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2011-12 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Criminal Justice Administration
  

  • CJA 5750 - Seminar in Corrections

    3 credit hours
    Each student selects a problem area of interest for an intensive research effort. The group will be presented with a contemporary corrections issue or problem and will be required to create practical and workable strategies for coping with the issue. Where feasible, arrangements will be made to implement the program in an actual correctional setting.


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  • CJA 5800 - Crime in America: An Assessment

    3 credit hours
    An in-depth survey of the impact of crime on American society: amount and trends of crime, economic impact of crime, professional and white collar crime, characteristics of offenders and victims of crime.


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  • CJA 5900 - Readings in Criminal Justice

    3 credit hours
    Advanced students capable of independent study will be allowed to do in-depth readings in a particular area of criminal justice relevant to individual interests. Annotated bibliography and report required. Arrangements should be made with the instructor prior to registration.


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  • CJA 6000 - Criminal Justice Administration

    3 credit hours
    Criminal justice, juvenile justice, correctional and mental health processes, and other issues including those arising out of other processes of social control and community-based treatment of offenders. Development of a critical analysis of current literature, compilation of a bibliography, and completion of an intensive research paper required.


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  • CJA 6010 - Seminar in Law Enforcement

    3 credit hours
    The function of police within the community and its relationship to the criminal justice system, the effects of police actions on the community and other segments of the system, social expectations and limitations, assessment and special problems. Analysis of relevant studies, formation of annotated bibliography, and organization of research into a formal composition.


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  • CJA 6020 - Judicial Seminar

    3 credit hours
    Examines the judicial system, including flow of the criminal case, personnel, court community relations, computers and the courts, and special problem areas. A research project consisting of a literature review, bibliography, and a thorough analysis required.


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  • CJA 6030 - Contemporary Corrections

    3 credit hours
    Corrections programs in contemporary custodial and juvenile institutions and community-based corrections programs; problems and prospects associated with them. Each student required to make class presentations on assigned topics, participate in class discussions and analysis of reports, develop a bibliography, and submit a research paper in a specific area of corrections.


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  • CJA 6040 - The Concept of Justice

    3 credit hours
    Historical development and philosophy of law. The notion of justice in a criminal context, with emphasis on equity and ethics in law and justice. Examines the sociology of law and societal constraints on proscribed behavior.


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  • CJA 6230 - Police Management Systems

    3 credit hours
    The need for awareness of police management problems, reaction of criminal justice system within P.M.S., administrative behavior toward the organizational environment, and the nature of change within P.M.S. Preparation of a research paper which consists of complete analysis of a topic within P.M.S., a review of recent literature, and an annotated bibliography required.


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  • CJA 6250 - Criminal Justice Internship

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Student placed for an intensive field experience in a functional criminal justice agency. The selection of the placement agency determined by student’s background, academic status, and interest.


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  • CJA 6300 - Innovations in Law Enforcement

    3 credit hours
    The changing role of the police function and its relationship to the criminal justice system, including evaluation of the operational line function of the 80s, technological changes in society and their effects on law enforcement, and the etiology of innovation. Evaluation of recent literature, compilation of a list of selected readings, and unification of research into a methodological exposition.


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  • CJA 6410 - Advanced Constitutional Law

    3 credit hours
    Examines constitutional rights of the accused including pretrial, trial, and prisoner rights. Reading and critique of current literature and Supreme Court decisions, learning to function in a law library, and composing a research paper with a bibliography on a chosen constitutional topic.


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  • CJA 6430 - Criminal Law: The Defense Side

    3 credit hours
    Procedure of the criminal courts from the defense viewpoint. ABA standards for defense attorneys, the handling of a case by the defense from arrest to appeal, and ethical problems posed for defense attorneys. Attention given to defense by appointment and plea bargaining.


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  • CJA 6500 - Interviewing and Counseling Juveniles

    3 credit hours
    Causal theories of delinquency, application of theory to treatment, caseworker attitudes, and counseling styles. Discussion of individualized models for classification and treatment as well as group and process models.


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  • CJA 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • CJA 6700 - Community-Based Corrections

    3 credit hours
    Intensive survey of probation and parole at both the adult and juvenile levels. Halfway houses, work-release programs, and other community correctional settings. Impact of the “justice model” upon community corrections featured.


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  • CJA 6830 - Violence and Victimology

    3 credit hours
    Impact of violence on victims at both the adult and juvenile levels examined. Other major topics include the right to treatment, victims as witnesses, victims in the correctional system, and societal reaction to violence.


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  • CJA 6900 - Research in the Criminal Justice Process

    3 credit hours
    Introduces research methods, including the experiment and experimental methods and models, survey research, participant observation, case studies, unobtrusive measures, the use of official and unofficial statistics, validity, reliability, and data analysis. Special emphasis on ethics in criminal justice research and on proposal writing and evaluation research.


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  • CJA 6920 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Planning and Management

    3 credit hours
    Intensive introduction to principles of planning and management in the system. Students required to actively participate in planning exercises and to utilize data from actual situations for the development of appropriate management strategies.


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  • CJA 6930 - Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice

    3 credit hours
    Systems in the U.S. and Great Britain, New York, and London. Crime and justice in northern and southern Europe, Russia, and Canada. Discussion of progressive criminal policy and the U.N. and the uses of comparative analysis of current literature and formal exposition on a related topic.


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  • CJA 6940 - Crimes, Criminals, and Their Treatment

    3 credit hours
    Intensive exploration of the various systems of criminal typology, including a survey of the various theories of criminal behavior and a survey of institutional treatment methods currently in use. Extra-institutional treatment methods also examined.


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  • CJA 6950 - Business and Industrial Security

    3 credit hours
    Examines the scope of the problem, the economic impact, major problems (security, employee theft, shoplifting, industrial espionage). Discussion of the responsibility and effectiveness of the criminal justice system, programs for prevention and training of employees, managers, and security personnel. Preparation of an extensive research paper which analyzes an assigned topic and summarizes current trends in the literature required.


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  • CJA 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

    1 credit hours
    Open only to students who are not enrolled in any other graduate course and who will take the master’s comprehensive examination during the term. The student must contact the graduate advisor during the first two weeks of the term for specifics regarding the details of this comprehensive examination preparatory course. Credit may not be applied to degree requirements.


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Dance
  
  
  
  

  • DANC 5120 - Dance Therapy

    3 credit hours
    The use of movement in helping to reduce physiological, psychological, and sociological aberrations. Designed to help the classroom teacher or specialist working with children who have these problems.


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  • DANC 5130 - Dance for the Theatre

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHED 1010, 1020, 2160, 2180, and 2190 or equivalent. Techniques of dance for musicals, comedies, opera, television, and stage and choreography for these forms.


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  • DANC 5160 - Advanced Ballet-Individual Study, Solo and Ensemble Performance

    3 credit hours
    Refine and polish ballet skills at the advanced level leading to performance in classical and contemporary styles.


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  • DANC 5700 - Skills and Techniques of Teaching Rhythmic Activities

    3 credit hours
    (Same as PHED 5700.) Various dance forms, methods and materials, evaluative procedures, and experiences in teaching all forms of dance to students at the K-12 level.


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Dyslexic Studies
  

  • DYST 6000 - Introduction to Dyslexia

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in education or a related field. Overview of the history and science of dyslexia. Examines the value of integrating insights from the cognitive neurosciences into diagnostic, therapeutic, and instructional models in literacy.


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  • DYST 6010 - Identifying Students with Dyslexia

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in education or related fields; three years of successful professional employment. Details the profile of dyslexia and develops competency in interpreting appropriate testing instruments within a battery designed to differentiate dyslexia from other reading/spelling problems. Develops competency in using assessment data to plan instruction.


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  • DYST 6011 - Interventions for Dyslexia

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in education or related fields; DYST 6000  and DYST 6010 ; three years of successful professional employment. Details the crucial elements of intervention for children with dyslexia and aims to increase competency in choosing appropriate programs based on student characteristics.


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  • DYST 6012 - Multisensory Teaching Strategies

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of the department and bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in the education field. Multisensory teaching of reading, spelling, and handwriting. Participants learn theory and teaching strategies in class and apply their knowledge while tutoring a student during the course. Critiques of tutoring lessons will be provided daily.


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  • DYST 6013 - Practicum in Multisensory Teaching

    1 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; DYST 6012 . Focuses on multisensory strategies for teaching advanced skills such as syllabication and structural analysis. Participants apply their knowledge while tutoring a student twice a week for ten weeks. Students submit two videotapes of lessons and supporting materials to the professor for critique.


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  • DYST 6020 - Adolescents with Dyslexia and Other Literacy Difficulties

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in the education field. Overview of literacy difficulties faced by adolescents with particular emphasis on dyslexia. Develops competency in assessing and planning for literacy instruction, within and beyond the general education classroom setting in middle and high school.


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  • DYST 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

    1 credit hours
    Open only to students who are not enrolled in any other graduate course and who will take the master’s comprehensive examination during the term. The student must contact the graduate advisor during the first two weeks of the term for specifics regarding the details of this comprehensive examination preparatory course. Credit may not be applied to degree requirements.


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Early Childhood Education
  

  • ECE 5300 - Preschool Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CDFS 2350, 3310, 4370 or permission of instructor. Corequisite: ECE 5301 . Advanced information and skills working with three- and four-year-olds. Lab interaction with children; planning and implementation of curriculum. Three-hour laboratory plus two-hour seminar per week.


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  • ECE 5330 - Primary Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CDFS 4300, 4380; ELED 3050; admission to teacher education. Advanced knowledge and skills in working with kindergarten and primary age students. Consists of field experiences in the appropriate development and implementation of curriculum in kindergarten and one other primary grade. Three-hour laboratory and two-hour seminar per week.


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  • ECE 5360 - Administering Early Childhood Programs

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education; ECE 4300 or ECE 4380; or permission of instructor. Examines diverse early care and education settings and their influence on child development. Emphasis on program planning and administration in early childhood settings. One hour per week of observation required.


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  • ECE 5370 - Effective Instruction (Birth-5 years)

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CDFS 2350, 3310, or permission of instructor. A comprehensive exploration of the knowledge and skills necessary for designing and implementing curricula appropriate for programs serving children birth to five years.


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  • ECE 5380 - Infant and Toddler Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: CDFS 2350, 3310, and 4370/ECE 5370  or permission of instructor. Corequisite: ECE 5381 . Advanced information and skills in working with infants and toddlers (birth to three years). Lab participation involving interactions with children as well as planning and implementing curriculum required. Three-hour laboratory and a two-hour seminar per week.


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Economics
  

  • ECON 5310 - Public Finance II

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 5310 .) Prerequisites: ECON 2410 and 2420. Current issues in taxation, theory of income taxation, consumption taxes, property and wealth taxes. Advanced treatment of tax incidence, tax efficiency, income distribution, fiscal federalism, and state and local budget issues. Students are required to complete a term project resulting in a paper available for peer review and a class presentation.


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  • ECON 5390 - Employee Benefits

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 5390 .) Includes descriptive review and taxation, legislative, and administrative dimensions of the major components of employee benefit plans such as retirement systems, deferred compensation plans, health insurance, death benefits, disability benefits, paid and unpaid time off. Technical analysis and problem solving emphasized to develop applied skills. Social insurance and international benefits integrated.


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  • ECON 5420 - Labor and Human Resource Economics

    3 credit hours
    Current issues and theories, returns to training and education (human capital), earnings differences; theoretical interpretation and empirical economic impacts of unions, government regulation, and international forces upon labor relations and labor markets; human resource information systems (spreadsheet applications) and integration of Internet information sources and forensic analysis.


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  • ECON 5440 - International Economics

    3 credit hours
    Differences between domestic trade and international trade and foundations of international trade; economic effects of free trade and restricted trade; mechanisms of international payments and structure of balance of payments; history and contemporary issues of trade policies and world monetary systems.


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  • ECON 5470 - Economic Development of the Third World

    3 credit hours
    Conditions and problems of the less developed countries; causes, processes, and consequences of economic development; introduction to basic growth models, development theories, and strategies for development. Economic as well as noneconomic factors studied.


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  • ECON 5490 - Industrial Relations Legislation

    3 credit hours
    Effects of domestic and international legislation and regulation of governments on the practical functions of labor markets and employment relations in the public and private sectors. Specific dimensions include unions and other collective and collaborative institutions, workforce diversity, and the impacts of technology. Domestic and international electronic resources heavily integrated into learning experiences based on research and analysis.


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  • ECON 5510 - Unions and Collective Bargaining

    3 credit hours
    Collective bargaining contract administration and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Information technology tools. Analytical focus on the impacts of total compensation agreements, strike strategies, and the interdependent influences of the union and non-union sectors of the economy. Practical cases emphasized. A brief international comparative survey of unions and other collective relationships included.


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  • ECON 5620 - Econometrics and Forecasting

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: QM 2610 and MATH 1810 or equivalent. Application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economic problems. Introduces econometric model construction and estimation and related problems. Requires use of econometric computer package.


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  • ECON 5840 - Study Abroad

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing and completion of core courses in respective field as determined by graduate business studies. A short-term international business education experience designed to expose the student to the economic, political, cultural, and social environments of a foreign country(ies), with specific emphasis directed toward the international state/status of the subject matter pertinent to the discipline.


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  • ECON 5890 - Internship in Economics

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Graduate status and recommendation of advisor. Supervised work experience in cooperating business firms or government agencies together with specialized academic study relating to the work experience. Pass/Fail.


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  • ECON 6000 - Managerial Economics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 2410 and 2420 or 4570 or equivalent. Primarily for M.B.A. students with particular attention given to business administration and finance topics including demand analysis, production and cost decisions, quantitative market analysis, capital budgeting, and alternative theories of the firm. Special emphasis on case studies, software applications, and interpretation of economic meanings of related analyses.


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  • ECON 6030 - Survey of Economic Theory

    3 credit hours
    Overview of micro- and macroeconomic principles with an emphasis on applications to decision making in a competitive market environment. May not be used for elective credit in graduate business degree programs.


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  • ECON 6040 - Survey of Employment Relations

    3 credit hours
    Survey of employment relations with emphasis on developing a general context, computational skills, and ability to conduct informed discourse on the content. Computational skills include simple time value and statistical analysis limited to calculator or spreadsheet applications. Students expected to demonstrate presentation skills utilizing different media. For current or aspiring professionals in employment relations who need to retool and/or need a course which, upon successful completion, will facilitate entry into the M.A. in Economics Industrial Relations concentration. Also a suitable elective for students in related fields of study.


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  • ECON 6100 - Mathematical Methods for Economics

    3 credit hours
    Preparation for core courses in economics. Covers all essential mathematical methods including basic matrix algebra, exponential and logarithmic functions, the basics of differential calculus, unconstrained optimization, constrained optimization subject to equality and inequality constraints, comparative statics, and the Envelope theorem.


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  • ECON 6105 - Advanced Mathematical Methods for Economists

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 6100  or equivalent as determined by instructor. Covers methods of dynamic optimization including calculus of variations, optimal control, and dynamic programming and the mathematical prerequisites of these methods such as integration, difference and differential equations, and advanced matrix algebra. Covers basics of mathematical statistics. Computer applications emphasized.


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  • ECON 6110 - Macroeconomics I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 6100  taken concurrently or approval by instructor. Serves as the first semester core course in macroeconomic theory for students pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. First part focuses on long-run economic growth. Topics include exogenous and endogenous growth theory, overlapping generations models, and the neoclassical growth model. Second part focuses on short-run economic fluctuations. Topics include real business cycle theory, traditional Keynesian theories, and New Keynesian models featuring rational expectations. Mathematical models used to address competing theories; comfort with multivariate calculus and linear algebra essential.


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  • ECON 6120 - Microeconomics I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 6100  taken concurrently or approval by instructor. Serves as the first semester core course in microeconomic theory for students pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. First part develops the theory of consumer choice, with extensions including the labor supply model, intertemporal choice, and choice under uncertainty. Second part models theory of the firm in both perfectly competitive and monopoly industry settings. Mathematical models used to derive theories; comfort with multivariate calculus and linear algebra essential.


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  • ECON 6200 - Economics of Education

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 6120  or permission of instructor. The role of education in creating human capital, the existence of externalities, the returns to education, the education “industry,” and the issues surrounding education reform.


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  • ECON 6390 - Social Insurance, Pensions, and Benefits

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 4390/ECON 5390  (or equivalent). An intensive survey of policy and practice in employee benefits, with an in-depth examination of pension plans. Covers an interdisciplinary mix of economics, accounting/finance, law, and regulation.


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  • ECON 6400 - Economics of Health Care

    3 credit hours
    Applications of microeconomics to analysis of the health care delivery system in the United States. Major issues include the private and public demand for health care, supply of health care, cost of health care, the pricing of health care, and the analysis of the various health care reform policies of the industry. Examines how economics can provide valuable insights into the above problems of social choice.


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  • ECON 6430 - Seminar on Public Finance

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 6430 .) Examines the role of government in the allocation and distribution of society’s resources. Topics include theories of government sector growth, public and quasi-public goods, externalities and agency theory, transitivity and completeness of voting preferences, income redistribution and economic justice, social insurance, health care programs, tax shifting and incidence analysis, efficiency and equity in taxation, and efficiency and redistributive aspects of deficit financing. Topics may involve case studies such as budget formulation, environmental policies, payroll taxes, and alternative tax structures.


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  • ECON 6440 - Special Topics in Economics

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Independent study of a particular topic selected by the student and approved by the instructor. Provides an opportunity to study special areas of interest for which regular courses are not offered.


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  • ECON 6450 - Seminar on Monetary Policy

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 6450 .) Prerequisite: ECON 3210 or equivalent recommended. Objectives and limitations of monetary policy, alternative monetary theories underlying policy decisions and the controversy among theories, transmission channels of monetary policy, alternative strategies used to achieve the objectives of monetary policy, practical considerations in the execution of monetary policy, global linkages and monetary policy, and the effects and consequences of policy decisions on economic activity and business decisions.


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  • ECON 6460 - Seminar on Financial Markets

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 6460 /FIN 7460 .) Prerequisite: FIN 3010. Credit flows within the U.S. and the global economies, the economic and financial forces influencing the general level of interest rates and the relationship among interest rates, the characteristics of key short- and long-term financial assets, new financial instruments, derivative instruments, global financing linkages, global linkages among financial instruments and among national economies, and interest rate risk, including the measurement and means of protection.


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  • ECON 6470 - Seminar in Economic Growth and Development

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 2410 and 2420 and permission of instructor. Satisfies the M.B.A. international course requirement. Critical analysis of causes, processes, and consequences of economic development; evaluation of various policies and strategies for economic development; introduction to advanced growth models and theories. Special emphasis on the less developed countries.


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  • ECON 6500 - Modern Issues in Labor and Industrial Relations

    3 credit hours
    A survey of labor market and employment relations issues evolving in our changing economic environment. Coverage includes the concepts of efficiency, equity, and ethics of market and institutional behavior and economic issues related to work force demographics and work place organization. Distinction drawn between cooperative and competitive models of economic organization and outcomes in the employer-employee relations environment. Internet labor market information sources and international comparisons incorporated.


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  • ECON 6510 - Theory and Analysis in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 4570 or ECON 6000  or 4420/ECON 5420  (or equivalent of either). Recommended prerequisites: Courses or equivalent experience involving financial computations, spreadsheet applications, and statistical software. Micro and macro theory of labor demand and supply and government policy implications, economic theory and measurement of human capital, returns to education, discrimination, income distribution, and impacts of international trade.


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  • ECON 6520 - Special Media Projects

    3 credit hours
    Nontraditional learning experiences. Approval includes faculty and student written mutual agreement and conformance to departmental standards for independent study. Examples of special projects include production of CDs, DVDs, cable TV programming, Internet projects, internships that clearly add nonredundant learning experiences, or highly applied projects that demonstrate the integration of information technologies into mainstream business or other organization decision making.


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  • ECON 6530 - International Trade Theory and Policy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 5440  or equivalent background recommended. Advanced study of the key topics covered and introduction to other topics not covered in ECON 5440 . Critical examination of major issues and evaluation of latest theories in international trade and monetary relations.


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  • ECON 6550 - Studies in Economic Development: Pacific Asia

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 5470  or equivalent recommended. Analysis and evaluation of processes of economic development with focus on a specific area of the United States or of the world. Area covered varies.


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  • ECON 6560 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 6560 .) Issues covered include the reasons firms merge, buyer and seller motivations, the assessment of merger prospect value, merger waves and their consequences, the concentration of economic power resulting from mergers, policies toward mergers, the effects of takeover defenses, and the effects of mergers on the economy.


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  • ECON 6570 - Industrial Organization and Strategy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 6120  and ECON 6620  (or equivalent) or permission of the instructor. Historical overview of the development of industrial organization as a field, followed by intensive review of the recent theoretical and empirical literature on industry behavior and strategy. Behavior of firms in oligopoly markets emphasized. Topics include basic theory of non-cooperative games, welfare effects of non-competitive behavior, and antitrust and regulatory policy toward such behaviors.


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  • ECON 6620 - Econometrics I

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 6620 .) Prerequisite: ECON 4620 or equivalent. Focuses on ordinary least squares regression analysis, covering the problems of specification, multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation, and endogeneity. SAS statistical software used as a tool for manipulating data, conducting forecasts, carrying out Monte Carlo simulations, and performing statistical inference.


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  • ECON 6630 - Econometrics II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 6620  or permission of instructor. Emphasizes methods of time series analysis, including Box-Jenkins methods, general-to-specific modeling, volatility models, vector autoregressions, unit roots and cointegration, unobserved component and state space models, and neural networks. Integrates practical applications in various computing environments including SAS, RATS, and MATLAB.


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  • ECON 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • ECON 6660 - History of Economic Thought

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Graduate status and proficiency in reading and writing English. Examines the history of Western economics beginning with the ancient Greeks, including the medieval scholastics, the early modern mercantilists, and selected thinkers from classical liberal economics, socialism, the historical and institutionalist schools of economics, neoclassical economics, and contemporary economics.


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  • ECON 6730 - Seminar on Financial Institutions

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 6730 .) Prerequisite: FIN 3010. Focus on the common and distinctive aspects of the provision of financial services and the management of risk associated with those services. Roles, characteristics, and operation of financial institutions, constraints that these institutions face in meeting that objective, regulatory environment within which they operate, risks that they face and the management of those risks, evolution experienced during the 1980s and 1990s, and the probable course of change in the years ahead.


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  • ECON 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Open only to students who are not enrolled in any other graduate course and who will take the master’s comprehensive examination during the term. The student must contact the graduate advisor during the first two weeks of the term for specifics regarding the details of this comprehensive examination preparatory course. Credit may not be applied to degree requirements.


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  • ECON 7110 - Macroeconomics II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 6100  and ECON 6110 . Second semester core course in macroeconomic theory for students pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. Focuses on modern intertemporal macroeconomics. Develops discrete-time dynamic optimization techniques and examines the role of fiscal and monetary policies in centralized and decentralized economics and their welfare implications. Reviews recent developments in economic growth theory and international macroeconomics. Focus of course is quantitative but developing intuition about macroeconomic dynamics stressed.


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  • ECON 7120 - Microeconomics II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 6100  and ECON 6120 . Second semester core course in microeconomic theory for students pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. Examines oligopolies and pricing strategies with game theory, general equilibrium including the incorporation of public goods and externalities, and information economics with asymmetric information in principle-agent models. Mathematical models used to derive the theories; comfort with multivariate calculus and linear algebra essential.


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  • ECON 7130 - Microeconomics III

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 7120 . Third semester course in microeconomic theory for students pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. Advanced methods used in practical applications in microeconomics. Topics include set theory approach to cost and production with an emphasis on measurement methods for productivity and efficiency, multifactor productivity and index numbers, and applications of game theory to issues in law and economics, political economy, and finance. Familiarity with calculus, linear algebra, and game theoretic analysis of basic strategies in oligopoly expected.


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  • ECON 7200 - Economics of Education

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 6120  or permission of instructor. The role of education in creating human capital, the existence of externalities, the returns to education, the education industry, and the issues surrounding education reform.


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  • ECON 7250 - Methods of Outcome Assessment

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 7120  and ECON 7630 . Deals with outcomes assessment of the educational process. Covers techniques to rank educational institutions, methods to assess the effectiveness of educational programs, ways to evaluate individual courses or instructors, and methods to assess student learning. Key quantitative tools that are used in outcomes assessment, including data envelope analysis, stochastic frontier models, and hierarchical linear models. Also considers the political and incentive problems that typically arise in implementing assessment methods in practice.


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  • ECON 7390 - Social Insurance, Pensions, and Benefits

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 4390/ECON 5390  (or equivalent). An intensive survey of policy and practice in employee benefits, with an in-depth examination of pension plans. Covers an interdisciplinary mix of economics, accounting/finance, law, and regulation.


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  • ECON 7460 - Seminar on Financial Markets

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FIN 6460 /FIN 7460 .) Prerequisite: FIN 3000 or 3010 or FIN 6000  or equivalent. Credit flows within the U.S. and the global economies, the economic and financial forces influencing the general level of interest rates and the relationship among interest rates, the characteristics of key short- and long-term financial assets, new financial instruments, derivative instruments, global financing linkages, global linkages among financial instruments and among national economies, and interest rate risk, including the measurement and means of protection.


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  • ECON 7470 - Seminar in Economic Growth and Development

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 2410 and 2420 and permission of instructor. Satisfies the M.B.A. international course requirement. Critical analysis of causes, processes, and consequences of economic development; evaluation of various policies and strategies for economic development; introduction to advanced growth models and theories. Special emphasis on the less developed countries.


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  • ECON 7500 - Economics Workshop

    1 credit hours
    Students present material related to their dissertation proposals or ongoing dissertation research to peers and the graduate faculty in a formal workshop setting. Credit is awarded after a student completes two separate workshop presentations that are judged satisfactory by the attending graduate faculty.


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  • ECON 7510 - Advanced Labor Economics I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Student must have passed Ph.D. qualifying exams in microeconomics and macroeconomics. First half of an introduction of leading theories in labor economics including labor supply, education and human capital, job search, labor demand, compensating wage differentials and discrimination, contracts, risk-sharing, incentives, and collective bargaining. Frequent use of multivariate regression analysis and other modern econometric techniques allows students to enhance skills necessary to conduct independent research in the field.


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