Jun 26, 2024

2016-17 Graduate Catalog

2016-17 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Psychology
	PSY 6645 - Foundations of Health Psychology 3 credit hours Introduction to principles, practices, theories, and research in health psychology. Study of factors influencing psychological and physical health. Involves a biopsychosocial approach to research in illness and behavioral health. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6650 - Positive Psychology 3 credit hours Introduction to theories and research in positive psychology. Topics relevant to the nature of psychological well-being: research on happiness, life satisfaction, creativity, wellness, self-actualization, wisdom, plus applications in a number of areas. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6655 - Field Study in Health Psychology 1 credit hours Prerequisite: 9 hours of graduate health psychology courses. Students will be required to work in an applied setting under the supervision of a health psychology research professional. May be repeated for a total of 3 credit hours. S/U grading. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6660 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Quantitative 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6661 - Program Evaluation 3 credit hours Methods and issues in program evaluation. Topics include evaluation methods, proposal construction, and presentation techniques. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6670 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6680 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Cognitive 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6690 - Professional Issues and Roles 3 credit hours Systematic survey of ethical and legal requirements for psychological practice. Examines critical issues facing psychology and roles of psychologists. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6700 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Developmental 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6720 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Learning 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6730 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Personality 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6740 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Reading 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6750 - Psychology and Assessment of Learning Disabilities 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 6100 ; corequisite: PSY 6760 . Characteristics and biological bases of learning disabilities. Assessment methods including normative measures and CBMs, RTI, evidence-based interventions, as well as consultation strategies related to working with children with learning disabilities. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6760 - Educational Assessment 1 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 6100 ; corequisite: PSY 6750 . Skills in conducting educational assessment for completing evaluations of children suspected of having learning disabilities. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6770 - Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions for Children’s Emotional Problems 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 6100 and either PSY 5250 or PSY 6400 . Personality and behavioral assessment with children. Linking assessment and diagnosis to therapeutic intervention. Developing therapeutic relationships with children. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6780 - Clinical Neuropsychology 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 5780 , PSY 6100 , and PSY 6250 or consent of instructor. Review of human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Administration of representative neuropsychological test batteries, especially the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery. Applied experience with clinical population. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6785 - Principles of Behavior Analysis 3 credit hours Reinforcement theory and practice in applied settings with an emphasis on basic and advanced issues and best practices in behavioral control using reinforcers, punishers, discrimination, avoidance, shaping of new behaviors, chaining, contingencies, maintenance, and transfer. Special topics include language learning and training and the moral and legal controls in behavioral analysis. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6790 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Sensation and Perception 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6801 - Interviewing and Intervention 3 credit hours Interview and intervention techniques common to most psychological assessment procedures and therapies: rapport-building, interviewing skills, management of dangerous or suicidal clients, consultation, and referrals. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6810 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Social 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6820 - Family Therapy: Evaluation and Treatment Planning 3 credit hours Examination of evaluation and intervention procedures of major models of family therapy. Emphasis on ethical issues for practitioners of family therapy. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6841 - Theories of Individual Psychotherapy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 6801 . Intensive presentation of theory and methods used in psychotherapy. Evaluation of standard of care and treatment effectiveness. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6850 - Field Practicum (Clinical) 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to the clinical program or permission of the instructor; 24 hours including PSY 6010 , PSY 6100 , PSY 6101 , PSY 6250 , PSY 6510 , and PSY 6690 . Supervised clinical training in a community mental health agency. Supervision by a licensed psychologist at the agency. 300 clock hours for 3 credit hours. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6851 - Assessment Field Practicum (Clinical) 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to the clinical master’s program (or permission of instructor) and successful completion of clinical master’s program core coursework. Supervised clinical training in psychological assessment and diagnostics in a community mental health or related agency. Supervision by a licensed psychologist at the agency required and provided. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6860 - Field Practicum (Clinical) 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 6850 . Must be taken in semester immediately following PSY 6850 . Continuation of supervised clinical training in a community mental health agency. Supervision by a licensed psychologist at the agency. 300 clock hours for 3 credit hours. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6870 - Field Practicum (Clinical) 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to the clinical program or permission of the instructor; 24 hours including PSY 6510 , PSY 6100 , PSY 6250 , PSY 6010 , 6840, and PSY 6690 . Supervised clinical training in a community mental health agency. Supervision by a licensed psychologist at the agency. 300 clock hours for 3 credit hours. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6875 - Practicum: Consultation/Collaboration in School Psychology 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 6750 . Field-based training in the knowledge and skills necessary for school psychologists to successfully serve as consultants in school-based settings. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6880 - Independent Study in School Psychology 1 credit hours Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6940 - Independent Research in Psychology: School 1 to 9 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Individualized empirical research and library research approved by the instructor. (1-3 credits applicable to degree) Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6950 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: School 1 to 3 credit hours Supervised literature review and/or readings on a topic of current importance in psychology. Topics and requirements obtained from individual faculty members. Specific courses may be repeated to a total of 6 credits. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6960 - Internship: School Psychology 1 to 4 credit hours Prerequisites: 30 semester hours of psychology including PSY 6060 , PSY 6100 , PSY 6140 , and PSY 6770 ; approved thesis proposal. Minimum of 720 hours supervised internship, at least half in a school system. Not acceptable as Ed.S. internship. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. May be repeated. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6970 - Independent Study in School Psychology: Learning 1 credit hours Competencies-oriented individualized study. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6980 - Independent Study in School Psychology: Fieldwork 1 credit hours Competencies-oriented individualized study. Learning competencies-oriented field experience. Forty-five hours of work as a school psychologist in training. Course may be repeated up to three times for credit. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 6990 - Independent Study in School Psychology: Assessment and Consultation 1 credit hours Competencies-oriented individualized study. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 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. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7080 - Practicum: Advanced Interventions with Children 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 6080 . Corequisite: PSY 6140 . Theoretical and practical issues related to school interventions with children exhibiting psychological and behavior problems. Advanced skills development in consultation with parents and teachers, psychotherapy with children, and brief, short-term family therapy. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7100 - Multicultural and Social Bases for Assessment and Intervention Practices 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 6140 . Theoretical and practical issues related to appropriate practices in assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions for youth of diverse ethnic and cultural groups. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7190 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology 3 credit hours Topic-oriented overview of cognitive psychology. Models of attention, perception, memory, language, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. Issues in cognitive development and cognitive neuropsychology. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7200 - School Neuropsychology 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 6100 , PSY 6750 , PSY 6770 . Prerequisite/corequisite: PSY 6400 . Overview of the principles of neuropsychology as applied within the school population. Biological and neurological basis of behaviors and disorders in the school setting and means of intervention. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7210 - Advanced Psychometrics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 6280 , HHP 6700 , or equivalent. Classical test theory and item response theory. Model, assumptions, and problems of classical test theory. Mathematical modeling, parameter estimating, and adaptive testing procedures using item response theory. Both theories utilized for test construction. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7280 - Psychological Statistics: Regression 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 3020 or equivalent or admission to Psychology graduate program. Corequisite: PSY 7281 . Survey of theoretical and practical aspects of multiple regression as typically used by psychologists. Simple and multiple regression through model comparison approach in the general linear model paradigm. Laboratory included. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7281 - Psychological Statistics: Regression Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: PSY 7280 . Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7290 - Psychological Statistics: ANOVA 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 3020 or equivalent or admission to Psychology graduate program. Corequisite: PSY 7291 . Review of basic statistics. Scientific quantification, research design, and statistical analysis from the perspective of analysis of variance: one-way, factorial, repeated measures, and mixed designs. Laboratory included. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7291 - Psychological Statistics: ANOVA Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: PSY 7290 . Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7460 - Factor Analysis and Related Methods 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 6280 , HHP 6700 , or equivalent. Surveys each of the major factor analysis techniques and related latent theories with main focus on application. Nature, power, procedure, computer programming, interpretation, and limitations of each technique. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7520 - Assessment and Treatment of Addictions 3 credit hours Systematic analysis of the addictional phenomena with particular emphasis on dynamics and behavioral manifestations. Alcohol, street and prescription drugs, gambling, TV, religion, politics, and sex as aberrational forms of altering consciousness explored. Causation, clinical diagnostics, and treatment procedures as well as prevention are addressed in detail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7530 - The Psychology of Reading and Reading Development 3 credit hours Overview of the cognitive processes involved in reading. The structure of both oral and written language; cognitive mechanisms in reading; language development and the acquisition of reading skills; developmental and acquired disorders of language and reading. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7550 - Structural Equation Modeling 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 6280 , HHP 6700 , or equivalent. Structural equation modeling. Review of correlation, multiple regression, and path analysis. Conceptual review of measurement and structural (latent) models. Model specification, estimation, goodness of fit, and power of structural equation models. Relevant computer programs. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7580 - Multivariate Data Analysis 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 6280 , HHP 6700 , or equivalent. Surveys each of the major multivariate data analysis techniques, with main focus on their application. Nature, power, procedure, computer programming, interpretation, and limitations of each. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7585 - Test Construction and Validation 3 credit hours Surveys principles in item and test construction. Actual development of items and tests in the student’s own field and validation of the items and tests through both classical test theory and item response theory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7810 - Advanced Internship: School Psychology 3 to 6 credit hours Prerequisites: 60 semester hours of approved graduate classes and PSY 6140 , PSY 6875 , PSY 7080 , and approved thesis proposal. Minimum of 1200 hours supervised internship, at least half in a public school system. Liability insurance required prior to enrollment. May be repeated; enrollment must be continuous. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 7999 - 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. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Quantitative Methods
	QM 6770 - Computer-Based Decision Modeling 3 credit hours Advanced techniques in quantitative methods. Modeling and optimization techniques. Computer applications emphasized. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	QM 6960 - Statistical Methodology and Analysis 3 credit hours Prerequisite: QM 3620 or BIA 6000 . Descriptive and inferential statistical concepts with the use of expert systems to assist in the selection of appropriate design and methodology. Usage of common packages for problem solution and analysis. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Reading
	READ 5130 - Literacy Assessment 3 credit hours Prerequisite: A reading methods or literacy course. The modification of assessment and instruction for the resolution of reading problems in the elementary classroom. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 5460 - Content Literacy 3 credit hours Emphasis on teaching reading in content subjects such as mathematics, science, and social studies in upper elementary, middle school, and secondary schools. Specific suggestions for activities and lesson strategies included. (Available on permission-of-department basis only.) Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6000 - Foundations of Literacy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: A reading methods or literacy course. Planning and developing a reading program through extensive reading in the field and seminar participation. Special emphasis on the reading process. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6120 - Current Issues in Literacy Instruction 1 to 3 credit hours Specific issues and trends affecting reading instruction in today’s classrooms. Repeatable up to three hours of various topics. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6520 - Teaching Reading 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program; ELED 6500 and ELED 6510 may be taken concurrently. Introduces students to the various philosophies for teaching reading in the K-6 classroom and to a variety of instructional strategies for teaching reading. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6710 - Adolescent Literacy 3 credit hours Approaches to effective literacy enhancement in middle and secondary school programs. Suggestions for meeting the literacy needs of typical and atypical adolescent literacy learners. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6720 - Instructional Tools in Literacy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: READ 6000 or permission of instructor. Formal and informal tools to document and define a reading difficulty as well as approaches/strategies to overcome such difficulties. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6730 - Curriculum and Supervision of Literacy Instruction 3 credit hours The role of the reading specialist. Focuses on preparing reading specialists to work with students and adults in school settings. Planning in-service presentations, grant writing, critiquing materials, and effective reading programs explored. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6750 - Research in Literacy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: READ 6000 , its equivalent, or permission of the instructor. An investigation of significant research related to reading with emphasis on classroom practices, group analysis, and individual study. (Available on permission-of-department basis only.) Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6760 - Early Literacy 3 credit hours A methods course that concentrates on beginning reading and emergent literacy issues in developing reading and writing. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 6790 - Literacy Practicum 3 to 6 credit hours Prerequisite: READ 6720 or equivalent. A supervised practice in teaching children with various types of reading and learning problems. Student may enroll for 3 hours credit or 6 hours credit in a single semester. May be repeated for up to 6 credits; however, only 3 credits may apply toward the degree. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	READ 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. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Recording Arts and Technologies
	MRAT 5810 - Topics in Recording Industry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Permission of department. Examination and critical evaluation of current issues related to operation and function of various aspects of the recording industry. Subject matter varies. Course may be repeated once for additional credit. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6010 - Recording in Cultural Context 3 credit hours Provides students with an accelerated introduction to the field of popular music studies. Inquiry focuses on recorded music as a commodified form of commercial art and its relationship between those who make it and those who consume it. Historical, legal, and rhetorical methodologies, as well as theoretical approaches drawn from cultural studies examined. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6030 - MIDI and Music Synthesis Seminar 3 credit hours Technical skills and conceptual foundation necessary to undertake advanced creative projects using MIDI and sound synthesis. Emphasis on mastery of hardware and software platforms including Pro Tools, Reason, Ableton, Yamaha, and Moog synthesizers and related peripherals. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6040 - Digital Audio Studio Seminar 3 credit hours A comprehensive in-depth study of audio theory and the digital tools used to record, edit, and mix audio. Students engage in analytical problem solving using scientific foundations in audio as well as the technical skills needed to use Pro Tools in advanced production projects. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6050 - Multitrack Recording Seminar 3 credit hours Systematic examination of the techniques and technology used in the modern recording studio environment. Emphasis placed on music recording with creative recording and mixing projects produced by each student. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6070 - Visual Aesthetics and Technology I 3 credit hours Introduces students to the theories of visual aesthetics with regard to light, color, space, time, motion, and sound. Topics cover camera basics, lighting, and editing techniques needed to creatively capture, enhance, and manipulate these image/sound elements. Students explore the creative value of these elements through the production of several short videos. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6090 - Visual Aesthetics and Technology II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6070 . Continuation of MRAT 6070 with demonstration of basic and advanced visual technology as a foundation for more advanced video productions. Explores visual aesthetics theories and basic video skills applied to student produced videos and editing exercises. Designed to equip the student with more sophisticated mastery of the moving image form and its storytelling potential. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6110 - Production Seminar I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: MRAT 6030 , MRAT 6040 , and MRAT 6050 . Studio production course which considers the evolving role of music producer for the 21st century, including audio production techniques and the overall production process, with a focus on the aesthetic, creative, and entrepreneurial aspects of recording studios. For the semester project, students will develop better understanding of the course concepts by acting as producer for a large-format recording project. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6120 - Sound for Visual Media 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6040 . An in-depth interactive study of sound and its relationship to the moving image. Topics include time code, synchronization, workflow, data interchange, sound recording to picture, sound editing to picture, aesthetic aspects of mixing, routing structures, required deliverables and levels, sound formats and more. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be well prepared for an internship or assistantship at an audio prod-production facility and possess the foundation for working on billable projects. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6125 - Remote Production 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6110 . May be repeated once with permission of instructor. Remote, field, and other non-studio-oriented audio recording applications emphasized. In-depth study, discussion, and application of techniques, equipment, interfacing with other systems, and location-oriented problem solving included. Activities may include audio only and/or audio for media applications. Participation in off-campus, non-class-time recording opportunities required. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6130 - Production Seminar II 3 credit hours Prerequisites: MRAT 6110 and MRAT 6140 . In this second year studio production course, students produce and engineer a variety of projects for their portfolio involving multitrack pop music, acoustic drum recording, and location/classical recording. Emphasis on development of creative skills and knowledge related to music production and engineering including critical listening skills and evaluation techniques. Final project mixes submitted in stereo and surround formats. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6140 - Graduate Seminar in Audio Recording 3 credit hours Prerequisites: MRAT 6030 , MRAT 6040 , and MRAT 6050 . Advanced techniques and technologies used in music recording and engineering. Students assume the role of a recording engineer and work with a producer from MRAT 6110 toward the completion of an advanced multi-track music recording. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6145 - Seminar in Advanced Mixing Techniques 3 credit hours Prerequisites: MRAT 6040 and MRAT 6050 . Advanced application of audio mixing techniques, designed to develop skill sets and knowledge base related to the craft of mixing. Provides students with a means for creative self-discovery and the exploration of complex ideas. An in-depth study of core mixing skills, signal processing and their application using a variety of tools, media and approaches. Additional topics of study include applied critical listening, automation systems, focus and foundation mixing, commercial concerns, and the NARAS guidelines for exchange and delivery of recorded music projects. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6150 - Legal Rights of the Creative Individual 3 credit hours Examines legal rights and duties of creative persons. Students apply concepts from copyright, trademark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, defamation, and other branches of the law to media productions. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6155 - Analog Recording 3 credit hours Prerequisites: MRAT 6050 , MRAT 6110 , and MRAT 6140 . Applications course involving a systematic study of analog recording theories and technologies, advanced applications of analog recording equipment, and production techniques in the studio. Out-of-class labs and recording sessions required. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6160 - Composition for Contemporary Media 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Fundamental skills in reading music notation, a basic understanding of harmonic analysis, and the ability to play either guitar or keyboard and sing. Students will apply concepts drawn from analysis of contemporary popular music for elements of melody, harmonic language, form, and lyric craft to their own compositions. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6170 - The Art of Critical Listening 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6110 . Technology of sound reproduction and principles of auditory perception as they relate to the critical and technical analysis of sound recordings. Survey of popular music production styles and activities including specialized aural skills training. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6175 - Seminar in Sound Reinforcement 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6050 . Introduces concepts, equipment, and procedures related to modern sound reinforcement. Students will explore these ideas using a combination of traditional and experiential learning opportunities. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6180 - Introduction to Film Scoring 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Four semesters of theory/sight singing/ear training; MRAT 6030 and MRAT 6050 . Overview of the film scoring process. Discussion of the aesthetic relationship between music and film. Thematic analyses of representative film scores. Composition exercises demonstrating traditional film scoring techniques. Application of compositional techniques through laboratory assignments using computers, synthesizers, and digital samplers. SMPTE time code, MIDI time code, and film time formats and their application to tape synchronization. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6190 - Seminar in Mastering and Audio Restoration 3 credit hours Prerequisites: MRAT 6040 and MRAT 6050 . An advanced hands-on approach to the principles and practices of mastering. Focuses on the use of digital audio workstations and related outboard equipment specially designed for audio mastering. Additional topics include surround mastering, DVD authoring, audio restoration, and audio forensics. Laboratory required. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6210 - Production Seminar III 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6130 . Student recordings reviewed through regular peer presentation and critique. Students revise portfolio entries and undertake new projects in preparation for their Portfolio Jury. Students begin preparation and concept presentations for the third year MRAT 6650 . Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6275 - Sound System Design and Optimization 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6175 . Focuses on the concepts and skills required to design, build, measure, and tune a large-format concert sound system. Topics include acoustic transmission, audio measurement tools and techniques, loudspeaker arrays, acoustic prediction software, coverage of performance venues, and the goals and processes for optimizing the system. Extensive demonstrations and hands-on practice with audio hardware and software provide real-world context for concepts presented in class. Individual participation in discussions and demonstrations expected. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6300 - Advanced Studio Production 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MRAT 6140 . Students produce and engineer a variety of production projects for their portfolio. Students work with songwriters and professional musicians to produce and engineer recordings of professional quality. Each state of production reviewed and critiques through faculty and peer review. Finalized productions may be included in the student’s portfolio. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6320 - Directed Research 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Research in recording techniques and related topics. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6340 - Directed Production 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Independent advanced audio production. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6360 - Graduate Internship 3 to 6 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Practical experience for advanced students in a professional recording industry setting. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	MRAT 6650 - Final Project 1 to 9 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. A directed production project of substantial size and scope proposed, developed, and realized under the guidance of the major faculty advisor in consultation with the final project faculty committee. The culminating experience in the M.F.A. program. S/U grading used. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Recording Industry
	RIM 6050 - International Popular Music 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to a University graduate program and permission of instructor. Explores marketing strategies, artistic representation, branding, and general exploitation of both traditional and social media and how these modes affect the construction, performance, and sale of popular music across international borders. Includes assigned readings, lectures, in-class exercises, class presentations, guest presentations, and professional group projects and experiences. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	RIM 6300 - Recording Industry Economics and Emerging Business Models 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ECON 6030 or equivalent. Focuses on macro- and microeconomic issues and analysis of the recording industry, with particular attention to market/demand analysis, economics of the firm, and political economic issues. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	RIM 6400 - International Entertainment Transactions 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program; others - admission to a University graduate degree program and permission of department. Focuses on the critical areas of international law and business entrepreneurship as applied to the entertainment industry. Student investigates, via research and multi-national case studies, the details of what is necessary to achieve the global exploitation of creative content. Includes global research (including field research with professionals around the world) and case study reading and discussion culminating in the creation and written preparation of the Entertainment Transaction Proposal for presentation to angel investors as a start-up entity in a student-selected foreign territory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	RIM 6630 - Applied Recording Industry Research 3 credit hours Prerequisites: BIA 6000 ; MKT 6000 ; acceptance to M.B.A. program. Focuses on applied qualitative and quantitative research projects for the recording industry, with particular attention to research design and implementation. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Recreation
	REC 5600 - Technology Applications 1 credit hours (Same as HLTH 5451 and PHED 5600 .) Prerequisite: Introductory course in computer literacy or equivalent with instructor permission. Corequisite: REC 5601 . Focus on understanding of and competency in use of a variety of technology applications related to the profession. Students required to enroll in the corresponding lab during the same semester. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	REC 5601 - Technology Applications Lab 2 credit hours (Same as HLTH 5451 and PHED 5601 .) Corequisite: REC 5600 . Investigation and application of profession-specific software and hardware applications. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Safety
	SAFE 5320 - Principles of Accident Control 3 credit hours Principles, concepts, and methodology of the safety movement. Introductory experiences dealing with accident prevention as well as control efforts recommended by various social institutions and agencies reviewed. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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Courses

PSY 6645 - Foundations of Health Psychology

PSY 6650 - Positive Psychology

PSY 6655 - Field Study in Health Psychology

PSY 6660 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Quantitative

PSY 6661 - Program Evaluation

PSY 6670 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience

PSY 6680 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Cognitive

PSY 6690 - Professional Issues and Roles

PSY 6700 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Developmental

PSY 6720 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Learning

PSY 6730 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Personality

PSY 6740 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Reading

PSY 6750 - Psychology and Assessment of Learning Disabilities

PSY 6760 - Educational Assessment

PSY 6770 - Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions for Children’s Emotional Problems

PSY 6780 - Clinical Neuropsychology

PSY 6785 - Principles of Behavior Analysis

PSY 6790 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Sensation and Perception

PSY 6801 - Interviewing and Intervention

PSY 6810 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: Social

PSY 6820 - Family Therapy: Evaluation and Treatment Planning

PSY 6841 - Theories of Individual Psychotherapy

PSY 6850 - Field Practicum (Clinical)

PSY 6851 - Assessment Field Practicum (Clinical)

PSY 6860 - Field Practicum (Clinical)

PSY 6870 - Field Practicum (Clinical)

PSY 6875 - Practicum: Consultation/Collaboration in School Psychology

PSY 6880 - Independent Study in School Psychology

PSY 6940 - Independent Research in Psychology: School

PSY 6950 - Literature Review and Reading in Psychology: School

PSY 6960 - Internship: School Psychology

PSY 6970 - Independent Study in School Psychology: Learning

PSY 6980 - Independent Study in School Psychology: Fieldwork

PSY 6990 - Independent Study in School Psychology: Assessment and Consultation

PSY 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

PSY 7080 - Practicum: Advanced Interventions with Children

PSY 7100 - Multicultural and Social Bases for Assessment and Intervention Practices

PSY 7190 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology

PSY 7200 - School Neuropsychology

PSY 7210 - Advanced Psychometrics

PSY 7280 - Psychological Statistics: Regression

PSY 7281 - Psychological Statistics: Regression Lab

PSY 7290 - Psychological Statistics: ANOVA

PSY 7291 - Psychological Statistics: ANOVA Lab

PSY 7460 - Factor Analysis and Related Methods

PSY 7520 - Assessment and Treatment of Addictions

PSY 7530 - The Psychology of Reading and Reading Development

PSY 7550 - Structural Equation Modeling

PSY 7580 - Multivariate Data Analysis

PSY 7585 - Test Construction and Validation

PSY 7810 - Advanced Internship: School Psychology

PSY 7999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

QM 6770 - Computer-Based Decision Modeling

QM 6960 - Statistical Methodology and Analysis

READ 5130 - Literacy Assessment

READ 5460 - Content Literacy

READ 6000 - Foundations of Literacy

READ 6120 - Current Issues in Literacy Instruction

READ 6520 - Teaching Reading

READ 6710 - Adolescent Literacy

READ 6720 - Instructional Tools in Literacy

READ 6730 - Curriculum and Supervision of Literacy Instruction

READ 6750 - Research in Literacy

READ 6760 - Early Literacy

READ 6790 - Literacy Practicum

READ 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

MRAT 5810 - Topics in Recording Industry

MRAT 6010 - Recording in Cultural Context

MRAT 6030 - MIDI and Music Synthesis Seminar

MRAT 6040 - Digital Audio Studio Seminar

MRAT 6050 - Multitrack Recording Seminar

MRAT 6070 - Visual Aesthetics and Technology I

MRAT 6090 - Visual Aesthetics and Technology II

MRAT 6110 - Production Seminar I

MRAT 6120 - Sound for Visual Media

MRAT 6125 - Remote Production

MRAT 6130 - Production Seminar II

MRAT 6140 - Graduate Seminar in Audio Recording

MRAT 6145 - Seminar in Advanced Mixing Techniques