2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 02, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Public Health

  
  • PHP 669 - Disability and Global Health

    Public Health
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Fundamental issues in human variation categorized as disability with an emphasis on disparities and strategies to enhance health equity among people with disabilities in global contexts.    
  
  • PHP 670 - Experience Credit

    Public Health
    1-6 credit(s)
    Repeatable
  
  • PHP 675 - Internship/Practicum Pre-Planning

    Public Health
    0 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: PHP 375

    Pre-planning for matching and securing an internship/practicum. Course facilitates access to the Tevera Internship system via BlackBoard.
    Repeatable 4 time(s)

  
  • PHP 690 - Independent Study

    Public Health
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • PHP 704 - Infectious Disease: Epidemiology and Control

    Public Health
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    An introduction to topics and methods in the control and epidemiology of major infectious diseases. Includes the estimation of the importance of risk and resilience factors associated with disease.
    PREREQ: PHP 668
  
  • PHP 705 - Global Health Governance

    Public Health
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Diverse organizations, consortiums and networks engaged in global health governance; the tools and mechanisms used, and how global health governance impacts health actions, equity, and human rights    
  
  • PHP 706 - Environmental Determinants of Global Health

    Public Health
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Topics and methods informing our understanding of the major environmental public health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Includes the critical evaluation of research on how various environmental factors affect human health.     
  
  • PHP 707 - Integrative Learning Experience

    Public Health
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Integration of the public health competencies achieved and students’ professional goals. Culminates in a written product intended for external stakeholders building upon student’s professional goals in public health and demonstrating the skills and knowledge obtained.  
    PREREQ: Permission of Instructor
  
  • PHP 997 - Master’s Thesis

    Public Health
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Written document exhibiting substantive and original research in Public Health. Planned under direction of major departmental advisor.

Physics

  
  • PHY 514 - Advanced Experimental Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The student will undertake an open-ended investigation of one or more physics experiments either in an active research laboratory or using departmental facilities. Ideas and progress will be discussed in regular seminars throughout the semester.
    PREREQ: PHY 344 or graduate standing
  
  • PHY 514 - Advanced Experimental Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The student will undertake an open-ended investigation of one or more physics experiments either in an active research laboratory or using departmental facilities. Ideas and progress will be discussed in regular seminars throughout the semester.
  
  • PHY 523 - Advanced Mechanics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Moving coordinate systems, systems of particles, mechanics of rigid bodies. Lagrangian mechanics, normal modes of vibrating systems.
    PREREQ: PHY 360 AND MAT 397
  
  • PHY 524 - Electromagnetics I

    Physics
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Vector analysis, electrostatics, LaPlace’s equation, dielectrics, magnetostatics, magnetic materials. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: (PHY 212 OR PHY 216 OR AP PHYSICS C (ELEC & MAG) EXAM SCORE MIN 3) AND MAT 397
  
  • PHY 525 - Electromagnetics II

    Physics
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Faraday’s Law, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations, plane waves, power flow in waves, reflection and transmission of waves, wave-guides, radiation, and antennas.
    PREREQ: PHY 524  
  
  • PHY 531 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Laws of thermodynamics, temperature, work, heat. Thermodynamic potentials and methods. Application to special systems, low-temperature physics. Classical statistical mechanics. Quantum statistics. Connections between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.
    PREREQ: PHY 361
  
  • PHY 557 - Quantum Information Science

    Quantum Information Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Quantum mechanics from the standpoint of information science.  Storage, transmission, and processing of quantum information.  Quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography, and quantum computing.  Open quantum systems, quantum entropy.
    PREREQ: PHY 361 and either MAT 485 or both MAT 331 and MAT 414
    Repeatable 1 time(s)
  
  • PHY 567 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Problems with classical physics; one dimensional Schrodinger equation, concepts and illustrative problems; N particle systems including separation of center of mass, identical particles, and Pauli principle; Schrodinger equation in three dimensions.
    PREREQ: PHY 361 and either MAT 485 or both MAT 331 and MAT 414
  
  • PHY 568 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Angular momentum including raising/ lowering operators and spherical harmonics; hydrogen atom; spin and addition of angular momentum; time independent perturbation theory; structure of and radiation from atoms; scattering; and elementary particles.
    PREREQ: PHY 567 
  
  • PHY 576 - Introduction to Solid-State Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ELE 642 
    Elementary aspects of physics of solids; crystal lattices and diffraction, phonons and thermal properties in crystals, elementary band theory, and semi-conductor physics.
    PREREQ: PHY 567 
  
  • PHY 580 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s)
    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
  
  • PHY 581 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Calculus of variations. Fourier series and integrals. Matrices. Linear vector spaces. Orthogonal polynomials. Sturm-Liouville equations. Singular points of differential equations. Special functions. Distributions.
    PREREQ: MAT 511 
  
  • PHY 607 - Computational Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Necessary numerical and computations tools for research in physics. The scope and implementation of scientific simulation algorithms for solving specific physics problems.
    PREREQ: PHY 211 OR 215 OR AP PHYSICS C (MECH) EXAM SCORE MIN 3
  
  • PHY 621 - Classical Mechanics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Aspects of classical mechanics of significance to modern physical theory. Conceptual structure of Newton’s mechanics, Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton’s principle, canonical equations and canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, small oscillations, rigid-body motion.
  
  • PHY 635 - Physical Cell Biology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: BEN 635 , BIO 635 , CEN 635 , CHE 635 
    This interdisciplinary class for science and engineering students provides an introduction to the quantitative description of biological systems and processes. The focus is on the biological and physical aspects of structure and function of cells and their subsystems.
  
  • PHY 638 - Open Problems in Soft Interfaces

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: BEN 638 , BIO 638 , CEN 638 , CHE 638 
    In this seminar course on soft and biological materials and interfaces, teams from science and engineering will identify, discuss and assess current articles from the literature. Writing skills related to publishing peer-reviewed research are introduced.
  
  • PHY 641 - Advanced Electromagnetic Theory I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Review of Maxwell’s equations, Relativity and Covariant electrodynamics, conservation laws, Green function approach. Radiation from point and extended sources. Radiation reaction.
    PREREQ: PHY 425 OR ELE 325
  
  • PHY 651 - Instrumentation in Modern Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: PHY 351
    Familiarizing students with instrumentation used in modern laboratories. Topics include detectors used in science and medicine, electronic noise mechanisms, computerized data acquisition systems. Independent research projects are encouraged. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: PHY 221 OR AP PHYSICS C (MECH) EXAM SCORE MIN 3
    COREQ: PHY 222 OR AP PHYSICS C (ELEC & MAG) EXAM SCORE MIN 3
  
  • PHY 657 - Statistics and Data Analysis in Physics

    Statistics and Data Analysis in Physics
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    This course provides the skills needed to analyze experimental and observational data without getting lost in abstract general principles. While these skills are critical to experimental physics and astrophysics, they are also relevant to numerical approaches in theoretical physics.
    PREREQ: PHY 607
  
  • PHY 661 - Quantum Mechanics I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Origins of quantum mechanics. Schrödinger and Heisenberg formulation. Problems in one, two, and three dimensions. Abstract formalism. Angular momentum and spin. Scattering theory. Symmetry properties. Perturbation methods. Identical particles. Applications to atomic and nuclear systems.
    PREREQ: PHY 567 
  
  • PHY 662 - Quantum Mechanics II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Origins of quantum mechanics. Schrödinger and Heisenberg formulation. Problems in one, two, and three dimensions. Abstract formalism. Angular momentum and spin. Scattering theory. Symmetry properties. Perturbation methods. Identical particles. Applications to atomic and nuclear systems.
    PREREQ: PHY 567  AND PHY 661 
  
  • PHY 663 - Problem Solving in Graduate Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Problem solving skills and topics not covered in courses the previous year.
    PREREQ: PHY 662 
  
  • PHY 690 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • PHY 731 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    First and second laws of thermodynamics, Boltzman’s integrodifferential equation, Gibb’s statistical mechanics, petit and grand ensembles, quantum statistics.
    PREREQ: PHY 531 
  
  • PHY 750 - Topics in Advanced Condensed Matter/Physics Theory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Electron band theory. Electron-phonon interaction. Superconductivity. Impurities in crystals. Many-body Green’s function. Disorder and localization. Amorphous materials.
    PREREQ: PHY 731  
    Repeatable
  
  • PHY 771 - High Energy Particle Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Classification of subatomic particles. Passage of particles through matter. Production, selection, and detection of high-energy particles. Invariance principles and dynamic laws of strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions: their experimental discovery and confirmation. Review of outstanding problems.
    PREREQ: PHY 662
  
  • PHY 775 - Quantum Field Theory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Physical foundations of field quantization. Free fields. Fock space. Lagrangian and functional formulations. Interacting fields: quantum electrodynamics, weak and strong interactions. Renormalization. Path integrals. Symmetry and invariance. Nonabelian gauges.
    PREREQ: PHY 662
  
  • PHY 785 - Theory of Relativity

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Special and general theory of relativity. First semester: technical introduction to established theory. Part of second semester: current research topics.
    PREREQ: PHY 621
  
  • PHY 795 - Modern Cosmology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Introduction to main ideas of modern cosmology. Expanding universe within general relativity; thermodynamics and cosmology; the cosmic microwave background; dark matter; dark energy and inflation; structure formation in the universe and connections between cosmology and particle physics.
    PREREQ: PHY 621
  
  • PHY 831 - Statistical Mechanics of Fields and the Renormalization Group

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A continuation of graduate statistical physics. Topics include: collective modes and quasiparticles, Ginzburg-Landau theory, modern theory of phase transitions, and the renormalization group.
    PREREQ: PHY 731 
  
  • PHY 880 - Selected Topics in Advanced Theoretical Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Topics vary over advanced field theory, gravitational physics, condensed matter theory, solitons, supersymmetry, cosmology, string theory, and others. With permission, may be taken more than once for credit.
    PREREQ: PHY 662 
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • PHY 890 - Minor Problems In Physics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Independent study and experimentation in some subject in physics.
    Repeatable
  
  • PHY 990 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • PHY 997 - Masters Thesis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Repeatable
  
  • PHY 999 - Dissertation

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-15 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Repeatable

Piano

  
  • PNO 520 - Piano Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  
  • PNO 525 - Piano Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • PNO 526 - Piano Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • PNO 600 - Selected Topics

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 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
  
  • PNO 625 - Piano Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • PNO 626 - Piano Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • PNO 725 - Piano Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • PNO 726 - Piano Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.

Polish

  
  • POL 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using Polish

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Language training to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Polish.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

Portuguese

  
  • POR 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using Portuguese

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Language training to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Portuguese.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

Professional Physical Education

  
  • PPE 600 - Selected Topics

    School of Education
    1-6 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

Percussion

  
  • PRC 510 - Percussion Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  
  • PRC 515 - Percussion Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • PRC 516 - Percussion Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • PRC 615 - Percussion Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • PRC 616 - Percussion Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • PRC 715 - Percussion Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • PRC 716 - Percussion Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.

Public Relations

  
  • PRL 500 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 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
  
  • PRL 525 - Public Relations Practicum

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    On-site work experience in the Syracuse area to acclimate students to the realities of organizational life; to explore one type of public relations in depth; to apply classroom theory to the solution of everyday communications problems and to develop additional work samples for professional portfolios.
  
  • PRL 530 - Special Topics in Public Relations

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    In-depth look at different public relations specializations, including media relations, government relations, investor relations, crisis communications, employee communications, and sports information.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • PRL 600 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 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
  
  • PRL 601 - Public Relations Principles and Practices

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Introduction to the growing field of public relations, its history and trends; careers and specializations; job requirements; role as a management function building two-way communication for organizations and their publics; ethics and social responsibility; social media impact.
  
  • PRL 602 - Introduction to Public Diplomacy and Communications

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    A gateway course on the theory and practice of public diplomacy. Fundamental topics in public relations and international relations will be explored.
  
  • PRL 603 - Foundations of Analytics, Social Listening and Information Gathering

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Information gathering introduces students to effective search strategies for secondary research, social media listening and databases, laying the foundation for finding insights and developing primary research methodologies. Basic concepts of digital analytics are explored.
  
  • PRL 604 - Theory and Practice of Public Relations

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester


    Students learn about the theory and practice of public relations, while also learning the strategic writing process, storytelling, media relations, and pitching techniques, demonstrating professional writing skills using AP style, planning and presentation skills.

    This course is summer only residentially and taught at least once a year in the Newhouse online program.

  
  • PRL 605 - Public Relations Theory

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course covers theories of excellence in public relations by looking at models, roles, communication, organizational culture, diversity and ethics. A brief overview of communication theory included. Theories form the foundation for professional practice.
    PREREQ: PRL 604 
  
  • PRL 606 - Digital Strategic Communications Management

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    This course introduces students to public relations, mass communication and social psychology theories applicable to professional practice, and orients them to effective strategies that are required in an increasingly digital and social media-driven working environment.
  
  • PRL 607 - Advanced Public Diplomacy

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    International public relations and public diplomacy, global media systems, international organizations and the intersection between strategic government communication, mass media and global public opinion.
    PREREQ: PRL 602 
  
  • PRL 608 - Public Relations Writing

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Written communication expected of entry-level public relations/public diplomacy professionals, along with the basic understanding of how the media researches, writes, and reports the news.
  
  • PRL 609 - Advertising and Public Relations Research Design

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: ADV 609
    Students learn to apply critical thinking skills when using research to gain insights to solve strategic communications challenges.
  
  • PRL 611 - Public Relations Research

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Nature, formation, and communications of attitudes and public opinion in public relations settings. Application of social science methods for measuring attitudes, opinions, and public relations performances. Actual research designed and carried out for client.
  
  • PRL 614 - Public Relations Writing for Converged Media

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Emphasize strategic public relations and social media writing; research, compose and develop multimedia content for social sharing, websites and other media for various purposes; respond to crisis situations within the social sphere; and ePortfolio development.
    PREREQ: PRL 604  
  
  • PRL 615 - Public Relations Campaign Planning & Execution

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Students apply strategic planning, research and tactics to client needs. Teams design, execute and evaluate appropriate integrated campaigns for actual clients. Frequent client/team interaction required. Campaign books produced are part of the student’s professional portfolio.
    PREREQ: PRL 611  
  
  • PRL 619 - Social Media & Society for Public Relations

    Social Media & Society for Public Relations
    1.5 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: 319
    This course explores the competing role social media plays within our personal and our professional lives as PR practitioners and seeks to understand the pervasiveness and impacts of social media. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • PRL 620 - Digital & Social Media Innovation for Public Relations

    Digital & Social Media Innovation for Public Relations
    1.5 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: 320
    The course offers a comprehensive overview of the innovations in digital and social media occurring within the public relations field. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • PRL 623 - Crisis Communications

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    This course focuses on crisis communication management, through the identification, understanding and demonstration of crisis types and the life cycle of a crisis. Students will learn how to create effective crisis communication strategies.
  
  • PRL 624 - Public Relations Management and Leadership

    Public Relations Management and Leadership
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: 424
    Students learn the responsibilities of managing a public relations department in various organizational settings; historical and current management theories and practices are applied to the public relations function. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • PRL 631 - Intro to Financial and Investor Communication

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1.5 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: PRL 431
    Explore career paths in Investor Relations from agency and corporate perspectives, learn how to speak the language of the “C-Suite”, read and understand basic financial statements, and address disclosure, transparency, ethical and legal considerations.  Additional work is required of graduate students.
  
  • PRL 632 - Writing for Financial and Investor Communication

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1.5 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: PRL 432
    Introduction to communications tools used to disclose and explain a company’s financial performance, business goals, objectives and strategies. Writing includes research, “C-Suite” language and basic financial statements.  Additional work is required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: PRL 604  and PRL 631  
  
  • PRL 635 - Public Relations Culminating Experience

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Students work in a professional setting full-time for a minimum of eight weeks. Students are responsible for a journal of observations, and a midpoint and final evaluations. PR master’s student with 33 completed hours toward degree required.
    PREREQ: PRL 615  AND PRL 725  AND PRL 525  AND COM 698  AND VIS 607 
  
  • PRL 643 - Diversity in Public Relations

    Diversity in Public Relations
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course addresses diversity issues which are imperative to understand as consumers and producers of public relations media.
  
  • PRL 645 - The Ethics of Advocacy

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: PRL 345
    Study and application of moral philosophy to ethical decision making in organizations. Examines ethical challenges in public relations, business management, advocacy, public affairs, or other career avenues. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • PRL 725 - Public Relations Management

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Historical and current management theories and practices to apply to the public relations function. Students learn the responsibilities of managing a public relations department.
    PREREQ: PRL 605 , AND PRL 611  AND PRL 614 
  
  • PRL 735 - Public Diplomacy Practicum

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A practicum in student internships in professional settings based on interest and career plans. Students will intern and create a portfolio of writing, graphics, and research samples. The course will also include a comprehensive exam.
    PREREQ: VIS 607  AND PRL 602  AND PRL 611  AND PRL 615  

Persian

  
  • PRS 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using Persian

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Language instruction to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Persian. Permission of instructor.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

Political Science

  
  • PSC 500 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 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
  
  • PSC 600 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 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
  
  • PSC 602 - Public Policy Analysis: Theory and Practice

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: SOS 604 
    Overview of policy literature, including political economy and practical politics. Formal analyses and case studies.
  
  • PSC 611 - American Parties and Elections

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Political parties, interest groups, and electoral behavior in American political context.
  
  • PSC 612 - Development of the American Administrative State

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Origins, development, and character of the American administrative state from 1877 to the present. Welfare state, regulatory state, and the civil state.
  
  • PSC 620 - The East Asian Century? Opportunities and Challenges for the Region & the US

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 620
    Double Numbered with: PSC 420
    Examines the trajectories of and interactions between China, Japan, and Korea, with a focus on the implications of these developments for the region and the United States.
  
  • PSC 621 - Theories of American Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Basic introduction to the ways in which political scientists have conceptualized and studied American politics, primarily through an examination of influential approaches and “classic” works.
  
  • PSC 651 - Theories of International Relations

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Contemporary theories of international relations. Approaches to understanding and explaining international behavior at single-nation, multiple-nation, and systematic levels.
  
  • PSC 670 - Experience Credit

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PAI 670 
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 671 - Comparative Political Analysis

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Major theoretical approaches in comparative analysis: structural functionalism, systems, Marxism, dependency theory. Comparative research techniques: use of elite studies, aggregate data, theory, cross-national surveys, political sociology, diachronic analysis, and causal modeling.
 

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