office.
________________________________
|
JUSTIFICATION:
The Environmental Studies
Department offers two undergraduate programs, BA and BS. The BA program focuses
on social sciences and humanities. The BS program concentrates on natural
science aspect of the environment. The Department is currently considering
developing a Ph.D. program with two areas of concentrations: environmental
policy and society, and environmental sciences. Two years ago, the Department
conducted a self-study and an external review process. The external reviewers
and the University Executive Review Committee strongly recommend that the
Department maintain a consistent set of areas of specialization across the
board. This proposed change at the master’s level will make the MS program more
consistent with the undergraduate and proposed doctoral programs, and reflects
the two broad disciplines of the department: social sciences and natural
sciences.
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES:
CHANGES IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY MASTERS AND PHD PROGRAMS, Kevin
O'Shea, Faculty Contact
Chemistry
Stanislaw F. Wnuk,
Associate Professor and Chairperson
Jose Almirall,
Associate Professor
David Becker,
Associate Professor
Yong Cai,
Assistant Professor
David Chatfield,
Associate Professor
Kenneth G. Furton,
Professor and Associate Dean
Piero R. Gardinali,
Assistant Professor
Arthur W. Herriott,
Professor and Dean
Rudolf Jaffe,
Professor
Jeffrey A. Joens,
Professor
Konstantinos Kavallieratos,
Assistant Professor
Leonard S. Keller,
Professor, Undergraduate Program
Director and Coordinator of
Organic Chemistry
Laboratories
John T. Landrum,
Professor
Fenfei Leng,
Assistant Professor
Janet Lineback,
professor
Ramon Lopez de la Vega,
Associate Professor
Alexander Mebel,
Assistant
Professor
Kevin E. O’Shea,
Associate Professor, Graduate Program
Director
J. Martin Quirke,
Professor
Kathleen Rein
Associate Professor
Watson Lees,
Associate
Professor
Stephen Winkle, Associate Professor
Graduate Admission
Requirements:
A minimum
undergraduate grade point average of 3.0/4.0 in chemistry and cognate science
and GRE score of 1000 (verbal + quantitative) or greater are required except by
special permission of the graduate committee. Students are also encouraged to
take the GRE chemistry subject exam. Students whose native language is not
English must score 550 or higher on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Students whose undergraduate degree is not
equivalent to the American Chemical Society certified Bachelor of Science degree
in chemistry shall make up any deficiencies prior to taking graduate courses in
the areas where such deficiencies exist. For example, students who have not
completed quantum mechanics or instrumental analysis must complete Graduate
Physical Chemistry (CHM 5425) and Graduate Analytical Methods (CHM 5150).
Students are required to make up deficiencies beofore
they can be admitted into the Ph.D. program
Every student entering the graduate program in chemistry will be required to
take two entrance/proficiency examinations covering standard undergraduate-level
material in organic chemistry and physcial chemistry (thermodynamics and
kinetics). The proficiency exams will be administered to incoming graduate
students in the week preceding the fall and spring semesters. If a student does
not receive a grade of “pass” on the organic chemistry proficiency exam, the
student must show proficiency by completing Graduate Organic Chemistry (CHM
5225) with a grade of “B” (3.0/4.0) or higher. If a student does not receive a
grade of “pass” on the physical chemistry proficiency exam, the student must
show proficiency by completing Graduate Physical Chemistry (CHM 5425) with a
grade of “B” (3.0/4.0) or higher. Students must show proficiency in these two
areas by the end of their first semester, or they will be dismissed from the
program.
Full-time graduate students generally serve as a Teaching Assistant
(TA) in the Department of Chemistry for their first semester. Ph.D. candidates
must serve for not less than one year as a teaching assistant. This requirement
will be waived only when, in the opinion of the department, unusual
circumstances justify such action. TA’s are awarded on a competitive basis,
require a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and are continued for up to two years
for M.S. students and four years for Ph.D. students who maintain acceptable
academic performance. Graduate students must maintain a 3.0/4.0 GPA (only
courses required by the graduate program will be counted in the GPA). If the
GPA drops below a 3.0 for one semester, the student will be placed on academic
probation. A student who fails to raise his/her GPA to 3.0 or higher in two
semesters will be dismissed from the program.
A limited number of Graduate Research Assistantships (RA’s) are available
after the student’s first semester and are awarded on a competitive basis by the
individual faculty members who have externally funded research projects.
Formal admission to the M.S. and Ph.D. programs and
awards of teaching assistantships are granted by the Graduate Program Director
based on a ranking of graduate applicants by the Graduate Committee.
Master of Science in Chemistry
The requirements for completion of the Master of Science degree are:
1.
A minimum of 32 credits of course work, a grade of ‘C’ or higher must be
obtained in all courses with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
which must include:
a)
At least 9 credits of chemistry in at least
three two of the five major
areas of chemistry (Analytical, Bio-chemistry, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical)
as listed below:
Analytical
CHM
5156 Advanced Chromatography
CHM
6157 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
CHM 5506
Physical Biochemistry
Inorganic
CHM 5440
Kinetics and Catalysis
CHM
5540 Group Theory in Chemistry
CHM
5650 Physical Inorganic Chemistry
Organic
CHM 5250 Organic
Synthesis
CHM
5236 Spectroscopic Techniques and Structure
Elucidation
CHM
5260 Physical Organic Chemistry
Physical
CHM 5490
Physical Spectroscopy
CHM
5540 Group Theory in Chemistry
CHM
6430 Advanced Thermodynamics
CHM
6461 Statistical Thermodynamics
CHM 6480 Quantum
Mechanics
CHM 5423
Atmospheric Chemistry
Courses not listed above may be counted as courses in
one of the five areas with prior departmental approval.
a)
At least 9
6 credits of additional graduate-level
chemistry courses (excluding research and seminar) approved by the thesis
committee in consultation with the Graduate Program Director with the following
guidelines:
(1)
The courses must be 5000 or 6000 level chemistry courses (CHM prefixes)
or approved cognates (up to a maximum of six credits) and
(2)
The following courses cannot count towards the 18 credits: Graduate
Analytical Methods (CHM 5150); Graduate Organic Chemistry (CHM 5225) and
Graduate Physical Chemistry (CHM 5425).
c) Full time graduate students are
required to register for one credit of CHM 6940 (Supervised Teaching) each
semester they serve as teaching assistants.
d) Full time graduate students are required to register for one credit of
CHM 6935 (Graduate Seminar) or one credit of CHM 6936 (Chemistry Colloquium)
each fall and spring semester.
e) At least one credit of CHM 6936
(Chemistry Colloquium) is required. Each student must give a seminar at the
colloquium for a letter grade in their second semester of graduate study.
f) At least nine credits of CHM 6970
(Thesis Research) involving independent thesis research under the direction of a
faculty member in the department.
g) At least two credits of CHM 6971
(Thesis) taken in the semester in which the MS thesis is to be defended.
2. Submission and
public presentation of a satisfactory research thesis as determined by the
student’s thesis committee.
The
thesis committee will consist of the research advisor, a randomly-chosen
committee member chosen
by the graduate program director, and at least
one additional committee member who has some
expertise in the graduate student’s research area.
Doctor of
Philosophy in Chemistry
The
requirements for completion of the Doctor of Philosophy degree in chemistry are:
1.
A minimum of ninety (90) credits of course work. A grade of “C” or
higher must be obtained in all courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0
or higher. The courses must include:
a)
At least nine credits of chemistry courses in at least two of the five
major areas of chemistry (Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic, and
Physical) as listed below:
Analytical
CHM 5156 Advanced Chromatograhy
CHM 6157 Advanced
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
CHM 5506 Physical
Biochemistry
Inorganic
CHM 5440 Kinetics and
Catalysis
CHM 5650 Physical Inorganic Chemistry
Organic
CHM 5250 Organic
Synthesis
CHM 5236 Spectroscopic Techniques & Structure
Elucidation
CHM 5260 Physical Organic Chemistry
Physical
CHM 5490 Physical Spectroscopy
CHM 6430 Advanced Thermodynamics
CHM 6461 Statistical Thermodynamics
CHM 6480 Quantum Mechanics
CHM 5423 Atmospheric Chemistry
Courses not listed above may be counted in one of the five areas with prior
departmental approval.
b)
At least nine credits of additional graduate-level chemistry courses
(excluding research and seminar) approved by the thesis committee in
consultation with the Graduate Program Director with the following guidelines:
(1)
The courses must be 5000 or 6000 level chemistry courses (CHM prefixes)
or approved cognates (up to a maximum of six credits) and
(2)
The following courses cannot count towards the eighteen credits (a) and
(b): Graduate Analytical Methods (CHM 5150); Graduate Organic Chemistry (CHM
5225), and Graduate Physical Chemistry (CHM 5425).
c)
Full time graduate students are required to register for one credit of
CHM 6940 (Supervised Teaching) each semester they serve as teaching assistants.
d)
Full time graduate students are required to register for one credit of
CHM 6935 (Graduate Seminar) or one credit of CHM 6936 (Chemistry Colloquium)
each fall and spring semester.
e)
At least two credits of CHM 6936 (Chemistry Colloquium) is required.
Each student must give a seminar at the colloquium for a letter grade in his/her
second and fifth semester of graduate study.
f)
At least eight credits of CHM 7910 (Dissertation Research) involving
independent thesis research under the direction of a faculty member in the
department.
g)
CHM 7980 (Ph.D. Dissertation) is taken in the semester in which the Ph.D.
dissertation is to be defended. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy.
2.
Satisfactory completion of a series of 3-hour cumulative examinations.
The student will begin taking the cumulative examinations after completing the
proficiency requirements but no later than the beginning of the student’s second
semester. Five
Six examinations will be given per year.
The student must pass 4 out of 10 consecutively-offered exams for admission to
candidacy.
3.
Submission, presentation, and satisfactory defense of an orginal research
proposal and completion of a ‘PreOral’ examination before the end of the fourth
semester (excluding summers). The examination will be conducted by the
dissertation committee and is based on the student’s doctoral research and
includes questions from the student’s major field as well as minor and cognate
fields.
4.
Submission and public presentation and defense of a satisfactory research
disseration as determined by the dissertation committee.
The requirements for an incoming student having
either a Master’s Degree or a Bachelor of Science degree are the same. Students
having a M.S. in chemistry may transfer as many as 36 credits towards their
Ph.D. degree, however only 6 of those credits will count to fulfill requirement
(1) (formal course work requirement). Students may transfer more than 6 course
work credits with special permission of the graduate committee. The number of
additional course work credits required by the graduate committee will depend
on, among other things, the student’s performance in course work, the date
course work was completed, and the area of Ph.D. concentration chosen by the
student. The graduate student’s Ph.D. thesis committee will consist of the
research advisor, a member from outside the department, a randomly-chosen
committee member chosen by the graduate program director from the departmental
research faculty, and at least two additional committee members who have some
expertise in the graduate students research area. At least two members of the
student’s Ph.D. dissertation committee must be tenured in the Department of
Chemistry. FIU courtesy professors may serve as research supervisors and
co-major professors on a student’s dissertation committee. It is expected that a
meaningful collaboration will be established between courtesy faculty serving as
co-major professors and the major professor from within the department. The
degree of collaboration and expectations including co-authorship on publications
resulting from such collaborations must be agreed upon in the semester in which
a graduate student chooses an advisor(s).
Financial Support
Full-time graduate students who are in good academic standing are eligible for
financial support. Teaching and research assistantships are available on a
competitive basis. Students may also apply for a waiver of both in-state and
out-of-state tuition. Inquiries concerning application to the program and
availability of financial support should be directed to the Chemistry Graduate
Director.
Course Descriptions
Definition of Prefixes
CHM-Chemistry;
CHS-Chemistry-Specialized; ISC-Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences; OCC-Oceanography-Chemical.
F-Fall semester offering;
S-Spring semester offering; SS-Summer semester offering.
CHM 5138 Advanced Mass Spectrometry (3).
Intensive examination of the processes and techniques involved in creating,
controlling and measuring ionic species by mass spectrometry. Theory of mass
spectrometry, methods of ionization, instrumental designs, quantitative mass
spectrometry, meta-stable ions, and tandem mass spectrometry. Prerequisites:
CHM 4130, CHM 4130L or Permission of Instructor.
CHM 5150 Graduate Analytical Methods (3).
Analysis of analytical data, electrochemistry, spectro-analytical techniques,
chromatography, survey of new analytical methods. Prereq-uisite: Graduate
standing or permission of the instructor. (S)
CHM 5156 Advanced Chromatography (3).
Intensive examination of the contemporary practice of chromatography including
available chromatographic techniques, their selection and application.
Prerequisite: CHM 4130 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5165 Chemometrics and Sampling (3).
Methods of evaluating analytical chemistry data. Planning sampling design for
water, air and solids. Sample preparation and extraction techniques.
Prerequisite: CHM 4130.
CHM 5181 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry
(VAR). An intensive examination of one
or more areas selected by instructor and students. Core course Prerequisite: CHM
4130 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5225 Graduate Organic Chemistry (3).
Advanced topics in organic chemistry. Structure of organic molecules, reaction
mechanisms, organic synthesis, and natural product chemistry. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or permission of the instructor. (F)
CHM 5236 Spectroscopic Techniques and Structures
Elucidation (3). Advanced techniques
for the spectroscopic identification of organic compounds. Interpretation of
spectral information for determination of structures of various classes of
organic compounds. Prerequisites: CHM 4220 and CHM 4230L.
CHM 5250 Organic Synthesis (3).
Use of classical and modern reactions in the design and construction of complex
organic molecules including natural products. Some topics covered will be
construction reactions, refunctionalization, stereochemistry and conformational
analysis. Prerequisite: CHM 4220 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5251 Organometallic Chemistry (3).
Fundamentals and applications of organometallic chemistry. Structures and
bonding, ligans types, organometallic reactions, physical methods of
characterization. Prerequisites: CHM 4610, CHM 3411.
CHM 5252 Asymmetric Synthesis (3).
Recent advances in asymmetric synthesis for the selective design and
construction of tetrahedral stereocenters. Focus on principles of configuration
in transition state assemblies. Prerequisite: CHM 4220.
CHM 5260 Physical Organic Chemistry (3).
A series of topics will be discussed including molecular orbital theory as it
pertains to organic molecules, kinetic and thermodynamic approaches to the study
of reaction mechanisms, quantitative approaches to conformational analysis, etc.
Prerequisite: CHM 4220 and physical chemistry or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5280 Natural Products Chemistry and
Biosynthesis (3). Studies of the
chemical origins (biosynthesis), properties, and synthesis of the various
classes of naturally occurring com-pounds: terpenes, steroids, alkaloids,
acetogenins. Prerequisite: CHM 4220 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5302 Organic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids (3).
Organic chemistry of ribose sugars,
nucleoside heterocyclic bases, mechanism-based inhibitors of enzymes involve in
nucleic acid metabolism, and chemical synthesis of DNA. Prerequisite: CHM 4220
or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5306 Special Topics in Biological Chemistry
(3). Investigation of one or more
areas of biologically related chemistry. Prerequisites: CHM 4305 or permission
of the instructor.
CHM 5325 Physical Chemistry of Proteins (3).
Protein structures, dynamics and functions. Use of spectroscopic methods.
Thermodynamics of protein folding and ligand binding. Enzyme Kinetics.
Prerequisites: Biological Chemistry and Physical Chemistry or permission of
instructor.
CHM 5351 Computer Modeling of Biological
Molecules (3). Introduces use of
computers in studying biological macromolecules. Simulations, visualization
methods, software, databases. Prerequisite: CHM 3411, Biochemistry recommended.
CHM 5380 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
(VAR). An intensive examination of one
or more areas selected by instructor and students. Prerequisite: CHM 4220 and
physical chemistry or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5423 Atmospheric Chemistry (3).
Chemical processes in atmospheres.
Photochemistry, chemical kinetics, tropospheric and stratospheric chemical
reactions, anthropogenic effects on the earth’s atmosphere and chemistry of
planetary atmospheres. Prerequisite: CHM 3412, CHM 3411, or permission of the
instructor.
CHM 5425 Graduate Physical Chemistry (4).
Prequantum physics, the Schrodinger equation and its solutions, atoms and
molecules, rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5426 Graduate Physical Chemistry II (4).
Gas laws; thermodynamics and equilibrium, electrochemistry, and chemical
kinetics. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
CHM 5440 Kinetics and Catalysis (3).
Theory of elementary reactions, activated complex theory, mechanisms of complex
reactions. Prerequisites: CHM 3411, MAP 3302.
CHM 5490 Physical Spectroscopy (3).
Introduction to atomic and molecular quantum states, selection rules, and
fundamental principles of spectroscopy. Introduction to group theory and to the
theory of UV/visible, infrared, Raman, microwave, nmr, photo-electron, and mass
spectroscopies, and the applications of these methods to the determination of
fundamental physical properties and the structure of organic and inorganic
molecules. Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry.
CHM 5490L Physical Spectroscopy Lab (1).
The theory of spectroscopy and the use of modern instrumentation to investigate
molecular structure. Prerequisites: CHM 2211, 2211L. Corequisite: PHY 4604 or
CHM 5490.
CHM 5503 Physical Chemistry of Nucleic Acids (3).
Physical chemistry of nucleic acids
including spectroscopic determination of structures of DNAs, RNAs, and
DNA-protein complexes anf thermodynamic and kinetic studies of nucleic acid-ligand
complexes and nucleic acid structures. Prerequisite: CHM 4305 or permission of
the instructor.
CHM 5506 Physical Biochemistry (3).
Physical properties of biomolecules, molecular
conformation; thermodynamic, kinetic, and spectroscopic properties of
biomolecules. Prerequisites: CHM 4305 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5517 Solid State (3).
Crystalline form of solids, lattice dynamics, metals, insulators,
semiconductors, and dielectric materials. Prerequisite: CHM 5490 or PHY 4604.
CHM 5540 Group Theory In Chemistry (3).
The fundamental Theory is developed with emphasis given to Representations.
Specific applications covered, with emphasis on molecular orbital theory and
spectroscopy. Prerequisite: Undergraduate Physical Chemistry.
CHM 5581 Special Topics in Physical Chemistry
(VAR). An intensive examination of one
or more areas selected by instructor and students. Prerequisite: CHM 3411 or
permission of the instructor.
CHM 5650 Physical Inorganic Chemistry (3).
Introduction to use of physical methods to determine the structure of inorganic
compounds. Prerequisite: CHM 4610 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 5681 Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
(VAR). An intensive examination of one
or more areas selected by instructor and students. Prerequisite: CHM 4610 or
permission of the instructor.
CHM 5765 Aquatic Chemistry (3).
Redox chemistry, chemistry of sediments, organic
biogeochemistry, chemodynamics, and fates or organic pollutants in aqueous
environments. Prerequisites: CHM 2211, CHM 4130, or permission of the
instructor.
CHM 5931 Special Topics (3).
A course covering selected special topics in chemistry.
CHM 5932 Special Topics (3).
A course covering selected special topics in chemistry.
CHM 5936 Special Topics in Environmental
Chemistry (3). An intensive
examination of one or more areas selected by the instructor and students.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
CHM 6157 Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3).
Modern analytical methods,
applications, and instrumentation. Topics include spectroscopy, chromatography,
electrochemistry, optimization theory, and computerized instrumentation.
Prerequisite: CHM 4130 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 6166 Hyphenated Analytical Techniques (3).
Covers hyphenated analytical
techniques required for the analysis of trace elements and organic compounds in
environmental and biomedical sciences. Prerequisite: CHM 4130 or equivalent.
CHM 6281 Environmental Organic Chemistry (3).
Characteristics, origin, fate and
transformation of organic compounds in air, water, sediments and biota.
Prerequisites: CHM 2211, CHM 3411, or permission of the instructor.
CHM 6340 Organic Geochemistry (3).
Organic geochemistry of recent and ancient
environments. Characteristics, origin, and transformation of organic matter in
the geosphere, including formation of crude oil. Prerequisites: CHM 2211, CHM
3411, CHM 4130, GLY 1010, or permission of the instructor.
CHM 6382 Advanced Biological Chemistry (3).
In depth exploration of one or more biological chemistry areas, for example, use
of multinuclear NMR in examining nuclear acids and proteins; biosynthesis of
toxins, roles of porphyrins. Topics covered vary with instructor.
Prerequisites: Biological Chemistry and Physical Chemistry or permission of
instructor.
CHM 6430 Advanced Thermodynamics (3).
The laws of classical thermodynamics and their application. Open and closed
systems, irreversible processes, high and low temperature systems, solids,
liquids, and gases. Core course. Prerequisite: CHM 3411 or permission of the
instructor.
CHM 6449 Photochemistry (3).
Fundamentals of photochemistry. Excited states,
energy, and electron transfer processes, photo-oxidation, reactive species, and
environmental photochemistry. Prerequisites: CHM 4220 or permission of the
instructor.
CHM 6461 Statistical Thermo dynamics (3).
Principles of statistical thermodynamics. Ensembles, classical and quantum
statistics, ideal and nonideal gases, equilibrium, crystals, liquids, and
polymers. Prerequisite: CHM 3411 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 6480 Quantum Mechanics (3).
Introduction to quantum mechanics. The Schrodinger equation and its solutions,
approximation methods, spin, symmetry, structure of atoms and molecules.
Prerequisite: CHM 3411 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 6511 Polymer Chemistry (3).
A quantitative study of polymers. Mechanism of formation, configuration of
polymer chains, and the relationship between physical properties and chemical
constitution. Prerequisite: CHM 3411 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 6621 Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms (3).
Review of kinetics and determination
of mechanism. Study of mechanism of reactions of coordination complexes
including, electron transfer reactions, ligand substitution reactions,
coordinated ligand reactions of importance in homogeneous catalysis.
Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry I (Kinetics).
CHM 6624 Coordination Chemistry (3).
Electronic structure of metals and transition
metal complexes; redox reactions; introduction to organometallic and
Bioinorganic Chemistry. Symmetry and group theory applied to Transition Metal
Complexes. Physical methods in Inorganic Chemistry. Prerequisite: CHM 3410
Physical Chemistry (Kinetics), CHM 3411 Physical Chemistry II (Quantum
Mechanics).
CHM 6905 Independent Study in Chemistry (1-6).
Independent study and problems in an area of chemistry, under faculty
supervision. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
CHM 6910L Graduate Research in Chemistry (VAR).
The student works directly with a professor on a research project. Credit is
assigned on the basis of four hr/wk per credit hour. Results to be presented as
a seminar. Permission of the instructor.
CHM 6935 Graduate Seminar (1).
An examination of various current research topics in chemistry. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing.
CHM 6936 Chemistry Colloquium (1).
Analysis of current developments and topics presented by faculty members and
registered students. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate program in chemistry.
CHM 6940 Supervised Teaching (1-3).
Graduate student serves as lecturer and demonstrator in undergraduate
laboratories coordinated and supervised by a faculty member. May be repeated. A
maximum of three hours may apply to the Master’s degree. Prerequisite: Full
graduate standing.
CHM 6949 Industrial Internship (3).
A semester of supervised work in an outside laboratory. Prerequisite:
Per-mission of the instructor.
CHM 6970 Thesis Research (1-10).
Research toward completion of Master’s Thesis. Repeatable. Prerequisite:
Permission of Department.
CHM 6971 Master’s Thesis (1-6).
Completion of thesis. Prerequisite: Permission of major professor.
CHM 7910 Dissertation Research (1-10).
Research towards the completion of a doctoral dissertation. Repeatable.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
CHM 7980 Ph.D. Dissertation (1-12)
Completion of doctoral dissertation.
Prerequisite: Permission of Major Professor and Doctoral Candidacy. May be
repeated
CHS 5502 Forensic Chemistry for Teachers (3).
Incorporates concepts and techniques from the application of analytical
chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, toxicology, and microscopy to
forensic casework. Exposure to teaching resources in these areas and case study
format of presentation. Open to education majors only. Prerequisites: CHM
3120, CHM 3120L, CHM 2211, and CHM 2211L or permission of instructor.
CHS 5531 Forensic Analysis (3).
Advanced topics on the role that physical evidence plays in their criminal
justice system. Topics include crime scene methods, laboratory management and
the legal framework as it relates towards physical evidence. Prerequisites: CHM
3120, CHM 3120L, CHM 2211, CHM 2211L, or permission of the instructor. (Does
not count towards chemistry elective requirement).
CHS 5531L Forensic Analysis Lab (1).
Laboratory to accompany Forensic Analysis CHS 5531. Prerequisites: CHM 3120, CHM
3120L, CHM 2211, CHM 2211L or permission of the instructor.
CHS 5538C Chemistry and Analysis of Drugs (3).
Introduction to the chemistry of drugs of abuse, including reactivity, synthesis
and the principles of analysis from solid doses and from body fluids.
Laboratory analysis through the determination of unknown samples.
Prerequisites: Instrumental Analysis, Biological Chemistry I.
CHS 5539 Forensic Toxicology (3).
Provides the basic concepts of forensic toxicology as it applies to drug and
body fluid analysis. Prerequisites: CHM 2211+L, CHM 3120+L, CHM 4305+L (BCH
3033+L) or permission of instructor.
CHS 5542 Forensic Chemistry (3).
Advanced Analytical methods in Forensic Chemistry
for application to the analysis of controlled substances, materials (ie., paint,
glass, and fibers), flammable and explosives residues with an emphasis on new
methods and method development.
CHS 5545 Chemistry and Analysis of Explosives
(3). Chemistry and reactivity,
including thermochemistry, of modern industrial and military explosives with an
emphasis on the analysis of explosives residues from post-blast debris and from
samples of environmental interest. Prerequisite: Instrumental Analysis.
CHS 6905 Independent Study in Forensic Science
(1-6). Independent study and problems
in an area of forensic science under faculty supervision. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor.
CHS 6946 Graduate Forensic Internship (1-6).
Internship in an operational forensic laboratory, contributing in a specific
manner on an assigned research project. Six hours a week minimum residence time
per credit in the lab under the supervision of a host lab scientist and a
faculty member is required. A final written report and presentation required.
Prerequisites: Core courses in Forensic M.S. Program.
GRADUATE PROGRAM PROPOSALS - COLLEGE OF EDUCATION - MS IN ART EDUCATION,
David Chang, Faculty Contact:
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Professional Studies (12) Credit
Hours
EDF 5481 Found. of Ed.
Research 3
EDF 6211 Psych. Found.
of Education 3
EDF 6608 Social, Phil.,
and Hist. Found. of
Ed 3
Select one of the
following:
EDE 6205 Curriculum
Design for Childhood
Ed. 3
or
ESE 6215 Secondary
School Teaching Field 3
or
EEX 6051 Ed. of
Students with
Exceptionalities 3
or
EDS 6050 Supervision
and Staff
Development 3
or
EDF 5955 Field Study
Abroad 3
Art/Art Education (30)
ARE 6140 Curriculum and
Instruction in Art 3
ARE 6262 Org. and Coord.
of Sch. & Comm.
Art 3
ARE 6746 Seminar in Art
Education 3
ARE 6925-29 Workshop in
Art Education 6
Art
History 3
Studio
Art 12
Total 42
Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission to the MS-Art
Education program must hold or qualify for the Florida teacher certification
in art. All applicants must also satisfy the Board of Education admission
requirements: a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education or pass State of Florida
Certification Exams, a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 semester hours of
upper division undergraduate study. After submission of application,
applicants must schedule a portfolio interview with the program director.
|
Professional Studies (6) Credit
Hours
EDF 5481 Found. of Ed.
Research 3
EDF 6608 Social, Phil.,
and Hist. Found. of 3 Delete
Select one of the
following:
EDE 6205 Curriculum
Design for Childhood Ed. 3
or
ESE 6215 Secondary
School Teaching Field 3
or
EEX 6051 Ed. of
Students with Exceptionalities 3
or
EDS 6050 Supervision
and Staff Development 3
or
EDF 5955 Field Study
Abroad 3
or
EDF 6211 Psych. Found.
of Education 3
Art/Art Education (30)
ARE 6140 Curriculum and
Instruction in Art 3
ARE 6262 Org. and Coord.
of Sch. & Comm.
Art 3
ARE 6746 Seminar in Art
Education
3
ARE 6925-29 Workshop in
Art Education 6
Art
History 3
Studio
Art 12
Total 36
Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission to the MS-Art
Education program must hold or qualify for the Florida teacher certification
in art. All applicants must also satisfy the Board of Education admission
requirements: a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education or pass State of Florida
Certification Exams, a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 semester hours of
upper division undergraduate study. After submission of application,
applicants must schedule a portfolio interview with the program director.
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GRADUATE PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS - COLLEGE OF EDUCATION - MS IN
COUNSELOR EDUCATION, SCHOOL OF COUNSELING TRACK, W. Bryce Hagedorn, Faculty
Contact
Current:
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (9 credits) Credit
Hours
EDF 6211 Psych. Found. of Education
3
EDF 5481 Foundations of Ed.
Research 3
EDF 6608 Social, Phil., and Historical Found. of Ed. 3
COUNSELING CORE (22 credits)
MHS 5400 Counseling Skills & Techniques
3
MHS 6802 Personality
Theories 3
MHS 6200 Measurement and Appraisal in Coun. 3
MHS 6700 Legal, Ethical, and Prof.
Issues 3
MHS 6428 Cross Cultural
Counseling 3
MHS 5350 Educational/Vocational Counseling 3
MHS 6511 Group Counseling (for School)
3
MHS 6511L Group Development
Lab 1
COUNSELING SPECIALIZATION (15 credits)
SDS 6700 Organ. and Admin. of School Coun. 3
SDS 6411 Counseling Children and Adolescents 3
SDS 5460 Crisis Counseling and Interventions 3
EEX 6051Ed. of Students with Exceptionalities
3
SPS 6199 Family, School Coll. and
Consult. 3
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES (12 credits)
SDS 6800 Advanced Prac. in Counseling
3
SDS 6820 Supervised Field Exp. in Counseling
9
TOTAL
58
Co-requisites
Students who do not hold a
Florida Teacher's Certificate must complete an additional 6 credits of
professional education courses covering general methods of teaching,
administration, supervision, and curriculum in the elementary school and/or
secondary School. These courses must be completed for the awarding of the
degree.
Several courses that satisfy
those requirements include:
Comprehensive: EDG 5414, EDA
6061, EDA 6223, EDA 6232,
EDF 6242, EDA 6905, EDA 6928,
EDA 6930, EDF 5216,
EDF 5287, EDG 5325, EDG 6250,
EDS 6050, EDS 6050,
EDS 6115, EME 5315
Elementary: EDE 5267, EDE 6205,
EDE 6250
Secondary: ESE 6215
Proposed:
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (9 credits) Credit Hours
EDF 6211 Psych. Found. of Education
3
EDF 5481 Foundations of Ed.
Research 3
EDF 6608 Social, Phil., and Historical Found. of Ed. 3
Delete
COUNSELING CORE (25 credits)
EDP 6506 Human Development Across Lifespan 3
MHS 5400 Counseling Skills & Techniques
3
MHS 6802 Personality
Theories 3
MHS 6200 Measurement and Appraisal in Coun. 3
MHS 6700 Legal, Ethical, and Prof.
Issues 3
MHS 6428 Cross Cultural
Counseling 3
MHS 5350 Educational/Vocational Counseling 3
MHS 6511 Group Counseling (for School)
3
MHS 6511L Group Development
Lab 1
COUNSELING SPECIALIZATION (15 credits)
SDS 6700 Organ. and Admin. of School Coun. 3
SDS 6411 Counseling Children and Adolescents 3
SDS 5460 Crisis Counseling and Interventions 3
EEX 6051Ed. of Students with Exceptionalities
3
SPS 6199 Family, School Coll. and
Consult. 3
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES (12 credits)
SDS 6800 Advanced Prac. in Counseling
3
SDS 6820 Supervised Field Exp. in Counseling
9
TOTAL
58
Co-requisites
Students who do not hold a Florida Teacher's Certificate
(or that have not taken these courses as an
undergraduate student) must complete an additional 15 credits of
professional education courses covering social, historical, and philosophical
foundations, classroom management, general methods of teaching, TESOL, and
reading. These courses must be completed prior to the awarding of the
school counseling degree.
Courses that satisfy these
requirements include:
Social, Philosophical, &
Historical Foundations (choose one):
EDF 3515. EDF 3521, EDF
5517, EDF 6608
Classroom Management (choose one):
EEX 5608 Behav. Approach. to Class. Learning and Mgmt
ESE 5344c Secondary Classroom Mgmt.
General Methods of Teaching (choose one):
EDG 5414, ESE 6215, EDA 6061, EDE 6205, or EDG 6250
TESOL:
TSL 5372 TESOL Issues and Methodologies
Reading (choose one):
RED 5339 Subject
Related Reading
RED 6336 Reading in the Content Area
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION - DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION - CHANGES TO
THE MS PROGRAM IN READING EDUCATION, Joyce Fine, Faculty Contact
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OLD PROGRAM |
NEW PROGRAM |
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Admissions:
1. Hold or qualify for Florida Teacher
Certification (including
student teaching or equivalent).
2. GPA of 3.0 or higher in last 60 hours of
undergraduate work.
Students may enter the program fall,
spring, or summer term.
They may take a maximum of 12 credit hours
of course work
applicable to the Program prior to
admission. Students should
meet with faculty for advisement as soon as
possible. |
Admissions:
1. Hold or qualify for Florida Teacher
Certification (including
student teaching or equivalent).
2. GPA of 3.0 or higher in last 60 hours of
undergraduate work.
Students may enter the program fall,
spring, or summer term.
They may take a maximum of 12 credit hours
of course work
applicable to the Program prior to
admission. Students should
meet with faculty for advisement as soon as
possible |
|
Program of Studies:
RED 6314 Theory of Instruction in
Reading 3
LAE 6319 Instruction in Language
Arts 3
LAE 5415 Children’s
Literature 3
EDF 6211 Psychological Foundations of
Education 3
RED 6336 Content Area
Reading 3
EDF 5481 Analysis & Application of Ed
Research 3
RED 6546 Diagnosis of Reading
Difficulties 3
RED 6515 Programs of Remediation in
Reading 3
RED 6747 Research in
Reading 3
EDF 6608 Social, Philosophical &
Historical Founds of Ed 3
RED 6805 Practicum in
Reading 3
RED 6247 Organization & Supervision of
Reading 3 |
Program of Studies:
RED 6314 Theory of Instruction in
Reading 3
LAE 6319 Instruction in Language
Arts 3
LAE 5415 Children’s
Literature 3
EDF 6211 Psychological Foundations of
Education 3
RED 6336 Content Area
Reading 3
EDF 5481 Analysis & Application of Ed
Research 3
RED 6546 Diagnosis of Reading
Difficulties 3
RED 6515 Programs of Remediation in
Reading 3
RED 6747 Research in
Reading 3
RED 6xxx Reading
Assessment 3
RED 6805 Practicum in
Reading 3
RED 6247 Organization & Supervision of
Reading 3 |
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Graduation Requirements:
1. GPA of 3.0 or higher in program courses.
2. No more than two grades of C or C+ are
permitted.
3. No courses with grade of C- or lower.
4. Students must present proof of passing
the Florida Teacher
Education Exam, Reading Education
subject specialization.
5. E-folio showing documentation for all 12
Florida Educator
Accomplished Practices, Accomplished
Level. |
Graduation Requirements:
1. GPA of 3.0 or higher in program courses.
2. No more than two grades of C or C+ are
permitted.
3. No courses with grade of C- or lower.
4. Students must present proof of passing
the Florida Teacher
Education Exam, Reading Education
subject specialization.
5. E-folio showing documentation for all 12
Florida Educator
Accomplished Practices, Accomplished
Level. |
GRADUATE PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS - COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS -
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - CHANGES IN THE MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Richard
T. Patton, Faculty Contact
Current Program in Public Health
Dev S. Pathak, Professor and Director
William W. Darrow, Professor
Janvier Gasana, Associate
Professor
WayWay M. Hlaing, Assistant
Professor
H. Virginia McCoy, Professor
Andrew Miracle, Professor
Joseph Patterson, P
rofessor Emeritus
Richard T. Patton, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Program
Coordinator
Mary Jo Trepka, Associate
Professor
The Program in Public Health offers graduate studies leading
to Master’s degree
in Public Health with specializations in
Environmental
Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion,
Health Policy and
Management, and Public Health Nutrition.
Master of Public Health
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is accredited by the
Council
on Education for Public Health.
The MPH
program is designed to provide fundamental skills in
core areas of
Public Health and to serve those seeking a
broader base
of knowledge to improve environmental and
personal health services for the community.
The mission of the Department of Public Health at Florida
International University is to educate, train, and serve
the interests of Public Health by:
·
educating and training health
professionals;
·
promoting health maintenance
and disease prevention;
·
conducting research and
disseminating useful information;
·
serving the health needs of
minorities, the underserved
and the people of
South Florida;
·
emphasizing our geographical
location to the Caribbean
and Latin America.
·
The Online MPH begins Fall
2003.
The MPH Program is an affiliated program offered with
the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at
the University of Miami’s School of Medicine.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the University’s general graduate
admission requirements:
1. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited
college or university or, in the case of foreign students,
an institution recognized in its own country as preparing
students for further study at the graduate level, and
submit
a score of at least 500 on the TOEFL (or 213 on the
computer-based version).
2. A minimum 3.0 GPA (on the last 60 undergraduate hours),
and a combined quantitative and verbal score of 1000 on
the GRE
taken within the last five years; or a score of 500
on the GMAT; or a
graduate degree from an accredited
institution.
However, all applicants, regardless of previous
GPA, are required to
submit the appropriate aptitude test
scores. In
addition, applicants are required to 1) submit
three letters
of recommendation from persons in the field
of public health and the
academic major at the institution
most recently
attended; 2) submit a written personal
statement as
described in the application packet provided
by the Department
of Public Health; 3) provide a current
curriculum
vitae/ resume.
Students with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to
apply.
Computer Requirements
Entering students must demonstrate basic computer
literacy, either through course work or by demonstration
to the advisor.
Students are expected to show that they
can load and
run software programs, and have
reasonable
proficiency in word processing. Two core
courses, PHC 6715
Survey Research in Public Health and
PHC 6050
Public Health Statistics, require use of SPSS.
This
requirement will assure that students are prepared
for these and
other courses which require additional
computer
skills needed in public health practice.
Masters Culmination
All MPH students must complete either a field-training
experience or a research
option as a core requirement.
Field Experience Option
This option is a requirement for all students with less than
three years of experience in a community health-
oriented program. Field experience gives the student the
opportunity to gain
practical experience under preceptor-
guided supervision
in public health. Students should consult
the Field
Experience Coordinator for further information.
Research Options
These options are recommended for students entering
the program with
three or more years of experience in a
public
health-related program.
Master’s Research Project
The research project affords the opportunity to conduct
research on a specific public
health problem or topic in
either a community
or institutional setting. MPH students
who select the research project
must choose a faculty
member to direct
their research. The advisor and the
student may identify
other resource persons to serve in an
advisory capacity
for the research project.
Masters Thesis
The thesis option provides students the opportunity to
conduct
original research on a public health problem or
topic
and to report this in a scholarly manuscript.
Students who select this option must choose a major
professor to act as the chair of their thesis committee
and two
additional members. Before beginning work on a
thesis,
student must present a proposal to their
committee for
approval. The committee will direct and
supervise the work carried out by the student.
Degree Requirements
Students must complete at least 46 semester hours of
approved course work with a minimum of a ‘B’ average.
Core
Public Health courses must be passed with a grade
of ‘B’
or higher. All work applicable to the degree must
be
completed within six years immediately preceding
the
awarding of the Master’s degree.
Online Master of Public Health Option
Students may take the Master Of Public Health totally or
partially through distant learning courses. All admissions
and graduation requirements are the same.Each Online
Learning class is the equivalent of an on-campus section of
the same course, in terms of objectives, content, rigor, and
transferability. Students must meet stated prerequisites or
assessment scores, where applicable. The main difference is
the degree of flexibility that Online Learning classes provide
the student.
Program of Study
The School offers five programs of study leading to the
Master of
Public Health.
Environmental Health courses prepare professionals to
utilize
technical data, decision-making theory,
managerial methods,
socio-legal issues, and risk
assessment in
the development and implementation of
public
policy, environmental standards, and
environmental
protection programs. See also Graduate
Certificate
in Environmental Health and Graduate
Certificate in
Conflict Resolution.
Epidemiology courses prepare students to investigate
the
distribution of diseases, disease outbreaks,
epidemics, and health conditions in the population, the
factors
determining the distribution. (See also Graduate
Certificate
in Epidemiology ).
Health Promotion courses prepare students to develop
and
implement health promotion/health education
programs in various
sites. This program of study is
concerned
with personal and public health lifestyles,
identification of risk factors and behavioral change
strategies that
promote positive health behaviors of
individuals,
groups, and community. See also Graduate
Certificate in Health
Promotion.
Health Policy and Management courses prepare
students with
professional education for management
careers in health
services organization. This program of
study is concerned
with the understanding of the context,
management and
financial issues for health care
organizationsby addresssing the theories and issues of
managing complex
organizations in the public sector.
See also Graduate
Certificate in Health Policy and
Management (expected 2004)
Public Health Nutrition courses prepare students to use
scientific methods of study, interpret, and apply
findings to improve community nutrition problems. This
program of study is
focused on the ability to develop,
implement, manage,
and assess nutrition programs for
local, state
and Federal public health agencies. See also
Graduate
Certificate in Nutrition.
General Core Courses: (22)
PHC 6000 Introduction to Public Health
Epidemiology 3
PHC 6050 Public Health
Statistics 3
PHC 6315 Public Health and Environmental
Management
3
PHC 6410 Health Behavior and Public
Health 3
PHC 6443 Ethical Issues in Public
Health 3
PHC 6500 Foundations of Public Health
Practice 3
PHC 6715 Survey Research in Public
Health 3
STA 5105L SPSS
Laboratory 1
Elective Courses: (21)
PHC 5409 Public Health Behavior Change
Theory Practice 3
PHC 5415 Public Health in Minority and Urban
Populations 3
PHC 5XXX Public Health Aspects of
Complementary and Alternative Medicine 3
PHC 5930 Public Health on the
Internet (1).
PHC 6112 Health Risk
Appraisal 3
PHC 6160 Public Health Budgeting and
Financial
Management 3
PHC 6501 Health Promotion Communication
Theory and
Design 3
PHC 6502 Health Promotion in
the
Workplace 3
PHC 6503 Community Organization for Health
Promotion 3
PHC 6504 Introduction to Health Education
and
Wellness 3
PHC 6580 Contemporary Issues in Health
Promotion 3
PHC 6585 Health Promotion in Clinical Settings
3
PHC 6589 Health Promotion in Institutional
Settings 3
PHC 6750 Program Development and
Evaluation in Health
Promotion 3
PHC 5009 AIDS: Contemporary
Issues 3
PHC 6012 Current Research in
Epidemiology 3
PHC 6014 Behavioral
Epidemiology 3
PHC 6015 Epidemiologic
Methods 3
PHC 6016 Social Edipemiology, Health
Promotion and
Policy 3
PHC 6539 Health
Demography 3
PHC 6009 AIDS Epidemiology and
Control 3
PHC 6001 Environmental and Occupational
Epidemiology 3
PHC 6004 Injury Epidemiology and
Prevention 3
PHC 6307 Environmental Health
Monitoring 3
PHC 6311 Envrionmental Health Risk
Assessment 3
PHC 6355 Occupational Health and
Saftey 3
PHC 6356 Fundamentals of Industrial
Hygiene 3
PHC 6425 Legal and Regulatory Aspects of
Environmental
Health 3
PHC 6520 Public Health Aspects of Foodborne
Disease 3
PHC 6111 Primary Health Care
Strategies 3
PHC 6115 International Public
Health 3
PHC 6150 Public Health Policy Analysis and
Formulation
3
PHC 6530 Principles of Maternal and Child
Health 3
PHC 6538 Genetic Issues in Public
Health 3
PHC 6XXX Infectious and Chronic Disease
Epidemiology 3
PHC 6XXX Disaster and Emergency Epidemiology
3
PHC 6907 Independent Study in Public
Health 1-3
PHC 7702 Advanced Measurments in Public
Health 3
Capstone Course: (3)
PHC 6945 Supervised Field
Placement 1-3
PHC 6977 Master’s Research Project in Public
Health 3
PHC 6xxx Masters
Thesis 1-6
Course Descriptions
Definition of Prefix
PHC - Public Health
PHC 5009 AIDS: Contemporary Issues (3).
This course
introduces
the contemporary social and public health issues
associated with the AIDS
epidemic and the policies and
programs
designed to prevent HIV transmission.
PHC 5409 Public Health Behavior Change Theory and
Practice (3).
A course for health promotion practitioners who
lack formal training in
behavior change foundations and
strategies. The
course emphasizes applications to practical
development
of health promotion interventions. (S)
PHC 5415 Public Health in Minority/Urban Population (3).
Covers the scope of
Public Health Issues related to minority
and urban populations
with an emphasis on health care status,
utilization of the health
care system and expenditures.(F)
PHC 5930 Public Health on the Internet (1).
An extensive
examination of public
health topics on the internet, subject
varies each
semester. Theoretical, conceptual, and analytical
tools for electronic searching.
Prerequisites: Microsoft
Windows
Literacy.
PHC 5XXX Public Health Aspects of Complementary and
Alternative
Medicine (3). Introduction of
theory, practice
and scientific
evidence for complementary and alternative
medicine. Emphasis
on regulatory issues and quality
assurance;
politics of use and social, cultural and historical
factors.
PHC 6000 Introduction to Public Health Epidemiology (3).
Introduction
to the study of the distribution, determinants,
and measurement of health and
disease in populations,
including study methods
and their application to specific
diseases and
conditions. (F,S)
PHC 6001 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (3).
This course covers outbreaks; cluster
analysis; cross-sectional,
case-control,
cohort, ecological and time series designs;
surveillance programs; environmental
cancer; reproductive
hazards, biological
monitoring and biomarkers. Prerequisite:
PHC 6315 and PHC 6000.
PHC 6004 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (3).
Analyzes
the impact
and extent of injuries as a public health problem.
Issues of
prevention, sources of data, environment, social and
occupational aspects are
included in an epidemiological
approach.
Prerequisite: PHC 6000. (SS)
PHC 6009 AIDS Epidemiology and Control (3).
Reviews the
epidemiology,
virology, immunology, and clinical aspects of
HIV, and also
examines its impact upon risk groups and the
responses of
society to the epidemic. (S)
PHC 6012 Current Research in Epidemiology (3).
This course
will examine
current areas of research in epidemiology and
bring
students into contact with researchers in various fields.
Prerequisite:
PHC 6000, PHC 6050. (S)
PHC 6014 Behavioral Epidemiology (3).
This course will
examine
human behaviors as determinants of health and
disease, methods of exploring these relationships, and ways
of altering
risk behaviors. Prerequisite: PHC 6000.
PHC 6015 Epidemiological Methods (3).
This course will
examine
epidemiological methods emphasizing the actual
conduct of
studies. Students will undertake a simulated
research project.
Prerequisite: PHC 6000, PHC 6050. (S)
PHC 6016 Social Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Policy
(3).
Explores the epidemiological aspects of health and
medical care
of the poor and disadvantaged population
groups. Emphasis on
the relationship of organization and
delivery of health
care, including health promotion,
prevention, and related topics. Prerequisite: PHC 6000. (F)
PHC 6050 Public Health Statistics (3).
An introduction to the
basic principles of
inferential statistics as applied to public
health. The course includes
those components of biometry
routinely
used in public health. Prerequisite: Undergraduate
course in
statistics. Open only to graduate students in Public
Health. (F,S)
PHC 6111 Primary Health Care Strategies (3).
Examines the
rationale,
planning and implementation of community-
oriented primary
health care. Emphasizes primary care as an
integral part
of the health care system and an essential part
of public health.
Prerequisites: PHC 6500 or Permission of the
instructor.
(SS)
PHC 6112 Health Risk Appraisal (3).
Health promotion
technique designed for identifying personal health risks and
the use of
these methodologies for inducing behavioral
change.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of various health
appraisal
instruments. Prerequisite: PHC 6000 & PHC 6050. (F)
PHC 6115 International Public Health (3).
This course
describes
international differences in the distribution and
determinants of
disease and health, and examines
interventions
aimed at improving health status. (F)
PHC 6150 Public Health Policy Analysis and Formulation (3).
Strategies for formulating public health policy; political
processes;
resource allocation, organization, and
participation. Examination of current policy issues and efforts
to effect change.
(SS)
PHC 6160 Public Health Budgeting and Financial Management
(3).
This course is designed for public health practitioners.
Emphasis will be placed on
models necessary to develop
operational budgets
in the public sector of health care and to
anticipate
financial anomalies.
PHC 6307 Environmental Health Monitoring (3).
Surveys
available
mechanisms utilized by public health and
environmental
agencies to monitor levels of pollution,
environmental
quality, and change in environmental
conditions which
impact human health. Prerequisite: PHC
6000, PHC
6050, PHC 6315. (SS)
PHC 6310 Environmental Occupational Toxicology (3).
Theory and practice
of occupational and environmental
toxicology; health
effects of toxins in humans; principles of
toxicology;
toxicokinetics; and health effects of toxins on
organ systems.
Prerequisites: PHC 6315.
PHC 6311 Environmental Health Risk Assessment (3).
This
course
explores environmental health care management
problems associated with
risk to the population from exposure
to particular
agents and conditions. Emphasizes practical
problems in risk
estimation through the case method
approach.
Prerequisite: PHC 6315. (S)
PHC 6315 Public Health and Environmental Management (3).
An overview of public health
philosophy and government
organization in the
provision of official agency, environmental,
and preventive
medicine services, with particular emphasis on
the regulatory and
surveillance responsibilities authorized in
the public sector. (F,S)
PHC 6355 Occupational Health and Safety (3).
The course
covers recognition
of occupational hazards, injuries and
diseases and
the principles of occupational safety including
safety regulations
and standards and models of accident
causation. Prerequisite:
PHC 6315.
PHC 6356 Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (3).
The course
covers recognition,
evaluation, and control of chemical
biological and physical agents
in the workplace; application to
exposure, control
measures, and standard setting procedures.
Prerequisite:
PHC 6315.
PHC 6410 Health Behavior and Public Health (3).
The overall
goal of
this course is to introduce the student to the
learning and
behavioral science theories that provide the
framework for
the practice of health promotion and public
health.
Prerequisites: Public Health major or Permission of the
instructor. (F,S)
PHC 6425 Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Environmental
Health (3).
The application of law as it relates to the
environment and
human health. Legal process and rule-making;
cost-benefit
analysis; judicial review; evidentiary problems;
and other
elements of environmental law are emphasized.
Prerequisites: PHC 6000, PHC
6050 and PHC 6315.
PHC 6443 Ethical Issues in Public
Health (3). The role of
Bioethics on
Public Health Issues. (F,S)
PHC 6500 Foundations of Public Health Practice (3).
Philosophy, nature,
and scope of public health; organization
and administration;
principles of disease prevention and health
promotion; current
issues and trends; socioeconomic and
political forces.
Prerequisite: Public Health major or
Permission of
the instructor. (F,S,SS)
PHC 6501 Health Promotion Communication Theory and
Design (3). Theory, design, and
implementation of health
education
communication utilized in reaching the public.
Emphasis on the
critical analysis of the communication
processes;
group techniques and media methods; and the
consultation
process. Prerequisite: Health Promotion
Concentration
or by Permission of the instructor. (F)
PHC 6502 Health Promotion in the Workplace (3).
Emphasis
is on program design,
management, and evaluation of
promotion in
industry. Current issues on health assessment,
fitness, and
emotional stress in the workplace will be
considered
Prerequisite: Health Promotion Concentration or
Permission of the
instructor. (SS)
PHC 6503 Community Organization for Health Promotion (3).
Emphasis is
on the diagnosis of community health problems
and various
organizational strategies utilized for effective
solution.
Review and analysis of community organization
process; resources; and the role of health promotion
specialist. Prerequisite: Health Promotion Concentration or
Permission of
the instructor. (F)
PHC 6504 Introduction to Public Health Education and
Wellness (3). Primarily intended
to introduce graduate
students to concepts and principles underlying the use of
Public Health
and Behavioral Strategies to positively influence
behavioral
patterns. Prerequisites: Public Health major or
Permission of the instructor. (S)
PHC 6520 Public Health Aspects of Foodborne Diseases (3).
Examines the
scope of the foodborne disease problem;
factors that
contribute to outbreak of foodborne disease;
strategies
for the prevention and control of these diseases
are explored.
Prerequisites: PHC 6000, PHC 6050, and PHC
6315. (SS)
PHC 6530 Principles of Maternal and Child Health (3).
Covers
the
scope of the field of maternal and child health with
emphasis on
the needs of infants, children, youth, women
and families in the
reproductive cycle and programs designed
to meet these
needs. Prerequisite: Public Health major or
Permission of the
instructor. (S)
PHC 6538 Genetic Issues in Public Health (3).
Genetic issues
and
topics that impact on Public Health will be covered such
as HW gene
frequencies and HUGO. A public health
perspective with a
field of study.
PHC 6539 Health Demography (3).
The study of basic
population
structure, composition, trends and relationship to
health
status. Implications of demographic trends, policies for
public
health; population growth, immigration, infant
mortality.
Prerequisites: PHC 6050 or Permission of the
instructor.
(SS)
PHC 6580 Contemporary Issues in Health Promotion (3).
Current
problems and findings in health promotion content
areas
such as smoking, alcohol, and drug misuse, family
health,
safety, physical fitness, communicable and chronic
diseases will be discussed. Prerequisites: PHC 6000 and PHC
6050. (SS)
PHC 6585 Health Promotion in Clinical Settings (3).
Analysis
of the role,
methods, and techniques of health promotion
and patient
education pertaining to hospitals, clinics and
other ambulatory health
services. Prerequisites: PHC 6000 and
PHC 6050. (S)
PHC 6589 Health Promotion in Institutional Settings (3).
This
course will
investigate the role, methods and techniques
used to
promote health in diverse settings such as clinic and
community agencies,
schools, universities and workplaces. (SS)
PHC 6715 Survey Research in Public Health (3).
Health
survey design,
implementation and analysis, and interpretation
of data.
Emphasis on practical aspects of conducting health
surveys.
Study of existing health surveys. Prerequisites: PHC
6000 and PHC
6050. (F,S)
PHC 6750 Program Development and Evaluation in Health
Promotion (3).
Principles and procedures in health promotion
program development
and evaluation. Emphasis on needs
assessment,
planning models, evaluation designs, data
collection, analysis and reporting. Prerequisites: PHC 6000
and PHC 6050. (SS)
PHC 6907 Independent Study: Public Health (1-3).
Allows
student
investigations of special topics and issues utilizing
literature
searches, analysis, or active performance in public
health
settings under the direction of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the faculty advisor.
PHC 6945 Supervised Field Experience in Public Health (1-
3).
Preceptor guided experience in a public health
organization.
Experience will include orientation; observation;
and participa-tion
in the aspects of the agency’s program.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the faculty advisor. (F,S,SS)
PHC 6977 Master’s Research Project (3).
This course provides
the student with an
opportunity to explore indepth a specific
topic or issue of interest in public health.
PHC 6XXX Master’s Thesis (1-6).
Supervised research on an
original public health problem or topic submitted in partial
fulfillment of
master’s degree requirement. Prerequisite:
Permission of
major professor. (F,S,SS)
PHC 6XXX Infectious and Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3).
A
review of
selected epidemiologic research methodology as it
applies to
infectious and chronic diseases and its application
towards
understanding selected major infectious and chronic
diseases from a
population based perspective. Prerequisite;
PHC 6000 Intro to
Epidemiology.
PHC 6XXX Disaster and Emergency Epidemiology (3).
Disaster
and Emergency
Epidemiology studies the public health
response to natural
disasters, environmental emergencies and
perpetuated acts of
terrorism.
PHC 7702 Advanced Measurement in Public Health (3).
Advanced course in measurement
and evaluation in public
health.
Computer applications for public health practice
emphasized.
Prerequisites: PHC 6050, PHC 6715, PHC 6750.
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Current
Proposed Program in Public Health
Dev S.
Pathak, Professor and Director
Nasar U.
Ahmed, PhD, MPS,
Professor & Chair of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
William W. Darrow,
Professor
Paula
Fernandez, Visiting
Assistant Professor
Janvier Gasana,
Associate Professor
WayWay M. Hlaing,
Assistant Professor
Sunny
Kim, PhD, Assistant
Professor
H. Virginia McCoy,
Professor
Andrew Miracle,
Professor
Theophile
Niyonsenga, PhD,
Associate Professor
Joseph Patterson,
Professor Emeritus
Richard T.
(Tim) Patton, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator, Director
of Student & Alumni Services
Vukosava Pekovic, MD, PhD,
Assistant Professor
Deodutta
Roy, PhD, Professor
& Chair of Environmental & Occupation Health, Director of Academic Affairs &
Research
Mary Jo Trepka,
Associate Professor
The Program in Public Health offers graduate
studies leading to Master’s degree in Public Health with specializations in
Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion,
Helath Health
Policy and Management, and Public Health Nutrition.
Master of Public
Health
The Master
of Public Health (MPH) is accredited by the Council on Education for Public
Health.
The MPH program is designed to provide
fundamental skills in core areas of Public Health and to serve those seeking
a broader base of knowledge to improve environmental and personal health
services for the community.
The mission of the Department of Public
Health at Florida International University is to educate, train, and serve
the interests of Public Health by:
·
educating and training health
professionals;
·
promoting health maintenance
and disease prevention;
·
conducting research and
disseminating useful information;
·
serving the health needs of
minorities, the underserved and the people of South Florida;
·
emphasizing our geographical
location to the Caribbean and Latin America.
·
The MPH is also
offered fully Online.
The MPH
Program is an affiliated program offered with the Department of Epidemiology
and Public Health at the University of Miami’s School of Medicine.
Admission
Requirements
Applicants must meet the University’s general
graduate admission requirements:
1. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from
an accredited college or university or, in the case of foreign students, an
institution recognized in its own country as preparing students for further
study at the graduate level, and submit a score of at least 500 on the TOEFL
(or 213 on the computer-based version).
2. A minimum 3.0 GPA (on the last 60
undergraduate hours), and a combined quantitative and verbal score of 1000
on the GRE taken within the last five years; or a score of 500 on the GMAT;
or a graduate degree from an accredited institution. However, all
applicants, regardless of previous GPA, are required to submit the
appropriate aptitude test scores. In addition, applicants are required
to 1) submit three letters of recommendation from persons in the field of
public health and the academic major at the institution most recently
attended; 2) submit a written personal statement as described in the
application packet provided by the Department of Public Health; 3) provide a
current curriculum vitae/ resume.
Students with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Computer
Requirements
Entering students must demonstrate basic computer
literacy, either through course work or by demonstration to the advisor.
Students are expected to show that they can load and run software programs,
and have reasonable proficiency in word processing. Two core courses, PHC
6715 Survey Research in Public Health and PHC 6050 Public Health Statistics,
require use of SPSS. This requirement will assure that students are prepared
for these and other courses which require additional computer skills needed
in public health practice.
Masters
Culmination
All MPH students must complete either a
field-training experience or a research option as a core requirement.
Field
Experience Option
This option is a requirement for all students
with less than three years of experience in a community health-oriented
program. Field experience gives the student the opportunity to gain
practical experience under preceptor-guided supervision in public health.
Students should consult the Field Experience Coordinator for further
information.
Research
Options
These
options are recommended for students entering the program with three or more
years of experience in a public health-related program.
Master’s
Research Project
The research project affords the opportunity
to conduct research on a specific public health problem or topic in either a
community or institutional setting. MPH students who select the research
project must choose a faculty member to direct their research. The advisor
and the student may identify other resource persons to serve in an advisory
capacity for the research project.
Masters Thesis
The thesis option provides students the opportunity
to conduct original research on a public health problem or topic and to
report this in a scholarly manuscript. Students who select this option must
choose a major professor to act as the chair of their thesis committee and
two additional members. Before beginning work on a thesis, student must
present a proposal to their committee for approval. The committee will
direct and supervise the work carried out by the student.
Degree
Requirements
Students
must complete at least 46 semester hours of approved course work with a
minimum of a ‘B’ average. Core Public Health courses must be passed with a
grade of ‘B’ or higher. All work applicable to the degree must be
completed within six years immediately preceding the awarding of the
Master’s degree.
Online Master
of Public Health Option
Students may
take the Master Of Public Health totally or partially through distant
learning courses. All admissions and graduation requirements are the same.
Each Online Learning class is the equivalent of an on-campus section of the
same course, in terms of objectives, content, rigor, and transferability.
Students must meet stated prerequisites or assessment scores, where
applicable. The main difference is the degree of flexibility that Online
Learning classes provide the student.
Program of
Study
The School offers
five
programs
six specialization areas of study leading to the Master of Public Health.
Biostatistics
courses incorporate concepts such as hypothesis testing for univariate and
sometimes multivariate data sets. Quantitative methods from fields such as:
statistics, operations research, economics and mathematics are included in
course material. The discipline is designed to yield information and is
connected to fields in
medical informatics,
and
bioinformatics.
Environmental Health courses prepare professionals to utilize
technical data, decision-making theory, managerial methods, socio-legal
issues, and risk assessment in the development and implementation of public
policy, environmental standards, and environmental protection programs. See
also Graduate Certificate in Environmental Health and Graduate Certificate
in Conflict Resolution.
Epidemiology courses prepare students to investigate the distribution
of diseases, disease outbreaks, epidemics, and health conditions in the
population, the factors determining the distribution. (See also Graduate
Certificate in Epidemiology ).
Health Promotion and Prevention
courses prepare students to develop and implement health
promotion/health education programs in various sites. This program of study
is concerned with personal and public health lifestyles, identification of
risk factors and behavioral change strategies that promote positive health
behaviors of individuals, groups, and community. See also Graduate
Certificate in Health Promotion.
Health Policy and Managementcourses prepare students with
professional education for management careers in health services
organization. This program of study is concerned with the understanding of
the context, management and financial issues for health care organizations
by addressing the theories and issues of managing complex organizations in
the public sector. See also Graduate Certificate in Health Policy and
Management (expected 2004)
Public Health Community
Nutrition courses prepare students to use scientific methods of study,
interpret, and apply findings to improve community nutrition problems. This
program of study is focused on the ability to develop, implement, manage,
and assess nutrition programs for local, state and Federal public health
agencies. See also Graduate Certificate in Nutrition.
General Core Courses:
(15 credits)
PHC 6000 Introduction to Public
Health Epidemiology 3
PHC
6050 Public Health
Statistics 3
PHC 6315 Public Health and
Environmental
Management
3
PHC 6410 Health Behavior and Public
Health 3
IHS 6508 Health
Statistics 3
PHC 6xxx Public Health Policy &
Management 3
PHC 6443 Ethical Issues in Public
Health 3
PHC 6500 Foundations of Public Health
Practice 3
PHC 6715 Survey Research in Public
Health 3
STA 5105L SPSS
Laboratory 1
Specialization in Public
Health Courses :
Health
Promotion and Prevention. (15 credits)
PHC
6501 Health Promotion Communication, Theory and
Practice 3
PHC
6503 Community Organization For Health
Promotion 3
PHC
6504 Introduction to Health Education and
Wellness 3
PHC
6750 Program Development and Evaluation for Health
Promotion 3
IHS 6501
Research
Methods
3
Environmental Health. (15 credits)
PHC
6310 Toxicology of Environmental
Hazards 3
PHC
6311 Risk Assessment of Environmental & Occupational
Health 3
PHC
6355 Occupational Health and
Safety 3
PHC
6xxz Current Topics in Environmental & Occu Health
Research 3
PHC
6zzz Environmental & Occupational Health
seminar 3
Epidemiology. (15 credits)
PHCXXX
Data management and applied epidemiologic analysis 3
PHC6015
Epidemiologic Methods II
3
PHCXXX
Biostatistics II
3
PHCXX
Epidemiology of Health Disparity
3
PHCXXX
Scientific Writing in Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3
Biostatistics (15 credits)
PHC
6xzz Biostatistics
II
3
PHC
6715 Survey Research
Methods 3
PHC
6yyy Introduction to Logistic regression and Survival
Analysis 3
PHC
6015 Epidemiologic
Methods 3
PHC
6yyz Research Synthesis and Meta Analysis in Public
Health 3
Health
Policy and Management (15 credits)
HSA
5125 Introduction to Health
Services
3
HSA
6185 Management and Organizational Theory
3
HSA
6176 Financing and
Reimbursement 3
HSA
6155 Health Policy and
Economics 3
HSA
6426 Health Law and Legal Aspects of Management 3
Community Nutrition (15 credits)
HUN
6522 Public Health
Nutrition 3
HUN
5611 Nutrition Education in the
Community 3
IHSS
6501 Research
Methods 3
HUN
6295 Contemporary Issues in food and Nutrition
One of the following: (3
credits)
HUN
6255 Nutrition in Wellness,
HUN
5123 Ethnic Influences on Nutrition and Food Habits,
HUN
6435 Nutrition and Aging, and/or
HUN
5195 International Nutrition
Elective Courses: (15
9 credits)
PHC
5409 Public Health Behavior Change Theory and
Practice 3
PHC
5415 Public Health in Minority and Urban
Populations 3
PHC 5120 Public Health Aspects
of Complementary
and Alternative
Medicine 3
PHC 5930 Public Health on the Internet
(1).
PHC 6xxx Introduction to Public
Health Policy & 3
Management
PHC
6112 Health Risk Appraisal
3
PHC
6160 Public Health Budgeting and Financial
Management 3
PHC
6501 Health Promotion Communication Theory
and
Design 3
PHC 6502
Health Promotion in the
Workplace 3
PHC
6503 Community Organization for Health
Promotion 3
PHC
6504 Introduction to Health Education and
Wellness 3
PHC
6580 Contemporary Issues in Health Promotion 3
PHC 6585
Health Promotion in Clinical Settings
3
PHC
6589 Health Promotion in Institutional Settings 3
PHC
6750 Program Development and Evaluation in
Health
Promotion 3
PHC 5009 AIDS: Contemporary Issues 3
PHC
6012 Current Research in Epidemiology 3
PHC 6014 Behavioral
Epidemiology 3
PHC
6015 Epidemiologic Methods 3
PHC
6016 Social Edipemiology, Health Promotion and
Policy 3
PHC
6539 Health Demography 3
PHC
6009 AIDS Epidemiology and Control 3
PHC
6001 Environmental and Occupational
Epidemiology 3
PHC
6004 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention 3
PHC
6307 Environmental Health Monitoring 3
PHC
6311 Envrionmental Health Risk Assessment 3
PHC
6355 Occupational Health and Saftey 3
PHC
6356 Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene 3
PHC
6425 Legal and Regulatory Aspects of
Environmental
Health 3
PHC
6520 Public Health Aspects of Foodborne
Disease 3
PHC
6111 Primary Health Care Strategies 3
PHC
6115 International Public Health 3
PHC
6150 Public Health Policy Analysis and
Formulation 3
PHC
6530 Principles of Maternal and Child Health 3
PHC
6538 Genetic Issues in Public Health 3
PHC
6XXX Infectious and Chronic Disease
Epidemiology 3
PHC
6XXX Disaster and Emergency Epidemiology 3
PHC
6907 Independent Study in Public Health 1-3
PHC 7702
Advanced Measurments in Public Health 3
HSA 6175
Financial Management of Health Services 3
HSA 6197
Health Information Systems
3
HSA 6186
Organizational Behavior and Leadership 3
HSA
6187 Managing Human Resources and Health
Professionals 3
HSA 6149
Strategic Planning and Marketing 3
HSA 6756
Evaluation and outcomes Research 3
HUN
6255 Nutrition in Wellness 3
HUN
5123 Ethnic Influences on Nutrition and Food 3
Habits
HUN
6435 Nutrition and Aging, 3
HUN
5195 International Nutrition 3
HUN 6307 Carbohydrates
and Lipids 3
HUN 6327
Proteins 3
HUN 6335 Functions
of Vitamins 3
HUN 6355 Minerals
in Human Nutrition 3
IHS 6501 Research
Methods 3
Capstone Course: (3)
PHC 6945 Supervised Field Placement
1-3
PHC 6977 Master’s Research Project in Public Health 3
PHC 6xxx Masters Thesis
1-6
Capstone Courses
(6 credits)
PHC
6945 Supervised Field Experience in Public Health 3
or
PHC 6977
Masters Research Project in Public Health. 3
PHC
6xxx Capstone Course in Public Health 3
or
PHC
6xxx Master’s
Thesis 6
Course Descriptions
Definition of Prefix
PHC - Public Health
IHS - Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
PHC 5009 AIDS: Contemporary Issues (3).
This course introduces the
contemporary social and public health issues associated with the AIDS
epidemic and the policies and programs designed to prevent HIV transmission.
PHC 5409 Public Health Behavior Change Theory
and Practice (3). A course for
health promotion practitioners who lack formal training in behavior change
foundations and strategies. The course emphasizes applications to practical
development of health promotion interventions. (S)
PHC 5415 Public Health in Minority/Urban
Population (3). Covers the scope
of Public Health Issues related to minority and urban populations with an
emphasis on health care status, utilization of the health care system and
expenditures.(F)
PHC 5930 Public Health on the Internet (1).
An extensive examination of public health topics on the internet, subject
varies each semester. Theoretical, conceptual, and analytical tools for
electronic searching. Prerequisites: Microsoft Windows Literacy.
PHC 5120
Public Health Aspects of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (3).
Introduction of theory, practice and scientific evidence for complementary
and alternative medicine. Emphasis on regulatory issues and quality
assurance; politics of use and social, cultural and historical factors.
PHC 6xxx Introduction to Public
Health Policy & Management (3).
This course introduces students to the underlying principles of public
health policy and management. Emphasis is on the philosophy, and extent of
public health structure, organization and administration of public health
law and regulations will be analyzed.
PHC 6000 Introduction to Public Health
Epidemiology (3). Introduction to
the study of the distribution, determinants, and measurement of health and
disease in populations, including study methods and their application to
specific diseases and conditions. (F,S)
PHC 6001 Environmental and Occupational
Epidemiology (3). This course
covers outbreaks; cluster analysis; cross-sectional, case-control, cohort,
ecological and time series designs; surveillance programs; environmental
cancer; reproductive hazards, biological monitoring and biomarkers.
Prerequisite: PHC 6315 and PHC 6000.
PHC 6004 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
(3). Analyzes the impact and
extent of injuries as a public health problem. Issues of prevention, sources
of data, environment, social and occupational aspects are included in an
epidemiological approach. Prerequisite: PHC 6000. (SS)
PHC 6009 AIDS Epidemiology and Control (3).
Reviews the epidemiology, virology, immunology, and clinical aspects of HIV,
and also examines its impact upon risk groups and the responses of society
to the epidemic. (S)
PHC 6012 Current Research in Epidemiology
(3). This course will examine
current areas of research in epidemiology and bring students into contact
with researchers in various fields. Prerequisite: PHC 6000, PHC 6050. (S
PHC 6014 Behavioral Epidemiology (3).
This course will examine human behaviors as determinants of health and
disease, methods of exploring these relationships, and ways of altering risk
behaviors. Prerequisite: PHC 6000.
PHC 6015 Epidemiological Methods (3).
This course will examine epidemiological methods emphasizing the actual
conduct of studies. Students will undertake a simulated research project.
Prerequisite: PHC 6000, PHC 6050. (S)
PHC 6016 Social Epidemiology, Health
Promotion and Policy (3). Explores
the epidemiological aspects of health and medical care of the poor and
disadvantaged population groups. Emphasis on the relationship of
organization and delivery of health care, including health promotion,
prevention, and related topics. Prerequisite: PHC 6000. (F)
PHC 6050 Public Health Statistics (3).
An introduction to the basic principles of inferential statistics as applied
to public health. The course includes those components of biometry routinely
used in public health. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in statistics.
Open only to graduate students in Public Health. (F,S)
PHC 6111 Primary Health Care Strategies (3).
Examines the rationale, planning and implementation of community-oriented
primary health care. Emphasizes primary care as an integral part of the
health care system and an essential part of public health. Prerequisites:
PHC 6500 or Permission of the instructor. (SS)
PHC 6112 Health Risk Appraisal (3).
Health promotion technique designed for identifying personal health risks
and the use of these methodologies for inducing behavioral change.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of various health appraisal instruments.
Prerequisite: PHC 6000 & PHC 6050. (F)
PHC 6115 International Public Health (3).
This course describes international differences in the distribution and
determinants of disease and health, and examines interventions aimed at
improving health status. (F)
PHC 6150 Public Health Policy Analysis and
Formulation (3). Strategies for
formulating public health policy; political processes; resource allocation,
organization, and participation. Examination of current policy issues and
efforts to effect change. (SS)
PHC 6160 Public Health Budgeting and
Financial Management (3). This
course is designed for public health practitioners. Emphasis will be placed
on models necessary to develop operational budgets in the public sector of
health care and to anticipate financial anomalies.
PHC 6307 Environmental Health Monitoring (3).
Surveys available mechanisms utilized by public health and environmental
agencies to monitor levels of pollution, environmental quality, and change
in environmental conditions which impact human health. Prerequisite: PHC
6000, PHC 6050, PHC 6315. (SS)
PHC 6310 Environmental Occupational
Toxicology (3). Theory and
practice of occupational and environmental toxicology; health effects of
toxins in humans; principles of toxicology; toxicokinetics; and health
effects of toxins on organ systems. Prerequisites: PHC 6315.
PHC 6311 Environmental Health Risk Assessment
(3). This course explores
environmental health care management problems associated with risk to the
population from exposure to particular agents and conditions. Emphasizes
practical problems in risk estimation through the case method approach.
Prerequisite: PHC 6315. (S)
PHC 6315 Public Health and Environmental
Management (3). An overview of
public health philosophy and government organization in the provision of
official agency, environmental, and preventive medicine services, with
particular emphasis on the regulatory and surveillance responsibilities
authorized in the public sector. (F,S)
PHC 6355 Occupational Health and Safety (3).
The course covers recognition of occupational hazards, injuries and diseases
and the principles of occupational safety including safety regulations and
standards and models of accident causation. Prerequisite: PHC 6315.
PHC 6356 Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
(3). The course covers
recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical biological and physical
agents in the workplace; application to exposure, control measures, and
standard setting procedures. Prerequisite: PHC 6315.
PHC 6410 Health Behavior and Public Health
(3). The overall goal of this
course is to introduce the student to the learning and behavioral science
theories that provide the framework for the practice of health promotion and
public health. Prerequisites: Public Health major or Permission of the
instructor. (F,S)
PHC 6425 Legal and Regulatory Aspects of
Environmental Health (3). The
application of law as it relates to the environment and human health. Legal
process and rule-making; cost-benefit analysis; judicial review; evidentiary
problems; and other elements of environmental law are emphasized.
Prerequisites: PHC 6000, PHC 6050 and PHC 6315. (S)
PHC 6443 Ethical Issues in Public Health (3).
The role of Bioethics on Public
Health Issues. (F,S)
PHC 6500 Foundations of Public Health
Practice (3). Philosophy, nature,
and scope of public health; organization and administration; principles of
disease prevention and health promotion; current issues and trends;
socioeconomic and political forces. Prerequisite: Public Health major or
Permission of the instructor. (F,S,SS)
PHC 6501 Health Promotion Communication
Theory and Design (3). Theory,
design, and implementation of health education communication utilized in
reaching the public. Emphasis on the critical analysis of the communication
processes; group techniques and media methods; and the consultation process.
Prerequisite: Health Promotion Concentration or by Permission of the
instructor. (F)
PHC 6502 Health Promotion in the Workplace
(3). Emphasis is on program
design, management, and evaluation of health promotion in industry. Current
issues on health assessment, fitness, and emotional stress in the workplace
will be considered. Prerequisite: Health Promotion Concentration or
Permission of the instructor. (SS)
PHC 6503 Community Organization for Health
Promotion (3). Emphasis is on the
diagnosis of community health problems and various organizational strategies
utilized for effective solution. Review and analysis of community
organization process; resources; and the role of health promotion
specialist. Prerequisite: Health Promotion Concentration or Permission of
the instructor. (F)
PHC 6504 Introduction to Public Health
Education and Wellness (3).
Primarily intended to introduce graduate students to concepts and principles
underlying the use of Public Health and Behavioral Strategies to positively
influence behavioral patterns. Prerequisites: Public Health major or
Permission of the instructor. (S)
PHC 6520 Public Health Aspects of Foodborne
Diseases (3). Examines the scope
of the foodborne disease problem; factors that contribute to outbreak of
foodborne disease; strategies for the prevention and control of these
diseases are explored. Prerequisites: PHC 6000, PHC 6050, and PHC 6315. (SS)
PHC 6530 Principles of Maternal and Child
Health (3). Covers the scope of
the field of maternal and child health with emphasis on the needs of
infants, children, youth, women and families in the reproductive cycle and
programs designed to meet these needs. Prerequisite: Public Health major or
Permission of the instructor. (S)
PHC 6538 Genetic Issues in Public Health (3).
Genetic issues and topics that impact on Public Health will be covered such
as HW gene frequencies and HUGO. A public health perspective with a field of
study.
PHC 6539 Health Demography (3).
The study of basic population structure, composition, trends and
relationship to health status. Implications of demographic trends, policies
for public health; population growth, immigration, infant mortality.
Prerequisites: PHC 6050 or Permission of the instructor. (SS)
PHC 6580 Contemporary Issues in Health
Promotion (3). Current problems
and findings in health promotion content areas such as smoking, alcohol, and
drug misuse, family health, safety, physical fitness, communicable and
chronic diseases will be discussed. Prerequisites: PHC 6000 and PHC 6050.
(SS)
PHC 6585 Health Promotion in Clinical
Settings (3). Analysis of the
role, methods, and techniques of health promotion and patient education
pertaining to hospitals, clinics and other ambulatory health services.
Prerequisites: PHC 6000 and PHC 6050. (S)
PHC 6589 Health Promotion in Institutional
Settings (3). This course will
investigate the role, methods and techniques used to promote health in
diverse settings such as clinic and community agencies, schools,
universities and workplaces. (SS)
PHC 6715 Survey Research in Public Health
(3). Health survey design,
implementation and analysis, and interpretation of data. Emphasis on
practical aspects of conducting health surveys. Study of existing health
surveys. Prerequisites: PHC 6000 and PHC 6050. (F,S)
PHC 6750 Program Development and Evaluation
in Health Promotion (3).
Principles and procedures in health promotion program development and
evaluation. Emphasis on needs assessment, planning models, evaluation
designs, data collection, analysis and reporting. Prerequisites: PHC 6000
and PHC 6050. (SS)
PHC 6907 Independent Study: Public Health
(1-3). Allows student
investigations of special topics and issues utilizing literature searches,
analysis, or active performance in public health settings under the
direction of faculty supervision. Prerequisite: Permission of the faculty
advisor.
PHC 6945 Supervised Field Experience in
Public Health (1-3). Preceptor
guided experience in a public health organization. Experience will include
orientation; observation; and participa-tion in the aspects of the agency’s
program. Prerequisite: Permission of the faculty advisor. (F,S,SS)
PHC 6977 Master’s Research Project (3).
This course provides the student with an opportunity to explore indepth a
specific topic or issue of interest in public health.
PHC 6XXX Master’s Thesis (1-6).
Supervised research on an original public health problem or topic submitted
in partial fulfillment of master’s degree requirement. Prerequisite:
Permission of major professor. (F,S,SS)
PHC 6XXX Infectious and Chronic Disease
Epidemiology (3). A review of
selected epidemiologic research methodology as it applies to infectious
and chronic diseases and its application towards understanding selected
major infectious and chronic diseases from a population based
perspective. Prerequisite; PHC 6000 Intro to Epidemiology.
PHC 6XXX Disaster and Emergency
Epidemiology (3). Disaster and
Emergency Epidemiology studies the public health response to natural
disasters, environmental emergencies and perpetuated acts of terrorism.
PHC 7702 Advanced Measurement in Public
Health (3). Advanced course in
measurement and evaluation in public health. Computer applications for
public health practice emphasized. Prerequisites: PHC 6050, PHC 6715, PHC
6750.
IHS 6501
Research Methods (3).
Health survey design, implementation and analysis, and interpretation of
data. Emphasis on practical aspects of conducting health surveys. Study of
existing health surveys. Prerequisites: PHC 6000 and PHC 6050. (F,S)
IHS 6508
Health Statistics (3).
An introduction to the basic principles of inferential statistics as applied
to public health. The course includes those components of biometry routinely
used in public health. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in statistics.
Open only to graduate students in Public Health. (F,S)
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GRADUATE PROGRAM CHANGES TO THE PHD IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, Howard
Frank, Faculty Contact
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration
Proposed Curriculum Changes
Effective Summer 2005
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Doctor of Philosophy
in Public Administration |
Doctor of
Philosophy in Public Management |
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The Doctor of
Philosophy in Public Administration (Ph.D.) is designed to prepare students
for senior level positions in public, nonprofit, and health organizations,
and to engage in research for academic or other policy analytic positions.
The degree provides a sound foundation in current administrative practice in
public administration and its cognate disciplines within the School of
Policy
and Management. Doctoral students will be expected to demonstrate
significant research capacity in these disciplines, through the writing of a
dissertation. |
The Doctor of
Philosophy in Public Administration (Ph.D.) is intended to prepare
graduates for research and analytic positions in universities, public
bureaucracies, and nonprofit organizations. Degree content provides
a foundation for undertaking policy-oriented research with emphases on urban
and comparative public management. Doctoral students will be expected to
demonstrate the capacity for conducting this research through successful
passing of coursework and comprehensive examinations, as well as the defense
of a dissertation. |
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Admissions
Requirements:
Generally, applicants
must have a Master’s degree prior to program enrollment, though outstanding
applicants may also be considered with only a baccalaureate degree.
Admission is not restricted to students with prior course work in Public
Administration and the Program encourages applicants with diverse academic
backgrounds.
Admission into the
Ph.D. program will be granted to students of superior ability who have
demonstrated a record of previous academic success, good potential for
continued success in doctoral studies, and a desire to prepare for a career
in which scholarship, research, and analysis are major elements. To document
these qualities applicants must complete a University application form and
submit a written personal statement concerning the reasons for pursuing a
Ph.D. in Public Administration, a current resume, official GRE test scores,
official transcripts of previous college course work, three recommendations
using the Program’s recommendation form, and samples of written work.
Applicants who reside within a 50-mile radius of Miami must interview with
Ph.D. Program Faculty. All students are encouraged to speak with the Ph.D.
Coordinator prior to submitting an application.
Generally, an
applicant is expected to have, at minimum, a GPA of 3.5 or better for all
graduate course work and a combined score of 1050 on the GRE quantitative
and verbal sections, with a minimum of 500 on each of these components.
Students whose language of nurture is not English must achieve a minimum of
600 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Students must also
demonstrate knowledge of American political institutions and fundamentals of
social research methods and microcomputers. The admission process is
competitive and the Program considers all of the evidence in the application
file in making its decision. Meeting the minimum requirements does not
guarantee admission and applicants failing to meet the minimum requirements
may be admitted based on other evidence of potential.
Admitted students may
transfer a maximum of six semester credits (not included in another degree)
from other institutions toward Ph.D. degree requirements. Admitted students
must demonstrate competence in inferential and descriptive statistics with
regression, applied microeconomics and policy analysis, organization theory
and design, social science research methods, personnel and workplace issues,
and microcomputer literacy, or take remedial courses in these areas prior to
core course work. All incoming Ph.D. students who have not taken Master’s
level research methods and quantitative skills classes within three years of
admission will be given a diagnostic examination in these areas. Students
with identified deficiencies will be assigned remedial work specified by the
Program. |
Admissions
Requirements:
Generally, applicants
must have a Master’s degree prior to program enrollment, though outstanding
applicants may also be considered with only a baccalaureate degree.
Admission is not restricted to students with prior course work in Public
Administration and the Program encourages applicants with diverse academic
backgrounds, with preference given to those with grounding in the policy
or administrative sciences.
In order to be
admitted to the Ph.D program students must submit a complete University
application and:
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Demonstrate excellence in prior
academic work by an earned GPA of 3.5 or better in both the
undergraduate degree and the graduate degree and |
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Present official GRE scores, with a
combined score of 1120 on the GRE’s quantitative and verbal sections. A
minimum of 500 on each of these components is required and |
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Submit a written personal statement
concerning the reasons for pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Administration
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Indicate a close fit in research
interests with the Public Administration faculty, as shown in the
personal statement required for admission and
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Provide writing samples
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In addition, students
must demonstrate knowledge of American political institutions and
fundamentals of social research methods and microcomputers.
All students living
within a 50-mile radius are strongly encouraged to interview with the Ph.D
Coordinator during the admissions process. Telephone interviews may be
arranged for students living outside a 50-mile radius.
Foreign applicants
must demonstrate proficiency in the English language by presenting a minimum
score of 600 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The
admission process is competitive and the Program considers all of the
evidence in the application file in making its decision.
Meeting the minimum
requirements does not guarantee admission and applicants failing to meet the
minimum requirements may be admitted based on other evidence of potential,
such as prior research or senior executive status.
Admitted students may
transfer a maximum of six semester credits (not included in another degree)
from other institutions towards Ph.D. degree requirements. Admitted students
must demonstrate competence in the following areas: descriptive
statistics with regression, applied microeconomics and policy analysis,
organization theory and design, social science research methods, personnel
and workplace issues, and microcomputer literacy.
The Program
Coordinator may assign specific coursework to students with deficiencies in
any of the above mentioned areas.
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Financial Aid:
The objective of financial aid is to provide direct assistance to those
students who require financial assistance to complete their doctoral
programs, and to enhance the reputation of the program by attracting an
outstanding cadre of students.
To receive financial aid from University and Program sources, doctoral
students must be enrolled full-time (9 semester hours during the term in
which they receive financial aid). Program assistance is reserved for
students with no outside employment.
The exact amount of financial assistance
depends upon funding provided by the University and the legislature. The
current level of Program assistance is between $9,000 and $16,000 annually.
Students on assistantships are eligible for matriculation fee waivers paying
the bulk of the tuition.
Program financial aid is awarded in one-year blocks, and is generally
provided for up to three years of the student’s doctoral study. Non-resident
applicants may also apply for waiver of out-of-state tuition by contacting
the Program at the time of admission.
The University has a variety of other financial aid opportunities including
graduate grants (currently $800 per semester for in-state students and $1500
per semester for non-residents), scholarships, loans, work-study programs
and targeted scholarships. Information on these and other opportunities are
available through the University and College financial aid offices.
To apply for assistance, students should
notify the Ph.D Coordinator of their intent at the time of application. For
matriculation fee waivers and University assistance, students must file the
University’s Financial Aid Form (FAF) and the other University aid
documents. Information on the university procedures is available in the
financial aid office of the College of
Health
and Urban Affairs and in the University’s Financial Aid office. |
Financial Aid:
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SAME
SAME
SAME
SAME
SAME
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Degree Requirements:
To obtain the degree, admitted students
must complete at least 69 semester hours beyond the Master’s degree, or its
equivalent, including 45 semester hours of approved course work and 24 hours
of dissertation work after admission to candidacy. In addition, there is a
residency requirement of at least 18 semester hours in three consecutive
semesters of study during the first year of enrollment in the Ph.D core
curriculum, and a minimum of six hours required in all subsequent semesters,
as set forth in the Doctoral Program in Public Administration Handbook.
Successful completion of course work and passing
scores on the comprehensive examination are required before students can
advance to candidacy for the Ph.D and present a dissertation proposal.
Students are advised to consult the doctoral program handbook for any
additional information regarding benchmarks for student progress in grade
point average, course completion, comprehensive examinations and
dissertation work.
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Degree Requirements:
To obtain the degree, admitted students
must complete at least 69 semester hours beyond the Master’s degree or its
equivalent, including 45 semester hours of approved course work and 24 hours
of dissertation work after admission to candidacy. In addition, there is a
residency requirement of at least 18 semester hours in three consecutive
semesters of study during the first year of enrollment in the Ph.D.
Program and a minimum of six hours required in all subsequent semesters,
as set forth in the Doctoral Program in Public Administration Handbook.
SAME |
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Program of Study:
The Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration is a 69-semester hour
program with eight required courses (24 semester hours); two additional
research tools electives (six semester hours); five courses within the
student’s specialization (15 semester hours); and Dissertation (24 semester
hours). During the first semester of the program, students are
required to select, with the assistance and approval of the Ph.D.
Coordinator, an advisor who is a tenured faculty member in the program. By
the end of the first year, students are required to develop a program of
study with the assistance and approval of their advisor and the Program
Director.
Core Curriculum:
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PAD 7026 Proseminar
in Public Administration and
Policy (3)
PAF 7002*
Foundations of Policy Analysis (3)
URS 7154 Applied
Research Methods (3)
URS 7644* Managing
Public Financial Resources (3)
URS 7655* Evaluating
Organizational and Program
Performance (3)
URS 7926 Supervised
Readings (3)
PAD 6836
International Public Administration (3)
PAD 6807 Urban and
Municipal Government
Administration (3)
NOTES: URS 7926, Supervised Readings, is required to be taken in conjunction
with URS 7154, Applied Research Methods, during the last semester of course
work prior to sitting for the comprehensive examination.
*These courses are cross-listed. Ph.D. students enrolled in the 7000 level
classes will receive additional classroom assignments.
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Program of Study:
The Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration is a 69-semester hour
program with seven required courses (21 semester hours);
seven specialization elective courses (21 hours), a comprehensive
examination (minimum of three semester hours), and dissertation (24 semester
hours). During the first semester of the program, students are required to
select, with the assistance and approval of the Ph.D. Coordinator, an
advisor who is a tenured faculty member in the program. By the end of the
first year, students are required to develop a program of study with the
assistance and approval of their advisor and the Program Coordinator.
Core Curriculum:
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PAD 7XXX Public
Administration and the American Political
Economy (3)
PAD 7XXX
Organizational Development and Change in Public and Nonprofit
Organizations (3)
URS 7XXX Economic
Development and Urban Management (3) Cross list with URS 5505 Economic
Development and Urban Revitalization (3)
(3)
PAD 7XXX
Development Administration/Cross list with PAD 6838 Development
Administration (3) (3)
IHS 6507
Qualitative Research Methods in Health and Urban
Affairs
(3)
IHS 6509
Quantitative Research Analysis in Health and Urban Affairs
I (3)
IHS 6510
Quantitative Research Analysis for Health and Urban Affairs
II (3) |
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Research Tools Courses: (6)
Students must complete
at least six hours of research tools course work, three hours of which must
be PAD 7705 or equivalent course deemed appropriate by the student’s advisor
with the approval of the Ph.D. committee. The additional three-hour course
also must be approved by the student’s advisor and the Ph.D. committee.
Specialization Courses: (12)
Students are required to take five courses
in an area of specialization to be designed with the advisor. Three of
these courses must be 5000, 6000, or 7000 level courses to be taken within
the University, or be especially designed courses developed in conjunction
with the student’s advisor, with approval by the Ph.D. committee.
Specialization areas can include subfields within the discipline of public
administration (human resource management; sub national administration and
policy, etc.) or may involve cognate disciplines (such as health services
administration; criminal justice administration; environmental management;
etc.)
In developing a
specialization area, the student is expected to consult with his or her
advisor (from within the public administration faculty). If students choose
a specialization from a cognate area, they should, in conjunction with their
public administration faculty advisor, identify a faculty member from the
cognate discipline who will serve as the specialization faculty advisor.
The specialization advisor, may also, upon approval of the Ph.D. committee,
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Research Tools Courses: (6)
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Specialization Electives: (21)
Students are required to take seven
courses in an area of specialization to be designed with the advisor.
Six of these courses must be at the 5000, 6000, or 7000 level and may be
taken within the University. These specialization electives may also
be especially designed courses developed in conjunction with the student’s
advisor and with approval by the Ph.D. committee. Specialization areas
may include subfields within the discipline of public administration
(human resource management; sub-national administration and policy, etc.) or
may involve cognate disciplines (such as, health services
administration; criminal justice administration; environmental management;
etc.). At least three hours must be URS 7926 (Supervised
Readings), taken in conjunction with
comprehensive examination preparation.
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Comprehensive
Examination:
After the completion of all course work, students will be given a written
examination, testing their knowledge of Public Administration and Policy
Analysis and their specialization. Upon passing the components of the
comprehensive examination, the student may apply for advancement to
candidacy for the Ph.D.
Students who fail the Comprehensive Examination on
the first attempt must retake the examination at its next offering. Students
who fail the examination twice are automatically dismissed in accord with
general University policy.
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Comprehensive
Examination:
Subsequent to completion
of course work, students are required to pass a two-part comprehensive
examination. The first component of the comprehensive is a written
examination testing for knowledge of the Ph.D. core and related material.
The second component is the submission of a research deliverable that
demonstrates competence in defining a research problem, and addressing that
problem through empirical study.
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Dissertation:
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Upon successful completion of the comprehensive examination, students select
their dissertation guidance committee and begin preparation of their
dissertation proposal. Students are expected to defend their dissertation
prospectus before the end of the first semester subsequent to passing the
Comprehensive Examination.
Upon the public defense and approval of the proposal, the student will
initiate formal work on the dissertation. During this time, the student is
expected to make appropriate progress toward completing the dissertation,
and to enroll continually (at least six credits per semester) until the
degree is completed. Upon completion of the dissertation, candidates will
formally defend the research at a meeting conducted by the Dissertation
Committee. The degree will be awarded upon a positive recommendation of the
Committee and compliance with all policies and procedures required by the
University.
Award of Master’s Degree to Ph.D. Candidates. Under certain circumstances,
individuals directly admitted into the Ph.D. program following completion of
their bachelor’s degree, may be awarded a master’s degree in public
administration. In order to be eligible, a student will need to complete 42
credits in the master’s program. Upon certification by the student’s
advisor that this requirement has been met, the Ph.D. committee will approve
the award of the master’s degree.
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Dissertation:
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SAME
SAME
Award of Master’s Degree to Ph.D. Candidates: Under certain
circumstances, individuals directly admitted into the Ph.D. program
following completion of their bachelor’s degree, may be awarded a
master’s degree in public administration. In order to be eligible, a
student will need to complete 42 credits (39 credits with advanced
standing) in the master’s program. Upon certification by the student’s
advisor that this requirement has been met, the Ph.D. committee will approve
the award of the master’s degree. |
SCHOOL OF
ARCHITECTURE: COURSE CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
ARCHITECTURE:
ARC 2580 New
Prerequisite: Delete Prerequisites
ARC 4553 New
Prerequisite: ARC 2580 or equivalent, PHY 2053, 2048L and MAC 2147
COLLEGE OF ARTS &
SCIENCES: NEW COURSE REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
ART & ART HISTORY:
ART 3XXX FIU in New York
3 credits
A study of New York’s art world and contemporary
artists in New York City.
ART 3XXXC
Intermediate Drawing
3 credits
Further development of technical and perceptual skills, and creative
competency. Leading to advanced drawing courses. (Repeatable)
ART 5XXX
Graduate FIU in New York
3 credits
A study of New York’s art world and contemporary
artists in New York City.
ARH 5XXX
Baroque Art
3 credits
Baroque art and architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in
Europe. Slide lectures and discussions, advanced research required.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES:
OCB 4XXX Biology of Marine
Mammals
3 credits
A survey of marine mammals including evolution, systematics, morphology,
physiology, behavior, population dynamics, ecology, conservation and theory
relevant to these areas of biology.
PCB 4XXX
Community Ecology
3 credits
Dynamic and descriptive community ecology: interactions among 2 species,
patterns in species co-occurrences across space and time. Terrestrial, aquatic,
and marine examples and applications.
PCB 4XXX
Evolutionary Ecology
3 credits
Adaptation and interaction of plants and animals
in natural and disturbed habitats.
PCB 6XXX
Evolutionary Biology and Ecology in the Antilles
3 credits
Introduction to the main ecological features of the Antilles and to the main
evolutionary mechanisms behind the unique biodiversity of these islands.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES:
EVR 3XXX Analysis of
South Florida Ecosystems
3 credits
In-depth study, using case study approach of the major ecosystems of South
Florida, the environmental issues facing them, and the management strategies
employed to sustain their natural resources.
EVR 3XXXL
Applied Field Ecology
2 credits
Introduction to basic methodologies of applied field ecological research; builds
ability to identify major plant and animal species and community assemblages in
South Florida.
EVR 5XXX
Environmental GIS
3 credits
Concepts of GIS, database design and management, advanced spatial analysis and
modeling, uncertainty, error, and sensitivity in GIS. Focus on GIS project
design, execution and presentation using AroGIS.
HISTORY:
ASH 5XXX Topics in Asian
History
3 credits
An examination of topics in Asian history such as gender, modernization,
transnational encounters, or the intersection of culture and politics.
Comparative approach emphasized.
INTERDESCIPLINARY LACC:
LAS 4XXX Haiti Study
Abroad
3 credits
Study abroad examination of Haitian politics and
society. Part of Haitian Summer Institute.
LAS 5XXX
Andean Study Abroad Research Program 3 credits
Study abroad examination of Andean politics and
society.
MODERN LANGUAGES:
SPW 3XXX Cuban Culture
Through Cinema
3 credits
The evolution of popular culture in Cuba as
expressed in films from the 1930’s to the present.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES:
REL 3XXX Buddhist
Literatures
3 credits
Selected non-canonical Buddhist genres, traditional and modern. Readings might
include Tibetan tantric hagiographics or songs, Tales of Genji, Nohard Kabuki,
pilgrim narrations, women’s enlightenment songs, meditation manuals.
REL 3XXX
Christian Mysticism
3 credits
Historical and theological analysis of the sources, tradition and contemporary
manifestations of Christian Mysticism.
REL 3XXX
Kabbalah and the Bible
3 credits
Study the basic categories of Kabbalah as an esoteric doctrine and evaluation of
its unique interpretation of selected Biblical texts within the historical
context of the Sephardic Jewish experience.
REL 4XXX
Interpreting the Quran: Gender & Jihad
3 credits
Introduces students to the history, interpretation and translation of the Quran
through a close examination of passages related to issues of gender and jihad.
REL 5XXX
Interpreting the Quran: Gender & Jihad
3 credits
Introduces students to the history, interpretation and translation of the Quran
through a close examination of passages related to issues of gender and jihad.
COLLEGE OF ARTS &
SCIENCES: COURSE CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS
ART & ART HISTORY:
ART 2150C New Title:
Beginning Jewelry & Metalwork. Catalog Description: Introduction
materials, equipment and basic procedures in making jewelry & small metal
projects. (Not Repeatable)
ART 2300C New Title: Beginning
Drawing. Catalog Description: Introduction to basic drawing skills and
exploration of expressive imagery. Assignments and frequent critiques. (Not
Repeatable)
ART 2301C Delete
ART 2330C New Title: Beginning
Figure Drawing. Catalog Description: Introduction to key aspects of figure
drawing investigating gesture, movement, form, volume, and light. (Not
Repeatable)
ART 2400C New Title: Beginning
Printmaking. Catalog Description: Introduction to processes including
etching, litho, collagraph, intaglid and screen printing. (Not Repeatable)
ART 2401C Delete
ART 2500C New Title: Beginning
Painting. Catalog Description: Introduction to basics of painting through
work with materials, color theory, structure and reference to the history of
painting. (Not Repeatable)
ART 2701C New Title: Beginning
Sculpture. Catalog Description: Exploration of sculptural elements
including form, mass, positive/negative space and texture. Introduction to
sculpture materials and techniques. (Not Repeatable)
ART 2705C New Title: Beginning
Figure Sculptures. Catalog Description: Three-dimensional study of the
human figure using clay. (Not Repeatable)
ART 2750C New Title: Beginning
Ceramics. Catalog Description: An introduction to techniques and concepts
in clay. (Not Repeatable)
ART 3151C New Title: Intermediate
Jewelry & Metalwork. Catalog Description: Intermediate soldering, forming,
finishing, forging, stone setting, fusing and safety procedures. Evolution of
personal expression. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 2150C
ART 3152C Delete
ART 3331C New Title: Intermediate
Figure Drawing. Catalog Description: Further drawing of the live human
figure. Refinement of skill, perception and concepts. (Repeatable). New
Prerequisites: ART 2330C
ART 3332C Delete
ART 3402C New Title: Intermediate
Printmaking. Catalog Description: Experimental Print Processes and
refinement of skill, imagery, and concept. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites:
ART 2400C
ART 3504C New Title: Intermediate
Painting. Catalog Description: Refinement of technique and expression and
development of conceptual base. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 2500C
ART 3521C Delete
ART 3702C Delete
ART 3710C New Title: Intermediate
Sculpture. Catalog Description: Individually generated sculpture projects
leading to skill and conceptual refinement. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites:
ART 2701C
ART 3713C New Title: Intermediate
Figure Sculpture. Catalog Description: Further refinement of the study of
the human figure using clay. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 2705C
ART 3760C New Title: Intermediate
Ceramics. Catalog Description: Develop skills, conceptual strategies and
personal vision in ceramics and related media. Projects combining ceramics and
other media are encouraged. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 2750C
ART 3761C Delete
ART 3763C Delete
ART 3782C Delete
ART 4114C Delete
ART 4151C Delete
ART 4153C New Title: Advanced
Jewelry & Metalwork. Catalog Description: Advanced projects in jewelry and
small metal projects. Work in enamel, raising, shell forming and other
techniques. Advanced conceptual base. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART
3151C
ART 4154C Delete
ART 4156C Delete
ART 4312C New Title: Advanced
Drawing. Catalog Description: Advanced drawing skills dedicated to more
comprehensive and challenging projects initiated by the artists. New
Prerequisites: ART 3XXXC – Intermediate Drawing
ART 4313C Delete
ART 4314C Delete
ART 4315C Delete
ART 4332C Delete
ART 4333C New Title: Advanced Figure
Drawing. Catalog Description: Requires highly evolved skill and concept in
the depiction of the human figure. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 3331C
ART 4334C Delete
ART 4335C Delete
ART 4402C Delete
ART 4403C New Title: Advanced
Printmaking. Catalog Description: Advanced technique, imagery and concept
in print media. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 3402C
ART 4404C Delete
ART 4405C Delete
ART 4505C New Title: Advanced
Painting. Catalog Description: Highly refined painting technique and
concept are required with longer term goals. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites:
ART 3504C
ART 4506C Delete
ART 4524C Delete
ART 4532C Delete
ART 4703C Delete
ART 4712C New Title: Advanced
Sculpture. Catalog Description: Advanced individual projects requiring
highly evolved skill and concept. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 3710C
ART 4714C New Title: Advanced Figure
Sculpture. Catalog Description: Advanced study of the human figure using
clay. Full life scale works. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: ART 3713C
ART 4715C Delete
ART 4716C Delete
ART 4734C Delete
ART 4741C Delete
ART 4742C Delete
ART 4768C New Title: Advanced
Ceramics. Catalog Description: Advanced work in ceramics and clay works,
especially in combination with other media. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites:
ART 3760C
ART 4783C Delete
ART 4785C Delete
PGY 2110C New Title: Beginning Color
Photography. Catalog Description: An introductory course in color
photography for photographers with good basic B/W skills. Establishing
technical skill and aesthetic direction. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: PGY
2401C
PGY 2401C New Title: Beginning
Photography. Catalog Description: Introduction to skill photography
including camera skill and darkroom procedures. (Not Repeatable).
PGY 3111C New Title: Intermediate
Color Photography. Catalog Description: Intermediate color photography
requiring refinement of technique and personal vision. Frequent critiques.
(Repeatable). New Prerequisites: PGY 2110C
PGY 3410C New Title: Intermediate
Photography. Catalog Description: Refinement of technical skills and
personal vision through photography. Individually determined projects.
(Repeatable). New Prerequisites: PGY 2401C
PGY 3411C Delete
PGY 4112C Delete
PGY 4113C New Title: Advanced Color
Photography. Catalog Description: Requires highly refined technical skill
and concept toward a specific project. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: PGY
3111C
PGY 4412C New Title: Advanced
Photography. Catalog Description: Advanced photography with the
expectation of highly refined technique and a carefully evolved project.
Requires strong conceptual base. (Repeatable). New Prerequisites: PGY 3410C
PGY 4413C Delete
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES:
OCB 3264 Catalog Description: Biology
and ecological relationships of reef plants and animals with emphasis on their
role in reef construction or bio-erosion; reef constructional environments
symbiotic relationships and biogeography. New Prerequisites: BSC 1011.
Ecology recommended
ZOO 4377 ZOO 4377C. 4 credits
ZOO 4377L Delete
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES:
EVR 4XXX New Title: Environmental
GIS. New Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
HISTORY:
AFH 2000 Catalog Description: A
survey of major themes and civilizations of Africa. Written work meets state
composition requirement (6,000 words)
MATHEMATICS:
MAS 4213C New
Prerequisites: MAA 3200 or MAS 3105 or MTG 3212
POLITICAL SCIENCES:
CPO 4165
Delete
INR 4407
Delete
INR 5414
Delete
INR 6205
Delete
INR 6939
Delete
POS 3949
Delete
POS 4493
Delete
POS 4713
Delete
POS 4949
Delete
POS 6072
Delete
POS 6266
Delete
POT 5326
Delete
POT 6303
Delete
PUP 4931
Delete
URP 4149
Delete
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION:
NEW COURSE REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
HPER:
PEM 1XXX Team Handball
3 credits
Students will learn basic skills and teaching strategies involved in the sport
of team handball. This course requires students to be physically active.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION:
COURSE CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
EPS:
EDF 5432C EDF 6442C.
Catalog Description: Advanced topics is testing and measurement of
psycho-educational concepts and attributes such as aptitude, achievement,
personality, and attitudes; interpretation and utilization of standardized
educational and psychological test results. New prerequisites: EDF 5481
HPER:
PET 6597C PET 6597. New Title:
Interdisciplinary Inquiry in Sprit & Leisure Science II. Catalog
Description: The course will provide the knowledge and skills involved in the
research process to include formulation of a research problem, hypothesis,
experimental design and analysis. New Prerequisites: PET 6XXX – Interdisp. Inq
I, Co-req: Pet 6XXX – Grad Res. Seminar
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS: NEW COURSE
REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
CCJ 3XXX Drugs and Crime
3 credits
Examines the history and
consequences of mind-altering drugs, and criminal behavior as it is affected by
drugs, the legal response to substance abuse, treatment and prevention of
substance abuse.
CCJ 4XXX Criminal Justice and Public
Policy 3 credits
Integrates material learned in the Criminal Justice curriculum and explores
criminal justice policy issues. Assesses the consequences of criminal justice
policies on the system and society.
NURSING:
NGR 5XXXC Leadership and Advocacy for
Child and Family Health 3 credits
Acquisition and application of leadership/advocacy skills with culturally
diverse families to improve healthcare in professional/public healthcare
settings
NUR 3XXXC Foundations of Nursing I:
Basic Clinical Skills 3 credits
Theoretical instruction and campus laboratory practical experience in the
implementation of basic clinical nursing skills essential for professional
nursing practice.
NUR
3XXX Foundations of Nursing II 3
credits
Introduction to the nursing process in assisting individual clients with
adaptation to potential and actual stressors.
NUR 3XXXL Foundations of Nursing II
Clinical 6 credits
In the clinical setting, the nursing process is applied in assisting
individual clients with adaptation to potential and actual stressors.
NUR 3XXX Introduction to the Nursing
Profession
3 credits
Introduction to the nursing profession including historical, legal, ethical, and
theoretical foundations of nursing. Professional standards and roles as part of
the interdisciplinary health care team.
NUR 3XXX Nursing Care of Adults I
3 credits
First of two courses in adult health nursing. The nursing process is applied in
assisting adult clients with adaptation to potential and actual physiological
stressors.
NUR 3XXXL Nursing Care of Adults I
Clinical 3 credits
First of two clinical courses in adult health nursing. In clinical
settings, the nursing process is applied in assisting adult clients with
adaptation to potential and actual physiological stressors.
NUR 3XXX Nursing Care of Adults II
3 credits
This course is a continuation of Nursing care of Adults I. The nursing
process is applied in assisting adult clients with adaptation to potential and
actual physiological stressors.
NUR 3XXXL Nursing Care of Adults II
Clinical 3 credits
This course is a continuation of nursing care of adults I. In clinical
settings, the nursing process is applied in assisting adult clients with
adaptation to potential and actual physiological stressors.
NUR 4XXX Senior Clinical
Synthesis
3 credits
Transition from student to graduate role through synthesis of clinical
nursing knowledge in preparation for the registered nursing licensure
examination.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION:
PAD 7XXX Development of
Administration
3 credits
Policies & institutions fostering decentralization and the rise of civil
society in less-developed nations: strategies for change and political,
cultural, and economic drivers of progress.
PAD 7XXX Economic Development and
Urban Management 3 credits
Details the theory and practice of contemporary urban management, with
particular emphasis on development of the economic base as a requisite in a
competitive federal system.
PAD 7XXX Organizational Development
and Change in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 credits
Explores the unique challenges to implementing effective management environments
in public and nonprofit organizations. Emphasis on organizational diagnosis and
the performance measures.
PAD 7XXX Public Administration and
the American Political Economy
3 credits
An analysis of the origins and growth of the American administrative state
within the broader socioeconomic and cultural context, with particular emphasis
on the post-World War II ear.
PUBLIC HEALTH:
PHC 3XXXC Introduction to Public Health
3 credits
This course examines the principles of public health practice, with emphasis on
history, philosophy, scope, law and regulations, and recent rends of public
health.
PHC 6990C Infectious Disease
Epidemiology
3 credits
This course covers principles specific to infectious disease
epidemiology. It explores the application of epidemiologic methods to
infectious disease problems, and examines surveillance and outbreak
investigation methods.
PHC 6XXXC Cancer Epidemiology
3 credits
This course will provide an understanding of the epidemiological patterns,
etiology, and risk factors of cancer from a community and population
perspective.
PHC 6XXXC Introduction to Public Health
Policy & Management 3 credits
This course introduces students to the underlying principles of public health
policy and management. Emphasis is on the philosophy, the extent of public
health structure, organization and administration of public health programs.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS: COURSE
CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
NURSING:
NUR 3065C New Title: Client
Assessment. New Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Pre-major, NUR 3XXX.
Co-requisites: NUR 3145, NUR 3BBBC
NUR 3125 Catalog Description: The
body’s adaptive responses to selected physiological stressors are presented as a
basis for nursing assessment, analysis/diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation. New Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Major, NUR 3BBBC, NUR
3145, NUR 3065C. Co-requisites: NUR 3CCC, NUR 3CCCL
NUR 3145 Catalog Description: The
body’s adaptive responses to selected pharmacological agents are presented as a
basis for assessment, analysis/nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and
evaluation. New prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Pre-Major, NUR 3AAA;
Co-requisites: NUR 3BBC
NUR 3165 New Title: Professional
Nursing: Research Consumer. New Prerequisites: Statistics, NUR 3AAA
NUR 3535 New Title: Psychosocial
Nursing. Catalog Description: The nursing process is applied in assisting
individuals with adaptation to potential and actual psychosocial stressors. New
Prerequisites: NUR 3CCC, NUR 3CCCL, NUR 3125. Co-requisites: NUR 3535L
NUR 3535L New Title: Psychosocial
Nursing Clinical. Catalog Description: In the clinical setting, the
nursing process is applied in assisting individuals with adaptation to potential
and actual psychosocial stressors. New Prerequisites: NUR 3CCC, NUR 3CCCL, NUR
3125
NUR 4355 New Title: Care of
Families: Childrearing Nursing. New Prerequisites: NUR 3535, NUR 3535L,
NUR 3FFF, NUR 3FFFL. Co-requisites: NUR 4355:, NUR 4455, NUR 4455L
NUR 4355L New Title: Care of
Families: Childrearing Nursing Clinical. Catalog Description: In the
clinical setting, the nursing process is applied in assisting childrearing
families with adaptation to potential and actual stressors. New Prerequisites:
NUR 3535, NUR 3535L, NUR 3FFF, NUR 3FFFL. Co-requisites: NUR 4355, NUR 4455,
NUR 4455L
NUR 4455 New Title: Care of
Families: Childbearing Nursing. New Prerequisites: NUR 3535, NUR 3535L,
NUR 3FFF, NUR 3FFFL. Co-requisites: NUR 4455L, NUR 4355, NUR 4355L
NUR 4455L New Title: Care of
Families: Childbearing Nursing Clinical. New Prerequisites: NUR 3535, NUR
3535L, NUR 3FFF, NUR 3FFFL. Co-requisites: NUR 4455, NUR 4355, NUR 4355L
NUR 4635 New Title: Care of
Communities: Community Health Nursing. Catalog Description: Building upon
concepts of community-based nursing introduces across the curriculum, this
course integrates those concepts into a broader perspective in which the
community is the client. New Prerequisites: NUR 4455, NUR 4455L, NUR 4355, NUR
4355L. Co-requisites: NUR GGG, NUR 4945L, NUR 4III
NUR 4827C NUR 4827 New Prerequisites:
NUR 3AAA
NUR 4945L New Title: Senior Clinical
Practicum. 6 credits New Prerequisites: Completion of all clinical
nursing courses
NUR 4990 Catalog Description:
Discussion of issues and trends in care of older adults. The nursing process is
applied in assisting older adults with adaptation to physiological and
psychosocial stressors. New Prerequisites: NUR 4455, NUR 4455L, NUR 4355, NUR
4355L. Co-requisites: NUR 4635, NUR 4945L, NUR III
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION:
PAD 6838C Cross-listed with PAD 7XXX –
Developmental Administration
URS 5505C Cross-listed with PAD 7XXX –
Economic Development and Urban Management
HONORS COLLEGE: COURSE CHANGE/DELETION REQUEST,
LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
HONORS:
IDH 4905 Catalog Description:
Course may be repeated
SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY: NEW COURSE REQUESTS,
LISTED BY DEPARTMENT
HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT:
HFT 4XXX Celebrity Wine Course
3 credits
Learn from the
leading experts in the wine industry. The course includes sensory evaluation
and appreciation of wines, marketing, wine and food pairings, and employment
opportunities.