2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 17, 2024  
2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


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Geography

  
  • GEO 773 - Seminar in Economic Geography

    3 credit(s)
    Examination of contemporary debates in economic geography including the impact of the cultural and institutional turn. Also examines economic geography perspectives on globalization, labor, innovation, and restructuring. Permission of instructor.
  
  • GEO 774 - Seminar: Historical Geography

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research seminar on current historiographic issues and archival methodologies in historical geography.
    Repeatable
  
  • GEO 781 - Seminar: Cartography

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research seminar devoted to topics of current interest in geospatial technology, cartographic communication, and the history of cartography in the twentieth-century.
  
  • GEO 815 - Seminar in Urban Geography

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research seminar on theoretical and empirical issues in urban geography.
  
  • GEO 870 - Seminar on Population Geography

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Specialized research topics dealing with the application of demographic measurements to geographic problems.
    Repeatable
  
  • GEO 876 - Feminist Geography

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: WGS 876 
    The relationships between gender, space, and place. Topics include the gendered spaces of everyday life, identity and spatial metaphor, geographies of the body and the border, human migration, gender and the city.
  
  • GEO 970 - Experience Credit

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Permission, in advance, of assigned instructor, department chair, or dean.
    Repeatable
  
  • GEO 997 - Master’s Thesis

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • GEO 999 - Doctoral Dissertation

    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable

German

  
  • GER 580 - International Course

    1-12 credit(s) Irregularly
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • GER 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • GER 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using German

    3 credit(s)
    Language training to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of German.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

Global Enterprise Technology

  
  • GET 500 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • GET 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • GET 602 - Global Financial Systems Architecture

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Structures of real-world information systems in the money supply chain. Emphasis on large-scale banking organizations and their challenges in moving and processing millions of complex transactions worldwide for all types of customers.
  
  • GET 634 - Effective Communication within a Global Enterprise

    1.5 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Principles and practices of presentations in a global enterprise, from formal presentations to conducting meetings. Integrates theoretical foundations and practical guidance with real world experiences in communicating effectively in the workplace.
  
  • GET 646 - Advanced Enterprise Systems Development Lifecycle

    1.5 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Challenges of large-scale project management with focus on information systems development. Exploration of issues with the typical systems development life cycle (SDLC) that are most impacted by the complexities of building information systems in, and for, large enterprises.
  
  • GET 662 - Enterprise Systems Strategies and Architectures

    1.5 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    This course builds the basic understanding of the technical and management architecture that comprise enterprise computing environments. The course focuses on identifying and solving large complex problems by using enterprise computing technologies.
  
  • GET 665 - IT Strategy and Business Value

    1.5 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Strategic and financial measures of global IT value including TCO, ROI, and NPV; strategic fit; IT investment risk; IT governance and IT models; measuring IT performance; IT change management.
  
  • GET 675 - Business of IT

    1.5 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Global and geographically dispersed budget and control of IT costs; IT procurement including requirements specification, requests for proposals, evaluation criteria, and vendor selection; evaluating and managing vendor performance; developing and monitoring contracts.
  
  • GET 683 - Systems Modeling and Simulation

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    To prepare students with fundamental knowledge in simulation and modeling so that they can communicate with decision and policy makers as well as technical IT professionals in large global organizations, in particular in the information systems department of the organizations.
  
  • GET 684 - Large-scale IT Projects

    1.5 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    A project-based course that exposes students to the challenges of IT enabled innovation and organizational change in the context of a complex, large-scale enterprise. Capstone course for the CAS in Global Enterprise Technology.
  
  • GET 686 - Independent Technology Education

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: GET 486
    Self-Directed Learning that provides the opportunity and resources to develop specific, individualized information technology knowledge and skills. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • GET 687 - Global Tech

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: GET 487
    2 week traveling seminar to different countries in Europe, visiting globlal organizations exploring key enterprise technology topics from a global perspective. Additional work required of graduate students.

Graphic Design

  
  • GRA 540 - Advanced Design and Production

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Students work out plans, specifications, and details of design, layout, illustration, production. Classic and contemporary styles; functional design.
    PREREQ: GRA 217 OR GRA 617 
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • GRA 547 - Magazine Design and Production

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Principles of magazine graphics using current practices and technology to create magazine designs. Digital typography, layout, cover design, computer-based production. Credit cannot be given for GRA 547  and GRA 567 .
    PREREQ: GRA 217 OR GRA 617 
  
  • GRA 550 - Workshop in Typography

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Typographic work under faculty member or committee guidance. Individual or group projects with faculty assistance, critique. Projects include any typographic application to public communications. May not be repeated for credit.
    PREREQ: GRA 217 OR GRA 617 
  
  • GRA 557 - Information Graphics

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Principles and techniques of information visualization for public communications applications including journalism, advertising, and public relations. Emphasis on principles of quantitative and qualitative research for information graphics and techniques of visual narrative and information-based design.
    PREREQ: GRA 217 OR GRA 617 
  
  • GRA 567 - Advertising Production

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Development of ad campaigns from thumbnail sketches through finished comps. Emphasizing concept and its stylistically appropriate expression through typography, layout, and use of photography/illustration publishing standards including current computer software for design. Concurrent lab required.
    PREREQ: GRA 217 OR GRA 617 
  
  • GRA 587 - News Design

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Principles of typography, image editing, and design using computer pagination to solve problems in newspaper, magazine layout.
    PREREQ: GRA 217 OR GRA 617 
  
  • GRA 617 - Visual Communications Theory and Practice

    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Visual problem-solving including conceptualization, typography, design, image editing, and production of printed communications. Applies current practices and digital equipment to implement visual theories and principles. Concurrent lab required.
  
  • GRA 637 - Typographic Design

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: GRA 437
    Exploration of proper techniques for the setting of typography. Study of history of graphic design and typeface design. Focus on expressive and functional use of type as it relates to print, web and motion graphics. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • GRA 647 - Motion Graphics and User Experience

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: GRA 447
    Using the latest in motion graphics and interface design technologies, students learn to build rich user experiences. Students will create web user interfaces and multimedia productions using video, still images, audio and type. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • GRA 677 - Graphic Design Problems

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: GRA 477
    Individual investigation into problems in graphic design. Collaborative work with other departments. Projects designed by students and carried out under guidance of faculty. Projects submitted for print or web.
    PREREQ: GRA 637  OR GRA 647 

Greek

  
  • GRE 500 - Greek Prose Authors

    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Readings from selected Greek prose authors.
    Repeatable
  
  • GRE 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using Greek

    3 credit(s)
    Language training to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Greek.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

Guitar

  
  • GTR 521 - Survey of Classical Guitar History and Literature

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    For majors and non-majors. The history of the classical guitar, from 1487 to the present, devoted to guitar composers/performers and their musical works examined in historical, aesthetic and social contexts.
  
  • GTR 522 - Classical Guitar Fingerboard Harmony

    3 credit(s)
  
  • GTR 523 - Transcribing and Arranging for Classical Guitar

    3 credit(s)
  
  • GTR 524 - Classical Guitar Pedagogy

    3 credit(s)
  
  • GTR 560 - Classical Guitar Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
  
  • GTR 565 - Classical Guitar Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • GTR 566 - Classical Guitar Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • GTR 665 - Classical Guitar Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • GTR 666 - Classical Guitar Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • GTR 671 - Classical Guitar Performance Seminar

    0 credit(s)
    Weekly performance opportunity for guitar majors. Focus on communication of musical thoughts and ideas and the relationship between a successful performance and its necessary preparation.
    COREQ: GTR 665 , MHL 671 
  
  • GTR 672 - Classical Guitar Performance Seminar

    0 credit(s)
    Weekly performance opportunity for guitar majors. Focus on communication of musical thoughts and ideas and the relationship between a successful performance and its necessary preparation.
    PREREQ: GTR 671 
    COREQ: GTR 666 , MHL 672 
  
  • GTR 765 - Classical Guitar Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • GTR 766 - Classical Guitar Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • GTR 771 - Classical Guitar Performance Seminar

    0 credit(s)
    Weekly performance opportunity for guitar majors. Focus on communication of musical thoughts and ideas and the relationship between a successful performance and its necessary preparation.
    COREQ: GTR 765 , MHL 771 
  
  • GTR 772 - Classical Guitar Performance Seminar

    0 credit(s)
    Weekly performance opportunity for guitar majors. Focus on communication of musical thoughts and ideas and the relationship between a successful performance and its necessary preparation.
    PREREQ: GTR 771 
    COREQ: GTR 766 , MHL 772 

Health and Physical Education

  
  • HEA 685 - Worksite Health Promotion

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: HEA 485
    Principles and applications of health promotion in the workplace.

Hebrew

  
  • HEB 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using Hebrew

    3 credit(s)
    Language training to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Hebrew.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

Higher Education

  
  • HED 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • HED 601 - Graduate Interest Group Seminar

    0 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Linking seminar for the learning community in the Higher Education master’s program. Provides orientation to graduate school and the department, socialization with peers and faculty, and integration of coursework.
  
  • HED 605 - The American College and University

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Contemporary American higher education - objectives, institutions, faculties, curriculum, organization and administration, relations with society; major historical influences and current practices. Basic course for students planning further study in higher education.
  
  • HED 611 - Laboratory in Learning Communities

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Hands-on experience that requires students to examine the purpose, research, and diverse organizational structures of interdisciplinary learning communities at local, regional, and national levels.
  
  • HED 616 - Understanding Educational Research

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: EDU 616 
    For master’s degree and beginning doctoral students who have had little, if any, exposure to research methods. Quantitative and qualitative methods are studied in the context of education.
  
  • HED 621 - Principles and Practices of Student Affairs Administration

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Historical, developmental, and philosophical bases of Student Affairs administration. Organization, development, administration of college and university programs that fall under the jurisdiction of student affairs. Roles and responsibilities of student affairs officers.
  
  • HED 664 - Administrative Principles and Practices for Higher Education

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theories of leadership; models of personnel selection, motivation, and evaluation; staff problems, job stress, and burnout.
  
  • HED 700 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • HED 712 - Research on the College Student

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Identifies issues research has addressed; helps students locate data sources and instruments for use in future studies. Theories of student development applicable to research on college students.
  
  • HED 715 - Public Policy and Higher Education

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Effects of public policy on the functioning of institutions. Applies models of decision making processes to real and hypothetical issues.
  
  • HED 721 - College Student Development

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Principles and practices that inform the nature, purpose, development and implementation of co-academic outside the classroom learning experiences of college students. The educational role of student affairs officers.
  
  • HED 725 - Gender and Race in Higher Education

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CFE 725 , WGS 725 
    Examines the influence of gender and race in historical and contemporary higher education from interdisciplinary perspective; considers dynamics of power, privilege, and oppression; includes topics related to student and faculty experiences, and curricular issues.
  
  • HED 730 - Internship in Higher Education

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Supervised field experiences and related seminar. For matriculated graduate students who are considering an administrative position in a higher education setting. Permission of instructor.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • HED 741 - The Academic Program

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Historical and philosophical forces that shaped curriculum in higher education; current practices and policies of the curriculum; factors influencing development and implementation of academic programs.
  
  • HED 755 - Legal Issues in Higher Education

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Legal issues arising from the relationship between higher education institutions and their governing boards, administrators, faculty, students, and governmental bodies.
  
  • HED 761 - Organization and Administration in Higher Education

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Organizational structure of colleges and universities. Models of organizational functioning, adaptation, decline, governance, and culture. Leadership in colleges and universities.
  
  • HED 820 - Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Specific topic in the theory and/or practice of higher education. Course topics will vary.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • HED 831 - Advanced College Student Development

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Builds upon students’ current knowledge and deepens their understanding of how college students develop and learn. Critically examines the inclusivity and applicability of various theoretical perspectives.
  
  • HED 849 - Seminar in College Instruction

    3-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Readings and discussions of teaching and learning theories, observations of exemplary college instructors, design of courses and syllabi.

Hindi

  
  • HIN 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using Hindi

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SAS 621 
    Language instruction to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Hindi. Permission of instructor.
    Repeatable 4 time(s), 12 credits maximum

History of Art

  
  • HOA 500 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • HOA 510 - Italian Medieval Architecture and Urbanism

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: ARC 537 
    Investigates sites, buildings, and rituals of local identity in a range of centers including monasteries, castles, hilltowns, ports, republics, and tyrannies, between 300 and 1400. Trips to Umbria and Sicily. Offered only in Florence.
    PREREQ: HOA 105 OR ARC 134 OR CAS 134
  
  • HOA 520 - Italian Urbanism: 100 Cities

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ARC 536 
    A survey of Italian urban history: design of cities, local rituals, politics, and patronage in ancient Rome, medieval Venice, Renaissance Florence, Baroque Turin, and modern Milan. Site visits in Florence and surrounding towns. Offered only in Florence.
    PREREQ: ANY HOA 100-499
  
  • HOA 522 - Botticelli: Analysis in Depth

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Botticelli within the socio-artistic context of 15th-century Florence. Portraiture, classical myths, civic propaganda, gender, and religious narrative. Offered only in Florence.
    PREREQ: HOA 105
  
  • HOA 530 - History of Printmaking

    3-4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Fifteenth-century to present day woodcuts, engravings, etchings, aquatints, lithographs, and monotypes. Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Blake, Daumier, Whistler, and others.
    PREREQ: HOA 105 OR 106
  
  • HOA 531 - Paper Arts in the Low Countries

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This course examines the production of drawings and prints, mainly in Flanders (modern-day Belgium) and the Netherlands during what is known as the early modern period: 1400-1700.
  
  • HOA 540 - 17th Century Dutch Painting

    3-4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Principal Dutch masters (Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer, Ruisdael, etc.). Developments in landscape, genre, still life, portraiture, and history painting.
    PREREQ: HOA 105 AND 106
  
  • HOA 541 - Art and Ideas in the 17th Century

    3-4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: HOM 541 
    A consideration of music, literature, and the visual arts in the context of 17th-century life. A study of the interrelationship of the main forces in society and their expression in the arts.
    PREREQ: (HOA 105 AND 106) OR (HOM 165 AND 166)
  
  • HOA 556 - Problems in Art History

    3-4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Selected period, major figure(s) or monument(s) in painting, sculpture, or architecture.
    PREREQ: HOA 105 AND 106
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 16 credits maximum
  
  • HOA 560 - Arts and Ideas in the Nineteenth Century

    3-4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: HOM 560 
    Music and the visual arts in 19th-century European culture.
    PREREQ: (HOA 105 AND 106) OR (HOM 165 AND 166)
  
  • HOA 571 - Italian Architecture, 1909-1959

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: ARC 539 
    Italian architecture from the birth of Futurism to the end of the post-WWII reconstruction. Representative structures in Milan, Rome, Como, and Florence. Includes overnight trip to Rome. Offered only in Florence.
    PREREQ: HOA 106 OR ARC 134 OR CAS 134
  
  • HOA 575 - Arts and Ideas in Contemporary Culture

    3-4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: HOM 575 
    Place of music and the visual arts in the context of contemporary life. Inter-relationship between the main forces of society and their expression in the arts.
    PREREQ: HOA 106 OR HOM 166
  
  • HOA 576 - Topics in American Art

    3-4 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Critical exploration of an important American movement, theme, period, or artist. Emphasizing discussion and recent scholarship. Topic announced each semester.
    PREREQ: HOA 106 OR 276 OR ANY HOA 300 LEVEL
  
  • HOA 577 - Introduction to Preservation

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ARC 566 
    Problems and methods in implementing continued use for quality segments of the humanly built environment.
    PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134
  
  • HOA 600 - Selected Topics in Fine Arts

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. *
    Repeatable
  
  • HOA 620 - Seminar: Renaissance Art

    3-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    European art of the 15th and 16th centuries. Topic areas determined each semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • HOA 621 - Seminar in Florentine Art

    3-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    On-site study of late medieval, Renaissance, and baroque decorative complexes and their related archives. Taught only in Florence, Italy, during the spring semester.
  
  • HOA 622 - Seminar in Renaissance Arts and Ideas

    3-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Preparation for study and research in Florence, Italy. Required of Florence Program participants; open to other students by permission.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • HOA 635 - Seminar in Arts and Ideas

    3-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected topics in the arts and their relation to relevant societies. Topics determined each semester.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • HOA 640 - Seminar on Women in Art

    3-4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 649 
    Women artists and images of women in the works of their contemporaries. Students conduct original research, relating topic to their specific areas of interest (interdisciplinary studies).
  
  • HOA 645 - Seminar in the History of Art Conservation

    3-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory, practice, and issues of art conservation from the Renaissance to the present. Taught only in Florence, Italy, during the spring semester.
  
  • HOA 650 - Seminar in Seventeenth-Century Netherlandish Art

    4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Variable topics relating to art produced in the Dutch Republic and/or Flanders during the 17th century.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • HOA 651 - Seminar/Iconography

    3-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected topics in iconographical problems to be determined each semester.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • HOA 652 - Vermeer and Dutch Genre Painting

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This course examines the art of Johannes Vermeer in relation to that of his contemporaries.
  
  • HOA 653 - Art & Patronage in England, 1558-1702

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This interdisciplinary seminar will examine the nature and role of art in the celebrated Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Stuart courts of late sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, up until the conclusion of the reign of William III.
  
  • HOA 654 - The Architecture of Revolutions

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ARC 634 
    Double Numbered with: HOA 454
    Survey of European architectural theory and practice from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century . Discussion and analysis of major architects, buildings, and architectural treatises, principally from France, England, and Germany. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • HOA 655 - Proseminar in Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research methods and scholarly writing skills required to be successful M.A. candidates and to become competitive professionals in art history and related fields.
 

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