2020-2021 Graduate Catalog Notices and Updates

Below you will find a summary of what has changed from the previous edition of the Graduate Catalog.

Please note that minor changes to academic programs (i.e. additions to the list of courses accepted in a program requirement) are not listed in this section, but these changes can be found on the program pages.

Courses that have been inactivated have also been removed from the Course Descriptions section and the academic program pages. Previous editions of the catalog can be used to find information on these courses and they will still count toward academic program requirements they were previously listed in.

Notices

• The College of Advancing and Professional Studies (CAPS has been renamed to Continuing and Professional Studies  
• Happied Behavior Analysis programs have moved from CAPS to the College of Education and Human Development  
• Critical and Creative Thinking progams have moved from CAPS to the College of Education and Human Development  
• Instructional Design programs have moved from CAPS to the College of Education and Human Development  
• The Transnational, Cultural and Community Studies (TCCS) program has been renamed Critical Ethnic and Community Studies  (CECS). All TCCS courses have had their subject changed to CECS.

Program Additions

• Autism Endorsement (Certificate)  
• Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (Certificate)  
• Counseling (MEd) - Adjustment Counseling Concentration  
• Cybersecurity (Certificate)  
• Education (MEd) - Teach Next Year Early Childhood Initial Licensure  
• Education (MEd) - Teach Next Year Elementary Initial Licensure  
• Education (MEd) - Teach Next Year Middle/Secondary Initial Licensure  
• Investment Management (Certificate)  
• Mental Health Counseling (MS) - Adjustment Counseling Concentration  
• Public History (Certificate)  

Program Changes

Apply to students with program catalog terms of Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 only

• Applied Behavioral Analysis for Special Populations (Certificate)   
• Applied Linguistics (MA)  
• Applied Sociology (MA)  
• Business Administration (PhD)  
• Clinical Psychology (PhD)  
• Counseling (CAGS)  (renamed from School Counseling)
• Counseling and School Psychology (PhD)  
• Critical Ethnic and Community Studies (MS)  (renamed from Transnational, Cultural, and Community Studies)
• Digital Marketing Specialization  (renamed from Internet Marketing Specialization)
• Gerontology (MS) - Management of Aging Services Track  
• Mental Health Counseling (MS)  
• Nursing (PhD)  
• Nursing Practice (DNP)  

Course Additions

• ABA 650 - Philosophical Underpinnings of Applied Behavior Analysis
    
• APLING 640 - French Applied Linguistics
    
• BIOL 635 - Population Genetics and Diversity
    
• CS 613 - Applied Cryptography
    
• CS 614 - Blockchain Technology
    
• ECON 620 - Gender and Economics
    
• EHS 887 - Advanced Topics in Exercise and Health Sciences
    
• EHS 898 - Directed Research in Exercise and Health Sciences
    
• ENVSCI 615 - Introduction to Environmental Health
    
• GERON GR 636 - Technology and Aging
    
• GGHS 790 - Applied Social Science Research Methods in the Field
    
• HIGHED 648 - Researching Higher Education: Foundations and Approaches
    
• HIGHED 740 - Understanding the Academic Profession
    
• INSDSG 651 - Designing Your Professional Online Presence
    
• INTR-D 899 - Doctoral Dissertation Research
    
• LATIN 672 - Rome for Teachers
    
• MSIS 625 - Cybersecurity Risk Management and Auditing
    
• MSIS 628 - Cloud Computing and Security
    
• MSIS 629 - Cybersecurity and Forensics
    
• NURSNG 717 - DNP Seminar: Project Implementation
    
• POLSCI 551 - Queer Theory & Politics
    
• PSYCH 745 - Psychology and Activism for Social Justice
    
• PSYDBS 602 - Fundamentals of Neuroscience
    
• SOCIOL 667 - Sociology of Law
    
• SPAN 580 - Translation in Media
    
• SPE G 661 - Autism Spectrum Disorder: Foundations & Characteristics
    
• SPE G 662 - Autism Spectrum Disorder: Assessment and Collaboration
    
• SPE G 663 - Autism Spectrum Disorders: Programs, Services, and Supports
    
• SPE G 664 - Autism Spectrum Disorder: Field Experience
    
• VISN 651 - Vision and the Brain: Neurolog
    
• VISN 652 - Assessment for Students with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment
    
• VISN 653 - Promising Practices for Teaching Students with CVI
    
• VISN 654 - Consultation and Collaboration Strategies
     

Renumbered Courses

• CECS 600 - CECS Professional Seminar A
    (was TCCS 600)
• CECS 610 - Foundations of Critical Ethnic and Community Studies
    (was TCCS 610)
• CECS 611 - Migration and Diaspora
    (was TCCS 611)
• CECS 612 - Community Formation and Development
    (was TCCS 612)
• CECS 622 - Transdisciplinary Research in Practice B
    (was TCCS 622)
• CECS 623 - Transdisciplinary Research Methods
    (was TCCS 623)
• CECS 696 - Independent Study
    (was TCCS 696)
• CECS 697 - Special Topics
    (was TCCS 697)
• CECS 698 - CECS Master’s Capstone
    (was TCCS 698)
• CECS 702 - CECS Professional Seminar B
    (was TCCS 702)
• CECS 710 - Globalization and Population Movements
    (was TCCS 710)
• CECS 712 - Circuits of Migration
    (was TCCS 712)
• CECS 714 - Colonialism, Human Development, Modernization
    (was TCCS 714)
• CECS 796 - Independent Study
    (was TCCS 796)
• CECS 797 - Special Topics
    (was TCCS 797)
• CECS 830 - Dissertation Seminar
    (was TCCS 830)
• HLTH 644 - Global Perspectives on Health; Exploring the Intersection of Equity, Economics and Culture
    (was NURSNG 644)
• NURSNG 718 - DNP Seminar: Project Synthesis
    (was 763)
• NURSNG 719 - DNP Seminar: Project Dissemination
    (was 764)

Course Changes

• ABA 651 - Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis
    (description)
• APLING 899 - Dissertation Research
    (credits)
• CECS 600 - CECS Professional Seminar A
    (title)
• CECS 610 - Foundations of Critical Ethnic and Community Studies
    (title and description)
• CECS 698 - CECS Master’s Capstone
    (title and description)
• CECS 702 - CECS Professional Seminar B
    (title and description)
• CECS 796 - Independent Study
    (description)
• COUNSL 699 - Advanced Practice I and II
    (credits)
• CW 601 - MFA Poetry Workshop
    (allowed completions/credits)
• CW 602 - MFA Fiction Workshop
    (allowed completions/credits)
• ECON 652 - Quantitative Research Methods II
    (enrollment requirements)
• MBAMKT 676 - Marketing Analytics for Big Data
    (title and description) 
• NURSNG 716 - Evidence Based Practice II: Designing an Evidenced Based Quality Improvement Project
    (title and description)
• NURSNG 718 - DNP Seminar: Project Synthesis
    (title, description, course number, grading basis, and enrollment requirements)
• NURSNG 719 - DNP Seminar: Project Dissemination
    (title, description, course number, and enrollment requirements)
• NURSNG 722 - Improving Outcomes: Identification, Interventions, and Evaluation of Quality Improvement Activities
    (description)
• PHYSIC 699 - Master’s Thesis Research
    (credits)
• PSYCLN 770 - Advanced Statistics II - Latent Variable Modeling
    (title and description)
• PSYDBS 601 - Grant Writing and Research Ethics
    (title and description)
• REHAB 688 - Rehabilitation Practicum
    (grading basis)
• REHAB 698 - Rehabilitation Internship
    (grading basis)
• VISN 610 - Braille II
    (description)