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PSYC 7390 - Development of Original Research (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop an original research idea and implement the project with the guidance of a mentor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7433 - Foundations & Skills II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 12-30
The focus of this course is to continue to study and practice of the major therapy systems, comparing them, contrasting them and looking for the bases of meaningful integration. Learning-based theories are emphasized in this course.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “B” in PSYC 7232 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7490 - Advanced Directed Study (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course offers the student directed study at the graduate level, which provides an examination and analysis of current literature pertaining to selected content areas in psychology.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7531 - Advanced Personality Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an in-depth investigation into recent advances in personality theory, measurement, and empirical work.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7631 - Seminar in Teaching Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Seminar in Teaching Psychology involves lecture, discussion, activities and homework designed to explore how to effectively teach psychology classes at the university level. Using readings from books and journals, along with personal experience, the class will discuss and apply issues such as how to plan effective lectures, test writing and grading, demonstrations, leading discussions, handling controversial issues, dealing with disruptive students, seeking out opportunities for experiential learning, and so on.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7633 - Psychotherapy Skills III: Child and Family Interventions (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the development of therapy skills and practices associated exclusively with children and families.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7730 - Practicum I (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
The general goal of Practicum I and II is to provide graduate students, who are therapists in training, with additional support and training while they are engaged in field work at various mental health settings. (These settings may include both on-campus and off-campus programs such as the GS Psychology Clinic, GS Counseling Center, Regents Center for Learning Disorders, outpatient community mental health centers, inpatient psychiatric/correctional/residential treatment facilities).
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “B” in PSYC 7233 , PSYC 7234 , PSYC 7237 , PSYC 7239 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7731 - Practicum II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Continuation of Practicum I.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “B” in PSYC 7730 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7733 - Combined Practicum Seminar (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will bring students in their first and second year of practicum into a peer supervision group focused on clinical practice, case management, and deepening of psychotherapeutic skills and techniques. Students will be engaged in field work at community mental health agencies during this course. In addition, faculty instructors will choose a relevant theme for seminar discussions for the semester.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7810 - Research Experience (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Students work with a faculty member on a research project in progress, obtaining experience and skills to enhance their understanding of the research process.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 7999 - Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Students will complete a research project and must follow the scientific standards and best practices associated with question development, writing, research design, statistical analysis, and interpretation of data.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9130 - Professional Development (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines current issues in professional psychology. It also prepares students for pre-doctoral internship, post-doctoral work, licensure, and independent practice.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9131 - Clinical Consultation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will explore professional consultation, focusing on developing knowledge and skills related to the construction, dissemination and implementation of specialized programming for small and large systems.
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to PsyD Program.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9230 - Diversity Issues in Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Students will learn about the social-psychological diversity in rural areas; the scientific literature on the impact of diversity on mental health; and the role of cultural identity development and social justice on psychotherapy assessment, consultation, and service delivery in rural areas.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9235 - History and Systems of Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the development of experimental and clinical psychology with an emphasis on relating the development to current issues in psychology.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9330 - Rural Mental Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Students will learn about the current state of rural mental health, unique challenges in working in rural areas, ethical and professional considerations, and research-driven recommendations for working with specific populations in rural communities.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9331 - Psychopharmacology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Designed to give the clinician in training a foundation in the use of medications to treat mental disorders.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “B” in PSYC 7236 and PSYC 7239 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9711 - Pre-Doctoral Internship I (1 Credit Hour)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
The pre-doctoral internship is a sequence of three courses designed to ensure on-going contact with the university during the required year of practice prior to graduation. The internship agency is responsible, and holds full authority, for course content, assessment, and grade.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9712 - Pre-Doctoral Internship II (1 Credit Hour)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
The pre-doctoral internship is a sequence of three courses designed to ensure on-going contact with the university during the required year of practice prior to graduation. The internship agency is responsible, and holds full authority, for course content, assessment, and grade.
Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of PSYC 9711 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9713 - Pre-Doctoral Internship III (1 Credit Hour)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
The pre-doctoral internship is a sequence of three courses designed to ensure on-going contact with the university during the required year of practice prior to graduation. The internship agency is responsible, and holds full authority, for course content, assessment, and grade.
Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of PSYC 9711 and PSYC 9712 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9731 - Rural Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides supervised experience in psychological assessment and psychotherapy in rural settings. Students will be placed in rural clinical sites.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9735 - Practicum in Supervision (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Provides training in various supervisory techniques and theories. Students also will learn theories, techniques and processes that will help them become more effective clinical supervisors. Students will engage in role play exercises to practice supervision skills.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to PsyD program.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYC 9999 - Dissertation (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Students are provided support and direction in completing the doctoral dissertation. The course provides guidance from both the dissertation supervising chair and the dissertation committee. Students will complete a quantitative project and must follow the scientific standards and best practices associated with question development, writing, statistical analysis, and interpretation of data.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYG 6600 - Meth & Matls Child Talented (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A course covering the development of curriculum content and teaching materials for students identified as talented and gifted. Considerable time will be spent on organizing learning experiences and utilizing a variety of teaching methods.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYG 6620 - Cur Child Talented and Gifted (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a study of curriculum models, the types of curriculum needed for the Talented and Gifted, guidelines for developing curricular patterns which include subject or skill, core, interest, process, experiential bases of operations, and modular designs of community involvement. The course requirements include the development of curriculum of learning activities which will have greatest applicability and usability within the local school system.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYG 7600 - Assessment Talented/Gifted (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to tests unique to assessing the developmental level and the potential achievement of children with talents and gifts. Emphasis is placed on the use of these tests in planning and selecting curricular programs and activities.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PSYG Psychology-GOML |
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PSYG 5610 - Nature/Needs Talented/Gifted (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
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PBAD Public Administration |
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PBAD 2231 - Introduction to Public Administration (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the history of public administration, its development as a field, and a survey of the critical theories and normative issues within public administration and the implication for practice.
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PBAD 3331 - Applied Public Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the historical and theoretical development of public sector management. The course also introduces performance management tools of contemporary public managers, including strategic planning, goal setting, project management, and performance management systems.
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PBAD 3333 - The Policy Process and Democracy (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course explores the frameworks, theories, and models used to explain how issues are conceptualized and brought to government and then subsequently designed, selected, and implemented. This includes an investigation into politics, focusing on how actors and issue networks interact and exercise power within the policy process.
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PBAD 3334 - Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Financial Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides students with the basics of financial management applicable to public and nonprofit organizations.
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PBAD 3431 - Public Budgeting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course serves as an introduction to public sector budgeting providing students with practical knowledge about how the public sector budget process works, an overview of the technical aspects of public budgeting and various theories of budgeting.
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PBAD 3731 - Public Policy (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course surveys the topic of public policy including the historical foundations and theories of the field. Emphasis is placed on the significance of public policy in addressing pressing social issues and the social, economic, political, and cultural contexts of public policy.
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PBAD 3732 - Policy Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the evidence-based methods used to create, implement, and study substantive public policy problems. This includes an investigation into the process of policy analysis, as well as the tools frequently employed at each step. The intent is to improve the quality of policy-making by critically examining the design and relevance of policies, their implementation and execution, and their impact on households, communities, and the society at large.
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PBAD 3733 - Contemporary Policy Issues (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This class explores a number of core substantive policy areas that represent a substantial part of contemporary U. S. policy-making. It offers a comprehensive overview of each topic area that and then probes more deeply into each topic. This includes an overview of the major policies and programs within each area, how they came into effect, and current or likely reforms in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, equity, ethics, or political feasibility.
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PBAD 4031 - Selected Topics in Public and Nonprofit Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines specific topics in public and nonprofit management not addressed by other courses.
Is Course Repeatable: May be repeated once as topics change.
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PBAD 4231 - Administrative Law (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course serves as an introduction to administrative law providing students with practical knowledge about administrative law procedures, how administrative law fits into the constitutional and legal framework, and the role of administrative law in policy. This course is designed to introduce students to decision-making based on a public agency’s operating rules.
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PBAD 4232 - Public Service Values and Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course investigates ethical concerns found in the public and nonprofit sectors, including the underlying values and norms that comprise these sectors. An emphasis is placed on the relationship between democracy and administrative decision-making, a focus on accountability, and the role of ethical actors in the resolution of value conflicts.
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PBAD 4233 - Human Capital Management for Administrators (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on human resources management in a public sector context. Particular emphasis is placed on the past developments of and future challenges in the field. Topics such as employee recruitment, selection, and compensation, as well as more contemporary issues such as diversity management are addressed.
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PBAD 4234 - IT and E-government for Public Managers (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines organizational societal value structures and the ways in which technology creates rapid change and new alternatives in values. The impact of e-government initiatives and social media on the way governments interact with the public is explored.
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PBAD 4235 - Research Methods and Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course familiarizes students with the basic approaches to social research as applied in public and service settings. Emphasis is placed on techniques for organizing and presenting data for policy and management decision-making.
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PBAD 4331 - Leadership & Managerial Innovation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces students to the literature on the successful leadership of people and groups in public service organizations. In order to lead well, managers need expertise in multiple areas, including personality, motivation, group behavior, power, leadership, decision making, and change management. This course also examines the meaning and significance of managerial innovation.
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PBAD 4334 - Policy and Markets (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This class explores the rationales and explanations for government intervention in correcting social problems including political, moral and ethical, and market or economic rationales. Special emphasis is placed on collective action, market failures, and externalities as the predominant justification for public policy.
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PBAD 4791 - Field Internship in Public Administration (3-9 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
The internship in public administration is designed to provide students with meaningful experiences in public service organizations. Students Are approved to intern in a public or nonprofit organization, serving in positions that allow them to gain exposure to the management of these organizations. No more than three credit hours can be counted towards completion of the Minor in Public Administration.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” and prior or concurrent enrollment in PBAD 2231 .
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PBAD 7030 - Selected Topics in Public and Nonprofit Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines specific topics in public and nonprofit management not addressed by other courses.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
Is Course Repeatable: May be repeated once as topics change.
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PBAD 7130 - Ethics for Public Service Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the experiences, approaches, and strategies for confronting and solving the complex problems facing public and nonprofit organizations. An emphasis is placed on accountability and responsibility of public servants, the methods of moral reasoning and their connection to behavior, specific ethical concerns of public organizations, and ethical decision-making.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7133 - Administrative Law (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the intersection of public administration and the law, giving particular attention to U.S. Supreme Court decisions pertaining to the constitutional and statutory authority of agencies, rulemaking, policy enforcement, administrative transparency, judicial deference, judicial review, and the law of public employment. Extensive attention will be given to both the relationship between courts and modern administrators and the ways in which elements of administrative law and the practice of public administration can be integrated.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7134 - Advanced Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides the key insights and skills necessary to manage and lead in public service organizations. It focuses on contemporary practices of public and nonprofit management such as cross-sector collaborations, networks, negotiations, and other technical skills needed to lead in the twenty-first century.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7230 - Budgeting in Public Service Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines both the politics and techniques used in formulating and implementing budgets by governmental and nonprofit organizations.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7232 - Financial Management in Public Service Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a theoretical and practical introduction to financial analysis and management in public service organizations. Topics include processes, tools and methods used in financial planning and control of public and nonprofit organizations, including cost estimation, strategies for long-term and short-term investing, and financial statement analysis utilizing critical performance indicators.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7233 - Information Technology for Public Service Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a guide to the electronic delivery of government information and services and the management of information technology in the public sector. Topics include the digital divide, information security, privacy, transparency and accountability issues, and evaluation of government’s use of social media in the provision of service to citizens.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7235 - Leadership of Public Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the extensive literature on successful leadership broadly and its existence within and application to public service organizations more specifically. Particular attention is given to identifying strong leadership practices and distilling principles of exemplary leadership. This include emphasis on conceptual, technical, and human skills.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7330 - Intergovernmental Relations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines the interaction between the federal, state, and local levels of government in the United States. Special attention is given to the constitutional and fiscal relationships between these levels of government and the historical evolution of the nature of the relationships. The concept of federalism and its relationship to effective intergovernmental relations is also examined.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7331 - Local Government Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the political and administrative processes of municipalities, counties, and other units of local government in the United States. Special focus is placed on the role and responsibilities of the city/ county manager, enhancing manager-council effectiveness, managing citizen engagement, and implementing innovative service delivery strategies.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7333 - Social Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the ways in which differences in demographic characteristics affect the work of public and nonprofit managers, and explains how gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, and other dimensions of diversity influence organizational behaviors and outcomes. Special attention is given to social equity, diversity and inclusion, representative bureaucracy, and implementing culturally competent strategies to address the challenges of serving an increasingly diverse public.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7335 - Urban Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the problems confronting public managers in large municipalities and the unique responsibilities of urban governments. Special attention will be paid to policy areas such as transportation, housing, social welfare, public safety, and infrastructure management.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7336 - Comparative Public Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines public administration through two differing viewpoints-domestic and international. Special attention is paid to the unique problems and circumstances surrounding domestic and international governments and how they relate to and differ from each other.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7337 - Environmental Management and Policy (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an overview of environmental and natural resource management in the United States. Particular attention is paid to the topics of federalism and cooperation. Issues of regional importance are also covered, including water quality and availability, regulation and monitoring compliance, sustainable growth, and management within overlapping jurisdictions.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7338 - Managing Economic Development (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the strategies, tools, and techniques used by local, state, and national governments to generate economic growth in and revitalization of economically-depressed areas as well as maintaining economic growth in stable areas.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7430 - Public Human Resource Management (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the functions, policies, and techniques of human resource management in public and nonprofit organizations.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7431 - Organizational Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines human behavior in organizations, with a focus on practical application of theories related to the management of individuals and groups within public service organizations.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7530 - Research Methods For Public Service Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines quantitative techniques for public administration. Emphasis will be placed on understanding and using techniques appropriate to categorical analysis and the simple linear model. Students will also be exposed to research design, measurement, and the use of computer program packages appropriate to the public and nonprofit sectors.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7531 - Public Program Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the design and implementation of policy and program evaluation in public and nonprofit organizations. Special attention is given to developing logic models, selecting appropriate research designs, and monitoring agency operations through performance measurement. The mechanics of benefit and cost effectiveness analysis are examined. Various evaluation methods are used in assessing the efficiencies and effectiveness of programs.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “B” in PBAD 7530 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7532 - Public Policy (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines how public policy is developed, implemented, and evaluated with special attention being given to policy formulation, analysis, and interpretation.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7533 - Geographic Information Systems and Public Planning (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the practice of urban, regional, and state planning with focus on the use of geographic information system (GIS) applications for state and local decision-making. Includes an introduction to the scope, theories, and politics of planning.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7631 - Foundations of Public Administration (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course surveys the field of public administration and explores the historical foundations and theories of public administration as well as the diverse political, social, and economic contexts within which they exist.
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PBAD 7638 - Capstone Seminar (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
In this course, students will prepare to sit for the comprehensive examination by undergoing a review of the major theories underlying the field of Public Administration. This course also addresses issues related to a student’s professional development.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7651 - Organization Development (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the theoretical basis of organization development (OD) and demonstrates how OD technologies can be applied to public and nonprofit organizations for improving organizational quality and performance.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7730 - Internship in Public Administration (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course requires students to intern in a professional capacity with a public service organization. The internship requires a minimum of 300 hours working in the organization and as approved by the MPA internship coordinator.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7731 - Local Government Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides students experience conducting research and policy analysis for local government. Projects are proposed by municipalities within Georgia and students are allowed to choose projects aligned with their interests. Students work individually, or in pairs on larger projects, under the direction of the course instructor. This course expands research skills, enriches understanding of local government policy processes, and exposes participants to issues they are likely to face when employed in local government.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBAD 7890 - Directed Reading (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A structured set of readings and assignments mutually designed by the student and the instructor on a specific area of public administration.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PBHS Public History |
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PBHS 7710 - Internship in Public History (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0-3 Lab Hours: 0-3
Individually designed project involving off-campus study and research in an appropriate agency, requiring at least one term for completion, during which time the student is under the joint supervision of the sponsoring agency and a faculty supervisor. Graded on a S or U basis.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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PUBH Public Health |
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PUBH 2131 - Introduction to Community and Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduces the student to the core functions of public health with an emphasis on community health programs and current trends of population health. Exposes the student to the role of community health practice in maximizing the health status of all populations. Course will include an overview of the organizational structure of federal, state, and local health-related agencies and examine the interrelationship of political, social, cultural and economic dimensions of community based population health activities.
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PUBH 2135 - Introduction to Statistical Packages (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course gives an overview of the software packages available for statistical analysis. It will introduce students to statistical software packages such as SAS, R, and SPSS. Students will learn basic programming of various statistical packages for reading data, processing and transforming data, descriptive analysis, and data visualization in this course. This course will enable students to become familiar with powerful and widely-used programs for data management and analysis.
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PUBH 3110 - Public Health Writing (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Public health routinely deals with many complicated factors, including biological and sociological considerations, and public health professionals are required to interact with a wide array of stakeholders, from community members, church leaders, and journalists to policy-makers. Therefore, clear and effective communication is a critical component of public health training. This course focuses on writing clear, concise, and coherent, evidence-based critical writing, covering fundamental principles of written communication with lay audiences and professionals as well. It provides hands-on training in a variety of writing styles encountered by daily public health practice and research.
Prerequisite(s): PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3130 - Substance Use and Abuse (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course explores legal and illegal drug use in modern society. Issues Related to the social, cultural, political and economic impact of drug use will be discussed. The emphasis in the course will be on prevention, treatment and effective education techniques for various practice settings and target populations.
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PUBH 3131 - Introduction to Chronic Diseases (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Chronic conditions (e. g. diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, obesity) are currently responsible for sixty percent of the global burden of disease and the World Health Organization predicts this to rise to eighty percent by the year 2020. This is one of the greatest challenges facing health care systems throughout the world and it places long-term health and economic demands on health care systems as the population ages. This course will provide students with the opportunity to study specific issues related to chronic disease epidemiology and management and their links to practice.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3132 - Health Care Systems and Advocacy (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces students to the background and development of administrative settings for health care delivery in the United States by exploring trends and issues based on current health and medical care programs and practices and analyzing the current organizational structure of medical care services in the United States. Topics to be examined include the medical care process, factors affecting supply and distribution of health professionals and health facilities, health care costs, and financing of care through health insurance and governmental programs. Students will also learn health advocacy skills to plan community based interventions.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3136 - Principles of Environmental Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to control the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Topics include how the body reacts to environmental pollutants; physical, chemical, and biological agents of environmental contamination; vectors for dissemination (air, water, soil); solid and hazardous waste; susceptible populations; biomarkers and risk analysis; the scientific basis for policy decisions; and emerging global environmental health problems.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3138 - Multicultural and Social Determinants of Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces the characteristics, causes, and effects of health disparities in the U. S. Health Care System. It also provides students with a foundation to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to become culturally competent health educators. The course explores how health education and promotion is shaped by the cultural, social and economic contexts in which individuals function.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3215 - Statistical Concepts in Epidemiology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Statistical Concepts in Epidemiology provides an introduction to biostatistics concepts and reasoning in epidemiologic studies. This course represents an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; and issues of power and sample size in study designs.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2135 and PUBH 3231 .
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PUBH 3216 - Data Collection and Analysis for Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course addresses practical aspects of collecting and analyzing data for public health use. Within the context of the scientific method, this course will focus on public health surveillance, research, and other health monitoring activities. Topics include planning study activities, questionnaire administration, consideration of biologic and social risk factors for health outcomes, use of routinely collected data, and analytic considerations related to data collection.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2135 and PUBH 3231 .
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PUBH 3231 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces the student to the principles and practice of epidemiology and biostatistics. Students will be exposed to the historical development of epidemiology, concepts of causality, definitions of health and disease, and sources of community health data. Current principles and practices in the cause, prevention and control of diseases in various community settings will be emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3232 - Foundations of Health Education and Promotion Practice (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides junior and senior level majors with a colloquium to discuss current issues and topics in health promotion and education including philosophical foundations and principles underlying the field of health promotion and education practice, the Certified Health Education Specialist Competencies, organizations, scientific foundations, and employment potential.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3314 - Introduction to Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to give students a foundation in the core functions of the population-based public health (assessment, policy development, and assurance. ) In addition, this course will examine the 10 essential services of public health within these core functions. Defining effective public health practice and providing knowledge about the technical, social, and political parameters related to public health research and practice are goals for this class. Students will gain an understanding of public health as a broad area of work that applies the benefits of current biomedical, environmental, social, and behavioral knowledge in ways that maximize the health status of all populations. This course is intended for non-majors.
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PUBH 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the major theoretical models used in public health practice for modifying health behavior. The efficacy of interventions in relation to current practices in public health, best practices and applications of theory-driven health behavior change are studied within the context of community-based settings. The focus of the class is to identify the critical factors necessary to create health behavior change in order to address the current Healthy People goals and objectives.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
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PUBH 3331 - Stress Theory and Management in Health Promotion (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course explores issues related to the etiology of stress and stressors with emphasis on environmental, organizational, interpersonal and individual patterns of stress in various health promotion settings. Competency in the active management of stress and mobilizing support in health settings will be evaluated.
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PUBH 3430 - Sexuality Education (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course explores contemporary issues in human sexuality and prepares future health professionals to conduct sexuality education with diverse populations in a variety of settings (i. e. , school, community, or worksite). Content is intended to help students increase their knowledge of sexuality, improve their ability to educate and promote sexual health and develop skills to increase their comfort level in discussing human sexuality.
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PUBH 3431 - Introduction to Global Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces the broad and growing field of global health. The Course will discuss how health and illness is defined and explore the biological, cultural, social, and political forces that influence health at the global level. This is a survey course that will explore such topics as: comparative health systems, social determinants of health, health services and quality, healthcare policy, key stakeholders, and major global health initiatives. Throughout the course, an emphasis is placed on global health ethics and issues of social justice.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
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PUBH 3432 - Introduction to Global Health Policy (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces the range of cultural and policy approaches different countries take to health, healthcare access, and related population-level health interventions. As part of this course, students will compare different healthcare systems from selected countries.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and a minimum grade of “C” inPUBH 3431 .
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PUBH 3611 - Health Honors Thesis Seminar I (1 Credit Hour)
Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0
This is a seminar course that prepares students to complete a senior honors thesis proposal.
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PUBH 3612 - Hlth Honors Thesis Seminar II (1 Credit Hour)
Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0
This is a seminar course that prepares students to complete a senior honors thesis proposal.
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PUBH 4090 - Selected Topics in Public Health (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
Allows the student the opportunity to receive specialized and/or focused instruction in a public health topic not generally offered by the College.
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PUBH 4114 - Data Management and Visualization for Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course emphasizes data management and data visualization using SAS (Statistical Analysis System), Excel, and R software packages. The student will be introduced to SAS codes to input and output data, create temporary and permanent data sets, create formatted and labeled SAS data sets, merge and connect SAS data sets, and create formatted outputs. Students will learn the foundations of information visualization and sharpen their skills in communicating using health science data. Throughout the semester, we will use Excel, SAS, and R to explore graphic design concepts, storytelling, data wrangling, and plotting, and biostatistics as they apply to data communication. Students will learn how to improve communication through data visualization.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2135 and PUBH 3231 .
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PUBH 4115 - Epidemiologic Study Design and Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will focus on epidemiologic methods
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2135 and PUBH 3231 .
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PUBH 4132 - Health Education and Promotion Program Planning I (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces students to the theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. The first of a two-course sequence, the focus will be on the development of a health promotions program plan designed to apply course content to a real-life health issue. Concepts in community assessment, organization, and mobilization for the purpose of addressing identified public health concerns will serve as the foundation for the planning process.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
Corequisite(s): PUBH 4134 .
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PUBH 4133 - Health Education and Promotion Program Planning II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces students to additional theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. The second of a two-course sequence, the focus will be on program implementation, evaluation, and reporting of the health promotion plan developed during the prior semester. Students will gain first-hand experience in conducting an evaluation of community health education program.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 4132 .
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PUBH 4134 - Research Methods and Evaluation in Health Education and Promotion (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces the student to research methods used in health education and promotion. Examines the rationale and procedure to evaluate health education/promotion programs. Focuses on several topics including: research design, methods of program evaluation, planning research and evaluation, the politics and ethics of evaluation, measurement, sampling logistics, data analysis and the development of a student project.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in PUBH 2131 .
Corequisite(s): PUBH 4132 .
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PUBH 4141 - SAS Basics: A Statistical Software Primer for Health Professionals (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a powerful and flexible statistical software package. This course is designed for students interested in learning how to write basic SAS programs. It will introduce the student without any programming experience on navigating the SAS window environment; reading SAS logs and creating/editing SAS programs; inputting and outputting datasets, creating temporary and permanent datasets, merging and subsetting datasets, creating and managing variables with desired labels and formats, and debugging SAS programs. This course will also introduce basic descriptive and inferential statistical analysis in SAS. All topics are learned through hands-on step-by-step demonstration videos about data preparing and statistical analysis on real life data sets. And student learning is enhanced though practical labs and project on real life data sets.
Cross Listing(s): PUBH 7141
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PUBH 4195 - International Studies Abroad in Public Health (3-9 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3-9 Lab Hours: 0
This course offers students the opportunity to examine public health practices in a foreign country through travel abroad. Classroom instruction will be combined with on-site experiences to provide a realistic learning experience.
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